03-28-2016, 07:21 PM
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Table of Contents "S55's Endless Build Thread"
1. Car Forklifted Onto Delivery Truck Because Auction Had No Key
2. Finally Sees Car and Damage In Person on Delivery Truck
3. Videos of S-Class Forklifted Off Delivery Truck And Slid Into Garage
4. Additional Rear-End Damage Photos
5. Cost Breakdown For Vehicle and Parts as of 3/12/16
6. Key Arrives! First Start Up.
7. First Test Drive, Warning Lights Abound
8. Fixed Electrical Issues(?), Replaced Battery and Alternator
9. New Woodgrain Steering Wheel Installed
1. Car Forklifted Onto Delivery Truck Because Auction Had No Key
2. Finally Sees Car and Damage In Person on Delivery Truck
3. Videos of S-Class Forklifted Off Delivery Truck And Slid Into Garage
4. Additional Rear-End Damage Photos
5. Cost Breakdown For Vehicle and Parts as of 3/12/16
6. Key Arrives! First Start Up.
7. First Test Drive, Warning Lights Abound
8. Fixed Electrical Issues(?), Replaced Battery and Alternator
9. New Woodgrain Steering Wheel Installed
I finally bought it Fellas!
10-08-2016, 04:41 PM
#2451
Long time without coming here, and I find this.
MBS55,
it has been quite a ride, a joyful,adventurous,energetic,senseless,humorous ride. A ride where the destination meant less than the journey itself. Well played, well done.
Congrats, like I had said in earlier posts.
By the way, wow, $333k buys a lot of property over there,
MBS55,
it has been quite a ride, a joyful,adventurous,energetic,senseless,humorous ride. A ride where the destination meant less than the journey itself. Well played, well done.
Congrats, like I had said in earlier posts.
By the way, wow, $333k buys a lot of property over there,
10-08-2016, 10:58 PM
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I think 3.25% is a fantastic rate with a 640 score on an FHA 30 year fixed. It seems that the PNW must be a very competitive area for rates too. Not too surprising since the area is loaded with whiny Prius driving, tree hugging liberals who feel they are entitled to everything for free.
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10-08-2016, 11:38 PM
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A 2013 S63 is a 60-70K car, think long and hard before spending this much money on a 4 year old car that has super high depreciation, high insurance costs and a very spendy warranty. A house on the other hand is a great investment but don't be tempted to over extend yourself on a car way out of your financial league. Banks will give you all the rope you want and you will end up hanging yourself with it with bad decisions.
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10-09-2016, 08:52 PM
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The Fed actually has nothing to do with mortgage rates. Mortgage rates follow the mortgage backed security coupons, which are traded on Wall St. Rates are also very sensitive to the region you live in. For instance, here in IL, we have the most competitive rates in the entire country. Our rates are generally lower than the East coast....and quite a bit lower than the South. Competition is a big driver of rates. There is definitely a lot more profit in it for mortgage companies on the East coast since their customers are used to paying more for their products and services. That's why the cost of living is quite a bit higher out there.
I think 3.25% is a fantastic rate with a 640 score on an FHA 30 year fixed. It seems that the PNW must be a very competitive area for rates too. Not too surprising since the area is loaded with whiny Prius driving, tree hugging liberals who feel they are entitled to everything for free.
I think 3.25% is a fantastic rate with a 640 score on an FHA 30 year fixed. It seems that the PNW must be a very competitive area for rates too. Not too surprising since the area is loaded with whiny Prius driving, tree hugging liberals who feel they are entitled to everything for free.
Good info, are you a real estate broker? Your last sentence is dead on. Can't stand them. Most of them can barely afford a city bus.
10-09-2016, 08:55 PM
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A 2013 S63 is a 60-70K car, think long and hard before spending this much money on a 4 year old car that has super high depreciation, high insurance costs and a very spendy warranty. A house on the other hand is a great investment but don't be tempted to over extend yourself on a car way out of your financial league. Banks will give you all the rope you want and you will end up hanging yourself with it with bad decisions.
lol, ill first wait until at least 2021, this way I can buy it cheap and give er' the ol' mallet!
I will much rather save that money and buy an older duplex, mallet that some and rent it out. At least that what my dads advice is.
10-09-2016, 09:01 PM
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Long time without coming here, and I find this.
MBS55,
it has been quite a ride, a joyful,adventurous,energetic,senseless,humorous ride. A ride where the destination meant less than the journey itself. Well played, well done.
Congrats, like I had said in earlier posts.
By the way, wow, $333k buys a lot of property over there,
MBS55,
it has been quite a ride, a joyful,adventurous,energetic,senseless,humorous ride. A ride where the destination meant less than the journey itself. Well played, well done.
Congrats, like I had said in earlier posts.
By the way, wow, $333k buys a lot of property over there,
Thanks for the support! I have learned so much from being apart of this thread. Everyone has thier style and mindset, seeing them all crisscross has been a joy.
10-09-2016, 09:42 PM
#2458
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Mortgage rates (ie mbs) are traded on wall st, yes, but the pricing represents a risk premium over treasuries, which themselves are priced as a risk premium over over t bills / fed rate. Raise the fed rate, and everything else goes up. Ironically, lowering the fed rate didn't automatically lower everything else... as a lot of fat cats pocket larger spreads while rates came down gradually. Last I heard, they were still pockets way fat spreads relative to risk to treasuries (but I haven't looked this year).
So while it may true to say the Fed doesn't set mortgage rates, it is misleading to say the fed has "nothing to do with them".
10-09-2016, 10:16 PM
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Seriously? You think if the fed fund rate was 6% (t bill or overnight), anyone would taking on additional "risk" to lend at 3.5% on a mortgage?
Mortgage rates (ie mbs) are traded on wall st, yes, but the pricing represents a risk premium over treasuries, which themselves are priced as a risk premium over over t bills / fed rate. Raise the fed rate, and everything else goes up. Ironically, lowering the fed rate didn't automatically lower everything else... as a lot of fat cats pocket larger spreads while rates came down gradually. Last I heard, they were still pockets way fat spreads relative to risk to treasuries (but I haven't looked this year).
So while it may true to say the Fed doesn't set mortgage rates, it is misleading to say the fed has "nothing to do with them".
Mortgage rates (ie mbs) are traded on wall st, yes, but the pricing represents a risk premium over treasuries, which themselves are priced as a risk premium over over t bills / fed rate. Raise the fed rate, and everything else goes up. Ironically, lowering the fed rate didn't automatically lower everything else... as a lot of fat cats pocket larger spreads while rates came down gradually. Last I heard, they were still pockets way fat spreads relative to risk to treasuries (but I haven't looked this year).
So while it may true to say the Fed doesn't set mortgage rates, it is misleading to say the fed has "nothing to do with them".
10-18-2016, 11:44 AM
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Here's his original post:
"I would seriously donate money if you would stop posting and giving these abusive clowns (sarcastic or not) entertainment.
The Audemars Piguet I wear daily has a cash value higher than your project and it's functionally useless. I still check the time on my iPhone, and I'd be damned before I'd tolerate anyone telling me it was a stupid purchase. Don't let anyone ever tell you how to spend your money - or what is worth putting effort into. I've done similar to what you're doing several times and the cars were always the most memorable and meaningful. The vehicles I just buy at a dealership? Easily forgotten.
Remember what Oscar Wilde said, synical people know the price of everything but the value of nothing."
Doesn't he kinda remind you of that guy, Jobs2CEO?
10-18-2016, 01:25 PM
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Apparently expensive too!
And since your too rich, ill take you up on your offer.
PayPal: Anuka_x@hotmail.com send me what your overly lux self can handle.
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10-18-2016, 08:24 PM
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I heard that Audemars Piguet is generally spread by synical people who use public computers to search ****. They usually whack off and then move the mouse with their whacking hand to the next image. Very easy to spread the disease as the bacterial warts can survive up to 30 minutes on surfaces other than the body.
Be careful out there!
Be careful out there!
05-15-2017, 09:32 PM
#2472
EXT. S600 - NIGHT
Cruising. Traffic is light.
An INCOMING CALL. The display reads "WALTER T."
MIKE
It's our favorite scene tech. What's up Wally?
WALLY
(OS, FILTERED)
Can you guys get by here? You're gonna
wanna see this.
Dave nods and toggles the lights.
EXT. SALVAGE YARD CRIME SCENE - NIGHT
Techs and processors working under portable flood lights. WALLY, a forensic tech, has his flashlight trained on a section of ground.
Mike and Dave enter.
DAVE
If you find my partners dignity down there,
flag it as evidence he used to be a man.
WALLY
Hey guys.
MIKE
What I tell you about playing in
the dirt?
Dave takes Wally's light, trains it on the dirt.
WALLY
Tire impression.
MIKE
Congratulations. A tire track in an auto
junkyard.
DAVE
Have a look partner.
Mike moves in.
MIKE
Cooper Zeon?
WALLY
XL. Gets better. Security cam shows a late model W221 pulling up here six hours before
our boy went to that great car crusher in the
sky.
DAVE
Only one W221 in the country rides on
Cooper Zeons.
MIKE
Naslund Starmine
DAVE
Give the man a cigar.
Cruising. Traffic is light.
An INCOMING CALL. The display reads "WALTER T."
MIKE
It's our favorite scene tech. What's up Wally?
WALLY
(OS, FILTERED)
Can you guys get by here? You're gonna
wanna see this.
Dave nods and toggles the lights.
EXT. SALVAGE YARD CRIME SCENE - NIGHT
Techs and processors working under portable flood lights. WALLY, a forensic tech, has his flashlight trained on a section of ground.
Mike and Dave enter.
DAVE
If you find my partners dignity down there,
flag it as evidence he used to be a man.
WALLY
Hey guys.
MIKE
What I tell you about playing in
the dirt?
Dave takes Wally's light, trains it on the dirt.
WALLY
Tire impression.
MIKE
Congratulations. A tire track in an auto
junkyard.
DAVE
Have a look partner.
Mike moves in.
MIKE
Cooper Zeon?
WALLY
XL. Gets better. Security cam shows a late model W221 pulling up here six hours before
our boy went to that great car crusher in the
sky.
DAVE
Only one W221 in the country rides on
Cooper Zeons.
MIKE
Naslund Starmine
DAVE
Give the man a cigar.
Hell, I bet Dave's just the man to get Mike's dick hard again....for sure...
05-15-2017, 10:16 PM
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05-15-2017, 11:36 PM
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The Coopers are a little too pricey fellas. I found an even cheaper tire!
It's made in Mexico and it's called "El Diablo Mucho Radial Supremo". $74 for a set of 4 at Costco. Plus they're good for the environment. They're made up almost entirely of recycled used condoms fished from the Rio Grande.
It's made in Mexico and it's called "El Diablo Mucho Radial Supremo". $74 for a set of 4 at Costco. Plus they're good for the environment. They're made up almost entirely of recycled used condoms fished from the Rio Grande.
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05-16-2017, 12:46 AM
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The Coopers are a little too pricey fellas. I found an even cheaper tire!
It's made in Mexico and it's called "El Diablo Mucho Radial Supremo". $74 for a set of 4 at Costco. Plus they're good for the environment. They're made up almost entirely of recycled used condoms fished from the Rio Grande.
It's made in Mexico and it's called "El Diablo Mucho Radial Supremo". $74 for a set of 4 at Costco. Plus they're good for the environment. They're made up almost entirely of recycled used condoms fished from the Rio Grande.
