Lol thats way more expensive and then you gotta either shell out the ass for something cool or be driving a penalty box

Sadly for my bank account, I learned every lesson the hard way.   I was commenting on the Ferrari and someone said “well, don’t buy it then”, which, given my choice in project cars.. isn’t going to be an option.  Admittedly, if I hadn’t had had those project cars... I wouldn’t get a Ferarri.. but maybe I could afford…

Sorry, but these are just junk. They’re thirstier than they should be, far less reliable than they should be, and have terrible resale value. We used to have lots of them in the fleet at work, and they were a four-wheeled joke, compared to our RAV4s and CR-Vs.

The more astute will notice that will the elongated cargo section, and only two front doors, it’s also a mid-engine, shooting brake.

Holy shit. I am both excited to see how this one turns out because that car has got to be frighteningly fun to drive and because it has no rust

This is the way I do it. We pay ourselves first. This means all the bills, long term savings (retirement), and short term saving (vacations, replacement car) are paid first. We then leave enough in the account to pay for groceries, doctor visits, and fuel. The rest goes to us in cash. If I want to eat lunch out all…

Some airports this is easier to do than others; I did this in Sacramento’s airport and it got boring fast since it’s so small/poorly laid out. I did a strange version of this in Seattle and ratcheted up about 4 miles in walking distance. It’s great, especially if you don’t care what people think about you. 

You know it’s bad when Russia is stopping you for safety violations. That’s like Saudi Arabia criticizing you for human rights abuses.

I owned and lived in an HOA property up until last year. Never again. As shown in the story, the HOA is given power to interpret their rules in almost any way they want. And from my experience, there isn’t much in the way of recourse other than getting lawyers involved. Not that I’ll go full “Ruby Ridge” here, but…

I browse house listings occasionally and “No HOA” is always touted as a big, positive selling point. I agree, which is why I bought an older house without one.

I am lucky and don’t have an HOA.  There’s no way the property value would go up because of one. I think it’s a load of crap and HOA’s have way too much power.

I’ve tried looking into whether HOAs actually increase property values before but could not find any studies (in the first couple of pages of a google search). The only thing I found is that they actually lower property values because up to 40% of potential buyers refuse to look at houses in an HOA, thereby lowering…

Dude, just please avoid Jeeps. Seriously. I’ve had four including a 2000 XJ I did a full mechanical rebuild on. I finally cracked one night and realized I knew more about the Jeep than I did about my 13 mo old son. Selling it was the best thing I’ve ever done. Nothing but Japanese and German cars in the garage...I’ve…

So I should buy my next car in Texas before I move to Florida later this summer?

It may also be the product of what life was like when I was growing up:

Crank windows, forget the idea of power doors, A/C if you were lucky, seats were more likely than not black vinyl, and if your vehicle lasted 6 years, it was a miracle.

What we get on cars today as standard brings them within spitting distance of…

Mr. Comstock, I believe you are referring to Illinois Criminal Code section 14, and you’ve done a fine job of explaining it here and defending your analysis, but this matter would be handled in civil court.

You beat me to it. In 2008-2009 the economy went to hell. Interest rates hit rock bottom, and the government stepped up lending in order to drive consumption and ultimately the economy. This works great for investment that makes things more efficient, or takes things to the next level. Like infrastructure -…

Might be worth investigating if there’s a single component voltage regulator. Oddly enough higher than normal voltage will tend to thermally load most wiring LESS because for the same load requirement the amperage drops. BUT... at idle if it’s dropping to battery voltage, amperage will rise and a marginal switch could…

Or Yupush

Yugo. Yustop. Yufix.