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    Price shock with used cars

    How does everyone handle this? An older truck (2004 Silverado. Reg cab, short bed, 4x4) at the local Chevy dealer caught my eye yesterday. Looked it over, took it for a test drive, and was relatively happy minus the weak AC. It was 45% above KBB value **** See...
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    Hybrid Bicycles

    Have you looked at used bikes? Most new bikes under $500 are junk. **** There're some apparently good ones under $500. Buying a used bike would lead to me to surmise that it'd be like buying a used car, which ideally involves having a competent mechanic give it a look over for any flaws...
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    Hybrid Bicycles

    Appreciate all of the replies. I heard that ****'s has some decent bikes and (generally speaking) pretty good in house bike assembly nerd types. Unfortunately, their stock is wiped out. I see that a range of police bikes are offered for a price range over $600.
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    Hybrid Bicycles

    Hybrid? What type of riding? Paved, cinder, dirt, smooth, rough, distance? Straight handles, Dropped? Tires, smooth, cross, 700? Width 28, 35, 43? ***** Mostly road (much of it smooth), with some limited relatively even dirt road. Not too many hills in each of these two instances. I'm a...
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    Hybrid Bicycles

    Interested in what's best in the $400-$600 range, as well as $300-$400. Covid-19 seems to have very much hindered the availability of these and some other bikes.
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    Conventional Oil Benefits

    Re: https://www.mccluskeychevrolet.com/benefits-to-sticking-with-conventional-motor-oil/ Follow-up appreciated.
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    Carvana

    Has anyone had any experiences with Carvana? If so, please inform.
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    TV shows cancelled too soon...

    CPO Sharkey - NBC, 1970s On the Rocks - ABC, 1970s
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    My 1988 civic LX Video

    Bring back memories. Bought new, I had an '87 Integra for 13 years, followed by a newly bought '00 Civic Si for two years (stolen). Bought new, I had an '02 Sentra Spec V for four years (totaled) and currently have a bought new '06 Sentra Spec V.
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    How Does Rock Auto Work?

    If I correctly recall, somewhere in cyber, someone said that received fake NGK spark plus via Rock Auto. To be safe, I ended up buying mine at Advance Auto with a 25% discount coupon from that venue.
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    Car Gurus Questions

    Some ignorant questions. How does Car Gurus work in terms of: - making any profit for itself - being more advantageous to buyer and/or seller? Via Car Gurus, can a car be driven/sent to your home for a free test drive? If so, on that same test drive day, can you arrange to have your mechanic...
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    After 45 years, I gave up Cokes

    but at least some beers have nutritional benefits (like Guinness stout) ha..ha.. **** Irish friends introduced me to the black and tan, which I like. The benefits of growing up in multiethnic NY.
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    After 45 years, I gave up Cokes

    Yes, some health athorities say diet drinks are as bad if not worse overall, in a different way. I don't know, but I gave them both up. **** Best to dramatically limit either of them: https://www.google.com/search?sourc...2l6&sclient=psy-ab#spf=1589376000828 Whether taken cold or hot, green...
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    After 45 years, I gave up Cokes

    How so? I don't feel bad, no outstanding issues that I know of. **** See: https://www.delish.com/food-news/a26912160/soda-bowel-colon-cancer-link-research-study/ https://draxe.com/nutrition/phosphoric-acid/ If you haven't done already, look into getting a colonoscopy ASAP, especially if you...
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    Mercury Grand Marquis Buying Tips

    Similar stats for the Crown Vic to what I earlier posted for the Grand Marquis: https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Crown_Victoria/ Buying a car new or used is a crap shoot. Still, one should seek to better the odds as much as possible.
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    Mercury Grand Marquis Buying Tips

    I came across this link regarding the most troubled production years for the Grand Marquis: https://www.carcomplaints.com/Mercury/Grand_Marquis/ According to the bar graph, 2005 and 2003 weren't (comparatively speaking) good years.
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    Resturant pricing up

    Might be rice and beans for a while. ***** After cooked (I do the boil in bag route), I put the rice in an olive oiled pan, mixing the rice with low salt soy sauce and mustard (preferably Chinese, with spicy brown as a number two choice), topped and mixed with Heinz beans and some ketchup...
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    Mercury Grand Marquis Buying Tips

    Thanks to all for the added insight. At least as far as the northeastern US is concerned, I'm of the impression that used/new car prices are likely to drop within the next few months or so. Price drops are already evident.
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    Mercury Grand Marquis Buying Tips

    Some of us do not want a " foreign " car . I would choose the 2002 Grand Marquis . ***** Even though the aforementioned 05 version has (as been communicated to me) an improved suspension? The comparison one again: Under the assumption that both cars are pretty much equal in proportionate...
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    Mercury Grand Marquis Buying Tips

    2001 and earlier have a design flaw with the intake manifold. Eventually they all crack and spew coolant. Make sure the manifold has been replaced if buying those years. **** Thanks. Does the The 2002 make the cut? Is it true that 2003 was the first year of a noticeably improved suspension?
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