What's the last thing you bought?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I figured it had nothing to do with the product. I'm green son. I don't support foreign oil :lol:

[Muddy]

No worries.

[KevinD]

Hell Muddy, I thought you were talking about the whole Volt catching on fire thing. I was gonna ask Porky if he got a free fire extinguisher with it. :lol:

J/K Porky. Good for you bro, but the car would be almost worthless here. No place to recharge it other than home.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

It plugs into a standard plug. You must really be living in the sticks Pa. :lol:

[KevinD]

I know it plugs into household outlets, but, there are no places in Houston that offer the service. So, would have to park close to office building and run an extension cord. :lol:

[KevinD]

Okay, I got a nice bonus recently. So, I bought myself something cool. Totally opposite of Porky's new car:

A 2013 Viper SRT GTS











































































































(poster that it) :lol:

[Muddy]

I was gonna say... Jeesus man.. :lol:

[KevinD]

Yeah, I wish. :lol: I couldn't even afford the down payment on one of those right now. They are supposed to start at $120,00 for the GTS. Hell of a bargain really for what it is, but waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy outta my league.
I might, maybe, be able to afford a used Viper one day. :lol:

[Muddy]

I think the chevy vette is an affordable super car?

[KevinD]

Yeah, but if I am gonna have a mid life crisis car, I want more than a vette, lol. I'd at least have to have a 2013 ZR1 Vette, and they start at $113,000 or so. :lol:

[Richard Cranium]

I bought a Slim Jim

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I figured it had nothing to do with the product. I'm green son. I don't support foreign oil :lol:

But you support private companies that only survive on the backs of the American taxpayer? :dunno:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

But you support private companies that only survive on the backs of the American taxpayer? :dunno:

It was a struggle, but I can justify because Im GREEN Its for the greater good


Plus the Fed refund is only available if you paid more then that in, so it was my money anyway :twisted:

[Muddy]

It was a struggle, but I can justify because Im GREEN Its for the greater good


Plus the Fed refund is only available if you paid more then that in, so it was my money anyway :twisted:

You pay your fair share in... Use the system.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:tup:

[Muddy]

I've paid hundreds of thousands to the feds... Think I wont use a government program to get some of it back? :lol: sheeeeeet.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I got over $35K in gubmint incentives towards my house :dance:

[Muddy]

I got over $35K in gubmint incentives towards my house :dance:

See? It's all good then! :razz:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

See? It's all good then! :razz:

I didn't buy my house from a taxpayer funded bankrupt private company though [-(

[PorkChopSandwiches]

What do you think Franny and Freddy are?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What do you think Franny and Freddy are?

I have an FHA loan, not a conventional loan that would be bought by Fannie or Freddie :nono:

[Goofy]

I bought two plain rolls, a bottle of lemon and lime volvic and a pack of chewing gum............ better deal than Porky :thumbsup:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I just bought a bowl of chicken and rice. No incentives offered though. :(

[Goofy]

I just bought a bowl of chicken and rice. No incentives offered though. :(

:empathy:

[Hal-9000]

http://i.imgur.com/oNnJe81.jpg




8-[






:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nice :thumbsup:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/oNnJe81.jpg




8-[






:dance:

Tweet the deets

[Hal-9000]

it has a snow plough attachment at the front

those darn Toyota engineers think of everything :lol:

[Muddy]

Did you really buy it?

[Hal-9000]

Yep, I put some money down yesterday and just waiting for the delivery date. It doesn't have much power but the ride is nice and Toyota joined the 21 century by putting some nice options in the Corolla this year. One guy called it The mini-Camry because of the space inside, visibility etc.

[FBD]

I just bought the soon to be ex wife out of the house

[Muddy]

Yep, I put some money down yesterday and just waiting for the delivery date. It doesn't have much power but the ride is nice and Toyota joined the 21 century by putting some nice options in the Corolla this year. One guy called it The mini-Camry because of the space inside, visibility etc.

Stick or auto?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I just bought the soon to be ex wife out of the house

Sorry to hear that bud

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I just bought the soon to be ex wife out of the house

:tup:

[Hal-9000]

Stick or auto?

auto...I basically commute across the city during rush hour every day so rowing the gears as they say, would be a bit of a pain..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

auto...I basically commute across the city during rush hour every day so rowing the gears as they say, would be a bit of a pain..

:agreed:

[Hal-9000]

I just bought the soon to be ex wife out of the house




sorry to hear....on the positive side - you kick one door in the face, and another one opens :thumbsup:

[Muddy]

Right on..

[FBD]

yeah, I just wish I didnt spend the last 10 years watching the door open and close a bunch of times over...or that once a clean slate gets decided and vows got made...that the clean slate was anything but. and she who touted herself as a paragon of communication couldnt even tell me these things until it was a big fuggin problem for her. nice, that whole through thick and thin bullshit, eh? our lives were half separate anyway and she always told me that was something she liked about our relationship. :banghead:

funny I thought it was just some strange outflow from my meditative practices, but my heart center has been fkd up for the last 6 months, my sternum has been popping and cracking like mad...like it knew long before I did :lol: I devised a meditation to do before she goes to disconnect and seal off my energetic space from her, hopefully it doesnt give me a heart attack, but I need to redirect and repurpose some energies, need to open up deep and scrape out all the shit, more or less.

I came *this* close to buying a plane ticket, quitting my job and saying fuck this noise...I know a dude that has a taoist hermitage set up in the andes and I got the ok to go cultivate there, removed from society. but I still have a lot of stuff going on here, bands, got the recording studio up and running finally...one of my teachers keeps encouraging me to write a student manual and begin teaching the meditative practices and chi gung I know...we'll see how things pan out. met a lot of people recently interested in this shit, so I am going to start trying to gather them up and teach them stuff. of course, I do need to be a little selective...this chick I met who is pretty...uh, wild, and has pretty much all of her energy stuck in her crotch...she was interested in the things I was teaching and I did some energetic shit with her...now this chick is so whacked me and my buddy watcher her fuck a flag pole once, ffs...but I did some other stuff and well, hahaha...use your imagination...I didnt touch her. her boyfriend wasnt too happy about that...although he didnt know *that* aspect of it :lol:

fuckin life, man...I tell ya.

[Hal-9000]

geez FBD...and here I was stressed picking out a new car :lol:







:tup: keep on, keepin on man

[FBD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPeZpQkmgh0

well...if for some reason I get fired from my job and our guy renting the property the studio is on loses the rent because he just about cant pay it as is...I am going to light my house on fire and leave the country :lol:

[Hal-9000]

hope it doesn't come to that....there's equity in your home, rent it to a family of 17 immigrants :thumbsup:

[FBD]

some, but not much. shit that reminds me, I have to do all the insurance bs for the house & car and go open a new bank acct also. bloody hell!

[KevinD]

FBD, so sorry to hear of your problems, truly. Not much I can say, other than yes, it does happen, and no, it's never fun when it does. If you do decide to "leave the country" (joking here, sorta) may I recommend Peru, specifically the Miraflores, or San Isidro areas of Lima? Awesome food, entertainments, gambling, shopping, health clubs, many martial arts domos. Not sure about meditation, but I'm willing to say it's very much there based on the expat society that I'm familiar with.
If you do go there, in about 5 more years, I'll meet ya there. Gotta get the youngest through college first. Bar nore, of all the places I've been in the world, this is my favorite. (Well, okay, Land's End is cool as hell to, but you gotta bring your own split tail, food and drinks)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Tires for my truck and my g/f's car

[Hal-9000]

I literally drained my bank account with a 9000 dollar down payment...I need to get some new winter tires as well..



9000.......



:dance:

[Muddy]

Jesus.. thats a huge down payment

[Hal-9000]

it helped against 22000 and change....now I only have 36 months of semi reasonable payments on about 13000.....fook me all these dealerships want to lock you into an 84 month payment plan :lol:

[Muddy]

Yeah, but isnt Toyota offering 0% financing right now?

[Hal-9000]

it depends on the term and the car....this one was at 1.9% and best I could get for a rival car was .99%...


still, one or two percent is better than anything the bank can give me...

this is the first time I've had to finance a car so I'm nervous....bought my last two vehicles with savings, stocks etc so the commitment part is freaking me a little :lol:

the ol dreaded C-word ..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

it helped against 22000 and change....now I only have 36 months of semi reasonable payments on about 13000.....fook me all these dealerships want to lock you into an 84 month payment plan :lol:


Yeah, but isnt Toyota offering 0% financing right now?

I'll take 10 years of payments if its 0%, its free money. Why throw your whole nestegg away when the m oney is free

[Hal-9000]

I'll take 10 years of payments if its 0%, its free money. Why throw your whole nestegg away when the m oney is free

To me it's the longevity gamble....I'd rather pay as much off up front for two reasons, shorter payment term and smaller monthly payments.

If I set up a 7 year plan at 0% and lost my job, all of a sudden those 400 or 500 per month car payments will get really large...

this way, if something happens to my employment and I don't get a new job for another couple of months...I can probably pay off the car with some pension money or similar..

I work in a pretty unstable industry with constant change etc so I have to make a contigency for the worst case

[PorkChopSandwiches]

You can always pay as much as you want, dragging it out over 10 yrs for instance would dramatically lower your monthly payment, and you could make double payments when you had the money. But, you are free to do whatever you want, I would imagine an accountant would tell you it wasn't the best decision.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'll take 10 years of payments if its 0%, its free money. Why throw your whole nestegg away when the m oney is free

I think 7 years is as far out as they will finance cars.

[Muddy]

Im not picking on you Hal... But it's free money when its 0% interest... Take the tiny payments and pay more when you can. I wouldn't have depleted my cash either.

[Hal-9000]

You can always pay as much as you want, dragging it out over 10 yrs for instance would dramatically lower your monthly payment, and you could make double payments when you had the money. But, you are free to do whatever you want, I would imagine an accountant would tell you it wasn't the best decision.


the idea of paying for a car for 10 years...even at 150/mo...would cripple me in ways I can't describe here :lol:

I think about quitting my job often and this forces me to focus...for the short term anyways. Worst part for me is the 1.9% interest and it's livable in my small world

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I think 7 years is as far out as they will finance cars.
Ok, I was just using 10 as an example, I think mine maxed at 6

Im not picking on you Hal... But it's free money when its 0% interest... Take the tiny payments and pay more when you can. I wouldn't have depleted my cash either.

Exactly, in the scenario where he loses his job he could have made payments with that money until he found another. Also, not picking, just how I like to use money. Always keep as much of your own in the bank. ;)

[PorkChopSandwiches]

the idea of paying for a car for 10 years...even at 150/mo...would cripple me in ways I can't describe here :lol:

I think about quitting my job often and this forces me to focus...for the short term anyways. Worst part for me is the 1.9% interest and it's livable in my small world

If its not 0% then it makes sense to pay it quick and minimize the interest

[Muddy]

the idea of paying for a car for 10 years...even at 150/mo...would cripple me in ways I can't describe here :lol:

I think about quitting my job often and this forces me to focus...for the short term anyways. Worst part for me is the 1.9% interest and it's livable in my small world


Just think about it Hal.. We both have been in your shoes many times... I hate to have an albatross hanging around my neck as well.. But capital is capital.. It's hard to come by.. If you ever lost your job you still have that capital and could pay the smaller payments for years.

[Hal-9000]

Im not picking on you Hal... But it's free money when its 0% interest... Take the tiny payments and pay more when you can. I wouldn't have depleted my cash either.

it's all good....but after the fact advice is advice I can't take, thanks for the thoughts though :lol:

this is my last day of holidays and I wanted to get the vehicle while I was off...switch insurance/registration, learn about the car and then sell my existing car to a guy at work...

that's not going to happen so now I'll have to do all of that while I'm at work (after being on vacation for 10 days) :(

[Hal-9000]

Just think about it Hal.. We both have been in your shoes many times... I hate to have an albatross hanging around my neck as well.. But capital is capital.. It's hard to come by.. If you ever lost your job you still have that capital and could pay the smaller payments for years.


yeah I'm kinda living on 27 dollars now....never was a rich guy but it's weird seeing no balance in my accounts :lol:


I've never had to get a mortgage on a house so my small finances are little worries...

[Muddy]

TBH, When I refinanced my house... I wrote my self as big a check as I could out of my equity line and put it in my savings account before I closed it out and had it all refinanced.. I have a small 3% amount of interest on the new loan (which is tax deductible) and now I have a boatload of cash..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Me too :tup:

[Hal-9000]

I guess I played out the limited amount of scenarios and reasoned that for my situation, getting the car paid ASAP was the most attractive.

[Muddy]

I totally understand. Just keep in the back of your mind in the future though. Cash is king.

[Hal-9000]

yeah if Syria wipes you guys out, cash and gold ingots will rule the day! :lol:






*kinda half a joke there...

[PorkChopSandwiches]

On there best day maybe they could wipe out a town.

[Hal-9000]

I often wonder (and don't Chicken Little me...) if something occurs....let's say a large EMP from the sun.

In one moment, everything with a chip ceases to function. Bank cards, credit cards, cars, pc's.....the works, all of it goes dark.


At that point we'd have to become a cash and barter only society. Food stores would have to put up cash only signs and the line ups to banks would become epic in scope.

I don't think the banks have the solvency to cover every user that comes there and demands all of their cash on the spot.


So besides an economic crisis of biblical proportions, we'd have people who have a lot of money on paper, but couldn't buy milk and food and gas for the week.

Seriously....how many times in the month do we actually pull out a bunch of currency and throw it in our wallets? I do it for coffee and a bad habit of mine, :lol: after that...it's all just notations on an ether-ledger in the sky...

[Muddy]

yeah if Syria wipes you guys out, cash and gold ingots will rule the day! :lol:


*kinda half a joke there...

I know you're joking, but really.. You need capital to be able to borrow capital.. You never really spend any of it.. You just shuffle it around from one pile to another until you cash out.

[Hal-9000]

I hear that mang :thumbsup:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I often wonder (and don't Chicken Little me...) if something occurs....let's say a large EMP from the sun.

In one moment, everything with a chip ceases to function. Bank cards, credit cards, cars, pc's.....the works, all of it goes dark.


At that point we'd have to become a cash and barter only society. Food stores would have to put up cash only signs and the line ups to banks would become epic in scope.

I don't think the banks have the solvency to cover every user that comes there and demands all of their cash on the spot.


So besides an economic crisis of biblical proportions, we'd have people who have a lot of money on paper, but couldn't buy milk and food and gas for the week.

Seriously....how many times in the month do we actually pull out a bunch of currency and throw it in our wallets? I do it for coffee and a bad habit of mine, :lol: after that...it's all just notations on an ether-ledger in the sky...

I keep a few grand on hand "in case shit"

[Hal-9000]

I keep my wiffle ball bat at the ready....in case shit :x


:thumbsup:

[Muddy]

I dont use credit cards.. I use a bank checking account for day to day purchases and stock pile the big stuff.. (which isnt really that big)..

[Hal-9000]

all of our computer systems going down scares the shite out of me...

we've become too dependent on the tech to manage almost all aspects of our lives and Mother Nature has a habit of cleansing the world every few thousand years..

I feel a renewal on the horizon :lol:






*this happy thought brought to you today by Sunshine-9000

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I think about that quite a bit as well

[FBD]

FBD, so sorry to hear of your problems, truly. Not much I can say, other than yes, it does happen, and no, it's never fun when it does. If you do decide to "leave the country" (joking here, sorta) may I recommend Peru, specifically the Miraflores, or San Isidro areas of Lima? Awesome food, entertainments, gambling, shopping, health clubs, many martial arts domos. Not sure about meditation, but I'm willing to say it's very much there based on the expat society that I'm familiar with.
If you do go there, in about 5 more years, I'll meet ya there. Gotta get the youngest through college first. Bar nore, of all the places I've been in the world, this is my favorite. (Well, okay, Land's End is cool as hell to, but you gotta bring your own split tail, food and drinks)
Good stuff. Friend of a friend has a hermitage of sorts in the andes ;) boy did I have a big fkd up dream after getting word I was welcome to go there anytime...

[Muddy]

Back in the 30's I think the banks seized all the cash and only paid out like 30% on the dollar...

[FBD]

I keep my wiffle ball bat at the ready....in case shit :x


:thumbsup::lol:


I think about that quite a bit as well

I used to...now I just prepare and dont worry about it.

[FBD]

the physical shiny stuff in hand, once the federal reserve fire starts...that shit is going to triple in value.

[Hal-9000]

like in the Die Hard movie...The Fire Sale scenario (true btw...)

where you cripple a city or a country by taking down it's banking systems first....it's like pulling out the loadstone in a structure

[Hal-9000]

Back in the 30's I think the banks seized all the cash and only paid out like 30% on the dollar...

that's another key moment....when something happens to our current economic system and the government in power makes 'THE' decision on how to handle it...

we either have no choice but to comply in the new world, or get our wiffle bats and march on the bastards! :x

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:lol:

[Hal-9000]

you guys are turning me militant :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/1/8febb665f2e9689ab504f15d45ea8370/l.jpg

[FBD]

:lol:

[FBD]

like in the Die Hard movie...The Fire Sale scenario (true btw...)

where you cripple a city or a country by taking down it's banking systems first....it's like pulling out the loadstone in a structure
they designed it that way

[Hal-9000]

yeah I get a little antsy reading about 16 yr old hackers who get into the Federal Treasury database...

I try and have faith... but stability and seemingly solid defenses are only as good as what the last guy put into them.

Can you imagine...the net goes dark. What's your first day like?

going to the bank in person to find out what you have
going to a gas station with whatever disposable assets you have on hand...same for the grocery and clothing stores..
any portion of your job done online morphs into phone calls (if cell towers and satellites still work) and hand written documents....sent through an ailing postal system suddenly overwhelmed with letter mail...

and if you have an argument with someone, no more googling for links...you would actually have to find a book, tear out the page with the reference and then mail it to them! :x

[FBD]

first order of business, get to the store and buy the remaining needed items.

then,

wait :waiting:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No more big ticket spending for me after getting 2 sets of tires this past weekend

[Richard Cranium]

This is why I maybe have/had firearms.

[Richard Cranium]

Getting ready for winter?

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/R/Rolligon8x8sbII.jpeg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Getting ready for winter?

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/R/Rolligon8x8sbII.jpeg

Yes, but not quite to that extreme ;)

[redred]

2 newspapers

[minz]

Floury baps and a packet of bacon!

[Muddy]

Getting ready for winter?

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/R/Rolligon8x8sbII.jpeg


Yes, but not quite to that extreme ;)

Thats Hals new Corolla..

[Hal-9000]

I get to pick up my new car today :cheerlead:

and the boss gave me an extra day off to do all of the fun stuff :dance:


I hope they remembered the fuzzy dice accessory

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I still havent bought gas, and went over 500 miles so far :dance:

[Muddy]

Buy a fire extinguisher..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Bwahahahahahahaha

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:willie:

[Muddy]

I was on facebook the other night asking a local Chevy dealership if their current fire was caused by a Chevy Volt.. :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I saw that :lol: Dick

[Muddy]

:lol: It was funny as shit... They never responded and took my post down.. Whats that tell you?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:tinfoil:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/xhtiV1T.jpg

[Muddy]

:lol:

[Muddy]

No really though.. I think it's cool, Porky.. I hope it works out positive for you...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/QCmYc5P.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/aycDjhe.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/VYSJeUR.png

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:lol: It was funny as shit... They never responded and took my post down.. Whats that tell you?

They responded, said the fire was by you in Richmond, that dealership you sent the message to was in a different state

[Muddy]

They responded, said the fire was by you in Richmond, that dealership you sent the message to was in a different state

I sent a second message to the one near me once I got that response.. They didn't respond and deleted it..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:hills:

[Muddy]

I think the fires were more in an controlled crash test environment.. Thats all they have to say.. Instead of dodging me..:lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Ha, but you were basically trashing them on their account :lol:

[Muddy]

I just asked a simple question?

[Hal-9000]

The Volts are pretty good lookin cars IMO


Here's my compact ghetto car I picked up today..2014 Toyota Corolla :cheerlead:





http://i.imgur.com/bH9dohk.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/WJPmujG.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/Zqa8IOG.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/SV8cHWa.jpg


http://i43.tinypic.com/2wfqlw9.jpg


http://i40.tinypic.com/3442yxt.jpg







check out the second last pic...passenger seat moved up, look at how much space is in the back. Not bad for a compact car, those Toyota PR guys were not full of it... :thumbsup:

[Muddy]

Nice Hal!

[KevinD]

Looks cool. So did Habib give you the $30 bucks yet for the Grand Amborghini?

[Hal-9000]

Nice Hal!

you asked about possible remorse? Oh fuck me Muddy I'm just listening to the news and Toyota has a massive recall again :lol: something about welding on the back suspension of certain vehicles...

Nutshell..

love the basic dash layout
love the infotainment features as they're easy to use, simple and large
love the seating positions and the seats themselves...it was like stepping into a 2014 grand am :lol:
love the visibility
love the auto heated mirrors, they detect cold and you don't have to turn them on
love the folding mirrors, had no idea they did that
love the large backup camera
love the full sized spare. A LOT of makes in this class don't give you a spare, you get a can of puncture repair...I'm looking at you Hyundai and Kia!!! :x
love the simplicity of the car...get in, drive and things are apparent. Try looking at a Ford Focus or Buick Verano console and do something quick on the fly :lol:

need to get used to flipping a button on the floor to open my gas tank :lol:
need to get used to column ignition placement and minimal tilt steering
need to get used to a car that has all working options :lol:
need to get used to having my phone paired with my my radio, setup was a breeze but dialing and speaking while driving is a whole new thing for me

don't like the rear seat headrests, wish I could remove them
don't like monthly payments, wish I could remove them
don't like the new car smell, it's changed since I last bought a car
it has less power and different brakes than my other car....still very smooth and easy to drive, no quirks

[Hal-9000]

Looks cool. So did Habib give you the $30 bucks yet for the Grand Amborghini?

TWO THOUSAND RUPEES!!!! (plus a camel or wife of my choice)

he was supposed to come over tonight but I teased him about needing a SW visa and passport to enter my neighborhood....we is predominantly white over here :lol:

[KevinD]

On the blue tooth, just setup your phones voice commands. Like "Call Dad cell" Works for me. Best thing I ever did for my truck is pony up a couple more $$ for Bluetooth when I replaced the factory radio.
A lot of the rear seat headrests ARE removable, as they create large blind spots. The ones in my wife's car are not, but the rear seats do fold flat, so, I usually travel with them down.

[KevinD]

2000inr, like I said, about $30 bucks. :lol:

[Hal-9000]

On the blue tooth, just setup your phones voice commands. Like "Call Dad cell" Works for me. Best thing I ever did for my truck is pony up a couple more $$ for Bluetooth when I replaced the factory radio.
A lot of the rear seat headrests ARE removable, as they create large blind spots. The ones in my wife's car are not, but the rear seats do fold flat, so, I usually travel with them down.

Oh yes it's not the setup or commands...it's actually conversing with someone while driving :lol: I don't do it...

and these rear seat headrests are stitched onto the seats themselves...no takey away

[Hal-9000]

2000inr, like I said, about $30 bucks. :lol:


seriously...the guy pushed and pushed and pushed....after I told him I don't want to sell a car to a coworker..I told him it would become a dealer's problem, not a friend's...

so he kept pushing, I named a price of 1500-2000 dollars and gave him a set of winter tires on rims...and we learned the meaning of the words AS IS..


:lol:

[Richard Cranium]

I bought one of these for Hal's new car.

http://i42.tinypic.com/4j5mhy.jpg

[KevinD]

I've never sold a car to a co worker. Did sell one to a friend once, but he knew the motor was blown. (93 5.0 Thunderbird)

[Hal-9000]

I don't think it's good policy to sell to friends or coworkers, but we print business forms in our industry...I have about 200 bill of sale templates to pick from and I'm very particular of wording in contracts/agreements..

he knows the risks :lol:





I will miss that car however :(

[KevinD]

Upside to the Rolla. Looks like it has more room in the back for date night gymnastics.
Downside: slower to get away when daddy pops out of the house with a shotgun. :lol:

[Hal-9000]

I'll just create a new type of high octane fuel...some ethanol mixed with gin and a little bit of rice to top it off..




:lol: I had to make the racial remark....Toyotas and Hondas have lost their 80's reputation up here because we manufacture them in Canada

[Loser]

I don't think it's good policy to sell to friends or coworkers, but we print business forms in our industry...I have about 200 bill of sale templates to pick from and I'm very particular of wording in contracts/agreements..

he knows the risks :lol:





I will miss that car however :(

I always just write AS IS really big on a piece of paper and tell them to sign it :lol:

[Hal-9000]

seriously...the guy pushed and pushed and pushed....after I told him I don't want to sell a car to a coworker..I told him it would become a dealer's problem, not a friend's...

so he kept pushing, I named a price of 1500-2000 dollars and gave him a set of winter tires on rims...and we learned the meaning of the words AS IS..


:lol:



yep :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

The Volts are pretty good lookin cars IMO


Here's my compact ghetto car I picked up today..2014 Toyota Corolla :cheerlead:





http://i.imgur.com/bH9dohk.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/WJPmujG.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/Zqa8IOG.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/SV8cHWa.jpg


http://i43.tinypic.com/2wfqlw9.jpg


http://i40.tinypic.com/3442yxt.jpg







check out the second last pic...passenger seat moved up, look at how much space is in the back. Not bad for a compact car, those Toyota PR guys were not full of it... :thumbsup:

:tup: nice color too

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nice Hal, congratz on the new ride :thumbsup:

[Hal-9000]

thanks dudes....everything is in the wrong place though!! :x




8-[

[PorkChopSandwiches]

you wanted the steering wheel on the right side?

[Hal-9000]

they put the gas fillup hole on the left side...and I gotta use a button in the car to open the lid fss when I fill up...


damn Asians :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

they put the gas fillup hole on the left side...and I gotta use a button in the car to open the lid fss when I fill up...


damn Asians :x

Take the gas cap door off, problem solved :tup:

[Hal-9000]

I have folding mirrors for better wind resistance, aerodynamics and speed :thumbsup:

[Muddy]

I have 2 turntables and a microphone.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I have 2 turntables and a microphone.

I have two 12 inch subs, twin amps and some NOS

http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?49616-Amazing-car-setup-two-12-inch-subs-twin-amps-and-some-NOS

[Hal-9000]

break in instructions for the new car...

no sudden stops
no constant speeds
no fast acceleration


so I take the bus instead? :lol:

[Hal-9000]

One nice thing....threw some MP3's on a flash drive, plugged it in and the car audio knew the device and started playing the tunes instantly :thumbsup:

[KevinD]

break in instructions for the new car...

no sudden stops This is so you don't warp the brake rotors
no constant speeds So the piston rings seat properly. Varying RPMs is recommended on all new motors
no fast acceleration That's a joke, right?


so I take the bus instead? :lol:

Have fun with it. The varying speeds will take care of itself during stop and go commutes. Just don't floor it until you have 500 miles or so. Curious, what is the recommended first oil change? I have always done mine on new cars or new/rebuilt motors at 500 miles.

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

500 miles? Really? What's the logic behind that?

[KevinD]

I was taught when I was younger that you should change oil in a rebuilt/new engine or a new car at 500 miles due to initial wear of bearings etc. Every vehicle I've ever bought new has had more than 200,000 miles on it, and the engines I built never spun bearings. Though I have holed a block or two and broken several pistons. :lol:

One thing I find interesting, is that my wife's car came from the factory with full synthetic oil, yet the recommended interval is still 3,000 miles. I've always changed synthetic at 6,000 to 7,000 miles.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

My new car has scheduled oil changes once every 2 years :dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My new car has scheduled oil changes once every 2 years :dance:

How often are the scheduled fires? :-k

































:nana:

[Hal-9000]

Have fun with it. The varying speeds will take care of itself during stop and go commutes. Just don't floor it until you have 500 miles or so. Curious, what is the recommended first oil change? I have always done mine on new cars or new/rebuilt motors at 500 miles.

8000 kms or March...they gave me the first one free

[Hal-9000]

Have fun with it. The varying speeds will take care of itself during stop and go commutes. Just don't floor it until you have 500 miles or so. Curious, what is the recommended first oil change? I have always done mine on new cars or new/rebuilt motors at 500 miles.

that's kinda like the fast acceleration part you were questioning from my post.....:rolleyes:

[Muddy]

I have two 12 inch subs, twin amps and some NOS

http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?49616-Amazing-car-setup-two-12-inch-subs-twin-amps-and-some-NOS

Can I have one of the subs?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2012/08/volt-fire.jpg

[Hal-9000]

My new car has scheduled oil changes once every 2 years :dance:


your hippie car probably runs on Kenola or Olive Oil

[PorkChopSandwiches]

EVOO

[Richard Cranium]

http://i42.tinypic.com/2yk108w.jpg

[RBP]

http://i.imgur.com/O9BIebZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jY6tfO7.jpg

[Hal-9000]

:x

whore's drawers you guys get cheap stuff down there...


what's the processor on that thing RBP, I must have missed it


I pay 279 for a very average 22 inch monitor ffs..

[KevinD]

Air and oil filter, 5 qts of Mobile 1 5w-30, and some fuel injector cleaner. F-ing $59.

[RBP]

:x

whore's drawers you guys get cheap stuff down there...


what's the processor on that thing RBP, I must have missed it


I pay 279 for a very average 22 inch monitor ffs..

First line on the 2nd picture. AMD dual core E1-1500. 1.48

http://i40.tinypic.com/33a76o6.jpg

[RBP]

I pay 279 for a very average 22 inch monitor ffs..

I paid $109 each for my 23" monitors. :dance:

[Richard Cranium]

I bought a drive coupler for my washing machine, $10.99 for the part and $27.99 for overnight shipping.


:banghead:

[Hal-9000]

First line on the 2nd picture. AMD dual core E1-1500. 1.48

http://i40.tinypic.com/33a76o6.jpg


:doh:

I'm not familiar with the AMD line and completely missed it, thanks.


looks like your onboard graphics adapter can handle minesweeper and solitaire....you're set :thumbsup:

[Hal-9000]

I paid $109 each for my 23" monitors. :dance:


Imma coming down there for a short visit and going to load up my car with electronics, some clothes and some McRibs ...and I won't declare them on the trip back :thumbsup:


don't worry, I'll get a haircut and wear my upscale clothes so I can blend in with you republicans...I clean up well

[Muddy]

Imma coming down there for a short visit and going to load up my car with electronics, some clothes and some McRibs ...

:rofl:

[Richard Cranium]

don't worry, I'll get a haircut and wear my upscale clothes so I can blend in with you republicans...I clean up well


Hippy

[Hal-9000]

*puts up double peace sign over head*


:dance:

[Noilly Pratt]

Hal...check out Staples up here. $99 for a nice 22" monitor a couple of weeks ago. Now the Mrs. has a better monitor than I (an old 15" CRT!)

[Hal-9000]

Hal...check out Staples up here. $99 for a nice 22" monitor a couple of weeks ago. Now the Mrs. has a better monitor than I (an old 15" CRT!)

Thanks Noilly...I gots a nice 23 incher right now....but it's an Ultrasharp so they tend to cost a little more than the average TN panels..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://zombie-juice.com/Zen/images/Mountain_Dew_Can.jpg

[Hal-9000]

here, have some dew off of my mountain pal :wank:

[Hal-9000]

and it's sugar free :tup:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:hand: Too much sodium

[Hal-9000]

is that why chicks always get bitchy when I throw a scalding stream or two into their eyes?


ffs it's a form of flattery I thought..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/pF44n9F.png

HTC One for my wife and I

Front facing speakers FTW

[Muddy]

Imma take the plunge soon.. Fuckin price gouging nazis..

[Richard Cranium]

HTC


http://dlo9dp2r69urx.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/humongous-tinfoil-catamaran.jpg


:headbang:

[Southern Belle]

These boots:
http://i41.tinypic.com/iv9wn9.jpg

[Goofy]

A new PC :)

[KevinD]

6 pack of bud light, bag of ice, and some new picks.

[Richard Cranium]

Socks and a steak

[redred]

a few ciders :woot:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/TYm9ZHt.png

[Muddy]

Thats like $15.00 worth of bullets.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Box of 500 son. Only .30 a piece with shipping, not to shabby

[Goofy]

Pew pew!

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Going to the range in a couple weeks, thats good for range ammo.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A new bed for our dog's crate, a new faucet set for the master bath vanity, a new handle for the master bath toilet

[KevinD]

Air conditioner coil cleaner, some light bulbs, and some roof tar.

[Muddy]

An I4S, a I5S, and an S4..

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Sounds expensive

[Muddy]

About 750 with upgrade fees and all that shit.

[Hal-9000]

An I4S, a I5S, and an S4..

are those I-stuff Muddy...phones?

[Muddy]

are those I-stuff Muddy...phones?

Iphone 4S, Iphone 5S, and a Galaxy S4.

[Hal-9000]

I'm still rocking my Nokia ghetto-1 phone....the I-family is all greek to me

[DemonGeminiX]

Just paid my final car payment. I now officially own my car.

[DemonGeminiX]

A new toilet seat.

[FBD]

always a good feelin, dgx!

I broke down and bought a real vacuum. the shop vac was just NOT picking up cat hair :lol:

[Muddy]

3 new bikes..

[Goofy]

Fish supper......... and it was fucking soooooperb!!! :yum:

Previous to that - bought a DAB digital radio for the workshop........ been listening to Planet Rock all day, my air guitar has taken a hammering http://i.imgur.com/YX6cJeh.gif

[redred]

3 new bikes..

What you get?

[Goofy]

What you get?

http://i.imgur.com/OAl2S3S.jpg

:tup:

[redred]

I have something like the middle one but with 2 foot high ape bars on it like the one on the right

[Muddy]

A pictures word a thousand words, Stinky..

[Muddy]

What you get?

They were all for one child.. Couldn't find the one that fit! I did return 2 btw..

[redred]

A pictures word a thousand words, Stinky..

Its rainy season I won't be riding it till next year now

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Another $50 vet visit.

[Muddy]

32" led smart for the dining room/ multi purpose room. 32g x 2 memory for the kids galaxy tabs. 16 bucks each. Viernes negro

[deebakes]

you are almost single handedly supporting the economy muddy :shock:

[Muddy]

you are almost single handedly supporting the economy muddy :shock:

Thats funny.. Really though, Black Friday sale + open box + floor demo.. I got a beautiful TV for $209..

[deebakes]

http://i40.tinypic.com/nzlqm8.jpg

[Muddy]

30 days same as cash, baby..

[Hal-9000]

about half of my Christmas shopping

[DemonGeminiX]

Gift Cards for Christmas.

[KevinD]

New tires for the wife's car. F-ing $1,200.

[deebakes]

:shock:

i got a new set for my car a month or so ago and paid $300 :shrug:

[DemonGeminiX]

A few more Christmas gifts. I might be finished.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

New tires for the wife's car. F-ing $1,200.

Did you have a big ginormous hat with the word SUCKER written on it when you went to buy them? :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A few more Christmas gifts. I might be finished.

I think we're finished, just a few random things left and we should be all done.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A Christmas tree

[KevinD]

Wife's car has oddball sizes. OEM is 225/45/19. Since I don't like any of the tires offered in that size (limited selection) I changed to 245/45/19 which has a bit better selection range. I went back with the Continental Extreme Contact DWS (30,000 mi warranty) I got 55,000 miles out of last set, and they are great dry traction, and superb wet/rain traction. Her car is front wheel drive with @ 300hp, and was squirrelly as hell to drive with OEM tires. Way too much torque steer. With the Contis, all is well.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81xlboCOT9L._SL1500_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512a2DthJdL.jpg

[redred]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512a2DthJdL.jpg

hope that isn't for you :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Amazon was nice enough to rip it to my account for free :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

What color panties did it come with?

[DemonGeminiX]

I think we're finished, just a few random things left and we should be all done.

I gotta cut a few checks for my nephews but after everything's in the mail, I'll be chilling through the holidays.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

What color panties did it come with?

:hand: They are MANties

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

$10 worth of Mega Millions tickets

[PorkChopSandwiches]

A light brite for 4 and a junior electrical kit (pretty cool)

[KevinD]

A light brite for 4 and a junior electrical kit (pretty cool)

Get the chemistry kit too, it's a blast!
:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Get the chemistry kit too, it's a blast!
:lol:

I think the chemistry set I had when I was a kid was one of my most favorite toys ever.

[DemonGeminiX]

$13 of Mega Millions tickets. $3 was from my previous $10 play.

So I'm currently down $20.

[Hal-9000]

I think the chemistry set I had when I was a kid was one of my most favorite toys ever.

chemistry set
lawn darts
Daisy BB gun


:thumbsup: best toys ever

[KevinD]

Bought a new cheap guitar to keep at apartment in Odessa. Now just have to make time to practice. So-so deal, $112 with gig bag, $10 for a stand, and a hand full of picks, and some Martin strings for free.

Fender FA-100

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/IMG_00000057_zps535eab69.jpg

Dunno why pic is coming out sideways. It's not on PB.

[Muddy]

Bought a new cheap guitar to keep at apartment in Odessa. Now just have to make time to practice. So-so deal, $112 with gig bag, $10 for a stand, and a hand full of picks, and some Martin strings for free.

Fender FA-100

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/kmdracer/IMG_00000057_zps535eab69.jpg

Dunno why pic is coming out sideways. It's not on PB.

How are your skills progressing?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

1oz blue dream, 1oz J1

[redred]

a gram of ket

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:khole:

[redred]

just need to find the perfect balance :lol:

[RBP]

1oz blue dream, 1oz J1


a gram of ket

That's drugs?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://humboldtrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Blue-Dream-Outdoor-Marijuana-Los-Angeles.jpg

http://reviews.nuggetry.com/post-pics/live-writer-pics/february-2009/J1ResedaDiscountCaregivers_B855/11809j1resedadiscountcaregivers003.jpg

[redred]

http://i.imgur.com/r7SIMNR.jpg
no just some horse tranquilizer :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:lol:

[minz]

A 6 month old Yemen Chameleon.

[Hal-9000]

life size picture of Minz, laminated












8-[

[redred]

what happened to the last one?

[KevinD]

How are your skills progressing?

Getting a bit better. I had regressed there for awhile. Wasn't practicing regularly enough, and when I would try to practice, was bungling chords like a crack crazed bum. Still working on chord progressions and a few minors, 7ths, etc. Hopefully, I won't be as busy here in Odessa as the last two days. Yesterday and today combined for 32hrs of work. Tired as crap.

[DemonGeminiX]

A movie ticket, dinner at a Mexican restaurant, and lottery tickets.

[RBP]

lunch supplies, booze, cigarettes, and lottery tickets

My usual white trash shopping. :dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A couple last minute Christmas gifts to round out the shopping for this year....done and done.

I hate buying gifts for my dad, he's near impossible to get something for :wha: