2RISMO2 - Commuter Life Chronicles
#301
My wife sewed some masks for her friend's kids in the neighborhood and she asked me to drop them off. Just a 5 minute car ride but took the fit since I haven't driven it in weeks. Was harder to start but still started at the first button push. Maybe it's an excuse to get the 51r battery since I have the original battery still. Windows seem to go up and down fine with the new weathertech visors.
Last edited by 2Rismo2; 04-20-2020 at 08:51 PM.
#302
The family has enjoyed me working from home. We have all our meals together and added bonus is I've lost about 5lbs from not going out for luch! I take a break every 2 hours to spend a few minutes with the family. For my wife and kids, their schedules have not really changed. My wife is a SAHM and our kids are too young to be in school anyways. They haven't gone in a car in over 25 days at this point. I do all the shopping to keep them insulated from catching anything. I have the big life insurance policy so I'd rather catch something instead of my wife. If I croak, they'd be set for life.
#303
My wife sewed some masks for her friend's kids in the neighborhood and she asked me to drop them off. Just a 5 minute car ride but took the fit since I haven't driven it in weeks. Was harder to start but still started at the first button push. Maybe it's an excuse to get the 51r battery since I have the original battery still. Windows seem to go up and down fine with the new weathertech visors.
#304
Our 18m old won't keep it on for more than 10 seconds lol
#305
Dropped off the 2013 Odyssey to get repainted under the paint recall it's covered under. They gave me a 2020 pilot touring for the week. They must think this is going to tempt me to upgrade lol
It's pretty nice. Much faster than the Odyssey, handles great and shifts very smooth with the 9 speed tranny. My coworker has a 2016 though and got hit with the fuel injection replacement since it's a gdi variant of the 3.5 v6. Not looking to have a 45k car payment so no thanks. Only 8500 left on the Odyssey with a 250 monthly payment.
It's pretty nice. Much faster than the Odyssey, handles great and shifts very smooth with the 9 speed tranny. My coworker has a 2016 though and got hit with the fuel injection replacement since it's a gdi variant of the 3.5 v6. Not looking to have a 45k car payment so no thanks. Only 8500 left on the Odyssey with a 250 monthly payment.
#306
Yup this family, the husband is a NP at the pediatrician we go to but the don't have kids size masks. These are the masks my wife made their kids, with the left most one sized for 1 year old even though she told them it's not suggested kids under 2 wear masks as it's harder for them to breath.
Our 18m old won't keep it on for more than 10 seconds lol
Our 18m old won't keep it on for more than 10 seconds lol
Dropped off the 2013 Odyssey to get repainted under the paint recall it's covered under. They gave me a 2020 pilot touring for the week. They must think this is going to tempt me to upgrade lol
It's pretty nice. Much faster than the Odyssey, handles great and shifts very smooth with the 9 speed tranny. My coworker has a 2016 though and got hit with the fuel injection replacement since it's a gdi variant of the 3.5 v6. Not looking to have a 45k car payment so no thanks. Only 8500 left on the Odyssey with a 250 monthly payment.
It's pretty nice. Much faster than the Odyssey, handles great and shifts very smooth with the 9 speed tranny. My coworker has a 2016 though and got hit with the fuel injection replacement since it's a gdi variant of the 3.5 v6. Not looking to have a 45k car payment so no thanks. Only 8500 left on the Odyssey with a 250 monthly payment.
Of course, reading about the glut of cars on dealer lots has me thinking to buy something as well. Maybe not a Supra, but even Jags and Land Rovers are offering 0% financing for all their cars.
#307
Love the design! My girls won't admit, but I think they still like Frozen (12 and ten now). At least, I catch them singing some of the songs from time-to-time.
You could probably get a good return on the Odyssey if you were to sell it. With all the problems plaguing the 2018-2019 Odysseys, and their generally high resale value, it would be easy to find a buyer. Although at the moment I don't know how many people are actively looking for cars (except kenchan and his Supra). The two best things about the minivan for me are the sliding doors (easy to open and close in tight spaces) and lower height for the kids to scramble in (although that is not much of an issue for us now). My wife is 5'3", so it definitely helped when they were in rear-facing car seats to reach across and carry them in or out.
Of course, reading about the glut of cars on dealer lots has me thinking to buy something as well. Maybe not a Supra, but even Jags and Land Rovers are offering 0% financing for all their cars.
You could probably get a good return on the Odyssey if you were to sell it. With all the problems plaguing the 2018-2019 Odysseys, and their generally high resale value, it would be easy to find a buyer. Although at the moment I don't know how many people are actively looking for cars (except kenchan and his Supra). The two best things about the minivan for me are the sliding doors (easy to open and close in tight spaces) and lower height for the kids to scramble in (although that is not much of an issue for us now). My wife is 5'3", so it definitely helped when they were in rear-facing car seats to reach across and carry them in or out.
Of course, reading about the glut of cars on dealer lots has me thinking to buy something as well. Maybe not a Supra, but even Jags and Land Rovers are offering 0% financing for all their cars.
We've only had the Odyssey about a year. When I bought it, it had less than 34k miles on it and for $20k OTD. It was owned by grandparents to ferry their grandkids around when they visited. It didn't even have the creases on the rear leather seats from car seats! One of the first things I had done on it were to drain/fill the transmission and brake fluid as I had no clue when those were done last and there have been reports of transmission issues on Odysseys as well. I think we can get many years and miles on it.
I'm on this whole journey of financial independence so I'm trying to zero out debt. Making extra payments on the car and house. Car should be paid off in another 2 years at this rate, and I'm socking money away into my brokerage account to pay off the house in about 4 years and I'll be completely debt free! Stock market is down so hopefully I'm buying stuff on sale that will appreciate in value when this Corona stuff is over with. It doesn't feel good to see my retirement accounts down in value, but I know that's not going to be forever if the past repeats itself.
#308
Put the battery on a battery tender. I moved it on Sunday to clean up the garage some and it had a really hard time starting. It still started but you could tell it was struggling after 2 weeks of no starts and the car locked with I'm assuming the anti-theft stuff working.
#310
Covid19 claimed the life of my battery. It's been on a battery tender but noticed it hasn't moved from charging to storage like it typically does after topping off a battery. Sure enough the car wouldn't start and I had to jump it with my booster pack. I'll see if I can source a 51r PDQ and if not just get the replacement in the same side. Of course it had to die a few days before I'm moving houses.
Built in 12/2014 so it lasted a good amount of time. Probably would have lasted longer if I was driving it.
Built in 12/2014 so it lasted a good amount of time. Probably would have lasted longer if I was driving it.
#311
Local Walmart happened to have the 51r battery. So took the chance and installed it. I did have to modify the battery tray but 5 minutes with a hack saw and tin snips is all it took.
The length is the biggest difference. (That's what she said...)
Trim the walls to open it up
Fits great
No issues with the heat sink, posts are the same size and holds down the same.
The length is the biggest difference. (That's what she said...)
Trim the walls to open it up
Fits great
No issues with the heat sink, posts are the same size and holds down the same.
#312
Are you going to keep the cars on a tender?
I take the wife's car and my minivan out for a drive every two weeks or so. I am afraid of any parasitic drain killing the battery. I probably should hook up the tender that I have in the storage closet, but feeling lazy.
I take the wife's car and my minivan out for a drive every two weeks or so. I am afraid of any parasitic drain killing the battery. I probably should hook up the tender that I have in the storage closet, but feeling lazy.
#313
Honestly I think it was just that the battery was getting near the end of its life and I hadn't driven the car in weeks. It was bound to happen at some point though and that's why I keep a battery booster in it.
It worked great today. I sold my SV650 to my coworker and helped home get it home. It never skipped a beat.
I'm moving to a new house on Wednesday and I'm losing my garage space. I'll have to run an extension out to the car with a tender every few weeks.
#314
I ordered some General G-MAX AS-05 tires in 205/50/16. The Altimax RT43 were decent and I got about 50k on them and still have about 3/32 on them. I have to go get a safety inspection and don't want to deal with possibly getting rejected. So didn't quite get the 65k out of them but not bad.
Since I moved and my commute is going to be half as far, I went with some tires with less life. Got them for $360 and shop will mint for 70.
Since I moved and my commute is going to be half as far, I went with some tires with less life. Got them for $360 and shop will mint for 70.
#315
Not sure why it was priced so low, but I snagged a brand new K&N cabin air filter VF2033 for $15.31 shipped. My current non OEM isn't that old, but figured I'd use the K&N and keep the other to use while I clean the K&N. That's what I do with the engine air filter as well and works out well.
#316
Not sure why it was priced so low, but I snagged a brand new K&N cabin air filter VF2033 for $15.31 shipped. My current non OEM isn't that old, but figured I'd use the K&N and keep the other to use while I clean the K&N. That's what I do with the engine air filter as well and works out well.
#318
Yes I'm interested in your experience. Honestly I wasn't going to buy one, but for $15 I figured I'd give it a try.
#319
Got the tires mounted for $58.60. Tires for $360.45. no handling report as I just went straight home.
General G-MAX AS-05 205/50ZR16
General G-MAX AS-05 205/50ZR16
Last edited by 2Rismo2; 07-29-2020 at 09:40 AM.
#320
Got a k&n cabin air filter brand new for $15. This sticker is kind of concerning lol. I'll get side by side pictures when I go to install it.
K&N VF2033 cabin air filter
Contents
K&N VF2033 cabin air filter
Contents
Last edited by 2Rismo2; 07-10-2020 at 08:30 PM.