The ultimate thread! (possible NSFW) (#30)

[semlin]

Originally Posted by GeoRoss

I truly pissed Phil off. I used one more gallon of gas than he did from Moab to Flagstaff.

16 mpg!

noice. Did you adjust that for your tires? many miles of highway mileage marker tests shows that my odometer is exactly 5% under with 285s. You may be close to 17 mpg and not know it...

Two years ago without the trailer I got 19.5 mpig as peak mileage which translates to just over 16 mpusg. I was trying very hard to get to 20.

[semlin]

Originally Posted by Jman

whoa, et tu seuss?

does everyone have a skeleton in their closet?

[Cube Dweller]

Originally Posted by Jman

Speaking of hippies, I am putting together a gift basket to be raffled off for a school fundraiser. The theme of the basket is Green. I've come up with a list of items to be donated to go into the basket--environmentally friendly laundry detergents, reusable stainless steel water bottles, rechargeable batteries, etc.--but want to make it more interesting.

Are there any environmentally friendly products out there that you've thought of buying, but balked at the price? (Biodiesel Cruiser doesn't count. ) I mean, something in the $20-$50 range?

Gift Cert. to a locally grown produce distributor?

[Jman]

Holy giant picture, Batman!

[Cube Dweller]

Petroleum distillate transfer device modifcation components are en route.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by Cube Dweller

Gift Cert. to a locally grown produce distributor?

Hmmm, not many nearby. Perhaps some of the local organic stores have GCs. Maybe they will donate a GC for the advertising.

[semlin]

Originally Posted by Jman

Oooooh. Polish champion.

can't find the canadian team photos anywhere. they had a very respectable showing

[Jman]

Those are larger than life. . . .

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

This is a Kendon single-bike trailer:



I got a good deal on a used model, right here in Houston.

I need something like that for my snowmobile...

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by Bogo

Another baby coon down...

Bastards took up residence in the eves. Momma coon isn't happy. Tucked her little one into the nest and this big hand reached in and grabbed it and let it squeal for a bit before doing it in. She was making a ruckus as two of her little ones didn't come out for feeding. Then as the third went back into the nest area it squealed for it's life. I think I finally scared her away. I took a piece of plastic electrical conduit and rubbed it on the bottom side of the soffit panels. I'd pause for a bit and listen for where she was and hit that spot. She didn't like that. During a pause I heard her leaving by the hole in the other end. I haven't heard any noises up there since.

So you gots 3 coons! make some fine dining!!

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

The YamaHondaBeemers Ride!

nice!

[Cube Dweller]

Toyota truck guy had a scheiße rebuild done on the engine, then had to replace the head. He said it blew a headgasket the other day on the way up to the foothills.

1. Thanks for mentioning that in your ad.
2. Are you fucking high on your price?

[semlin]

Originally Posted by DSRTRDR

we are in discussions with the realtor as to what to list the house for this time around....

she suggested to drop the price relative to last year

as if we had had any interest in fact, none of what little feedback there was ever talked about price (more about the fact that the 'outlot' was not contiguous with the property hey, it's called an OUTlot )

I can't see the reason to drop asking price if there is no movement at all in our price range or the one below, anyway they can always make an offer at whatever level......I am sure not dropping asking price to the level where there is what little movement Omaha experiences at this time

...as a scientist, I have my equation figured out......I know what goes in for each year, and if you expect me to drop the price by an amount much greater than that, I am simply going to wait

and as a scientist, you know absolutely nothing about selling homes to nebraskans if you leave your price high, you attract less offers which means that anyone who eventually does make an offer will feel free to lowball you anyway. thus your asking price is meaningless.

there is a lot of weird psychology and variables that goes into selling houses. part of it is about creating excitement in buyers with a new listing and a fear of losing the house. if you want to sell right away, you need to drop the price enough to create a stir in people who haven't seen it before, and thus to bring anyone who has been looking at it for a while waiting for a price drop out of the woodwork.

if you don't mind waiting another year then, given how dead the market has been, I would leave it off the market and wait to see how the market unfolds. typically the housing market heats up in the spring and peaks in early summer because that is when people with school age kids prefer to relocate. by early summer people with kids who want to buy a house that year and get relocated before school starts in september are starting to panic if they have not found what they want. therefore, wait until early june to list.

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by Cube Dweller

someone remind me to run the dishwasher before sweet sweet bed.

Don't forget to run the dishwasher

[semlin]

Originally Posted by Jman

Holy giant picture, Batman!

what, where

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

I am really stoked about Fred's purchase . . . in and of itself, but also because I get to ride it before he does!!! Now that's TUTtrust.

My thoughts perzakly..

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by stinkyfj60

I have this neighbor that had a Tercel 4WD wagon. When I wanted one, they were always driving it, rubbing it in. A month after I got TOD, they parked it in the weeds and left it.

My mom wanted that green one, but it was rougher then what it looks like from the side of the road. My dad went and talked to my neighbor, and my mom bought that one. It is an SR5 with factory luggage rack, really nice front seats, sunroof, and yes, a clinometer

very

[Cube Dweller]

Originally Posted by semlin

and as a scientist, you know absolutely nothing about selling homes to nebraskans if you leave your price high, you attract less offers which means that anyone who eventually does make an offer will feel free to lowball you anyway. thus your asking price is meaningless.

there is a lot of weird psychology and variables that goes into selling houses. part of it is about creating excitement in buyers with a new listing and a fear of losing the house. if you want to sell right away, you need to drop the price enough to create a stir in people who haven't seen it before, and thus to bring anyone who has been looking at it for a while waiting for a price drop out of the woodwork.

if you don't mind waiting another year then, given how dead the market has been, I would leave it off the market and wait to see how the market unfolds. typically the housing market heats up in the spring and peaks in early summer because that is when people with school age kids prefer to relocate. by early summer people with kids who want to buy a house that year and get relocated before school starts in september are starting to panic if they have not found what they want. therefore, wait until early june to list.

Agreed. If you're priced too high, buyers will not even bother to look and then lowball.

We listed at 389K, had a full price offer, they backed out. We relisted at 399K, crickets. We dropped the price to 379K, traffic picked up, two offers; one at 379K within a day.



Consider the asset will likely continue to depreciate and you'll need to keep paying taxes, insurance and maintenance. Compare that to the return on other investments. What's your opportunity costs when having the equity sit there and decline?

[/unsolicited advice][/buttingintoyourbusiness]

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by yooper

Oooh.

I didn't know there were any '85's with solid axles.

I thought '85 was the most desireable year... because it had the 22re and the solid axle??

[semlin]

Originally Posted by Jman

Speaking of hippies, I am putting together a gift basket to be raffled off for a school fundraiser. The theme of the basket is Green. I've come up with a list of items to be donated to go into the basket--environmentally friendly laundry detergents, reusable stainless steel water bottles, rechargeable batteries, etc.--but want to make it more interesting.

Are there any environmentally friendly products out there that you've thought of buying, but balked at the price? (Biodiesel Cruiser doesn't count. ) I mean, something in the $20-$50 range?

reusable toilet cloth?

there are plenty of ridiculously high priced organic versions of staple foods out there that most people would never spend the money to try out.

[GeoRoss]

Originally Posted by DSRTRDR

you mean you got a mile more out of the gallon

I used 20 gallons to get from Moab to Flagstaff and he used 19 gallons. If I recall it was around 300 miles via his GPS.

[InsanityIsBorn]

Originally Posted by valentine

I really need to clean up the garage. It's almost as messy as DD's. I have the 2f for my 60, all I need is some room.

y'all have no idea what a messy garage is until you see pics of my familys garage..... 4 cars stuffed into a 3 car garage, two of them have parts pile up to the ceiling on them, and between them. The other two have a bit of space cuz one is being fixed the other is just a cool collectible Porsche... Then behind that is some work benches covered in parts and tools and a buncha tool cabinets filled with tools and parts and a few old motorcycles. ummmm well theres a lot more too....our rafters are filled with stuff too....a picture would be best but....