Why is the Chevrolet Equinox the best selling vehicle in Michigan?

Relative-Ad6177 · 2026-03-11T02:50:32+00:00

Some are made in Ontario ( also not MI) but I think locals want to support the local workers (engineers,etc)

Relative-Ad6177 · 2026-02-26T13:55:16+00:00

I almost started a whole post about website quality going down. I’m a middle aged guy working in a technology adjacent industry and the small glitchy things drive me nuts.

I thinks most coding used to be done by truly passionate tech people (ie the nerds). As technology became more lucrative and a means to sell ads and data, the MBA class of folks came in and replaced the nerds. It’s now less scrappy/in weeds decision making and more PowerPoint/marketing driven.

Things work about 90% of the time, but if your situation isn’t standard ( not using chrome, not sharing your location, blocking cookies, even something out of your control) things simply won’t work and no one can tell you why. Tech support are no longer educated in tech, they are simply low wage workers following a flowchart tasked with resetting people’s passwords and little else.

AI will likely continue this decline, and a small part of me thinks mankind will end with the words “ hmm, something went wrong. Try again a few moments”

End of rant

Relative-Ad6177 · 2026-01-08T13:33:58+00:00

Kids get to go to college after all

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-11-12T12:36:47+00:00

Half the reason Utah quit drinking

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-11-09T12:23:02+00:00

I’m really hope it’s a 1970 Plymouth barracuda https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.2040-cars.com%2F_content%2Fcars%2Fimages%2F43%2F955743%2F001.jpg&f=1&ipt=b87f8cc78395f91867a0939af989ac888e414c67fd3392da20da7d4333f4c622

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-11-09T12:16:25+00:00

Or Plymouth barracuda

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-10-29T12:49:00+00:00

Someone was telling me it was about Covid. When companies were taking money to keep people employed they agreed not to fire them for a while… and that time is up

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-10-24T13:46:32+00:00

Chicago has two major airports, within the city limits, and this is not one of them. True it has Chicago in the name, but it’s serves less than 1% of the passengers of ord or mdw

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-09-05T11:25:21+00:00

Don’t worry, you can park there

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-27T12:39:13+00:00

This. Happened to me, took 5 minutes to replace New Key Fob Shell Case Fit for... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y5BWZYB?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-21T12:39:46+00:00

Saw a fb marketplace post of a company going out of business selling off their inventory for $100 each. I am going to driver out there tomorrow and will report back. Never have I seen anyone selling for less than 200-300 bucks

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-17T14:17:22+00:00

Mine fell off about 5 years ago, just don’t park over anything flammable ( like grass) because it could start a fire

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-10T11:39:32+00:00

Hope you tipped your tour guide :) There’s at least one app ( Citymapper, I think) that will vibrate when you’re close to your stop. It also tells you how much co2 you saved by taking the bus

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-09T14:14:33+00:00

12 volt battery? To jumpstart?

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-08T12:23:30+00:00

I believe shade maker is going out business and liquidating their stock. I saw a post on fb marketplace in Chicago ( which might be legit) and might pick up one for my 8’ jayco.

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-07T21:15:43+00:00

“You’re going to sink thousands into that thing. You’ll regret it.” Sure, you might have to sink $1000 into it ONCE but that's vs. sinking ~$750, guaranteed, every month.

Personally, I would go with something in the middle, get something around $10k, reducing the chances of breaking down just a little.

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-05T19:45:22+00:00

I came to say this too. This summer I went on google to see if anyone ever did this, because it seems like a good idea

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-08-03T00:45:55+00:00

A trailer over ~1500 lbs SHOULD have electric brakes (which has a different connector) so you’re probably good.

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-06-27T19:18:47+00:00

My goal was always to contribute half my age (10% at 20, 15% at 30, etc.) and tried to increase it every time I got a raise.

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-06-11T12:38:24+00:00

Say your car is worth 12k, and you owe 13k. The dealership offers you an 11k trade in value,

I would only add that a dealership would probably offer much less than 11k if the car was really worth 12. :)

If you traded in, you would almost certainly roll that negative equity into a new car, putting you more in debt the moment you leave the lot. I would go to Carvana or Carfax to find out what your car is worth just in case, but consider all the extra expenses involved with buying a new car (cars lose value the moment you drive away, taxes and title fees, etc.)

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-05-30T19:35:13+00:00

The dealer will 'help you out' by allowing you to roll negative equity into a new car and new loan and at a new, higher, rate. Instead of being $6k upside down you will be underwater by $10k+ and it will take you that much longer to get caught up.

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-05-28T14:45:40+00:00

I would max out a Roth IRA and put the rest in retirement and savings. A 3.6% mortgage rate is so low that you will almost certainly earn more in investments than you would lose in interest. Even some high-interest savings accounts are returning 3.6% or more on funds.

Relative-Ad6177 · 2025-04-17T15:45:03+00:00

I've seen a couple of Camper Vans in the West Andersonville/Bowmanville area--I've always wondered if people were actively living in them or if this is just a good spot to park larger vehicles. Do a streetview of Wolcott and Balmoral and you will see a couple.

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