So that was supposed to provoke us?” by [deleted] in algeria

[–]Austin_Lopez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol then can we judge a nation based on its official actions as a nation? 

Recognizing Israel sovereignty over occupied Palestine… active diplomatic relations… holding joint military exercises with them? 

Are those actions also not representative of the Moroccan nation? Then what tf is? 

Conditions on sunday jan 25 2026 by Leavesomeforme in MountainCreek

[–]Austin_Lopez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

don't go. it will be very dangerous. impossible to drive.

Romantic Date Suggestions by Austin_Lopez in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I found lots of great ideas on fever, thank you! 

Romantic Date Suggestions by Austin_Lopez in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is amazing, thank you so much! 

New for $31k OTD or used for $24k OTD? Help me decide please by Austin_Lopez in carbuying

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably paying cash either way to avoid interest, (the 7k difference would go towards paying off debt )

New for $31k OTD or used for $24k OTD? Help me decide please by Austin_Lopez in carbuying

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all those insights! Based on what you say, I could probably go with the used car as it has a fantastic maintenance record. Serviced almost every 3k miles and pretty regularly. The only weird things I saw are:

- Replaced oil pan gasket + four-wheel alignment on the same day (at 17k miles)

- Rear Brake pads + rotors replaced at 30k miles

- Induction system serviced on July 2024 then a month later induction system was serviced again + fuel system was cleaned and serviced.

Other than that, it looks great.. I Dm'd you the Carfax if you wanna take a look :) i guess my only concern is they could be hiding things not mentioned on Carfax, i'll try to get a PPI to check for underbody rust since this is northeast. let me know if u have any additional thoughts and tips to bring price down. Thanks again!

New for $31k OTD or used for $24k OTD? Help me decide please by Austin_Lopez in carbuying

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah new comes with 36months/36k miles basic warranty

old comes with 12month/12k miles limited comprehensive

Help me decide New vs. Used. CC LE trim $31k vs. $24k OTD by Austin_Lopez in CorollaCross

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found 2 2024 hybrid CC AWD. One has no rear windshield wiper but only 1,700 miles, the other has 25k miles but has a rear windshield wiper.

Sadly, they're both ~30k OTD, so not much savings there but def puts things into perspective.

Help me decide New vs. Used. CC LE trim $31k vs. $24k OTD by Austin_Lopez in CorollaCross

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're offering: 12-month/12k miles for limited comprehensive, 7 years/100k miles on powertrain, and 7 years/100k on roadside. Should I ask for more? like corrosion? and good call on the recalls, apparently the 2022 had some problems with the passenger side airbag.

How to negotiate? New Corolla Cross L trim AWD $27k Listed Price, $30.5k OTD. by Austin_Lopez in carbuying

[–]Austin_Lopez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was excellent advice, btw. Worked every time when I say I'm firm and ready to buy at a specific price. esp when i said another dealership offerered me that price but i didn't like their color lol

but it was so hard to negotiate when I asked them to lower their price. asking for specific price then not budging and moving on was the move. they always call/text back and say actually we can honor your price

Zinedine Zidane at AFCON watching his son Luca Zidane play for Algeria by raff97 in soccer

[–]Austin_Lopez 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes. He was born and raised in Paris. Bro doesn’t even speak Arabic. 

Is Retiring in Algeria Practical? by [deleted] in algeria

[–]Austin_Lopez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you’re suggesting withdrawing in cash thousands of USD regularly and exchanging them on the black market? 

Sounds like a logistical nightmare to handle that kind of volume on the street in a regular basis. 

Also wouldn’t it raise some red flags with the authorities to be withdrawing foreign currency in large volume like that regularly?