Diesel lasts longer sitting in storage

Owned a 1994. Damn engine ran through 2 head gaskets in 80k miles. That 3.4 engine had lots of issues with headgaskets. Run away. Car was great except for that.

Several online retailers will give you amazon.com prices as well. Best part is they have no sales tax (Boooo Indiana) and maybe no shipping.

I could care less about the powertrain warranty. The issue at the end of the day was the other crap that goes wrong with a car. That is the stuff they are not warrantying against. I see the 3-36k miles warranty and that is about it. A x years and 100k miles warranty on the powertrain - nothing. A car should go…

I think it all depends on where you live, the child, and what sort of experience you want them to have. My son spent 3 semesters living at home, and commuting to school. Yes tuition was $4k, R&B was what ever he wanted to spend out (free food at home), and books were $500, but commuting costs were about $1k (not…

I had an issue with my 05 Chevy Trailblazer. Loved that car but there was a test cycle that went and took all the power, dimming headlights, all the interior stuff turned off (stereo, dash, etc.). I walked into the dealer with a tech bulletin from GM about complains exactly like this and was asking for it to be…

I have two .. both cost over $1000 ... 1) When I was in college and ebay was new, someone posted a computer with amazing specs, that was at least $800 below market value. The catch, pay with check. (this was before pay pal, etc.) so I did. He took the money and ran. Still in jail for 38 counts of wire fraud…

I am a jack of all trades when it comes to IT infrastructure. I can do desktop, server (all forms), storage, telecom, security, compliance, etc. I know a lot about a lot, but I am by no means an expert. I actually am very leery of people who call them selves experts. Specialist, yes, but expert, no. I do lots of…

I beg to differ on the prices. Yes if you time a amazon lightning deal correctly you might find one for a few bucks cheaper .. however ... Mine I did months of research, and I found it cheapest during black friday at Costco. Same TV- Same Model was over $100 more at amazon. They had a lightning deal that was the…

Damn .. I have a personal citi visa, personal costco amex and business costco amex. The way citi works, if you want to migrate an account to another "form" of credit card (ie. go from my citi visa to the costco visa) you must close out your original account which kills your credit history. The reason I still have my…

A lot of dealers in my area are doing this as an "add on" at the dealership to sell you $250 more in crap on the sale. I walked out of one of them as they said it was a mandatory charge on an already negotiated price. They tried to call me back - but I was done - I don't like having to leave to get my point across.

The Pontiac Aztek. I look at 1/2 the list here and I see ugly ass cars as well. Yes the Aztek was ugly but if they made it a more traditional hatchback, that would be lauded as a great car. The interior was 10 years ahead of its time, and drove awesome.

I quite honestly am not interested in any single ford. I have not seen what the 5 year 100k miles have done to their "performance". They are putting really small engines in stuff and turboing the hell out of them. This is a recipe for broken turbos and blown engines. Look at subaru and their 2.5l issues (blown…

I never tried it, but I know it beats their main page and main section rates.

This one goes for cooking pork or turkey tenderloins. Most say just throw them in the oven on a rack and go. If you want a juicy one, take it from the freezer frozen, place it in a cooking bag, and tie it up. Cut your two slits and cook it as directed. Cooks great, and is really juicy.

I never use "fresh" meat .. I.e. just purchased as the store. I find it much easier to buy it when it is on sale and freeze it. However unless you want to do the preparation before you freeze it, why not cut it frozen. Most of the time you are dicing chicken breasts or steaks for chili or something like that. All…

I find that to be the issue with many cars. Too much technology and it is all bundled with the crap that should be standard, or on a lower tier. I almost cannot find a car (in loose terms, SUV/trucks count) where I am not having to spec out almost the top tier just to get the items I consider basic for a vehicle.

I don't know if it is how rich you are .. what I was trying to say is the propensity of savings (or savings rate) matters more. Who is richer? A) the person who makes $20k but only spends $15k or B) the person who makes $200k but spends $220k?

I don't care about swiping through (like your tony stark example) but I love HUDs, and have owned 3 cars that have had them. I miss that piece of technology the most.

Negotiation skills, Personal Finance, Sex (outside the clinical birds and bees conversation), and dealing with stuff independent adults deal with (buy a car, buy a house, sign a lease, utilities, etc.) I am a successful 40 year old business owner, college professor, have 2 masters degrees, and am on track to retire…