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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,217

    @Kirstie_H said:
    Sorry for the downtime - I had to change a setting, and inadvertently toggled one so that members could ADD a discussion, but members couldn't actually VIEW discussions. Dumb setting interface, but my bad for not noticing.

    Ahh it was you!!!! lol I texted @Michaell and asked what was going on!

    2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart

  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,670

    Hey guys, too many falls lately! Knock it off! Glad everyone is ok, but enough already!

    2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,932
    @Kirstie_H
    Glad it wasn't some big spam attack.
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,447
    My use case is ideal for an EV and I can see myself in one when I decide it’s time to move on from the Cadillac. The need to have a charger installed in the garage is not an issue. The real problem is the cost of the EV itself. I have a hard time understanding why they cost what they do given they are far less complex than an IC vehicle.

    2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6

  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,072
    ab348 said:

    My use case is ideal for an EV and I can see myself in one when I decide it’s time to move on from the Cadillac. The need to have a charger installed in the garage is not an issue. The real problem is the cost of the EV itself. I have a hard time understanding why they cost what they do given they are far less complex than an IC vehicle.

    Could you buy used? It seems to me that most used EVs have far fewer miles on them than an ICE vehicle.

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,626
    @stickguy

    Wishing you a speedy recovery!

    2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD

  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,240
    @stickguy Glad it wasn't worse than it sounds, quick recovery.
    And, perhaps, an incident as such should have you thinking of retiring sooner than later. Whilst you are young, mobile and healthy enough to enjoy it.

    I'm now in month 6 of well-earned bummery, I highly recommend it.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,932
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,779

    @stickguy Glad it wasn't worse than it sounds, quick recovery.
    And, perhaps, an incident as such should have you thinking of retiring sooner than later. Whilst you are young, mobile and healthy enough to enjoy it.

    I'm now in month 6 of well-earned bummery, I highly recommend it.

    a reminder that things can change quickly! But this along with the work stress my wife is getting this year (we both are in jobs that have year-end implementation busy seasons) and how busy I am, pretty much cemented that we are hanging on for year-end bonuses next spring and retiring mid-summer before busy time starts again. Just have to figure out health coverage for the 11 months or so before we turn 65,

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,240
    stickguy said:

    @stickguy Glad it wasn't worse than it sounds, quick recovery.
    And, perhaps, an incident as such should have you thinking of retiring sooner than later. Whilst you are young, mobile and healthy enough to enjoy it.

    I'm now in month 6 of well-earned bummery, I highly recommend it.

    a reminder that things can change quickly! But this along with the work stress my wife is getting this year (we both are in jobs that have year-end implementation busy seasons) and how busy I am, pretty much cemented that we are hanging on for year-end bonuses next spring and retiring mid-summer before busy time starts again. Just have to figure out health coverage for the 11 months or so before we turn 65,
    COBRA, that's carrying my wife to near Medicare time. We'll have to figure out a bridge to her Medicare eligibility after COBRA.
    My timing was good, retired after collecting '24 bonus (and my company paid me a pro-rated '25 bonus, who knew!?) and filed for Medicare immediately. I'm lucky enough to have a decently funded HSA, too.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,475

    Supposedly, we’re getting some type of bonus structure next year. It’s a good thing they didn’t ask me, I thought we were already paid pretty well! Just call me Scrooge.

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,779
    COBRA is certainly an option. An expensive one, but for 10 months or so, manageable. There is also the ACA exchange (if it still exists), and we can get retiree medical which I have not priced recently but I think is a bit cheaper than COBRA. Just something to have to deal with looking into.

    amazing how much not having universal health care impacts decisions around working (changing jobs, retiring, working for yourself)

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,036
    stickguy said:

    COBRA is certainly an option. An expensive one, but for 10 months or so, manageable. There is also the ACA exchange (if it still exists), and we can get retiree medical which I have not priced recently but I think is a bit cheaper than COBRA. Just something to have to deal with looking into.

    amazing how much not having universal health care impacts decisions around working (changing jobs, retiring, working for yourself)

    COBRA is generally per person. So, without kids, not terrible.

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,179
    stickguy said:

    COBRA is certainly an option. An expensive one, but for 10 months or so, manageable. There is also the ACA exchange (if it still exists), and we can get retiree medical which I have not priced recently but I think is a bit cheaper than COBRA. Just something to have to deal with looking into.

    amazing how much not having universal health care impacts decisions around working (changing jobs, retiring, working for yourself)

    Hesitate just a little and 11 months will have passed.

    2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,726
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    @stickguy
    Get well quick. Sorry I'm so slow.
    Hope you can determine what caused the fall. I'm right there with you.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • benjaminhbenjaminh Member Posts: 6,706
    edited 5:09AM
    Yesterday morning glancing at the dash I noticed that one of the tires in my TLX had a cold psi of 29, while the others were at 30. Since they're supposed to be 32 cold I popped over to the nearby Costco, which has best tire inflators imho. You first set what you want it to fill up to, 34 psi or whatever, and then in increments of one psi it fills your tire up to that, and then there's a tone when you've reached what you've set it for.

    When I got my Crossclimate 2 tires at Costco four years ago they seemed maybe a bit heavy duty for conditions here, since snowfall is only for a few months out of the year in Louisville. But I've been grateful whenever there is snow, and these tires are good in all conditions. I also noticed that the tires were "extra load," meaning they could carry more weight, which seemingly means they're also more resistant to a blow-out. Since the engineers at Acura put into my car a fix-a-flat kit rather than a spare, that seemed like a good thing. Once in a while I have hit a significant pothole (although I try to miss them when it's safe to do so) and I'm grateful when that happens for these heavy duty tires.

    Weight rating for this tire is 101, which apparently translates to about 1800 pounds on each tire, compared to three or four hundred pounds less for a standard tire.

    Anyway, it's a bit tricky to estimate how the warm psi will translate into cold, but this time I decided on 35 psi. Might be a little high? idk. But soon temps will drop below freezing at night and I still want tires at 32 psi even then. Also these CC2 tires are rated for up to 50 psi.



    2018 Acura TLX 2.4 Tech 4WS (mine), 2025 Subaru Outback (wife's), 2025 blue Outback (grown kid 1), 2018 Honda CR-V EX (grown kid 2)
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,217
    Wawa has those inflators. They work great.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,779

    My A spec TLX had the 40 series 19” tires. I actually bought the accessories spare tire kit and had the dealer put it in when I got the car. The well is already there for it.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,193
    nyccarguy said:

    @stickguy

    Wishing you a speedy recovery!

    I 2nd that!
    2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD Long Range
  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,240
    Costco is my church.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,217
    I so wish we would get one near my house. The closest one is 15 miles away and the ride there stinks. We still have BJs although it is probably not worth keeping as we only go there occasionally. Truth be told per unit prices at Walmart are within pennies most times.

    2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart

  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 14,034
    tjc78 said:

    I so wish we would get one near my house. The closest one is 15 miles away and the ride there stinks. We still have BJs although it is probably not worth keeping as we only go there occasionally. Truth be told per unit prices at Walmart are within pennies most times.

    Yeah, but at Costco you get 2% off with their credit card and an additional 2% if you get the Executive membership.
    '18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,779

    They are building a new Costco (first one anywheres near here) about 15 minutes from us. Actually about a mile or 2 from the nearest BJs. Costco is going to be a zoo. We still pay for BJs and go occasionally but I doubt we get our moneys worth out of it.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,240
    I've got 3 Costcos within 50 miles, but a local BJs. Rumor is there will be a Costco built in our town!

    So, I only go to Costco when it's on the way to/from a longer destination.
    They've built a new one in my former MA hometown which hasn't been well-advertised yet. In fact, the store sign just went up on Main St. a short time ago (not visible from the road, at the end of a new commercial development road. More stores to come). That's the one I now frequent most, I've yet to see it Costco-crowded, even on a Saturday.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,240
    And speaking of dishwashers, giving up on the Covid-era GE Profile after 3 years and many builder visits to try and get it to actually wash dishes.

    Recently it wouldn't fill, I fiddled with it, not the lines as water was getting to the valve/pump so a sensor or pump. Paid a dude $175 to come look at it, he did kinda the same thing I did and it worked. Of course. For a while. Then the soap dish lid wouldn't open. I fiddled with it, ran diagnostic tests, cleaned the soap dispenser and said a prayer. It worked, for a while. Wife called me while I was away noting it's not working again. Came home, rinsed, lathered, repeated and it worked, for a while.

    We said we'd give it that one repairdude visit, if it continues to mock us, we'd replace rather than throwing more $ at it. So now comparing KitchenAid and Bosch washers. Where to buy, a couple of good local stores/chains; Costco, Home Depot...

    I have to figure out how to remove the old for haul away, I haven't yet reviewed that. Hope my hands don't bleed as much as the first time I tried to exorcise the demon.

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,141
    Don’t forget the auto deals with Costco! We got $1000 off with both the Volt and the Blazer EV.
    '24 Kia Sportage PHEV
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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,475
    @laurasdada - I'm a big fan of Bosch dishwashers.
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