I chuckle whenever someone talks of repetitive gameplay in regards to Call of Duty. Like, it’s Call of Duty. What does one expect? Last year’s release is probably the most diverse, gameplay wise, in its history.

This is one of those that makes me debate the spirit of NPOND.  Would I, with my own money, buy this car at this price?  No, because it’s not something that interests me.  But looking at a nationwide search of CarGurus for V6 Camaros of this vintage it seems to fall right in line with other offerings, if not a tad…

I’m just going to say this because I think I should: Spending hours and hours on a plane right now is not the best idea. At all. And yes- I feel you, wanting to see your parents. I haven’t seen my parents in a long time either and don’t plan on doing so until the pandemic is over. And they live in the US. In fact my…

I understand wanting to see your folks, but air travel at this time is no joke. There are doctors who have studied and treated patients with everything from ebola to SARS that have caught COVID from air travel. They said even wearing masks and wiping down like they would for other diseases didn’t work because they got…

I’ve seen a lot of accidents.

The world is full of terrible drivers and yet a total failure of the lower control arm a week after taking delivery is rare!

...No? A ball joint made to any sort of standard does not fail under these circumstances. It’s a captive joint. It only fails from metal wear (ie, grit gets inside the joint) or fatigue (strength of the metal reducing over time). Neither of these happen in a week.

The kind of curb contact that can pop a ball joint is the kind of contact that causes visible body damage and a bent rim.

If a little “curb contact” busts a ball joint or breaks a control arm, your car is a piece of shit. Go walk down your street and you’ll probably find curb rash on 9 out of 10 sets of wheels. Then note how many of them also have busted ball joints.

That’s the thing. Something bad enough to break a control arm, should have blown the tire and potentially cracked the rim too. I mean, I guess he could’ve driven over a rock just the right size to smack it but not damage anything else, but yeah.

You’re right about the refrigerant, but the fact that it didn’t get fixed before would make me think the repair is going to be a doozy. If it were a couple hundred bucks, I figure the owner would have done it already

Until you need to sell the house and you get 75% of market value because of the hoarder next door.  

Keep the crossfire and maybe the durango. sell everything else... and I’m saying this as a ‘95 firebird owner.

If you really want to have this kind of thing as a hobby, you need to organize your life properly - live somewhere without an HOA and have adequate resources to house your projects according to local ordinances - a pole barn, a regular barn, etc. 

For me it’s not about building a gaming PC. For me, it’s about the fact I like to sit on the couch, where I got a big TV, surround sound, can recline, put my feet up and relax. Gaming chair in front of a 34" monitor and 2 speakers just isn’t the same.

“The Xbox is only for those who finds a console less of a hassle than building and troubleshooting a gaming PC.”

If Micosoft’s strategy holds they’re done with “generations.” You’ll get incremental upgrades every couple of years, all tied to a subscription account so your games all carry over.

But then they’d be limiting their market to PC gamers only because no other console is going to put Microsoft’s game pass on their platform when they have (or can make) a subscription service of their own.

Don’t take this the wrong way because it’s not just you, but I keep seeing people say “utterly unimpressed by Microsoft”. What exactly do you want them to show? I found this presentation, while somewhat lackluster giving the lack of details, interesting enough.

If we compare say, Sony showcasing the new Grand Turismo,…