TauntonBlizzard2013

Pretty much, you can only polish a turd so much

Been trying to get registration and inspection and all that stuff squared away... looking at the 12z gfs... fun run if you like tons of rain every 3 days or so

These warranties also cover a bunch of stuff that your insurance policy covers, so you’d basically be paying twice for the same thing. They wanted like 1200 bucks for glass replacement with no deductible. I have that coverage on my insurance policy and I don’t think it adds up to that much money. I think that is a pretty standard coverage for most insurance in mass too, so I can’t imagine why’d you’d need to buy that.

Yeah, not surprising. I think they make most of their money from add ons, fees, and selling warranty policies. I got a bunch of horror stories about this that and the other thing from the guy. I felt like saying, if this is all true, you should probably start selling better cars.

Yeah, my last vehicle I purchased a warranty, I was kind of inexperienced and the whole process seemed to be rushing along and I thought I really needed it. Cost me like 3000 and I never used it, not once, before it expired. I said no to everything on this one. It’s certified pre owned and I have like 40+k left on the power train plus some additional warranties that come with a gmc certified pre owned. It isn’t worth it. Not sure how reputable a number this is, but I’ve seen after doing some research that those finance folks can take anywhere from 25 to 50! Percent of the cost of the warranty home. That shows you how useless they are, half the cost is just a commission basically. He was pretty bad at hiding the fact that he wasn’t happy

Buying a car is still kind of the worst though. Although, this experience wasn’t as bad as others. was able to get money off the price and more for my trade with some negotiation... mostly done online. Finance guy was kind of a dink after I declined all warranties they offer, (which were like half the price of the truck in some instances). My guess is a lot of the money he makes is tied to that

https://www.robertsonsgmc.com/VehicleDetails/certified-2017-GMC-Sierra_1500-Double_Cab_Standard_Box_4_Wheel_Drive_SLT-Wareham-MA/3574648303 purcahsed this vehicle today. Thanks for the help everyone

Thanks. Yeah I’ve already checked comps and looked at trade in values and private sale stuff. The price actually isn’t far off.... I’ve found they are too high by about a thousand dollars. The truck was actually listed for like 600-700$ less but has since gone up, which I’m curious about and waiting to hear back on

https://www.mastria.com/used/GMC/2016-GMC-Sierra+1500-72a6e0e40a0e0adf0f345bcaf37ce643.htm test driving tomorrow

Yeah... pretty much what Ginx said.... need it for my house. I was using my dads but he is getting rid of his, so I want my own. I do way to much around the house with the landscape and stuff not to have something.

I’m looking to trade in my car for a truck... any advice on brands, etc?

I am confident in saying we’ll never see that combination of snow and cold ever again. What a month.... arctic circle comes to se mass

Damn Kobe

Deer everywhere around here. Have had a few close calls myself but went to get dinner with my wife and sister and law tonight and On our way home we smashed into one... broke both of its back legs. Sad, but completely unavoidable. Police came and the plan was to put it down.

Getting warning snows from a squall lol.... that is probably a once in a lifetime event there

Light snow here

Will do thanks. I knew he did something like that but I wasn’t sure exactly what his area was or what type of rentals he was involved with. Would love some insight @alex if you have a chance

Anyone got any good vacation home/condo rental spots in NH for the summer? My wife and I have kind of kicked around the idea of renting a house or condo for a week instead of staying right in North Conway. it could be just the two of us or her siblings and their spouses as well, depending on what we find. Just kicking the tires. Want to try to do something a bit different for once

Yup... I mentioned that to the water guy and he said that’s another possibility as well. As you stated, he said that can be a pricey fix so he said you lose nothing to start off with a round of disinfecting. And if it comes back, we start digging deeper

That’s plausible.... I think it was woods... but the folks next door to the development have horses and what not, so it’s definitely possible that is what’s happening

He said there’s a ton of reasons... may not have been sealed properly, wasn’t disinfected after installation, water sat for a long time before we bought the house... could have been in the lines to the house. It’s 180 feet... so not super deep... but also not shallow

@dryslot and others who have given me feedback on my well water situation. My water treatment guy came and did a bacteria test and it came back positive for total coliform bacteria. His recommendation was to shock the well, which is what I did... let it sit in the line for a day and the smell has since disappeared. Quite happy that (at least for now) something simple solves the problem.

Yes, absolutely. I think that absolutely plays a large role as well. The house retains heat pretty well.

My parents had two mini splits in their house and they worked well, but their electric bill skyrocketed. Outside of solar... I think more or less you’re just picking which energy source you want to spend your money on. We have a 500 gallon buried propane tank that is responsible for heat only. When we bought the house last year we filled it for $1000 and to this point, have only used 10% of the tank since turning the heat on last month. I’m not sure we’ll make it through the entire winter... but based on what I was paying for natural gas in my smaller condo... this will be cheaper and more efficient, at least personally. Propane also burn pretty clean compared to oil, etc.

What a melt. Piles even mostly gone here. December to reMEHmber