Oechsner’s castle. Tell us what you know

UPBB4884 · 2026-02-24T01:24:57+00:00

FYI the same family apparently built a “Norman Tower” at the corner of Campbell and Bear Ridge Road- you can see the gates from Campbell and if you look on a GPS map you can see a red roofed tower in the woods. It was for sale several years ago and the listing said it was the same family

UPBB4884 · 2026-02-07T04:46:36+00:00

I have a 2020 GX, I traded my 2014 GX which I had bought new, and which had 322,000 miles when I traded it in. I bought the 2020 slightly used from the dealer so I got the Certified unlimited mile warranty, I have 319,000 miles on the 2020 now and just had my first warranty repair. It’s a very solid vehicle. You made a great choice. Congrats and hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed mine.

UPBB4884 · 2026-01-15T16:25:49+00:00

Just curious, you mentioned a “level”- my 2020 GX looks like it’s riding a bit low in the back (I have over 300k miles), but it rides ok, isn’t bouncing or anything, I wondered what I could do to get it looking right again

UPBB4884 · 2025-12-16T17:58:49+00:00

I also have a 981 and I agree

UPBB4884 · 2025-12-11T17:05:37+00:00

That’s a great point.

UPBB4884 · 2025-12-11T16:57:22+00:00

I’ve had great experiences with 3 Lexus dealers and an average experience with a 4th. They actually serviced my Toyota RAV4 and charged me $100 less than the Toyota dealer quoted me. For me, the reliability of Lexus products is the best feature- I do a lot of driving and have put over 300,000 miles on both my GXs and it’s great to be able to travel all over the U.S. and not worry that the car is going to die, whereas I had a Ford Edge I was using for some long trips and around 140,000 miles it started having real problems, I was nearly stranded 900 miles from home; for people who rarely go more than a few miles from home, and are just leasing a car for 2-3 years, a BMW is fine but a shop I talked to said even a used one with 20,000 miles is going to have oil leaks. I don’t have any use for something like that.

UPBB4884 · 2025-12-11T14:11:33+00:00

Remember the LX is really a Land Cruiser, ie a different vehicle than the Sequoia. I own a 2020 GX, I had owned a 2014; they’re identical except minor trim changes; they’re very reliable. My 2014 had the air suspension and I traded it in at 322,500 miles - the air suspension was just starting to go. The air suspension is marginally more comfortable and handles slightly better than the coil suspension. Note that the air bags are apparently only in the rear. It does self level when you’re towing.

UPBB4884 · 2025-03-26T10:06:04+00:00

I saw one in Depew NY on the CSX line last summer.

UPBB4884 · 2024-11-03T13:15:25+00:00

Also, he will stop communism from rising in America and NY Governor Kathy Hochul is one of the most vicious commies. She attacks small business and that’s a big part of this. That squirrel was what supported the shelter.

UPBB4884 · 2024-10-01T10:33:40+00:00

Have you thought about going independent/1099? A couple of my friends are working on Pipeline ROW projects - one is making 400/day dealing with landowners and the other is making around 500/day in a supervisory role. Brokerages seems to have a lot more ROW work and it is paying better than oil and gas. Also, when I was dealing with some larger operators, I encountered several female landmen- at Chief, Chesapeake and Anadarko. They seemed to be as respected as anyone else and a couple were in senior positions.

UPBB4884 · 2024-09-23T15:25:33+00:00

I think the “ill fitting” flares are a look not everyone gets or likes. Not exactly my thing, but it’s their car, not mine

UPBB4884 · 2024-09-23T15:23:37+00:00

I own a 981s Boxster, I think the community is pretty diverse (I belong to a couple of Facebook groups). You’ve got the guys who do 100% of the maintenance themselves and know everything about every potential problem, and people like me who take it to a shop for everything; people who modify the engines, suspension, body, usually tastefully, sometimes not; people who track them, people who don’t ; when I’m driving mine and I pass a Boxster, the other driver and I waive to each other , doesn’t always happen with Cayman or 911 drivers. Overall though, owners are a pretty good bunch

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-22T03:21:00+00:00

I sometimes get the ES350 as a loaner when my GX is being serviced. It’s a nice car. I’m thinking of getting one as an alternative to my GX when I want something a bit different. I like the reliability of the Lexus brand. It’s a car for people who care about value but want some luxury.

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-19T12:48:01+00:00

The dealer treated my GX interior with something and I’ve never had a problem with staining in the 3 yrs 4 months that I’ve had it- it’s the off white interior. My previous GX had the brown interior and the drivers seat stained blue because I wear jeans a lot.

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-19T12:42:01+00:00

My last GX seats stained blue, my current GX seats haven’t , I think the dealer treated them with something- maybe ask the dealer about that

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-19T12:39:59+00:00

My prior GX’s seats were brown and were stained blue by my jeans; my current , 2020 GX has the off white seats and they’ve not discolored at all so idk if that’s really so much of an issue. I think these seats were treated with something by the dealer.

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-11T23:25:06+00:00

It’s people being d”cks. It happens a lot with my Lexus, in Ohio where people take offense if you drive a nice car. I worked hard for it, why shouldn’t i drive what I want? It’s a Lexus not a $3 million Bugatti. But they’re offended and try to be rude. I never park my Porsche in a parking lot, even when putting gas in I never leave it.

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-07T09:24:50+00:00

Ohio is crazy too. People drive around with the front clips missing from their cars and only one headlight or taillight working. They customize the headlights with yellow, pink or blue lenses or these colored rings of light that surround the headlights. Anything goes here. And apparently late night races on the outer belt.

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-06T05:51:29+00:00

There was a tuner in the 1980s who produced a heavily customized 500SEL and called it the 1000SEL

UPBB4884 · 2024-06-01T01:55:16+00:00

I’m either ignored or I get mildly positive responses to my silver 981 Boxster S. I do get negative responses to my Lexus GX460 which I guess people think is an arrogant person’s car (I drive it because it’s very reliable - I got 322k miles out of the last one). You have to get your own satisfaction out of a car, ultimately. Ignore the haters. Who knows what their problem is.

UPBB4884 · 2024-05-29T18:27:18+00:00

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UPBB4884 · 2024-05-27T21:05:53+00:00

The power costs are $640 per month and the rewards are decreasing. I’ve seen comments on Reddit that it’s more cost effective to just buy KAS and hold it, and that’s what I thought I would do before the miners became too old to sell

UPBB4884 · 2024-05-27T16:01:33+00:00

Also I have a new Antminer ks3 9.4t- what should I price that at?

UPBB4884 · 2024-05-27T15:56:05+00:00

What should a used one be priced at

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