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User Error posted:Any of you gents have experience with newish Ford Escapes? The fiance wants a small SUV thing and likes the Escapes, but I've heard a few bad things. Turbos, transmissions, cooling system issues. Other people say the newer ones are fine. There is a thread in BFC for this, but your far better off with the honda or toyota. Probably the Honda. If your concerned about it being slow find an older rav-4 with the V6.
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If you insist on new go Honda/Toyota/Subaru. Or, buy a 1-3 old domestic. The initial depreciation is crazy and better to let someone other than yourself eat it.
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Oct 6, 2017 21:35
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There's a dealer nearby with a few 2014 and 2015 CR-Vs, we'll probably hit them up tomorrow. Reliability and economy really are the main concern since I won't be driving it much. They're just so boring.
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Oct 6, 2017 21:46
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FFS, just went to see a low milage 07 civic advertised as having a full service history, when i checked the book the last stamp was 2011. Dude was even trying to argue it was no big deal. Get utterly hosed. Going to see a 2010 tomorrow, it's listed as having 'auxiliary heating'. I'm in the UK, is it really possible that it's the full on, factory fitted, cold climate auxiliary heating? Or is it just a dickhead way of describing heated mirrors or something? If it's the full thing from the pdf that would be a big selling point to me.
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Oct 6, 2017 21:56
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It's hilariously unlikely but would be cool. I looked at a panda advertised as full service history, it had marmite on the dipstick and at 60k miles it had a single dealer stamp for 8k miles. Body was spotless but budgeting for a new engine meant it was worth about 20% of the asking price.
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Oct 6, 2017 22:03
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Wait Lowtax got banned from Twitter?
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Father Jack posted:FFS, just went to see a low milage 07 civic advertised as having a full service history, when i checked the book the last stamp was 2011. What is this wondrous "book" and "stamp" thing that you describe? You make it sound like owners might actually keep some sort of log of service history, an unknown and miraculous thing in the Colonies.
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Darchangel posted:What is this wondrous "book" and "stamp" thing that you describe? You make it sound like owners might actually keep some sort of log of service history, an unknown and miraculous thing in the Colonies. Really? Is it different in the US? Am I right in taking a 'stamps or it didn't happen' approach in the UK? If you're doing maintenance yourself don't people at least keep reciepts for oil/filter/parts? I so hope the one tomorrow has the full on auxiliary heater. I had the idea they were only for deisels for some reason?
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Oct 6, 2017 22:22
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User Error posted:There's a dealer nearby with a few 2014 and 2015 CR-Vs, we'll probably hit them up tomorrow. Reliability and economy really are the main concern since I won't be driving it much. Boring, yes, but obscenely reliable.
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Oct 6, 2017 22:39
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Father Jack posted:Really? Is it different in the US? I don't keep receipts but I do keep detailed excel charts of maintenance done. Date, mileage, costs. More for me than anything, really. And I do keep receipts for the big items like timing belts and stuff. Not for oil or oil filters though, how can I prove it went on this car?
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ExplodingSims posted:Wait Lowtax got banned from Twitter? You can be a literal loving Nazi and Twit freely but apparently make a bad joke you are BANNED
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Oct 6, 2017 23:21
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http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/06/ralphie-may-dead Man, gently caress 2017.
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ExplodingSims posted:Wait Lowtax got banned from Twitter? lol yeah, for suggesting that baked alaska get concrete poured on him threats are taken seriously by twitter, except when the dumb as poo poo president tweets about nuclear war
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CornHolio posted:I don't keep receipts but I do keep detailed excel charts of maintenance done. Date, mileage, costs. More for me than anything, really. And I do keep receipts for the big items like timing belts and stuff. Not for oil or oil filters though, how can I prove it went on this car? Pretty much this, only most owners don't bother with even that. I personally have a FileMaker database that I track all of my cars in, and I generally try to keep receipts in a file for each, but as a concept, there's really no such thing as a service book or log here. You can get your dealer to check off stuff in the back of some owner's manuals, if you go to the dealer, but there's really no proof other than receipts that work was done.
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GM has their owner center, which any dealer-performed maintenance, repairs, recalls, etc will show up in. You can also manually enter your own maintenance. It's not quite as good as a stack of receipts (which I ALWAYS lose), but I have everything I've ever done to the Saturd in there, except for tiny poo poo like light bulbs. Every oil change, tire rotation, etc. Not for resale value (it's an 11 year old Saturn ffs), but more so I can go back and see when my last oil change, tire rotation, etc was. And it's nice having recalls automatically pop up in there (both completed and uncompleted).
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Oct 6, 2017 23:39
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BraveUlysses posted:lol yeah, for suggesting that baked alaska get concrete poured on him Ah. I see. Advocate for genocide? Sure! That's just fine! Make fun of a Nazi? Whoa! Let's not hurt any feelings here!
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If he was verified it would have been ok. Nobodies aren't allowed to be comically violent.
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BraveUlysses posted:
Thats the first time I've ever read that even as a jest
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DICK DICER posted:
Just until we figure out what's going on, of course
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What's a genuinely cool website you have bookmarked that others probably don't know about but should? Here's mine - https://earth.nullschool.net/ You can see pretty much real time graphical representation of surface winds anywhere on the planet, but tweak for other stuff and I think it's cool as hell. What ya got?
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slidebite posted:What's a genuinely cool website you have bookmarked that others probably don't know about but should? https://www.windy.com Windy - same type of map, with some extra doodads for cloud cover/precip/etc (e: I played around with your map and yours is better) https://camelcamelcamel.com/ Amazon price history tool https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/ Useful tool for keeping up with the sheer amount of hosed up news every day (not good for your sanity) https://www.funimation.com/shows/initial-d/ You can watch Initial D on your computing box like a well adjusted adult https://pcpartpicker.com/ Building a computing box for watching Initial D? This site takes all the guesswork out of it, gives price histories, lets you sort by price/rating/etc, highlights compatibility issues redgubbinz fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Oct 7, 2017 |
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Oct 7, 2017 02:21
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i'm on my 12th can of blue light and eating my son's chocolate banana wafer cookies and this poo poo is so god damned good. just an fyi.
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Oct 7, 2017 02:54
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also, why are clean late model TJs so hard to find now?
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Oct 7, 2017 02:55
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Because the ricer from the early 2000's has evolved into the lift kit bro we know today. Although he favors diesel pickups, Wranglers are a fashionable, yet more reasonably priced choice. So they get bought up and destroyed, prices climb.
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Oct 7, 2017 03:01
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Hope all the Asheville goons are ready for a bunch of rain, stay safe.
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Gingerbread House Music posted:i'm on my 12th can of blue light and eating my son's chocolate banana wafer cookies and this poo poo is so god damned good.
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Oct 7, 2017 03:55
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Gingerbread House Music posted:chocolate banana wafer cookies and this poo poo is so god damned good. I'm jealous. I'm trying to make marinara sauce in my instant pot (I haven't eaten today before you judge). I guess in about 45 minutes I'll get an idea of what tweaks the recipe I found needs. Have meatballs in the oven too. I already know it needs better tomatoes, but Kroger didn't have actual San Marzanos 
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Oct 7, 2017 04:38
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Anyone else from the PA area going to Autos And Ales this year? I highly recommend it. Its a great event. Awesome exhibits as well as kick rear end beers and food. Last year I was permitted to have unlimited beer and be near a $3 million Tucker Torpedo. 
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redgubbinz posted:https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/ I like that, never heard of it. That's the kind of poo poo I'm looking for 
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slidebite posted:I like that, never heard of it. That's the kind of poo poo I'm looking for By the URL I was expecting it to be like http://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/ and http://thefuckingweather.com but this seems pretty level headed, surprisingly
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User Error posted:There's a dealer nearby with a few 2014 and 2015 CR-Vs, we'll probably hit them up tomorrow. Reliability and economy really are the main concern since I won't be driving it much. Thanks slightly older smaller RAV4 with the 4 banger is a fantastic little trucklet and I still want one.
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So it's getting close to the end of the billing cycle for me (for electricity). Went online, checked to see how much power I'd used, and.... I haven't used enough. Not nearly enough. I get a $30 discount if I use between 500-999 kWh, putting my price at 500 kWh at 8.3c/kWh. If I use 1000-1499, I get a $100 discount, putting my price at 1000 kWh at 4.1c/kWh. If I use under 500, or more than 1499, I wind up paying something like 15c/kWh. So the whole "smart meter" and "website to check real-time usage" bit comes in handy. I'd used just over 500 kWh when I first checked... with less than 10 days to make it to 1000. So yeah... been inviting friends over to do as much laundry as they want for a few days (I don't pay directly for water). AC has been cranked down to 68, LED and CFL bulbs have been banished for now (holy poo poo it's a PITA to find incandescent bulbs now!), lights don't get turned off, space heater under my desk, water heater set to "instant scald". I'm down to 7 days to break 1000, only have ~300 kwh to go. Feels so alien to actively try and drive up my electric usage.  This is the cheapest plan I could find for my typical usage, just means I'm stuck wasting a shitton of power for a couple of months a year.somethingsomethingderegulation randomidiot fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Oct 7, 2017 |
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18 cans should do it. I'm bored now and i've started considering bidding on TJs sight unseen on ebay.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:So it's getting close to the end of the billing cycle for me (for electricity). Went online, checked to see how much power I'd used, and.... texas.wpd
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:So it's getting close to the end of the billing cycle for me (for electricity). Went online, checked to see how much power I'd used, and.... Mine some bitcoins 
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Iron all your clothes, hell iron others and charge them for the labour, would be a good day job. If your stove is lovely electric then put lots of unsoaked beans in pots to cook 4-6 hrs and then freeze for later meals. Make lots of hot water in a big urn for the local british tea society meet, run someone's electric tun and boiler for homebrew, or someone's liquor still. E: Where's the real Tesla when I want some free wireless electricity?
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Oct 7, 2017 12:07
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The northern suburbs of Adelaide's solution to that problem would be "Grow lights"
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How do you even end up with that kind of situation? It sounds like they properly hosed up the discount system.
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