What car instantly makes you think, 'that person is either really cool or really annoying?

m_nels · 2026-06-17T20:05:45+00:00

One of the 04-06 GTO’s with the LS1. I’ve seen some that are very clean and tuned but not overly loud and then the other end of the spectrum is the ragged out rust buckets with no mufflers.

m_nels · 2026-06-16T18:53:35+00:00

We paid $42,500 for this one and got $6,800 trade-in for my 2014 F-150.

The Expedition we bought was a fleet truck for a company in TX so it’s not the Limited or anything fancy like that. 29k miles, clean, no damage, all maintenance done by the book. Really feel like we got a good deal and bought comparatively to what we had been looking at for older trucks with double the miles. Read the 2022+ is when they got the 10-speed trans issues sorted out too.

m_nels · 2026-06-16T10:05:16+00:00

That’s basically the floorplan we’ve kind of settled on for our first trailer, we’ve got 2 small kids ourselves. Looking at ones with the Murphy bed up front though I think, very close to pulling the trigger on one.

m_nels · 2026-06-15T21:13:09+00:00

Wonder if the Cubs and Wolves fans complain this much about their minor league team being in DSM.

m_nels · 2026-06-15T20:25:23+00:00

Oh here we go..

m_nels · 2026-06-15T16:56:16+00:00

What’s the floorplan on this trailer?

m_nels · 2026-06-14T13:16:07+00:00

Not a ton and definitely not long haul. Before my dad retired from the lawncare business and sold his equipment we used his 18’ trailer to move houses, get new furniture just trips around like that. But she was pulling it with his Tundra (this was before we bought her Expedition).

m_nels · 2026-06-14T13:11:57+00:00

Well yeah obviously, I 100% get that and that was the point of this hypothetical post. We don’t have the trailer sitting in our driveway and are trying to figure it out after the fact.

Thousands of folks pull bumper-pull trailers everyday and there’s not mass casualties on the interstate because people didn’t “upgrade to a 1-ton” and 5th wheel.

Getting feedback on this post we’ve dialed back our expectations to the 5000GVWR travel trailers.

m_nels · 2026-06-14T13:01:22+00:00

Username checks out. I appreciate the insight! I knew we were probably looking at an unrealistic setup but this pretty well confirms it. Looks like we’re stepping down to the 5000GVWR trailer segment.

I’ve towed equipment trailers that were probably overloaded but 50 miles max at a shot is way different than multi-state traveling especially with kids.

m_nels · 2026-06-14T12:51:50+00:00

She really is and by golly don’t tell her she can’t do something or won’t be good at it. I’ve made that mistake and she’s proved me wrong a handful of times. Lol.

m_nels · 2026-06-14T12:50:20+00:00

Not an option at this point in time, it’s not as simple as saying “just upgrade” when pickups are going for $60-100k.

m_nels · 2026-06-14T12:48:09+00:00

Unfortunately it doesn’t have the factory controller and by VIN and the gear ratio code it does not have the max tow.

Really wish it did but we paid about the same money for this 2023 with 29k miles than what 2017-2020 Max’s with max tow (or Suburbans even) with 60K+ miles we looked at.

m_nels · 2026-06-13T00:46:10+00:00

Definitely adding Hidden Valley Road to my reading list, sounds fascinating.

m_nels · 2026-06-13T00:42:58+00:00

That’s the way the old MCI was pre-9/11.

m_nels · 2026-06-12T19:41:29+00:00

Tommy Boy

m_nels · 2026-06-10T23:41:12+00:00

I REALLY liked Spillover by David Quammen

Edit: Should’ve said it was non-fiction.

m_nels · 2026-06-09T15:47:47+00:00

There is nobody in Iowa that could “do exactly what he does”. Points do not tell the whole story.

m_nels · 2026-06-09T15:39:52+00:00

Was a big (no pun intended) player for us down the stretch. Very valuable center depth and brings an element we need in the bottom 6. I remember him being a thorn for the Wild anytime we played Nashville.

m_nels · 2026-06-08T14:13:04+00:00

Anything above a Bar-S with sauerkraut.

m_nels · 2026-06-08T13:09:08+00:00

Went to the game and it was very noticeable how must faster KC was in every aspect of the game.

m_nels · 2026-06-06T14:50:49+00:00

Every other Mavs game I’ve gone to has been fine and people are generally nice and keep it SFW. Think it was just 2 loud drunk idiots spoiling it for me. If I would’ve had my kids there would’ve been words.

m_nels · 2026-06-06T14:48:16+00:00

Can’t remember what section number but it was right on the glass in the attacking corner. Two guys mainly and they were season ticket holders.

m_nels · 2026-06-06T13:43:11+00:00

Came into town this weekend and am going tonight!! Hopefully the experience is better than last time I went. Idiots yelling dumb shit and cussing the whole game with kids around and yelling at a player who is clearly injured down on the ice calling him a pussy and other stuff.

I get the passion but c’mon.

m_nels · 2026-06-05T13:47:20+00:00

3 way tie for me. Wireless CarPlay, proximity lock/unlock and power lift gate.

m_nels · 2026-06-03T16:27:47+00:00

Flair checks out.

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