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  1. mikeduf

    Meeting at gas station to buy a vehicle.. strange experience

    Yeah meeting someplace to show a car is a good idea. But your address ultimately is on the title if you possess it. So a person that is really interested in buying it will never see your address until the deal is completed. And it is always good to have a bill of sale stating the car is sold as...
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    Bad year with the deer.

    Deer whistles work pretty good! I live here in Southern California and it keeps the wandering homeless at Bay! At least they can hear me coming!
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    Retiring early... Geographic arbitrage

    Yes I probably wasn't too clear what I was referring to was if you denounce your citizenship to the USA and live abroad permanently you will lose your Social Security. That is what the Social Security Administration told me. You no longer are a citizen and have no further rights. Unless of...
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    Retiring early... Geographic arbitrage

    I absolutely agree with what you're saying. I hear a lot of blah blah blah about moving to different countries because they have better Medical facilities and services. That might be well and fine for people that speak the language of that country and can maneuver around those types of...
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    Retiring early... Geographic arbitrage

    Every document I have read for a US national leaving the country especially Italy. you can only stay for a 90-day tourist Visa or an extended 6-month Visa. Of which a 6-month Visa extended has to have a form to be filled out and approved before you attempt to stay for 6 months. Also after...
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    Retiring early... Geographic arbitrage

    Every document I have read for a US national leaving the country especially Italy. you can only stay for a 90-day tourist Visa or an extended 6-month Visa. Of which a 6-month Visa extended has to have a form to be filled out and approved before you attempt to stay for 6 months. Also after...
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    Retirement Living

    I will chime in because I am 67 and just retired and live in a single story home that I am just starting to do the exterior painting on myself. I have looked into the retirement places like Leisure World that we have here and they have very high HOA fees not sure what they call them but they're...
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    Retiring early... Geographic arbitrage

    I will chime in because I just retired. Reading some of these posts lead me to think that some of the people that are looking to retire do not have social security benefits or any type of pension plans. If you don't have social security insurance benefit or retirement pension plan then it...
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    Hankook Kinergy PT Review

    Yes I'm one of the Rarities out here because I change my tires on cars at about $40,000 miles whatever is half life. I like a nice cushy soft quiet ride I'm thinking of trying the Hankook Tire with the acoustic noise reduction inside or the Michelin on my next set of tires. I even change my...
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    New Acoustic sound deadening tires

    Well I'm a glutton for trying new things. I drive a Toyota RAV4 with michelins. They're all right as long as the road is smooth. But when they wear out I probably will go up a small size and try these acoustic tires. I know Honda has added that dampening to the inside of their wheels as well as...
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    Post a photo of your oil on dipstick (with miles)

    I just changed the oil in my RAV4 it has 500 miles and it's pretty clear. But let's not forget the smell, it's kind of like sniffing a fine wine bouquet.
  12. mikeduf

    New Acoustic sound deadening tires

    Has anyone purchased any of the new Acoustic sound deadening tires. There are about six or seven manufacturers that are making them now I think Hankook and Michelin ones that come to mind. What are your thoughts and comments on the sound deadening characteristics thanks in advance
  13. mikeduf

    Which Mobil 1 5W-30 oil?

    Yes I would do the same I had a Toyota 4Runner that I used to bounce back and forth between M1 and Valvoline. Same viscosity. Kept the engine clean by changing it every 4,000. I saw that Valvoline oil seem to get pretty murky around that Mark because of my severe driving environment. I switched...
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    Had someone brake check me while on the bicycle this afternoon.

    Share the road. If you have to pull over on a bicycle do so to let the masses pass you don't be the road obstacle! Don't be that guy that causes road rage and creates accidents from drivers that can't handle their car because they are over taxed with emotion. I've seen that happen as they go...
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    Neighbors rolled the dice on a manufacturer buyback vehicle... and lost.

    That ignition switch is exactly what my 24 Mercedes GLC 300 had. It was a bad switch that energized the entire system. It took them four attempts but they finally fixed that. Then one day I was at the local park and all warnings went off in the car no Rhyme or Reason. All warning sensors and...
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    Neighbors rolled the dice on a manufacturer buyback vehicle... and lost.

    Like 64 wagon said, the manufacturer will only oblige the dealership to a certain point. Once a car has been tagged with a lemon the manufacturer really has no obligation, it all sits on the dealers shoulders on what they offered the buyer when they sold the car. Here in California when you...
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    Neighbors rolled the dice on a manufacturer buyback vehicle... and lost.

    Well I will chime in because I speak from personal experience here in California. Lemon laws are different throughout different states so I can't speak for anything else but California. I went through a battery issue with my brand new 2024 Mercedes. This was purchased in November of 2023 and...
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    This is why I dont like strangers showing up.

    I have friends who have Jeeps. And that whole duck duck thing is fairly Elusive and secretive. They just show up on your car. Usually the person who places them is never identified. So to have this person using that duck excuse to knock on your door tells me that they're probably just casing...
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    EU backing off 2035 ICE car ban

    I'll chime in, I like to think positive that we are helping mother earth heal itself, but my observations are that we produce more cars than ever, we mine for nickel hydrid more than ever, we are looking for different types of fuel sources that are creating more pollution. We are polluting our...
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