The Gambler 500 in a Smart that had just a two-inch tire lift. Made it down then back up this staircase without a scrape!

“Hello again, Mercedes, what are you trying to buy today?”
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If we’re lucky we will get find out about what the aircraft’s insurance (if any) thinks. When the crash first happened it was reported that he basically just bought a plane that wasn’t really airworthy and flew it anyway. Read more

I really should buy an ultralight! I keep seeing them pop up for sale and haven’t yet pulled the trigger. Read more

I feel bad laughing at that. Read more

Technically correct, once again the best kind of correct! Read more

I love everything about this comment! Read more

That sounds absolutely grand. I’m hoping to get my passport this year. In part so I can join a former colleague on an adventure down under, and in part so I can finally strike “ride in a 747" off of my bucket list. Read more

Left Hand Utes was mentioned during the development of this story. However, our EIC noted that when the company was interviewed for a prior story its owner failed to provide proof that their conversions are federally legal before they ceased communications. Read more

Now you’re talking! Or at the very least, an engine build and a turbo kit can double the horsepower. I’m not sure why that wasn’t done, aside from just building something that looks good on TV. Read more

That is also a good point. Having a “pay with cash” lifestyle comes at the expense of having credit with a shallow history. Read more

I do! I do a credit cleanse every once in a while. The bankruptcy was removed immediately, but the car repo stuck around for a while until TU finally understood that I am not my dad. More recently there was a foreclosure stuck to my credit for a year or two until I had a lawyer get it removed. Read more

My platform is “V10s for the masses”, I can’t be happy to see that dream get harder for others to achieve.
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I had a good relationship with the finance company that handled my first two car purchases. I got my first Smart at 19 years old and came in at a 3.5% APR. The second came four and a half years later and I got 0% on that. Read more

That might be an option for a later date (once the score bounces back up and I resolve other disputes). I tried for a third down thinking that was good enough, but perhaps not. Read more

I love how you made a burner just to write that comment. Enjoy banishment! Read more

The second dealership didn’t run the credit report 8 times, they reached out to 8 different financing companies who each ran the report 1 time. Read more

The first dealership called me to tell me they apologize, not to apologize. Read more

Did you call them back to tell them that you can’t buy the motorcycle now because they damaged your credit so badly?
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