This program had a lot of losers, not because of the program exactly, but because of the paperwork. I remember lots of companies here in Indiana that applied for those loans, good companies, good minds, good products, and wanted those loans and the government kept pushing through red tape, and pushing out timelines,…

Glad they stuck together, but I will want to see those episodes. Look - Jeremy is an arse, we all know that. May and Hammond know this better than most. The issue is they know that for this show, Jeremy is the golden goose. If they kill it off, this show goes down the drain. They have other shows, but really this…

My dad and Uncle graduated from GMI (before it was called Kettering). He extols the virtues of the co-op placement as well. Of course he did not exactly got to GMI for that reason, but mostly for the Vietnam deferment that he got for going to that school, and working for GM.

Absolutely it paid off. I never took out loans, and paid cash every semester (my cash, not my parents), and never qualified for scholarships/Financial aid (due to my parents income). I would have never gotten the jobs I have had over the years without my degrees. AS, AS, BS, MS, MBA. My MS was paid by me being a…

I just wonder about this (the leasing). Pickup trucks are notorious for having resale value through the roof. Well the whole concept of leasing is to take the initial hit of depreciation and paying it down. So if a typical 3 year old truck, with 36k miles, will probably be 66% the value of the MSRP (according to…

Ram 1500 with a diesel 3.0. Off road capable, smallish diesel, and a pickup truck to boot.

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.