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Ouch! Once I get dings or scratches, that means it's broken in It has to be really major damage for me to really care
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I love cars, but in the end, they are just material possessions. It's not like I don't have an oh crap moment, but it passes and I move on. If you are someone who can't tolerate scratches and dings, just park the car and don't drive it
Im like patgilm. I get it fixed ASAP. Same day or next. It really bothers me.
Call me crazy, depending on where I’m going and the parking situation will play a part in which vehicle I take. oh yeah weather plays a part as well. I’m currently waiting on the rain to pass over so I can drive the Supra to Whole Foods.
Originally Posted by EPA
Do you guys keep the dealership sticker or badge on your car (Lexus), or do you remove it for a cleaner look?"
No free advertising. Removed soon as we get it home. Have a collection of dealer license plate frames.
Originally Posted by SW17LS
My partner is still waiitng for some kind of update on his Silverado engine failure! Been 2.5 months.
Originally Posted by geko29
That's insane. They build like 20k of those engines a month....it's not like they're rare. Crazy that they can't just pull one and ship it to his dealer.
Im like patgilm. I get it fixed ASAP. Same day or next. It really bothers me.
Call me crazy, depending on where I’m going and the parking situation will play a part in which vehicle I take. oh yeah weather plays a part as well. I’m currently waiting on the rain to pass over so I can drive the Supra to Whole Foods.
No free advertising. Removed soon as we get it home. Have a collection of dealer license plate frames.
Friend’s neighbor has been waiting since Oct.
1000% same, if I'm going to a dense area I take a car I don't care about dings/scratches on. None of the nice cars see rain unless I allow it lol
No, I didn't say that, but just answer these questions:
When you get damage on your car no matter how mild, do you keep checking it, and do you keep thinking about it? Even touching it?
When you hit a pothole that seems just a bit more jolting than usual, do you keep checking under the car and tires several times? And it still bugs you?
When you do something like add an accessory on your car, do you keep going back and checking that you put it on right? That it's not crooked and perfectly aligned? Do you keep checking that you tightened the bolts correctly? Do you keep thinking about it and going back several times a day?
If you answered yes to any of those, it's possible
I wasn’t really questioning myself, I don’t need to answer any of those questions because I know already. My wife makes fun of me pretty much daily.
Originally Posted by Striker223
I mean I always stare at the area my car got damaged when washing it since I know it got hit there.....
Same here.
Originally Posted by Striker223
1000% same, if I'm going to a dense area I take a car I don't care about dings/scratches on. None of the nice cars see rain unless I allow it lol
I also do the same. My crappy car used to be my old Plaid but now that I have my son’s Tucson that’s my go to if the parking situation is bad.
As for the rain, can’t control that but I always check the weather before I wash my cars. If it’s going to rain the next day I don’t wash the cars. I need to have a couple of days where I can enjoy a clean car. I do get mad when I wash my cars and the forecast doesn’t call for rain and it starts raining. I feel like I wasted my time.
I wasn’t really questioning myself, I don’t need to answer any of those questions because I know already. My wife makes fun of me pretty much daily.
Same here.
I also do the same. My crappy car used to be my old Plaid but now that I have my son’s Tucson that’s my go to if the parking situation is bad.
As for the rain, can’t control that but I always check the weather before I wash my cars. If it’s going to rain the next day I don’t wash the cars. I need to have a couple of days where I can enjoy a clean car. I do get mad when I wash my cars and the forecast doesn’t call for rain and it starts raining. I feel like I wasted my time.
Body damage really kills the vibe doesn't it?
My beater is a true beater though hahaha! The 00 Jeep and 01 Jetta, irony is I bought them already with a dents etc and I still felt compelled to clean them up a bit and replace easy stuff. I've not added to their collection of scraps/dents though, ironic considering the damage some of the nice cars have taken on the same time period.
Last edited by Striker223; Apr 26, 2025 at 03:41 PM.
I wasn’t really questioning myself, I don’t need to answer any of those questions because I know already. My wife makes fun of me pretty much daily.
Same here.
I also do the same. My crappy car used to be my old Plaid but now that I have my son’s Tucson that’s my go to if the parking situation is bad.
As for the rain, can’t control that but I always check the weather before I wash my cars. If it’s going to rain the next day I don’t wash the cars. I need to have a couple of days where I can enjoy a clean car. I do get mad when I wash my cars and the forecast doesn’t call for rain and it starts raining. I feel like I wasted my time.
Hey, a large portion of the population has some form of OCD. It definitely runs in my family, my two brothers have it, my son has it, so does my daughter, and my three nieces have it. I have to keep constant control on it. Sometimes I write a post, and I go back and read it hundreds of times and have to fight myself from editing it. Same with emails, reports for work, and even sending text messages.The OCD runs deep in me
This description of the UZ engine is really spot on, I saw this online...
I drove an early LS and was astonished to the point of blinking by the powertrain. Noise and vibration were almost imperceptible. You could hardly tell if the engine was running. Pressing the accelerator produced a nearly silent rush of well-mannered energy as if a million synchronised angels were giving you a shove in the back along an endless channel of greased roller-bearings.
Agreed, it isn’t easy buying a house with a three car garage around here either. I put an offer on a house last week with a 3 car garage but it wasn’t a big 3 car garage. It was a custom built house and big but the garage wasn’t as big as it should be and it has 3 garage doors that are close to one another vs one single car garage door and one big double car garage door which I would want.
Anyway, we offered asking and they took someone else’s offer and just yesterday I got a call from my realtor that that contract fell through. Not sure what to do but that garage really bothers me.
the struggle is real.
i have the 2+1 garage but 2 side means the cars are really too close together and the 1 side door is much too tight for my ioniq. but we 'struggle by'.
i will either get it remodeled somehow if possible, or move. i want 3 separate doors with plenty of space for each bay/car.
Originally Posted by geko29
The first house we put an offer on before buying our current one had a slightly oversized 2-car garage like many houses in that area. But the third "bay" next to it was sized for a bus. 2 stories high, probably 18' wide, enough length to park 3 cars nose to tail with room to spare. Oh and another garage door at the far end, leading to a patio in the backyard big enough for 5-6 cars.
that's a garage with an rv garage too. i was just at a new house today with one. took pics.
technically a 2 car + rv but even the 2 car was REALLY wide (love it). i don't need an rv height. and like the one you saw, there was an exit door as well as entrance.
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
And what I paid for my house was a steal, it literally doubled in value in 9 years.
in 9 years, a ton of houses have double or more in value. and while it represents a hedge against inflation, the actual value gain isn't that great due to devaluation of the dollar / inflation plus all the costs you've paid (property taxes, maintenance, etc).
I would be an absolute fool to sell and leave this amazing weather. When I retire, probably a different story.
that's funny because most people retire to where they get good weather. i don't see you moving to upstate NY to save money, lol.
Originally Posted by SW17LS
Our two cars fit well in our garage...as long as we back in.
i can't imagine trying to do that every day, but i guess you get used to it!
the struggle is real.
i have the 2+1 garage but 2 side means the cars are really too close together and the 1 side door is much too tight for my ioniq. but we 'struggle by'.
i will either get it remodeled somehow if possible, or move. i want 3 separate doors with plenty of space for each bay/car.
that's a garage with an rv garage too. i was just at a new house today with one. took pics.
technically a 2 car + rv but even the 2 car was REALLY wide (love it). i don't need an rv height. and like the one you saw, there was an exit door as well as entrance.
in 9 years, a ton of houses have double or more in value. and while it represents a hedge against inflation, the actual value gain isn't that great due to devaluation of the dollar / inflation plus all the costs you've paid (property taxes, maintenance, etc).
that's funny because most people retire to where they get good weather. i don't see you moving to upstate NY to save money, lol.
i can't imagine trying to do that every day, but i guess you get used to it!
My property taxes are only $11k, my homeowners insurance is only $1800, and my mortgage interest rate is 2.79 percent. No reason to sell or move. Noted on the devaluation of the dollar.
My property taxes are only $11k, my homeowners insurance is only $1800, and my mortgage interest rate is 2.79 percent. No reason to sell or move. Noted on the devaluation of the dollar.
NY...hell no 🤣 Florida, it's on my list
"Only 11k"? You pay almost a grand a month for property taxes on top of California's other expenses? Wow.
"Only 11k"? You pay almost a grand a month for property taxes on top of California's other expenses? Wow.
Lol our PT bill is like $1400 a year.
That's pretty low for a house valued at $1.3M. My coworkers in Texas pay more than me. One of my coworkers homes is half the value of mine and pays $15k a year. $11k is noise level, if I put my house for sale, it will sell in one weekend with multiple offers over asking price. On the other hand, my friend in Houston has a house twice my size, and it barely gone up $20k in 10 years since he bought it, and it's nicer than my house. I would rather own a home here, by the time I retire it will probably go up another million
That's pretty low for a house valued at $1.3M. My coworkers in Texas pay more than me. One of my coworkers homes is half the value of mine and pays $15k a year. $11k is noise level, if I put my house for sale, it will sell in one weekend with multiple offers over asking price. On the other hand, my friend in Houston has a house twice my size, and it barely gone up $20k in 10 years since he bought it, and it's nicer than my house. I would rather own a home here, by the time I retire it will probably go up another million
Ahh, that is not bad at all for a house worth that much, I stand corrected.
Ahh, that is not bad at all for a house worth that much, I stand corrected.
Well, here's the caveat...if I sold my house and bought another house here, I would probably be paying around $1.4M, and my property taxes would double, because it's 1.3 percent of the price you pay. So whenever my wife starts telling me we should sell and buy another house, I roll my eyes 🤣
oh yeah weather plays a part as well. I’m currently waiting on the rain to pass over so I can drive the Supra to Whole Foods.
