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That girl wasn't even alive in the ninties Holmes...

BFG all terrains of any flavor for me. If I had to pick a second, bridgestone dueler A/T Revo 3. I never would have bought em but they came on an F-250 I had and were a good tire.

I put OEM radiators in both my and my Dads Tundras. My price was just under $600 for 1 rad. OEM isn't cheap but I bought a Toyota and keep it that way.

Twisting knobs ain't DJ'ing. Show me the SL1200MKII!

Parts sales is where the brand makes a third. I don't know what individual dealerships make off parts but service and sales are the big money makers for dealerships. I'm sure financing brings in some coin but the majority of financing profit goes to the finance company.

An auto dealership uses financing to provide auto loans. Some brands have brand owned financing arms such as GM financing. Smaller brands like Rivian will use outside financing such as chase auto loans since they don't yet have a financing arm. We are mixing dealership (privately owned...

Correct though finance doesn't come into play for repair/service. If a brand has a finance arm, that arm is usually a third of the brands entire revenue. Parts is another third though can go substantially higher in a recession where new sales fall.

Stealerships are called that for a reason. For the exorbitant cost involved, you aren't guaranteed excellent or even good service. While there is some top talent at the dealerships, they are usually reserved for the harder repairs and you are unlikely to be assigned a great tech for your oil...

It gets harder and harder every day. More people keep coming from somewhere but they qualify for a lot of money. Rents crazy. Real-estate is crazy. Time to drive anywhere is crazy and getting worse by the year.

Sold this 95 with 230K on the clock. Was one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. I see the same gen every day and first gens almost as often. That head gasket thing was a debacle for sure but Toyota made it right.

A change from a high of .165 of a dollar to .135 of a dollar over 10 years isn't that important in the grand scheme of things.

Just through Senate Transportation Committee. It still needs to pass through appropriations and will probably be challenged by CARB and maybe others. CARB has been hit pretty hard but they still have teeth and experience.

Will it be possible to pay` the tariffs and still make a profit for some of the companies verses investing in new infrastructure here, where land and especially labor is incredibly high? I would have to think that it is a high threshold to step to for a business that has most of its production...

I assume so...