I went into the attic and put a brace between two studs so I'd have something solid to bolt my articulating TV mount to. Ironically, I almost never watch that TV.
@qb that’s something Amazon started doing not too too long ago I don’t think our contractor friend well it’s a coworker of my dad who owns a construction company along with working the transit authority for the health insurance told us he does that as well.
So I’m realizing with leasing you have to put down a crazy amount of money I have a low payment was trying to look at leasing a Mustang GT just cause I can. One dealer told me they’re not leasing them currently right now only be globalist one. Other dealers I haven’t heard back from him as of yet. Trying to put down as little money as possible. But the payment is going to be skyhigh ones or buy a used one if I need to pay for something a month or $500 ha ha Ha.
You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.
My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.
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Insanely good deal, @28firefighter ! I'd love to have a deal like that, but I'm not sure I even drive 10,000 miles a year any more, and that's split amongst two vehicles. Plus I have a single car garage and single width driveway--that was one of the factors which discouraged me from buying multiple TDIs when the Dieselgate thing was going on, although I probably could have stored as many as I wanted at my family's farm.
My wife thought I’d get screwed with the dieselgate Passat that I bought. I should have bought a couple more. Although the wife argues that she is “rarely wrong”😭
There was a dealer in Lexington that had 4 or 5 of them. Hindsight being 20/20, I should've tried to do a package deal to buy all of them, delivered. If they weren't willing to deliver, I could've Ubered it there x 5, but that would've been time consuming.
I was doing my month-end stuff and projected (roughly) a $500 surplus at the end of next month. Set up an extra $500 payment on the G37 note, then realized there was an autopay of the same amount on my credit card, that I hadn't entered in figuring the surplus. Oops. I'm trying to keep less money in my checking account anyway, so that should definitely "help" with that issue!
You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.
My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.
Is that on a brand-new car, a service loaner, or something else?
When I priced the i3 up here it was ridiculously expensive with no incentives. Sticker was in the $65-70K range. The Canadian website wouldn't even give me a leasing number, purchase only.
You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.
My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.
On the TV mounting, with our home moves, I've mounted several TVs - six of them at this new house (with one more to go). The mounts themselves have become more and more slight, but I've always secured them to studs with long bolts.
I went into the attic and put a brace between two studs so I'd have something solid to bolt my articulating TV mount to. Ironically, I almost never watch that TV.
But a job worth doing is doing it right...
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My wife thought I’d get screwed with the dieselgate Passat that I bought. I should have bought a couple more. Although the wife argues that she is “rarely wrong”😭
You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.
My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.
Is that on a brand-new car, a service loaner, or something else?
When I priced the i3 up here it was ridiculously expensive with no incentives. Sticker was in the $65-70K range. The Canadian website wouldn't even give me a leasing number, purchase only.
Brand new. 12% dealer discount, $14,000 in lease credits from BMW including loyalty and a bunch of other stuff.
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Speaking of that, at the Kia dealer here today I saw several 2020 models with window stickers like this one. Pricing for the 2020 models is apparently not announced yet so they put these on them. Seems an odd, perhaps risky, way to do it. I am half-thinking of showing up there tomorrow and demanding to buy the car at that price.
@28ff you got an awesome deal on the new car lease deal, I know you want to put down a ton of money I would like to ideally do a sign and drive. One dealer said if I put down the taxes and first months payment which is almost $2000 $420 a month it’s not even a loaded one it’s a basic basic basic mustang. I got back to them and said the payments are too high and I don’t wanna put on anything maybe first months payment that’s it. Haven’t heard much from any Dodge dealers as of yet. But you know I’m gonna keep trying because were chronic car buyers in here.
It wasn’t even a GT Mustang, that’s the one dealer that said they don’t lease them currently Ford right now. It was on an eco-boost one. We’re trying to get confirmation from other dealers if it’s true right now Ford doesn’t list the GT Mustangs. can you look on their website too. Contacted a few dealers.
That's weird. I remember seeing some cars (not Kia, maybe Ford) having stickers with the VIN and option info, but no pricing, and NOT FOR SALE very clearly printed on them, until pricing was finalized.
My parents' Q5 was supposed to be a service loaner and there was something about "not for retail sale" on the sticker. I think it had just come off the truck, and the dealer was able to reassign it before it got put in the loaner fleet.
@ Send man, that’s awesome you’re some time to do your searching and if next year or the year after he decide to make a punch whatever works for you but always good to be on the lookout look out ha ha Ha. But I’m glad the golf is behaving and I hope and pray that continues for a long long time to come.
Someone was taking delivery of an M340 when I picked up the i3. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit jealous. Granted it’d probably 2-3x the payment I have on the i3.
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By the way, my first "mod" on the charger. New headlights to replace the hazy ones, along with new foglights with angel eyes. I hooked up the outer ring to come on with the headlights, while the main light works with the fog light switch, of course.
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that really does not look at all like a 10 YO car with 100k on it.
well, 75k. But thank you. It is remarkably clean. The only thing that really shows the age, as far as I can see, are the plastic bumpers having faded more than the rest of the car. Typical.
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My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.
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When I priced the i3 up here it was ridiculously expensive with no incentives. Sticker was in the $65-70K range. The Canadian website wouldn't even give me a leasing number, purchase only.
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My parents' Q5 was supposed to be a service loaner and there was something about "not for retail sale" on the sticker. I think it had just come off the truck, and the dealer was able to reassign it before it got put in the loaner fleet.
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Same aspect/width as the 18” on my car.
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any update on the head unit? Wasn't that on the list to replace, or is the Chevy taking all the attention now?
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'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
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But thank you. It is remarkably clean. The only thing that really shows the age, as far as I can see, are the plastic bumpers having faded more than the rest of the car. Typical.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
On the Chevy front, got a message from the repair shop through Amazon that I'd have to bring the car in. So I canceled the appt.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S