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kyfdx · March 2023

For the sake of the forums, I'm happy no one posted pictures of their haircuts.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

@stickguy said:
one of the bonus features to getting old. That and saving $3 on a haircut at Great Clips.

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I’ve been going to Great Clips the last few years myself because the place I went to for many years closed. Mrs. j has been going to them for a while and likes this one particular gal and recommended them so I figured I’d give them a try. Yes, old farts day around here with them is Wednesday. I also get a veterans discount. Was very surprised they allow double dipping on Wednesday too.

jmonroe

tjc78 · March 2023

I haven’t been to a barber in 15 years or more. Always just shave it down myself. Takes 5 mins every two weeks.

kyfdx · March 2023

I've been going to the same barber for 43 years.

He's two years older than I am. Sold his shop to one of the women that worked there, and he's down to two days per week. I keep telling him not to die on me..

ab348 · March 2023

During the worst of the COVID lockdown I resorted to self-haircuts. Wasn't too hard as I am quite follically challenged anyway so I just have a band around the lower perimeter of the ol' coconut to deal with. The one thing that was a bit tough was the close cut on the back of the neck. But I've had a barber clipper for a long time that I had used before for facial hair and that did the job along with a useful mirror. A good test of hand-eye coordination. But glad my barber returned.

henryn · March 2023

During the Covid lockdown, I went for quite a long time without a haircut. Which wasn't really a problem, as I wasn't going anywhere and no one saw me, so who cares? Saved some money too. These days I go to SuperCuts, which is a big national chain like Great Clips. With the senior discount, it comes out to $16 or $17, and I usually just give the young lady $25. Or if I'm feeling generous that day, $30.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

@henryn said:
During the Covid lockdown, I went for quite a long time without a haircut. Which wasn't really a problem, as I wasn't going anywhere and no one saw me, so who cares? Saved some money too. These days I go to SuperCuts, which is a big national chain like Great Clips. With the senior discount, it comes out to $16 or $17, and I usually just give the young lady $25. Or if I'm feeling generous that day, $30.

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Gee, if you tip like that I’ll cut your hair. I seem to remember getting out of Great Clips on Senior Wednesday for 20 bucks including a $5 tip and that includes a shampoo. On top of that I give her a lot of hair to work on.

jmonroe

explorerx4 · March 2023

I leave $30 for a $21 haircut. During covid I couldn't find any electric clippers, so I'm glad to be able to go to the barber.

explorerx4 · March 2023

This is way better than Judge Judy or whomever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri5FGENtq5g

driver100 · March 2023

explorerx4 said:
This is way better than Judge Judy or whomever.

No way, Judge Judy wouldn't have let that guy off. Someone running a red light because they weren't paying attention should not be let off....it could have resulted in a big accident and even death.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

explorerx4 said:
This is way better than Judge Judy or whomever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri5FGENtq5g

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How? Better yet, why?

jmonroe

explorerx4 · March 2023

Just shows how ridiculous those court shows are, but this one was humorous.
I guess some people take them seriously.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

explorerx4 said:
Just shows how ridiculous those court shows are, but this one was humorous.
I guess some people take them seriously.

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Really? Name one.

jmonroe

kyfdx · March 2023

Just couldn't stay on topic with haircuts, huh?

I've deleted a few posts.. mostly just the stupid ones. If you find your post gone, well...

jmonroe1 · March 2023

kyfdx said:
Just couldn't stay on topic with haircuts, huh?

I've deleted a few posts.. mostly just the stupid ones. If you find your post gone, well...

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Give us a hint what the most stupid post was and I’m willing to bet we can identify the poster.

jmonroe

andres3 · March 2023

henryn said:

venture said:

ab348 said:
When I bought my current ATS, I expected to be able to do the same thing I did at that same dealership the previous 2 times I had bought a new car there - give them a cheque for my down payment. But nooooo, not this time. They had changed their policies and required a certified cheque or bank draft. I was not happy that they didn't mention that earlier. I said maybe I should just go get cash, and they said they wouldn't accept that either. I don't know whether to blame the dealership or the government.
Weird.

When I bought this BMW in January I gave them $5,000 in cash (all they would take), put $5,000 on a cash back credit card (all they would take), and gave them a check for $5,000.

I just checked with BMW Financial Services to find out if there is a limit on how much I can pay every month. It's $7,500. I wonder why? I also found out it's a bit of a pain to pay it off - mail a certified check, etc.
That's pretty strange. Back before the current madness, car manufacturers would often offer a big incentive to get you to take their captive financing. I seem to remember $750 as a common amount for that incentive. I, and everyone else I knew, would take that $750 and then refinance at the credit union for a much lower interest rate. There was never any problem about the refinancing either, and that definitely required that they accept the entire amount owed in one single payment.

As long as the dealership had treated me fairly, I would wait 91 days before refinancing. If they managed to p___ me off, then all bets were off.

Why 91 days? I thought bonuses were dished out on day 31? I suppose it depends on the bank and dealership, or they could have a prepayment penalty the first "XX" days to circumvent people refinancing to the lower rates.

We took VW's money and refinanced almost immediately with NFCU. Karma hurt us because rates went down shortly thereafter (including at NFCU), but NFCU won't let you refinance an in-house loan.

andres3 · March 2023

stickguy said:
airbnb seems to have really run it's course. a wonderful concept that like most of them, got perverted by scammers and scum artists.

The Gov't is one of the scammers and scum artists; getting in on the good thing made it expensive.

andres3 · March 2023

henryn said:
During the Covid lockdown, I went for quite a long time without a haircut. Which wasn't really a problem, as I wasn't going anywhere and no one saw me, so who cares? Saved some money too. These days I go to SuperCuts, which is a big national chain like Great Clips. With the senior discount, it comes out to $16 or $17, and I usually just give the young lady $25. Or if I'm feeling generous that day, $30.

How much do you tip for a carwash?

andres3 · March 2023

tjc78 said:
I haven’t been to a barber in 15 years or more. Always just shave it down myself. Takes 5 mins every two weeks.

You are not contributing to JOBS in the haircutting sector. Pretty soon our Gov't will have to offer cash 4 clunky haircuts.

stickguy · March 2023

got warm today (mid-50s) and most of our snow melted, so I treated the Acura to spring spa day. Though my son was kind enough to laugh at me saying "end of winter" and pointed out it might snow again Saturday (really just going to rain, maybe some minor mixing). so will just leave it in the garage.

washed, clayed and waxed the just turned 3 YO last week car. still under 19,000 miles. Should be good for a couple more years now!

henryn · March 2023

andres3 said:

stickguy said:
airbnb seems to have really run it's course. a wonderful concept that like most of them, got perverted by scammers and scum artists.
The Gov't is one of the scammers and scum artists; getting in on the good thing made it expensive.

Huh??? What did the government, local, state, or federal have to do with AirBnB?

And I don't think AirBnb was ever a wonderful idea. And I don't think scammers have anything to do with it. The problem with AirBnB, from day one, was that a great many of the renters were doing so just to have a "party house".

henryn · March 2023

andres3 said:

henryn said:
During the Covid lockdown, I went for quite a long time without a haircut. Which wasn't really a problem, as I wasn't going anywhere and no one saw me, so who cares? Saved some money too. These days I go to SuperCuts, which is a big national chain like Great Clips. With the senior discount, it comes out to $16 or $17, and I usually just give the young lady $25. Or if I'm feeling generous that day, $30.
How much do you tip for a carwash?

I pay $50 for hand wash and wax for both vehicles. I supply the space, all equipment and supplies, the locals who do the work supply only their "elbow grease". Takes about 2.5 to 3 hours to do both cars, so they're making $17 an hour or a little better.

And depending on who's doing the work (minor or adult), I throw in beer or soft drinks.

snakeweasel · March 2023

@kyfdx said:
Just couldn't stay on topic with haircuts, huh?

I've deleted a few posts.. mostly just the stupid ones. If you find your post gone, well...

OK about haircuts, why is it that the price of a haircut goes up even though they cut off less and less?

henryn · March 2023

stickguy said:
got warm today (mid-50s) and most of our snow melted, so I treated the Acura to spring spa day. Though my son was kind enough to laugh at me saying "end of winter" and pointed out it might snow again Saturday (really just going to rain, maybe some minor mixing). so will just leave it in the garage.

washed, clayed and waxed the just turned 3 YO last week car. still under 19,000 miles. Should be good for a couple more years now!

Claying is a real pain in the kiester. I have never managed to do a full car without dropping the clay and having to buy a 2nd bar.

henryn · March 2023

andres3 said:

henryn said:

venture said:

ab348 said:
When I bought my current ATS, I expected to be able to do the same thing I did at that same dealership the previous 2 times I had bought a new car there - give them a cheque for my down payment. But nooooo, not this time. They had changed their policies and required a certified cheque or bank draft. I was not happy that they didn't mention that earlier. I said maybe I should just go get cash, and they said they wouldn't accept that either. I don't know whether to blame the dealership or the government.
Weird.

When I bought this BMW in January I gave them $5,000 in cash (all they would take), put $5,000 on a cash back credit card (all they would take), and gave them a check for $5,000.

I just checked with BMW Financial Services to find out if there is a limit on how much I can pay every month. It's $7,500. I wonder why? I also found out it's a bit of a pain to pay it off - mail a certified check, etc.
That's pretty strange. Back before the current madness, car manufacturers would often offer a big incentive to get you to take their captive financing. I seem to remember $750 as a common amount for that incentive. I, and everyone else I knew, would take that $750 and then refinance at the credit union for a much lower interest rate. There was never any problem about the refinancing either, and that definitely required that they accept the entire amount owed in one single payment.

As long as the dealership had treated me fairly, I would wait 91 days before refinancing. If they managed to p___ me off, then all bets were off.
Why 91 days? I thought bonuses were dished out on day 31? I suppose it depends on the bank and dealership, or they could have a prepayment penalty the first "XX" days to circumvent people refinancing to the lower rates.

We took VW's money and refinanced almost immediately with NFCU. Karma hurt us because rates went down shortly thereafter (including at NFCU), but NFCU won't let you refinance an in-house loan.

In the case of the $750 incentive to take the captive financing, if you refinance in less than 90 days some (or all?) of that incentive is charged back to the dealership. So if you're feeling friendly to the dealership, you give them a break and wait 91 days.

ab348 · March 2023

kyfdx said:

I've deleted a few posts.. mostly just the stupid ones. If you find your post gone, well...

I guess it is springtime, or at least it is on the west coast, since some new ones have just popped up.

andres3 · March 2023

henryn said:

andres3 said:

stickguy said:
airbnb seems to have really run it's course. a wonderful concept that like most of them, got perverted by scammers and scum artists.
The Gov't is one of the scammers and scum artists; getting in on the good thing made it expensive.
Huh??? What did the government, local, state, or federal have to do with AirBnB?

And I don't think AirBnb was ever a wonderful idea. And I don't think scammers have anything to do with it. The problem with AirBnB, from day one, was that a great many of the renters were doing so just to have a "party house".

Most localities have deemed that AirBnB needs special add-on taxes like hotel taxes. Early on there were no add on fees for taxes.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

henryn said:

stickguy said:
got warm today (mid-50s) and most of our snow melted, so I treated the Acura to spring spa day. Though my son was kind enough to laugh at me saying "end of winter" and pointed out it might snow again Saturday (really just going to rain, maybe some minor mixing). so will just leave it in the garage.

washed, clayed and waxed the just turned 3 YO last week car. still under 19,000 miles. Should be good for a couple more years now!
Claying is a real pain in the kiester. I have never managed to do a full car without dropping the clay and having to buy a 2nd bar.

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Put a ring of newspaper around the car (under the rocker panels and bumpers) then wet the paper so it doesn’t blow away. That way if you drop the clay bar nothing is lost.

Your welcome.

jmonroe

stickguy · March 2023

Newspaper?

I have not used it, but they make clay replacement mitts that IIRC can be washed.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

In the case of the $750 incentive to take the captive financing, if you refinance in less than 90 days some (or all?) of that incentive is charged back to the dealership. So if you're feeling friendly to the dealership, you give them a break and wait 91 days.
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When I bought my first Genny in ‘09 it was from a dealer in Ohio. After we agreed on the price of his car and my trade-in we’re off to the F&I office. The guy saw from the salesman’s notes (I told the salesman that if they wanted to lose the sale, pressuring me with F&I stuff was a good way to do it). So, the F&I guy knew that I was paying cash and I didn’t want to play games. However, as soon as we sat down he said, “I don’t want to lose this sale but PLEASE hear me out for a minute, OK”. He proceeds to tell me that he just saw on his computer that morning that Genny customers could save $750 if they financed through Hyundai. So he said, “finance the car but PLEASE wait for 90 days before you pay it off. Otherwise we’ll lose our commission for setting up this sale as a finance transaction”.

I knew that I wouldn’t be saving $750 because I’d be paying the highest part of the finance charge for that 90 days (I don’t remember now what the finance rate was) but if the F&I guy didn’t mention anything about financing through Hyundai, I wouldn’t have saved any money. Therefore, I decided not to be a jerk by paying it off immediately. So I went through with financing for 90 days.

FWIW, when I bought my second Genny in ‘15 I was going to write a check for that car too but Hyundai was offering free money if you financed for 5 years (0.9%) so I jumped on that deal.

jmonroe

explorerx4 · March 2023

When I bought my current Explorer, one of the incentives was $500 cash or 6 years 0% financing.
That was a no brainer!

kyfdx · March 2023

Our last purchase was a service loaner. 0% at 72 months. And, if we didn't take the 0%? The dealer lost an incentive, and the price would be $1000 higher. Not a tough choice.

In the past, I've seen incentives as high as $3000 for the customer, if they skip the low rate financing, so this was a new one on me.

stickguy · March 2023

My Acura was 60 months at .9%, or $500. Took the rate instead of something near 6%

sda · March 2023

On my drive to work I saw a Rivian truck. They are distinctive by the headlight and taillight configuration. As I got closer it looked odd. The left rear quarter panel had been crunched fairly severely. I can only imagine how long it will take to get that repaired.

oldfarmer50 · March 2023

We scored a new record at work today. 700 miles traveled during a 131/2 hour shift. We ranged from NJ up to near the Canadian border with multiple cities in between.

I passed a Honda Civiv type R at one point. Looked brand new but that is the ugliest rear end of any car I’ve seen.

It looked like one of those Japanese crabs fishermen find off the coast.

Sandman6472 · March 2023

Think the most we've ever done in one day is close to 475 miles. And that was a 13 hour day. But we go from Key West up to Sebastian & over to Ft. Myers if I'm not mistaken. I miss those days of making trips to Tampa & Key West when I first started in the rental car game. But being an independent contractor really sucked! No set schedule, favoritism was rampant, the pay was per the job & they took out for our insurance every day we worked. Hated having to call up the night before at 5 to find out my status for the next day or with the first company, waiting for a text or phone call about working. Since I didn't live near either company, it was always a rushing game to get to the meeting places & I was usually one of the last to arrive. That's why I wanted the Hertz gig so badly...wanted a set schedule so I'd know way before what days/hours I'd be working. Made planning a life much easier!

roadburner · March 2023

We drove nonstop from Fort Worth to Louisville in a B7 that I was writing a story about. I really hated to return that car...

driver100 · March 2023

I was reading a review for the 2023 Lexus RX e 450....EV model. Not bad looking;

I am wondering if I would want to have that steering wheel. I like a flat bottom, but not sure of flat top and bottom;

Range is only about 220 miles compared to Cadillacs and BMWs that are at 300 miles.
Why do EVs have such plain looking interiors? Is it the Spartan philosophy, do without, be a minimalist?

driver100 · March 2023

oldfarmer50 said:
We scored a new record at work today. 700 miles traveled during a 131/2 hour shift. We ranged from NJ up to near the Canadian border with multiple cities in between.

I passed a Honda Civiv type R at one point. Looked brand new but that is the ugliest rear end of any car I’ve seen.

@oldfarmer50, I agree that rear end is totally ugly, it looks like they had 20 designers working on it and they all had a different idea of what to do. There is a similarity in that crab too!

fintail · March 2023

driver100 said:
I was reading a review for the 2023 Lexus RX e 450....EV model. Not bad looking;

I am wondering if I would want to have that steering wheel. I like a flat bottom, but not sure of flat top and bottom;

Range is only about 220 miles compared to Cadillacs and BMWs that are at 300 miles.
Why do EVs have such plain looking interiors? Is it the Spartan philosophy, do without, be a minimalist?

Different for the sake of being different. That steering wheel will be troublesome for the cohort who nervously grips their wheel at 11 and 1 at all times.

roadburner · March 2023

fintail said:

driver100 said:
I was reading a review for the 2023 Lexus RX e 450....EV model. Not bad looking;

I am wondering if I would want to have that steering wheel. I like a flat bottom, but not sure of flat top and bottom;

Range is only about 220 miles compared to Cadillacs and BMWs that are at 300 miles.
Why do EVs have such plain looking interiors? Is it the Spartan philosophy, do without, be a minimalist?

Different for the sake of being different. That steering wheel will be troublesome for the cohort who nervously grips their wheel at 11 and 1 at all times.

Like 90% of U.S. motor vehicle operators("drivers" being far too generous a term).

driver100 · March 2023

fintail said:

driver100 said:
I was reading a review for the 2023 Lexus RX e 450....EV model. Not bad looking;

I am wondering if I would want to have that steering wheel. I like a flat bottom, but not sure of flat top and bottom;

Range is only about 220 miles compared to Cadillacs and BMWs that are at 300 miles.
Why do EVs have such plain looking interiors? Is it the Spartan philosophy, do without, be a minimalist?

Different for the sake of being different. That steering wheel will be troublesome for the cohort who nervously grips their wheel at 11 and 1 at all times.

I can see a Karen "How am I supposed to hold the steering wheel at 10 and 2?".

henryn · March 2023

Some of the people on here need to lighten up a little bit. Criticizing other people, going so far as to call someone a “Karen” just because they don’t hold the steering wheel in the same way you prefer? Over the top, seriously.

carnaught · March 2023

@henryn said:
Some of the people on here need to lighten up a little bit. Criticizing other people, going so far as to call someone a “Karen” just because they don’t hold the steering wheel in the same way you prefer? Over the top, seriously.

It’s funny though😉. I don’t take it as being malicious.

jmonroe1 · March 2023

driver100 said:
I was reading a review for the 2023 Lexus RX e 450....EV model. Not bad looking;

I am wondering if I would want to have that steering wheel. I like a flat bottom, but not sure of flat top and bottom;

Range is only about 220 miles compared to Cadillacs and BMWs that are at 300 miles.
Why do EVs have such plain looking interiors? Is it the Spartan philosophy, do without, be a minimalist?

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I’m sure the thought behind that steering wheel design is that it forces you to place your hands in what is considered the best driving position but that would be a deal breaker for me instantly once I saw it. I wouldn’t even bother taking a test drive regardless of anything else that looked good.

A classic case of designers trying to fix something that ain’t broken.

jmonroe

ab348 · March 2023

That Lexus steering wheel looks like a desperation copy of the Tesla Yoke. I read recently that buyers of those hated it so much that they bought out Elon's supply chain of replacement OE Tesla round steering wheels in short order and now round steering wheels are backordered.

kyfdx · March 2023

Regardless of intent, always good to avoid denigrating or name-calling, even if it's an imaginary person, or said in jest.

imidazol97 · March 2023

I an sitting in a Chevy showroom. Talk about empty. 1 sales person. Owners in their cubical adj to showroom. Service dept has lost some people.

They have more SUVs and more trucks than they have had out on the lot for overt a year.

Brought Cruz in for oil change.

kyfdx · March 2023

imidazol97 said:
I an sitting in a Chevy showroom. Talk about empty. 1 sales person. Owners in their cubical adj to showroom. Service dept has lost some people.

They have more SUVs and more trucks than they have had out on the lot for overt a year.

Brought Cruz in for oil change.

I was out Hwy 32 on Wednesday. Drove by the Wyler dealerships. Only Nissan looked short on cars. Even the Mazda dealership had 50 or more new units.

stickguy · March 2023

I would not buy that steering wheel. I actually use the top portion sometimes! and I see that Lexus avoided showing the front end. probably a good idea.

I was also surprised at how many cars the Mazda dealer had in inventory back in December. When Subaru lots fill up, then you know the shortage is really over.

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