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- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
We stretched the budget way too far to get this house and I can’t afford an additional $150 a month for a less fuel efficient vehicle. I think you got the math backwards… Yeah my head is swimming right now. Can’t think clearly. Yes cheapest option is an old car with bad gas mileage. Still cheaper t...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Our old Chrysler did that. Shit out like 4 transmissions. The dodge caravan my dad bought to replace it… transmission literally exploded a day after he bought it. Towed it back to the dealer and got his money back. Our ford wind star was fine. It was abused hard and kept chugging along. Our expedit...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Not a bad suggestion for longevity overall but will have old car bs problems, and likely will get about 10 mpg. Yea but it won’t have a 40k car note … 40k at todays 5.5% is $183 a month probably enough to pay for gas and repairs. And I’m not even using the cost of borrowing and depreciation. Gas co...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: Car Talk
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/san-jose-2002-toyota-sequoia-sr5-great/7726795316.html For an old punishment box id pick a well maintained Sequoia. One of the most reliable powertrain combos on the planet and a 0FG attitude if its gets fucked on the city streets. Not a bad suggestion for lon...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: Car Talk
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Sienna seems like the answer. I finally got Lisa to ok test driving one, after she started watching how much easier the vans are to deal with at preschool drop off. everyone hates a :minivan: till you see the practical side. We'd have gotten another over the qx80 if they had the nuts to tow the cam...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: Car Talk
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
My dad treated our vans with care and love. The Odyssey still shit out three or four transmissions though. Our old Chrysler did that. Shit out like 4 transmissions. The dodge caravan my dad bought to replace it… transmission literally exploded a day after he bought it. Towed it back to the dealer a...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Can confirm. As kids our vans were absolutely beat to shit.
Our v8 expedition didn’t fare any better though.
Our v8 expedition didn’t fare any better though.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:20 am
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Probably Pilot. But I'd have a hard time pulling the trigger on one until they put the new Accord infotainment in. It has a comically small screen in it right now. CX-90 would probably be my personal pick, but you get more bang for the buck with the Pilot. The new pilot seems alright with the refre...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:18 am
- Forum: Car Talk
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
What do we know about 3-row SUVs in this forum? We are stopping at two kids but the CRV is already feeling tight as hell with the baby seat in there. All the car mags want a 3 row that handles like a Miata which I don’t understand. I’d be looking for something dependable with good interior space be...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
What do we know about 3-row SUVs in this forum? We are stopping at two kids but the CRV is already feeling tight as hell with the baby seat in there. All the car mags want a 3 row that handles like a Miata which I don’t understand. I’d be looking for something dependable with good interior space be...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides
- Topic: Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
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Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
My harbor freight jack is aluminum and really nice to use.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
What do we know about 3-row SUVs in this forum? We are stopping at two kids but the CRV is already feeling tight as hell with the baby seat in there. All the car mags want a 3 row that handles like a Miata which I don’t understand. I’d be looking for something dependable with good interior space bec...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Fully pre approved at a much higher amount than they offered. So looks dece. Is this your inlaws house that you long term rented for years? Sry, I've been checked out a long time but still :member: some shit. They giving you a cut? Are you in house #3? Yah wife owns 51% of it now so we get a halfsi...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
TLX Type S seems like a great buy around $40k and they'd have way fewer miles on them than the germans. 355hp, sh-awd, brembros, and reliability Acura tech is also straight garbage or at least used to be Lexus corrected but they and Acura always had horrific tech compared to their Toyota / Honda co...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
TLX Type S seems like a great buy around $40k and they'd have way fewer miles on them than the germans. 355hp, sh-awd, and brembros. These look totally rad but have pathetic gas mileage and performance is merely on par with the 4 cyl Germans. Also enormous car with no interior space. They do look s...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
I wasn’t a sq5 fan. That thing is slow compared to anything with a b58. It also had pretty bad steering(disconnected) and looks like a jelly belly. Tried to like it but no. They are also made in Mexico which … eh Yeah the B58 is a bit of a hero motor. Seems pretty reliable too. Anyone know about re...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
I'm not really an SUV guy but these are all nice cars and solid used buys as they depreciate pretty significantly. M340i might depreciate even more though and be the best driving thing of the bunch. The weird thing is... the M340i... is keeping the value better than a 540i M sport ... which is why ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Car Talk
- Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
SQ5 is cool. Those prices seem dece. About as much for a new mid trim Rav4 or CRV.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
House was listed on Wednesday. Signed an offer today. Wild. We had 5 offers for it. Ignored a few cash offers for someone who needed a mortgage. So there's that. Do you know your buyers financial situation ? That can be a gamble unless they already have the funds secured. Fully pre approved at a mu...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
The old one in Philly. Finally offloading it.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
House was listed on Wednesday. Signed an offer today. Wild. We had 5 offers for it.
Ignored a few cash offers for someone who needed a mortgage. So there's that.
Ignored a few cash offers for someone who needed a mortgage. So there's that.
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Was the business class ticket at least under 5 figs? My spouse is a bit of an expert at working points and travel deals. I had accumulated over 450K Alaska miles. Fiji Air is an Alaska partner. The fly and return dates that you can use miles is limited to about 6 total days in a given month. By sel...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
LNG Its a plant that is always on call but essentially never operates. I think its been used twice in the last 3 years. Downside is its all hands on deck when its online which could be at any time of the day or night. How much of a pay bump? Not sure. Apparently they can only bump base salary up to...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Mudroom of Miscellany
- Topic: OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
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OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away
Liquefaction and storage, vaporization as needed. I'd consider it. Since the idiots wont allow more NG pipelines over the appalachian mountains, the east coast in general will always be in NG deficit. Therefore, unless that changes, as you said the plant won't run much. On the other side of that......