batmanbrandon
BatmanBrandon
batmanbrandon

My city has 4 Chik Fil A locations within 20 minutes of each other, 2 of which are within a 5 minute walk. I can actually think of 4 malls in eastern Va that have one in the food court and another out in the parking lot. Usually those franchises share an owner(s) and they’re always busy. The only Chik Fil A I can

A White Castle in Vegas has one of these, it was the first time I’d seen it in person. I’d been to 6 MLB stadiums and 7 NHL arenas since seeing the video above before finally seeing it. It was cool until I accidentally put my pinky on the metal disk at the bottom while holding my beer, since it shifted the disk and

I sold my Prelude to a family friend when I went to college. I was worried an 18 year old car with nearly 300k miles would leave me stranded on I95 at some point when I was going between home and college in DC. I sold it and bought a brand new 2008 Cobalt LS with 0 options... The guy who bought my Prelude blew the

100% agree. My Prelude was a learning experience. I had to work a $6.50 an hour job all summer of 2006 to pay my parents back the $1500 they paid for the car, then I had to cover insurance,maintenance, and fuel after that. Rebuilding the top end was fun when my water pump seized up and I blew the head gasket.

Well in 16-18 years my idea of older Japanese will be like a 2010 Civic... Im already having a hard time find a decent 16 year old RSX for under $5000 today, I’m still not sure how I got a 16 year old Prelude Si for $1500 as a kid.

My wife and I argue about getting a 3rd car for weekends to one day pass down to our future child. I want an older Japanese car with a manual since I know they’re reliable and can do plenty of the maintenance myself since I had to learn for my first car, an 1989 Prelude Si. My wife wants something newer, with an

I’m in the same boat. Last year we got a 17 Civic EX hatch because my wife liked the “feel” better than the Cruze Premier hatch we could have gotten for $1000 less. My priority was to steer her away from cars I worried about reliability/depreciation once the car had over 100k miles on it. We’re 18 months and 26k miles

My wife and I planned our first trip to NYC about 2 weeks before his passing. We literally changed all of our plans to turn it into a Tony memorial trip and ate at every place we could get into that had been featured on his shows. I’m not one to look up to celebrities (or anyone really) but No Reservations and his

Depending upon the store, even without alcohol I’ve been asked to show my ID when making a purchase with credit card. My grandfather wrote “See I.D.” on the back of all his credit cards in lieu of a signature to get stores to ask him for it. 

Funny story from a recent customer interaction on an insurance claim. His C5 Corvette needed a new front fascia, so it was replaced by the local Chevy dealer. He refused to pick up the car, claiming they put the wrong bumper on. The customer had been driving around for nearly 20 years with a piece of rubber between

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.