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Fantastical Trio, Trio Noir, we had here at Capital University In the parking lot at Home Depot.... Went to a funeral at a very high end country club, this was cool but very out of place in the parking lot... Hiking in Illinois I have lost about 50 lbs... More Illinois hiking photos Indiana Hiking

I have a hunch that you might need a "Costco lunch" but if you just want to be quick and thrifty instead go hit up "Cafe' 150"

Jazz at Capital. been doing a bunch of live concerts... More Jazz on vinyl...and CD More money in vinyl... Sierra Hull on concert, was lucky to get right up front for the concert. She is amazing. My debate students after a successful competition... Another picture... Judging a final round at a tournament in PA. The two guys on the right won, 3-2 with a 5 judge panel.

One wonders why EV sales are down. Elon's unpopularity or? Its why I am selective of where I choose to eat. I have found fantastic Italian if you come back to Columbus. Polar opposite of where we ate. That's everywhere. I have stopped eating fast foot almost entirely. taking half an hour to get a sandwich at Wendy's 6 months ago pretty much did the deal for me. Interesting thoughts on Detroit, which I have visited a bunch of times recently. Cover isn't much, but album is spectacular. Listening to a ton of Jazz on vinyl.

Sounds like the Lincoln will work. I think the price is quite fair, it looks in pretty good shape.

This is exactly my thoughts. It isn't so much that I need something this large, but that it fits what I need/want but it's also just a damn good price. I can't find anything remotely comparable that has this service records, NOT in an accident, or even this "low" of miles. I think that's working for me with this specific vehicle is the location. It's in a town much smaller than my own, further away from St Louis. Their market of consumers is smaller and probably just need to move it. I understand the fuel economy costs, but If I could afford something with significantly improved fuel economy, it'll cost a heck of a lot more in price alone, negating some 5mpg improvement. I think I'm going to talk to them Saturday and see what can be done price-wise. I think 19k is more than I'd be comfortable with with this many miles, but If they want to move it bad enough (on the last weekend of the month AND quarter) and would accept 17-17,5 I think I'd buy it.

I'm not really considering a high mileage German-anything. The only vehicles I'd consider with this many miles are the American trucks and their corresponding full-size SUVs. They're the only ones consistently known to achieve 200k miles with relatively minimal maintenance. No, I'm really not stuck on a BOF SUV. I just hate most all of the CUVs that are 3-rows like the Traverses and Highlanders of the world. They do so little for me, I'd rather have my too-small-for-family MKC than spend money on them.

Can get a 2018 GLS450 for under $20k. 2018 GLS 450

If you don't need a body on frame SUV, I am sure you can get cheaper SUV's and the Pilot and Highlander though boring will be reliable and they have cheap parts cost. I just saw a news story about a police department wanting to dump all their Durangos because they are so unreliable and break down all the time and replace them with Explorers that they wanted but couldn't get during covid. The cops seem to do well with the Explorer so they must be pretty reliable. I wouldn't buy any Stellantis product, they are all unreliable trash. There is a Stellantis dealer near me selling Compasses for $10k off, Hornets for $12k off, Grand Cherokees for as mush as $20k off, Ram trucks are $9k off, etc. And I work with one of their body shops and I was told they sold about 120 cars a month before the pandemic and sold 34 in July. Awful product, no discount is big enough to buy anything from them because maintenance and depreciation will eat you alive. And Kia/Hyundai with the 2.0 or 2.4 cylinder engines burn oil and grenade themselves, the 3.8 V6 vehicles are probably fine. But any Kia/Hyundai without the push button starter is a theft target, I see thefts or attempted thefts on them all the time. And Tellurides always have pars shortages if you are ever in an accident and need parts for it.

Industry standard to turn over the table as otherwise you sit there having another cup of coffee and they generate no money. They want you to leave asap so they can get another seating of customers to order their food. All about the turnover rate of a table to make money. The days of yor when you would sit for another 30 minutes to an hour enjoying your coffee what not what modern places want.

This happens too often when dining out. You order your meal. You order coffee. When you finish the meal, they remove all the utensils. You may very well be working on your coffee and may request another refill or two. With them taking away all the utensils, you have NOTHING to stir the coffee, creamer, sugar, and/or sweetener with! I'd say this happens 97% to 99% of the time.

All seasons until you burn the first set off then a set of Michelin CrossClimates

Kia has announced plans to have access to Tesla Charging stations and the converter starting in January 2025. KIA AMERICA TO OFFER NORTH AMERICAN CHARGING STANDARD (NACS) ADAPTERS IN EARLY 2025 (kiamedia.com)

ChargePoint Gets $19M Funding to Install Fast Charging Ports (yahoo.com) Very cool that all 248 DC fast chargers will be able to handle pushing power up to 500kW to an ev and they will be dual charging poles allowing 2 evs to charge at the same time. Faster charging, less time sitting around.

Now that you're in Dad-of-Two mode, a Honda Pilot is probably the most fiscally responsible, if not the most exciting, choice.

Those all seem really overpriced. If it's not an urgent need, I'd continue to wait and look. Keep in mind that in 2020, I bought a 7-year-old Avalanche with 12k miles for $32k. A 2017 Tahoe today is the same age as my Avalanche was then. What about an XC90? Used 2017 Volvo XC90 | Carvana Or Ford Flex (people who have them, love them) Used 2018 Ford Flex | Carvana Or you can stick with the ugly duckling theme - Used 2019 Lincoln MKT | Carvana Even a Mercedes GL - https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/3244088 Finding a GL on CarMax and getting the Car Max warranty would be the nicest long term option.

Budget. If this weren't priced right, I wouldn't consider it. We don't NEED this vehicle or something this large. I just really despise most anything else in this year-range that's a smaller 3-row SUV, Traverses, Explorers, Highlanders, basic-Durangos, whatever-Kia/Hyundai-3-row-SUV-that's-boring-as-fck-too. I've been keeping an eye out for the 03-05 Aviators. They're either all trashed or asking 10-12k for one with less than 100k miles. They just don't seem worth it, even though I think they're cool. I've also been keeping an eye out on the 06-10 Explorers with the 4.6, but almost everybody ordered theirs with the slow and inefficient 4.0 V6.

Well, what's more important to you? Budget or Mileage?

Yeah, it's one of those ugly vehicles that I still think look kind of good. If that even makes sense, Hahaha. I'm trying to think of another ugly vehicle that I like, but nothing is popping into be head right now.

That price is way high for the mileage and I think gas consumption will be no fun (especially if you’re running premium). There are better deals and SUVs IMO.

Genuinely not trying to be a dick, but can you find something that fits that in your area? I've come across a '17 Expedition Limited for basically the same price w/ 110k miles on it...but it's 5 hours away. My wife and I used to be totally down to make a trip for a vehicle that fits our budget and vehicle criteria, but it's a little different with a little one now. I don't think I'd make a 10hr round trip purchase with a 9mo old. I pretty much find the opposite without going considerably older. I should also note that the 17's have CarPlay and anything older does not, at least at Ferd. I'm not tied to Ford/Lincoln, they just seem to be cheaper than the GM triplet.

She ain't purdy, but she'll do. Keep in mind that while these might be able to run on regular, you will feel the difference both in refinement and fuel economy if you do. They much prefer premium. Other than that, they are fairly solid. Some of them have run into VVT actuator issues that make them sound like they have a valve tap, but at this mileage, if it hasn't already happened, you're probably good. My issue with it is the price for the miles. I think you can do a better price for that mileage or lower milage for that price.

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I'm starting to sour on Starbucks. It has been going on for a while. I went in and a grande (medium) Earl Grey hot tea cost me $3.75. That's 2 bags of Earl Grey tea, hot water, a paper cup with a plastic lid, and labor ... and just how much overhead and planned profit? Not only that, they are lowering the bar on their employees who are getting dumb and dumber.

This is very cool and exciting technology Solid-state battery with 1,070 Wh/L energy to be game-changer for EVs (interestingengineering.com)

I'm not much a fan of casinos either. Buuuuuut, I do enjoy sports betting.