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Old 05-07-2023, 02:46 PM   #1271 (permalink)
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Old 05-07-2023, 03:52 PM   #1272 (permalink)
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Living with mom is how one saves moneyloses their mind.
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Old 05-07-2023, 04:57 PM   #1273 (permalink)
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Old 05-07-2023, 05:59 PM   #1274 (permalink)
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I know. Not living with mom is also a prerequisite for having a non-trivial romantic relationship.
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Old 05-07-2023, 08:48 PM   #1275 (permalink)
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Mom is nice to the ladies!

She enjoys talking to people who aren't me!
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Old 05-08-2023, 12:22 AM   #1276 (permalink)
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Mom is nice to the ladies!

She enjoys talking to people who aren't me!
My mom keeps in contact with all of my exes, even though I don't.

Niceness of mom is immaterial to a woman's need to capture all of a man's attention.
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Old 05-08-2023, 01:22 AM   #1277 (permalink)
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My money is on Xist reaching 12K posts before redpoint5.

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Just a good ol' boy
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Beats all you never saw
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Since the day he came down the escalator....

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I'm not offtopic -- you're offtopic.
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Old 05-08-2023, 03:10 AM   #1278 (permalink)
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I bet that I will occupy more bandwidth!
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Whenever I need to do maintenance or repairs on my cars people always tell me to buy a new Dodge and get a loan.

I always want to ask "What did I ever do to you?!"
Not people here on EcoModder. We tell you to sell your 4-5 vehicles and replace them with one newer and more reliable used car. We told you to do that when $500 junkers were selling for $2500 / $3,000.

As an alternative we told you to sell all but the best car and pocket the windfall.

We routinely say: "Why are you shopping for more 20 year old cars when you have 3, 4, 5 already that you haven't fixed and sold?" We say: "fix a car, sell it, repeat."

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There aren't any domestic vehicles in this list:Cars.com: Here Are the 10 Cheapest New Cars You Can Buy Right Now

Eight Korean vehicles by two related companies, two Nissans, and a Subaru.

I am waiting to be impressed, but the Forte looks all right.

The first "Domestic" vehicle on this list was a Malibu at #14 at $26,95.
The discontinued Bolt is #20 at $28,713.
Truecar: [20] Cheapest Cars
The key thing about that list is "Car". There are other vehicles cheaper than the 10 on that list.

Chevy's cheapest vehicle is the 2024 Trax at $20,400 and the 2023 Trailblazer is $22,100
Ford's cheapest vehicle is the 2023 Maverick Hybrid at $22,595
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Old 05-08-2023, 12:03 PM   #1280 (permalink)
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What's wrong with foreign cars? Mine are all foreign.

The new Nissan Versa starting at $16,000 seems like a good deal to me. It also comes with a manual transmission, what more could a guy want?

Another vehicle that would be on my radar if I were single and didn't live in Snowmagedon-land would be a Honda PCX or similar bike. For around $5,000 you get a highway capable vehicle that also get's 100mpg. What more could aguy want? Maybe a Grom because it's about the same from a performance side, only with better fuel mileage and has a manual transmission.

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