https://youtube.com/shorts/MrVn5YxpLhE

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Awesome! Now to somehow scrounge up the other $3,099,950.37. Or I could just donate plasma approx 62,000 more times and we're there!

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No water shortage and wonderful temps where you're at. You're good. Water away and feel no guilt.

People living in the drought-stricken, desert climes on the other hand...

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Yup. Why everybody out West isn't xeriscaping is beyond me. Since I bought my house, Ive ripped out around 1/2 my grass and was either covered up by deck or replaced with rock, cacti and other asst...

Full story here:
https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/the-E2809Cfull-fredE2809D-thread.627133/#post-7648485
Edit: sorry for bad link. Can't get it post for some reason. Will mess with it later.

Welp. I stand corrected, my friend. Now to just start digging between my couch cushions and under my car seats to scrounge up enough spare change to snag it.

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True, true. THAT'S the only thing holding me back from this one. ;)

Good Lawd, I wish I could have that car though. Or even just sit in one. Waft the aroma of success.

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Somebody here needs to buy this beauty. Dammit I wish I had the cash. Then do an M66 swap. Perfection....

Yeah. That spooks me too. I DO want a V60 P* and all but it will be CPO only with the 10 year, unlimited mile warranty, that's for sure. ...post car market crash of course so I can actually afford...

Yeah. That seems about right. You did not overpay at all. I've been seeing ones like yours go for upwards of $24K lately.

My only suggestion is don't sell it at 80K. Or ever. It's a very special...

Badass find!!! Can't believe you found one with such low miles! Congrats. Make sure he babies that thing because they're only getting harder to find. If you don't mind my asking, how much did you...

Hey! I know that building! My office was right nextdoor to Shobe. Loved living there! Thanks for the memories and wagon stoke.

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Oh man. That's pretty bad. WTF? Friggin AMZ. Sucks how they punish their sellers like that. Thankfully I ordered this particular batch of stuff from FCP Euro so they're not canceling my order. I...

https://youtu.be/JFIyNwEi85I

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Sounds like an Audi! Gotta put it in "service position" to swap the belt. I got pretty good at taking off the bumper and unbolting everything. Haha.

On yours, if you wanna keep it post-warranty,...

Oh, people on here were most certainly there. They're just afraid to admit it. Haha.

I remember really WANTING to go but I had just graduated and it was simply not in the cards financially to make...

Saw one of these bad boys on the road last weekend. The Toyota Hiace. How come we don't get those? Interesting van! Looked loaded. MX plates of course....

Having UPS decide to take their sweet ass time with delivering a package that was supposed to be here by now. Now they're saying middle of next week. It's a hudge bundle of tools and parts I was...

Yeah. That's where it's gotten kind of obnoxious to me. I liked the premise of the series, liked the old comics, and it's very well done in many ways. But sheesh! They make it out like the majority...

Indeed, Ted. Indeed.

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Oh sunnuva. Imma be pissed if that one goes for less than what I paid for mine. Of course mines an R-Design, but still. Near current bid, it'd be a steal.

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https://youtu.be/JfemIEDwVZI

In that video, I learned about Dan Trachtenberg's short film "Portal: No Escape"!!! Woah! Timely discovery since the kiddos and I are in the middle of playing Portal...

Don't forget Titane! ;)

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Congrats! On both the new whip AND dumping the Buick.

Yeah, I was told by multiple salesmen that they couldn't place any orders according to the manufacturer. Basically you get what you get. Like...

You're methodology appears sounds, BUT have you bought a vehicle in 2022?

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Lol. Yup. You may have noticed that in my review, I called it "fun" as opposed to "good." Sometimes it's ok to sorta check your brain at the door and just go with it sometimes. Prey won't be winning...

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley.

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That's how I feel. I really enjoyed season 1 and then was like "Yeah. I'm good." Never continued on. I liked the show and all but just haven't found the motivation to keep going. Too much in my...

LMAO. My kids will probably be embarrassed enough having to drive an ancient wagon (or they might think it's the raddest thing ever), but a star destroyer Volvo miiiight just push them over the edge....

Thanks. Tools and parts have started arriving. Should be ready to start diving in this weekend. I'm kind of scared to be perfectly honest. Never done a job this major before. Excited to learn...

Oh wow. /thread

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Not kidding at all. Even by modern standards, those 240s are freaking safe, sans stupid nanny devices. Those final years at least had abs, airbags, pioneering crumple zones, etc. I would have zero...

Congrats. That's a tough thing to do these days. Especially when it comes to hot sellers like Civics. I just gave up after being bait & switched a few times. Seeing the price on the window means...

Watched Prey last night. Viewed it with the Comanche audio track. Very cool they offered that option, which I learned is the Director's "definitive" version. Even though a bunch of that is a dub, it...

MSRP? HA! You haven't been car shopping in a while I take it.

I thought buying a brand new Civic would be perfect. Hassle free and not outrageously priced... or so I thought. After working with...

While no way I would do that to my car (you see what it did to that LR thermostat?) since I plan on keeping it long term, that stuff might not be a bad idea at all if you're planning on trading it...

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Oh wow! Haven't ever seen that one before! That grigio hati's an interesting paint. That's a pretty rare (and pricey) option, right?

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See? Here's a Buick Regal for sale!
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/d/argyle-1977-buick-regal/7513977667.html

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Well then, either sell it to Carvana for $$$ or put in on CL for silly money and clearly state "NO LOWBALLERS! I KNOW WHAT I GOT!"

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Same. Absolutely killed me that I wasn't in a place financially to pick one up a steeply discounted new one then. Sharp looking wagon.

And I DO like a lot of Buicks from years past. Like the...

Ladies and gentlemen. We have outed all the Chevy Trax drivers among us. ;)

Oh, and FWIW I DO still have a car that runs great. Haha. I am not without wheels right now.

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100%!!! I'd rather take my bike in this 110 degree heat or ride the bus than own an Encore.

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Cept now that I think about it, I'm more the automotive equivalent of a divorced, washed up middle age guy who used to have a smoking hot super model wife but still wants high standards, even though...

Hahahaha. Ok, ok. That's funny.

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Ok, ok. Hardee har har. I guess I just see WAY too many of those little douchemobiles out there in the wild that it''s entirely plausible that some of you guys would buy them for your kids. Lol
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You having a hard time reading? I said I was NOT recommending anything. Especially broke down European cars. That's my wheelhouse. Was just commenting on what Id pick for my OWN kids, which...

CR-V? Perfectly acceptable.

Chevy Trax/Buick Encore? You trolling, homey? GTFO of here with that goofy POS. No self-respecting father would ever buy that for his children.

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Oh, that's definitely one of my plans someday. After salvage prices come back down to earth. You USED to be able to buy a wrecked Model S for cheap. Use that one for parts on another with a...

Absolutely not! Just saying what I'm gonna do for MY kids. Haha. Most should probably stick with Honda/Toyota for their daughters who will likely drive for 100K and be like "I was supposed to get...

If my kids were of driving age today, I think Id get them an old Volvo 240. To me, that's the perfect car for a teenager. Super safe, built like a tank, AND can teach em how to wrench a bit. I have...