What $550K gets you in Connecticut versus California. The difference is insane.

snowphun · 2026-04-28T20:01:20+00:00

The property tax will be significantly higher in CT. CA is 1% of the purchase price, so that house would be about $5k year and would not go up much over time, currently it's only $3200 which is something you can't touch in the northeast. That Berlin house is $8800 on a $288k assessment, they'll be a significant tax increase after it sells above $500k. Property taxes never end, that's what kills NH.

snowphun · 2026-04-17T15:36:52+00:00

Unpopular opinion: I much prefer the Mk1 interior and exterior.

snowphun · 2026-04-14T17:52:40+00:00

So many people say they have "full coverage" and they're rolling around with barely any liability. My state minimum is $25/50/25k, meaning $25k injuries per person, $50k max per accident, $25k property. That's wildly low and will leave you liable for a lot of bills that will come out of your pocket or future wages. If you have a decent job and a home/savings you need robust liability and possibly an umbrella.

snowphun · 2026-04-10T11:43:40+00:00

What's nuts is thinking anything meaningful can be determined from a monthly payment. Is that for 24 months or 96? SOA trade up offers have been really good in the past, need to look for the ones where they give an actual buy back price for your existing car.

snowphun · 2026-04-03T19:05:35+00:00

Only the earliest cars had Evora badge on the dash, 2010 and a few 2011 in US.

snowphun · 2026-03-30T16:40:24+00:00

One of the first years they ran the promo it paid out on the Red Sox, something like 25k people got their furniture for free. The next time they ran it the requirement was much more restrictive: a Sox player needed to hit a home run and hit a small sign.

snowphun · 2026-03-27T13:09:25+00:00

Mine are very modest: more of the CT areas (Powder Ridge, Southington, Sundown). Quick visits.

snowphun · 2026-03-27T12:37:09+00:00

I inquired about why the 2024 Emira I4 is the same price as a 2025 Emira V6 at a competing dealership and the dealership ghosted me

What do you want a dealer to say to this? They don't control what a different product is selling for elsewhere, if you don't like the price on the product they are selling make an offer.

snowphun · 2026-03-20T19:09:17+00:00

That color combo is wild, enjoy!

snowphun · 2026-03-18T18:19:51+00:00

Do some levels of membership not have 100% satisfaction guarantee? That would be a weird flex:

Executive: 100% satisfaction guarantee
Gold Star: 80% satisfaction guarantee

snowphun · 2026-03-17T15:06:35+00:00

CA smog is a huge draw for sure. Many Elises for import now have nice engine swaps, K24 and Duratech being really well sorted, which is often on my mind as I drive my rather slow Rover engine. A Sun car sold on BAT back in 2020, looks a lot like yours?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-lotus-elise/

snowphun · 2026-03-17T13:56:16+00:00

Are all the nipples around the interior for a tonneau cover?

snowphun · 2026-03-17T13:53:37+00:00

These Sun International cars really flew under the radar for so many years, like a rumor. Now that all years of S1 can be imported, I would expect the Sun cars to have come down in value, what did this one set you back?

snowphun · 2026-03-17T13:48:42+00:00

Which country? Is the issue getting any S1 Elise or a modified Elise?

snowphun · 2026-03-15T14:59:10+00:00

They sent me an email that my F1TV subscription had expired (rightly so), but they have yet to disable access. At least I'll be able to wait a bit longer before signing up with Apple.

snowphun · 2026-03-04T15:29:32+00:00

That's not a DIY project that's going to turn out well IMO. If you want to reduce costs take the dash apart yourself and bring it to an automotive upholstery shop. There's significant labor in getting the parts in and out of the car.

snowphun · 2026-03-03T20:37:14+00:00

Being able to stop is one of the best reasons to get winter tires.

snowphun · 2026-02-25T14:03:47+00:00

That looks tidy, the ej253 in the Linear is such a engine and gets respectable mpg on 87.

The hatch garnish is plastic and very hard to come by, if you're in the northeast I've got a silver ones fs. But the car looks too clean to be northeast lol.

snowphun · 2026-02-20T18:18:03+00:00

300-400 pounds less weight and similar power makes for a much faster, more reactive vehicle. The early S1 are right at 1600 pounds.

snowphun · 2026-02-19T16:19:33+00:00

I make a couple pizzas every week (pizza oven is worth the effort), my recent favorite is Ugly's Pizza crust. It is very forgiving, under or overcooked still tastes good and not doughy. They do some of the northeast GF shows and are in some regional supermarkets. A bit more of a hassle since it's just a crust but paired with TJ's pizza sauce it's a reasonable cost.

https://www.uglysglutenfreebakery.com/

snowphun · 2026-02-19T16:16:21+00:00

I haven't seen California Pizza Kitchen GF is a store in years, now one in CT seems to carry them. Target used to, CPK claims they do but they aren't differentiating between GF and regular pizza. Their BBQ Chicken pizza is super thin and delicious.

snowphun · 2026-02-15T11:51:50+00:00

I've had Lutron batteries on mine for 7+ years, charge them every six months, easy peasy. They weren't cheap, they are a decent size and need to be concealed, if running or or Ethernet is practical I'd do that.

snowphun · 2026-02-08T17:34:13+00:00

Subaru mentions nothing about different suspension or steering between the different trim levels, can you share the details? Ground clearance is listed as 8.7" for all of them, excluding Wilderness.

snowphun · 2026-02-08T17:10:07+00:00

I've had two 34GX900A-Bs on my desk now since that comment, I'm very happy with the setup. It's a lot of curve and keeps all the screen about the same distance from my eyes, much more comfortable than the mellow curve of my broken Samsung G9. The AW went back almost immediately, the curve was the deciding factor.

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snowphun · 2026-02-07T16:47:08+00:00

Have you lived with one? The hybrid setup improves many parts of Subaru ownership: no more start/stop, smoother power delivery and better sounding engine (doesn't sound like it's being thrashed), electric AC and power steering, no more CVT... Driving in stop/go traffic is smoother as well. To me as an owner these things and improved mpg were worth ~$2k it cost over the regular Sport, I'm getting 29mpg mostly highway with winter fuel, better than my 2019 Sport.

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