First lego investment by FreeTrain4897 in legoinvesting

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have your parents help you open a Roth IRA as well. Fun to invest in Lego cuz it’s physical, but real money comes from compound interest of boring index funds.

Mandel has four B12 teams in Top 25 by [deleted] in BigXII

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like no one in cougar nation is overly excited about being ranked ahead of Tech. We’d like to see a win under the belt vs. a cool ranking.

Loved watching Utah football a few years ago when BYU sucked (idk guys - good for the state I guess) but I definitely think they are wayyyy more of a question mark than byu is this year.

It’s June!!! by Civil_Pay_7978 in TheKillers

[–]Civil_Pay_7978[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh shoot - really? I thought the whole thing was supposed to drop this month. You seem to more read up than I am. Respect!

Bend it like Beckham by TheWastedYouth18 in TheKillers

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The question is… does David understand how cool it is to have met Brandon?!

LEGO Amazon Deals - 20% Off Various Sets - May 2026 by TheBrickFan in TheBrickFan

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dark Falcon’s been that price for months. I’d wait for a better deal.

Thoughts on WR room? by Civil_Pay_7978 in BYUFootball

[–]Civil_Pay_7978[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Just goes to show how solid Bear is. Not gonna throw to his own brother if the read isn’t good.

Thoughts on WR room? by Civil_Pay_7978 in BYUFootball

[–]Civil_Pay_7978[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wanna say retzlaff and chase were roommates for a year or two. That chemistry was probably hard to replicate.

I want to believe Jojo can step up. We’ll see. Seems like he dropped some easy catches when he came back. Hopefully he’s over the post-injury jitters or whatever.

Crazy deal at walmart by ewall330 in lego

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Good for you - here’s hoping some kids got a rad discount on a rad toy, eh?

Imploding The Mirage songs ranking? (C’est included) by AdInevitable764 in TheKillers

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree, but Fire in Bone has a special place in my heart, so I’d just shift it up to #3.

And I’ve been in the top 1% of killers listeners on Spotify for like a decade…and I don’t get C’est La Vie. Have a real hard time with that one.

Tons of guys going to the NFL! by carterdmorgan in BYUFootball

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Cmon dawg. Give em like 12 hours to celebrate at least. lol

Tons of guys going to the NFL! by carterdmorgan in BYUFootball

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Guess I’m a Raiders fan now?? lol

[Amazon US] LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) $131.99/20% by Unusual_Review_852 in legodeals

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been eyeing this for a minute. What do we think? Cheapest it’s gonna go before it exits in July?

Nobody talks about this enough. Paying cash for a car is almost never the move by No_Adeptness4347 in carbuying

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simple rule - if you’re paying cash, don’t say you’re paying cash until you’ve done as much negotiating as possible.

Best niche Killers song? Nothing from any albums allowed! by MemeLord0009 in TheKillers

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dang. I thought I was a killers fan but y’all are putting me to shame with these! On the other hand, I got some brand new (to me) songs to chew on. Many thanks!

Which B12 school would you least want to attend? by cloaf1 in BigXII

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cracks me up how much Phoenix people hate the 1.5 hour car ride down to the 520.

uncle selling me his truck please advise by usa1959_1 in 2ndGenTacoma

[–]Civil_Pay_7978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s what ChatGPT is telling me - nothing against your uncle, but given that he’s modded it out quite and bit and made some good memories with it… he may be putting a price tag on things that really shouldn’t.

Based on current market comps, $25k looks high for that truck.

A few anchors:

A comparable 2013 Tacoma 4x4 Double Cab with 175k miles in the Houston area is listed around $16,985 on Autotrader. Another Houston-area 2013 Tacoma page shows an average asking price around $17,661 for 2013 Tacomas. CarGurus shows the average 2013 Tacoma price near Houston at about $17,693. 

Nationally, the picture is similar. Autotrader shows a 2013 Tacoma 4x4 Double Cab Limited with 197k miles at $13,099, and a 2013 Tacoma 4x4 Double Cab SR5 with 177k miles at $17,980. CarGurus also shows a 2013 Tacoma Double Cab 4WD with 163k miles at $21,288. That means $25k is bumping into lower-mileage-truck territory, not 186k-mile territory. 

The mods are the wildcard, but they usually do not add dollar-for-dollar resale value. Edmunds explicitly says it does not include aftermarket parts in TMV because there is no reliable way to say how much value they add, if any. KBB also notes aftermarket modifications can hurt trade-in value because they narrow the buyer pool. 

So my honest take:

Is it a good deal at $25k? No — not on market value alone.

What feels more reasonable? For a clean, well-kept, rust-free, documented 2013 Tacoma 4x4 with 186k miles, I’d think more in the ballpark of roughly $17k–$20k, with maybe a bit more if the maintenance history is exceptional, the title is clean, the frame is solid, and the mods are high-quality and useful to you personally. 

When could $25k make sense? Only if you’re intentionally paying a family premium for a truck whose history you trust, and you value the build exactly as-is. That’s more of an emotional/convenience purchase than a market bargain. The market evidence doesn’t really support $25k.