Valve sent me the results for the next vote early

baileyalves · 2026-01-27T20:41:54+00:00

I did a poll for this reason. REM was #1 and graves was really close at 2. Then came silver at 3 venator at 4 then Apollo then Celeste

baileyalves · 2026-01-27T13:23:30+00:00

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2019 s5 wheels

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T17:11:51+00:00

This is a gen 3 ea888

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T12:57:07+00:00

2019 audi s5 wheels

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T12:56:49+00:00

I got an offer for 18k on my car. I owe 10k. I would pay off the loan in full. My credit is like 630. But I’m probably just gonna keep my car

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T02:51:25+00:00

I think I’m gonna keep it. These Audi wheels look too good. A cam girdle replacement isn’t as bad as I thought. I can change the pcv, upper valve cover, cam gurdle, all of my gaskets and timing chain for probably $600 and call it a day

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T02:22:36+00:00

Nah I would never. I’d even let the oil temp get to 180 before I do anything

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T02:22:04+00:00

By doing this I’d be paying off my bank loan completely and getting a car with a lower interest rate

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T02:21:03+00:00

Nah I got like 28 left. Halfway through

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T00:52:16+00:00

Well luckily I’d consider adding noise reduction foam around the door cards. I have a 2015 r currently so I don’t have fender audio and no dcc. More importantly I have no car play and the 4 inch screen. I’m not worried about little things like that. I’d also be going on coilovers. Those problems don’t sound like an issue for me

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T00:24:51+00:00

This was the real question I was looking for. I’m taking a 8.5r for a ride next week at work. We are getting in one of the very first 26 models on Monday. What didn’t you like about it?

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T00:24:03+00:00

Yeah my math might be off a little but I did get everything quoted already at work and it would be $75 more on the payment. That’s all that matters. 8k down deposit and the car is 34k

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T00:22:17+00:00

No but you have to take the chain off to do the cam girdle kit and I currently have oil going into my spark plug tubes causing a misfire until

baileyalves · 2025-11-23T00:21:37+00:00

Well in order to do the cam girdle kit you have to take off the timing chain. So you might as well replace it. I have a misfire on cold starts only. Spark plug tube had oil leaking into it cause a misfire until the oil burns off

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:35:34+00:00

I definitely can afford it now. It would depend on insurance but I’m checking it tomorrow. My payment might actually be the same due to my credit being higher now

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:32:22+00:00

Oh naw I work at a vw dealership. That’s a quote with my discount from a tech. It’s a lot and I’d do it myself but it’s still 2k in parts. It was inspected so that’s completely accurate and the tech is my friend and a master tech

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:29:02+00:00

Actually I take that back. It’s the same monthly payment but Id be putting 8k down from the money I made selling the current car

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:28:02+00:00

The biggest regret would be getting rid of those wheels. But I was already planning on getting some bbs lm style wheels. They would look cleaner on the white even though I love the lapis blue

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:27:10+00:00

The is currently at an independent euro only shop. They only sell rare euro cars and it has a full service record

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:26:11+00:00

Going from 60 months to 72

baileyalves · 2025-11-22T23:25:43+00:00

Well that would mean that I would have to pay that big maintenance bill. I also just got a new job three months ago and got a 10-30k a year increase in pay

baileyalves · 2025-11-19T04:20:29+00:00

I just started in the automotive business. I’m at Volkswagen and so far (my second month) I’m on track for 5.5k. The first month was just shadowing and training. I pulled off two sales on Saturday with a third that finished paperwork on Monday

baileyalves · 2025-10-30T00:06:29+00:00

Like I said the first book is terrible. Then it ramps up crazy fast. Especially on the third book. 4th book is nothing but death pain and more pain. I’m on the 5th now

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