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[MassWholeBimmer]

A few accessories for the new truck..

[flybigjet]

So.

We (three couples) flew over to French Polynesia for a week a couple of days ago (a day in Tahiti, five days in Moorea, and a final day in Tahiti) as a quick, fun getaway.

I made the fatal error of not paying much attention when The Girls said they were going to go shopping for "black pearls", as other than a few nice watches, I'm not much for jewelry.

Unfortunately, the Minister is.

That..... was a fairly expensive mistake.

On the plus side, the Minister and I came to an understanding that there will *no longer* be any snarking about how much my track tires cost or how long they last.

The necklace and pearls are very nice though (Grade AAA)-- and it was *much* cheaper purchasing them in Moorea than it would have cost from a dealer in the States.

R.

PS: Moorea? Highly, HIGHLY recommended.

To paraphrase (and slightly mangle) the words of Ferris Bueller, "If you have the means, I highly recommend [going there]."

It's a bit under three hours farther than from the West Coast to Hawaii-- It's VERY worth the extra time to get there.

R.

[Llarry]

My daughter is coming up on age fifty in a little less than a month and has never owned a new car. Her mom (my ex) and I discussed this and decided to get her a very special 50th birthday gift: A new vehicle.

We studied on two choices: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid or Honda CR-V Hybrid. Yesterday was test-drive day. The Honda lists for several thousand more but there were some outstanding incentives.

The Honda won. If all goes to plan, she takes delivery this coming Friday.

[Esteban]

^ Nice birthday present. You’re a good dad.

Happy birthday to your daughter.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Llarry

My daughter is coming up on age fifty in a little less than a month and has never owned a new car. Her mom (my ex) and I discussed this and decided to get her a very special 50th birthday gift: A new vehicle.

We studied on two choices: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid or Honda CR-V Hybrid. Yesterday was test-drive day. The Honda lists for several thousand more but there were some outstanding incentives.

The Honda won. If all goes to plan, she takes delivery this coming Friday.

If I had to replace my GLC300, it would be with a Honda CR-V Hybrid.

Can I ask about the incentives? It's ok if you'd rather not say.

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by M_Six

If I had to replace my GLC300, it would be with a Honda CR-V Hybrid.

Can I ask about the incentives?

Well, I think they are regional, so these would be for the Pacific Northwest and ending Feb 28th:
-- $1,000 discount from the dealership
-- $500 military discount (Must have me on the title as co-owner and must present DD214)
-- $1,000 from Honda as she is trading a competitor vehicle (Toyota RAV4)
-- $1,300 from Honda Finance for financing the vehicle (I plan to finance the minimum of $5,000 for 36 months and pay off the loan in a few months.)

That "ending Feb 28th" is a bit alarming, but I am a repeat customer at this dealership. I gave them a $500 earnest money check. If the March incentives are better, we'll get those. If the incentives are less generous, we have the option to walk away and get the $500 back. Come Tuesday I plan to either google the current incentives or call the dealership to see what the scoop is. Fingers crossed...

I just sat in the back seat for the test drives but thought that the Honda was a bit roomier -- and a bit better looking. The online reviews for the CR-V seem to be pretty good as well.

[jmg]

Wheels and a wing! The E30 M3 was my inspiration:

[TXSTYLE]

Samsung Q990F Soundbar: Dolby Atmos - DTS:X - 11.4ch.

I've never been a Soundbar kinda guy. But... After watching several reviews for this particular model and grabbing a crazy nice sale, I grabbed it. WOW! It sounds amazing!
The camera setup was for my Unboxing video.

[spazzyfry123]

Lots and lots of (small) trees getting brrrrrrt’d

This has to be one of the most rad things I’ve seen in person.

[M_Six]

14" MacBook Pro with the standard M5 chip. 24GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. My current laptop is a 2020 13" MBP with 16GB RAM and an M1 processor. It's getting slow. It'll be repurposed as Wifey's travel laptop. (Not my pic. Shamelessly stolen. Hence the date showing on the screen.)

EDIT: Loving the new laptop. And Apple makes it super easy to set up. It basically just transferred all apps, files, and settings from my previous laptop. Same soul in a different body. Windows used to have a similar app, but got rid of it for some reason.

[JJ 911SC]

A staggered set of Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3 to replace the Alenza RTF (piece de merde).

Pick them over the Michelin Pilot Sport AS 4 for the comfort and thread wear ratings.

[Henn28]

Doing a headlight refresh for my E53 as the OE lights are on a really good sale at getbmwparts.com and mine are getting pretty hazy and leaky. I decided to replace my 4” incandescent KC lights with a 3 light led bar from KC. They should be much brighter and at 6”, look good too. I’ll need to rewire however as the plugs on the harness are different and the LEDs require a relay setup.

I bought a set of prefab brackets from KC that are made to mount to a ford raptor with the plan of modifying them to either weld or bolt onto the ECS bracket I use to mount my oil cooler and lights.
Current setup:


New lights with pre-fab brackets:

[Buug959]

I got some new peepers for the "Office" along with a custom stainless steel mounting plate. The lights are Stedi 8.5" Sport Plus combo spot and flood lights. I wired them to an "on-off-on" switch so I can set them to come on with the high beams or completely independent. THEY ARE BRIGHT!

[M_Six]

Unifi UNAS2 2-bay NAS and 2-pack of WD Purple 2TB drives.

I realize the Purple drives are for surveillance, but small dedicated NAS drives are practically unavailable or super expensive. Large drives are available, but they were already pricey before the current shortages caused by the AI mania. This whole setup came in at just under $400 delivered and it will give me the chance to play around with Unifi's Drive 4.0 system. My current NAS system is Synology and I'll be sticking with it, but Unifi has some interesting features I want to explore.

[JJ 911SC]

$160 X 2 for 10 Years. Maybe one more time after these.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

$160 X 2 for 10 Years. Maybe one more time after these.

Live long and prosper. 🖖

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

$160 X 2 for 10 Years. Maybe one more time after these.

That reminds me... I have to check the expiration date on mine. Thanx for posting.

[vreihen16]

Ordered a bottle of Duke's mayonnaise to try it, because asking for Hellmann's in the south gets one branded as a damn yankee:





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[MoeTE87]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Ordered a bottle of Duke's mayonnaise to try it, because asking for Hellmann's in the south gets one branded as a damn yankee:





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It's good stuff!

[Onizukachan]

You will be sorely disappointed. Too much lemon. My wife wanted to buy it which probably means it was on TikTok, after tasting it, before even finishing my meal, I immediately went and bought a jar of real mayo to be able to dine correctly.

Btw as a real Southerner (not a damn Texican or Georgian or some other faux southern East coaster), Hellmann’s is 100% the correct mayo, with Kraft Mayo being a very close acceptable second. Anyone who gives you grief about Hellmann’s is a know nothing heathen, and very possibly a communist .

And you can tell them I said so.

[M_Six]

I miss Cain's products. Especially mayo and tartar sauce. Can't buy them in IL even though the parent company is located here.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Buug959

That reminds me... I have to check the expiration date on mine. Thanx for posting.

The price just went up by 2.7%. Remember a lot of country require to be valid for 6 monts prior to the end date.