My mom has given my dad a $20 every Sunday night for as long as I can remember, and that's his weekly lunch money. Even until 2018, still a $20. My wife doesn't control the budget that tight, but I still keep it in the back of my mind that over $5 is too much for lunch. What I really miss is when you could get a…

Which is why I prefer Delta since they fly out of my small regional airport to all the big cities I want to go enjoy a long weekend at and don’t want to drive to. I get my basic fare, wait until the day before the flight and spend the extra $19 to get upgraded to Delta+ seating because too many people weren’t willing…

Insurance isn’t there to subsidize your loan. I’m an insurance adjuster in VA, we total a car when the repair is over 75% of the market value. Market value is determined by finding comparable vehicles and seeing what their transaction price would be at a dealer. Typically for a burn like this the settlement is…

People on here gave me crap months ago for predicting the price would be too high. This car is going to essentially be a rebadged Z4, and those last started in the mid $50k range. Most people dropping that kind of money on a 2 seater don’t want a Toyota badge, they want a Lexus badge. Outside of some die hard…

When I lived in Chicago I put about 8000k miles a year on my company car. I lived in South Loop and drove to Skokie every day, roughly 30 miles round trip, and didn’t drive the car much on the weekends. My teammate had a whopping commute of roughly 12 miles round trip and did use his on the weekends. Our company does…

I can't remember the last time I wrote a repairable estimate with airbag deployments. The H Notes or AllData usually do a good job of letting you know the weird little extras you need that aren't included operations. Just look at Mercedes and FCA products. Technically if a driver airbag deploys, you're supposed to…

Yes you got lucky. I can’t tell you how many cars I look at that we’re out on VIR and try to claim the accident didn’t happen at a “race”. Usually before I ever inspect the car our liability team has determined if we’re covering the loss or not. State Farm is more lenient than most due to their size, but my company…

Now that I’m working on the insurance side, Subarus and Minis scare me when I see them and the structural damage isn't severe. I had a 2011 WRX a few weeks ago, it was a struggle to total because the parts were so cheap and the car retained its value really well. I mean, car was $28k brand new, and 8 years later was…

I had a customer for insurance that was denied on his Mini since the loss happened at a racetrack. His right front wheel hoped up on the curb and it blew the roll bars while his convertible top was up. My estimate was somewhere around $12k back in 2013 for his 2008 Mini S, so it would have totaled the car. Even though…

I wanted one when I first bought my FR-S a few years ago. Scion didn’t offer it as a dealer accessory, or at least my dealer didn’t try and upsell me on it. I saw it on some enthusiast forums, but never pulled the trigger since I was nervous about buying a supposed OEM part from the forum.

I remember years ago, I worked at a body shop and had a customer come in for the roll bars in his Mini deploying and damaging the convertible roof. His insurer denyed the claim because it occurred while he was autocrossing. I explained SRS modules typically deploy based on speed differential, or to the layman like…

I think my ideal timeline would be Core Star Wars movie released in May/June, then a non-Core/non-Jedi Star Wars movie the following November/December. That way it’s 1.5 years between movies, but a solid 3 year gap between the main stories. Keeps your appetite just whet enough. In the meantime I’d love to see Pixar…

Agreed, it’s by far my favorite of any Star Wars movie outside the OT. I went in expecting to be disappointed but throughly enjoyed it. Rogue One is a close second on that list. The marketing and timing of release let this film down, not the quality of the film itself.

Can confirm. I have 1 Aldi within 30 minutes of my house in coastal Virginia, but have 3 Lidls within 15...

A place I used to frequent had it figured out. They called them “American Nachos”, they were thick cut homemade potatoe chips, covered in a thick chili (beef and bean, fairly spicy) and then topped with beer cheese. Chili was meaty enough to not make the chips soggy and acted as a barrier from the cheese. I miss…

So since I met my wife

Apparently the issue isn’t with the product, but with how the owner is using it, therefor it’s not a warranty issue. Similar to when you take a RX8 for a bunch of short drives and never let the glow plugs do their thing. You end up flooding the system, it’s user error. Now with DEF you need to drive a decent distance…

I talked to a Ford tech recently while denying an insurance claim for a “bro” on his 2017 F-350 that needed a new fuel and DEF system. We’re in a fairly urban area, and apparently for these new diesel trucks to go into a regen for their DEF they need to be driven for a considerable length of time. A bunch of short…

Oh my wife is so pissed at me now. Got out of bed with after the Eller goal and couldn’t stop pacing...

I want my first car again. An 89 Prelude SI. I’m secretly hoping to find one that’s right hand drive and cheap enough to justify with the wife. My other dream is 89 Chevy 1500, regular cab, long bed for hauling stuff, mainly bicycles that cost more than I’m willing to pay for said truck at the moment. I was born in…