[Buug959]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Same here. My brother comes out every so often to help with some projects around the house, so I have tons of tools that only get used when he's here. Chop saws, table saws, nail guns, etc, etc.

At one point a few years ago I realized that I had seven chop saws and four air compressors in my shed. They all worked perfectly. I have since whittled down my collection to two chop saws, one cordless and one plug-in, and one air compressor... well... and one for parts.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I could schedule you for some couch time whenever you're available.

Good, because I need a nap!

Originally Posted by M_Six

Chop saws, table saws, nail guns, etc, etc.

Sore subject, but we used to have an awesome table saw that my DW decided to re-home. I suddenly have the one-time need for a table saw again, and will probably have to spend $50/day to rent one for ripping a few sheets of plastic sheeting.....

[vreihen16]

Had to make an emergency purchase of an Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra (UCG-Ultra), because my home Unifi Security Gateway (USG) decided to fry itself after 6 years and leave my entire home network in shambles. Still only about half way through recovering and migrating all of the existing network switches and access points over to the new gateway.....






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[Vinnrox250]

More cologne.. and 2 more bottles are coming later today. I have a problem.

JPG is amazing. Worth every penny.

[dreamingat30fps]

The Cayenne is out, the Silver Fox is in.

[jmg]

This $10 keychain to match my interior!

[nyalpine90]

Originally Posted by jmg

This $10 keychain to match my interior!

i have no clue why BMW is getting rid of shift knob for slider crap!!
this would be a nice mod for my X3

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

i have no clue why BMW is getting rid of shift knob for slider crap!!
this would be a nice mod for my X3

Seriously. My GLC300 has a wimpy stalk on the right side of the steering column. I hate it.

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

i have no clue why BMW is getting rid of shift knob for slider crap!!
this would be a nice mod for my X3

Originally Posted by M_Six

Seriously. My GLC300 has a wimpy stalk on the right side of the steering column. I hate it.

Is that any worse than this? Thankfully it was just a loaner.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Is that any worse than this? Thankfully it was just a loaner.

I take it that nobody has enjoyed the "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot were they thinking" shift knob that BMW used on the i3's steering column:





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[M_Six]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Is that any worse than this? Thankfully it was just a loaner.

I reserved a 3-Series in the UK once and when I got to the rental place, they said they didn't have a 3-Series for me, but would I take a Jag? I was like, "Uh, sure." I was looking forward to driving a Jag as I'd never been in one. It was quickly obvious the ill-fated merger with Ford was written all over that car, including the awful dial on the center console to choose your gear. Very disappointing.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I take it that nobody has enjoyed the "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot were they thinking" shift knob that BMW used on the i3's steering column:





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I actually really loved everything about my i3, including that stalk!

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

The Cayenne is out, the Silver Fox is in.

Can't go wrong with Lexus. I thought about buying a Lexus ES350 back in 2022 when I sold the 328. Instead went with a CPO 540. I just couldn't go to Lexus after driving a BMW for 3~ years

Beautiful car. I love that color. I think that's Atomic Silver if I am not mistaken.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by jmg

I actually really loved everything about my i3, including that stalk!

I miss my i3 all the time.....

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I miss my i3 all the time.....

I must've missed it, but what happened to yours, was your lease up? If so and you loved it why not buy it?

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I must've missed it, but what happened to yours, was your lease up? If so and you loved it why not buy it?

Not the OP, but it was a GREAT car to have at the time. Heavy discounts plus incentives and rebates meant a <$200 lease payment. Personally, I leased 3 in a row to take advantage of all the incentives and rebates. I would have bought the last one, and I probably should have, but I didn't know they were going to discontinue it. Today, with EVs depreciating and the range getting higher and higher, the i3 isn't as appealing. If I had bought that last one, though, I'd have kept it for a long time. Such a great commuter!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I must've missed it, but what happened to yours, was your lease up? If so and you loved it why not buy it?

I stole my Bavarian Golf Cart from a non-BMW used car dealer right before COVID lockdown with only 14K miles on it, because it sat in their showroom for over a year without a single person even coming to look at it after the previous owner returned it from a two-year lease. I made the last payment back in May, two weeks before my employer made me that unexpected "offer that I shouldn't refuse" to retire early.

Not having to drive to work any more and needing to shave 25% off of my monthly expenses because of the work buyout, the obvious big-ticket item that needed to go was the i3 and its high insurance payments because of the carbon fiber chassis' extreme cost to repair from even a minor accident. I made most of my money back on it after five years of ownership, because of the crazy price that I stole it for when I bought it.

I still have the almost-Mighty Freightliner in the driveway in case I need to go somewhere like a doctor's appointment, but I haven't driven it once so far yet in 2025 because I have no place to go. Even if I did need to go somewhere, that thing is a beast that doesn't fit in normal parking spaces or under drive-through window canopies. It's our road trip vehicle, so we need to keep it around for trips down south to visit our tree farm.

Anyway, the i3 was like a VW Rabbit GTI on steroids, weighing only 2,500 pounds with 180 HP and rear-wheel drive. Absolutely a blast to drive.....

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Can't go wrong with Lexus. I thought about buying a Lexus ES350 back in 2022 when I sold the 328. Instead went with a CPO 540. I just couldn't go to Lexus after driving a BMW for 3~ years

Beautiful car. I love that color. I think that's Atomic Silver if I am not mistaken.

I believe this one is iridium silver, honestly lucked out managing to find one in the exact color combo I wanted. There were almost no Ultra Luxury 2022s around here. For me the UL and 2022+ was a must as that’s when they added touch screen. I have 0 desire to use that trackpad thing.

Also looked at some LS500s but honestly I just didn’t see that much improvement vs how much more they cost (at least for similar year mileage etc).

Never thought I would own a Lexus, but here we are. I do like trying new things and apart from a Corolla I owned for a short time never really had Japanese cars.

It was kinda of a spur of the moment thing. Reaaaally wanted out of the Cayenne as it was out of warranty, brakes supposedly needed to be changed a year ago, but were still going. Tires were coming up, oil change, value kept tanking and then I started reading about all the water pump failures and it was already at over 80k miles I got it around 50k. So when that 2022 UL ES350 came up I jumped on it.

We’ll see how I feel in a year.

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

I believe this one is iridium silver, honestly lucked out managing to find one in the exact color combo I wanted. There were almost no Ultra Luxury 2022s around here. For me the UL and 2022+ was a must as that’s when they added touch screen. I have 0 desire to use that trackpad thing.

Also looked at some LS500s but honestly I just didn’t see that much improvement vs how much more they cost (at least for similar year mileage etc).

Never thought I would own a Lexus, but here we are. I do like trying new things and apart from a Corolla I owned for a short time never really had Japanese cars.

It was kinda of a spur of the moment thing. Reaaaally wanted out of the Cayenne as it was out of warranty, brakes supposedly needed to be changed a year ago, but were still going. Tires were coming up, oil change, value kept tanking and then I started reading about all the water pump failures and it was already at over 80k miles I got it around 50k. So when that 2022 UL ES350 came up I jumped on it.

We’ll see how I feel in a year.

Jesus, I would've done the same. I'm hearing there are issues with the Oil pump on the B58 motors. There are plastic "fins" inside of the oil pump that can crack over time and that's not good. Maybe I should sell the 540 for a ES350

[M_Six]

Beelink Mini S12 16GB RAM, 500GB M.2

Because retired IT geek wants to go down the Home Assistant rabbit hole.

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Jesus, I would've done the same. I'm hearing there are issues with the Oil pump on the B58 motors. There are plastic "fins" inside of the oil pump that can crack over time and that's not good. Maybe I should sell the 540 for a ES350

The more I hung out on rennlist the more I wanted to sell that thing. I did enjoy it though. If I hated money I would definitely consider another Cayenne but with the air suspension.

Originally Posted by M_Six

Beelink Mini S12 16GB RAM, 500GB M.2

Because retired IT geek wants to go down the Home Assistant rabbit hole.

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Been thinking of going with home assistant also, right now pretty much just use alexa stuff, mainly just on set schedules, but every time I look into it I find something else to do.

[mc-m3]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Is that any worse than this? Thankfully it was just a loaner.

If you are driving an automatic I think it's just fine. Having a giant lever in the middle doesn't make me feel any better about an automatic.