Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

stickguy

It’s raised bed mix. We did not find a place that delivered it. Would have had to get multiple products and make our own. Plus no pile on the driveway. These will be easier to move with the yard cart I also bought.

It was not that bad even though I did not see anyone in the pickup area at Lowe’s so I did it myself. I backed the truck right up to the pallet so it was a quick slide and chuck onto the flat floor. But I am getting too old for this nonsense.

The boss is bugging about setting out the boxes and moving the dirt back today to get planting. So I should be getting some weight lifting in again today!

Once I get the dirt in the boxes I’m done. I have zero interest in the gardening process.

kyfdx

qbrozen said:

@ab348 said:

That's a lot of dirt. Wouldn't it have made more sense to have a bulk load delivered via a dump truck?

I hate doing that and avoid whenever possible. For stick’s amount, I think it is the right decision. Better than having to shovel it off your driveway into a wheelbarrow. It is like double the work and then cleanup too.

Plus, now he can load all that into the garage, and pretend he's actually going to spread it.

stickguy

@qbrozen said:

@ab348 said:
That's a lot of dirt. Wouldn't it have made more sense to have a bulk load delivered via a dump truck?

I hate doing that and avoid whenever possible. For stick’s amount, I think it is the right decision. Better than having to shovel it off your driveway into a wheelbarrow. It is like double the work and then cleanup too.

Exactly. Plus it can sit out there until I’m ready to use it. And return extra if there is any.

sda

I helped my wife yesterday planting a small herb and vegetable garden. While I was at it I changed the oil and sharpened the blade on the lawn mower. Should be good to go for a while.

stickguy

I need my blade sharpened. Tried it once. Did not go well. Now the mower guy gets $10 to do it right.

explorerx4

This dealer seems to be doubling down on adding to the sticker.
Last time I stopped there only the first 2 items were listed.
At least you get something for the last 2 just added, although overpriced.

stickguy

Don’t know what wheel liners is but $495 for a bed liner is reasonable. Though I guess that’s just going to be. Plastic drop in so might be cheaper.

stickguy

Someone finally wants my old maverick. Just showed up as purchase pending on carvana website. Hopefully the deal goes through. I feel bad for it.

explorerx4

@stickguy,
The bedliner is a drop in, $300 and maybe 15 minutes installation, mostly for the in bed electrical outlet cutout.
Wheel well liners are $162.
Like I said, at least you get something for that money.

Sandman6472

Not sure if I did this right, but here goes. If I did do it right, the first pic should be what I park in front of, the air handler & hot water heater. After looking, think you'll see why I need a small vehicle. The A3 next to me gets more room to park.

Sandman6472

The last pic is just after the lawn was mowed. Not sure if it rained a bit before, but the lawn looks pretty good. After all that rain we had last month, turned the sprinklers off for a bit. When we have a third vehicle over, must park in the middle of the driveway so the water won't stain the paint. And with our pie shaped lot, we can't put in a circular drive as I had wanted. Also notice that we either hang things or pile things on the sides & front so we can park both vehicles in whenever we come home...very rarely do we leave them out for long.

Sandman6472

This will show a better pic about what I'm dealing with and th size of any vehicle I purchase. The other is during our Toyota phase, think the pic is from 1998 or so. Our son was in middle school by that time I guess.

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

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You coulda squeezed in a few more bags and sold them in the hood. Woulda paid for the rental, easily.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

@qbrozen said:

@ab348 said:

That's a lot of dirt. Wouldn't it have made more sense to have a bulk load delivered via a dump truck?

I hate doing that and avoid whenever possible. For stick’s amount, I think it is the right decision. Better than having to shovel it off your driveway into a wheelbarrow. It is like double the work and then cleanup too.

Exactly. Plus it can sit out there until I’m ready to use it. And return extra if there is any.

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Why go through the hassle of returning it? It was dirt cheap, right?

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

You know, if you need that much potting soil to fill up your wife’s beds you ought to visit Griffin’s Greenhouse supply off Broadway in Schenectady. They sell 6 cu ft. bales of the stuff. Buying that expensive name brand soil in small bags will cost you a fortune.

oldfarmer50

Sandman6472 said:

Not sure if I did this right, but here goes. If I did do it right, the first pic should be what I park in front of, the air handler & hot water heater. After looking, think you'll see why I need a small vehicle. The A3 next to me gets more room to park.

You did great. If I can do it then anyone can. I can’t take credit, the IPad does all the work.😂

sda

Sandman6472 said:

The last pic is just after the lawn was mowed. Not sure if it rained a bit before, but the lawn looks pretty good. After all that rain we had last month, turned the sprinklers off for a bit. When we have a third vehicle over, must park in the middle of the driveway so the water won't stain the paint. And with our pie shaped lot, we can't put in a circular drive as I had wanted. Also notice that we either hang things or pile things on the sides & front so we can park both vehicles in whenever we come home...very rarely do we leave them out for long.

Nice looking house, cars, son. I like the tile roof that was typical FL for years. Our house in St Pete had a white tile roof, which dad had cleaned regularly.

Michaell

@Sandman6472 - great photos of the house, then and now.

I can see why you're finding it hard to give up the Golf - sure looks pretty in that color with those upgraded wheels.

breld

pensfan83 said:

@breld are you keeping your name on the list now that Integra Type S pricing is out?

Yes, I am for now.

I get the FWD is a deal breaker for many, but my Civic Type R was pretty impressive, and I expect this will only improve upon that previous gen. Sporty, modern, comfortable vehicle with a stick…what other options are there? The $50k is a funny place to be in…I’m a little torn on just saving money and looking at something like the Elantra N or even just the A Spec Integra. For another $15k you could order an M2. Supra would be another $10k. I’d take a Z for a few grand more. But the Integra is more accessible than any of these.

breld

The Polestar 3 (prototype) was on display at the local dealer this past weekend. Nice size and seemed to have more of a wagon profile than SUV to my eye.

explorerx4

I prefer to shop at dealers with showrooms that have walls with paneling installed in the 60's.

stickguy

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

You know, if you need that much potting soil to fill up your wife’s beds you ought to visit Griffin’s Greenhouse supply off Broadway in Schenectady. They sell 6 cu ft. bales of the stuff. Buying that expensive name brand soil in small bags will cost you a fortune.

I would need 6 or 7 of those. How much do they go for? and I assume I still have to pick them up?

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

You know, if you need that much potting soil to fill up your wife’s beds you ought to visit Griffin’s Greenhouse supply off Broadway in Schenectady. They sell 6 cu ft. bales of the stuff. Buying that expensive name brand soil in small bags will cost you a fortune.

I would need 6 or 7 of those. How much do they go for? and I assume I still have to pick them up?

I haven’t bought any of those since I retired in 2020 but I seem to remember they were under $40 when I bought a few hundred at a time.

There’s also a supply house (Davis Seed) on Railroad Ave. in Albany that might carry bulk soil.

Sandman6472

Pics of my 2018 accident, which they fixed, and of my kids 2019 one, which they decided to total even though it had just hit 40K. Sure, it was a 2008 model, but the damage wasn't really that severe & thought mine was a lot worse. They almost totaled mine but waited awhile & decided to spend over $8K to repair it.

Sandman6472

SDA, it's very tropical where we live in Florida, so one sees a lot of palm trees and barrel tile roofs. Rainy season starts later this month so doubt I'll be turning the sprinklers on any time soon. But if it doesn't, will turn on & do my twice a week usage which for an even number house like ours, which is Thursdays & Sundays. Have them start around 4:30 am and end around 6:30 am, depending on if we're on DST or not. Never move the timer forward or backward with the change of eastern standard time as as long as it finishes before the sun starts heating things up...think we're o k. Want as much to seep into the ground before the heat ramps up.

corvette

explorerx4 said:

I prefer to shop at dealers with showrooms that have walls with paneling installed in the 60's.

You would have loved the place I bought the Mustang I had!

corvette

Sandy, nice looking place. I also love the roof tiles. It looks like the folding lawn/beach chairs hanging on the right side wall of the garage are a constant from the 1990s to today.

corvette

Car YouTube seems like it's turning into a reality TV show on the level of 90 Day Fiance lately, or it may just be the channels I follow.

stickguy

you would like the Ford dealer close to me, that OldFarmer uses for his Mustang too. Very old school, family operation type of place. Definitely not a modern palace dealership!

stickguy

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

You know, if you need that much potting soil to fill up your wife’s beds you ought to visit Griffin’s Greenhouse supply off Broadway in Schenectady. They sell 6 cu ft. bales of the stuff. Buying that expensive name brand soil in small bags will cost you a fortune.

I would need 6 or 7 of those. How much do they go for? and I assume I still have to pick them up?

I haven’t bought any of those since I retired in 2020 but I seem to remember they were under $40 when I bought a few hundred at a time.

There’s also a supply house (Davis Seed) on Railroad Ave. in Albany that might carry bulk soil.

would have cost me more money. plus having to move something that big (dirt is heavy!)

Lowes had these on sale for $7.50/bag, plus my 5% off for using the Lowes CC. 1.5 CF per bag.

these are 3.8CF? so a little more than 2 of my bags? look bigger so maybe I am not reading the Canadian measurements correctly!

corvette

stick, how many trips would it have taken in the RDX?

stickguy

not sure how much space those bags take up. I do know it would be a royal pain to get them loaded!

I would guess 4 trips. that is 6 bags per load.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

not sure how much space those bags take up. I do know it would be a royal pain to get them loaded!

I would guess 4 trips. that is 6 bags per load.

Where we live, you can rent a Home Depot truck for $19 for the first 75 minutes..

sda

At CarMax yesterday a 23 Maverick XLT medium blue metallic with 1k mi. $35998. The only obvious option and perhaps standard on the XLT was the remote keypad on the driver’s B pillar. Even so I can see the appeal but not at that price!

ab348

stickguy said:

not sure how much space those bags take up. I do know it would be a royal pain to get them loaded!

I would guess 4 trips. that is 6 bags per load.

That's all the CUV could carry? You must be doing it wrong. Last fall I picked up:

1 4 cu ft bale of peat moss
3 sacks of soil like yours
2 sacks of sand
2 sacks of pea gravel
4 sacks of compost

All of it fit into the ATS with the rear seat folded down and open to the trunk. The big bale of peat moss was a bear though. Needed to use my dolly cart to move it around once I got home.

ab348

corvette said:

Car YouTube seems like it's turning into a reality TV show on the level of 90 Day Fiance lately, or it may just be the channels I follow.

Yeah, they're all pretty awful. Everybody thinks they're a comedian.

I still follow Hoovie more out of habit than anything else. He is an odd duck. Have not figured out his situation that allows him to do what he does.

His mechanic Car Wizard started out promisingly, but his videos are now pretty repetitive and not really entertaining. He can be preachy too.

Cannot stand DeMuro.

The only two I like are from the UK: Harry's Garage (Harry Metcalfe) and The Late Brake Show (Jonny Smith).

ab348

oldfarmer50 said:

You did great. If I can do it then anyone can. I can’t take credit, the IPad does all the work.😂

Only thing is that we may have created a monster. I can foresee 15 years worth of Sandy pics being posted here now.

nyccarguy

Sandy - Your Golf looks great! I love the color. Those wheels you put on it look sharp.

stickguy

@ab348 said:
That's all the CUV could carry? You must be doing it wrong. Last fall I picked up:

1 4 cu ft bale of peat moss
3 sacks of soil like yours
2 sacks of sand
2 sacks of pea gravel
4 sacks of compost

All of it fit into the ATS with the rear seat folded down and open to the trunk. The big bale of peat moss was a bear though. Needed to use my dolly cart to move it around once I got home.

Can fit and what I would put in are not the same. Plus getting bags that size jammed in is not an easy task.

corvette

@ab348 - I was referring to the off screen stuff that inevitably makes it on screen. E.g.,
LegitStreetCars had some sort of falling out with Peter, who used to appear in nearly every video (LSC has a pinned post about it on recent videos because people were asking about him).

pensfan83

This conversation makes me think of that picture @tjc78 posted of the interior of his car covered in hay, haha.

With a truck things just tossed in the bed or if it's a bigger need I hook up the trailer and load that up. Benefit there is the trailer can be unhitched but doesn't have to be emptied if we run out of daylight, encounter weather delays, etc.

tjc78

@pensfan83 said:
This conversation makes me think of that picture @tjc78 posted of the interior of his car covered in hay, haha.

With a truck things just tossed in the bed or if it's a bigger need I hook up the trailer and load that up. Benefit there is the trailer can be unhitched but doesn't have to be emptied if we run out of daylight, encounter weather delays, etc.

Lol. How did you remember that? I can’t even find the pic!

pensfan83

tjc78 said:

@pensfan83 said:

This conversation makes me think of that picture @tjc78 posted of the interior of his car covered in hay, haha.

With a truck things just tossed in the bed or if it's a bigger need I hook up the trailer and load that up. Benefit there is the trailer can be unhitched but doesn't have to be emptied if we run out of daylight, encounter weather delays, etc.

Lol. How did you remember that? I can’t even find the pic!

Ha. I remember because I showed it to my wife and made her promise to never, ever do that. So far so good.

tjc78

@pensfan83 said:
Ha. I remember because I showed it to my wife and made her promise to never, ever do that. So far so good.

Love it.

Actually didn’t have the pic on my phone .. but found it here with a search.

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

@pensfan83 said:

Ha. I remember because I showed it to my wife and made her promise to never, ever do that. So far so good.

Love it.

Actually didn’t have the pic on my phone .. but found it here with a search.

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I remember that now and I feel the same way about it as I did when I first saw it. Namely, if someone did that to my car they’d never stop paying for it.

jmonroe

stickguy

My wife would be in big trouble. Though not a concern because she would make me load all that stuff.

venture

jmonroe1 said:

tjc78 said:

@pensfan83 said:

Ha. I remember because I showed it to my wife and made her promise to never, ever do that. So far so good.

Love it.

Actually didn’t have the pic on my phone .. but found it here with a search.

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I remember that now and I feel the same way about it as I did when I first saw it. Namely, if someone did that to my car they’d never stop paying for it.

jmonroe

When get bales of straw, I take 55 or 60 gallon trash bags with me. 1 bale fits in a bag. no mess.

stickguy

Thankfully I have no need for straw.

Sandman6472

No more interesting pics to post OF, so only if I get something new, will I post. Just glad someone finally taught me how to do it. Not being a tech person, all this stuff is very amazing to me. There's so much I don't know, and that's when I go to the kids or my wife to find out how to do things. They all get tech!

corvette

Made my sixth trip to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting this past weekend. My schedule was a fairly brutal long weekend, staying in Danville, Illinois after leaving work and driving there Thursday evening, then to Omaha Friday, attending the meeting Saturday and driving east to Iowa City, then the rest of the way home Sunday. Also, only a few miles from home, nearly creamed a CR-V whose driver took the wrong exit, nearly stopped, then darted in front of me well after the dotted line merging area had ended. If I go next year, I may try to make it a longer trip if the GF attends, as she's never been to that part of the midwest.

There's no shortcut to getting there and back. No direct flights from Louisville to Omaha. The preferred alternate airport is Kansas City, and there are no direct flights there, either. So you're going to spend a day traveling each way regardless of whether you fly or drive. I usually take a northern route through Illinois and Iowa to avoid St. Louis traffic (nav always routes me straight through downtown), but I also think if you went through MO, you could probably take 255 south and 270 north and avoid the worst of STL. Lots of truck traffic on Friday and people camping in the left lane throughout Iowa.

Spent over $200 at See's Candies (mostly to give away) and bought a few shirts. I also got to stop at my favorite interstate rest area on the way back [1], which has a walking trail with two bridges and an observation tower. If we are building EV chargers every 50 miles, I think it would be nice to have something like this, as well, as it gives you a great way to stretch your legs while your EV charges.




[1] Spoon River eastbound on I-74 in Illinois. Can't see much of note from the observation tower, but it's good exercise. If memory serves, the westbound rest area has a wooded trail area with several picnic tables, but doesn't have a river, bridges, or observation tower.