Recent content by SparkYellow

My primary commuter gets 35 mpg and is worth about $5K, well maintained at 177K miles. My ex commuter gets 38+ mpg, is worth about $2K at $202K miles. She is getting a head job that will cost me another $3K (already $3.5K in). Both of them were purchased new (in 2011 and 2017) and priced around...

I found a carrier for the front seat that will contain my dogs. If they are ok with it, I will keep the setup to maximize usable space in the back. Currently most of my gears/tools are in the trunk for easy access.

I agree and hope he would. Eva received 50 mil as an award to her foundation. It wasn't an investment. https://www.glamour.com/story/eva-longoria-receives-dollar50-million-courage-and-civility-prize-from-jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez

I am glad that you brought this up. Bezos is a smart business man with a team of business/legal advisors. I'd like to think that these gifts are in fact investments, i.e., that he's getting something of value in return tangible and intangible, sooner or later. 🙆 Slate has got to be a promising...

I have only known Bezos and Jassy as the Amazon CEO. But I am not an industry insider, just loyal customer. Is this the same Peter Faricy that left SunPower in 2024? Edit: He was one of the VPs at Amazon. https://michiganross.umich.edu/about/profile/peter-faricy

Thank you!! This is a beautiful color combo!!

After eight months with Mazda in 2016, I went to Toyota and stayed for three months in 2017. The Mazda shut down in 2022 and the Toyota was under new ownership since 2023. Starting in 2018, I have only purchased used/neglected vehicles off Facebook, first was an NA through a friend in a car...

Ten years ago I worked briefly in car sales at a local Mazda dealership. A customer and I worked out a deal by email over a few weeks with numbers approved by the sales manager. He finally came one evening by Uber/Lyft, ready to complete the paperwork and pick up the car. It was the end of the...

I too can wait. Behind the rope from 3 feet away is ok if I don't have to drive far. 😅 I will email them about a couple of cars/coffee events in my area. The last time I went to one was in 2023.

I am waiting for a Slate event in NorCal or central valley. SoCal is quite far. I don't mind the long drive to visit certain destinations (Calico Ghost Town, Mojave Desert, Salton Sea Lake...) because they won't come to me. 😁 Wonder how it went this morning.

Thank you for checking!

For MINIs, there are a wide selection of grill badges (by GoBadge). I prefer displaying subtle vinyl decals on the rear hatch/glass.

It is worse than stolen/free. I first read about that expression on the first gen RX-7 forum. 😂

The H3 looks serious! I can't handle that many buttons. 😂

I am keeping the reservation but my excitement has taken a hit. Not because of anything about Slate. Getting my backup car road-ready is going to cost me $5K, more or less. I will have to drive it like it owes me money. Good thing is that I won't be anxious about the actual release/delivery of...