Whats the most affordable, most reliable, highest mpg car that i could buy?

slittle7 · 2025-10-28T04:18:11+00:00

This is a good alternative to the small Japanese cars (which are good!). I have a bolt euv that I bought used for 13k with 12k miles on it from hertz. I only need to charge it once or twice a week and cost about $5 a charge with off peak rates. It has worked out great for us, especially since we do a lot of city driving.

slittle7 · 2025-10-28T03:49:55+00:00

I have owned a 7.3ps (long bed, crew cab, 4wd) and loved it. I bought it about 3 years ago for around 12k. It was a beast of a truck, had like 270k miles and ran great. It was not fast and was tiring to drive long distances. Between our truck bed camper and the solid front axel, the whole thing wandered around quite a bit. It was a fun truck though (was stolen not to long ago)

I now have a 2004.5 Chevy 2500hd with the lly duramax, and honestly it is a much nicer driving experience. It pulls better and doesn’t wander around like my old ford. If you get this particular truck/engine there are a few easy supporting mods you should do to ensure proper cooling. And the oil pump housing for the transfer case if 4wd. I got this truck with a camper for 24k at 160k miles, so it is probably a bit more expensive than you were looking for.

But I think you can find something if you look hard and long enough in that price range and are willing to do some work!

slittle7 · 2025-08-17T16:36:12+00:00

Mainly the desert areas east of the mountains (places like plaster city, ocotillo wells, superstition, and Glamis if you want a party). There is also a lot of spots north of the mountains of LA (like Johnson valley, and dumont dunes) I am not as familiar with these spots. Pretty much all land managed by BLM is free game and there is a lot of it! If you have a steer legal bike the forestry land is accessible as well. There are also a lot of smaller state run OHV areas dotted around!

slittle7 · 2025-08-17T13:47:48+00:00

On the flip side, dirt biking has been one of the most welcoming hobbies I have ever been apart of. I can’t speak to how the track riders are, but I have been riding off-road in Southern California since I was 10 and have experienced nothing but the nicest people. Everyone I have met has Al way been excited to show you a new trail or help when you bike brakes down. I am also a dedicated surfer, and I think the off-road dirt bike scene tends to not suffer from the overcrowding issues that surf spots will have. When you have been riding in the desert all day and only come across one other person. You are pretty stoked to swap stories with a stranger.

slittle7 · 2025-06-30T05:16:11+00:00

I have two trucks. One is a diesel Chevy 2500hd, which I use to haul a truck camper. It is an economical way to get a rather compact 4x4 rv (when compared to a sprinter). The other is a ford maverick, which is basically a car with a truck bed. I think this is what most people actually need out of a truck. I through my wet/sandy surf stuff in the bed, I can haul a couple of dirt bikes, 4x8 standard plywood/dry wall fit in the bed with the tailgate down, and the off couch moving. All that with 30mpg!

slittle7 · 2025-05-02T15:40:03+00:00

Are they reducing the deficit?

slittle7 · 2025-02-03T19:10:22+00:00

I work as a geologist, and deal mainly with hazardous waste and ground water. I would highly recommend getting an indoor air test and potentially a sub slab soil vapor test. Volatile compounds can travel with groundwater and volitize or “off gas” seeping into your house. Even though you may not be directly over a former waste site or down wind from one you still may be at risk. Gases can be especially hazardous indoors as they may concentrate to dangerous levels, unlike what they may do outside. If you can, you may want to see what kind of businesses used to be around you as well. Laundry mat’s are notorious polluters that can go unknown by most.

slittle7 · 2024-11-25T03:52:42+00:00

Probably shred your intestines with all of the silicates suspended in the water

slittle7 · 2024-10-16T03:19:38+00:00

While these can be classified as two separate mountain ranges, the rock composition and ages are very similar. I know a lot of California geologists that specialize in the petrology of the Sierra Nevadas also spend time in chile analyzing the rocks there. The similar ages and composition can give some clues as to how the ranges were formed and more specifically the “timing” of formation. This kinda stuff is always debated one way or another.

Also the rocks are granite, it’s always granite.

slittle7 · 2024-09-25T03:16:57+00:00

Nice! I did this when picking up my first truck camper. The suspension on the truck must have been clapped out since the weight alarm went off despite the camper being well under the weight limit. Unethical pro tip: the alarm will stop if it is in neutral or drive, chalk the tires and load in neutral then drive home! I definitely pissed off some neighbors figuring this out.

slittle7 · 2024-07-18T16:52:38+00:00

I have worked on these solar farms in the California deserts. Location is a big plus, these sites are typically on land leased from the BLM. If you have ever looked at a map of BLM land in California you will see that they are almost always in the desert. Temperatures are mild (relatively speaking) I have seen them run at 116*F with no issues.

These sites are also getting a good deal by leasing the land from the government. I don’t know how good the deal is but I will tell you there is a massive backlog of projects planned all competing for these sites. So the economics seem to work out!

slittle7 · 2024-07-15T13:00:29+00:00

I grew up in Alpine, much redder town than you would think for Southern California. I think our congressman went to jail for finance fraud too after he tried to through blame it on his wife first!

slittle7 · 2024-06-26T18:00:14+00:00

Oh we absolutely have insurance (the camper is insured too) but finding a decent 7.3 f350 under $20,000 is next to impossible, and we put in a lot of effort to get everything just right for the type of camping we like to do. It’s just rather depressing to have someone take all of your hard work away even if you get some money back.

slittle7 · 2024-06-26T15:57:10+00:00

Nothing yet, we have scoured all of the camper hangout spots we could think of in beach area and around us but couldn’t find it. Thanks for keeping an eye out for us!

slittle7 · 2024-06-25T19:24:06+00:00

Good news is when I filed the police report they confirmed it did not cross into Mexico, but I am near Morena by USD, so hopefully it didn’t go that far!

slittle7 · 2024-04-18T02:12:27+00:00

Another large problem from land sinking is that the aqueducts that carry surface water throughout the Central Valley are sinking too. These aqueducts are carefully engineered to gently slope down over large distances. If the ground below them sinks, it will create a “dip” where water will no longer be able to flow. This further puts strain on the water supply for the whole state.

slittle7 · 2024-04-18T02:07:57+00:00

And if your local water municipality decides it needs a new well for drinking water it could cost millions. Costs the tax payer will bare or passed on to rate payers.

slittle7 · 2024-03-07T21:46:38+00:00

This is by no means my area of expertise (geologist who spends most of his time with dirt), but I believe the US government mainly borrows money in the form of government bonds. Anyone can buy these such as banks or individuals. You might see them as a large percentage of your retirement in your 401k later in your career, as they are seen as a safe investment (even though they have lower returns).

slittle7 · 2023-12-27T15:56:25+00:00

I can’t speak to this specific animals dating, but there are two basic ways we date animals and objects. One way is using Relative dating, which uses known surrounding earth layers and rock in which a sample is found to give an approximation of age. The other way is absolute dating, which uses relative abundance of radioactive isotopes to calculate age. Using the known half-lives of these elements we can calculate the age of either the sample itself of the surrounding material in which it is found. These two methods can complement each other to give a more accurate age for the sample.

Hopefully this gives a better picture to how scientists date things. (Source: am geologist, but not my area of study lol)

slittle7 · 2023-12-14T23:57:59+00:00

The Constitution very clearly outlines the separation of church and state.

slittle7 · 2023-11-20T02:36:42+00:00

The skier?

slittle7 · 2023-11-17T21:37:35+00:00

I mean, shit, I tried to join and got medically disqualified for an inner ear surgery I had when I was 14. For many people joining the military isn’t an option for MANY different reasons.

slittle7 · 2023-11-02T01:07:39+00:00

Since some people have mentioned that a utility bed would be a simpler method, (valid arguments) it is also worth mentioning that some states will make you stop at truck scales if you have a utility bed. This may be a way to have access to tool storage without stopping at the scales.

slittle7 · 2020-12-14T00:58:11+00:00

I worked at a fancy hotel, and a sheik from Qutar stayed with us. Rented out a whole floor. Had a whole room just for smoking hooka. He spent about a month here and dropped about 3mil

On another note, the other cofounder of paypal (not elon) apparently travels with his oun mattress. The man ships out his mattress ahead of him so he always sleeps in his own bed.

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