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Alright so I'll be paying taxes for the first time soon on my condo, suggestions for fighting increases or anything like that?

Yea I'm pretty much in alignment there, Frazier would be meh, Whitman would be exciting in that he's the right kind of guy but nerve wracking with that experience, everyone else on that list is puke worthy.

If Rick George still isn't interested (am I the only one feeling like it's crazy he keeps getting mentioned? Is he really wavering or something?) and Tiley is interested then he's the clear choice. Wrap it up now.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 07:59 AM) That's the less expensive sedan, right? Correct, there's been a ton of rumors that it will be a hatchback similar in design to the Model S (Musk loves hatchbacks for their utility) but that should all be announced then.

Tesla is supposed to reveal Model III design in March and start taking preorders. I'm excited to see what it looks like.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 03:40 PM) "A Guy Like Me" - John Scott tells his side of the story, pretty enjoyable read Thanks for the share, pretty damn disappointed that would happen.

Edited the title to make it seem more like a proposal then a done thing to avoid any confusion.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 27, 2016 -> 05:01 PM) On the phone or on the car screen? Car screen. Plug in your iphone via usb On the car entertainment page, click the USB option (it may auto detect and go over to it already) Play any music via phone and it should go through your car speakers. If you run into issues try clicking onto FM or something and then back to USB (just make sure to play the music again as it'll stop it as if you unplugged headphones.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 27, 2016 -> 11:06 AM) I hate that it has the reputation of scamming as well. Not everyone scams but negotiation certainly feels like it sometimes. I literally negotiate everything that I possibly can. The Harley dealer I bought my bike from this summer almost told me to leave. I got them to buy back my used Ducati for way more than I paid for it. Buying/selling used is differently, if business/private sellers want to do that then fine, there shouldn't be as much regulation there. But a new car shouldn't be any different then a TV. Go do online research, do some test drives at designated dealerships or manufacturer's test drive sites, then purchase online or in person at your preference. Dealerships would still have a place in the car selling world, just like Best Buy, Target etc still have a place in the entertainment product world. But having hidden costs, crazy negotiations, etc is just stupid and we should move past that.

Ugh no, negotiating should be on the way out, with pricing information so readily available there shouldn't be so much scamming out there. You should be able to buy directly from the manufacturer, online, etc.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 27, 2016 -> 07:20 AM) I plug my iPhone into USB to charge and then connect Aux cable. Yea there is a USB option you can select (I have the touch screen so that's all I'm familiar with), for me is the last option on the first entertainment page on the right hand side.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 04:15 PM) The real question I have is, are there people that actually go in and just buy the car and don't do much negotiating? Yes there are, I've known people who do this. Blows my mind.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) So from the true-car / costo / car guru estimate, ended up move them down close to an extra thousand (and my actual price paid was lower than the furthest recorded sale range that they had in there database for my area). I was actually surprised that the costco price was the cheapest starting point of the three. Theoretically, if someone didn't want to spend the time, just using the car services gets you pretty darn close already. You went pretty close through the process I used, but it's good to know that services like Costco get pretty close to it, for less hassle it sounds like you can get a good deal still.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 02:19 PM) I know I said it yesterday, but I'm surprised anybody even musters up anger about the Illinois football situation. With all these losses, maybe we only win 3-4 games instead of 4-5 games. Who cares? We're still on the path to being Purdue bad in a couple years regardless. Well I'm still bitter on the whole Cubit extension so it's me extending that and the exacerberation of the basketball team being at what could be an all time low.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 02:55 PM) I kinda figured it would work if I enabled my blue tooth setting but I hate to have my phone linked to that. I always forget that I have it on and the ring wakes up my daughter on our morning drive in to the city. I guess if thats the only way then I will just have to remember to disable when I am not listening to prime. It should work via a USB connection as well if you have a USB port. You can plug in when you want to play music, but it would probably have calls go through your speaker then as well.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 02:42 PM) Wonder if my Ford Focus can but I don't know how to. I have a 2012 Ford Focus, it absolutely can. In fact, it should default to bluetooth if connected (over USB). There are a lot of settings you should be able to mess around with between your iphone and BT/USB car port.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 11:32 AM) I think if Whitman is the hire, he will be a very good hire. I think he's the right kind of guy, just inexperienced, I'd still be fine with him. I'd be fine with Tiley as well, but don't think that's happening.

Ugh, I shouldn't really be shocked/disappointed by anything with Illinois football athletics but damn, I'm so sick of this s***. Still don't have an AD, entirely botched the football coach hire, basketball is an embarrassment, Cubit then extorts us and pays his DUI son $450k, recruiting in both sports is down, and so on. Can we please, please just hire someone competent for the AD position and get things back on track? Seriously, I would start donating if we did just to show support.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 10:49 AM) 2 year starting LB T.J Neal leaving Illinois lmao. f*** really?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 24, 2016 -> 11:09 PM) IIRC wasn't it a Snyder buddy who made the switch to Flint River water in the first place? I could be mistaken but I thought it was Synder who enacted an emergency management system and his buddy who led that was the one who decided to switch.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 02:38 PM) Glynn Watson is one of the best freshmen in Big 10. Another instate recruit Groce didn't recruit. Or Morrow. I don't think we ever had a shot at Morrow, and I don't really blame Groce for that one as Black "should" be a better version of him (injuries may have changed that though). But not going for Watson is a giant headscratcher, I get Evans/Brunson were priority but he should have been in the mix more.

3/75, pretty high annually but I would've done that. Sounds like he really wanted to go back to the Mets.

Illinois assigns extra $400k to assistant pool, majority goes to coach's son:

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) What happened to the Yoenis Cespedes account that was on here yesterday? It says he's a guest now. A current user created that as a 2nd account, we only allow 1 account per user. Name changes are allowed per request.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 02:16 PM) If you want fuel efficiency in an SUV, there is (or was anyway) a Highlander Hybrid, but the differential cost is huge. It was like 8k or something ridiculous. I've been salivating over the Lexus NX hybrid SUV, but it's not cheap either (comparable price to a Highlander, and more luxurious and more efficient, but much smaller). Hard to find an SUV with truly good fuel efficiency that is relatively inexpensive. I wish they still made the Escape Hybrids, was kind of mad Ford dropped those. I'm all over the NX and Audi Q3, but man they are pricey at this point (and the Mercedes GLA250 is impressive as well just not enough util space).