Recent content by realmac

Not that I speak for every gay man, but the Nissan Leaf is moderately gay in a hey I'm different and cute love me now sorta way. Of my gay friends, Versa, Jetta, Fiat, Prius, (not so) Smart Car. Each of those I would say are more 'gay' than a Leaf. The guy who sold me my car is straight and he...

Quick Update: My 2008 Altima 2.5SL is sold. About to hit 80k/mi and lose money on repairs / depreciation. Bought a new 2014 Altima 2.5 SL. Got $9k for my trade in and my payment is $280/mo at 0%. Driving from Houston to Dallas one day made me realize the Leaf wasn't right for me. Maybe my next...

As a former LIer I agree to get a rental. From Huntington, I could spend 2 hours easily just trying to get off the island. If there's an accident you're screwed. If one of the stations is out of service... also screwed. Technically it sounds like it would work fine, but just be ready to deal...

I can relate. Worked from home Friday, Saturday I barely left the house. Everything in our suburb was covered in a sheet of ice. Took my Altima out Sunday to Lewisville and it was bouncing over solid chunks. What's important is you're okay though. Scary though about your vision getting all...

RE; Stanton, it is updated. :) It is a lot to think about. Some good reasons to wait: 1. The $2500 rebate through the state (supposedly coming after April or May, presumably in-line with the 2014 Tax Year) 2. The $7500 federal tax rebate, isn't going anywhere anytime soon. 3. Proven more...

You have a point. Student loan debt is toxic. I run a small blog about my struggles to get out of debt. Part of the reason I'd sell the Altima is to help me get out of debt sooner. The argument could be made that I'm exchanging one debt for another. Here are two different scenarios. One with...

It looks like the state of Texas is going to start offering a $2500 rebate for electric vehicles: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/11/06/tesla-left-out-of-texas-new-electric.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false...

Thanks for the comments all, gives me a lot to think about. 1. My current commute to work is 21 miles round trip. 2. Student loan Interest rate is 4.25% or roughly $1500/yr in interest with my current balance. That's $125/mo just for the interest. With my minimum payment only about 4000 of the...

I will cut to the chase. -Currently own a 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5SL with about 73k miles, the car works fine mechanically gets around 25mpg in mixed driving.. -Spent $3k upgrading the audio system in 2009 and a few hundred more in 2012 to add sound deadening materials... -Car has been paid off...