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at some point, if you have a lot of deferred retirement money hoarded, the MRDs pile up and you just get taxed heavily and have to figure out what to do with the rest, when may no longer be in position to enjoy it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Flipping Camaros and day trading options. If I can make this work, I'd be pretty damned ecstatic. Taking a class tonight and tomorrow night for the whole options thing.
'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
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
'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
It is so true. Trading can work, I have a friend who lives off trading. One day he lost $30000 on a stock and I felt bad for him, but he says he made $50000 the day before so no big deal....I can't live that way.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
They say no one lies on their deathbed wishing that they had spent more time at the office and in my case I am 100% certain that I won’t be wishing I had bought more practical and economical cars. If I had sufficient income to replace the cars on my side of the garage I would keep the Club Sport, replace the Wrangler with a Rubicon 392, replace the 2er with an M2 CS, and replace the Clubman with a new JCW Clubman.
Oh yeah, I’d also replace the Speed Triple with a Trident 660.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Then hire someone to teach me what to do with it all.
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
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: 2018 330i xDrive
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Today when I went into the family room to sit down I was wearing a pair of sunglasses.
She didn't think that was funny.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
The 1986 MY facelift of the 240 for the North American market received these large lights, which it would wear until the model was discontinued after MY 1993:
The Intrigue shown here has been replaced with a 2008 Silverado:
This pic shows how far ir runs to the rear:
This is the only pic I have of the opposite side of the rear:
This convertible is his current project:
The place is air conditioned and has an upper floor that his wife uses for furniture restoration/refinishing projects and additional storage, along with a bathroom.
He seems happy (and is even talking about either expanding it or building another structure) but I just don't get it. I don't know how much longer he'll be able to do things physically, and I don't know how you can focus on so many cars. I know that in my case after a time it changes from being enjoyable to being a burden to take care of them all. And given his remote location if/when it comes time to sell he will only realize a fraction of what he put into building it. But it's his life and his money.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
*And for that matter I'm sure the Power Company is somehow responsible for the "extreme weather."
At least, it increases the chances and odds they'll have more to reject.
https://www.amazon.com/TRENDOUX-Driving-Touchscreen-Texting-Smartphone/dp/B07JYMHWPP/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=driving+gloves&qid=1614041193&sr=8-5
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
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2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I drove him over to the store, and I stayed around in case he didn't get to drive his prize home.
Son had been negotiating over an instock Venza that fit his wants with an extra he didn't want. But they came down substantially. So he picked it up this evening after applying for Toyota's financing with instant approval. LOL
Beautiful car. Spotlight blue with boulder (grey) tones in the interior. Even has "Venza" lighting up on the door sills. They missed "Venza" in the puddle lights. LOL.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Is this the blue?
The more blue cars out there, the better.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
In Florida we have two neighbors...they had been friends for over 30 years. The one neighbor neighbor bought a new car, a Hyundai Elantra. Their friends wouldn't speak to them because the guy had worked on a GM line all his life and didn't like that his good friends had bought a non-GM car.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
My friend also likes drag racing and he wanted me to run it at the local 1/8-mile strip, so we took it to Ohio Valley Raceway the next evening. My fastest run was an 8.12 at 89 mph. A buddy was sitting in the stands; when I lined up against a 1970 GS 455 he heard someone say, "What's that Mercedes doing here?" After I beat the Buick by @4 car lengths he heard the same guy say, "Wow, he ain't playin'!"
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Seeing the modern trend of high level youth hockey being both fantastically expensive and elitist/attractive to overcompensating bulldozer parents, I'd be surprised if this kind of thing isn't reality for some bootstrapping kids.
Would be fun to put it on discreet wheels and debadge it or rebadge it as a Bluetec or similar.
https://youtu.be/ouhmPg4PTmk
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.
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
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Been reading articles about the debacle in Texas - turns out the utilities are so deregulated that some companies were offering variable rate electricity. Folks who were able to keep their lights on are now seeing 4 and 5 figure bills for those few days. And, one company has it tied to the customer's debit or credit card, which then wiped out bank accounts and maxing credit cards.
That's gambling - but never in a million years did these customers expect this to happen to them. And, these are necessities, not like a Netflix subscription that can be cancelled with minimal inconvenience.
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2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
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