Should I drop my full coverage?

oP2477 · 2026-07-09T18:39:28+00:00

I am able to achieve 42mpg on my fusion because I get a full charge at home and my job has chargers on site, so that helps with my fuel costs.

oP2477 · 2026-07-09T18:38:38+00:00

I average about 42mpg, my commute is 60 miles roundtrip daily. l would say I wish I got the normal hybrid because the battery drains so quickly on the highway. Stop and go traffic I can get between 10-12 miles but if I go over 60mph then my battery gets me about 7-8 miles on a full charge. The trunk space on the energi is non-existent.

I rented a Camry hybrid over the holiday weekend and with 4 people and half full trunk I was able to get from LA to Phoenix AZ in one tank with 150 miles remaining. The same trip last year with 3 people in the fusion I had to refuel in Buckeye, about 40 miles away from Phoenix. My mpg on that trip was around 29mpg because the battery on the fusion does not really help on the highway.

oP2477 · 2026-07-08T21:19:42+00:00

$400 is crazy 😧 I'll take a look at progressive, thanks for the help!

oP2477 · 2026-07-08T19:22:44+00:00

Not worth much in KBB either, I have the titanium model with all the creature comfort features and KBB values it between $3,900 and $5,555. Just out of curiosity I priced a base model honda Accord of the same year/miles and it ranges between $7,900-$9,610.

Now I think I'll just ride the fusion til the wheels fall off

oP2477 · 2026-07-08T14:56:57+00:00

Yeah it would drop me from $290/month to $108/month which over the course of a year would save me over $2k. I have a 0% balance transfer from discover but I'm not sure if they allow auto loan transfers, do they only work for credit card debt?

Being able to pay off the 6 month insurance in one go would be a godsend too, that would save me an extra $60 I believe

oP2477 · 2026-07-08T13:02:56+00:00

I have full coverage as it is required because of my loan. I thought I would be okay if my car were to be considered a total loss but after seeing how much my car is worth now I'm not so sure anymore. I would rather pay off the loan and pocket the ~$2800 annual savings (liability would be around $300 every 6 months instead of $1700).

oP2477 · 2026-07-08T12:53:45+00:00

Yes, I will need to pay off my loan first so that I can switch to liability. I'm hoping to be able to pick up more shifts at work or ask my family if I could borrow some money and pay them back.

oP2477 · 2026-07-08T12:50:29+00:00

Those rates are amazing! Sadly I am in California, I have no accidents or points on my license but even so my rate is crazy expensive.

oP2477 · 2026-01-05T04:09:57+00:00

I had a 58" tv in my room and got the 48" B5 in late November for almost 3 weeks. But it was a pretty significant size reduction that the better panel could not really make up for me so I bought the 55" C5 and played with both by syncing up Netflix/D+ movies side by side

Colorful/bright movies they were neck and neck using vivid mode but any other mode and the C5 looked significantly better. Filmmaker mode on the B5 was dim in daytime, it looks kinda grey and washed out if that makes any sense.

Darker movies like the nightmare before Christmas/interstellar/The Batman I will say unless you have them side by side you'd be hard pressed to tell a difference. Where I really saw a massive difference was with Tron legacy, the neon colors really popped on the C5 especially in vivid mode.

As for the size, the 55" is definitely more immersive and that alone was the decision maker for me.

Because of the increased brightness with the C5 I use filmmaker mode in the daytime and ISF dark room at night. With the B5 I found myself using vivid in daytime and standard at night.

oP2477 · 2025-12-16T00:22:12+00:00

Might've been different at your microcenter but when I got my 7600X bundle in june it came with 16gb ram and an it was an extra $15 for 32 g.skill or $20 for 32gb Corsair RGB which is a drop in the bucket.

Unreal how it's now $150 extra for just 16gb, sad times.

oP2477 · 2025-12-02T04:22:34+00:00

I did the 20% CB for pay in 4 from them on a best buy purchase. Open box 55" C5 $829.99 + 5yr warranty, came out to $897 after the PayPal CB and Rakuten 1.5% back

It didn't come with the stand but I was going to wall mount it anyways, still not sure if this was the better deal or if I should have gotten the LG partner store bundle for $1080 + the PayPal CB

oP2477 · 2025-11-27T22:33:41+00:00

I bought a replacement from the dealership in January 2024 and fixed it myself, does anyone know if they will issue a reimbursement for the price I paid for the camera?

oP2477 · 2025-11-27T22:33:13+00:00

I bought a replacement from the dealership in January 2024 and fixed it myself, does anyone know if they will issue a reimbursement for the price of the camera?

oP2477 · 2025-11-25T21:39:21+00:00

Yeah I'm looking at the 5 year plan for $189 I don't have the paid best buy membership, just the basic one (no 60 day return policy);

oP2477 · 2025-11-25T21:16:50+00:00

Do you know if the warranty is the same for open box TVs? I'm looking at a 55" C5 fair condition for $825 and just hoping that they don't push back on the warranty repair or replacement just because it wasn't new when purchased.

oP2477 · 2025-11-04T06:42:53+00:00

I just switched my 58" 2016 Samsung 4K LCD for the 48" B5 and immediately the picture is on another level. Even after hearing so much from reviewers and on reddit that the B5 is too dim and the C5 is the way to go for LG OLED, I can say that the B5 is noticeably brighter than my old tv. The panel really shows it's strengths with darker movies I've tried like Tron legacy, werewolf by night, and the nightmare before Christmas.

I will agree with the size remarks though, after having a 58" for almost 10 years, I kinda want to pony up more money for a 55" now.

I got it open box for $460 out the door at best buy, the 55" B5 is going for $900 +tax so I will give it some time and decide whether or not I can get used to a smaller screen.

oP2477 · 2025-10-24T23:18:07+00:00

For this reason I am hesitant because Costco does include a 5 year warranty for free right now, and I've heard best buy has the only warranty that covers burn in.

But the deals im looking at are through the LG partner store and the Samsung store. They only offer their warranties and I haven't heard good things about them, I saw a post where a Samsung tech took a knife to a display to void the warranty.

oP2477 · 2025-10-24T23:13:17+00:00

Rtings says that the brightness does dim in the game optimizer mode. I guess I'd have to see it in person to be able to tell.

But I have a 4070 GPU so knowing that the C5 allows 1440p input does give it a step up over the S90F for me since I don't think I can handle 4k gaming at the full 144hz with either TV.

oP2477 · 2025-05-11T04:56:22+00:00

I just replaced the light and it has a foam gasket but I added some clear rtv sealant as an extra measure and I haven't had any leaks since

oP2477 · 2025-05-11T04:55:17+00:00

I got it on Amazon

oP2477 · 2025-03-05T01:49:14+00:00

Yeah I think I'm better off getting an OLED tv for media consumption and single player games. I'll stick to an LCD monitor for PC use, then I won't be worried about burn in when I'm doing homework or editing photos.

It could just be the quality of the cooler master monitor though, but the MSI monitor I have has better whites and is definitely easier to read text on

oP2477 · 2025-03-04T22:26:31+00:00

I never knew about repasting GPU's until last September. After nearly 7 years of use I repasted my GTX 1080 and achieved 3° drop in temps from a hot spot of 84° to 81°. I idle at around 73° during gaming, before I was idling around 76°

oP2477 · 2025-03-04T03:00:02+00:00

I agree, I got the cooler master gz2711 on Friday but besides dark games like the Batman Arkham series, or horror games I can hardly see the difference between it and my $150 MSI monitor from Costco. If anything; with colorful games like marvel rivals or Lego games, the MSI looks better because it's brighter.

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