YSR_Racer_99

Ya know, thats kind of what I was thinking. Yeah, 13 is the last year, so will start shopping in 2017 or so. With gas prices what they are, the truck doesn't really get used all that much. I mean, if we travel, we take the Toyota car instead. Good advice, all, and I appreciate the input. We're keeping the truck. And lowering it 6" as well as putting a Flowmaster on it. And a system in it.

I guess thats the $5k question: When does it stop making sense? When the monthly repairs cost more than a monthly payment would?

GM survived, but not here in Dayton. I shake my head every time I drive by one of the shuttered plants around here, mostly Delphi in Moraine. Somehow, the area has sort of survived. Sort of. Not sure where all of the workers went. GM screwed Dayton. GM screwed America (or at least those of us who pay taxes). Screw GM. If I were shopping for a new car, I wouldn't even consider GM nor Chrysler.

Neither my wife nor I can seem to make a concrete decision on this, so I'm looking for some thoughts/ input. We're the original owners of an '03 Chevy Avalanche Z66, and it currently has almost 150k on it. She is the primary driver, and LOVES her Avalanche. Its a perfect fit for our family. We've put about $3k into it over the past year between some preventative maintenance stuff (fluids, belts, hoses, etc) and some broken stuff (alternator, ABS controller). We had no intention of selling it, and consider it a "good truck". The truck doesn't have a lot of bells or whistles. I'm hoping I can get $7500 for it, judging from Craigslistings. Its a 5.3l. A good friend of mine bought an '04 Avalanche Z77 after we bought ours. We used to ride ATVs on most weekends together, and he liked ours enough that he went and got one. He has decided to sell it, and is giving me first dibs. His only has 64k on it, and has all options except for Nav and rear seat DVD. I know the vehicles history (vs. buying from a stranger). He is asking (and firm) on $12.5k. New tires and new brakes all around. Due to the age, and how much it "sat", I feel like I'll need to swap out belts, hoses, and fluids shortly (if we were to buy it), and it needs a battery ($115). Battery works, but not for long judging from how it turned over the engine yesterday. The "dilemma": Ours has been paid off for a long time, and we don't have any issues with keeping it. We love the truck, plus are thinking about the money from the past year that we'll be "giving away". No hiccups at all from this truck, and we've never had/ felt the need for 4wd. She's said for years that when our Avy dies, "I'll just put another engine in it". I told her that it probably won't be a new engine but rather it will become constant maintenance and expense. This seems like a good opportunity to get a good truck, that I know the history of, at a fair price, and it will hopefully last us longer than the current Avy would. On the other hand, I sold something on Craigs the other day, and the buyer showed up in a rough looking older Chevy 1500 truck. Said that he and his wife spent 65 days this past summer tromping around Alaska, pulling a fifth wheel, and he's got 240k on his truck. Thoughts?

Is that as cool as my 15-22? Nice bang bang.

http://www.thegunbox.com/ Thoughts? Seems like a great idea, and great levels of features to me.

http://tinyurl.com/lr4yfrl Jeff

I think the intent is that it is to be relatively universal (i.e. won't work on an open-faced helmet). It would suit any rider, though. Vid camera, track/ lap data, GPS, phone calls,etc. Whatever you want it to do. Pretty ambitious. I wonder how it would do with tinted visors, though.

Mags a RWNJ? Never thought I'd see anyone post that. LOL.

If this thing ends up doing all that they hope it does, I'd entertain the thought of one of these instead of a new lid itself. http://www.ridenuviz.com/

parents brought me some from Tejas. yummy

Jealous face, but happy for you. Very cool. Saw a 1919 last week for the first time while looking at/ for a UTS15. Added it to MY Santa's list, but don't thnk she's gonna bite....

Length of warranty is irrelavent. No matter what you buy, it'll kill itself within a month of the warranty running out.

Our crappy old builders-special died about this time last year, so we replaced with a Black Friday deal on this one: http://www.kenmore.com/kenmore-elite-24inch-built-in-dishwasher-stainless-steel/p-02213963000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 Its a Kenmore Elite model #13963 We paid $699 I think, and its been great. VERY quiet except for about a 30 second period in the middle of its cycle. Otherwise you don't really hear it. Very happy with it. Note: Looking at the recent reviews, there are a lotttt of pissed off buyers, and may be quality control issues. But like I said, ours has been great.

AFAIK, the "daddy" Battery Tender (the larger black box, not the Jr) compensates for temperature in its charging. I'm a firm believer in these BT's, and from now on will buy the Daddy version. The Jr's work fine for the most part, but I'll pay the little bit more for the larger version. I bought some of the $5.99 versions from Harbor Freight, and cooked a newer Yuasa with one. Threw all three HF chargers in the trash. Saving $25 (HF price vs. BT Jr) cost me $75.

EM sent.

Yeah, I understand. One too many renditions of "Tiptoe Through The Tulips". Not many people COULD stand that for very long.

Impeachment is a non-issue. It doesn't remove them from office, and with him being a Democrat it will be quickly forgotten. Clinton was impeached yet stayed in office (you can't shame that level of narcissism). His disbarment was also quickly forgotten. Impeaching the Emporer wouldn't affect anything. Its a nice thought, but doesn't carry any weight.

And the classic...

Oh, I won't ride them. I'll put them in my personal museum. Well, they might be the start of said museum, but still. Maybe I'll just get some big posters of them to hang in the garage. I'm not a very good collector.

Lets at least give him a Fox News link: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/19/cincinnati-poll-worker-sentenced-to-5-years-for-voter-fraud-in-presidential/ And then there's an MSNBC link, posted here because nobody watches that channel: http://news.msn.com/us/30-cincinnati-cops-committed-voter-fraud-wont-be-charged Now that we've got a "trusted" pollworker and a gaggle of cops, lets throw a nun into the mix: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130416/NEWS0107/304160065 BTW, I'm still convinced that the election was stolen by many people such as this. I also believe that it will continue to happen on a large scale. Allowing people to vote without presenting an ID card is assinine. Period. I have to show an id to buy a beer (though the gray hair on my head is usually all they need) and don't think that showing a valid ID in order to vote, nor that having your name checked-off on a list is unreasonable. Why should ANYONE be allowed to vote more than once? Anyone on public assistance already has some form of ID, so it shouldn't be an issue. Its clear and obvious what the liberals' intent is with this, and its reprehensible. But then, if they played by the rules, they'd lose. And they know it. So they start cheating early.

Or because someone tells them they can keep their doctor and healthcare plan, if they like them. AND they'll save $2500/ year to boot. (Note: Kick self in balls for playing into a Magley post...)

I used leftover material from a gel seat that I cut down. Stuffed it in the bars. Have also heard of silicone (i.e. caulk-like) being injected into the bars. FWIW, I'm using MX bars.

For one of each of the three. http://uk.caterhamcars.com/news/caterham-group-launches-motorcycle-division

Hawt. Very Hawt.