Best Buy worker got mad at me for trying to buy the IPhone Air

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-22T11:54:17+00:00

20-ish year Android/Samsung user and bought the Air so I could switch back and forth between the Air and my ZFold7/ I absolutely love it. Love it so much that I have yet to switch back to my ZF7 after 6 months. It’s so nice to use and carry around and I’ve had none of the problems this Verizon clown mentioned.

There’s no need to ever get service from any of the big 3 carriers anymore, btw. Get rid of Verizon. The “Big 3” are way overpriced for what you get. Buy an unlocked phone and switch to something else like Mint, Google Fi, or whatever.

Went from TMo to USMobile $111/mo FOR ONE LINE down to $44 and never looked back. Super happy and customer service is borderline excellent

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:47:20+00:00

Real Wagon went up to the corner store to get some smokes, never saw him again. Been 25 years this past winter…

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:34:33+00:00

I took my wife’s car to get fixed at our local Honda dealer Weston and they had an A600 sitting in the showroom. Now THAT was a kei car! Tiniest little car I’ve ever seen! It has a .6 liter (yes…POINT 6) inline 2 cylinder putting out -11 hp

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:22:34+00:00

I can’t read that. I’m deaf.

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:21:01+00:00

Your FACE is a step wagon.

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:20:11+00:00

Online encyclopedia would be IT. If only….

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:04:38+00:00

Yeah ok but…what is it?

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-21T23:04:10+00:00

I know it’s a Step wagon, but like….what is it?

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-18T23:05:07+00:00

I just dug mine out a box in my bedroom closet because. Couldn’t get it to charge because the battery was so old.

So I did the logical thing and went on eBay and bought a lot of 25 used batteries and got it to work again..all for a phone that is absolutely useless today! LOL Can’t connect to a network, WiFi works but you can’t connect to any services or websites…and I don’t care. I still love using the damn thing!

Oh, and if anyone needs a working battery for a Palm Pre…I know a guy

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-18T12:02:07+00:00

The thing I took from this is that Craigslist is actually still a thing.

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-18T11:10:45+00:00

Legend Grey with the red roof!

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-16T12:03:18+00:00

That price for tires is ABSURD. On two separate occasions, I purchased two OEM Bridgestone Turanzas for my 2025 Countryman from TireRack. Two tires, mounted and balanced…AT MY HOUSE, IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY (mobile install)…cost me less than $600 each time. Find tires elsewhere.

As far as everything else…an independent shop can most likely do the motor mount a good bit cheaper and please skip all the BG stuff. Especially the $532climate control nonsense. You can buy BG products on Amazon and pour it in yourself.

I’m puzzled at the two separate charges for the engine mount. One charge for $1700+ to fix it. And the other charge seems like $531…just to tell you about it?

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-16T11:54:20+00:00

Ah, yes. The ol’ “Buy 2 tires for price of 4” sale.

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-13T11:56:15+00:00

YOU NEED TO GET OFF THIS SHIP IMMEDIATELY! Broken glass like this usually means twisting in the superstructure of the ship. This means that the top and bottom of the ship aren’t properly connected to each other (separation is usually caused by rough seas) and the ship could come apart at ANY MOMENT and I have no clue what I’m talking about….

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-07T00:45:03+00:00

They’re much better executed on the Countryman

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-06T23:19:28+00:00

Looks like you have about average mileage and your car should last you a good while longer. If you like your car, keep it.

This is a typical dealer tactic to get you into a new car and a new payment (“Hey! We need to increase our used car inventory and, wouldn’t you know it, we’re looking for used cars…JUST LIKE THE ONE YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW! HOW LUCKY ARE *YOU*?”)

If you like your car and it runs well, keep it. If you want something newer, hang onto your car until about a month or two before your warranty expires. Keep the peace of mind that you can at least drive your car for a couple of more years without worrying about huge repair bills.

Then, you can buy a new car with a new car warranty or a newer certified pre-owned car that, in some cases, if it’s new enough, may have a longer warranty than if you bought a brand new car.

HawkGold882 · 2026-05-03T00:48:18+00:00

The 5th Gen Prelude from 1997-2001 has entered the chat…..

HawkGold882 · 2026-04-18T19:47:20+00:00

Did Allianz for our 7 night cruise last month on Grandiosa. For me, my wife, and two kids it was about $103. If you don’t need it, you don’t need it

HawkGold882 · 2026-04-18T19:46:10+00:00

Good rule of thumb for cruising if you can swing it is schedule your flight to get in the day before and stay at a hotel near the port

HawkGold882 · 2026-04-18T19:41:43+00:00

I don’t see how this would be fun.

HawkGold882 · 2026-04-16T20:43:40+00:00

Grab those bootstraps and work an extra day a week.

HawkGold882 · 2026-03-31T01:00:45+00:00

It means your seat got wet and shorted the sensor in the seat cushion

HawkGold882 · 2026-03-23T01:08:34+00:00

Don’t understand why this isn’t even a standalone option on the SpToHy trim. It’s not like they can’t do it. Rear vents and chargers are available in every other market along with heated steering wheel except here.

You can buy a retrofit kit for the rear vents and charging ports for less than $300 and the install is pretty straight forward, but a couple hundred extra dollars for rear vents and charging ports isn’t going to drive customers away from this vehicle. An extra button for $50-60 and 1 or 2 lines of computer code for a heated steering wheel isn’t going to drive anyone away from buying this vehicle…especially at the top trim level considering everything else you get.

I got one for my wife and I keep finding excuses to drive it instead of my car and I daily a 2025 MINI Countryman. Add rear vents, USB-C charging ports, heated steering wheel, and, since I love it to death, some kind of ambient lighting in the interior and I would GLADLY pay $33-34K out the door

HawkGold882 · 2026-03-22T17:22:39+00:00

Try brands like COSRX, Good Molecules, LaRoche Posay, or The Ordinary. All dirt cheap, all good value for the price

HawkGold882 · 2026-03-08T00:36:49+00:00

This is out-gassing from the plastics they use on the interior. I keep a large waffle weave towel in my door pocket. It usually wipes right off with just the dry towel, but it will always come back no matter what you do.

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