Is 3% really the average rate? I would guess that this advertised rate is taking advantage of the 0% and 0.9% rates most new cars are offering. Which would give you a $380/mo payment on a 60mo note and $315 on 72mo. Which doesn’t seem as dramatic as the 96mo you mentioned in the article.. Although 72mo still seems too…

It seems like people are more concerned about how much they’re paying in taxes more than what they’re getting for the money. I don’t mind paying high taxes, but we need to hold our public officials accountable to how they’re spending it.

Disclaimer: I’m not vegan, but I have a friend who is, and she doesn’t eat honey. I’m curious... why is honey off the table for vegans? It’s my understanding that bees make it naturally, and they generally aren’t harmed in the making of honey, right? Legit curious. Additionally, IF honey is not allowed, are fruits and…

Solving the problems no.. but when I went to my psychiatrist for the first time he literally handed me paper test, which I took. He later used the results of that quiz to diagnose me with double depression. Each time I go in, he gives me the same quiz again to see how I’m doing, and gauge the improvement, and adjust…

Ugh, my Automatic headlights drive me nuts. They turn on/off every time you go under an overpass, large tree, tall building, etc.. I wouldn’t mind so much if it didn’t change all my interior lights along with it.

I do actually worry about the costs to replace the windshield or the front camera in the event of a rogue rock or something. But I will say it’s revolutionized my daily commute, and I can’t wait to retire with my self-driving RV.. Go to sleep in Chicago, wake up the next morning in Texas.. What could be better?

From my experience, it’s not that people don’t want the technology, but rather they have no idea how it works and that it’s available in the mainstream market. Adaptive Cruise control with low-speed follow was a “must-have” when I was searching for a new car. However, when I was in the test-driving phase the sales…

In Northern Illinois these are called beer nuggets and I used to order them for delivery in college... a lot.

So what about duel temperature control? That seems like a standard “must have” feature for most premium cars, is that going to be a thing of the past?

Exactly this! I recently bought a camp chair from REI that was weighted to 225lbs.. I’m 250lbs so guess what.. I didn’t buy it, because I knew it would probably break on me pretty quickly.

Maybe it should be? When I bought a hammock recently they had a variety of options, and each one stated how much weight was appropriate for it to hold. With that information I was able to determine which model was the best fit for my frame. That was for a $200 purchase so it seems like a $25k purchase should be able…

Yup, I used to drive from Oak Lawn to Frisco daily for work and had to budget $150/mo in for the tollway. That was in 2008, so I can’t even imagine what it would run now days since they seem to go up weekly.

Traveling international is difficult because you want to see everything, but also get good relaxation in. We always try to plan the relaxation in, usually by doing all the busy site seeing in the beginning and ending the trip at a beach, park, resort, etc..

I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile years ago.. Overall I’ve been super happy with T-Mobile, although we’ve had a few billing errors that were annoying to clear up. IMO opinion the best thing about T-Mobile though is free data and texting in a fair amount of foreign countries. I’m not sure of any other carrier that does…

I was negotiating the price of the car and the dealer wouldn’t match the price/financing offer another dealership was offering. I pointed this out and he said, well this payment is lower so this is a better deal. The payment was only lower because it was 72 months instead of 60 months.. I was floored that he expected…

When I started looking for a new car I was baffled at how car salesmen treated me. Specifically ignoring my “must have” list, and bringing out completely different models for me to drive.. I was like, why are they not trying to sell me the car I actually want here? But then I realized, maybe the majority of new car…

I traded a 2007 Acura RDX in last month for a 2017 Nissan Rogue.. I test drove several cars in the market. Subaru Forester, Honda HR-V, CR-V, Hyundai Tuscon, Mazda CX-5, Nissan Murano, and Toyota Rav4... All of these cars were fine, but only 2 had Intelligent Cruise Control with Slow-Follow, and that was the Subaru…

Eh, they are just making a big show so that nobody else gets the bright idea to do the same... Once the internet looks away they’ll quietly accept the car in exchange for a signed non-disclosure agreement.

Is there really that much value is the parts he’s stripped off? Especially if others are doing the same. I could see some value is seats, but beyond that where is the payoff for being so petty?

Showers are dumb, a relaxing bath is where it’s at, and the correct answer is 2 times a day. You gotta have a morning bath so you can wash your hair and face, because you can’t go to work like a greasy bed-headed monster and then you end the day with a nice relaxing bath right before bed, because there is nothing…