Maximum Plaid? My avatar is pleased.

The $1500 a Skully costs will get you a better helmet, a jacket, pants, boots, gloves, and a chest/back protector, if you’re into that sort of thing. Add on a Chatterbox paired to the smartphone you already own, and you’ve got everything except the HUD. That said, if money is no object I’m sure it’s a neat (if…

Was this crazy full-screen dash panel on the previous model? If not, that seems like a fairly noteworthy upgrade. Not the “infotainment panel”, the one behind the steering wheel.

It is when you’re ascending a near-vertical pile of dirt.

Not a single monitor with some form of Adaptive Sync (Gsync/Freesync)? That’s pretty much a requirement for gaming monitors at the moment, since you’re not going to be gaming in 4k at a solid 60fps unless you turn the quality way down. A pair of GTX 980 ti ‘s can do it most (but not all) of the time, and that’s $1300…

I appreciate the sentiment, genuine or otherwise. Since we’ve gotten this far in the conversation, I have to ask- are there some particularly offensively expensive repair or maintenance events that you would anticipate for this particular model, that wouldn’t be considered standard maintenance or covered under a…

Pads and rotors go for $1500 w/labor at the dealer. Tires are $1k. Oil is $150 x3/yr (7500 miles). Let’s call that $3k/year. An extended warranty to hedge against catastrophic issues goes for 3-5k. So that’s $4k/year over a 5 year period, or one third of the base price at 25k/yr (nobody paid the base price, but that’s…

No, but I’m planning to in the very near future (well, not 100k if I can help it) and I’m aware of the parts and labor cost. That’s why I would choose a reliable model that’s in good condition- it offsets the risk of high-expense repairs. And risk vs reward assessments are only valid if everyone involved shares the…

How so? It sold for $26k. You could pay that much again in repairs and maintenance (extremely unlikely) and you’re still at less than half of what it went for new. And there aren’t many new cars at the same price-to-performance point that I’d rather have.

This could be handy for folks who aren’t comfortable with ADB.

Nice. I wonder how well this works with Plex? I’ve been using Plex with my Chromecast, but it’d be nice to have the option to go straight to playing media without shutting down the PS4 and switching devices.

Wow, that’s not too bad. For my next trick, I’ll turn a 2004 WRX into an M3 warranty. ;)

If you don’t mind me asking, what did the maxcare cost for that? I’m currently hunting down an M3 coupe.

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WEIRD YOU SHOULD PROBABLY TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND THEN.

The Newport Beach parking lot? That’s an interesting choice for a wallpaper. (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.60910…)

Or you could get the GOTY edition, which includes all of the DLC and came out today (hence the discount on the standard version).

Or you could get the GOTY edition, which includes all of the DLC and came out today (hence the discount on the…

It's not on this list, but I'm fairly certain my next car will be a just-out-of-dealer-warranty S5 from Carmax. The difference in price between a 2009 model and a 2011 model is a few hundred bucks, so it should retain its value well, and the warranty will cover the stuff Audi won't. Sold.

Wow, reviving a seven-year-old post. I think you may have broken into the wrong house, as the TV size is wrong, I've never owned a laptop, and I'm more of a peanut butter cookie kind of guy. Sounds like someone will be learning a valuable lesson though. ;)

Would that make it a Ram Postmaster?