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Welp......we're under contract.
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Yeah that's crazy. We paid 244k in 2020 for our house at 3.5% and our payment is $1390
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Just finished our walkthrough. We put up over 100 little tape dots on items they need to fix. We close Thursday.
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It's official. We are now an additional $377K in debt.
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Congrats Greg!! Hope the move and the new abode bring you and Mrs Greg many years of fulfillment and happiness!
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We're in Vegas. If God were to give the world an enema this is where he'd stick the tube, but thanks.Carcassdragger wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 4:35 pm Congrats Greg!! Hope the move and the new abode bring you and Mrs Greg many years of fulfillment and happiness!
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$50k for a new car no longer feels outrageous…
BUT THE 7.8% INTEREST RATE SURE AS FUCK DOES!
Anyway, spent my morning at a dealership and my afternoon sucking in new car fumes. All in all not too bad a day.
BUT THE 7.8% INTEREST RATE SURE AS FUCK DOES!
Anyway, spent my morning at a dealership and my afternoon sucking in new car fumes. All in all not too bad a day.
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Are you gonna make us guess what you got for your daily commuter?
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Toyota Venza Hybrid for the wife.
Of course I’m now stuck with the behemoth mommy mobile minivan pretending to be an SUV (Honda Pilot). Someone shoot me in the fleshy area where my balls used to reside.
Of course I’m now stuck with the behemoth mommy mobile minivan pretending to be an SUV (Honda Pilot). Someone shoot me in the fleshy area where my balls used to reside.
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Pilot?
Yeah, that’s an issue.
Yeah, that’s an issue.
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Femcat will love the Venza. Your suffering is ........ a sacrificial standard, as you know. But take heart! those cool 20 somethings you work with wouldn't think any more of you if you rolled up in the Venza.
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I love my minivan
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This is very unfortunately true.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:30 pm Femcat will love the Venza. Your suffering is ........ a sacrificial standard, as you know. But take heart! those cool 20 somethings you work with wouldn't think any more of you if you rolled up in the Venza.
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Time to start looking at water treatment systems. The water in Vegas is horrible.
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Same here. When my kids grew up and moved out, I wanted to get another one. My wife said no. She wanted a crossover, so we bought a Nissan Murano.
My oldest son had a minivan for a while too, and would have kept it but it died.
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I'm going to be in the market for a new car in the next year or so and right now this is the leader in the clubhouse.
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Are you gonna change your handle to lvgreg or nvgreg?
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No. I still have a house in Phoenix and my job is based out of Phoenix. I'm not even getting Nevada license plates or a Nevada drivers license.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 6:01 pmAre you gonna change your handle to lvgreg or nvgreg?
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Mr Veg(reg)as
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I think I’m in for a Rivian in a few years if I were to get a truck but I truly don’t need a truck. I don’t haul a goddamn thing outside maybe some bagged mulch. Instead I think I want something sporty. Maybe a BMW or Audi.
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The hybrid version gets over 40 MPG. It's basically a car with a small truck bed. We like to tent camp and it's just enough for that.
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Have you seen the 2025 reintroduction of the El Camino?azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:58 pmThe hybrid version gets over 40 MPG. It's basically a car with a small truck bed. We like to tent camp and it's just enough for that.
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I used to own a 1972 El Camino.Chicat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 8:51 pmHave you seen the 2025 reintroduction of the El Camino?azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:58 pmThe hybrid version gets over 40 MPG. It's basically a car with a small truck bed. We like to tent camp and it's just enough for that.
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Yep. Also will come in a 4-door with AWD.
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I didn 't realize the Mav hybrid had such good mpg. Still, real men don't drive half-tons.
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I no longer race stocks cars. I don't require the use of a 1 ton pickup.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 9:39 pmI didn 't realize the Mav hybrid had such good mpg. Still, real men don't drive half-tons.
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Gear-head libtards are a rare breed Greg.azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 9:42 pmI no longer race stocks cars. I don't require the use of a 1 ton pickup.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 9:39 pmI didn 't realize the Mav hybrid had such good mpg. Still, real men don't drive half-tons.
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I was looking for a new Maverick about 18 months ago. None were close, and the ones little further out had huge markups on them of $4-$5K and I would to drive several hours to even test drive it. But I'm not paying more than retail, and have superb credit.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 9:39 pmI didn 't realize the Mav hybrid had such good mpg. Still, real men don't drive half-tons.
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$2.99 per gallon at the Fort Stockton Flying J. So cheap I decided to get TWO blowjobs from KaibabKat.
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That's what you get when GM kills Holden and Ford abandons Australia. Australia invented the Ute and know how to design them. The El Camino and the Ranchero were copies of the Aussie Ute. They were perfect for tradies to buzz around narrow suburban streets. Chevy doesn't know how to build a Ute. That thing is both useless and ugly.
Now our roads are overwhelmed by Ford monster trucks and some City Councils are up in arms threatening to ban them. My street is going to go parking on one side only so cars can actually navigate the street without having to sit outside peoples houses blowing the horn for somebody to come out and move their car, or watching a house burn down because the firetruck can't get through.
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Holden and Ford stopped building in Oz in 2017. There was going to be a Holden Ute rebadged as a Pontiac in 2009. But Pontiac died before that happened.
Some pictures here - ya gotta scroll down a bit. Holden Ute in US with weird history / Pontiac Ute pictures
Those 2008 era bodies are STILL hugely better looking that that thing pictured above.
Some pictures here - ya gotta scroll down a bit. Holden Ute in US with weird history / Pontiac Ute pictures
Those 2008 era bodies are STILL hugely better looking that that thing pictured above.
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I think it looks cool. A cracker's Santa Cruz. It has no conceivable broad practicality with that ridiculous bed, but the 1st gen Honda Ridgeline was similarly configured and we bought one for Mrs. Dove's forays into the woods before I retired. That Ridgeline was a fucking tank, had excellent clearance, and was way more powerful than it had a right to be.
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RichardCranium wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:48 am Australia invented the Ute and know how to design them.
Looking it up, short for UTILITY TRUCK.
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I'm in the market for a TV for the living room. With the move and all (new house, furniture, etc.) I don't want to spend a lot of money so I'm looking at one of those TCL units from Walmart (75" or 85"). Anybody here have any experience with one of these? And if so, how long have you had it?
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I've had 2 different TCL TV's over the last 5 years or so and I never had a problem. I'm not a huge av nerd though but it gives me exactly what I want for a great price. Mine is only 55" though.
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Does my 2005 36" Sony Wega count?
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High def black and white?
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I keep it next to my 8 track player.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2024 4:37 pmYou have one too!
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#Mancave.
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