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Metro East St. Louis...was stationed at Scott AFB. Was stuck with Ameren in our town, so often paid upward of 20 cents per kWh.

Since coming back in early 2023, my electric bills are less than half of what I was paying in the People's Republic of Illinois...and that's with a heck of a lot more A/C use. Come to think of it, everything's better here!

Or a car that costs next to nothing to acquire and insure. My daily driver '86 Daytona cost me $1100.00 in 2011. Nothing but routine maintenance for the last 13+ years and costs $120.00 per year to insure. My nephew in Wisconsin just picked up a very clean 70K-mile 2000 Buick LeSabre (with...

Quite possibly the weirdest thing I've read in a while. How sad for you. Can't tell where you're from, but it certainly isn't Texas. In my town we turn strangers into friends and take care of our neighbors. Enjoy the world from behind your blinds (and probably with a mask on).

USPS still takes the incompetence trophy. I ordered a small package of brake line clips from a guy in Florida 10 days ago. Still waiting... My parts were at my local post office on the 14th. Then they were off to Baton Rouge. They made it back to San Antonio, but are now in Omaha. Good...

The point is the majority of people don't have the discipline to do that...and that's what the banks hope for. If you can do it that way, that's great. Most people simply don't.

Don't know if things have changed, but my dad was a retired USPS executive (not a carrier) and he and my mom lived in Nalcrest for one year before buying a home a bit to the west on the other side of Lake Weohyakapka. This was in the early 1990s. As I recall during a visit, the place was...

Never. If you consistently need refrigerant, you have a leak. Fix it. Depends on the size of the leak, I guess. Penny-wise and dollar-foolish band-aid approach which could stop working at any time - like a 100-degree day in a traffic jam. Perhaps this is your experience, but a very...

Satisfaction is totally subjective. We currently have three vehicles: A 2008 Charger R/T we bought new (but a year old) off the showroom floor for $20,500 (cash); a 2005 Caravan I bought while TDY to San Antonio for $13,999 (cash); and a 1986 Daytona I bought while TDY in Virginia for about...

As a long time subscriber to several popular automotive magazines, I've watched the quality of so-called automotive journalists decline precipitously over the past 10-20 years. This article I found today - covering manual transmissions - has to be one of the worst I've ever seen. It's so bad I...

Unfortunately in the salty midwest, lack of use greatly exacerbates rusted/rotten cables.

There's no indication this person lived in squalor. Simple life, yes; squalor is a stretch. Also no indication of this person's values or desires. It appears there was more to this man's life than collecting "stuff." How was his estate distributed? Relatives? Charity? Whatever the answer...

No disagreement here. Their incessant flag-waving keeps 'em coming, though. My risk pool rant is based on several conversations with their reps over the years. I still shop car insurance every six months, so it's become something of a bargain-hunting game to me. Their current rate quotes are...

Is that the V-6? I haven't seen such a low crankcase capacity since the Iron Dukes in the 80s-90s Grand Ams, Cieras, Centuries, etc.

Very interesting, Grampi. In my experience, USAA has been prohibitively expensive for over a decade. Their last quote was literally 2.5X what I'm paying for Progressive coverage in South Texas. In my 25+ years of service, I've seen far too many people gravitate to them, because "they're for...

Annually for each vehicle. With multiple cars in rotation, the mileage ranges between 3-7K per car, per year.

A completely BS chart undoubtedly predicated upon undisciplined adults who live well beyond their means. My stay-at-home wife and I raised three kids on my military salary, which eventually peaked at about $110K (initially enlisted and retired as an O-4). Our kids were well taken care of...

The chart is vague as standalone data. Are we talking about new vehicle purchases? Registrations? And over what time period? Tons of rental agencies in FL could be skewing the numbers toward the Altima.

For cruising down the highway, I believe Atikovi's take is the simplest and best answer. If the cost saving offsets the loss in fuel economy it's fine. As a very frequent road-tripper, I've seen E85 up to 30% cheaper, which makes it a no-brainer in most cases. On the other hand, one of my...

A little expensive for a tire with a 560AB UTQG. Wal-Mart sells its Goodyear Reliant - rated 600AA - for $102.00 each with lower-cost installation & road hazard (if the latter's your thing).