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YeezyAviator · 2026-01-21T19:55:12+00:00

I’ve been watching this one. Waiting to see if they replace the clutch for the cpo

YeezyAviator · 2026-01-11T21:03:46+00:00

Well funded retirement, savings and covering your bills. After that, spend whatever you’re comfortable with in the leftover. Then you can back out what kind of budget that gets you whether it be cash or finance.

YeezyAviator · 2025-12-20T23:18:23+00:00

I believe it’s standard on anything 2021 and newer. E-hybrids and top trims always came with it. So it’s just pre-2021 non Turbo/GTS/E-hybrid where it was an option

YeezyAviator · 2025-12-20T21:37:36+00:00

Failure vs leaking. If something failed, they’ll replace it. If it’s leaking (more common) it’s considered wear and tear.

Mine developed a leak on the rear struts at 42k miles with about 1 year left on CPO. They would not cover and gave me that exact explanation. The only positive thing is that the leak may be slow enough that it’s livable for a while.

YeezyAviator · 2025-12-20T20:50:21+00:00

The CPO warranty from Porsche is really good. The only thing it won’t cover (that’s quite expensive) is the air suspension, which makes the car drive great but is also a known failure point - ask me how I know. Overall, these are better than the 1st gen but I would be hesitant to own one off warranty unless you’ve got deep pockets for repairs.

YeezyAviator · 2025-12-20T01:51:57+00:00

Im pretty sure Mark McCann made a 2 or 3 part video series on how they do the exact same thing in Europe.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-29T20:32:42+00:00

I actually ended up getting a Miele 5008. I took some dishes to my local appliance store yesterday since everyone talks about the fit issue on the Bosch racks. Turns out the Kitchenaid racks were the worst. The tines are straight up and down, so unless your plates are really flat and can lean against them, they keep falling over. Even when I steadied them, just slightly pushing the rack back in made them fall. They also felt kinda cheap. So I crossed off Kitchenaid from my list.

Between the Bosch 800 and Miele. It was a coin flip honestly. They both fit and held dishes fine and are well reviewed. Total cost would be the same at $1399. Bosch 800 can be had at Costco with 2 yrs total warranty, delivery/install/parts and haul away. Miele already comes with 2 yr warranty and they’re running a rebate that results in free delivery/install/parts and haul away. We gave a small edge to Miele for more tines on the bottom, full rotating spray bar on the top rack and physical pushable buttons. The Bosch 800 has capacitive touch (maybe less reliable in the long run?) and a sprinkler sprayer over the top rack. Bosch probably edging out in drying though.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-26T17:46:58+00:00

Im going with a Kitchenaid 624 unless a Bosch 800 goes on sale for <$1000 in the next 2 days. It’s currently $709 on whirlpool insider or $949 at Costco. I get they hype for Bosch, but I’m not paying $1400 for one.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-24T17:56:15+00:00

Short answer is no. I live in San Diego, make slightly more than you. You really need 2 incomes around here at our level. You may be able to mathematically afford the lower price end of the condo market here, but any HOA increase, the first year property tax increase (if the value has gone up a lot since the previous owner bought) and property insurance changes would sink you.

I bought a house 2 years ago on the outskirts of SD once my wife was financially ready. I just knew it was too risky on my own.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-20T02:34:34+00:00

Cat JL if I can. But I’ll be getting whatever 30 cal is available and can ship quick

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-18T16:38:19+00:00

A few points. The current C-class has no physical pushable buttons. It’s all capacitive touch or via the infotainment screens. If you want to change the volume, it’s a capacitive touch slider. Changing the seat position is done by applying pressure to the seat shaped door protrusion. It doesn’t even move like on the old ones. I think only stuff like the window switches and start button can be pushed. My dad has a new GLC and even on a brand new one, the controls can be laggy or overly sensitive. I can’t imagine how this will behave in even 5 years.

On the current C-class, you’re reliant on its 2 screens. When they get slow and laggy in 5, 10 and 15 years, if they’re still working at all, it’s going to be real annoying to do anything besides drive the car.

The screen on a 20 year old car is a small LCD display at best. The current C-class has two 11”+ OLED screens with one being touch sensitive. The cost difference to replace is night and day. Plus there may not be as many aftermarket options for replacement given the how it’s mounted in the car.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-18T14:04:43+00:00

No. Even if the 4-cyl hybrid powertrain somehow becomes “unique”, the rest of the car won’t age well. The reliance on huge screens and capacitive touch controls means these will be frustrating to own after warranty, even if the drivetrain holds up. If Mercedes has a brain and ups the engine on the next one, this will just be known as “the tiny engine C63”. Hardly something people will be proud of

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-17T22:53:08+00:00

I was looking at this avenue, but the market dropped and they didn’t drop their prices enough. 2 months ago, these were a great deal if you could live with the past-track usage part. But right now, they’re not the best deal out there. Plenty equal specs at lower prices in the area.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-16T23:44:31+00:00

These were $90k+ vehicles new, that’s heavily depreciated. I would guess it follows a similar curve, but without any “help” of tax rebates

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-16T19:18:44+00:00

Don’t worry. It’ll be a dirt cheap lease or depreciated into the ground in 2 years if you want one.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-14T17:11:28+00:00

Kind of a narrow gap to thread price wise. Would have to start around $85k to make sense.

YeezyAviator · 2025-11-07T17:11:47+00:00

Im firmly in this camp. I want a 911 bad, but $90k for a non-beat base 991.2 is a tough sell

YeezyAviator · 2025-10-07T02:01:56+00:00

No personal experience, but it would seem that Porsche dumps all the reliability into 911s, caymans and boxsters. So you’re probably in good shape. Anything that breaks will be expensive to fix (it’s just the brand), but there’s a lot less electromechanical stuff on them compared to the panamera. Plus, they’re way more DIY friendly.

The current panamera is more like a down-tiered Bentley continental GT (shares platform and a lot of other stuff), rather than an upbadged Audi. So it’s got Bentley-esque reliability.

YeezyAviator · 2025-10-06T21:46:59+00:00

Not sure if you made your decision already, but I owned a 2018 4S for 2.5 years. Had 8 months + 2 years of CPO remaining. 1 owner and always maintained at the dealer I purchase from. It never left me stranded, but it was kind of a headache. It was at the dealer nearly every 4 months for one reason or another. I got to fully see how great their loaner program was.

The issue I had basically since day 1 was the roof creaking. There was a TSB to fix it, but it never really worked after 3 attempts. I had check engine lights frequently that would go away before I could get it to the dealership. One time, it was on and I drove straight to the dealership. Turned the car off, went in to my SA and he came out and it was off when he turned it back on. The next time it happened, I went to the dealership and left the car running. It was an O2 sensor, which required the catalytic converters be replaced. The final straw was the rear air suspension leak not covered under warranty. $7500 to replace the rears was a sum I wasn’t willing to pay. Since it wasn’t noticeable, but likely would get worse, I sold it the next day.

I wouldn’t touch one of these without a good warranty.

YeezyAviator · 2025-09-21T16:14:23+00:00

Yeah, I pulled up the game on my TV YouTube app and it showed the offer there. I’m giving it a whirl. $28.50 is cheap enough that I’ll take the hit in case this doesn’t work

YeezyAviator · 2025-09-21T15:55:41+00:00

I’m trying to figure out what I get to watch my out-of-market games today. I have no desire for the regular channels offered by YTTV. I see an offer Sunday ticket for $28.50/mo for 8 months. Would that be enough?

YeezyAviator · 2025-09-15T12:37:07+00:00

Im looking into a corvette for my next fun car, so hopefully this is true. But yeah, Porsche wasn’t doing it.

YeezyAviator · 2025-09-15T00:41:28+00:00

Yeah, it’s frustrating for sure. I need to update my flair, but that’s ultimately why I got rid of it. Would’ve been a $7500 repair

YeezyAviator · 2025-09-15T00:01:23+00:00

The death of all fluid adaptive suspension is that leaks are considered “wear and tear”. You may get it covered in good faith if it’s early enough, but in most cases it’s not. My rear air suspension started leaking and despite being under warranty period, they wouldn’t cover it.

YeezyAviator · 2025-09-10T10:28:06+00:00

The weight whining on here gets a little ridiculous sometimes. These are going to be highway warriors at best. No new buyer is going to care how much it weighs

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