A road flare would be better than nothing

Yeah, well, that’s your opinion (wo)man... I don’t mind bumper stickers cause then I know who the assholes are out on the roads. It’s like a big warning sign to me. But it’s their car, so whateves.

There is a nice milltek exhaust out there, but I’m not ready to drop $2k on it. I’m going to start strategically removing portions of the exhaust to get a decent sound. There are 2 resonators, and a muffler per side, so there are many ways to skin the cat. I’ll probably start with a simple muffler delete first and…

The real issue is you really have to make an effort to rev these out. Or run around in manual mode all day. Otherwise they have so much torque that they will lope along all day 2-4K rpm and be happy doing it. Now sport mode helps a bit. But by the time your at the 7k redline, you’re probably back on the brake so…

The spark plugs are easier to get to than the bmws. Because the whole engine is hanging out in front of the drive axle.

What carbon build up?

My rationale for the 60 month being too long is the fact that with that long a term, you are likely to be upside down for a longer time than if you did a 36 month term. That’s the main reason. That’s why if you have to lower your payment to fit your budget, then maybe it’s be a good idea to lower the cost of the…

But if it’s legal and they are registered and insured. Then more power to em. In my city, there is a time limit a vehicle can be street parked, somthing mike 72 hours, the city I grew up was the same, and I actually got a ticket because one week I was out of town and left my van on the street, oops.

That or run the sprinklers. That’s my go to move.

Exactly

And gap insurance costs something as well.

Or you know, learn math? I deal with folks that don’t have two nickels to rub together, but they figure out a way to make a super cheap vehicle work for them. It’s a difference between needs and wants that normally gets us in trouble. Needs can normally be met very frugally, but wants are another story. I’ve made…

Good to know I’m not alone. Lol

Good point about the frequency of switching. And that goes back to the perceived need for a new car. Needs vs wants and all that stuff. Sometimes being responsible is tough, and nowadays, it’s all too easy to not be responsible.

Yeah, it’s one of the first places I look for parts. If I’m planning ahead enough to cover the shipping time. Some times I move had to play with different part selections to get the shipping to be from the same location, but that’s just part of the game.

True. But really, buying a new car is folly anyway. You take a depreciation hit right off the bat and you typically only get a short 3 year 36k warranty. Whereas, if you grab a 1-2 year old model, especially CPO, you can get a nice warranty up to 100k miles or 5-6 years from in service date, so you could have…

Exactly.

The low interest rate is the only reason to extend the term. And the risk is if you wreck it and it gets totaled out, you’d have to be able to cover the difference. But you are correct, if you’re planning to keep it and you get the next to nothing, or 0%, then it’s a no-brainer to take the free money. But you’d be…

One other note. If folks are planning to do a tune up, a site like rockauto can save a bunch of money over the local parts store. Especially for air and oil filters, plugs too. I know I’ve seen prices less than half of the parts store prices, for the same, or better products. So it’s always a good place to check…

FCA is playing the short game. Sergio doesn’t give a shit if the company shits the bed in a couple years as long as the balance sheet looks good now before he retires. They aren’t investing like ford is in new tech or even long term vehicle development, so they are saving money, and they’re stripping the product…