Some people never learn. Acquaintance texts me Saturday, asking questions about car buying and what he should do. Dummy went to dealer without knowing his credit score, it was lower than he thought. He rebuffed and rejected all my suggestions to walk away and re-strategize, and wouldn’t relent that this was the car he…

After delaying a purchase for about 6 years, the (mouthful) Civic Hatchback Hybrid Sport Touring checks a lot of boxes. In Smurf blue. Reliable, hatchback, thrifty, quick, affordable, respectable. I could afford to spend more but I’d rather renovate my kitchen instead.

I’m a pragmatic, sorta thrifty, logical, practical kind of person that prefers data over emotion. I’ve tried to force myself to like several models, and Toyota as a brand, but I just can’t. USDM Cressida and JDM Century are the only Toyotas I’d remotely aspire to.

Fan of the show. Knew nothing about him though. Live in the DC region. To hear he lives in a condo in Woodbridge is .. sad.

All that’s a feature not a bug.

And this is why he’s now co-president.
Move along. No conflicts at all.

It’s not a car I’d buy but I’ve always respected the contemporary Mustang. Just keep it tasteful and don’t mod it up.

That was the only surprise to me on this list.

I hate these kinds of lawsuits. An anti-theft system is not a mandatory or necessary safety feature. Worthless District of Columbia AG is suing Amazon because deliveries in areas of high criminality take longer than 2 days. Fix your revolving-door criminal justice policies you idiot and do something to actually…

You can add a lithium-battery keypad to almost any Ford made in the past several decades that has those old square key fobs, for like $80. I have it on my Focus but it wasn’t an official available option.

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Google Maps hands down. After that, maybe GasBuddy.

Define “atmosphere.” This mean I can’t put up an umbrella if it’s raining?

My commute and living situation cannot accommodate an EV. However the i3 is the only BMW of the past 10 years that I actually like. 

This is why I hate JD so much. He literally wrote a/the book describing the stupidity of the right-wing lower class base, then exploited that information (and them) for votes to further his political career.

G*d I hate these tech bro types. This guy is like the (in Musk speak) “super hard core annoying” high-school class president we all couldn’t wait to get far away from.

If all this comes to fruition, inflation will be off the hook.

Trashy. Florida. Checks out.

It’s probably not a common area, but it’s possible. I work in a municipality and I can think of a few neighborhoods where anything outside of the building footprint is common area. Most people would think they’re townhouses, but technically they’re condos. The functions of condo boards and HOAs can be very similar (or…

There is the possibility (though probably not) the driveway may be considered common area, or have some sort of an access easement as part of the property disclosure. As for whether or not it has valid tags and them not being necessary because vehicle isn’t being operated on public roads, there could be an HOA rule…