Nonsense Thread

[Northern]

Yeah the severity of your market is insane, it doesn't make south Florida's any less bogus.

I could've worded my post better, you're absolutely right about that.

I think I'd really enjoy living somewhere rural, but my work tethers me to the city (and while I can occasionally work a day remotely, it is a little depressing) and I will take the downsides of the city over the long commute any day.

[Dj Buttchug]

People can be so ridiculous... So at the shop, I've had this person call me 3 times for a timing chain service on an M60B44.

The kid calls me and is like can you change just one chain, out of the three. I tell him, I'm only willing to do the job if we do the whole thing, I buy the parts, you get a warranty, blah blah blah.

He calls me a second time almost begging me to do just one chain, because he claims the other chain was just done. I tell him, listen man, this is the way I do it, but that's just me, go take it to whoever did the one chain before and have them do the other one... Why does it have to be me?

Then his Mom calls and is like hey, I want to get one of my chains replaced on my 740i. I say oh, someone just called about this and she goes, this is my first time calling LOL. Okay... then literally describes the same shit the kid did.

She's like grilling me why I cannot just do one chain. I'm like LADY this is my policy, that's just me, there are people out there who will do that for you, but not me.

Then she goes on about how she's going to bring me the parts... Shop policy is we supply parts so you get your warranty and we don't get stuck with your car because you bought shitty parts or the wrong parts all together...

God damn lol Why do I have to be forced to do this shit for you lol..

Also, why tf would you drive a 2001 740i if you're worried about cost of ownership...Go buy a 2003 camry and you'll never have to worry about that

/rant

This is a hilarious post. Dude I freakin hate writing service so much. People are dumb. Good call protecting the shop. End up down some half assed rabbit hole job with ching chong parts and then the engine toasts off and youre stuck with it.

[varg]

In all seriousness, moving to a semi-rural area was about the best thing I ever did for my general happiness. Taking the leap to be self employed is a close second.

That's my plan, the logistics are going to be difficult. Two years ago my long term plan was Florida, buy a house on some land or buy some land and build a house. Now the houses I wanted are $650,000+, the houses I'd settle for are $500,000+ and the only places undeveloped land exists in places where I wouldn't be able to support myself financially. I may as well leave.

The US is a big place. I’m constantly telling people that complain about CA that if all your life is renting an overpriced apartment and sitting in traffic then this is a terrible place, but I enjoy the canyons and I head to Malibu often and it doesn’t get any better. Would it be nice to have more (space, income, free time) sure, but I am pretty content with life.

are you able to work remotely or commute to work in some other way than driving? I know you guys just built a metro line that supposedly is good, but I have no idea where you work. I’d love to sit on a train to get to work, but that would take me longer than driving and I can’t even pick up my kid that way... so driving it is. I’m in the 20-30 minute camp in the AM and around 30-45 on the way home. I’ve made it a point to never be at the hour mark on my commute in one direction which certainly helps

Unfortunately I can't WFH with my current job, even though I could easily take care of all of my work at home, and most of the aerospace industry has stopped offering WFH jobs. As far as trains, I can see why they get hardly any ridership here. You have to live in pretty bad areas to be close to the stations, and work in pretty bad areas or take busses or taxis to get from the train to work. It just isn't going to work for many people. Or you can leave your car at a train station (in a bad area) for it to get broken into or hit. I'm pretty far west and just don't have any option but to drive even if I wanted to do something else. Houses are even more expensive in the city where I work. I'm going to have to maintain the status quo until I can make my exit.

Honestly $500k USD is ~$675k CAD which sounds pretty good to me lol. But our housing issue is pretty bad compared to most. That home insurance bill is insane though

Yeah the severity of your market is insane, it doesn't make south Florida's any less bogus. You're paying a lot for nothing here as far as I am concerned. Wages here are low considering the cost of living, there's basically zero scenery just beaches, and people here are just nasty and selfish. I'm fairly well traveled in the US and basically only the big cities are worse than it is here. There's a serious every man for himself attitude in FL and I think that's largely because so many people are from somewhere else and it creates disinterest in other people. We don't have a state income tax which is great, but insurance is a losing prospect here and I'm sure you've seen why over the past decade. There's another crisis not getting much airtime outside of FL, the oceanside condominiums. They're getting old, and were built in a hostile environment. The collapse in Miami brought it to people's attention that they need to stop being cheap bastards and get inspections and repairs done. The HOA assessments are immense, and that incident has shown that the poorly built housing boom condominiums can collapse if adequately neglected, but those wealthy oceanfront geezers remain ever stingy and are constantly whining about how their oceanfront buildings are expensive to repair, as if buildings shouldn't need maintenance to last forever.

[Northern]

I'm pretty much done with FL

Honestly $500k USD is ~$675k CAD which sounds pretty good to me lol. But our housing issue is pretty bad compared to most. That home insurance bill is insane though

[2mAn]

I'm pretty much done with FL, it's just not worth it anymore, too expensive and too crowded...It's going to become southern California with different politics and worse weather at this rate.

The US is a big place. I’m constantly telling people that complain about CA that if all your life is renting an overpriced apartment and sitting in traffic then this is a terrible place, but I enjoy the canyons and I head to Malibu often and it doesn’t get any better. Would it be nice to have more (space, income, free time) sure, but I am pretty content with life.

are you able to work remotely or commute to work in some other way than driving? I know you guys just built a metro line that supposedly is good, but I have no idea where you work. I’d love to sit on a train to get to work, but that would take me longer than driving and I can’t even pick up my kid that way... so driving it is. I’m in the 20-30 minute camp in the AM and around 30-45 on the way home. I’ve made it a point to never be at the hour mark on my commute in one direction which certainly helps

[roguetoaster]

I'm pretty much done with FL

Move north for free atmospheric HP.

In all seriousness, moving to a semi-rural area was about the best thing I ever did for my general happiness. Taking the leap to be self employed is a close second.

[varg]

I'm pretty much done with FL, it's just not worth it anymore, too expensive and too crowded. I get to work early and leave early (6a-4p when I can) to avoid peak traffic, but for the past year or so even if I'm able to leave at exactly 4:00 I'm stuck in stop and go traffic for most of my trip home and that's if there are no crashes and no rain. It's taking me >1hr to get home every day and my commute is 33-38min in the morning. Can everyone who moved to south Florida in the past 10 years please just go back? It's over, you guys killed it. It wasn't always like this. It's going to become southern California with different politics and worse weather at this rate. A suburban 1,200ft^2 3/2 in a decent area with a garage and a 1/4 acre lot is $500,000, then $6,000/yr+ in insurance, and it's not worth that. Car insurance has gone up 50% in the last 3 years. I know young engineers who are spending >1/3rd of their income on rent for a basic apartment, engineer is a decent paying job, that's nuts. It's not worth it. Not for flat land, straight roads, nasty rude people, almost no scenery or nature left, a miserably hot summer, and some mediocre beaches (the good ones are too crowded). So it doesn't get under 40° in the winter and we have theme parks, big whoop. No income tax, too bad your house costs twice what it should and your insurance 3x.

Small vent.. I love how easy M20s are to work on, but sometimes they can eafd. Literally the only parts in my motor I didn't replace because they don't give troubles and appeared to be in good condition..
I guess the schrick springs were just a little bit too much for these guys. Was right where the top of the coil terminated. Could of been very bad once the wick got turned up.

Meh, this stuff is old, it doesn't last forever especially used hard. That retainer goes through 1 cycle every two revolutions. If it averaged 2,000rpm for 2,000hrs that's 120,000,000 cycles. It may have very well had the strength to last 750,000,000 cycles with stock valve springs and usage but upgraded valve springs and getting beat on...

[roguetoaster]

One of the very cheapest customers I ever ran in to when I was at a shop had an E65 that was pretty much trashed. After doing some workable, but somewhat incomplete fixes I just got tired of him and started quoting more unreasonable prices. Eventually he went away.

It's odd how people are, especially those who can just barely afford their crypto luxury cars.

[MrBurgundy]

People can be so ridiculous... So at the shop, I've had this person call me 3 times for a timing chain service on an M60B44.

The kid calls me and is like can you change just one chain, out of the three. I tell him, I'm only willing to do the job if we do the whole thing, I buy the parts, you get a warranty, blah blah blah.

He calls me a second time almost begging me to do just one chain, because he claims the other chain was just done. I tell him, listen man, this is the way I do it, but that's just me, go take it to whoever did the one chain before and have them do the other one... Why does it have to be me?

Then his Mom calls and is like hey, I want to get one of my chains replaced on my 740i. I say oh, someone just called about this and she goes, this is my first time calling LOL. Okay... then literally describes the same shit the kid did.

She's like grilling me why I cannot just do one chain. I'm like LADY this is my policy, that's just me, there are people out there who will do that for you, but not me.

Then she goes on about how she's going to bring me the parts... Shop policy is we supply parts so you get your warranty and we don't get stuck with your car because you bought shitty parts or the wrong parts all together...

God damn lol Why do I have to be forced to do this shit for you lol..

Also, why tf would you drive a 2001 740i if you're worried about cost of ownership...Go buy a 2003 camry and you'll never have to worry about that

/rant

[MrBurgundy]

Goon247

that's a good one lol

[rturbo 930]

Goon247

[roguetoaster]

HTLRFAN or LAMALVR, not sure which is more forum accurate.

[MrBurgundy]

G00n3r

[roguetoaster]

^^
We're waiting for your most horiffic custom plate combo for our amusement.

[MrBurgundy]

I got 5 on it