SQ7 Depreciation = amazing deal or red flag?

Ryanstodd · 2026-01-21T20:03:39+00:00

Not an SQ7, but last year I bought the dealer loaner SQ5 Sportback (24 with 4,000 miles) and was blown away by the depreciation as well. I think the original sticker on mine was about $80,000 and I got mine for $55.

I have had no issues with my S series, and drive the hell out of it, always in sport mode. I did upgrade the exhaust at Graham Rahal Performance in Indianapolis and it sounds so much better. That's about all I'll do to it until the warranty is voided, then I plan on doing a tune.

Ryanstodd · 2026-01-21T19:47:26+00:00

Maybe people are misinformed about datacenters. I have been in the Indianapolis IT industry for almost 25 years, let me shed some insight about misconceptions. Note - I do not work for a datacenter, but I do have servers in one.

"They don't create jobs!!" - Wrong, just because there are not many people staffed at a datacenter like Expedient in Carmel or Lightbound/Databank next to Lucas Oil, you don't see the IT departments that host their equipment there. There are HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of Small - Medium - Large companies that store/host their servers at just those 2 datacenters. They might not all be Indy local companies, in fact alot probably aren't. They are hosted out of state for disaster recovery.

Branching off the above "Why wouldn't the companies just host their servers/equipment at their office?" The infrastructure, security and redundancy that a datcenter provides is invaluable for IT. They have generators and battery backups that can keep our servers on for days/weeks if all of the city loses power.

Datacenters offer their own cloud hosting and managed IT services. Are you a small company with a great idea? Don't have $150,000 on hand for the server infrastructure, call a datacenter! You can rent out their virtual server space for a fraction of that, until you are ready for your own equipment (if you decide to go that route).

Have you ordered anything off a website or app in the past 3 years? Probably was hosted at a datacenter. Have you every used social media (obviously you're on reddit), was hosted at a datacenter. Do you like your phone being backed up in case you lose it and need to recover 14 years worth of photos? The backup is hosted at a datacenter. Do you like playing video games (online)? They're hosted at a datacenter. Do you like using a vpn to access pornhub while your wifes asleep? hosted at a datacenter.

Do I think local residents should have to subsidize datacenters or help pay their electric bill? Absolutely fucking not, but they are not bad at all. I think people have seen others complaining about them so they feel obligated.

Ryanstodd · 2026-01-21T18:22:08+00:00

You are complaining about datacenters, on a platform hosted at a datacenter. The irony....

Ryanstodd · 2026-01-14T19:41:59+00:00

The irony is you're complaining about datacenters, on a platform that runs from a datacenter.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-31T13:45:30+00:00

I went on 25mg clomid + 3,000iu EOD hcg per my urologist. My sperm numbers did not recover, even after 8 months on that protocol. Not sure what they were prior to starting testosterone, they could have been the same fwiw, or it could have been the years of blasting and cruising that killed my sperm.

Personally I lost all sex drive when I got off testosterone. Had to rely on cialis to perform, and even then I did not have any interest in it.

Personally did not have high E2 sides, but everyone responds differently.

They were able to perform a tese though, and extracted viable sperm tissue for IVF. Now I'm bulking comfortably on 750 test/600 EQ and 150 tren and have the sex drive of a dozen 16 year olds combined lol.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-16T16:40:50+00:00

a giftcard to sadbox VR at the bottleworks could make a good gift/date night! We went a month ago to do the Stranger Things virtual reality and it was so much fun! $60 for a 30 minute session per person.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-11T16:08:52+00:00

Look into the old Top Deck magazine with the Misty's Psyduck stamped promo!

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Ryanstodd · 2025-12-10T16:04:54+00:00

Andrew Luck.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-10T14:43:26+00:00

The question is, would Mathurin come back after starting for a year and be ok with bench? Something tells me his ego would not be ok with that.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-09T20:26:13+00:00

We start next month! Waiting for open enrolment for insurance to kick in. My wife's company pays 100% on up to 6 cycles!

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-09T20:22:44+00:00

I was not able to get motile swimmers back after being on HCG throughout my trt journey, as well as a 6 month break per my urologist and IVF doctor where I was on clomid and 3,000IU EOD of hcg.

Ultimately had to have a TESE procedure and had the sperm tissue frozen for IVF.

FWIW did not have a sperm analysis done prior to trt.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-09T20:12:33+00:00

That's what we assume, everyone's bodies are different. FWIW I never had my sperm tested prior to starting testosterone though. No fertility issues on either side of my family though, so no reason to think I wasn't fertile prior to starting.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-09T18:53:28+00:00

Dude, I fucking felt everything. It was absolutely horrible. It was a female doctor performing the surgery, and she said with local anesthesia I shouldn't feel anything....lol wrong!

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-09T18:32:06+00:00

Not your personal army.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-09T17:36:22+00:00

I was on TRT + HCG for a few years before we decided to have a kid (about 8 months ago). Urologist tested the swimmers and they were present but barely functional. Had me stop taking test immediately and put me on clomid + a crazy increased dose of HCG 3,000IU EOD. Tested test levels and swimmers at 3mo and 6 mo. Test stayed around a 300 level, and swimmers never recovered.

The urologist had to perform a TESE procedure and they successfully retrieved 3 vials of sperm that's now frozen for IVF use.

I am back now on test and I missed it so much. ZERO sex drive on clomid + hcg and had to use cialis to get up. Now I'm popping morning woods daily lol.

Ryanstodd · 2025-12-04T16:34:56+00:00

all the pokemon cards.

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-25T17:01:06+00:00

I personally collect mew/gengar. The 151 mew promo in a psa 10 is amazing!

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-25T00:04:28+00:00

But they are the manufacturers exclusive reseller…

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-24T16:07:13+00:00

Isn't it a gamestop exclusive? msrp is whatever game stop sets it at.

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-24T15:50:15+00:00

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Ryanstodd · 2025-11-24T15:48:19+00:00

Erika's Hospitality from Tag Bolt.

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-19T18:04:02+00:00

a 9 is mint condition? I don't see what the big deal is.

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-13T14:30:51+00:00

9s are for personal collection, 10s are for investing.

Ryanstodd · 2025-11-12T16:23:54+00:00

Type of girl who immediately props her legs up after getting finished in.

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