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feel free to plug lying Cunt in place of Mrs. Fuck-sticks name.

She won't run. She's way too private and IMO Doesn't strike me as the kind of person who would want all the prying eyes that will go on with such a move. Mark Cuban, perhaps but I doubt Oprah. That said I can respect what she's done over the years but talk about a cross between Obamafail and Hit liar y. OMG that's a horrible combo of fail to put in such a position.

As a follow up I follow lease hacker's web site and rates and residuals for the following, if true, will make them a pretty stellar offer. I'm out of the car business so I'd have to defer to others to confirm. Lease hacker was dead-on with my Q50 when I referenced it though. Money factor and residual: R/T Scat Pack - .00167 and 63% 392 Scat Pack Shaker - .00167 and 63%

I've not. Still on stock intake so I don't expect to hear much in the way of the fun turbo sounds. From what I've read and seen not much in the way of gains either. See my signature. Looking so far at a basic boost controller to add some oomph down low and in the mid-range. Stage 1 from Burger seems pretty safe adding just 3lbs of boost. Various dyno's are showing gains of 25hp/35tq to the wheels so that's about on-par with what I would expect and have in a Stage 1 modification and enough to help push the car into the mid 12's seeing as how many are running 12.7-12.9 now.

No doubt I'd go Auto for a daily, but if it was in my garage it would likely be a manual only because it would be a second non-daily car.

Outside that this is what I want to wake up to on a Sunday. Car Porn in a fairly well done home video. IMO this is my new favorite best looking ride for 2018. I gotta restrain myself from having a real car for the weekends but if I cut loose this is what I would buy. Same color too. Damn, is this thing available in a vert? That would top off my summer weekend to have the family in this thing on a Friday night. Yeah, I'm old. I love those wheels.

Like he needs more props right? However, after several weeks of rolling around on new tires, he deserves another plug for knowing his stuff and having a good team that comes out to the customer. The Q came with the absolute worst tires I've ever driven on. Seriously they are 1 step up from Fred Flintstone rolling around on rocks. It was all I could take driving around on those things for the week I did. Looking at my needs it came down to Michelin AS-3's or the Continental DWS06's and I landed on the conti's given the new design has a super nice sidewall and they offer better wet and winter traction. Love them so far and the team came out to me to do it all. Balanced out perfectly and not a single mark on my wheels. They even stick around fo quick test drives to ensure it's to my satisfaction. Well worth the additional costs to have them come out to the house. Thanks bud! http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166812994/original.jpg

Thankfully no. I dread sending the kids to school only because they will likely be the ones to bring it in the house. Did you have a fever, etc. ? Flu or just stomach related?

Not sure who the above is directed at, but I think I covered the details in post #25. Agree that if you keep it 10+ years, etc. However, even then, calc. out what your total payments have been plus any money down, less the equity it's worth today and see what your monthly cost to own it has been. It will go down the longer you keep it but there will always be a cost associated with it. Now in your case the car is super nice and clean and you bought it used in great condition so the best of all worlds was had. You did it right. Not to mention leasing huge SUV's today isn't exactly cheap. My guess is that truck would lease for about 700-800mo today.

http://www.aei.org/publication/were-taxes-really-higher-in-the-1950s/ or https://mises.org/library/good-ol-days-when-tax-rates-were-90-percent YMMV but I'll gladly take the 2-$4k of MY MONEY back for me and my family, vs giving it to the gov't to squander.

Growing up in the car business I can agree with the above and hold on to your hats......I agree with Kerry on this point The main point of leasing is to better utilize your money and to mitigate risks. You have far more options over the course of the program in a shorter time frame. Over the course of 10-12 years you may pay a little more but you do reap a lot of benefits that justify the higher costs. Different strokes as they say. I'm a perfect example this go-round as the Q50 is a short-term lease vs the Audi which I bought and wasn't far from owning outright. All the equity in the S4 was just sitting there doing nothing for me. Now it's back in the bank awaiting use in other ways including perhaps the purchase of a new vehicle for my wife/family. I only financed the Audi as back then and even today, they don't lease well. Cost to finance it was under 2% in interest too. Over the long-term we've traditionally bought one and leased one only because the one we buy is bought 1-2 years old and kept forever. In that case it's best to just buy it out and keep it. Case in point, if I sold the van for $2k today, the cost to us for it's use/ownership (exclusing repairs) is as of now about $140 per month. most vehicles do. regardless of how you acquire it, paying cash, finance, lease, they will depreciate the same. Buying outright with cash may not make sense, especially today given that money can make more for you elsewhere. Money is near dirt-cheap to borrow too. Owning it and having it just sit there losing money and not having access to the equity is not smart either. The only time it really pays off is after 10-12 years or more and even then the delta between the two isn't necessarily huge. It may seem awesome that you will have a 10yr old paid off car but when you go to sell it, and actually calculate out the difference in monthly payment vs say a lease you may look back and wish you had paid the difference and enjoyed 4 new cars over that same time frame.

people still get undies in a bunch over Trump tweets? that's funny.

Perhaps I took the easy way out but my old plate is still available and still applicable given this car has two small snails helping power it. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/102723552/original.jpg

Mine runs maybe 6hrs per day max. and I keep my garage pretty warm overall is why. Once up to Temp. it will run maybe 15 mins. per hour if that. Again, my garage is insulated and the main time it will kick on is if someone opens the door and pulls out/in. I typically keep the garage at 60-65*. I generalized my answer but still even if it was 50mo. it's worth it IMO. It really only runs 3-4 months per year thus the cost averages out to maybe $12-15 mo. over the year. We do a budget plan to to keep our auto-payments the same. The unit is inexpensive and my last one lasted nearly 25 years. I only replaced it because it was old and likely not efficient. To run 220v if you don't have it won't cost much either. I washed both cars in the garage yesterday in shorts and a t-shirt. Priceless to me

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Agree and giving them more isn't the answer. It's time to take some of that money back and stop the madness of poor spending. Time to focus our spending on US not the rest of the world and time to clearly define for the world who has a right to be here and be Americans. We decide that not France, Germany or other fuck-sticks that have ruined who they once were.

Im Not defending it. I'm just pointing out some points in general. I'm sure there are some things in it I might not agree with but I don't obsess over them. In general I agree with many of his overall administration objectives. I control my financial situation and future and like it that way. I am not going to apologize for focusing on me and my family first and foremost. If people work smart, save, invest and be responsible they will be fine. Those that don't won't and honestly fuck them. Finances and retirement aren't difficult concepts. People make them out to be because then they don't have a plan or discipline. Feel free to adopt a family if you wish and give away more of your money to them. I have a family and am going to stay focused on them. Together if more people did the same the country would be In Far better shape. Instead we have a portion of societal trash that brings the majority down because they are either lazy, stupid or just feel entitled. I'll gladly help and support efforts to get hard working contributing members of society for a short term so they can get back on-track. Fuck the above mentioned trash and freeloaders we keep letting come here without any real value to offer our country. Every single person, their dependents and God knows how many relatives that are here without merit are zapping the system resources for the rest of us. It's time to stop creating more lifetime crutches using our hard earned money and time for everyone to step up their own game. Life isn't complicated. People earn money based on their skills and value of them to society. Jobs are often had based on effort and that includes making an effort to know the right people. Don't have skills then go get them. Don't have a job that pays well then go work hard and get one. Millions of people have done it. Live in a shit hole area for jobs and schools then move. Again, millions do it daily. America is the land of opportunity so stop making excuses. Life isn't fair, never has been and never will be. We all deal with such situations daily. No one is special in that regards. It takes skill and will not a govt or a larger tax burden on the rest of us to make shit happen. Not everyone is going to be a doctor, not everyone will make great money and there will always be people above and below the poverty level. Everyone has to own where they are and make the most of what they have and are willing to do. Most of what we are is because of us, it's not like everyone is a victim and gets to play that card for years on-end. Setbacks happen but we still owe it to ourselves, family and those around us to get back in the fight and not be a burden on society as a whole. Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using Tapatalk

Better than being a dumb fuck thinkig giving the govt more money will fix things or that what we need is more socialized programs. Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using Tapatalk

We know it's less revenue. Good! Time for the Washington elite to begin operating on less. People do it all the time. Perhaps decisions will now be looked at a little differently now that the people aren't being forced to fund so much bull shit. Handing over more tax dollars did nothing but feed the beast. Fuck that! Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using Tapatalk

That one will work great Trish. You're welcome to come see mine. It Heats my 24 by 24 garage with ease. Cost about $15 a month if I keep it at 70 degrees. My garage is fully insulated. Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using Tapatalk

Agree with Kirk 100% Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using Tapatalk

Forcing people to buy insurance and having Uncle Sam fund it through the rest of us isn't lowering premiums. Why would a company selling a service lower costs when the customers coming to them are being handed money to spend? Did we not learn our lesson by funding any dumb fuck with a heartbeat their college money or home loan? Time to stop taking in people from around the world who suck our system dry and put a strain on our systems that are already fucked. Time to focus on our own people and quit pretending that taking more tax dollars is going to fix us. The debt we have isn't going anywhere fast if we think taxing people higher to pay for it is going to fix it. It's time we get the economy going so we can earn more to pay for it. We don't need to be creating more dependents or more entitlement programs.

could you add on any type of side protection? I can't recall the final product you completed.

^^ this. reminds me that I may go buy a new battery for the van today. It's 11 years old and still on it's second battery that so far has lasted 6 years. Amazing as I've never had one go that long.