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Damn that’s cheap! Can’t argue with that logic. Where do you go? Local mechanic or Jiffy/Midas/etc.?

I was outfitting my garage gym and I ordered a 53# kettlebell, 35# kettlebell, two 50# dumbbells, two 35# dumbbells, a 20# medicine ball and a 14# medicine ball. My UPS guy hates me, but I’ll leave him some Christmas cookies to make up for it. 

That used to happen to me, until I started taking advantage of the O’Reilly and Autozone ‘oil change specials.’ Nine times out of ten it’s like $30 for a 5-quart container plus filter. You’re at the mercy of whatever oil they pick, but there’s usually a full synthetic option.

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I have 8 whiskey stones. They’re awful. I have four silicone sphere molds. They’re fantastic. Everybody that drinks whiskey at my house even says so.

DT needs a limit for Jeep references on all posts, not just What Should I Buy. Really David, this was one of the best cars you drove in 2018?

Just go ask a dealership. If you feign interest, have a driver’s license and insurance they’ll let you drive (almost) anything. Plus, in the age of Silicon Valley, you don’t have to look the part either. Unless you’re at a Lexus dealership. Screw those guys, I didn’t want your stupid car anyway.

So is the Bloodhound still technically a ‘car’ seeing as it doesn’t derive its energy via the wheels? It’s basically a jet on casters. 

Fun fact, most buildings with centrally regulated HVAC systems set their temperatures higher in summer and lower in winter. It’s because you typically wear warmer clothes in the winter. I do the same thing in my car, because I don’t want to take off my jacket every time I get in.

Honda didn’t consult anybody with any experience in construction because they would have told them you don’t need f-ing CMU block when the site is still being graded, let alone that tiny 2" pipe the ATV is carrying. Also, nobody is loading pickups and driving them across the site; you just deliver the material where…

The department and city will be held accountable and will likely pay up in a negligence suit. The officers that caused the accident? Nah.

So, moral of the story is try to get one under warranty?

It seems like in every one of these “What should I buy?” there’s only one or two realistic suggestions. The third one is a generic old car and the fourth is a unique old car. I think there should be like eight suggestions to open it up a bit more.

You can’t compare WRX sales to the Ascent or Crosstrek - they’re entirely different cars. If you look at WRX sales compared to Impreza’s overall, Subaru sold 117k Impreza’s last year and 31k were WRX/STI. That’s a quarter of all Impreza sales, which is damn good for an enthusiast car. I can’t find exact figures, but th…

I drive an MS3, and while I love it, I still regret not buying a WRX hatch. The WRX is a full second faster to 60 and it feels much more planted than the MS3. The only reason I went the Mazda route was price - for the same year, the WRX was about $5k more, and I was living in California so FWD didn’t bother me. It’s a…

I’ve been looking for a decent T6 for a while now and they’re all in the high-20s to low 30s, very limited stock nationwide. Older Brother is a good description; the T6 is a super sleeper - I’d love to see the look on an STI driver’s face as you match them off the line.

Well, yeah, of course you’re paying more annually in the loan. The difference is at the end of the three years you’re $5,500 up on your loan (assuming 60% RV after 36 months), whereas the lease you don’t have anything. If you take the difference between the payments over three years, it will add up to that same…

IMO previous one looks more Volvo, new one looks more BMW. I’m OK with both.

The numbers don’t justify that most Americans want small trucks again. Ford sells 900k F-Series pickups every year; the Ram and Silverado make up another million units. The Tacoma, Colorado, Frontier and Ridgeline move about 400k units. Automakers are just building what sells. If the Ranger takes 300k units from the…