@limitedtimeonly Ask for a raise at the current company. Don't mention having another job offer, just say that you think you're worth more. If they say yes, then great. If they say no, accept the other offer and resign.
Don't get emotionally attached to a job. The proper amount of loyalty to have to your employer is zero.
With just a few simple tricks, it transforms from a girly bagged mulch mover to something much more respectable and classy.
We are currently experiencing prime Jeeping conditions. Roofs, doors, and pavement are frowned upon as a result. Other Jeeps displaying a proper degree of nudity are encouraged.
Got unintentionally detoured riding thru the city, froze basically everything because it's still too cold out, but at least the bike looked good!
Time to examine a design trend that's been going on for a while - black wheels. There are multiple cases of black wheels on cars / trucks, when it is clearly the inferior option. From just a short distance they look like the driver blasted every available pothole and sent their hubcaps rolling away to Narnia, leaving the plain steelies behind. Or perhaps something else caused the same net result. Regardless, below are several examples, along with fixes to showcase what they should look like...
Example 1 - This Beemer. The owner tried to use the turn signal and the hubcaps inexplicably fell off:
...and here it is sporting some nice BBS wheels, the best choice for any German car:
Example 2 - This Porch. It drove down a cobblestone road, as one does with their $200k station wagon (!) and the hubcaps fell off:
...and here it is sporting some nice BBS wheels, the best choice for any German car:
Example 3 - Moving downmarket, this Type R. The design features clearly indicate that the owner spends way too much time consuming adult entertainment that prominently features tentacles. A squid stole the hubcaps.
.....and here is the correction, taking the car to the VW dealer and trading it in on a Golf R. Look how handsome it is now!
Example 4 - This large SUV. The owner was not used to driving something this large, and clipped a few too many curbs, causing the hubcaps to fall off:
....and here it is with some nice reliable wagon wheels. They're retro-reliable!
Example 5 - This OVERLAND Toyota that is used for EXPEDITION and YUUUGE X. It says that on the side so it must be true. These terms combined indicate that the owner takes part in the practice of driving down dirt roads until you're far enough away from civilization that you can comfortably crap in the woods. This one had the hub caps fall off after a rushed drive down a dirt road due to... urgencies.
....and here it is updated to reference other things that crap in the woods, bears:
As clearly shown, literally zero things look good with black wheels, and upgrading to proper ones can drastically impact the appearance of any vehicle so equipped. Thus concludes the examination of this design trend.
If you remove half of the Jeep before you wash it, you can finish in half the time. You can then get back to doing what Jeeps do best, which is parallel parking.
Look farther ahead in the product development cycle. It's done that way to make it easier for them to launch the Bronco SporTrac later.
@e90m3 Translation: "I asked my kids to help figure out how to use my Blackberry and they laughed so I spent their college fund on this base model Porch and this sticker & license plate".
@danny-korecki This is one of my favorite tracks, was also just there recently. It's wayyy different on a bike.
T1 is full throttle after the first curb, with an upshift while leaned over near the T2 apex. Super fun, but wrecks your tire.
The entrance to T3 is tough, because if you do it right it feels like you're gonna fly into the grass and die. Easy to pass people there tho because they let off too early. Don't need to brake until the little pavement strip before the first road on the right (after the tire wall ends).
T4 is taken with no brakes at over 100 mph. The fast way pushes you all the way to the edge of the track at the exit (right next to the wall). It's scary.
T10 is similar to T3. You're flying from mid-track under the bridge out to the edge. Feels like you're not gonna make it, but there's tons of space. I always over-brake this one and get a crappy drive on to the straight.
@facw said in Aftermarket wheel and tire insurance:
Have a source for that? I don't see anything to that effect?
~6:40 in the vid. CarMax PR was in contact with Doug. The $16k that they spent on warranty repairs for his RR came back to them exponentially in others buying cars & warranties as a result of it.
Even the camo can't hide the ugly on the Civic Type R.
@shoop The math never works out.
The cost breakdown of what goes into the price of any extended warranty:
If you read the fine print, they all also have a maximum payout amount, at which point they cancel the policy. Your best bet is always to buy none of them and instead self insure. The only real use for them is to price them as an indicator of expected reliability - the math people that figure that stuff out are really good.
In addition, The Doge Demuraneau Land Rover Carmax Warranty was an ad.
Best compromise of everything you listed. Specs say 5'6" tall, so not that bad. A Subaru Outback is the same and a Crosstrek is 5'3" for reference.
Plus, if your credit score is under 620, you get an extra $1500 in rebates on a new one.
@carsoffortlangley Yep, that whole right tool for the job thing. I've considered selling the trailer and getting a pop-top camper for my pickup, to make it easier to get to more places. Biggest downside is that they cost double what I paid for the toy hauler for something half the size, with every aspect other than maneuverability being inferior, especially the bathroom.
@carsoffortlangley What you've pictured is a private for-profit campground. Those suck.
State parks are better, generally both cheaper and more spread out for a bit more privacy:
If you factor in total lifetime ownership costs, and stick with something reasonable, an RV gives a relatively good value proposition relative to travelling and staying in hotels. Both of course cost much more than tenting it in free campsites.
Personally mine gets used mainly for bike racing and trackdays and it's a complete game changer. It's a completely different experience being able to set up at the track, then all weekend sleep in my comfy bed, use my own shower, and take multiple massive raging dumps in my own bathroom. Of course it's more cost and time than tenting, but also worth it because you get so much more.
@shop-teacher My toy hauler is going on 5 yrs old and I've had shockingly few issues with it. It does get used at least once a month during the summer though, and properly put away for winter. Maybe that has something to do with it. The exterior is definitely sun faded, but that's about it.
If I were shopping used now or in the future I'd prob avoid '20 - '22 models at the minimum due to the rush to move product. People are gonna get fuct when they try to sell a heavily depreciating item with a 180 month loan 3 yrs into ownership though.
@musashi66 said in EPA: Lucid Air "Dream Edition" Officially Has 520 Miles of Range:
For a brand new company that never designed a car before
From the wiki:
Lucid's Chief Executive Officer Peter Rawlinson, formerly served as VP of Engineering at Tesla,[3] and Vice President Derek Jenkins previously worked as Head of Design at Mazda North America Operations.
It's taken them 14 years to get to this point, because building a new car from scratch is complicated, but they definitely have people on board that know a thing or two about auto manufacturing.
@carsoffortlangley said in My Name is COFL and I have a Problem:
Doors off is instant pulled over and ticketed here. Even tube doors are ticket city.
Well that's stupid. My doors & roof have been off all summer, and I've driven past dozens of cops and zero issues. It's a yuuuuge part of the appeal of buying a Jeep in the first place.
