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One last stop and we are back home! Great vacation!
Ha! We do travel as a group of 5. We all ride. My daughter who is 6 1/2 doesn’t ride long distances (yet), so I have a trailer bike that attaches to my bike so we can all ride together.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Ha! We do travel as a group of 5. We all ride. My daughter who is 6 1/2 doesn’t ride long distances (yet), so I have a trailer bike that attaches to my bike so we can all ride together.
Well done! Sounds like you all had a great time. I’m more than a little jealous of the awesome NY pizza!
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
The car has been reliable, but I feel like I bought a "pretender" The AC in my TTS is more comfy in the recent 100 degree heat than my Optima.
As good as NY Pizza is, we have some astoundingly good Pizza here in CT.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Just seems about $3K overpriced:
https://www.carmax.com/car/16369529
Starting to slowly purge through my stuff, I know tonight, we both went through years of paperwork and got rid of useless paper. Next I start on my closet and the two bins under our bed of papers/direction booklets and other stuff dealing with the house and what we did to it. I order to come up with a good price to sell our house, we need to know what upgrades we did over the years. We don't have a pool, one of very few, so we'll need to price accordingly plus in 31 years, we haven't done that many upgrades. A buyer is going to come in here and put their own stamp on the house so the price needs to reflect that. But thinking a bit under $400K will be our starting point and adjust from there.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the whole process especially the purging part. So many things I own that really need to be gone already. The garage will also need some special attention but mostly just need to bring the garbage bin in and loading it up! The time has come to start the moving process folks!
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
But if my dream of moving/downsizing is to ever come into play, we need a serious purge first. And that is going to be tough for her. I could get it done in one weekend, maybe 1 dumpster, a garage sale, and a few trips to goodwill!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
The way we did it was in steps. I’d go in a room and figure out maybe 10% of stuff I no longer needed. Two weeks later I’d realize that I couldn’t tell you what I’d purged. That gave me the courage to do another round of 10-20%. And so on.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
Apizza? New Haven style?
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2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
We did that yesterday, the wife and I, on bills from 2018 that must be put into their proper files. She usually starts with one file dated for the current year. Around six or seven months in, we sit down and make piles such as power bills, phone bills, water bills, etc. and then they go into their individual files in the filing cabinet. This way we can compare from year to year if necessary. System seems to work for us so why fix what ain't broke.
Next Saturday morning I'll start with my office and tackle it by the end of Sunday hopefully. All I need is quiet and to be left alone to work. Yes, and some garbage bags to fill up. Trash gets picked up Monday and that'll be that. The clothing is another matter. I have too many shirts and shorts so must pare things down a bit. Luckily most of it is in great shape and can go to charity to be used again. Our clothes are clean and all buttons are usually in good working order. Just hard to get rid of stuff I know I'll want to wear later on.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
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2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Looking back, I think that would have been a great option for me. But, at the time, they pretty much did not exist. Maybe 1 in the whole area. I don't think they really came out until very late in the year. and are still pretty rare.
should go drive one. Maybe trade up!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
should go drive one. Maybe trade up!
No joke... some night we should meet over at Burns or T'ville and give it a shot. Salesman gets two leads for the price of one!
I think they are still pretty uncommon, last time I checked only a handful at our local dealers
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
This time, it was a 2015 Acura TLX V6 Tech SH-AWD. Charcoal over black leather. 40,000 miles, advertised as CPO for $23,900.
The purpose of the test drive was to compare it to the 4-cyl TLX I tested a few weeks ago. Would I like the V6 better?
The majority of the car is as I remember it from the first drive. Comfortable seats, good ergonomics, plenty of room (there were actually 5 of us on the test drive, and those in the back professed being comfortable back there). I had a few opportunities to wring out the V6, and it is quite peppy versus the 4-cylinder. As the weather was dry, I didn't much notice the AWD system, so I may also have to test a V6 FWD as well.
After the test drive, @breld asked a telling question - since most of the TLX's I see are being offered for $22-25K, and I found two cars that were similarly priced but one was a 4-cyl and the other a V6, which would I take? I had to really think about that for a bit - since the equipment levels on the Tech package are the same, the only difference would be the engine. It may come down to small issues like color - inside and out. I'd really like to avoid black seats if I could. Mileage may matter, too. Given how little I drive, would it much matter if I found the right car with 38,000 miles versus one with 28,000, if the price difference was only $500-1000?
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@breld brought the Golf R, and I had a chance to drive it back from the dealership. Stalled it once, trying to learn the clutch engagement, but once I had that sorted, it was a blast. Even though it's a 6-speed, I found that I didn't have to downshift if I didn't want to - I could just floor the throttle and get up to pretty much any speed I needed to. Mostly highway driving, so no chance to explore the handling.
And, it's not all that dissimilar from the Jetta, on the inside - yeah, more buttons and features, but I felt right at home behind the wheel. I can see why y'all will fight over it if they decide to sell it.
I never drove the Type R, but did ride in it once, and the Golf is so much more …. mature, in every respect.
Makes me think about a used GTI or GLI - with a long and comprehensive warranty attached.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
anyway, picture was of the front end smashed up. Left fender, headlight, hood, etc. damaged. Given the cheap value, and price of parts, has to be a total. So (for some bizarre reason) he is looking at replacement. an older diesel was one, an older E class, and some oddball from the 70s. some people never learn.
oh, the funny part. He had the car in the shop for some repair (again, no surprise). And the repair shop had an accident while test driving. So he got lucky. Finally getting the car to be gone, and probably saved on paying the repair bill!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The TLX has a nice balance between ride and handling.
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If this car sounds familiar it is because it is very familiar.
92,100 miles (guy drove it over 20K/year! KNEW IT WAS A GOOD RUNNING CAR!)
Sounds like he banged up the front and rear in little "incidents" but had it "professionally repaired" according to the sales guy there. Not that it matters as the first accident already established the DV.
Army recruiter owned.
Apparently the gas mileage wasn't as good as he was hoping for.
@qbrozen What should I offer? Only would want it if they are willing to sell at limited profit.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Now back to slumming it in my Touareg.
Also, at 20K or less it's OK if it's been banged up. At $30+K value, it wasn't that OK. I know the maintenance was religious the first 48K. Would be curious to see maintenance records. I wouldn't pay top dollar.... but... for the right price...
I'd let the nostalgia go and walk away.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Audi started recommending timing belt changes at 75K miles instead of 100K miles on the A3 I think. I wonder if that has to do with the 80K miles being a dreaded figure.
A test drive would tell a lot. Has it held up over the years, or does it feel like an old and tired car?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.