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Mirage was the first "mega resort" on that strip. It's smaller than most of the newer stuff now. And I think it only opened around 1990 or so.

Luxor and Excalibur are even worse. Too old to be competitive, too young to be historical.

I'll celebrate when it's at $2.79. Should be another month or two.

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Looking at purchasing a newer GMC Acadia. 23-24 model year. Does anyone have any advice on these models. Comparing it against a Honda Pilot, which is a bit more money, but solid. The newer Pilot looks a bit smaller interior wise.

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The 2023 ones were smaller and IMO not as good. The 2024 models are very good and significantly larger.

The new ones are definitely larger than the Pilot, which might help justify the price. I'd look at the Elevation model and option it up.

The 2007-2016 Acadias sucked, the 2027-2023 models were okay, and the 2024 - present models are surprisingly good.

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It’s now mainstream and very normal - Pretty cool how the Democrats do this

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This isn't just a Democrat thing. We have a major issue in this country; most people don't appreciate that.

Going to suggest something to our 20-30 year olds looking for wheels:

Buy a reliable old beater and save your money. It's so liberating to be able to drive something that's already got door dings and scuff marks on it. You can park it anywhere and not really worry about some half wit backing into it. If a hail storm comes by....you don't really care. You don't need to wash it every couple of weeks. And it's not a big deal if you spill something in it. Cheap and reliable is the secret here. You don't need high quality. You don't need high tech. You don't need to prove anything to anyone with the car you drive.

Some examples:

YAWN - check out this 10 year old Rav4 with a far from flawless paint job in the popular boring color.



The seats are pre-stained.
It's got 17" wheels so tires are cheap.
It has a super reliable 2.5L Toyota 4 banger - the kind with timing chains and not timing belts.
It's got 120,000 miles and some dings, but who cares? The most you'll have to do to this thing is to replace the battery and some light bulbs.

Sell it to some 16 year old girl after 5 years - this thing will still be running.




Need to haul shite around? Check out a 7 year old compact pickup truck (from Nissan, Ford or Chevrolet specifically) with 100,000 miles for less than half the price of a stripped down new model



Easy to park? Check.
Can tow a UHAUL? Check.
Too ugly to care about scratching up the bed to move to your new apartment? Check.
Readily available parts for repairs and bodywork? Check.
Scoop this pile up for cheap and drive it for 5 years; put the cash you save into a brokerage account and use it as a down payment on something that actually builds wealth - like real estate or a small business. Later in life you can put mud tires on it and use it as a hunting rig.



Try to stay awake, because we are looking at a 6-8 year old Malibu



These things can be found for under $15K with less than 80K miles.

This thing looks like some government-issued boring-mobile driven by whatever mid level bureaucrat that checked it out of the motor pool that day because that's probably exactly what it was.
It's designed to be cheap to operate as a fleet vehicle - the tires are cheap. The brake pads are cheap. It sips on the cheapest gas available. You could even swap out the engine for cheap if you had to.

Think of this as a modernized 2001 Ford Taurus - Hertz Edition. It's front drive so it can handle the snowy rust belt just fine, and you won't give a shite if the salt spray causes some rust under neath - this thing isn't worth much to begin with, so it can't lose much in value.

The infotainment is one of the easiest to operate in the business and this thing will do 80 and still be whisper quiet. And you won't have to worry about speeding tickets because the cops will never notice you.

This is the perfect car for a 23 year old that just got their first job, drives a lot on the highway, and doesn't want to burn cash on a new vehicle or waste money on gasoline for a big SUV.

I like them.

And they were more reliable than the LR3, which itself was far more reliable than the old Discovery. That's not to say any of them were worth a darn but the LR4 is probably one of the best vehicles JLR put out.

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They called up many, man alumni with a shite ton of oil money that were older alumni that helped donate the $2 mil cost.

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Oh nevermind it's a school somewhere.

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No, no they aren't.

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100% true. And the state routes aren’t just neglected from a maintenance standpoint….but are mostly functionally obsolete in my area.

And LADOTD is a bloated, self servicing organization with at least twice the salaried manpower that they need.

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City and Parish roads and bridges are usually the ones neglected and crumbling

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In Louisiana, the neglect is near universal. In fact the state and federal highways are often worse.