The Czickness LII.2…..the sunshine and roses version.

[bcannon]

Morn'n gents :bgoOJ:

 

[mcapo]

My Toyota



,......I am only about $74,999 away from being able to afford and actually own it.....

 

[mcapo]

Morn'n gents :bgoOJ:

Errr... I meant JEEPS RULE!

 

[ChrisK]

My Toyota

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,......I am only about $74,999 away from being able to afford and actually own it.....

Am I the only person who thinks that these prices are insane?

 

[MindfulMan]

Am I the only person who thinks that these prices are insane?

You are not the only one, Chris !

 

[mcapo]

Am I the only person who thinks that these prices are insane?

If 84 month car loans aren't a warning, I don't know what is.

Cars and trucks are ridiculously expensive. Unsustainable IMO.

 

[mcapo]

This a bit outdated and I would suspect that the gap has closed a bit....but it highlights the issue in vehicle pricing.

 

[ditcherman]

I’m less than two hours away from bidding ending on my “dream truck” * where I’ll either let it slip by or own it. It’s already past my self imposed limit but “just one more bid”…..

I have scored some bargains, and a few not-so-bargains over the last couple of years on this auction site. Finding stuff from a good home is key to me.


*dream truck is kinda like a dream gun, it could change in a couple of months. (But if it does I’ll be sleeping in it for sure!)

Also, no pictures until it happens.

 

[gmcttr]

I guess the pricing is for UAW members and I assume they get a discount as well...

"UAW workers will receive a wage hike of 11% upon ratification and 25% in wage hikes through April 2028"

 

[mcapo]

I guess the pricing is for UAW members and I assume they get a discount as well...

"UAW workers will receive a wage hike of 11% upon ratification and 25% in wage hikes through April 2028"

The FW GM plant voted against ratification....

I'll be lucky to see a 10% increase through 04/2028. Maybe -10% at the rate I am going.

 

[ChrisK]

This a bit outdated and I would suspect that the gap has closed a bit....but it highlights the issue in vehicle pricing.

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I was offered $12,000 more for my 2018 GMC 3500 than what I paid for it 3 years ago from a Dealer. He said it was hard to find 1 ton gas trucks.

 

[ditcherman]

Anybody wanna drive a truck home from Amarillo?

I’ll provide lodging for the trip home.

 

[patience0830]

Anybody wanna drive a truck home from Amarillo?
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I’ll provide lodging for the trip home.

After Christmas. And for a fee.

 

[drillsgt]

Anybody wanna drive a truck home from Amarillo?
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I’ll provide lodging for the trip home.

Patience?

 

[ChrisK]

Anybody wanna drive a truck home from Amarillo?
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I’ll provide lodging for the trip home.

Looks like it could use a new set of steers...

 

[DadSmith]

I'm in Cincinnati today seeing a specialist.
The whole day shot basically.

Of course you cannot have any weapons in a hospital including a 2.75" pocket knife of all things.
However, I'm not defenseless thanks to Cold Steel.

This cane is solid, and very supportive as well, and it's just a cane therefore allowed in all medical, and I believe even government building.

Cold Steel Pistol Grip City Stick 37.625 Aluminum Handle Black

The Cold Steel Pistol Grip City Stick features a glossy black shaft made out of eleven layers of fiberglass which, in impact tests, proved to be...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[drillsgt]

I'm in Cincinnati today seeing a specialist.
The whole day shot basically.

Of course you cannot have any weapons in a hospital including a 2.75" pocket knife of all things.
However, I'm not defenseless thanks to Cold Steel.
View attachment 312393
This cane is solid, and very supportive as well, and it's just a cane therefore allowed in all medical, and I believe even government building.

Cold Steel Pistol Grip City Stick 37.625 Aluminum Handle Black

The Cold Steel Pistol Grip City Stick features a glossy black shaft made out of eleven layers of fiberglass which, in impact tests, proved to be...

www.midwayusa.com

Yep, nobody will give it a second look.

 

[88E30M50]

I managed to pick up 4 new camera's this week. One was a Canon A-1 while I was down in Raleigh. I picked 3 more up today. 2 more A-1s listed as parts only and a nice little Canon TLb (circa 1974) that looks barely used for $25.

I've also found a source for factory service manuals for everything I have right now, which includes Canons (FT, FTb, TLb, AE-1, F-1N and A-1), Pentax (Spotmatic) and Yashica (J-7 and FX-2). The cool thing is that I found a correspondence course for becoming a camera repairman from around 1980. That's going to take a while to get through as it really gets to the minutia of camera theory and repair.

Did CZ make cameras?

 

[88E30M50]

I just bought 6 more cameras for $29. Some of these will be discarded as they are early electronic camera bodies (T70) that had old batteries leak onto the boards. One or two might be useful for disassembly/reassembly practice though.

 

[88E30M50]

I need to take the eBay app off of my phone