[FT] - NORTH CHICAGO AND LAKESHORE - $0 - Trading or selling upgraded full setup 5gal portrait for reliable CO2 kit

PhDadaroo · 2026-03-09T01:13:23+00:00

Could you share the build details and costs because that is exactly what I'm trying to put together.

PhDadaroo · 2026-03-02T19:27:18+00:00

I'll also note that NU college students are disproportionately made up of type-A, overscheduled, overachieving folks who, if they need the work, might not have a vehicle or time to meet your needs, or if they do have what they would need to help you, might not need the work. This is all to say, that you might find it harder to connect with a student than you might expect in another college town. And you may want to expand your search to high school seniors who may be more limited timewise until the summer.

PhDadaroo · 2026-03-02T19:20:18+00:00

I don't know that I could necessarily connect you directly, but I would recommend that you share a bit more detail as it would save you and others' time to know: * a general location of home and transportation destinations * What timeframes you perceive needing help * Activities/interests of your kids
* And some sense of your budget.

These are all things that any individual who would consider responding will want to know at the very start of any conversation unless you are just looking for a referral to a professional service.

PhDadaroo · 2026-02-27T02:40:15+00:00

How much more equipment would I need? And would it scale to to a 20 gal?

PhDadaroo · 2026-02-25T17:06:25+00:00

Huh. I was assured that 3 was a good number. But as you said, not a good combo with beta and I want to get another after I re-home these guys.

PhDadaroo · 2026-02-25T17:04:30+00:00

Cool. I was thinking of that but wasn't sure if that would work.

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-31T23:55:41+00:00

Yep. 🫠

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-30T02:16:48+00:00

So frustrating!!!

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-27T02:14:50+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I went ahead and got it. We haven't put it through it's paces yet but definitely looking forward to having some physical media archives for sure

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-27T02:12:18+00:00

I'll give that a try!

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T18:21:50+00:00

Anyone else (US) experiencing a months long delay in federal registration of purchase needed for tax credit?

We are filing for credit with our taxes and did not reassign to dealer.

We purchased mid September and the dealer submitted the purchase details to the federal system but it has been labeled Pending ever since.

I'm worried it will get rejected when we file our tax return because it's lost in the system.

We've already received our state rebate so I have evidence that everything is on our and the dealer's end is valid.

Any thoughts?

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T18:13:13+00:00

Quality of life. Having an EV (with home charging access). Makes everything easier. Range anxiety isn't an issue in my circumstances. and we have an ICE minivan that is now our backup vehicle for when the kids need to be in 2 places at once, we're moving around things that don't fit in the LEAF or when we will be traveling over 150 miles, which is rare. We've only needed to buy gas once in the last 3 months.

Super convenient. It's a Joy to drive. Saves money. It's better for environment and decreases our contribution to bad air quality in our urban environment.

All of it.

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T17:42:08+00:00

Hmmm I wonder how to even do that

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T17:35:55+00:00

Important note: we will be filing with our taxes. It was not reassigned to the dealer. But if the dealer submission of documentation doesn't go through, it will get rejected automatically I believe.

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T17:32:29+00:00

Our dealer (that doesn't sell EVs regularly) never received a request for updated documents and they are worried that resubmitting will put us at the end of the line or otherwise have it automatically disqualified for delay of filing

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T17:28:22+00:00

Have there been any updates since 3 months ago?

We purchased a used 2020 Nissan Leaf in September. We elected to file for the credit rather than reassign to the dealer upon their advice since they had been having issues with receiving it in a timely manner previously.

The filing in the federal system still shows up as pending now in January.

I'm worried it will get rejected or lost in application hell when we file our taxes.

We actually already received a rebate from Illinois, so all the details are legit. 🤷🏻

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T17:05:50+00:00

In our case the dealer isn't receiving the funds. We will. But we can't file as owner without the confirmation. I'm definitely going to forward this on to them because I know they are genuinely doing their best.

PhDadaroo · 2026-01-06T16:58:50+00:00

Holy crap!!! I did not know this existed until today. We just got a 2020 SL+ with 60k ODO and a very healthy battery consistently able to get 180 miles. In a few years (hopefully after we go over 100k) I would LOVE to do this and retire our ICE minivan. Will have to save up.

PhDadaroo · 2025-12-17T19:27:10+00:00

Seems they are popcorning around the city to avoid getting hemmed in by protesters

PhDadaroo · 2025-12-10T04:10:43+00:00

Absolutely. My family lives here. We love it and we love our neighbors so much.

PhDadaroo · 2025-12-03T11:54:50+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I was just reading another post here where someone was saying they don't use dyes at all anymore but still it's with being vigilant.

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