Best car shopping I’ve ever had was back in 2015 when the (now ex) wife wanted “a hatchback with an automatic transmission”. That was her entire criteria. We went from place to place, seeing who had what in stock that they warned to get rid of. Was fantastic. Got some great deals, and some not-so-great ones.

Holding on to whatever you have now is (almost) always the prudent financial choice. Your wife is saving you thousands of dollars by being willing (ie, insisting) on keeping your current vehicle for another 5 years. 

Whoa, total necro post. As an update I rode it far more than I thought I ever would, and hit 4,000 miles by the 1 year mark. Now I'm up to 4,500 or so. Replaced the chain and brake pads somewhere between 2k and 2,500 miles, and both probably need to be replaced again. Also replaced the rear tire. Otherwise it's been…

Truth be told, I absolutely despised that when it debuted as well.

Kryptonite chain. https://a.co/d/j4Wiown

Next time (or for anyone else interested) just request a jury trial afterwards since it's your right. Watch the judge scramble since it's WAY more expensive for them to go to (actual) trial than whatever they'll collect for a fine. 

What the FUCK are you thinking she’s going to do, start firing a gun at this lunatic threatening her? And when he shoots back and accidentally hits one of the kids in the back, then what? “Collateral damage?”

Sure, go up there to ski several times per year. It’s also only home to 3% of the entire population of Michigan.

Cycling to work on Wisconsin is fine (at least some of the time), not sure why Michigan would be any worse?

“Briefly revived by ebikes" followed up with a statement that there are entirely too many ebikes on the bike path. That's like Yogi Berra's quote "nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." 

I’ve put 2,500 miles on my ebike since I got it in the middle of March. Going by the IRS reimbursement rate of $0.65/mile I’ve just about paid it off ($1,625 savings vs $1800 purchase price). Just on gas I’ve saved about $500.

OK, I want one month’s worth of pay and stock.  Happy?

Pretty sure his point is that this car is 11+ years old, so highly doubtful it's the original loan. That means it's either been refinanced (doubtful) or it's a second, or third, or whatever owner. 

I mean, if they’re disabled they might want to opt for the window seat knowing that there are going to be people having to move past them?

Cheers fellow Monona (Madison?) resident! 

Are you gone from your home for more than a month at a time? If not, you don't have to worry about it... 

It’s not, unless you are gone for more than a month at a time. People just like to complain. 

Lol, how about "no". 

Not everything, just trying to center some idiot driver’s eyeballs on me and not on their phone, etc.