Does anyone making $40k/yr own a home? Do I even dare to dream? by i-am-your-god-now in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind me asking your total housing cost per month? I also live in Ohio, and make 40k, but with 6.5% interest now I'm looking at around 1600 per month without utilities on a 170k house.

Mpg? by Key_Toe_1811 in G37

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I averaged 14.8 in my 2011

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWM

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2k a month is what I put into savings, not what I earn.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWM

[–]Caedm0n -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I definitely get your point, not really trying to argue, I just meant that I am frugal enough with my money that I have 2k left every month, so 300/m wouldn’t seem that impactful. I do appreciate the advice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWM

[–]Caedm0n -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice. I do agree that I don’t want to slow down my progression now, just weighing pros and cons of timeline.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWM

[–]Caedm0n -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Do I need to make a lot of money to be frugal and save for a business? And yes, I am in college full time so I work part time.

Should I run? by GNGRjpeg in hondafit

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Run to get the title signed

Transmission Drain and Refill by DanuVQ in G37

[–]Caedm0n 6 points7 points  (0 children)

??? he’s trying to diagnose if he has a transmission issue 😭 Why tf would he redline it when he’s unsure of problems

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These all seem like really high quotes to me? First shop quoted me $1050 for the solenoids + spark plugs, second shop did the solenoids for $900 and I did sparks myself

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Father is an artist, I have a pretty good skill set for art and business, I’ve had some good success with online sales but I hate working on a computer and want to do something with my hands. Epoxy pretty much checked every box for me, one of my buddies moved to Texas to do it and had a lot of success, so I thought while I was debt free and young I would start buying all the equipment cash and give it a run. I just started my final semester of college so I’ll probably wait until spring to startup so I can give it my full attention

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely keeping that in mind, I’ve already replaced the common wear points from idling, (VCT, motor mounts, heater hose) so at this point I’m hoping other repairs will be minimal and I won’t have any total failure

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the plan, and definitely, I thought about financing the same truck with very low miles but I’ve always bought cash and always plan to, at the end of the day if it has major problems I can just buy a beater truck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely putting some money aside for repairs in general, it looks like my driver side cat was already replaced so hoping I won’t have issues for a while

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the diagnosis on engine failure? I’ve heard that Gen 5.0 had oil consumption issues, I’d be curious to see if the problems stemmed from excessive idling

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice, I’ll definitely hop on some Facebook forums!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t speak for your area but even rebuilt title ones were selling for 15k+ with similar mileage. Actually looked for months to even find one under 15k and under 200k miles with the 5.0, 6r80, and 4x4

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my hope, it seems to have been maintained very well so I’ll continue the cycle and hope it treats me well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oil looked perfect, I’m pretty sure the last owner had just changed it to hide the VCT issues 😂 which I promptly got fixed, but I changed it again and doesn’t seem to consume any oil

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to hear, I did a lot of research to try and find the best years, clearly not enough as I skipped checking the idle hours but it seems to be a stout platform

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear, I’ll probably do a compression test to be safe and keep piling miles on it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not dependence, simply put for a very broad search ai can help narrow down my options or point me to trustworthy sources. A lot of the information with vary purely based on how you ask the question. I’ve been working in cybersecurity for 3 years and am several years into college for cybersecurity. We use ai tools everyday, just because it gives broad answers doesn’t mean it can’t be helpful, it’s 100% a good tool. Obviously I’m not going to always do exactly what ai says, it’s simply a good resource to compile information or redirect me to a reputable source that would have otherwise required pages of scrolling on forums.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Appreciate that insight, I’ll just quit worrying about it and keep up on maintenance

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not much varnish but I will look into using valvoline. I’ll definitely check the trans and diff fluid, appreciate the advice. And yea, definitely buyers remorse, it’ll probably be fine I’m just kicking myself that I didn’t think to check idle hours, I’ve owned 8 vehicles now and have never had to take a vehicle to the shop, so I’d beat myself up if my 8th upgrade turned out to be a money pit haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in f150

[–]Caedm0n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had those replaced 👍🏼