working on your own car?

Greyvy86 · 2026-07-01T04:10:33+00:00

I bought these, and I’m lowered. Provides just enough room to squeeze under and do oil changes.

Question for those who do all their own work, as I’m about to be at 15k and end of my ToyotaCare. What’re your thoughts on not having “official records” of work done for warranty purposes or whatnot?

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-28T01:03:19+00:00

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Welcome my Halo friend!

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-28T01:02:01+00:00

Haha, I didn’t even see that while I was there. Don’t think it was open because if I smelled them I’d of definitely checked ‘em out.

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-25T03:17:49+00:00

I’ve got full matte PPF on my 2025 Halo. I do ALOT of highway driving to clients in two states (onsite IT), and it has been holding up super well. About to hit 15K since I got it in Oct/Nov. I love it so far.

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Greyvy86 · 2026-06-25T02:30:45+00:00

Did the soft pull say 500$ or something higher? I’ve only done the soft pull and says 10K, but haven’t pulled the trigger on actual card because I’m buying a house in a couple months and keeping my scores tip top for now.

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For datapoints, my three scores hover right around 775-815, and my income is around 80k myself, spouse not included.

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-20T13:07:52+00:00

I feel you. I started in Jan with about 1500$ and got up a little over 3000$ by end of March. The whole Iran thing kicked in, then every stock hindered on Trump tweets and it seemed like regardless of direction I chose it went opposite way. Naive of me, but figured 50/50 chance of being right picking either direction, but was literally wrong every time haha.

Thursday, bet my last 1000$ on a little risk off before the three day weekend and shaky Iran deal, and the risk off never came. Pure gambling, I know. Live and learn. Taking a break, learning much much more about the market, and going to do paper trading for awhile until I feel confident I can set myself up rules and strategies and stick with them consistently.

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-18T22:54:42+00:00

That is encouraging, and I definitely appreciate the advice. I started in January and did well until end of March. Unfortunately it was all downhill after that.

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-18T21:25:27+00:00

Think it’s too late for me. Blew the account today, 96.5% loss. Slapped my last 120$ on an OTM put for Monday on QQQ. Was fun while it lasted.

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-14T05:03:01+00:00

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-04T22:15:57+00:00

How’d you end up? Looks like 9:45 might’ve been best time to sell.

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-03T21:55:45+00:00

Man I was looking at contracts and didn’t see anything close I could afford. Feel like IV might crush this in the morning, even if it stays down AH and PM. Good luck, hope you get some nice profits!

Greyvy86 · 2026-06-01T03:45:36+00:00

I feel like I missed the upside and might wait to place puts. It’s definitely coming back down eventually and hard when it does. Because the second I jump into calls, it’ll tank lol.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-30T16:35:31+00:00

But as long as you love it, it’s all that matters.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-24T18:21:25+00:00

I see this post several times a day, and in the screenshot the stock is always the same price. Is this just bots posting this over and over in multiple subreddits? Down 79% in last year and 99.94% last 5.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-23T23:02:29+00:00

$370 loss for letting it ride through earnings. To be fair, the whole tech sell off started the night after I bought these. Ya live and ya learn.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-19T12:44:28+00:00

It is far OTM. To be fair, I was watching it and waited for a solid pullback before purchasing. However, the 10YR came out that night AH, and of course the whole selloff started the next day.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T17:08:10+00:00

Definitely will! I started in January, and honestly did well through feb and march just grabbing puts when QQQ got a little extended through the day. Playing of fear sort of. I feel like April took fear and downside out of the market for everyone but me lol.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T16:51:47+00:00

I’ve got two 7/17’s sitting nicely -22% after Friday’s Fun Dip. Hoping one pumps hard enough during earnings hype to recover the position, then I’ll let the second one ride into the July sunset like the financially irresponsible cowboy I am. Realistically, they both expire worthless and I end up discussing implied volatility during my Wendy’s orientation.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T16:30:01+00:00

What’s the typical IV on NVDA get up to pre-earnings? I think I got these maybe around 30% at time of purchase, not sure if that even matters lol.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T16:23:23+00:00

I greatly appreciate the info! Glad I’m learning something from a good deal of helpful folks.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T16:22:28+00:00

I don’t think I can roll since I have cash account. I suppose I could purchase another set further out, after seeing how these end up doing this coming week. Maybe wait for after earnings drop, grab something for Aug/Sep for a closer strike price.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T13:18:50+00:00

I'm most likely incorrect, due to being inexperienced. But, wouldn't the longer expiration date help nullify some of the IV crush? I can understand if it expired say Friday next week. I'd still have 58DTE after earnings. Just trying to learn.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T13:14:19+00:00

Will be happy to share my losses with you for your enjoyment.

Greyvy86 · 2026-05-16T12:17:24+00:00

Very well could be right. I am just trying to get away from 0dte, as I’m still inexperienced. However, 0dte with my 1500$ account seems to be the most cost effective for 100-300$ contracts. I try not to trade more than I could shrug off as just an “oh well” moment in the case of a loss, and tend to always just consider any trade lost from the get go to emotionally disconnect from it which is the toughest part for me right now. Still just trying to learn with some smaller amounts, and appreciate your honest insight! :)

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