I usually look around 10k in cash if I expect to keep the car longer than 1-2 years. Otherwise around 2-4k for a beater I’ll dispose of after a few winters. I tend to look for very specific cars (CX-9 Grand Touring in white with white interior, Legacy GT with an auto and no wing, Mazda6 Touring with sand interior and…

For sure. One car had a turbo blow after about three hours of driving, so it was probably oil-starved recently or had some sort of shaft play that the previous owner knew about. The other had significant body rust hidden behind touch up paint, plastic cladding, and the license plate, a leaky rear diff which was just…

Or, don’t buy from a dealer to start with if you can help it. I’ve bought four cars over the past seven years. Two at a dealer, two private party.

RIP Supra.

That dude is just asking for some terribly broken fingers/wrists/arms. If he falls and his grip on the crutches doesn’t break loose immediately upon impact, things are gonna get twisted up and mangled.

Is this supposed to be a dig at hypothetical redneck?  Because I’d rather them be taken care of meticulously and shown than be in a junk yard.

Oh Nissan.

What is so horrible about your 6?  I’m considering a ‘14 or around there when my ‘06 6 needs to go.

Cheese Puffs are not Cheetos.

Yeah, I’m not a truck/Jeep/SUV/offroad/overlanding/whatever guy at ALL.  But, that J20 is gorgeous and I’d drive it in a heartbeat.  That flat gunmetal and black combo is really working.

This isn’t a big secret.  They’re a lot more fun than you think, and very reliable.

Or why he has a towel on his hand? Or why he’s standing so far back while trying to open it quickly? 

He knew.

Interesting interpretation. I’m not sure you’re in the majority though. Feel free to browse the below links that fall in line with my thoughts above.  I’ve never heard someone talk about such a strict definition before, but if that’s how it’s referred to in your circles, it won’t hurt my feelings :)

Yes, I felt silly in a suit on my last interview recently.  So much so that I felt the need to break the ice with a self-own about being overdressed!

I suppose I would say “professional” in my mind is white-collar office work requiring an advanced degree or a lot of experience in your given field. My current company is multi billion dollar retailer with global distribution, and in the IT dept that’s running their ERP and various other backbone systems you see…

Interesting. I work in IT, and the company I had been at for a long time switched over from jeans on Fridays to every day back in... 2014. I’ve not interviewed or visited anywhere since then that has had slacks/tucked in shirts be required, excluding when dealing with external vistiors or being one yourself like you…

Um, I think the professional office scene is rapidly changing from what you describe above. As far as I know, business casual is the new formal. My anecdotal evidence is only of maybe a dozen midwest companies, but jeans and casual shoes like loafers, boat shoes, or even brown/white/black sneakers are ok with an…

You hire two people to follow you around in case you need to fill up. One of them holds the hose so it doesn’t contact any body panels, and another holds a cloth of the finest absorbent fabric underneath the nozzle so no drips touch the body.

Depends on materials and location I suppose, as well as ranch vs basement/2 story.

We’re house hunting atm, and new builds in a relatively inexpensive, suburban midwest region around 330-370k for 2000 sq ft finished with 500-700 unfinished.

I can’t believe this was glossed over. Forget touch screens and fancy tail gates. If walking up to my vehicle causes me to supress physical revulsion, then I don’t care what tricks it can do.