NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[spike021]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

^This. Don't know what you're using to finance your car now, but I've always had much better rates with credit unions. I had a really good rate for the BRZ through my work's credit union but now using Golden 1 since I left, not as good but still better than Chase/Wells Fargo/BoA when I was shopping around.

Haha, That's true, I guess getting credit applications doesn't mean you have credit. I think it's because we have her in our bank accounts, college funds, etc. so now her name is out there.

Right now I'm using a bank since my options were super limited; in fact, I think it was the only one that accepted my finance application (the dealer sent it out to multiple banks/CU's).

My current plan is to keep paying the payments for 9-12 months and then re-finance with a credit union once my credit has built up.

Originally Posted by driggity

The other thing to look for is a credit card with a small credit line to start with. Then just keep using it and paying it off every month to build your credit score/history. Someday you'll be old and start getting cards with a way higher credit line than you would use. Unless you feel the need to buy a car on your credit card.

Yeah, that's definitely an option I was considering for a while but decided I might just hold off to build some credit with the loan payments first.

[BigFatFlip]

So Zach @Delicious Tuning tells me Ecutek/Delicious is about to start supporting the Ecoboost platform... better than Cobb? hmmmm...

[spike021]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

So Zach @Delicious Tuning tells me Ecutek/Delicious is about to start supporting the Ecoboost platform... better than Cobb? hmmmm...

Your RS doesn't have enough power already? :P

[driggity]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Haha, I waited a year before I started modifying the BRZ, so gonna have to at least make it that far.

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

So Zach @Delicious Tuning tells me Ecutek/Delicious is about to start supporting the Ecoboost platform... better than Cobb? hmmmm...

How long until that year is up?

[SWP]

Anyone know of a race shop in the South Bay? I'm looking for a racing helmet but the closest I could find was The Racer's Line in Concord and they appear to only sell Bell.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by spike021

Your RS doesn't have enough power already? :P

Originally Posted by driggity

How long until that year is up?

Haha, thank you for reminding me. The fact that you dug through to find that post gives me pause, thank you past self for knocking some sense into me.

[TofuJoe]

@SWP - Not sure about anywhere in the South Bay.

Wine Country Motorsports at Sonoma Raceway (Sears Point) has a good selection of helmets: http://winecountrymotorsports.com

There's also PitStopUSA in the North Bay, but I think they're only open during the week: http://pitstopusa.com

[spike021]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Ah, not enough power to go over water, huh?

[driggity]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Haha, thank you for reminding me. The fact that you dug through to find that post gives me pause, thank you past self for knocking some sense into me.

I will say that you have used the word "year" more times in this thread than I expected. I have no idea why I remembered that you said you were going to wait a year but if you had said 12 months I'd probably still be looking for the damn post.

[spike021]

I'm feeling creeped out right now. Someone's been going through my mail.

Found two envelopes completely torn open tonight, and it's likely because both things easily look and feel like something worth stealing but aren't (they wouldn't have known till they tore them open).

I also never received my first car insurance card a couple weeks ago and had to request it sent again.

Guessing someone jacked it.

Need to figure out how the fuck to report this.

[Pwolf]

Originally Posted by spike021

Need to figure out how the fuck to report this.

Put a note in your mailbox saying "say cheese motherfuckers".

Just report it to the local police and maybe let the post office know as well. If you can, put a lock on the mailbox so they can't get into it?

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Pwolf

Put a note in your mailbox saying "say cheese motherfuckers".

Just report it to the local police and maybe let the post office know as well. If you can, put a lock on the mailbox so they can't get into it?

Called the non-emergency line, police can't do shit. I filed an online complaint with the postal service and will call the postal inspectors tomorrow.

Can't put a lock. It's one of those apartment complex street boxes with 9 or so boxes built in.

Person probably has a master key that can open all of them.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by spike021

I'm feeling creeped out right now. Someone's been going through my mail.

Found two envelopes completely torn open tonight, and it's likely because both things easily look and feel like something worth stealing but aren't (they wouldn't have known till they tore them open).

I also never received my first car insurance card a couple weeks ago and had to request it sent again.

Guessing someone jacked it.

Need to figure out how the fuck to report this.

Originally Posted by spike021

Called the non-emergency line, police can't do shit. I filed an online complaint with the postal service and will call the postal inspectors tomorrow.

Can't put a lock. It's one of those apartment complex street boxes with 9 or so boxes built in.

Person probably has a master key that can open all of them.

I believe it's a felony to tamper with someone's mail. I'm surprised the post office isn't doing anything more. I already knew the police wouldn't do shiznits since they'll only come out if there is some type of bodily injury or more than $2k is stolen/damaged.

Since it's at the apartment mailbox, tell the post office to replace the locks since it's obvious that someone is opening them with a key.

Maybe rig up an envelope with a razor blade in it so when they tear it open, they cut themselves?

[FirstWinter]

That's a felony to go through your mail. I would reroute your mail for now to somewhere else. You have a post office box? Kinda sucks but there isn't much you can do unless you want to camp outside your mailbox all day lol