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re: 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail

Posted by achenator on 5/12/24 at 6:10 pm
[quote]1yr waiting list in DFW, only take deposits to hold spots as of now[/quote] My friend's dad owns 2 lexus stores in north atlanta, they already even stopped taking deposits last I heard the list is so long. ...

re: 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail

Posted by achenator on 5/12/24 at 5:59 pm
[quote]Luxury starts at $82K[/quote] Semantics as none are $108k MSRP lol...

re: 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail

Posted by achenator on 5/12/24 at 5:50 pm
[quote]But it’s still $108k, right? So, same range as an Escalade without any of the luxury upgrades.[/quote] Sure, if you can't wait it's $108k but if you can wait a few months or more and get on a list you can get one at MSRP which is about $83k. This is for the person that needs it NOW and is wil...

re: 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail

Posted by achenator on 5/12/24 at 5:45 pm
[quote]I wanted one but frick that. I thought they would be 70 to 85k.[/quote] This one has about $25k markup, why it's sitting for sale. Most have a looong waiting list at MSRP...

re: 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail

Posted by achenator on 5/12/24 at 5:44 pm
[quote]$108k[/quote] This is with a $25k markup, Most overtrail sticker about $83k...

re: 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail

Posted by achenator on 5/12/24 at 5:43 pm
I know 2 people that got their luxury models in the past 2 weeks. Initial impressions are good. Both nori green which looks great IMO. If i got one I'd want an overtrail [img]https://imgur.com/a/jgBCDiT[/img]...
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re: Nola Four Seasons on the ropes

Posted by achenator on 4/18/24 at 5:37 pm
[quote]Who's gonna buy a luxury condo in N.O. ?[/quote] One River Place still does well. Lots of old $ in there. ...
Seems like most of the newer custom homes I see have high ceilings and have 2x6 walls (including mine). The zip system also seems much better than the house wrap they were using 20 yrs ago. One thing I do see problems with is with whatever they are using for "stucco" now. Like $800K + homes built...
[quote]Which is atrocious considering the quality of public education in most of Louisiana.[/quote] Most of this is the parents and the kids. Even the absolute worst schools have some kids who do well. For some schools it's having to regress to get the kids who are lagging behind that holds back ...

re: The female happiness paradox

Posted by achenator on 4/11/24 at 11:20 am
[quote]She literally has no idea about their wills, how much one they have in savings, where they bank, 401(k) account details…. anything and everything related to finance she’s completely excluded from[/quote] Sounds like my wife but her obstinence is a choice. Hasn’t seen a bill in 15 years. I’ve...
[quote]What did he get on SAT. That is what GT wants more than ACT.[/quote] Didn't take it but killed on the PSAT. Cutoff score for our state for merit finalist was 214 he got a 227....
[quote] If not Harvard or MIT level take Georgia tech every time. [/quote]Georgia Tech is hard enough to get in much less those other two. Especially if out of state. My son got a 35, National Merit Finalist. Denied at GT and UNC, waitlisted at Michigan. ...
[quote]Reinsurance is $3B for Maersk. There are other channels of insurance. And like BP after Deepwater Horizon and the Valdez spill, Maersk/Synergy Marine Group can both individually be responsible for overages. [/quote]I would think that there are multiple shell companies in-between the owner...
There is a bill in to require front license plates. I'll keep the sticker don't make me get an ugly arse plate on the front of my vehicles....
Depends on how good looking you are. If you’re Clooney or Brad Pitt get the cheap cut. Some of us need all the help we can get lol....
[quote]That ship likely had EMD's as main engines that are equal to locomotive engines.....think about that.[/quote] Ship main engines are most likely made by Wartsila or MAN. They are not using a GM engine. These engines themselves are bigger than a locomotive and multiple stories tall. Pistons ar...
[quote]There maybe a better reason, but if the ship was veering starboard with forward thrust, why not reverse thrust immediately to pull it back to port? Im not suggesting the ship actually would reverse, I’m saying the screw reversing direction would generally steer the ship the other direction.[/...
[quote]You'd think after the 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse in Tampa, they'd have made the effort at other bridges.[/quote] These new modern container ships are much bigger than what was around when they rebuilt the skyway. The hulls are severely contoured on the bow for speed. They have hu...