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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #165 on: June 12, 2015, 12:31:45 PM »

If you're just looking at gas mileage,
Volkswagon Passat 30/44
Honda Accord Hybrid 50/45 (although I'm not big on hybrids for the cost/benefit)
Volkswagon Jetta 31/46
Honda Civic Hybrid 44/47
Toyota Prius 51/48
Tesla Model S 95/106

Other regular gas engines:
Toyota Corolla 30/42
Chevy Cruze 27/46
Mazda 3 28/40
Mazda 6 28/38
Ford Focus 26/36
Think the Tesla might be a touch out of his price range.
My problem is, I can't afford allot of the cars, and can't fit into some of the others.  $24,000 would be really pushing it in my budget.  I'm hoping to find a sale by the end of the year when dealers are trying to push cars in order to get the 2016 in.  Not that I'm going to do this, but here's what's on my mind.  A car MSRP is $24,000 and they have a sale marking it down $3,000 or $4,000.  Now at $20,000-$21,000 would work.  Better, a Kia Soul MSRP $21,300 and a sale of $3,000 end of year would be $18,300 would be perfect.  I can look at the Accords and Camerys at $23,000, but when you start putting options on them, it's nothing to run them up to $28,000 and up.  Yikes..!
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #166 on: June 12, 2015, 12:34:44 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
We own one. Like it a lot, very little trunk space. Grocery shopping can be like playing Tetris at times, but we like it enough that it isn't a big deal.
Everyone I talk to, love them.  What did you get on your...?  And what engine did you get (1.6L or 2.0L)...?  Oh, and gas mileage, I was sort of worried about that.

Worried about gas milage when the BIG engine is the 2.0... come on BD.
I was aiming for a high mileage car.  But I watched a car review by Everyman Driver on Youtube and he said he was getting in the low 20's on a Honda Civic he was reviewing.  That car is rated by Honda to get 30-40 mpg.  So it would really bother me if I got a Civic thinking I'm going to get 35 mpg, and really get 21 mpg.  I know it's hard to believe, but things like that drive me nuts..   :o

1. Highway vs. City
2. Automatic vs. Manual
3. Was the model Si, Ex, Sx etc.

There are always variables. The Warden had a 1995 Ex at one time. Even then it got @30mpg
I got a new (2015) Honda Accord about 3 weeks ago, gets 34MPG on my commute to work. I was impressed, mostly highway but still. Odd thing is that I get 32MPG on the way in and 36MPG on the way home. Must be due to my Starbucks stop
or going to work could be uphill, and you get the downhill benefit on the way home....
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #167 on: June 12, 2015, 12:38:41 PM »

Lunch and a nap next for me
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #168 on: June 12, 2015, 12:38:56 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
We own one. Like it a lot, very little trunk space. Grocery shopping can be like playing Tetris at times, but we like it enough that it isn't a big deal.
Everyone I talk to, love them.  What did you get on your...?  And what engine did you get (1.6L or 2.0L)...?  Oh, and gas mileage, I was sort of worried about that.
Worried about gas milage when the BIG engine is the 2.0... come on BD.
I was aiming for a high mileage car.  But I watched a car review by Everyman Driver on Youtube and he said he was getting in the low 20's on a Honda Civic he was reviewing.  That car is rated by Honda to get 30-40 mpg.  So it would really bother me if I got a Civic thinking I'm going to get 35 mpg, and really get 21 mpg.  I know it's hard to believe, but things like that drive me nuts..   :o

1. Highway vs. City
2. Automatic vs. Manual
3. Was the model Si, Ex, Sx etc.

There are always variables. The Warden had a 1995 Ex at one time. Even then it got @30mpg
I got a new (2015) Honda Accord about 3 weeks ago, gets 34MPG on my commute to work. I was impressed, mostly highway but still. Odd thing is that I get 32MPG on the way in and 36MPG on the way home. Must be due to my Starbucks stop
or going to work could be uphill, and you get the downhill benefit on the way home....
Or he poops before he leaves the office in the evening.
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #169 on: June 12, 2015, 12:41:15 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
Drives and feels as cheap as it is.

So, that sounds like a no.

+1 OhioDave
-1 NJDave

The series is back to even...
-1 Raz. I have no use for a vehicle that looks like a utility vehicle but has no cargo space.

This space for rent.
-10 Tex if it ain't a truck or full size SUV then leave it at the lot.

-10 more because we have already been through this entire car buying scenario with Dad and he did not do anything and nothing in the car world has changed since then.
Hey, I did too do something.  I paid off 8 months of living expenses from last year that was on my Visa card.  Bought and paid off a new computer this past 2 months, and the next thing on my list is a new TV which had been on the back burner for the past 7 months.  Once I get the tv, then it will hopefully be a car.  It just takes time to save the money before I can buy any thing. ugh..!
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #170 on: June 12, 2015, 12:43:16 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
We own one. Like it a lot, very little trunk space. Grocery shopping can be like playing Tetris at times, but we like it enough that it isn't a big deal.
Everyone I talk to, love them.  What did you get on your...?  And what engine did you get (1.6L or 2.0L)...?  Oh, and gas mileage, I was sort of worried about that.
Worried about gas milage when the BIG engine is the 2.0... come on BD.
I was aiming for a high mileage car.  But I watched a car review by Everyman Driver on Youtube and he said he was getting in the low 20's on a Honda Civic he was reviewing.  That car is rated by Honda to get 30-40 mpg.  So it would really bother me if I got a Civic thinking I'm going to get 35 mpg, and really get 21 mpg.  I know it's hard to believe, but things like that drive me nuts..   :o

1. Highway vs. City
2. Automatic vs. Manual
3. Was the model Si, Ex, Sx etc.

There are always variables. The Warden had a 1995 Ex at one time. Even then it got @30mpg
I got a new (2015) Honda Accord about 3 weeks ago, gets 34MPG on my commute to work. I was impressed, mostly highway but still. Odd thing is that I get 32MPG on the way in and 36MPG on the way home. Must be due to my Starbucks stop
or going to work could be uphill, and you get the downhill benefit on the way home....
Or he poops before he leaves the office in the evening.
That's funny.. :)
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #171 on: June 12, 2015, 12:52:09 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
Drives and feels as cheap as it is.

So, that sounds like a no.

+1 OhioDave
-1 NJDave

The series is back to even...
-1 Raz. I have no use for a vehicle that looks like a utility vehicle but has no cargo space.

This space for rent.
-10 Tex if it ain't a truck or full size SUV then leave it at the lot.

-10 more because we have already been through this entire car buying scenario with Dad and he did not do anything and nothing in the car world has changed since then.
Hey, I did too do something.  I paid off 8 months of living expenses from last year that was on my Visa card.  Bought and paid off a new computer this past 2 months, and the next thing on my list is a new TV which had been on the back burner for the past 7 months.  Once I get the tv, then it will hopefully be a car.  It just takes time to save the money before I can buy any thing. ugh..!

Have you considered looking at vehicles a couple years old with low mileage and still under some warranty?

You would probably drop the costs considerably. Most new cars drop in in value significantly after you drive them off the lot, imho, fwiw, no offense, etc, etc. Although, this will inevitably open up a bigger can of worms. ha!

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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #172 on: June 12, 2015, 12:53:30 PM »

good afternoon, I see talk about lighters, cars, chaplains handing out dollar bills in strip joints, and i think Brett, smoked some 5V's while fixing the clutch in his truck.
Yeah, those 5V AAA's had been sitting in the humidor for a goodly time, and they were really nice.

For a goodly time, call Raz
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #173 on: June 12, 2015, 01:05:08 PM »

good afternoon, I see talk about lighters, cars, chaplains handing out dollar bills in strip joints, and i think Brett, smoked some 5V's while fixing the clutch in his truck.
Yeah, those 5V AAA's had been sitting in the humidor for a goodly time, and they were really nice.

For a goodly time, call Raz
Text.  I don't take calls anymore.
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #174 on: June 12, 2015, 01:07:24 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
Drives and feels as cheap as it is.

So, that sounds like a no.

+1 OhioDave
-1 NJDave

The series is back to even...
-1 Raz. I have no use for a vehicle that looks like a utility vehicle but has no cargo space.

This space for rent.
-10 Tex if it ain't a truck or full size SUV then leave it at the lot.

-10 more because we have already been through this entire car buying scenario with Dad and he did not do anything and nothing in the car world has changed since then.
Hey, I did too do something.  I paid off 8 months of living expenses from last year that was on my Visa card.  Bought and paid off a new computer this past 2 months, and the next thing on my list is a new TV which had been on the back burner for the past 7 months.  Once I get the tv, then it will hopefully be a car.  It just takes time to save the money before I can buy any thing. ugh..!

Have you considered looking at vehicles a couple years old with low mileage and still under some warranty?

You would probably drop the costs considerably. Most new cars drop in in value significantly after you drive them off the lot, imho, fwiw, no offense, etc, etc. Although, this will inevitably open up a bigger can of worms. ha!
I have only ever bought one vehicle brand new and I'll never make that mistake again. 
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #175 on: June 12, 2015, 01:19:55 PM »

Did I miss the lunch menu for today? I'm getting kinda hungry.
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #176 on: June 12, 2015, 01:19:57 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
Drives and feels as cheap as it is.

So, that sounds like a no.

+1 OhioDave
-1 NJDave

The series is back to even...
-1 Raz. I have no use for a vehicle that looks like a utility vehicle but has no cargo space.

This space for rent.
-10 Tex if it ain't a truck or full size SUV then leave it at the lot.

-10 more because we have already been through this entire car buying scenario with Dad and he did not do anything and nothing in the car world has changed since then.
Hey, I did too do something.  I paid off 8 months of living expenses from last year that was on my Visa card.  Bought and paid off a new computer this past 2 months, and the next thing on my list is a new TV which had been on the back burner for the past 7 months.  Once I get the tv, then it will hopefully be a car.  It just takes time to save the money before I can buy any thing. ugh..!

Have you considered looking at vehicles a couple years old with low mileage and still under some warranty?

You would probably drop the costs considerably. Most new cars drop in in value significantly after you drive them off the lot, imho, fwiw, no offense, etc, etc. Although, this will inevitably open up a bigger can of worms. ha!
I have also been looking at used cars too (on the internet.)  Here's what I've been running into.  Used trucks are almost out of the question.  They are very expensive and also have allot of mileage.  For used cars, it's common to find a 2013 - 2014 with 30,000k to 60,000k and let's say costing $14,000 and up.  My wife wants an automatic and air.  Basic new Soul with a 10 year 100,000 warrant cost $17,000.  So, do I buy a nice used Honda Accord, or pay $3,000 more for a basic new car that hopefully the dealer will repair for the next 10 years.  A car with 30k has a risk of some thing being wrong with it, may need new tires, and brakes. Now if I had an old man that lived next to me selling a 3 year old Buick with 12k miles for $13,000 - $14,000 I'd jump on it.  It's just very hard for me to decide.  Also, I drove 1,000 miles last year on my truck, and my wife drove about 1,000 on her car.  A used car with 36k miles represents 18 years of ownership to us.  Kinda weird, huh.. :)
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #177 on: June 12, 2015, 01:26:36 PM »

Did I miss the lunch menu for today? I'm getting kinda hungry.
BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad and Grilled Vegies with Piña Colada Cake for dessert. 
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #178 on: June 12, 2015, 01:28:54 PM »

The last time Hillary Clinton had a simple job to do,
she outsourced it to Monica Lewinsky.....
I've always felt sorry for Monica.  I think she got sucked into a bad deal.
How was it a bad deal for her, she has made a fortune off of one blow job and a cigar in her twat with no pictures.
Maybe we could get CI to name a cigar after her....?
Already done: Gurkha
I guess it would sound like that...!  Gurka, gurka, gurka, oouuugh...!
My wife has been hinting about a new car for running around town in.  She wants one of those Kia Souls, because she thinks the Hamsters are cute.  She just wants an automatic, and air.  Does anyone know anything about the Souls...?
Drives and feels as cheap as it is.

So, that sounds like a no.

+1 OhioDave
-1 NJDave

The series is back to even...
-1 Raz. I have no use for a vehicle that looks like a utility vehicle but has no cargo space.

This space for rent.
-10 Tex if it ain't a truck or full size SUV then leave it at the lot.

-10 more because we have already been through this entire car buying scenario with Dad and he did not do anything and nothing in the car world has changed since then.
Hey, I did too do something.  I paid off 8 months of living expenses from last year that was on my Visa card.  Bought and paid off a new computer this past 2 months, and the next thing on my list is a new TV which had been on the back burner for the past 7 months.  Once I get the tv, then it will hopefully be a car.  It just takes time to save the money before I can buy any thing. ugh..!
Oh, and while I was paying off the Visa card, here's the tv I've been watching for the past 2 years.  I put it on an off channel so you can see the bad pixels better.  The blue ones are the bad ones if you can see them.
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Re: 6/12/2015
« Reply #179 on: June 12, 2015, 01:29:19 PM »


Have you considered looking at vehicles a couple years old with low mileage and still under some warranty?

You would probably drop the costs considerably. Most new cars drop in in value significantly after you drive them off the lot, imho, fwiw, no offense, etc, etc. Although, this will inevitably open up a bigger can of worms. ha!
I have also been looking at used cars too (on the internet.)  Here's what I've been running into.  Used trucks are almost out of the question.  They are very expensive and also have allot of mileage.  For used cars, it's common to find a 2013 - 2014 with 30,000k to 60,000k and let's say costing $14,000 and up.  My wife wants an automatic and air.  Basic new Soul with a 10 year 100,000 warrant cost $17,000.  So, do I buy a nice used Honda Accord, or pay $3,000 more for a basic new car that hopefully the dealer will repair for the next 10 years.  A car with 30k has a risk of some thing being wrong with it, may need new tires, and brakes. Now if I had an old man that lived next to me selling a 3 year old Buick with 12k miles for $13,000 - $14,000 I'd jump on it.  It's just very hard for me to decide.  Also, I drove 1,000 miles last year on my truck, and my wife drove about 1,000 on her car.  A used car with 36k miles represents 18 years of ownership to us.  Kinda weird, huh.. :)

Trucks are expensive everywhere. I see old beaters around with $5000 in the window all the time. If it were a car, they'd be lucky to get $500. A good resource for used vehicles is AutoTrader.com. You can filter by many things and get a sense of what's available for a certain price... dealer and private. The new car rebates do make you think, but personally, I think the better deal is in the car a couple years old. Plus, you have more feedback on an older car. The same car made in different years can have different pros and cons.

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