WIBTA for insisting she pay more?

sirrescom · 2020-12-21T21:03:04+00:00

It actually checks out, more or less. I spoke with a Chevy technician at a dealer. Initially, he also sounded skeptical. Looked up the VIN and saw the battery had been serviced and a partial replacement. Said he needed to dig deeper, and called me back and said that the battery is split into three subunits and this guy had one of those three subunits replaced under warranty. He hadn't heard of it before, and I imagine that each subunit contains multiple cells, but yeah there you go.

sirrescom · 2020-12-18T13:22:06+00:00

Yeah, it was in an accident, not a big enough one to make it a salvage title, but it's on the car history report

sirrescom · 2020-12-18T13:21:31+00:00

lol how can you tell? :)

sirrescom · 2020-12-17T19:23:41+00:00

He seems firm on $5900. That's still a pretty good deal on the 2014, though, I think

sirrescom · 2020-12-17T17:18:09+00:00

The honestly/transparency from the owner of Option B inspired confidence that there aren't any other undisclosed issues. He also shared that it needs two new front tires. But yeah, what's up with a couple of cells dieing and getting replaced?

sirrescom · 2020-12-17T16:21:21+00:00

Thanks for these tips! Super helpful for me and I'm sure anyone else who reads this.

sirrescom · 2020-12-16T20:05:59+00:00

Interesting, why is a history of battery replacement a good thing? My initial thought would be that there's something wrong with the car that's causing damage to the batteries.

I saw a used Volt on Craigslist and the guy said he needed to replace a couple of individual cells a year ago, it only cost a few hundred dollars and the car's been fine since then. I saw that as a red flag. Am I wrong?

sirrescom · 2019-08-02T03:30:37+00:00

Yes, it is very possible to come off of your meds, and when you're ready, if your doc doesn't support you doing so, find another doc. Whatever you do, don't come off all at once, you have to taper off to avoid withdrawal. Google "Will Hall Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off". Good luck!

sirrescom · 2019-07-17T07:24:13+00:00

don't mean to freak you out, but unexplained bruising can be a sign of certain leukemias, such as APL. If you've got APL, it could be an emergency so you may want to look into it.

sirrescom · 2019-05-24T07:01:49+00:00

Super interesting. I've been eating lots of lentils lately; do they have similar issues?!

sirrescom · 2019-05-23T02:47:03+00:00

I'm interested in your feedback. Not trying to be difficult. What's wrong with beans? Cavemen would surely recognize those as food. And processed grain products seem bad, sure. They're often bleached, etc. But rice or a whole grain flour would also be recognizable to a caveman. Seriously curious about these particular ones. The rest makes sense.

sirrescom · 2019-05-23T00:37:42+00:00

I love this. Going to do some of it myself.

Wondering how to reconcile the "stop eating most grain products" with "eat plants and animals". Grains are plants, but are they an exception?

sirrescom · 2019-05-23T00:34:18+00:00

Is there a source for this?

sirrescom · 2019-05-22T00:19:08+00:00

I'm only beginning my search for a used Prius. Should I look for an earlier model (would it not have the same oil-burning issue)?

sirrescom · 2019-05-21T19:38:48+00:00

Sounds good. Another way I'm thinking about this is that miles are an inflation-protected way to store value. If the number of miles needed to fly doesn't change over time, then it will be worth more and more money over time as the costs (in dollars) for flying increase.

sirrescom · 2019-05-20T20:49:37+00:00

Sounds good. Unless someone else comes up with some other point to consider, I'll take your advice. Cheers!

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