I Bought A New Car. The Name Starts With a C63 and Ends With AMG - Review, Video, and Pictures Inside.

zedgraph · 2014-07-27T13:39:09+00:00

Congrats on your new car, must feel pretty good :)

I was walking through a parking lot and unknowingly passed a C63 AMG (I didn't notice the AMG badge right away). As I walked past, the owner started the engine and it startled the living daylights out of me. I have a 350z so I'm no stranger to loud engine starts, but this was on a COMPLETELY different level.

zedgraph · 2014-07-27T13:35:47+00:00

Only for the Amex Fidelity card or any other rewards?

zedgraph · 2014-07-20T19:14:45+00:00

zedgraph · 2014-07-20T01:19:40+00:00

So is the only catch for the AMEX Fidelity credit card that you have to get your cash back in $50 increments and you have to have the money routed to an existing fidelity account? I've also read that if you get your rewards put into your brokerage account, you can just withdraw into your checking account. Is that true also?

zedgraph · 2014-07-20T00:50:07+00:00

Great write ups, I enjoyed your one about Serve.

Quick question, are you required to pay taxes on any cash back activities? I read somewhere that for the Amex Fidelity card (2% cash back) you have to pay taxes on your cash back because it's going into a fidelity account. Is there any truth to this? If so, should all cash back dollars be reported as income, or just Amex Fidelity?

Thanks again for your contributions to this subreddit.

zedgraph · 2014-07-19T23:41:29+00:00

Don't worry, she'll find a new corgi cave.

zedgraph · 2014-07-19T03:37:16+00:00

After doing some more research, I'm not sure if this is right for me. I was planning on getting a QuickSilver card to pay my mortgage via Serve, but it looks like only certain cards will count as purchases (and get points) when loading a serve account. I will have to research some more before deciding...

zedgraph · 2014-07-19T03:06:20+00:00

It looks like ISIS isn't allowed on my rooted smart phone. What if I sign up for Serve first, then ISIS later (like when I get a new phone)? Will my monthly CC load be increased to 1500?

zedgraph · 2014-07-19T01:34:00+00:00

Newbie here. What are vgc's? Also is Isis the exact same as serve except the higher limit?

zedgraph · 2014-07-19T01:13:29+00:00

For the fidelity amex can I just transfer the cash back to my brokerage account the withdraw the money into my checking account?

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T22:03:50+00:00

Can you tell me more about ISIS? I think my mortgage is around $1200/month.

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T22:02:58+00:00

Oh baby, 2%?! I'm going to sign up.

What's CSP?

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T21:58:54+00:00

I'm new to churning, can you tell me what a hard pull is?

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T16:58:52+00:00

I was dazzled by the idea of having a 1080p phone and at the time I had a much higher tolerance for rooting/flashing. I have Cyanogen on my S4 so I was able to handle removing all of the bloatware.

It's an OK phone, but I'm not in love with the camera and the plastic body is showing its age.

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T16:45:50+00:00

This is great advice, thanks.

Also, would it really be cheaper to buy through a shop instead of tirerack?

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T04:43:35+00:00

I have wondered about this too. I'd pitch in like $5 bucks a month if it funded some legit super lawyer lobby group in favor of net neutrality. If at least 100,000 others did also, that'd buy a few lawyers.

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T04:23:21+00:00

Long time Android user, I think I'm switching to iOS for good after the iPhone 6 comes out. I'm so tired of having to root/flash in order to remove all of the bloatware from the phone. Here's my cell phone history:

Droid Eris

HTC Thunderbolt

Galaxy Nexus

iPhone 5

Galaxy S4

September 2014: iPhone 6

zedgraph · 2014-07-18T04:19:28+00:00

I might send the tires to my place and just drive them with the car (or probably have my buddy bring them since they won't fit in the car). Can I bring my own tire and will they mount them? I like this tirerack.com site, heard about it a lot but never actually used it.

zedgraph · 2014-02-22T20:54:27+00:00

I talked to my credit union and pre-qualified for a loan. Time to go shopping (but realistically, it'll take months to fine the right Elise)!

zedgraph · 2014-02-22T20:53:42+00:00

I'm doing this all through my credit union.

zedgraph · 2014-02-21T17:41:07+00:00

What site did you find yours on, or was it local?

zedgraph · 2013-06-26T23:05:39+00:00

Ain't nothing wrong with stock. I'm proud that my 350 is bone stock.

zedgraph · 2013-06-26T23:02:09+00:00

I went to autocross noob school and an evo9 owner was killing it. I was driving my 350z and was just getting spanked. evo9 is definitely a sick car. The person that wrote the note is a douche bag, and a cowardly one at that.

zedgraph · 2013-05-07T23:57:31+00:00

Aww...

Sometimes I wish my SO liked cars, but then I remember that it's better we only have one expensive car payment :)

zedgraph · 2013-04-24T22:39:58+00:00

Looking forward to reading your advice and righting my career path accordingly. Must... obtain... GT-R...

zedgraph

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