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by Johnny_P
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: The :baby: :baby: :baby: chronicles
Replies: 2441
Views: 103610

The :baby: :baby: :baby: chronicles

Yeah if you want / require a manual there’s not a whole ton of options that aren’t old as dirt. I’d probably off it and find something with a real back seat that could sling a kid around occasionally. This might be a dumb suggestion so go ahead and laugh me off the forum. But what about something li...
by Johnny_P
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
Replies: 581
Views: 13547

Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3

So far it's radio silence from Covrgard. I messaged them on their site and emailed them. Detailer of doom thinks I'm just dropping the car tomorrow for the b pillar. Should I give him a prior warning for all my issues or ream him out in person? Was planning to do it in person but then if he says he...
by Johnny_P
Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
Replies: 581
Views: 13547

Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3

Covrgard website says you can pressure wash it…
by Johnny_P
Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
Replies: 581
Views: 13547

Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3

Chalk it up as a loss and have it redone by someone competent maybe. Could call the local high end dealerships and see who they use. They likely contract that out. I'm already about $2800 in the hole with this dude. Pay another shop to remove + install more film. Woof. It would all add up to be abo...
by Johnny_P
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
Replies: 581
Views: 13547

Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3

Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:43 am Aaaaaand I just noticed another bubble on the driver side b pillar. :disgust:
Chalk it up as a loss and have it redone by someone competent maybe. Could call the local high end dealerships and see who they use. They likely contract that out.
by Johnny_P
Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Member's Rides
Topic: Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3
Replies: 581
Views: 13547

Turn Signals Optional: Gberg’s M3

Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:43 pm Detailer of doom is blaming my pressure washer :really: but he’ll fix it on the house.

I don’t have some super powerful pressure washer but whatever. I’ll make sure to keep an eye on the b pillars from now on. :rolleyes:
This ppf guy sucks
by Johnny_P
Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7885
Views: 260326

:plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist

I did see an Ineos yesterday and it looked quite :neat: I’m still at 0 of those. They seem shockingly well built for a brand new car company Seen a few hanging out at the Ferrari dealer. They seem.... decent? I dunno. The side attachment rail things are stupid. But otherwise the truck seems decent.
by Johnny_P
Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 9289
Views: 133568

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

So I’m making a list of sports cars that would be within each price bracket that are decent … 1. GR86 (30-40k) 2. Type R Shitvic (40-50k) 3. M2 (60-70k) 4. C8 (70-80k) 5. M3 (75-85k) 6. Carrera T (130-140k) I ran the ownership numbers too … cheapest is GR86 (duh) at $793 a month Carrera T is $2230 ...
by Johnny_P
Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 9289
Views: 133568

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

Borrowed my mom’s Honda Insight for a trip with the kid. It’s basically a civic hybrid. Maybe a bit too small and typical Honda poor assembly quality. But 62 mpg is pretty dece and it’s not awful to drive. Handles ok. Hybrid is clunky in operation. Maybe an accord hybrid would be good as a dad car. ...
by Johnny_P
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7885
Views: 260326

:plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist

Saw a couple cyber trucks recently. Wrapped ones look hilariously stupid. The stock stainless looks alright I guess. Certainly unique. I wouldn’t buy one but whatever.

I’m meh on it.
by Johnny_P
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

You know what would have been helpful? Leading with this information to give context as to why I should limp a 30yo AC system along. This is something I did not know and is very helpful knowledge. I see all sides of this. I TOLD Brad about this shit. I was real mad dropping 7400 on 410 when I found...
by Johnny_P
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

Hydronic heat system that uses a boiler to heat radiators in two air handlers. The air handlers also have the AC coils. 2 outdoor condenser units. Air handlers are 30yo Condensers are 20yo Boiler is about 17yo - needed $3k of repairs as soon as we moved in I can’t for the life of me figure out why ...
by Johnny_P
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

Hydronic heat system that uses a boiler to heat radiators in two air handlers. The air handlers also have the AC coils. 2 outdoor condenser units. Air handlers are 30yo Condensers are 20yo Boiler is about 17yo - needed $3k of repairs as soon as we moved in I can’t for the life of me figure out why ...
by Johnny_P
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

You are right. Brad is :wrong: 30 years? That is fucking ancient. Thing is dead man walking. Control your environment. Control your life. :dat: 30 years is boiler life span, not furnace. Fortunately, our boiler pissed the bed (sprung a non-fixable leak) in the summer so we weren't under pressure to...
by Johnny_P
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

Gonna be rearranging some shit in the house this weekend to prep for :baby: .. my office will move down to the big bonus room downstairs, Michelle will move her office into my current office, and her office will become the nursery. We picked up a dresser of FB marketplace over the weekend, and have...
by Johnny_P
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

Alright well Johnny gonna be real fucking mad when he finds out r-410a is also being phased out and he has to pay 300 a lb for refrigerant in 8 years on a system top up. I'd take that 2 year gamble on a working system. Hell... I AM. my r-22 ac is real fuckin old...like 1987. Im hoping to not put in...
by Johnny_P
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

We had a similar thing happen to us. AC shit the bed the year we moved in. Turns out all the refrigerant leaked out at some point and it was that old stuff which they couldn't replace. Ours was about 25 years old so we just replaced the whole system. that makes sense IF ITS LEAKING / BROKEN. Rippin...
by Johnny_P
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

So my heating bill on the new house has been in the $400-500 range a month during the winter. Couldn't figure out why. Just figured the system is old as shit and pretty junked at this point. Got quotes for a new system from 3 people. Still waiting on the 3rd to make the final call, but one of the c...
by Johnny_P
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: On the Home Front
Topic: Home chat 1.0
Replies: 5964
Views: 258101

Home chat 1.0

So my heating bill on the new house has been in the $400-500 range a month during the winter. Couldn't figure out why. Just figured the system is old as shit and pretty junked at this point. Got quotes for a new system from 3 people. Still waiting on the 3rd to make the final call, but one of the co...
by Johnny_P
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7885
Views: 260326

:plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist

I’ve taken my toddler to rooftop bars. Just gotta go early is all.
The feeding schedule is tough but if you can work around that and bring a bottle then you can go nearly anywhere with them.
by Johnny_P
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 9289
Views: 133568

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

Atlantic City is a total dump.
by Johnny_P
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:49 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 9289
Views: 133568

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

I am very much anti airbnb, considering the fact that you pay 190$ for cleaning fee and you have to leave spotless. Unless maybe there isn't an accommodation I can find outside for intended destination Yet somehow there are 100s of thousands of them in this country and they are generating iNcOmE an...
by Johnny_P
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:46 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 9289
Views: 133568

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

35-50k in todays world is not "expensive" per say since the average transaction price is 48k. :disgust: I keep waiting for the shoe to drop but somehow the average american family making 70k can afford a 48k car and a 470k house and many vacations as AIRBnB is thriving... I just don't get...
by Johnny_P
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: :plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist
Replies: 7885
Views: 260326

:plac: finds v2.0: Moar gold on the crangslist

SAWCE wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:37 am Found a Fendie for you Max

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto ... 24313.html
Very cool but it’s basically farm equipment.
by Johnny_P
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Car Talk
Topic: Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Replies: 9289
Views: 133568

Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times

For us is short haired triggered lesbos with political correct stickers covering the trunk lid. I :aintcare: I can curb hop when parallel park and devour potholes. Now if you'll excuse me, Im going to get my green carrot juice and my gluten free quinoa pizza. The difference between redneck and hips...