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i can’t help much with a search for a “best state to live” as i’m looking myself. i retired a bit early from an overseas career and came to the atlantic coast that isn’t home to help care for my now deceased mom. 2a is also one of my litmus tests. if o.p. is willing and eligible he might...

find an old toyota camry or corolla for $3000, put on a set of decent $500 snow tires, change out the fluids, filters, spark plugs, wiper blades, brake pads, battery any/all as needed, wash & wax it, and call it a winter… when the weather warms up you can flip it for the money that you put into...

the former conventional wisdom that one’s personal income, and thus taxes, decrease in retirement is doubtful now. i probably should have done roth retirement accounts over the years, but needed the tax deductions when i was working and heading a one-income household. i’m withdrawing retirement...

i’m sure that john kerry and greta thornburg will get right on it…/s

this…my 2014 toyota yaris 1.5 is another long-term, reliable, keeper. k.i.s.s. it gets 5w30 semisynthetic kendall or valvoline, most recently tgmo, at 3000 mile/18mo oci.

i have discount tire’s yokohama yk740 on my s.w. toyota yaris and continental contact tour on my n.e. vw passat. both are way better than their cheaper uniroyal tiger paws and kelly edge predecessors, respectively. only the conti set has run on lightly snowy streets, and do perfectly fine, as...

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many folks do an early oil change on a new car to remove the factory fill’s break-in residue wear, so a 6mo/1700 mi first-time oci can be prudent now from this perspective too. after this initial change, i would do a 12 mo oci, at most 18 mo oci, it being a turbo engine and all.

if looking at 5-6 year old cars, keeping it absolutely simple is best: 2017-18 ford escape s, 2.5 n.a. engine, fwd, a good set of snow tires.

one year/10k mile oci with vw-spec synthetic oil is vw’s rule for my passat. when my mom was living i insisted on a synthetic oci at the one year mark for her base 2006 toyota highlander. mileage was 6-7k but it was around town driven slowly by an elderly lady so an annual synthetic oil change...

my 6 year old, $25, battery tender junior works absolutely fine. it is plugged into my snowbird, garage-parked, toyota yaris for 3-4 month intervals.

i have several objections to electric vehicles, many of them already better explained by previous posters, but allow me to recap: 1. viability based on taxpayer (i.e. ice driver) subsidy. 2. limited range. 3. limited recharge facilities. 4. maker kill switches, e.g. tesla. 5. feeds man-made...

the actual production facility remains physically located in the usa, employing american workers, subject to ultimate american control (“physical possession in 9/10s of the law”). the product continues its high quality standards (subject to the usual bitog splitting of hairs). saudi aramco...

wheelman, what are your customer (well-off or not, knowledgeable or innocently clueless, repeat or one-off) and vehicle (make/type/condition) profiles? are you faced with a nearby discount tire competitor? i have no idea if tires offer enough profit margin for an all-around garage to stock a...

car guys don’t run car makers, and drivers don’t drive, anymore. i bet that most mba whiz kids running car makers have never changed motor oil. drivers buy cars to be displayed, nannied and entertained. just look at most utube reviews, they are all about styling and “infotainment.” all these...

Soccer: a gentlemen’s game played by ruffians. Rugby: a ruffian’s game played by gentlemen. former second row here.

went to l.a. car show on saturday. kinda disappointing, as others commented, and a far cry from my first car shows that i attended in nyc starting in late 1960s. over the following years i have attended numerous car shows in detroit, toronto, seoul, tokyo, kuala lumpur, jakarta, manila...

useful thread…while i’m wary of the nissan cvt ticking time bomb, nissan otherwise checks many blocks in my never-ending, semi-theoretical, vehicle search: base models equipped the way i like, comfortable seats, attractive prices. the nissan kicks is a conveniently upright and roomy little...

thanks gon, these old holiday menus are gems. typically officers serve the enlisted troops on thanksgiving day, which are true feasts. my last mess-hall (now dfac) turkey dinner was at camp coiner, yongsan garrison, rok in 2011, minus the smokes.

will visit this week for first time. any tips to make it an easy experience? any suggested highlights to be sure to see? thanks! odd that audi, bmw, infiniti, mini, mitsubishi not listed among exhibitors.