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Post by Cole D on Aug 21, 2022 12:36:48 GMT -5
Very nice! I love those I have one in box with the paperwork, receipt, etc. Plus the 10" version.
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Post by Cole D on Aug 20, 2022 21:25:47 GMT -5
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Post by Cole D on Aug 17, 2022 19:32:40 GMT -5
I like the crossovers alright but more so the full size ones. The stubby little Buicks and stuff like that I'm not huge on. But I guess they are compact and easy to get in and out of with good cargo space, and good mileage. Personally if I had my own house and everything I want a second vehicle and just carry liability on it. I'd want an older Town and Country or a Sierra/Silverado crew cab. But with the economy going south and real estate getting so high as you hear me talk of all the time it's not happening. LOL Those Buick ones are supposedly dirt cheap to lease. I have not driven one but I did drive the trax or maybe I didn’t but I’ve road in a couple and that thing is narrow and small but definitely nicer compared to say a Cruze. The price of used crew cabs is literally insane. Personally I prefer my regular cab work truck but I know most people would disagree with me as the crew cabs get more popular heck supposedly the Chevy Colorado is going to crew cab short bed only with the redesign. That's how I felt riding in a Kia Soul. However it did have a surprising amount of room and I think sitting up higher helped with that. I'm not surprised. I think extended cab sales are probably lower than crew cab and of course they don't seem to make regular cab Colorados anymore, nor did Ford with their new Ranger and Maverick. I'd be ok with an extended cab.
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Post by Cole D on Aug 6, 2022 15:17:49 GMT -5
I like the crossovers alright but more so the full size ones. The stubby little Buicks and stuff like that I'm not huge on. But I guess they are compact and easy to get in and out of with good cargo space, and good mileage.
Personally if I had my own house and everything I want a second vehicle and just carry liability on it. I'd want an older Town and Country or a Sierra/Silverado crew cab. But with the economy going south and real estate getting so high as you hear me talk of all the time it's not happening. LOL
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Post by Cole D on Aug 6, 2022 13:12:31 GMT -5
Yeah to be honest not too interested in the newer shows a lot. Mostly I like some of the crime dramas, older comedies, and house hunter or renovation shows. Like seeing the houses but they can be boring and repetitive. Remember when Disney channel was animated cartoons, then it was Hannah Montana before she became "bad girl" and the Dylan and Cole Sprouse twins, etc. Thought it was bad then now it's ridiculous.
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Post by Cole D on Aug 6, 2022 13:08:47 GMT -5
The thing with Nissan is ditch that cvt! Also the Altima’s high end trims and larger size essentially squeezed the maxima out and also how much more is a Q50 when you think about it? Shame though what’s left 300 and Charger for full sizers? Yeah and size wise it seems like the newer Altima I can't tell apart from the Maxima. I loved the Altima that came out in 2002, it was a good looking car and nice seating position, not too big or too small either. Yeah I guess you're right on 300 and Charger left for full sizer. Now if you go into Kia or Hyundai they have some nice contenders in the luxury range. At least the Japanese and Korean brands are sticking with sedans for now. IDK what American manufacturers are thinking getting rid of all of them. I miss the variety, and preferred when older people drove Buicks, Cadillacs and Lincolns sedans instead of all having mini crossovers or big trucks. LOL
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Post by Cole D on Aug 5, 2022 22:34:46 GMT -5
I saw that the Nissan Maxima is now discontinued. I always liked those, especially the 2004-2008 ish model with the two glass panels on the roof.
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Post by Cole D on Aug 4, 2022 18:35:19 GMT -5
I heard Gruene Dance Hall in TX has quite a few Originals, some may be antiques. That was on the cover of the Hunter brochure actually in 1997. There's also some place along the Jersey Shore that has or had a bunch of R-52, I believe there was a post about it on here somewhere from Andrew G.
Texas Ceiling Fans in Austin TX should have a decent number of old Originals, I think they have some R-52s but it's not like an install all of the same thing.
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Post by Cole D on Aug 2, 2022 21:02:01 GMT -5
On Saturday I went shopping with my mom. We went in her van and I noticed it locks when you shift from Park to Drive or Reverse. However it doesn't unlock again when put in Park.
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Post by Cole D on Aug 1, 2022 21:21:38 GMT -5
I figured I should start a new thread since I was getting wayyy off the "What Stage of Life are you In?" thread. What amazes me lately is I keep seeing these "old homes under $100k" or "old homes under $50k" posts. And it amazes me what you can get for those prices in other states. Old one or two story homes. I love the old homes with high ceilings, nice woodwork, hardwood floors etc. Many of them don't really look that bad, many of them are updated even. It just blows my mind because to get that here you'd be looking $200k or more. I just don't think I could deal with the harsh winters, and of course no knowing anyone there. My guess is we could have real estate come down, but I think it will take 18 months to two years if it crashes. But who knows. In PA in my area on realtor, not a lot of homes under $100000 have high ceilings, and they’d usually be tiled ceilings inside and most houses are old and the tiled ceilings makes a good signal. The house I’m at (which is a rental) could be a house under $100,000 if purchasable and it has tiled ceilings in the dining room and all bedrooms and the upstairs bathroom. And it has office looking ceilings in the living room and Kitchen. I've noticed that a lot of the older homes have those ceiling tiles and drop ceilings as well. I'm not sure why, but my thinking is they put those in so they could lower the ceilings and save money on heating. If you took those ceiling tiles down, the original ceiling may be a foot or two higher.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 31, 2022 19:57:32 GMT -5
I figured I should start a new thread since I was getting wayyy off the "What Stage of Life are you In?" thread.
What amazes me lately is I keep seeing these "old homes under $100k" or "old homes under $50k" posts. And it amazes me what you can get for those prices in other states. Old one or two story homes. I love the old homes with high ceilings, nice woodwork, hardwood floors etc. Many of them don't really look that bad, many of them are updated even. It just blows my mind because to get that here you'd be looking $200k or more.
I just don't think I could deal with the harsh winters, and of course no knowing anyone there.
My guess is we could have real estate come down, but I think it will take 18 months to two years if it crashes. But who knows.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 24, 2022 21:35:29 GMT -5
LOL I loved McDonald's happy meals when I was a kid. I still like the breakfasts though.
Not a big fan of McD's newer interior designs though, I find the seats uncomfortable. Haven't eaten inside one in a couple of years. The lighting they have is kind of cool though I agree on that.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 24, 2022 15:26:11 GMT -5
I've seen some videos of Subways and I guess they've started doing remodels of some of their locations. The new decor seems to have mostly grays and greens and lacks the earth tones and wood look of their mid 2000s decor. It also lacks the classic NYC map and brick wallpaper that goes back to their 80s/90s decor and was also in the mid 2000s decor. These Subways seem to have Kichler Basics ceiling fans in them, although from what I hear they have left the existing fans in other locations.
The Subways in my town AFAIK don't have this decor, but the one to the south of me was in a shopping center that remodeled, so I'm pretty sure it has this new decor inside. But I haven't eaten there in several years.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 19, 2022 22:03:35 GMT -5
I have a 1996 Panama, didn't realize it was too new for the recall, so that's good to know at least, I thought it went through later than 93.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 19, 2022 22:00:31 GMT -5
Locally were seeing it slow down a bit. Where I live everything was pending within three days for obnoxious prices. Stuff is still selling but not as obscene as it was at the max. I think some people are starting to wait and say hmmmm interest rates went up a little the stock markets going maybe we hold out. But you being in Florida I feel like people will push on till the actual crash. Its gonna be interesting and I'm trying to not get political but this will crash, recession or whatever you want to call it will be something. Both sides of the aisle spend and spend. Obviously the pandemic had the government come in and spend money for various reasons I'm not saying whats right or whats wrong. However if it makes that with the different things that the Federal Government has done in the recent years and Great Recession (bailouts, stimulus checks etc.) will they do these things again when because of all the money spent from the pandemic has helped cause inflation. Also where are rates gonna go? I know a lot of people are pushing for high rates which helps combat inflation however that will not help first time home buyers. I mean statistically people are buying houses later am I saying they should have more programs no but that will be an issue down the line as well as if younger people are saving and then later on go on a buying spree that obviously will take away demand. I feel your pain. Its scary what stuff is going for especially when you think about how much you work for it. I bought my house in spring 2020 before it got nuts. I lucked out because my houses asking price was priced to move. I ended up getting it for $4k off listing w/ 3 other offers. Three days after it listed. But they ended up getting an offer accepted on another house and needed this one gone. Only a couple thousand off but I feel it was fair. I don't find fair that I ended up having to get a new roof a year and a half later but thats a side rant i'm just thinking about now lol. The big question is will the fed keep hiking rates or reverse course and keep inflation high if they start seeing the employment and sales slip? I don't think they will though as the inflation is really messing everything up in general and I think it's to the point where something has to be done as companies are not going to increase wages enough to keep up. And it's not a good look when everything is too high, especially going into an election year. But could we have another early 80s style recession where everything just stagnates, rates stay high and prices keep going up? Maybe. I have been seeing some bigger price drops here in the last week or so, $10K and $20k drops an houses. Everything is still way too high though, IMO about $50K-$100K overpriced depending on what it is. If the rate hikes continue maybe we might see a softening of the housing market by the end of the year/early next year but I have no idea. I've been watching videos and they do say the market is starting to drop. With the way things are going I don't want to buy a house right now, not only because of the prices and inflation, but I heard home building is starting to back off quite a bit so I don't know if layoffs will be coming or not, too early to tell but I don't want to buy in that kind of shaky job market. Plus if we do have a bad recession not only could you lose your job but it's hard to get in somewhere else at all because everyone is out looking for any job they can get. I remember when I got my first job we were still in the last recession and I just couldn't get a call back from anywhere they had so many applications in stores, etc. Again who knows though, as fast as this went up, it seems it could come down quickly too, but OTOH the real estate moves far slower than stocks and things like that, so this could go on for a while. I'm still watching the listings but not really interested in buying unless we see some real reductions. You are right Florida is a hot market, I think part of the issue here is people moving in from out of state with lots of money and they are still buying up anything that's good. It makes me wonder though with the last market drop it started showing signs around 2006/07 and everyone says 2008 it crashed but it really took until 2011/2012 for the prices to really bottom out. I remember how cheap they were back then but I was just in my early working years and didn't have much money and no credit to buy. I hope it doesn't take as long as that did to drop if it does.
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