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hlthe2b

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5. Yeah... There is generally no way to predict what you will need so I live "in fear..."

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:44 PM

Jun 7

every time I start my old Prius up... I have long ordered replacement parts online and had my dealership put them on, but now?

I waited way too long to trade it in so, I'm just going to have to hope...

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Another shopping observation today [View all] moniss Jun 7 OP

Wait till you have to buy car parts... Everything back ordered & expensive as hell if you can find items! SheltieLover Jun 7 #1

Yeah... There is generally no way to predict what you will need so I live "in fear..." hlthe2b Jun 7 #5

I know SheltieLover Jun 7 #6

My Wife had an 09 Red Civic BOSSHOG Jun 7 #9

Mine has 280k & still gets 50 mpg SheltieLover Jun 7 #16

I had a 77 civic. Wish I still had it. Clouds Passing Jun 7 #19

Nice! SheltieLover Jun 7 #25

90-91 CRX. DiverDave Jun 7 #24

Sweet! SheltieLover Jun 7 #26

Priuses are extremely reliable. spinbaby Jun 8 #30

Yes, Toyotas & Hondas are both exceptionally reliable SheltieLover Jun 8 #32

There are two that match your description within $.50 of the price you were watching (one above, one below). Ms. Toad Jun 7 #2

Ikea have cotton sheets. I just bought some a few weeks ago. Decent. IcyPeas Jun 7 #3

I've been doing a lot of crockpot meals and watching the sales for buy one get one. Stretching the dollar. TommieMommy Jun 7 #4

I've loved my slow cookers for many years now moniss Jun 7 #12

Had a stove just about like that Kali999 Jun 7 #17

Those old stoves used to hit the dump but moniss Jun 7 #18

My folks had that electric stove. Tarzanrock Jun 7 #21

We had that exact stove when I was a kid. I think we replaced it in the late 60s. rsdsharp Jun 7 #23

The interior doors I want jumped from $200 to $250 each. CrispyQ Jun 7 #7

Jesus on a cracker! Eleven bucks a pound for round steak??? rsdsharp Jun 7 #8

I might be even older than you ... FakeNoose Jun 7 #10

I kept the local dentist busy back then. There was a commercial moniss Jun 7 #15

Great stories and photos! Was this in Madison, Wisconsin? FakeNoose Jun 7 #20

Yes the bakery was on Washington Avenue. Pabst used to moniss Jun 7 #28

I remember 15 cent hamburgers at McDonalds. rsdsharp Jun 7 #22

I can well remember as a boy when ... Tarzanrock Jun 7 #11

2025 McDonald's pricing. Thanks, Turd, for your failed economy. Tarzanrock Jun 7 #13

At Walmart about a month ago I noticed that they were markodochartaigh Jun 7 #14

Here in small town KS we had Peter Pan Ice Cream stores which sold burgers and fries, on Thur you got 5 burgers for $1.. wcmagumba Jun 7 #27

Remember when a major appliance would last 20-30 years? Bayard Jun 8 #29

Years ago when I first started on my own I got an moniss Jun 8 #31

When I was in my second year of college, so 1971, DFW Jun 8 #33

The prepper community -- almost completely insane MAGAs -- has always been keen on gold. mucholderthandirt Jun 8 #34

In former times DFW Jun 8 #35

Excellent story and great points. nt moniss Jun 8 #36

I'm going to start paying more attention, especially ecstatic Jun 8 #37

I've caught the local Kroger run chain moniss Jun 8 #38