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I love our house, but I cringe every time I think about what we paid.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Refinanced at least four different times (maybe more). Last time was 7 years ago to a 3.00% -10 yr mortgage.
Paid it off early in January.
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Kept dropping, and dropping, and dropping -- I think we finally ended up around 4-5% when we sold it 15 years later.
Current mortgage is at 4.75%, but can't refinance at the moment as the wife doesn't have any verifiable income. Hopefully with her new job, we can address that in a few months.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
This one is only 2 minutes but pretty funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lod_LUp3ggc
By mid-1980 we needed the system expanded, and ordered about $60K worth of upgrades. IBM warned us that lead times were months out, but we placed the order and arranged for financing from the same group we used initially. Finally in late '80 or early '81 IBM told us the items were ready for shipment and it fell to me to contact the finance outfit to tell them we would need the pre-approved financing in a week or two. They guy told me that it had been such a long time that the rate had changed - I can't recall it exactly but remember it was in the vicinity of 20%. The boss went nuts. I don't recall if he found another source or if he ended up biting the bullet, but we got the gear.
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I know one of my childhood homes sold for ~80K in 1991, and recently sold again for ~260K - small town removed from the Puget Sound insanity. However, during that time, the owners put a fortune into the place and it definitely looks nicer than when we lived there,
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Guess I should share my news too, as I was in the same boat as a few others. I recently accepted a verbal offer, am now waiting for the paperwork to be completed. Pay is roughly the same as my prior position, better benefits, and the difference - it's in Spokane - so lower cost of living and less traffic (and I like the weather, and have family in the area, so I won't be too isolated). They are giving me time to get things together, I am hoping to be moved by the end of October, to beat any accumulating snow. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one, I plan to rent for maybe the first year, and all goes well, I'll look into buying something and getting my little Garage Mahal set up.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Next task will be getting a set of dedicated snow wheels and tires for the modern car.
2021 Genesis G90
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'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...)
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
I like many aspects of where I live now, but I moved here for work, and once that ended, I didn't have anything formal keeping me here. I'll miss seeing some friends as often, my beer league hockey team (which ended early and hasn't met in 6 months anyway), but I won't miss the traffic and rat race aspects of the era. I'll be further from some family, closer to some others, but it is only an hour flight and I have a lot of air miles, if I don't want the 4 hour drive.
The car moving strategy is undecided. Storage rent is paid up through January, but I'd like to move it sooner than later as the weather can be risky by November. An old co-worker already volunteered her boyfriend's flatbed trailer (he hauls an excavator with it) and Dodge Cummins truck to help, but it might be a fun adventure to drive the car myself, take highway 2 and have a scenic drive with light traffic and no speed limits over 60. Almost ~275 mile drive including a mountain pass in an unrestored nearly 60 year old car, could be fun. I'd ask my indy mechanic (someone else I will miss) to give it a look over before I go.
There's a local TV advertising lawyer who has motorcycle themed ads similar to that Texas Law Hawk spoof, but I don't think the local guy is joking - TV lawyers take themselves seriously.
@roadburner ....we now have seen your marketing plan for when your time on the bench is over....LOL!
Speaking of “good deals”, found a very nice hotel in Chicago (trendy boutique place that has high ratings) that’s about ⅓ the cost they usually charge. So, getting ready to leave for a nice, crisp weekend of museums, good food and good drink. That is, if the GF ever gets up and showers and does all those “girly” things they do before setting foot outside the house.
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
'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
"I don't get paid unless YOU get paid!" (airbag inflates with Columbus lawyer name/phone number.)
His commercials always start with a quick paced tragedy (car accidents, work place accidents, cars in the workplace accidents) and rely on the imagery of a junkyard dog lawyer which have spawned some imitators on youtube. The video I watched suggested a "What If?" theme:
What if he were a....Family Counselor? "I don't get paid unless you get your way!"
What if he were a....Matchmaker? "I don't get paid unless you get _______!"
I kinda miss the old days with Fred Ricart playing his guitar and boasting about his Used Car Factory! He actually had some legal issues arise from some consumer protection group which blasted Fred for lying to consumers in those commercials. They accused him of misrepresenting his used cars as being built at a factory, thus inferring that they were "new" cars instead of "used." That despite the words USED car factory stamped all over his commercials! Maybe Fred needed a junkyard dog personal injury attorney?
That sounds familiar from a local attorney ad.
I recall one guy who has a single digit for his group's phone number, let's say "9."
So he has 859-999-9999, 513-999-9999, 812-999-9999 so that each of the area
codes within his advertising area are covered: all someone has to do is "dial '9'."
LOL
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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I like your kitchen style. That is the color combo we would go with next time.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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'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...)
Within 15 minutes of the listing we already have two showings.
Good thing we are down the shore and my mom can just hop over to her sisters. I told her to come this weekend but she didn't want to.
Hard to believe we did that kitchen almost 11 years ago now. Thankfully it still looks modern (at least to me!) If the wife doesn't want the signs for the new home I'll PM you.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HL3MxAH-kDI
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
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Good News: My BMW dealer just traded for an M2; low miles, one owner, FSH, decent price.
Bad News: It's black on black.
My wife, bless her heart, reminded me that both the M8 GTE and M4 DTM have black racing liveries, and suggested I look at some BMW Motorsport graphics:
BMW does sell an M Performance stripe kit:
I could also go with the Laptime-Performance stripe kit- a tribute to the 2002 Turbo:
I may have to think about this...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Now to decide on if I want to live near work (office, once things are a little more normal, is in a somewhat outlying district) or live in the city and have a slightly longer commute. Rents, as expected, are amusing - I can get more than twice my current square footage for less money, or something the size of my current place for around half.
Driving the E450 for an hour or two is fine, but that sport option stiffens the ride so much that it can get a bit uncomfortable in the long run. I guess I will drive up on October 9th but will stop for lunch on the way up to take a break for 30-40 minutes. We are getting up there in age and we should savor the time we have left together.🤓
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2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
Economy
Comfort
Sport
Sport +1
I keep it in Comfort around town and Economy on the highway. Economy is Comfort with faster gear shifts. But even in Comfort or Economy, it is still stiffer than I like it - because it is built on a lowered suspension (called AMG suspension) compared to the E350.
I really like the handling and cornering of the E450 4MATIC - it's very responsive to driver input. But to acquire that handling, they had to stiffen the suspension.
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No, I am not talking about politics or social/moral issues, I am talking about lawn turf. Two specific instances literally popped up recently that have me a bit baffled.
My new front lawn is looking very good 2-3 months after being done over with sods which I believe are mainly bluegrass. A few weeks after they went in I noticed a few different-looking sprouts popping up, most of them on the edges of walkways and the like. They looked like they could have been a different species of grass - clumps of blades that spread out horizontally but with a thick, somewhat tough center stem with a grasslike blade/seed head on top. Each of them spread enough over the walkway that they became unsightly so I pulled them out (quite easily) and they have not returned. I am unsure if they were some kind of rogue grass species or just a weed. Odd that they only came in on the edges which makes me think they were some sort of seed that was in the topsoil the crew put down. Just a curiosity.
On the strip between the sidewalk and the street I had spread some dirt back in the spring and spread some Scott's "Tough" grass seed mix, which I understand is mostly some sort of new hardy fescue variety. What came in first looked like no fescue I ever saw with a short, wide blade of very bright green grass that never grew more than 3" long or so. But more recently a new entrant has appeared. It is extremely fine, almost hair-like, very reddish in color, maybe 6"-8" tall, and will lie almost flat if you step on it or run a lawnmower wheel over it. Weird.
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Identify your grass by Scotts
https://www.scotts.com/en-us/library/grass-grass-seed/identify-your-grass
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6