rockstar143

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are you checkvalve deleting?

maharajamd

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Yea I'm going to do the same thing again. But I'm going to Hondabond everything this time.

Edit: Also, she doesn't work there anymore. I just know some people there because she did. No one I care about. LOL

TacoBello

Don't be fooled. I've heard many times that the Cayman is much more fun to drive than the 911.

TacoBello

going all out on a Porsche gets you into the 200k point. I'm willing to bet that of all Porsche sales, less than 5% crack that mark. I dunno...


Best bet is to buy used. If you want it all, you might as well save 45k after 2 years

Flipster23

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Almost missed my plane this morning, Johnny too bad you aren't here.

thoiboi

I do that all the time

Enjoy it!

Let me know if you have any questions regarding the area or when you plan the familia trip.

TacoBello

I must admit, I started to get drawn in by the Cayman. Was seriously considering it for a few days (lol) as the new fun car. I couldn't buy new though.. the depreciation would keep me up at night. Buying used- my issue was the Porsche tax on anything related to parts, servicing, or even modding. $2500+ for an exhaust? C'mon...


I've heard the Cayman is pretty bullet proof though. Doesn't have crazy power numbers but apparently it's a hoot to drive. Heard many-a-Porsche-owners saying they enjoy the Cayman over their personal 911, as it just feels more engaging and more nimble. Not that the 911 is a bad car... just more "to the roots" of what Porsche used to be.

TacoBello

was expecting more ramblings over the last 6 days while I was gone.. kind of disappointed C'mon Johnny!! Pick up the slack!!

thoiboi

Isn't the whole Cayman v. 911 debate usually revolve around the mid v. rear-engine placement?


too many purists thing rear engine is the shit or something?

TacoBello

yeah that's a big part of it.

thoiboi

I mostly ramble while at work.. I have a life too!! I can't be rambling while outside of here!


Was in training Thurs-Sat so was busy there meeting fellow coworkers across the country


and getting my dick sucked

crazyasiantl

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I thought your kind aren't morning people

crazyasiantl

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Been working 8-12 days. Nice paycheck though

crazyasiantl

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I'm desperate to wash my car, but I got a written warning in the mail after the last time I washed my car.

Guess I'll pay the hand wash, and bring it home to do all the other shit I usually do.

maharajamd

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Yay my part is in!

TacoBello

huh? details?

thoiboi

CA drought laws/water conservation in effect

don't ask

maharajamd

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HOA being bitches?

Edit: Oh, Cali...

Flipster23

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We have to hustle.

Typical

TacoBello

oh, right... man, Cali needs to start investing billions in desalination systems... plenty of water to the west of you

maharajamd

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Just found out my house is worth $60k more than we paid for it ~ three years ago.

thoiboi

way ahead of ya: Why Isn?t Desalination the Answer to All California?s Water Problems? | PBS and the BBC present ?Big Blue Live? | KQED Science

Flipster23

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Fucking enterprise. Rented me a civic not a 16 either. I should have rented the vette or 3 series. fucking cheap state of California, can't even get us a better car.

TacoBello

how many of you have HOA where you live? Here, it's an absolute rarity. If you don't live in a condo, or in like a gated complex for people 40+, you just don't see them.


HOA seems like it'd be such a pain... I guess it does keep the rusty cars off the front lawns though

thoiboi

There's a good amount of HOA's in the more affluent areas of LA and OC. I used to live in one, it was nice and all but the board are all a bunch of uptight dickweeds.. The suburbs and non-gated communities have less of them thankfully.

TacoBello

too long... so why isn't it the answer for Cali? Because fishies will be sacrificed?

thoiboi

I get that a lot


that's part of it. they need to position the intake such that it doesn't suck in fish and their eggs

something about preservation of the ecosystem


fucking humans

maharajamd

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We have a HoA but it's free.... Lol

TacoBello

I can understand when you're in a condo building and essentially sharing one building between however many people are living in it, but, when you have a stand alone house on your own property? I guess your own land isn't even your own land anymore.


I can understand how the HOAs like to keep places neat and tidy and to keep the riff raff out, but it gets ridiculous when they control any and every aspect of your house exterior/property. So much for individualism.

Flipster23

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I live in a HOA...... It's not too bad.

thoiboi

if i lived in a condo i wouldn't mind HOA. pays for the pool boy to sleep with all the desperate housewives.. tennis courts, gyms etc.. but that wouldn't be the long term game.. I would prefer a house and would want to do what I want (within reason of course)

Flipster23

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My HOA is 130 every 3 months. We get access to the fishing lake, pool, basketball court, and picnic area. We have access to a clubhouse too but it's 150 to rent out.

My sister in law lives across the way in the other community and she pays 80 a month but she gets gym, clubhouse, pool.

TacoBello

I want to be a pool boy

Flipster23

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But you can't park on the street in my area. Then if ou live in the gated area it's more. We have a friend who lives behind the gates, same access as us, and they pay 300 every 3 months.

I still have to mow my own lawn though, but I'm not complaining.

TacoBello

oh ok, that's kind of cool. You at least get stuff for your fees. I'm thinking maybe the Home and Garden channel has put a bad spin on HOAs for me

rockstar143

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HOA are the norm in Florida, but this time around we don't have one. And I love it.

I drove the 911 for a few days and loved it. Cayman is probably faster around a track since the rear swings out easier on the 911...but I'd still rather have one. The new GT models of the cayman and boxster are amazing. I was heavily considering a used boxster but I'd have had to go 2005 or 2006 and I didn't LOVE that body style like the new one...then I'd feel like a dbag that bought a car just to say I owned a porsche. We have a friend with one...he let me drive it. He bought it with a custom turbo set up.



but still the best

maharajamd

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There's so many cars I'd buy before I'd buy a Porsche...

TacoBello

like what?


A P-car is on the bucket list for me... even if it is a 1989 Porsche 924

maharajamd

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Too many to name... Lol. Never saw the appeal. Driving experience is amazing. And they look hot. But I want to look, occasionally, not all the time. To me Porsche is like the side bitch I'd only want a couple days a month.

It's more about what you said. The only Porsche's I'd want to own would cost me an arm and a leg. And at that point, at that level, there's SOOOOOO many cars to buy. Lol

crazyasiantl

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It's at our own house, and I use a shut off nozzle..but the driveway is on an incline, so excess water naturally runs to the street. I guess the hippies here in SLO complained and I got a warning a few days later about water use.

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant a few miles away has a desalination system for itself, but there have been talks about expanding the system and sending the water to cities.

I think Santa Barbara has a desalination system that was built, but never used. California

When I lived in Fresno, I just parked on he lawn to wash the car. Two birds with one stone. Nobody ever complained.