@jaster Have you ever seen/heard of this? Thought maybe you'd like to do a wall(s)/room at your bar...Beers of the World kinda thing (1 bottle each), but not the common crap.
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So you made the garage her she-shed, good move! If you really want peace & quiet, just split up the house a la War of the Roses, but with visiting hours by appt.I used to have something like that in my apartment back in the day, albeit not quite 1.5 million. Then my wife and I bought a house and some lines were drawn
Why in Odins name do you have 5 other cars?
And I know that you can't evade state sales tax by living in Washington and buying in Oregon. Is that loophole closed for all states?
Every state I have lived in....
6 cars:
project car (not driveable)
convertible
daily beater
hunting vehicle soon to be junked due to rust
replacement hunting vehicle (fixing seals right now)
my dad's X5 that I inherited that I rarely drive
Ya I get that but the prices for used have went through the roof anyways plus unless your paying cash financing on new is 0% and 5.4 for used so really my payment could be higher
Not impressed with nbc. Kinda disrespected Canada And Sweden at the medal ceremonies. Still crying over the semi loss to Canada I guess. nbc can kiss my a$$
We're trying to move the car talk to the OT thread...I love it. I'm currently at 9, I think.
Cars are a waste of money, and I say that even though I'm an automotive engineer and own 6 cars (lol). Just drive it until the wheels fall off (and I've actually had that happen to me). Prices aren't gonna come back down for a couple of more years.
Note: We've moved the car talk to the OT thread
And speaking of OT, I caught a pink salmon today. Not much salmon in the rivers yet.
I had the wheel fall off my first car (a ford escort beater) going over a train track. Had someone rig it back together with bolts through the body of the car somehow. I miss that ol girl.Cars are a waste of money, and I say that even though I'm an automotive engineer and own 6 cars (lol). Just drive it until the wheels fall off (and I've actually had that happen to me). Prices aren't gonna come back down for a couple of more years.
Note: We've moved the car talk to the OT thread
And speaking of OT, I caught a pink salmon today. Not much salmon in the rivers yet.
I had the wheel fall off my first car (a ford escort beater) going over a train track. Had someone rig it back together with bolts through the body of the car somehow. I miss that ol girl.
It's nice but not really my thing. I drive my X5 less than 2k miles per year, but the 2001 Focus gets 15k.How do you like the X5? I've been debating getting a new car for a few months now and I've been looking pretty hard at the BMW X4 and X6 models (the sportier versions of the X3 and X5 with basically the same interiors) but keep talking myself out of it because my current car is paid off.
Get a first gen Focus hatchback from a rust-free state. It's like the Escort except better handling, and you can find one for less than $2k easily. One of the easiest cars to fix, I've had mine completely apart, and I also stripped a parts car.I had the wheel fall off my first car (a ford escort beater) going over a train track. Had someone rig it back together with bolts through the body of the car somehow. I miss that ol girl.
'86 Grand Marquis. The boat. Some good memories in HS with my German exchange student gf in the backseat. Very comfy
We're trying to move the car talk to the OT thread...
Anyways, only 2 of the cars (BMW X5 and Mercedes 560SL) are nice, the rest are all beaters though 2 of them were purchased new.
Gearheads, thoughts on CVT transmissions? Mine failed going over the Rockies on a trip to Seattle. Most mechanics I talked to won’t touch or recommend them
My first car that I bought (title in my name, not my parents) was a '94 4.0L Ranger 4x4 short cab short bed. Factory ordered. I loved it but it rusted out. The truck was built for snow, and unfortunately that means salt.As for the first car discussion, mine was a turbo AWD 1993 Eagle Talon that I still own 18 years later...
Because they suck. Automated manual transmissions are very durable in semi trucks, but Ford managed to mess that up too with their Powershift transmission. I don't recommend any domestic auto transmission despite having worked for 2 of them. CVT are the worst, regardless of domestic or foreign, even the Japanese can't build them to last.Gearheads, thoughts on CVT transmissions? Mine failed going over the Rockies on a trip to Seattle. Most mechanics I talked to won’t touch or recommend them
Burn the whole freakin' car. And make sure you do it on the Lodge Freeway because that's where cars always catch on fire for some reason.I've only ever had one vehicle in my life. 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Good ol' Black Beauty. One rollover, two turkeys, and three deer later she still kicking. Coming up on 20 years of getting me from point A to Point B. Has had the same CD stuck in the CD player since 2011 (Taylor Swift).