#its gonna be like 8 kW

[korisuito]

Hi There! Guess what! I'm back, but... Not with art (i guess?)

I came to do a search for a programmer for a project that has been planned for almost 8 years!

But just this year we started producing its assets and everything about it, But... We don't have anyone in charge of programming the game... (It will be in Godot Engine)

Therefore, because of this small flaw, we will not be able to make a demo of the game, so therefore, I need your help!, I tried it by myself, but I think that only the art is better for me...

NOTE: The Screenshots below are just concept mock-ups, not actual gameplay footage.

So... My proposal (I hope it is convincing, believe me, we have almost nothing to offer... For now!) Is a drawing of your preference (OC's, Favorite Characters) or something like that, seriously, at the moment, we don't have something like... The money or all that stuff... I hope you understand, it's our first project, we're just trying to get started...

If you would like to work, please contact me on my Discord or my other social networks...

Discord: Korisuito

Facebook: Juno KW

Youtube: Korisuito

Please note that if you want to participate in the development of this project you must meet these requirements...

- You must be 15 years or older

- (optional) Know English or Spanish

- Know how to program in GDScript (The Game is gonna be made in Godot Engine, because it is the only engine that adapts to our comforts, for now)

If you have any doubt, feel free to comment below, i'll be answering questions

If you don't meet any of these requirements, or simply don't want to work by x or y reasons, you can cooperate by sharing this so more people can see it, it would be greatly appreciated. :3

[netscapenavigator-official]

Also, this is just beyond stupid levels of petty. Let's talk numbers:

The average US Electricity Cost is about 17¢ per kilowatt-hour.

This vehicle is charging via a Level 1 charger. This refers to the standard 120 Volt North American outlet that most Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans are familiar with. This outlet has a maximum output of about 1,500 Watts (1.5 kW) when under continuous load.

Therefore, if we assume this car left home with a full battery (like almost all EV owners do because they charge at home) and traveled the average American's commute (27 miles) to get to this garage, then the MAXIMUM amount of money this vehicle could cost this building is...

$1.36 - That's it. After it recharged those 8 kWh in the battery... it would just stop on its own and not draw anymore.

HOWEVER, it would take this car over 5 hours to do that (on this wimpy North American 120V Outlet). Therefore, what this person "costs" this building in electricity will probably be even less because they'll probably return to their car, unplug, and leave before the battery is topped back up. Whatever they pay in parking fees will FAR exceed $1.36, and I can guarantee whatever corporation owns this parking garage isn't gonna notice $1.36 extra on their electricity bill because they absolutely make WAY more than that in parking fees, every single day.

Also, it should go without being said: Don't fucking touch other people's property, even if you think they're doing something wrong. This car's owner may have called in advance to ask permission. They may have asked the receptionist for permission when they last visited. There might've been a sign you missed because you weren't driving an EV and looking for one. If this was a residential parking garage, that person might be paying an up-charge on their rent for access to that outlet. Hell, there might even be a meter attached to that outlet, which they're charged for.

Recharging EVs is NOT like refueling an Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle. The mentality is more akin to charging a phone or laptop, and the inner workings is something most people will never understand until they actually own an EV and experience charging etiquette and norms first-hand.

And hell, even if this was a worst-case scenario of some little gremlin going "hehehe, I'm gonna steal someone's electricity because i'm a moocher and don't wanna charge at home" WHO FUCKING CARES! It's not your business, and the garage owner isn't even going to notice because whatever fluorescent tube lighting they have installed for nighttime use almost certainly consumes MANY times what this car's single charge stop will.

Stop bending over backwards to protect the pennies of corporate American when they would never even consider doing the same for you.

Then again, I guess I'm screaming into the void. If every conservative had empathy and complex-world reasoning skills, they wouldn't exist in the first place.

This is a perfect illustration of how conservatives operate.

"If I don't get it, neither do you."

Someone getting free electricity for their car isn't going to make your gas more expensive. Unplugging their car isn't going to help you in any way.

You should be in solidarity with them. If they found a way to save money, you should follow their example instead of simping for corporations and thinking they'll value you more because of it. Newsflash, they won't.

[the-apocryphal-one]

Hakuoki Kyoto Winds/Edo Blossoms Thoughts Part 11

Sakamoto:

- the romance moves way too fast. by the end of Kyoto Winds, she’s calling him Ryoma? there are love interests she doesn’t call by their first name even at the end of Edo Blossoms!

- related to this, I didn’t like how Chizuru became more focused on Sakamoto than the Shinsengumi. these guys are her family, yet she can’t stand up for them? she's swayed by him after like three meetings spread out over two years? she doesn’t even care about their fates? she kinda ended up doing to them what Sakamoto did to all the other factions--used them and left them, which feels so OOC for her.

- I cannot stop laughing at how he brings a gun to a swordfight like some Japanese Indiana Jones

- Nakaoka is a better antagonist than Takeda, but worse than Miki. the ‘tragic bromance’ was done well in KW but kinda fell on its face in EB bc Nakaoka is full crazy. in the end it didn’t do as much for me as I wanted it to.

- I did like the delving into the politics of the Imperialists and their concerns about preparing Japan to stand up to the Westerners. Too bad EB didn’t involve more of that.

- he’s...kinda pushy. I know Kazama’s pushy too, but the difference is Kazama grows more considerate on his route. Sakamoto stays pushy ("you’re not gonna make me wait until marriage for sex are you?” near the end of EB = *shudders*)

- ngl there was an actual moment where a guy was walking in and I was like “SHIRANUI?! ...oh it’s Sakamoto.” just saying, it’s not a good sign when I’m more excited to see the supporting guy than the male lead. Shiranui route when

- I do like his genuine enthusiasm over boats, and the epilogue of them setting sail to travel the world was nice.

Rankings:

1. Kazama

2. Saito/Heisuke

4. Yamazaki

5. Souma

6. Hijikata

7. Okita

8. Harada

9. Iba

10. Sanan

11. Sakamoto

12. Nagakura

look Sanan’s romance in KW is a mess, but it didn’t make me uncomfortable like some points of Sakamoto’s route did (see: the sex comment). nor did it stretch my suspension of disbelief about the development of the romance as far.

...and Nagakura, well, it’d be really hard to score lower than “you’re like my sister! let’s get married!”

now let’s see how my original original playthrough would have ended.

[coincolumnist-dot-com]

Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down

Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen to its lowest levels since early November as mining operations in China start unplugging.Bitcoin’s network hashrate, a measure of its computational horsepower, has slumped 46% since its peak level in mid-May. According to Bitinfocharts, Bitcoin hashrate is currently 91.2 EH/s (quintillion hashes per second), close to half of its 171.4 EH/s high posted less than six weeks ago.Bitinfocharts has also reported a drop in mining profitability from a peak of $0.449 USD per day per terahash per second to current levels of $0.226 over the same pe.BTC hashrate has not been this low for 8 months, last creeping below 90 EH/s on November 3, 2020. A higher hash rate means greater competition among miners to validate new blocks, also increasing the scale of resources required to perform a 51% attack and thus making the network more secure.The slump in hashrate and mining profitability is due to the ongoing crackdown from Chinese authorities on Bitcoin mining facilities across the country. Over the weekend, images of major mining pools in China’s Sichuan province being shut down were shared across social media.We gonna witness a history in bitcoin mining tonight, all mining farms (about 8m kw electricity load) will shutdown at 12pm Beijing time tonight, Harare rate already dropped significantly after sichuan gov announce shut down bitcoins mining farms in Sichuan. pic.twitter.com/xRfqMCgWY1— Molly (@bigmagicdao) June 19, 2021On June 18, authorities in Ya’an City — a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan — ordered local Bitcoin mining operations to shut down. In late 2019, CoinShares estimated that Sichuan hosted more than half of global hash rate, attracting miners with its cheap and seasonally abundant hydropower.On June 12, Yunnan provincial authorities also issued a notice ordering an investigation into the alleged illegal use of electrical power by individuals and companies involved in Bitcoin mining.According to a CNBC report published June 15, Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter noted Bitcoin’s hashrate was dropping, speculating: “it appears likely that installations are being turned off throughout the country.” In early May, Cointelegraph reported that there were already signs that Bitcoin hashrate was starting to leave China. Carter predicted at least half of Bitcoin’s entire hashrate will leave China over time.North America, particularly the state of Texas, has become one of the top destinations for what has been dubbed the “great mining migration” due to favorable legislation and an abundance of low-cost renewable energy. Source Read the full article

[ghostzzy]

HAHA GUYS?????? Holy Shit

uh oh . just discovered that if i drink a little caffeine for my adhd and eat a little ouid for my everything else, i become an unstoppable big brained genius

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A thread on Twitter this morning. Guys, don’t pirate comics. Please. Comics is a very small (mostly) creator run industry, so when you scan or torrent a comic, you’re directly hurting the creators. Even if you pirate comics from major publishers, you’re really only denying the creators of their income.

Artists/writers who work on comics make next to nothing. It’s commonplace in the comics industry for the people that make them to be constantly struggling to make ends meet. Just buy a book here and there. Support a Patreon. If you like the work, support it. We work very long hours to make the content you’re enjoying. We would like to not have to worry about how we’re going to buy food while we do it.

[clownjk]

⭐️11 Questions!⭐️

i was tagged by @kyungminie to do this tag which is actually very similar to something else they’ve tagged me in that i haven’t gotten around to finishing yet lmao anyways!!! thanks SO MUCH for the tag ur such a great mutual ok

im jus gonna tag some ppl before i get started: @pokshi @sprignday @pinkyjihoon @beautifulmv @beautifulcarats @midnighthansol @hoejisoo @minghuo

ok so the rules are basically you answer the questions and then give 11 of your own and tag some ppl!!

1. If you had to choose between listening to music or watching any kind of video (tv, movie,mv) which would you choose if you had to give one up? (the most evil question 😈)

AAAAAAAAAAAH THIS IS SUCH A HARD QUESTION !!!but i GUESS i would have to give up videos and stuff bc music means way too much to me

2. Do have any favorite sayings/lines/lyrics and why are they your favorites?

well my favorite lyrics would be p much any borns song (just pretend i put the special o ok im too lazy to google it n then copy n paste) OR the lyrics to Neptune by Sleeping At Last?? they’re so pretty and idk.... i’ve known that song since last summer but it still calms me down whenever i hear it

3. Do you collect any kpop related stuff? Merch/Photocards/Albums/ect? and what groups?

well idk about COLLECT but i want more albums......tbh i only became a kpop stan last december and i have more 5sos merch (DVD, albums, t shirts) than kpop IM A MESS but i rly wanna start collecting stickers of svt bc there are a lot of rly cute svt stickers

4. What are your top 3 favorite and least favorite food?

#1 fav: rice!!!

#2 fav: seafood?? (shrimp lobster and crab in particular)

#3 fav: chesters hot fries!!(ut they dont sell them in kw except SOMETIMES at my mom’s job so :(()

#1 least fav: anything that comes off someone else’s plate/fork(except for my sister lmao i’ve known her since i was born)

#2 least fav: anything ft cold spaghetti sauce UGH just the smell of non hot spaghetti sauce makes me GAG

#3 least fav: cilantro !! i hate it unless its in a  rly good soup otherwise ITS NASTY

5. If you were given 1000 dollars to spend on whatever you like no catches what would you spend it on?

well for my last bday my dad gave me a lot of money and i gradually spent it all on food so i’d probably just spend it all on food but slowly (and merch prolly)

6. What hobbies do you have outside of kpop?

uhhhh well i cross-stitch and i’m learning howto make music ?? like on a computer and i also like to build things and paint :) 

7. Do you have any piercings or tattoos? if so where and of what?

aaaaaa im only a lil baby!! so i have only my ears pierced and a fake septum from claire’s LMAO

8.  What is your favorite beverage beside water/coffee/tea/pop?

minute maid!! all the flavors!!! also on new years itried non alcoholic wine and i LOVED IT

9. Where is the coolest places you ever been? Tell me about it!

umm when i went to LA it was pretty cool!! i was there for five days and i didnt go to in n out but i went to nice guy?? the portions were tiny and i ate my food and my mom’s food and my sister’s food LMAOOO but!! it was good but their truffle fries were gross tho :/ it was comicon weekend and i took a train to san diego and met zack(zach??) and keith from buzzfeed and got a picture nbiohinoinxbbdn i was shaking and being SOO ANNOYING but it was fun!

10. What group/s is/are your bias group/s? Why?

umm svt for sure!!! i think its bc thats always where my ult has been (first it was jeonghan then it was joshua now its josh/hao) and also i joined the fandom right after booomboom came out??? before all the christmas stuff and i was just amazed by how talented they were i learned everything about them in like three days

11. Name a less popular group that you like that you think doesn’t get the recognition they deserve! hype them up!! (coughcoughmonstaxcoughcough)

YES MONSTA X !!! i dont rly stan but i watched the video of the two guys getting hypnotized and i cried within the first five mins !!! they are lovely boys 

My Questions:

1. Favorite Kpop MV?

2. Favorite Solo Singer?

3. Do you have a fav pic of ur bias?? describe it!!

4. What’s your favorite TV show?

5. What’s a song that you think describes you as a person?

6.Favorite Girl Group?

7. What’s your favorite dessert?

8. Do you have a favorite book?

9. What’s your favorite meme (lmao)

10. What’s your favorite album artwork?

11. Are you more of an outdoors or indoors type person?

[junker-town]

How would you change the NBA’s Christmas schedule?

The NBA released its opening-week, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule, and we talked about what we liked and didn’t like about a few of the matchups.

The NBA released its opening-week, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule on Wednesday, and while some of the games were headline-worthy, others didn’t live up to the hype. You can find all the games that have been made public here.

So three members of the SB Nation NBA team talked about what we liked, what we didn’t like and what we’d do differently. We’ll be publishing chats like this regularly throughout the season.

This week, our conversation gravitated towards the Christmas slate of five games. Is that too many?

Kristian Winfield (SB Nation NBA writer/reporter): I’m looking at the early NBA schedule release, and I don’t know how I feel about all these games. What y’all think about opening week?

Here’s the National TV sked for the NBA’s opening week, Christmas Day and MLK Day games. pic.twitter.com/v6sIQs7F8O

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) August 8, 2018

Whitney Medworth (SB Nation NBA editor): I’m definitely looking forward to Warriors-Thunder. Should be spicy. Sixers-Celtics should be good too. But how the heck did the Bulls get an opening night game?

Kristian: They’re the best defensive team in the league, remember?

Whitney: Spoken by Jabari Parker himself.

[NOTE: After signing a two-year, $40 million deal with the Bulls this summer, Parker told Chicago media he doesn’t get paid to play defense. Deadass.]

KW: LMAO.

Matt Ellentuck (SBNation.com writer/reporter): The opening night itself looks like it’s going to be FIRE. Celtics/Sixers is the rivalry the league wants and Joel Embiid and Marcus Smart will bring, and KD vs. Russ is my favorite Shonda Rhimes show.

The rest of the week seems... fine. Which is ok! There’s some highlights. Raptors/Celtics and Rockets/Lakers should be fun!

[NOTE: The Raptors open their season with a back-to-back against the Celtics then the Wizards. The Rockets’ second and third games are also a back-to-back (at Clippers, at Lakers).]

Kristian: One of these days, the NBA’ll get rid of these back-to-backs. We know it’s not healthy for the players, and with all of last season’s injuries, you’d think the league would try to eliminate these altogether sooner or later. I kinda like the idea of LeBron and these Lakers against the Trail Blazers to start their season. Early barometer for both teams, especially Portland. I do feel like the obligatory LeBron vs. the Warriors is missing though. Lol at Marcus Smart vs. Joel Embiid. Gimme Embiid in that fight every time.

Whitney: I’m glad we don’t have LeBron vs the Monstars right away. Let this man ease into the West in some bit of peace.

Kristian: NO PEACE

Matt: What are y’all thinking about the Christmas Day schedule though...

[NOTE: The NBA’s Christmas Day schedule is as follows: Bucks at Knicks (12 noon), Thunder at Rockets (3 p.m.), Celtics at 76ers (5 p.m.), Lakers at Warriors (8 p.m.), and Trail Blazers at Jazz (10:30 p.m.)]

Kristian: Knicks about to get washed at the Garden when Giannis comes through and goes for 50. And was Trail Blazers-Jazz the best we could do? That’s not a game I’m staying up to 1:30 a.m. for.

Whitney: I was thinking that maybe the Christmas Day schedule should be cut down to three really great games.

Matt: Ok Whitney go on because I think I’m here for this. The first and last games on Christmas are looking like ones I’m actually gonna have to talk to my family during.

Kristian: Yeah, I hate the noon game so much. I’m usually guzzling henggnog by then.

Whitney: Yep exactly. It feels forced at this point to watch Bucks-Knicks and Blazers-Jazz

Matt: It’s Christmas, a day we are supposed to enjoy with the ones we care about. Show me Joel Embiid talking trash or LeBron dunking or KD and Russ beefing or show me nothing at all.

Kristian: Part of it is tradition though, and there’s nothing like Christmas Day at the Garden. Maybe if the Knicks were better, we wouldn’t be so upset about that game at noon. And Blazers-Jazz could be a really good game, too, just not the headliner we want. If there were 5 really good games instead of 3 good and 2 ‘eh’ games, maybe it’s not so bad.

Matt: I think it’s a crime we aren’t getting Raptors/Spurs in San Antonio, personally. Kawhi Leonard was the storyline of the summer and I feel like he’s getting off way too easy.

Whitney: That would have been a great game during any of these big weekends. We deserved that.

Kristian: Yeah, I would have liked to see LeBron back in Cleveland on another one of those weekends, too. Imagine a tomato just flying from the stands while he does his baby powder thing? That would be comedy. Cavs media is already front-runner for the petty wars award.

This Cavs-Lakers headline in a Cleveland newspaper is pure gold : @tteberry pic.twitter.com/6L2KyO3zD1

— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) August 9, 2018

Matt: All in all we’re getting good basketball still on opening weekend and on Christmas Day. But the league missed in a few ways, and in a season where uh... we probably already know the winner... it’s important to get the regular season as perfect as possible.

Kristian: Nah, put me in charge of NBA scheduling. 82 games of Knicks vs. Nets.

[s3mag]

This was my wife’s grandfather’s truck. He bought it new in 1990. It was swiftly dubbed amongst the family as ‘Ford Country’… since it says Ford Country in that awesome font on the doors lol. Nevertheless, it was his favorite truck. He got a newer F150 one a little over a decade later, a crew cab model with all the amenities. But even with the new model in the garage, this was the one he usually gravitated towards. Like a favorite old pair of shoes, it just fit. 

He passed about 15 years ago. And my wife’s mom kept Ford Country for sentimental reasons. The truck ran for another 5 years or so, making weekend Home Depot runs & whatnot… until it developed a transmission issue that left it incapacitated. It was pushed in the back of the corral. A month turned into a year… and a year turned into a decade. There it sat… an old Ford truck in a field.

For some reason at the beginning of this year, the truck caught my attention for the first time. Even though I’d been walking past it for a decade with no care/interest, all the sudden, something about it sitting there wasting away started to bother me. I didn’t want that to be the end of its story. I asked asked my mother-in-law about her plans for the truck, explaining that it was getting to the point where it was gonna be too far gone to save it. And she said, “Oh Johnny please do something with it, I would absolutely love that!” 

SO we struck a deal lol. This is how it looked… honestly not too bad for 10 years on idleness.

My mother-in-law gave me the truck for a buck… and I told her I’d start throwing some time & money at it, to see if I could save it. The stipulation was, I had to agree not to ever sell it (easy). And I kinda made a stipulation of my own… that the whole family should be able to drive it. Ya know – since it was the family’s truck. So it has to be at least relatively usable & streetable. I said ‘relatively’. lol

So… long story short, everything I touch on this thing is broken… orrrr it breaks as soon as I touch it. CRC Freeze-Off has been a lifesaver. And while there’s a lot of dust, there’s no rust! 

sweet stripped oil drain plug

I went through the 5-liter 302 engine doing all the ignition/fuel related tuneup stuff, and got it to run again! I figured if the engine could be saved, it might be worth the cost/effort of a new transmission, brakes, etc. BUT – while I was under the hood, we had a bit of dumb luck! With the front grille out, Hunter noticed an old drip-trial coming off the top of the trans-cooler in the front of the truck by the radiator. The fitting was loose! AKA: hopefully NOT a transmission mechanical problem necessarily… but just a trans leak! We did a trans fluid change & got ol’ Ford Country running & moving under it’s own power! 

  So now I’m fully committed to the cause at this point, and so starts the fun part. Aftermarket wheels with a more current fitment & sizing are harder to come by for the older square F150s. Even though you can find the correct bolt pattern without much trouble, the hub size on the old Fords is often to big to clear these newer wheels. But TSW has a sister brand called TUFF with a few modern-sized wheels that will fit the old bricknose Fords. I went with the TUFF T-12s in 20X10 -19 squared. The T-12s have a lot of trendy ornamenting on them, with brushed pieces at the end of each spoke and a bulky plastic center cap. But you can remove the brushed pieces for custom painting, so I just… removed them altogether. And if you also remove the center caps, it gives the wheel more of a raw-but-choppy look. I was honestly hesitant to put 20s on the truck. I normally gravitate to something a bit smaller & more period-correct. But 20’s are the new 18 after all… so I’m hoping Ford Country will grow into the look. Plus the modern truck/SUV tires offer better sizing options in 20-inch. I went with the TOYO Proxes ST III in 315/35/20 – front & rear. Inner fender trimming was required lol. 

Belltech is a sister company of KW Suspension… their truck line. They make a suspension kit for the old Ford trucks that give them a 2” drop in the front & a 4” drop in the rear… and offers the kit with or without shocks. I got the kit WITH their performance shocks. The front uses drop springs along with the new shocks, and is a super simple & quick process to install (no spring compressor needed). But on the rear, you have to cut-out the OEM brackets that secure the front of the leaf springs… and bolt up the new Belltech brackets. You also need to re-package the leaf springs & add a wedge to re-align the driveshaft. Belltech also gives you a new rear shackle to mount the rear of the leafs (and of course the new shocks if purchased). The 2”/4” drop is a mild & well-rounded look, but I wanted to go lower… go figure. 

These old Ford trucks use a unique front suspension design using I-Beams. A company called DJM Suspension makes ‘Dream Beams’, which replace the OEM i-beams & lower the truck 3” while keeping alignment within specs (~$400). So I decided to add the DJM Dream Beams on top of the existing Belltech kit, for a total 5-inches of front drop! To level-out the rear, I got the DJM axle flip kit (only like $60)… which flip-flops the leaf springs under the axle, and gives you another 5” of drop. So now in the rear, I’m sitting 8-inches lower then stock. NOTE: It would be 9-inches… but there is about an inch of adjustability in the Belltech rear shackle, and I don’t want to be too squatty in the rear. To me that just looks like a dog dragging it’s butt across the carpet. Here’s a pick of the adjustability on the rear shackle…

While the bed is off, I ordered the Flowmaster American Thunder cat-back exhaust, and the Flowmaster performance cat… since the original cat (and entire exhaust system) was all rotted out. 

Also while the bed is off, I got the Hellwig rear swaybar. There is no OEM swaybar rear OR front. At least to my knowledge, you cannot use a front sway with the i-beam front suspension design. But Hellwig’s rear swaybar will stiffen the rear a ton, which will also stiffen the front a bit by default…. and hopefully assist in not bottoming out on the rear bumpstops. Especially since I removed the rear bumpstops. 

There have been all sorts of obstacles along the way. Every kind you can imagine… from the twin fuel-tanks/pumps, to the clapped-out window motors, to the almost nonexistent brakes. And I fully expect more sneaky problems to come as I actually get it back on the road. But there’s something soothing about working on this old truck… and working out the kinks. Kind of like my relaxing quarantine anti-drug. Expect the rear to come down about another inch, as I just removed bumpstops & been tinkerin’. Photos will come after we install the new behind-axle fuel tank & get the bed back on. 

  Bricknose F150 Barn Truck: Project This was my wife’s grandfather’s truck. He bought it new in 1990. It was swiftly dubbed amongst the family as ‘Ford Country’… since it says…

[cathrynstreich]

A Look Forward to 2020: Bundling Shows Life

[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war.

Below is a sample Transmission, a collection of 2020 predictions and trends sourced from members.  —Drew Meyers]

A Look Forward to 2020: Bundling Shows Life

BY DREW MEYERS Originally Published: January 14th, 2020

We’ve spent the last decade unbundling. I see kernels in the reverse unfolding this year, leading to a massive re-bundling decade ahead.

Brokerages should continue iterating on delivering bite-sized segments of certainty wherever possible, but buyers and sellers ditching their existing relationships is a giant mountain to climb. It’s inevitable that iBuyers will begin to offer trade-up/in services and that brokerages will have to continually increase the breadth of services to win home buyer/seller favor. Nowhere will this bundling play out more than in the property management sector, as distribution reigns king for a wide range of home maintenance and personal finance offerings.

While certainty as a service will continue running rampant across both residential and commercial, those providing services–or at least curating/aggregating them–across the entire spectrum will win the day. And the decade.

Below is a range of trends of interest and predictions for 2020, sourced from the Geek Estate community…

TRENDS

CONTINUED CONVERGENCE OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL FINANCE Ryan Coon // Co-founder & CEO, Avail

Real estate has always been intertwined with personal finance, but we’ll see the linkage between the two become even stronger in 2020.

Although most rent payments are still made offline, renters will increasingly expect faster and cheaper rent payments–and credit-boosting rent payments will become the norm. We’ll also see more adoption of innovative solutions that help renters along the path to homeownership, such as Rhove and Digs. As renters pay on-time, their credit scores will improve and they’ll also be rewarded with savings toward an eventual down payment. Innovative rent-to-own models such as Divvy Homes and Arrived will pick up steam, helping make homeownership a real possibility for those who don’t yet have their personal finances in a place to buy a home.

In the past, real estate was an investment available only for the wealthy. New models are changing this–and will lead to the adoption of real estate as a personal finance asset class for Main Street. While crowdfunding platforms, like Fundrise and Small Change, haven’t gotten as much attention as when they first launched, they continue to allow people to diversify their personal investments into real estate. Innovative real estate investment platforms like Roofstock/Roofstock One, DiversyFund, Compound, Landa, and Concreit are also making real estate wealth building more accessible.

BROKERAGE TIMES ARE A CHANGIN’ Pierre Calzadilla // VP Growth, Local Logic

Compass: A major chink in Compass’ “armor” will be exposed: Agents don’t stay. Expect exodus from top performers as all the acquisitions hit their one-year mark and people take their money and run. Compass will buy at least three more independent firms.

Side: With fresh cash, a hungry team, a strong value prop, and on track for $8 billion in annual sales in 2020, Side will go big in 2020 and make a name in the business as consumers aren’t even aware–because they don’t care. They just love that it all works and the agents are great. Industry will finally take notice and we’ll see Side everywhere by the end of 2020.

eXp/KW: Alongside another lawsuit and more vitriol, eXp will do something to breakout this year. Keller won’t expect it and Gary’s gonna be pissed he missed it.

Realogy: Realogy will spin off brands, like Corcoran and maybe even all of NRT, for a huge windfall. Imagine if the Louis Vuitton group bought Corcoran? Then Realogy will take its tech stack and spin that off as a new company, making its tech available to the entire industry. Realogy will hold on to the franchise business, simplify its revenue model, and assign losses to the right balance sheets.

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO CRACK UP Stephen Del Percio // VP & Assistant General Counsel, AECOM

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, construction industry firms were anxious to consolidate. The federal government was on the verge of passing generational infrastructure investment legislation, and firms perceived an opportunity to capture increased market share by collapsing design, construction, and operations and maintenance expertise under one roof.

But a funny thing happened on the way to the drafting room. An infrastructure bill never passed Go. Firms continued to bid large fixed-price contracts and risky public-private partnerships. In 2019, public companies like Fluor, Granite, and Tutor-Perini saw billions in market capitalization wiped away thanks to problem projects and larger quarterly losses. And investors pushed back on visions for fully integrated infrastructure firms that could design, build, finance, and operate major projects on their own.

In 2020, the construction industry will continue to segment, which I think will reverberate across the construction tech scene. Firms will get back to basics, whether it’s performing only professional design services, construction management, or whatever their core competency might be. This focus will, in turn, lead to increased scrutiny of overhead costs and process and workflow management–both critical areas where tech solutions can play pivotal roles for firms’ bottom lines.

Already, industry observers are suggesting that contech can be part of a solution for rising construction costs, labor shortages, and other inefficiencies that have always plagued the industry–2020 could be the year that it takes a permanent seat at the table.

THE ROLE OF THE AGENT WILL CHANGE DRASTICALLY Jon Boller // co-founder & CEO, BizFin 

There’s a lot of talk from executives surrounding the antiquated nature of the real estate transaction and “how awful the experience of buying and selling homes is.” As a result, alternative, nontraditional real estate business models are emerging: iBuying, alternative financing companies, and discount brokerages are creating a unique marketplace where consumers are provided optionality. Gone are the days where consumers accept paying a set fee without exploring their options.

The modern day real estate agent will be an expert at walking consumers through the financial and long-term impact of going with an iBuyer and how to create wealth through homeownership. Consumers also may explore purchasing a home slightly outside of their budget via non-traditional financing options. The most consumer-centric agents are going to win and those willing to make data, analytics, and insights as the core of their businesses will increase their market share over the next 12-24 months. Agents will embrace technology to make their businesses more efficient and increase their revenues, leading to profit margin expansion.

FRAUD REARS ITS UGLY HEAD Nate Smoyer // Director of Marketing, Avail

The amount of money moving around and consumers’ unfamiliarity with real estate processes makes our industry a magnet for fraudsters.

This starts with the continued rise of wire fraud on purchase and sale transactions: One of the major challenges is that there are many gaps in the transaction that allow someone to influence or hack their way in to redirect down payments or entire purchase amounts to fraudsters’ accounts. This can be done with simple phishing emails or more sophisticated attacks leveraging malware. The President of Sun Title estimates, in total, that this is a $10 billion problem. Transactional management platforms, like Propy, stand a strong chance to shine by securing transactions using blockchain technology.

The second way consumers fall victim to wire fraud is through fake listings. Fraudsters convince prospective tenants to wire their rental deposit in order to get keys and then vanish. Methods deployed to combat fraudulent listings include advanced algorithms and SMS text confirmation. Unfortunately, fake listings still squeak through, victimizing tens of thousands annually. Companies like Zillow and Craigslist are taking the approach of charging for listings to thwart spam and fraud. I don’t think charging for listings is the best approach. There’s a lot to win here for whoever can best reduce listings fraud and establish trust with consumers.

PROPTECH VC GOES GLOBAL Ashkan Zandieh // Chief Intelligence Officer, CREtech 

Mega rounds will be in vogue in 2020, as investors begin placing larger amounts of capital to work in established companies. In Latin America, Loft’s $175 M round to scale iBuying in Brazil was the first mega round of the year and also catapulted the young company to unicorn status.

In terms of geography, it’s no secret North America, especially the US, is the leader in proptech both in deal and investment volume. Overall, the industry closed out 2019 with eight consecutive billion-dollar funding months. However, the global landscape of proptech is changing, and the dominance the US once had will start to be challenged. Investment activity has begun to pick up in Asia over the past year. The positive venture capital market and appetite for mega rounds will begin to rival that of the US as China’s proptech ecosystem continues to grow. The European market has positioned itself to make up ground in 2020 in terms of deal volume. Markets like London, which has long been a fintech power, will look to back some of its homegrown companies in 2020.

FUNDAMENTALS PREVAIL & MARKETING TAKES CENTER STAGE Christian Sterner // Co-founder & CEO, WellcomeMat

Even with the global trend of historically low and negative interest rates, broken models and insolvent businesses (able to hide behind cheap capital for too long) will begin defaulting on debt and disappointing investors with increasing vigor. As such, we will see an increased focus on gross profit for technology companies and decreased investment, which will shine a light on and benefit companies and management teams running companies with a long-term outlook. We will watch fundamentals prevail again in 2020.

The hottest markets are turning sour in the US. As that happens, agents, teams, and brokerages will spend what it takes to stand out amongst growing inventory. Companies focused on providing superior marketing will see a very strong growth period going forward.

PREDICTIONS

ZILLOW GROUP STOCK UP AT LEAST 50% Terry Dwyer

Zillow’s Q1 and Q2 2020 financial numbers are going to surprise a lot of people. Based on its recent stock price recovery almost to its pre-iBuyer price, a lot of people have already determined that Zillow’s pivot to the iBuyer business was the right thing to do.

Two sets of numbers do not necessarily make a trend, but it’s hard to ignore Zillow’s Q2 and Q3 2019 numbers for both its overall business and its Homes (i.e., iBuyer) segment. Its iBuyer costs in those two quarters covering sales & marketing, technology & development, and G&A all indicate that they should continue to trend down on a percentage basis relative to the overall Homes revenue for the next two or three quarters.

The big number in question, of course, is the “cost of revenue” line item or the actual costs directly related to the acquisition, maintenance, and sale of homes for a given quarter. If past performance in other areas of its business is any indication, executives are quick studies and have no problem applying lessons learned from past mistakes. The iBuying business itself is not a high margin business, but then again, neither is the traditional real estate business regardless of how much technology one throws at it. It’s the cross-selling opportunities that will make bigger profits for this initiative down the road. Couple that with Zillow’s long-expected shift from upfront lead-gen fees to more profitable back-end referral fees and the future looks bright for the team in Seattle.

ZILLOW ACQUIRES OFFERPAD Drew Meyers // founder, Geek Estate

I predicted an Opendoor and Offerpad merger last year, but it wasn’t to be. With both a history of very large and bold acquisitions (ie. Trulia and Dotloop) and needing to fend off Opendoor from cementing itself as the category leader, Zillow Group will acquire the next best thing to sweeping Opendoor under its umbrella: Offerpad. Bringing the #3 player in-house would add obvious scale to its Homes business as well as a partnership with Keller Williams’ 100k+ agents.

IBUYER FAILURE Jon Boller // co-founder & CEO, BizFin

A handful of iBuyers will go out of business due to operational inefficiencies and challenges with margins and execution. People are willing to pay for convenience on tasks like cab rides, food delivery, etc. However, they are less likely to give up thousands of dollars in home equity as this often serves as their retirement savings accounts. iBuyers have slim margins to run on, have to be perfect at pricing homes, and then have to be able to turn around the selling of the homes quickly to avoid carrying costs at scale. The operational challenges of a high touchpoint, people-intensive, and low margin initiative will force investors to challenge and question investing in these companies by the end of the year.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TESTS DIRECT SALES INTEGRATION Drew Meyers // founder, Geek Estate

Why can’t a tenant easily buy a property from their landlord, without an agent? 2020 will mark the year property management software pilots facilitating the paperwork and legal work for tenants to make the jump from renter to owner.

Closing

That’s a wrap! Agree or disagree? Are there trends missing that you’re bullish on? What do you see coming down the pipe in the next decade that will have its seeds planted this year?

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A Look Forward to 2020: Bundling Shows Life

[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war.

Below is a sample Transmission, a collection of 2020 predictions and trends sourced from members.  —Drew Meyers]

A Look Forward to 2020: Bundling Shows Life

BY DREW MEYERS Originally Published: January 14th, 2020

We’ve spent the last decade unbundling. I see kernels in the reverse unfolding this year, leading to a massive re-bundling decade ahead.

Brokerages should continue iterating on delivering bite-sized segments of certainty wherever possible, but buyers and sellers ditching their existing relationships is a giant mountain to climb. It’s inevitable that iBuyers will begin to offer trade-up/in services and that brokerages will have to continually increase the breadth of services to win home buyer/seller favor. Nowhere will this bundling play out more than in the property management sector, as distribution reigns king for a wide range of home maintenance and personal finance offerings.

While certainty as a service will continue running rampant across both residential and commercial, those providing services–or at least curating/aggregating them–across the entire spectrum will win the day. And the decade.

Below is a range of trends of interest and predictions for 2020, sourced from the Geek Estate community…

TRENDS

CONTINUED CONVERGENCE OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL FINANCE Ryan Coon // Co-founder & CEO, Avail

Real estate has always been intertwined with personal finance, but we’ll see the linkage between the two become even stronger in 2020.

Although most rent payments are still made offline, renters will increasingly expect faster and cheaper rent payments–and credit-boosting rent payments will become the norm. We’ll also see more adoption of innovative solutions that help renters along the path to homeownership, such as Rhove and Digs. As renters pay on-time, their credit scores will improve and they’ll also be rewarded with savings toward an eventual down payment. Innovative rent-to-own models such as Divvy Homes and Arrived will pick up steam, helping make homeownership a real possibility for those who don’t yet have their personal finances in a place to buy a home.

In the past, real estate was an investment available only for the wealthy. New models are changing this–and will lead to the adoption of real estate as a personal finance asset class for Main Street. While crowdfunding platforms, like Fundrise and Small Change, haven’t gotten as much attention as when they first launched, they continue to allow people to diversify their personal investments into real estate. Innovative real estate investment platforms like Roofstock/Roofstock One, DiversyFund, Compound, Landa, and Concreit are also making real estate wealth building more accessible.

BROKERAGE TIMES ARE A CHANGIN’ Pierre Calzadilla // VP Growth, Local Logic

Compass: A major chink in Compass’ “armor” will be exposed: Agents don’t stay. Expect exodus from top performers as all the acquisitions hit their one-year mark and people take their money and run. Compass will buy at least three more independent firms.

Side: With fresh cash, a hungry team, a strong value prop, and on track for $8 billion in annual sales in 2020, Side will go big in 2020 and make a name in the business as consumers aren’t even aware–because they don’t care. They just love that it all works and the agents are great. Industry will finally take notice and we’ll see Side everywhere by the end of 2020.

eXp/KW: Alongside another lawsuit and more vitriol, eXp will do something to breakout this year. Keller won’t expect it and Gary’s gonna be pissed he missed it.

Realogy: Realogy will spin off brands, like Corcoran and maybe even all of NRT, for a huge windfall. Imagine if the Louis Vuitton group bought Corcoran? Then Realogy will take its tech stack and spin that off as a new company, making its tech available to the entire industry. Realogy will hold on to the franchise business, simplify its revenue model, and assign losses to the right balance sheets.

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO CRACK UP Stephen Del Percio // VP & Assistant General Counsel, AECOM

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, construction industry firms were anxious to consolidate. The federal government was on the verge of passing generational infrastructure investment legislation, and firms perceived an opportunity to capture increased market share by collapsing design, construction, and operations and maintenance expertise under one roof.

But a funny thing happened on the way to the drafting room. An infrastructure bill never passed Go. Firms continued to bid large fixed-price contracts and risky public-private partnerships. In 2019, public companies like Fluor, Granite, and Tutor-Perini saw billions in market capitalization wiped away thanks to problem projects and larger quarterly losses. And investors pushed back on visions for fully integrated infrastructure firms that could design, build, finance, and operate major projects on their own.

In 2020, the construction industry will continue to segment, which I think will reverberate across the construction tech scene. Firms will get back to basics, whether it’s performing only professional design services, construction management, or whatever their core competency might be. This focus will, in turn, lead to increased scrutiny of overhead costs and process and workflow management–both critical areas where tech solutions can play pivotal roles for firms’ bottom lines.

Already, industry observers are suggesting that contech can be part of a solution for rising construction costs, labor shortages, and other inefficiencies that have always plagued the industry–2020 could be the year that it takes a permanent seat at the table.

THE ROLE OF THE AGENT WILL CHANGE DRASTICALLY Jon Boller // co-founder & CEO, BizFin 

There’s a lot of talk from executives surrounding the antiquated nature of the real estate transaction and “how awful the experience of buying and selling homes is.” As a result, alternative, nontraditional real estate business models are emerging: iBuying, alternative financing companies, and discount brokerages are creating a unique marketplace where consumers are provided optionality. Gone are the days where consumers accept paying a set fee without exploring their options.

The modern day real estate agent will be an expert at walking consumers through the financial and long-term impact of going with an iBuyer and how to create wealth through homeownership. Consumers also may explore purchasing a home slightly outside of their budget via non-traditional financing options. The most consumer-centric agents are going to win and those willing to make data, analytics, and insights as the core of their businesses will increase their market share over the next 12-24 months. Agents will embrace technology to make their businesses more efficient and increase their revenues, leading to profit margin expansion.

FRAUD REARS ITS UGLY HEAD Nate Smoyer // Director of Marketing, Avail

The amount of money moving around and consumers’ unfamiliarity with real estate processes makes our industry a magnet for fraudsters.

This starts with the continued rise of wire fraud on purchase and sale transactions: One of the major challenges is that there are many gaps in the transaction that allow someone to influence or hack their way in to redirect down payments or entire purchase amounts to fraudsters’ accounts. This can be done with simple phishing emails or more sophisticated attacks leveraging malware. The President of Sun Title estimates, in total, that this is a $10 billion problem. Transactional management platforms, like Propy, stand a strong chance to shine by securing transactions using blockchain technology.

The second way consumers fall victim to wire fraud is through fake listings. Fraudsters convince prospective tenants to wire their rental deposit in order to get keys and then vanish. Methods deployed to combat fraudulent listings include advanced algorithms and SMS text confirmation. Unfortunately, fake listings still squeak through, victimizing tens of thousands annually. Companies like Zillow and Craigslist are taking the approach of charging for listings to thwart spam and fraud. I don’t think charging for listings is the best approach. There’s a lot to win here for whoever can best reduce listings fraud and establish trust with consumers.

PROPTECH VC GOES GLOBAL Ashkan Zandieh // Chief Intelligence Officer, CREtech 

Mega rounds will be in vogue in 2020, as investors begin placing larger amounts of capital to work in established companies. In Latin America, Loft’s $175 M round to scale iBuying in Brazil was the first mega round of the year and also catapulted the young company to unicorn status.

In terms of geography, it’s no secret North America, especially the US, is the leader in proptech both in deal and investment volume. Overall, the industry closed out 2019 with eight consecutive billion-dollar funding months. However, the global landscape of proptech is changing, and the dominance the US once had will start to be challenged. Investment activity has begun to pick up in Asia over the past year. The positive venture capital market and appetite for mega rounds will begin to rival that of the US as China’s proptech ecosystem continues to grow. The European market has positioned itself to make up ground in 2020 in terms of deal volume. Markets like London, which has long been a fintech power, will look to back some of its homegrown companies in 2020.

FUNDAMENTALS PREVAIL & MARKETING TAKES CENTER STAGE Christian Sterner // Co-founder & CEO, WellcomeMat

Even with the global trend of historically low and negative interest rates, broken models and insolvent businesses (able to hide behind cheap capital for too long) will begin defaulting on debt and disappointing investors with increasing vigor. As such, we will see an increased focus on gross profit for technology companies and decreased investment, which will shine a light on and benefit companies and management teams running companies with a long-term outlook. We will watch fundamentals prevail again in 2020.

The hottest markets are turning sour in the US. As that happens, agents, teams, and brokerages will spend what it takes to stand out amongst growing inventory. Companies focused on providing superior marketing will see a very strong growth period going forward.

PREDICTIONS

ZILLOW GROUP STOCK UP AT LEAST 50% Terry Dwyer

Zillow’s Q1 and Q2 2020 financial numbers are going to surprise a lot of people. Based on its recent stock price recovery almost to its pre-iBuyer price, a lot of people have already determined that Zillow’s pivot to the iBuyer business was the right thing to do.

Two sets of numbers do not necessarily make a trend, but it’s hard to ignore Zillow’s Q2 and Q3 2019 numbers for both its overall business and its Homes (i.e., iBuyer) segment. Its iBuyer costs in those two quarters covering sales & marketing, technology & development, and G&A all indicate that they should continue to trend down on a percentage basis relative to the overall Homes revenue for the next two or three quarters.

The big number in question, of course, is the “cost of revenue” line item or the actual costs directly related to the acquisition, maintenance, and sale of homes for a given quarter. If past performance in other areas of its business is any indication, executives are quick studies and have no problem applying lessons learned from past mistakes. The iBuying business itself is not a high margin business, but then again, neither is the traditional real estate business regardless of how much technology one throws at it. It’s the cross-selling opportunities that will make bigger profits for this initiative down the road. Couple that with Zillow’s long-expected shift from upfront lead-gen fees to more profitable back-end referral fees and the future looks bright for the team in Seattle.

ZILLOW ACQUIRES OFFERPAD Drew Meyers // founder, Geek Estate

I predicted an Opendoor and Offerpad merger last year, but it wasn’t to be. With both a history of very large and bold acquisitions (ie. Trulia and Dotloop) and needing to fend off Opendoor from cementing itself as the category leader, Zillow Group will acquire the next best thing to sweeping Opendoor under its umbrella: Offerpad. Bringing the #3 player in-house would add obvious scale to its Homes business as well as a partnership with Keller Williams’ 100k+ agents.

IBUYER FAILURE Jon Boller // co-founder & CEO, BizFin

A handful of iBuyers will go out of business due to operational inefficiencies and challenges with margins and execution. People are willing to pay for convenience on tasks like cab rides, food delivery, etc. However, they are less likely to give up thousands of dollars in home equity as this often serves as their retirement savings accounts. iBuyers have slim margins to run on, have to be perfect at pricing homes, and then have to be able to turn around the selling of the homes quickly to avoid carrying costs at scale. The operational challenges of a high touchpoint, people-intensive, and low margin initiative will force investors to challenge and question investing in these companies by the end of the year.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TESTS DIRECT SALES INTEGRATION Drew Meyers // founder, Geek Estate

Why can’t a tenant easily buy a property from their landlord, without an agent? 2020 will mark the year property management software pilots facilitating the paperwork and legal work for tenants to make the jump from renter to owner.

Closing

That’s a wrap! Agree or disagree? Are there trends missing that you’re bullish on? What do you see coming down the pipe in the next decade that will have its seeds planted this year?

[Graphic via a16z]

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Long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war (Weekly Transmission).

Curated real estate, startups, & built world links & analysis blended with out of the box ideas (Weekly Radar).

Special reports (our first is a category review of Small Landlord Prop Mgmt Software).

Networking opportunities with 225+ innovators from across the globe through the private forum & in-person gatherings.

Membership is $109 / quarter

OUR MEMBER PROMISE

We deliver an exclusive, objective lens into the trends, companies, people, and ideas shaping real estate technology with thought-provoking analysis and conversations that keep you inspired every week.

We help you make better, more well-informed decisions to help grow and support people and companies making a difference in real estate.

We enable discovery and meeting others with shared interests online and in-person (whether they live near you or are traveling to the same conference).

With a mission to attract the 1,500 most forward-thinking, and diverse, innovators, we’re looking for the best and brightest in all the land...

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Who do you trust more? An Insurance company? or Obama?

The right wingers will chose blindly! But think about this! Prior to the Affordable Healthcare Act, how many times in a row, year after year, did your health insurance coverage go up. For me, it was every year for as long as I remember. Never did my insurance premium go down. But for some reason, everyone is up in arms because a few people, a small percentage have rate increases. But they also get more coverage, better policies, and some can get insurance for the first time.""

Car insurance question?

I live in indiana and my friend lives in texas. He has car loan for a car but is going to let me just take over the payments. The loan will still be in his name but I will be paying for it. Can I get the car insurance under my name??

""How much will insurance cost for a mazda RX-8, 2004?""

I am 17, 18 in December but I was wondering how much it would cost for insurance per month and annual since I am a teen?""

""Help! Advice best cars under 1,000 best to get for a 40year 1st time driver for cheap car insurance?""

Please help I am pulling my hair out ..... My boyfriend is 40 and has had his licence for just under a year. Fingers crossed we will soon be in a position to buy ourselves a cheap car fr say under 1,000 I am looking at quotes for like 2,000 up wards. What are the best cheap cars to get for low insurance ?? Where is the best place to get quotes from??? direct, internet?? Please help""

How can I get a license if I don't have a car to insure with SR 22 insurance?

I am not capable of driving. My husbands license was revoked between 2005 and 2006 in Illinois.To have it reinstated, he says he was told he had to have SR 22 insurance in that state. We now live in Reno, Nevada. Does that demand still apply, or is it even true? I certainly hope not because that leaves us in a very sticky situations, as we do not -own- a car to insure. As I understand it, he would need a license, so he could buy a car, so he could insure it. Essentially if he were to need SR 22 insurance to get a driverse license, he would need to follow quite a circular demand, being that to get a car, he needs a lisense, but to get a license, he needs SS 22 insurance, but to get insurance, he needs a car. So you see his predicament if that is what we need to do. If this is the case, it's impossible for him to get either a license or a car. Is there non-owner insurance? We are rather young and do not have any relatives in this state to help answer these tough questions or help us out financially.""

Car insurance extremely high?

i am 17 i haven't bought i car yet, and i have not passed my test, but i have tried to check how much my insurance will be once i have passed my test, i have done checks on small cars e.g vw polo, corsa, Nissan micra's etc but i have not found a quote under 1,700 i cannot afford this price, is there any cheaper insurance companies, or am i just going to have to save up 4 a long time.""

Getting car insurance - online quote?

hello, why shopping for some online car insurance quotes, i came across the below questions. what do they mean..i live in florida. Does the driver require an SR-22 or Financial Responsibility Statement? (If unsure, select No) Yes No Does the driver require an FR-44 or Financial Responsibility Statement? (If unsure, select No) Yes No""

Name on car insurance?

Is it possible to buy a car under my name but have the car's insurance under my dads name?

Motorcycle insurance?

Anyone have any idea on the cost on motorcylce insurance.. I'm 26 clean record..Thinking about getting a new yamaha cruiser 600-700cc

Car Insurance Help?

Where can I find Car Insurance with no license needed answer ASAP??

Cheap auto insurance for college student?

cheap auto insurance for college student? thanks!

Classic car insurance for 17 year old?

i really wanna drive, and i dont really have a taste for most modern motors. so ive been looking at an 80's mk2 fiesta. i think its a sweet motor, a 1.1 is a good size engine for cost cutting and the XR2 models look like a great starter/driver car. though a look alike would be fine! problem is i cant find classic insurance that will insure a young driver on a classic insurer policy. any help, names i should call? all help appreciated!!!""

""What is a good & inexpensive life insurance, medical insurance & dental insurance?""

I work for a company that doesnt supply any of this. So I need to come up with this on my own, hence the inexpensive part. I am a husband & father of 3 so I would like to make sure they are well taken care of just incase. I would also like a good insurance for us.""

How much does car insurance cost for a new teenage driver being added to a parent's policy?

Right now I am in the process of getting a new car. I'm 18 years old. My mom wanted to add me to her policy, but she wants to get an idea of how much it would cost first. We live in Arizona. Her car insurance now through 21st century is only $60 per month. The car I would be getting is a 2010 ford fusion sport. And, I have an average gpa at school of over 3.0. Can anyone help me?""

Motorcycle Insurance question?

I recently bought a motorcycle and i'm just about to buy insurance but i am abit confused, I'm thinking of getting the Third party fire & theft insurance, which means i wont get no claim if I crash my bike but what if the other drive is at fault? Does their insurance cover my damage or what? thank you""

What insurance plan should I go with?

I'm a full-time college student and I work part-time. I have no insurance but need to get some soon. What health insurance do you think I should go with that is affordable?

Car insurance company in Michigan?

What is the cheapest car insurance company in Mi? i would like to have the cheapest basic insurance for my car ,and it doest matter for me how good is the company. I only want a paper says i have insurance when police stops me.""

Learners Permit and Insurance!?

Can I have insurance while having my learners permit? (I currently live in Orlando, FL)""

""Got caught speeding 36 in a 20, not listed on insurance, driving alone with a learned license?

My driving test is the day before my court hearing and I was wondering how much all this will cost and also if I'm gonna be able to take my test still

Does car insurance cost the same for every car?

I'm 18 and right now I have 800 for a car, but the one I want is 4000, would the car insurance on that cost more than the 800 one?""

How dos US car insurance work compared to english car insurance?

I'm looking to get a bmw x5 but insurance is 9000k a year like $13000k I heard they do it different so its easier to get bigger cars. In england they don't allow young drivers to get big cars so the insurance is expensive How dos us car insurance work

I cant find car insurance for under 3 grand. im 17?

Im 17,male. got my driving test in a couple of weeks. I already have a car but i cant find insurance anywhere for what i can afford! the cheapest ive found is about 2800. my car is a 1.1 peugeot 1997 106 xl independance. I got this model thinking it would be cheaper to insure because its alarmed, you have to enter a code before you can start the engine. i cant afford to pay almost 3 grand! im lookin to pay 1100-1200. the only way ive found this is if i put it as my mums car and me as a named driver but i know this would be fraud... ive been told the company quinn is cheap but i called them and they quoted me around 3400... my postcode is in the low catagory or a or whatever and the car will be parked on a drive! any ideas?""

How do you get new home owner's insurance after you were dumped?

Hypothetically speaking, say your home owner's insurance company does NOT renew your policy? How long do you have to find a new company and what if no company will take you on due to too many claims?""

I have a question about a car wreck and insurance?

I got rear-ended the other day and it's the first time I've ever been in an accident. I got an estimate and it was $1800 dollars. I paid $800 for the car! I have heard of people using the money for other things, I was wondering can I just keep the money and sell the car and maybe buy a new one, or do I have to have it fixed at the place I got the estimate at? I'm also wondering if there is anything I should look out for as far as crafty insurance people? He's coming to inspect the car tomorrow. Thanks for your reply.....""

How much will buying a 2005 Mistubishi Lancer Evolution 8 raise my insurance premium?

I'm looking into buying a new car and I'm a bit of a motor head and like to race. The Evo 8 is my next choice, but I can't find out how much it will raise my premium. Anyone know? If it helps, my insurance provider is Allstate.""

Whats better an automatic s10 or a 5 spd s10 and which will be cheaper on insurance single cab or ext cab?

Whats better an automatic s10 or a 5 spd s10 and which will be cheaper on insurance single cab or ext cab?

Whats the cheapest car insurance company in Michigan?

I'm moving out of my parents house in a few months, and am at the point of looking at car insurance rates. I've always just paid my fees on their shared account, which was only about $25. Friends in Ohio that also live on their own pay about $80 on their own plans per month, and they have accident histories. When I ask for quotes with a clean history, Progressive gave me a $350 quote! What's the best company to go through? Or at least top 3? I just want minimum coverage because that's all I can afford for now.""

I want to insure my car for only 4 months?

Can I do this and if so how? and what is the cheapest way? I used to be with Direct Line but canceled it when I went to Uni. Now I want my car back on the road but only for the summer holidays. Any company suggestions and how much it would cost would be great, its an M reg ford fiesta and im 19 if that makes any difference. Please help, Thanks :-)""

I pay more for auto insurance than medical insurance?

And no, im not a bad driver. Will Obama have some sort of auto insurance reform next to help us out? Look at how many Americans dont have car insurance but drive anyways.""

Appeals for insurance company?

i was wondering on average how long does it take for a car insurance company to process appeals if someone knows it would be greatly appreciated

Which is cheaper to insure? Car or SUV?

As a 16 year old looking for their first car, I can't quite decide what kind to chose so I though I'd narrow it down by seeing what is going to be less costly. So first of all car or suv? Also, if you could be specific on certain makes and models that you would personally recommend.""

Speeding tickets and insurance?

If I just got a ticket for speeding today and would like to take it to court, will it appear on my insurance statements right away or do I actually have to be found guilty and THEN it will appear on the statements?""

""Driving other cars, insurance policy for under 25?""

does anyone know of any insurance companies that offer DOC on their comprehensive insurance policy for an under 25? If not, how much roughly would a weeks insurance cost on another car?""

I am looking for my auto insurance statement so I can see if my husband paid our insurance?

where do i go on the net so that I can view our previous payments on our insurance

Should my car insurance go up this high after an accident?

I got into an accident where I hit someone s bumper in a parking lot. I reported to my insurance company and they took care of it with $750. I was 100% at fault, and expected my renewal to go up, but when it came out, it was $800, which is 100% more than my usual insurance of $400 Does it suppose to go up 100%??!!! And this price will stay on for 6 years!!! That means by the end, I would end up paying $1800 more just to the company!! $1000 more than what I would've paid the guy!! This does not make sense to me whatsoever, first I thought the renewal was just for one year, it will go down bit by bit, but second year is still the same price! I am only a G2 driver who been driving for 3-4 years on PEI in Canada, can that be the reason? Still, $1800 extra?? Plz help me and thank you!""

COBRA health insurance...?

is there anyone who recently left the military? How does the COBRA health insurance work?

Can insurance company tell you were you can have your car fixed?

I have had a few cases were a relative has been in an auto accident and I could have fixed the car for them and done a much better job but the insurance company tells them they have to take the car to a preferred body shop for the insurance to pay. Can the insurance company actually tell people were to get their car fixed now a days? Is there a way to get the money out of the insurance company so they can take the car and have it fixed were they want the car fixed?

What to do if someone doesn't want to use car insurance to pay for accident but pay privately?

Someone just rear ended me. There are deep scratches on the bumper. He has car insurance, but doesn't want to use it. I got most of his information - driver's license #, car insurance info, ect. What are the steps I should take? My car insurance company said I have to call in and report accidents as soon as they happen. Should I do this in case he doesn't follow through and pay me for repairs? Should I go get an estimate right now, and have him send me a check?""

Car insurance?

My husband and I are planning on getting a new car and we're looking through auto-trader.com and finding a lot of good cars but is there a website you can go to to calculate how much the insurance of each car to help us narrow our decision down?

Will insurance fix a car that someone hit?

Someone hit my car and I did not get their license plate. Will my insurance fix my car? The damage is not so great, and it is somewhat hit.""

Getting car insurance with a suspended license?

I posted this question a couple days. I thought I would share my information. My son (not having a valid Drivers License) was able to obtain car insurance through a reputable insurance company. We went to the DMV and got his new registration for his car, and showed proof of insurance. He has 45 days to show he paid his tickets and his license was reinstated. Just thought I would share this information.""

What insurance plan should I go with?

I'm a full-time college student and I work part-time. I have no insurance but need to get some soon. What health insurance do you think I should go with that is affordable?

Do I have to wait until after I get a car to get auto insurance?

I do NOT have a vehicle yet but I am planning on getting one within the next few months. So I've been trying to research auto insurance rate quotes but they all ask me what I kind of a car I have, how long I've had it and what security features are with the car under the assumption that I already own something. So I can't just research different companies without having a vehicle already. However, I thought you had to have car insurance BEFORE I buy the car. Is this false?""

Can you have 2 insurance policies on one car?

I have recently passed my test and wanted to be added to my partners insurance. They don't except people who haven't held a license for less than 2 years? Is it possible for me too take out my own insurance on her car?

Ive had my plates for a year with no insurance how can i get my license back?

i had a lapse and just never turned in my plates i never been stopped by police but i just got a nice car that i want to get registred

Bicycle insurance?

i bought a new bike yesterday from JJB and i just called in JJB today to find out if they do bike insurance and the lady told me that they dont! where can i get bike insurance from?

Question about car insurance for a Honda Civic Si?

Ok so I'm 16, I just got a job and I have my permit and as soon as I get my license I'm going to be buying a car. I have already chosen my car. A 2006-2010 Honda Civic Si. The question is should I get the Honda Civic Si Coupe or the Sedan? Will the insurance be any different between the two or will it be very close if not the same? Thanks for all information.""

How should I renew my car insurance in this case of seperation (not yet divorced)?

My husband and I separated 6 months ago. our divorce is not yet final (an other 6 months to go). My car insurance is due, and i want to pay the next 6 months. I've always been on my husband's car insurance. what points should i pay attention to while discussing the policies with the insurance agent? some tips to avoid paying extra fees (with no necessities) please share tips / suggestions. Thank you !""

Delaware auto insurance (state required minimum) cheaper than Geico?

Which company gives Delaware auto insurance (state required minimum) cheaper than Geico? I tried every known companies (Progressive, Nationwide, 21st etc) but I can't find out any...Does anybody know any cheaper option?""

Good home owners insurance rate?

I am purchasing a new home. It is 2400sq feet, plus a finished basement and a finished attic. Also, there is an additional detached garage. The replacement value was placed at $230,000. I was quoted $800/year for 100% replacement value and $1000 deductible. OR $600/year with 80% replacement value and $2500 deductible. This is through State Farm, and I am purchasing the home in Pennsylvania. Are these good quotes for home owners insurance?""

Life insurance maturity after 7 years?

I have a case where an insurance company will owes xxx amount of dollar after 7 years because the life insurance claim made to a person is missing. Insurance company won't pay till this person is certified dead which in state of IL wait for that is 7 years. So the question is when this person do gets paid will the insurance company pay it 7 years interest on it? + the premium that is paid for the next 7 years after the claim is made.

Whats affordable health insurance to get for myself and son?

my job offers health insurance that is way to expensive and i cant afford the 666$ a month they wanna charge how do i go about applying for something that ll cover me and my son and is actually affordable

Car insurance in Massachusetts?

What happens in the state of Massachusetts if you get pulled over and have no insurance but there is insurance on the car and I'm 17 years of age.

Is it a legal requirement to have insurance when you are self employed?

I am about to sign a contract, as a self-employed contractor, and one of the point refers to me having liability insurance. Is it a legal requirement?""

Please help me about the contens of an insurance certificate .?

Can you give me the contents of the insurance certificate ? The different between insurance certificate and insurance policy ?

Auto insurance cost?

I can't really get a quote from a car insurance web site. (It's a long story) I don't really know much about auto insurance at all. How much do you think my insurance would be? I'm a 20 year old female. I haven't ever had a ticket. The car I am potentially buying is a 2009 jeep grand Cherokee. that's $30,000 to $35,000. I would have a $20,000 loan. (my father would be co signing) since I have a loan I'd have to get full coverage. Any one got any idea of how much my rates would be?""

Good car for a 18 year old thats cheap on insurance?

Hi, i just turned 18 and recently have been looking in purchasing a used car. my budget is about $5000 and I will be able to afford my own insurance. I dont want a very low quality but i also cant afford a mercedes. So what do you think i should look at? I live in Ontario Canada btw.""

How will my insurance handle a guy that hit someones head in my car?

a guy hit someones head into my car and says he wants to go through insurance to pay for it. I had nothing to do with it, I just happened to be there, but theres a good sized dent. Is this going to make my rates go up? i took it to get an estimate and was around $450""

Insurance under Obama care?

I am 22 years old and graduated a week ago. My parents have insurance through trustmark insurance and I've been recently hired on full time for a management position. Being a full time employee, I have the opportunity to get my own insurance or waive it. I've heard that I should be able to stay on my parents insurance until I am 26. However, I've also heard that I would need to be a student in order to continue on staying on my parents insurance. So essentially I am asking whether I should be able to stay on my parents insurance until I am 26? If my wage is needed for this, I make 14$ an hour. My parents are more than willing to keep me on their employers insurance.""

Which insurance agencies help pay for braces?

I need braces and I'm looking for a good affordable insurance agency that I can get them through.

Life insurance?

I'm 22 years old guy, I just got my life insurance. I pay like 200 bucks each month,and $65 of it goes to the life insurance and the rest is going to my cash value account. my coverage amount is 250K and is increasing. I was wondering what you guys think about life insurance? Is it a good thing to have? Is it a good insurance or not?""

False Auto Insurance Claim Against A Friend?

A very close friend of mine received a call from his auto insurer yesterday regarding a 3rd party claim against him. According to the 3rd party, my friend hit their parked car (which was parked on the curb in front of their home), then parked his own car, went up to their house, rang their doorbell and exchanged insurance information. The 3rd party claims that this took place in a town that's more than 1 hour away from where we work and live. This allegedly happened 3 months ago. There are two major problems with this story: A- The alleged incident never happened. I carpool with my friend to and from work and was with him that night. B- The 3rd party has all of his insurance information. Could the insurance company have called the wrong person (i.e. gotten policy numbers mixed-up while processing the claim)? If not, how could a 3rd party have his insurance information? How common are fraudulent insurance claims (against another person)? And has anything similar happened to you or someone you know? My friend is a little worried because there is some minor damage to his rear bumper. We live in a major city and pretty much every 3rd car has nicks and scratches along the bumper from parking garage 'mysteries' and whatnot. Also, about 8 months ago, a young woman rear-ended us while we stationary, waiting to turn left at an intersection. Other than a scratch to his rear bumper caused by her license plate bolt, there was no cosmetic damage, and while we exchanged insurance information, my friend decided not to file a claim (she was very nice and didn't look as though she had a lot of money). I'd hate to think that it's her trying to commit fraud against him...""

How much does motorcycle insurance typically cost?

good credit, driving record, etc...""

Why is insurance for young men expenisive?

Why is insurance so expensive for young men? Why is it more expensive for young men (16 to 25) than for women the same age?

Affordable health insurance plans?

The company where I work has just informed me that they will be canceling our medical benefits at the end of this month. What are some decent plans that I can get on my own that arent too expensive. I was paying $100.00 per month thru my job and would like to keep my premium around the same. I live in Wisconsin. Thanks for any advice.

Do you have auto insurance?

Is it mandatory for you to have auto insurance?

How is Progressive for auto insurance?

I am a veteran and a USAA member, so my insurance is a slightly lower than the average person. However, I recently got a claim from Progressive that they could give me the same coverage for $850 dollars (200 less than USAA). Is this too good to be true? My USAA agent told me that they were probably pulling a bait and switch; they would probably raise my rates as soon as I signed the policy. Does anyone have any feedback or information to share about Progressive? Is it really that affordable or is it just a scam?""

What insurance plan should I go with?

I'm a full-time college student and I work part-time. I have no insurance but need to get some soon. What health insurance do you think I should go with that is affordable?

Would a MINI COOPER 1275 CLASSIC be a good first car?

I will be 17 in July and soon after will be learning to drive. My dad said he will get me a car for my birthday. I really like this model of a classic mini and the ones I have been looking at are going for about 640+ but I am willing to pay about 1000 (maybe a little more!! ) for one. I am aware that Classic Minis are going up in price. Will this be a good car for a new driver??

Can I cancel my auto insurance because I am leaving the country for 3 months?

I am leaving the USA for 3 months so I was wondering if it would be possible to cancel my auto insurance for these months and not pay the monthly premium. I will not be driving the ...show more

What would be the average cost for these with a Hyundai i20?

what would be the average cost for these with a Hyundai i20 budgeting for running costs -car repayments -ongoing insurance and registration payments -car maintenance -tyres -petrol

Is Geico car insurance good or bad? What's your experience?

I've had Allstate for 11 years but now I need to cut costs and Geico is SO much cheaper than Allstate. The thing is, there's no local agent or office. Maybe that's why they're so cheap. Anyhow, I'd like to hear your experience with Geico, good or bad?""

""My boyfriend that has no insurance borrowed my car and got rear ended, will my insurance cover?""

I let my boyfriend take my car to go drop off his friend and he ended getting backed into by a truck and severely damaged my back bumper. Because it was on private property, the police couldn't do anything but observe us exchanging information. My boyfriend doesn't have insurance, but my car is insured. Will my insurance company be able to cover my damages, even though I was not present? This accident was the trucker's fault because he backed into my car, but this guy didn't even have an ID but the car was his family & supposedly it's insured. Please no smart remarks, I am asking because I'd appreciate some advice.""

""Insurance,if I buy a car and get my dad to registered keeper and owner and he insures it wi me as main driver?""

Is this legal their is a space on go compare ask n who the main driver would be ive got dr10 ins10 twice lc20 All from 2008 so cheapest quote is 5k. My dad also has his car too with 8 yrs no claims so idea is to insure my car registered in his name with the 8 yrs no claim s wi me as main driver and insure his car without no claims bonus got a quote on go compare 1000 for my car wr dad as registered keeper me as main driver and he would have to pay on his own car with no claims bonus not on should still b cheaper than , ,5k help!""

If my someone else drove my car & got into an accident would they be responsibe for the damages or would I?

If my someone else drove my car & got into an accident would they be responsibe for the damages or would I?

Crashed car 3rd party no-one else injured what to do with insurance?

I'm in my first year of driving as a 17 yr old male and i crashed damaging my car beyond repair. My insurance is only 3rd party and that cost 3200 no-one else was involved however the police,ambulance and fire were present. What shall i do, do i inform the insurance company however without making a claim? Do i scrap the car and change my insurance? What are my options to prevent the premium going even higher than it already is.""

Young driver insurance in the UK?

I was quoted 1200 the beginning of this month for car insurance (its due feb, but I regularly look at quotes). I then looked the 23rd and was quoted over 2000 for identical insurance (just by refreshing the quote). It has then increased drastically every day by around 1000 so its now looking at over 5000 a year to insure a 2007 FORD KA!!! I'm 17 and have 6 months no claims, plus the time I had no claims as a learner too (another 4 months). I understand that the equal insurance for men & women effects this and due to my age insurance is high, but two of my male friends insurance is shooting up too. I'm in a pretty good area, don't drive that much (3000 miles a year) and have both parents with 25+ years driving on my policy. How can my insurance possibly be increasing be so much? What can I do to bring it down, other then selling a car I need? I need a car to get from school to work in time (or I won't have a job), and I don't earn nearly enough to afford car insurance with the quotes I'm getting right now. Its a complete rip-off.""

Insulin and car insurance?

a friend of mine has just been put onto insulin, will this effect the cost of her car insurance?""

What are the insurance rates on a chevy S10?

it is a 2-door, v6, 2WD, extended cab truck, no mods, just stock""

Car insurance and court hearing?

i drove my car without insurance and got by police got 6 points as i m on provisional then again after 2 months i got a car just to move in local place like for shopping and instead of geting a cab i thought i can use it but the moment i bought it i was driving back home police stopped me coz 1 break light was not working and got again points but the point is dvla didnt sent me a disqualification notice and after 3 months i was driving my friends car as it was just a scrap and had no fuel i was in petrol pump abt 12 at night police guys caught be because my friend was making some funny sounds there so got hearing and 1 yr ban...can some one tell me how much fine will i get and will they sentence me for jail...any help will be appriciated

How much car insurance a month for a 16 year old?

I live in the state of Louisiana. My family has Progressive. I plan on driving soon.

Im 18 and live on my own...but im on my parents insurance still. can my parents see what i go to the dr for cuz im using their insurance?

Im 18 and live on my own...but im on my parents insurance still. can my parents see what i go to the dr for cuz im using their insurance?

Car insurance I'm gonna leave my car away from home at work?

Where can I get car insurance I am going leaving my car at my work Monday to Friday which company will provide me

Cheap health insurance that will cover dental?

I need some help. I can no longer work at one of my jobs and my new job wont provide insurance since it is part-time I need help and scared that i cant afford anything. i already cant afford student loans. is there any cheap insurance packages i can get in ct?

What should i look for in Health Insurance? ?

i am 19, ill be 20 on 10/29. live on my own.(so i kinda have a budget) this year i went to see a doctor 3 times so far... (when i had health insurance) i dont get sick often but when i do get sick, i get really sick... i dont just get a cough... i get it all. ear infections. fevers, ect. i usually end up in the emergency room about once a year. so what should i look for in health insurance? thanks!!""

Should I buy life insurance from Transamerica?

I have read that AEGON owns Transamerica Life insurance. There is a posting that both are potential scams. One warning was about health insurance. Is there a connection between the life insurance and the health insurance? The Transamerica building in San Francisco is shaped like a Pyramid. Wouldn't it be something if........

Car insurance quotes?

I have just spent an endless amount of time on various car insurance sites, which start of with reasonable quotes then you add the bits and pieces on and you end up with ridiculous final costs. I am not insuring a 0-60 in 5 seconds type car but a small 1.4 Honda I am fully aware that any car can cause damage,my wife drives the car,has had no claims or convictions. I have a larger car and the insurance is 50 cheaper than all quotes received so far,which includes breakdown recovery,protected no claims and legal cover. anyone with car insurance advice would be appreciated, these car insurance sites are a pain""

Low Cost Health Insurance?

I am contemplating quitting my job and going full time to school so that I can have a fresh start with a new career. It would be fine if it was just me, but I have 2 kids and I am single. With school I would work about 40 hours/week doing clinicals at the hospital plus my school work, so I wouldn't be able to work as well. I know I could get state assistance with medical but I did that before and it was the absolute worst healthcare I've ever experienced. They treated us like we were scum. I want my kids to be well taken care of for the few semesters that I would be out of work. I will be getting all of the student loans that I can to pay for basic expenses and hopefully some sort of sliding scale healthcare...Any ideas?""

Question about affordable/good health insurance?

Question about affordable/good health insurance?

How to get a hold of the drunk drivers insurance?

my car and 2 other cars were damaged by a drunk driver. his car flipped and crashed on the ground. they ran away as soon as they got helped out. the police came and all we got was a police report number. my question is my car is scratched and has broken windows/mirror. i am not going to pay for it to get it fix , why should i it wasn't my fault. how can i get a hold off the drunk drivers insurance and policy information. will the police contact me after they get all the information or do i have to contact them? sorry i have never had to deal with the insurance company or the police for any of this so i have no idea. if this matter i live in san diego california""

""I was involved in a car accident on august 4, I got rear ended the how much will the insurance company settle4?

how much will a insurance company compensate you

Is this normal for home insurance?

I have AAA-California home insurance and we had an incident yesterday involving a squirrel and our fire suppression sprinkler lines. AAA says they only cover the damage caused (carpets, sheetrock, moisture, etc.) by the squirrel eating through the lines, but will not cover the cost of repairing the lines. Is this standard for all home insurance, or do I just have a crappy policy?""

SERIOUS! Car insurance HELP!?

Ok, First things first please keep your ignorant opinions to yourself, i got a question most importantly im not an exception i am just asking a honest question others seem to fail. age:16 state:PA, MALE now not like other kids who think they want to go fast and stuff, fast and furious, ridiculous things i was researching cars like that, that happened to be non Lame to them but i need something for economy with todays gas prices, i am saving up a sum of money and wish to get a part time job so i can afford the car as well as insurance! i took interest in a 1990 s FORD MUSTANG I-4 take notice this is a 4 cylinder not a v6 or v8 i need honest opinions on insurance i dont think it will not be as astronomical as a GT take notice this is a LX 4 cylinder i need help opinions quotes.""

What insurance plan should I go with?

I'm a full-time college student and I work part-time. I have no insurance but need to get some soon. What health insurance do you think I should go with that is affordable?

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[robertkstone]

2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Track Drive: Hammer ‘n Tongs

When it comes to super-swift, continent-carving executive transporters, the E 63 S is currently Daimler AG’s best foot forward. Sure, you can spend more and get more space and power in an S 63 or S 65, but the E will outrun them both—at the dragstrip and around the Nürburgring. And if you’re thinking the same engine will be hotter in the smaller C 63 S, sorry. Cramming it into that tight spot costs it 100 horses, 111 lb-ft, and 4Matic traction. The forthcoming AMG GT 63 S 4-Door will offer 27 more horsepower and 37 additional lb-ft, but with less headroom. So for now the burning question is: AMG E 63 S sedan or wagon?

To answer objectively, we strapped on our test gear and ventured to Corvette land—Bowling Green, Kentucky—to flog sedans and wagons mercilessly for an entire morning. The 3.15-mile Grand Course at the National Corvette Museum’s NCM Motorsports Park features a technically challenging collection of 23 turns, many with interesting elevation changes.

Let’s start out with a review of the basics: The mechanically identical cars employ AMG’s M177 4.0-liter hot-V twin-turbo V-8 with a 603-hp, 627-lb-ft state of tune. Torque flows through AMG’s Speedshift MCT nine-speed automatic to the latest Performance 4Matic+ all-wheel drive system, which can vary the front torque split between 0 and 50 percent. It even has a drift mode.

Our dragstrip results indicate car-to-car variation that caught our sedan’s engine on a lazy day, though our wagon’s was fully caffeinated: 0 to 60 mph took 3.2 seconds in the former, 3.0 in the latter. In the quarter mile, the wagon nipped the sedan by a tenth: 11.2 seconds at 125.1 mph to the sedan’s 11.3 at 124.2. (By comparison, the outgoing 5.5-liter twin-turbo E 63 sedan ran to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and through the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 121.8 mph, with the wagon a tick behind.) The new wagon’s rear weight bias might have helped it outbrake the sedan in 105 feet versus 116 from 60 mph. The sedan’s 108-pound weight advantage no doubt helped it outcorner the wagon on the skidpad—0.99 g to 0.96 g—and on our figure-eight course, with 23.6 seconds at 0.88 g average versus 24.1 seconds at 0.84 g.

A fresh fleet of three sedans and two wagons await us at NCM. I start off in the sedan doing lead-follow laps behind brand ambassador and IMSA GT champ Tommy Kendall driving an AMG GT R. We are again emphatically discouraged from engaging Race mode and its RWD-only drift setting. However, we discover that the variable torque distribution and the electronic variable locking diff mean that even in Sport+ mode, the tail can be teased out with relative ease and safety. It’s been 14 months since my early track drive of BMW’s M5, but this car triggers all the same track-attack pleasure centers, despite weighing about 300 pounds more (roughly a half pound per horsepower). Both cars feature stupendous brakes for managing corner entry and adroit all-wheel torque distribution to handle the exits, leaning on myriad electronic aids devised to convincingly trick mere mortals into believing they can drive like their racing idols.

I jump directly into a wagon, and two things become immediately clear: Its weightier caboose further eases the task of cornering with a few degrees of chassis rotation, and that glass-lined echo chamber in back is a million times more effective than any electro-“symposer” at mildly amplifying and enhancing the engine’s already glorious exhaust note. The propensity to wag its tail is key, because folks, when the autonomodrones have forced every vehicle like this onto pricey car’ntry clubs, we driving enthusiasts will tell our grandkids that the greatest joy in driving was the controlled drift.

This wagon delivers that exquisite joy more abundantly than the sedan. In fact, when heading down into the Sinkhole (an off-camber, diving right-hander), my co-driver gets the wagon loose enough to send Fräulein Säfety Nänny into full OMG-We’re-Gonna-Crash mode—tightened seatbelts, passenger-seat slide-back, and her latest trick: Pre-Safe Sound. This momentary blast of pink noise (imagine loud radio static) triggers the stapedius muscles in the ear to contract to protect the inner ear from the high acoustic pressures of a wreck with airbag deployment. Our bags do not deploy.

During my sessions riding shotgun, I play with AMG’s latest track-mapping and lap-timing app, which can store lap times and segment times, displaying them in the right instrument cluster gauge and/or the central display screen. It also keeps track of whether you’re running quicker or slower on various sections of the track by highlighting the elapsed time in a bright red or green box that your peripheral vision can pick up. This is great for experimenting with different lines through the trickiest corners.

Toward the end of eight sessions of five laps each on a 97-degree track, Kendall senses we’ve learned the line. So he turns up the wick, letting us really rip around the big course, even as our Pilot Sport 4S tires begin self-reporting temperatures topping 200 degrees on the tire monitoring screen. Now I’m even oversteering on the cool-down lap, and I’ve cemented the wagon as my choice between the two variants. If you need further convincing, consider exclusivity. Mercedes sells some 3,000 E-Class Wagons per year, about 10 percent of which get the AMG treatment. That’s approaching the number of GTC4Lusso wagons Ferrari sends here. (That should also help put the AMG wagon’s $107,945 price into perspective.)

Wagon or SUV?

Obviously, the sheeple that comprise the majority of the car-buying public will provide an overwhelming answer to that question: SUV. In fact, Mercedes offers two versions of the AMG GLE 63 S: normal SUV and quirky-looking cargo-compromised Coupe. But you, the car cognoscenti, should know that there’s an even better reason why the wagon should be the superfast cargo-schlepper of choice this year: The GLE doesn’t get a refresh until 2020, and between now and then the SUV variants soldier on with the now superseded 5.5-liter twin-turbo M157 V-8. Bigger is not better, meaning the utes must make do with 26 fewer horses and 50 fewer lb-ft of twist. Check out the test results comparing an AMG GLE 63 S Coupe with our wagon. Big difference! Yes, there’s a bit more passenger and cargo space in the GLE SUV than in the wagon, but let’s face it: If you’re popping for the 63 engine, you want max on-road performance, and the wagon runs rings around those taller, even heavier utes.

2018 Mercedes-AMG Haulers E 63 S Wagon GLE 63 S Coupe 4Matic BASE PRICE $107,945 $112,855 PRICE AS TESTED $140,820 $114,340 VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan Front-engine, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door SUV ENGINE 4.0L/603-hp/627-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve V-8 5.5L/577-hp/561-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve V-8 TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic 7-speed automatic CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 4,689 lb (54/46%) 5,359 lb (54/46%) WHEELBASE 115.7 in 114.8 in LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 197.1 x 75.1 x 58.0 in 192.6 x 78.9 x 67.7 in 0-60 MPH 3.0 sec 3.9 sec QUARTER MILE 11.2 sec @ 125.1 mph 12.5 sec @ 110.5 mph BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 105 ft 112 ft LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.96 g (avg) 0.93 g (avg) MT FIGURE EIGHT 24.1 sec @ 0.84 g (avg) 25.2 sec @ 0.77 g (avg) EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON 16/22/18 mpg 14/18/15 mpg ENERGY CONS, CITY/HWY 211/153 kW-hrs/100 miles 241/187 kW-hrs/100 miles CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB 1.06 lb/mile 1.25 lb/mile

2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S Sedan Wagon BASE PRICE $105,395 $107,945 PRICE AS TESTED $145,160 $140,820 VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan Front-engine, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan ENGINE 4.0L/603-hp/627-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve V-8 4.0L/603-hp/627-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve V-8 TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic 9-speed automatic CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 4,581 lb (55/45%) 4,689 lb (54/46%) WHEELBASE 115.7 in 115.7 in LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 196.4 x 75.1 x 56.6 in 197.1 x 75.1 x 58.0 in 0-60 MPH 3.2 sec 3.0 sec QUARTER MILE 11.3 sec @ 124.2 mph 11.2 sec @ 125.1 mph BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 116 ft 105 ft LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.99 g (avg) 0.96 g (avg) MT FIGURE EIGHT 23.6 sec @ 0.88 g (avg) 24.1 sec @ 0.84 g (avg) EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON 15/22/18 mpg 16/22/18 mpg ENERGY CONS, CITY/HWY 225/153 kW-hrs/100 miles 211/153 kW-hrs/100 miles CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB 1.11 lb/mile 1.06 lb/mile

2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe 4Matic BASE PRICE $110,225 PRICE AS TESTED $0 VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door SUV ENGINE 5.5L/577-hp/561-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve V-8 TRANSMISSION 7-speed automatic CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 5,359 lb (54/46%) WHEELBASE 114.8 in LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 192.6 x 78.9 x 67.7 in 0-60 MPH 3.9 sec QUARTER MILE 12.5 sec @ 110.5 mph BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 112 ft LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.93 g (avg) MT FIGURE EIGHT 25.2 sec @ 0.77 g (avg) EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON 14/18/15 mpg ENERGY CONS., CITY/HWY 241/187 kW-hrs/100 miles CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB 1.25 lb/mile

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I’ve outfitted several RC Lipo packs with BMS/PCM. The only thing that’s really been a problem for me are rouge balance circuits.

On several installations I’ve experienced balance channel transistors shorting (or turning ON when not needed) and draining down individual cells or groups.

Like many here I’ve mostly installed BetstechPower BMS but I recently had the same problem with a SignalLab type circuit too.

Luckily, haven’t suffered any cells pulling down below 2.8V since LVC has caught the issue but it has ruined a couple commuting trips.

Due to the minimal balance current these BMS provide (50-80mA), I find myself lifting the damn bleed resistors off the board and just avoid the auto-balance function.

In my mind it’s not reliable (3-4 BMS have now suffered this issue) and with the large capacity cell groups, even when it works properly the amount of balancing is simply not worth the trouble. Plus, you must significantly over-charge other cells to bring up low cells.

I wished there was a way/place to buy Li-ion, Lipoly BMS/PCM without balance function.

Anyway, word of warning mostly to those of us who’ve installed BMS on bike packs. Check those cells, if any keep slowly dropping measure across the bleed resistor to confirm if the transistor has shorted or inadvertently turned ON. PITA…Talent must not be wasted.... Those who have talent must hug it, embrace it, nurture it and share it lest it be taken away from you as fast as it was loaned to you.

- Frank Sinatra

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Is there a really good, reliable 18650 BMS, other than Tesla

by 4LivesPerGallon » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:06 am

Thanks for starting this thread.

Before the Tesla electric car, and the UBC electric car club VW-electric-beetle that made the historic Canadian coast-to-coast run several years ago, with a I didn't know of a proven LIFEPO4 or Lithium BMS.

On an electric vehicle conversion, many hobbies ago, we made "bleed off" lead-acid BMS's based on a popular circuit from the 'net. The reason was that 12V AGM batteries would have voltage variances, while under charging. Some batteries reached higher voltages quicker than others. So, each 12V battery had a BMS. The pack was 120V nominal, with, parallel-series connections. The BMS had very large resistors. However, the residual draw was .2A at 12V. The EV had to be charged daily, even when not in use daily.

Our 2012 Motorino XPH scooter has 4 batteries with Low Voltage Cutoff only. Cells needed balancing, manually, at the Motorino shop.

New "smartscooters" using 18650's are now selling, from the Gogoro in Taiwan, Nui N1 in China, and another one in India that is said to come out in October. What BMS are they using? I don't know of any 18650 commercial BMS that has been time-tested and road-proven (i.e. rugged, reliable.)

I think the Gogoro and others may prove to be problematic, as far as battery balancing. On the Gogoro, the problem is solved by battery swapping; although, the $4,500 purchase price doesn't include any batteries, and there is a monthly battery-swap charge, too.

The Tesla car, if I recall correctly, has a 650 watt residual draw when not in use. Is that the Tesla car's battery balancing in play?

BTW, the design flaw of the defunct Modalis BMS on Thundersky/Winston batteries was its mounting over multiple cells, so we predicted correctly that cell-shifting from road vibration would quickly crack the circuit board traces on the Native (rebranded Electric Motorsport, aka EMS) Z-6 electric scooter.Last edited by

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by Ykick » Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:04 am

Interesting...

Not hard to see why BMS often gets called “battery murdering system”.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had great luck (other than the random balancing currents) with HVC/LVC preventing damages that would’ve likely happened running naked.

It’s just that the balancing transistors short or somehow turn on.

Maybe I’m causing these issues but I can’t figure out what I might be doing wrong? I’ve installed around 10qty BMS on RC Lipo so far and 3, maybe 4 have suffered some balance circuit malfunction(s).

Even if it never fails - using 5, 10, 15Ah groups any meaningful balance is just not gonna happen on 50-80mA. And as many folks have learned, moderate capacity drains, RC Lipo stays in pretty decent balance. And if something does get too bad, it's often easier to just single cell charge the low cell to the level of others in the string.Talent must not be wasted.... Those who have talent must hug it, embrace it, nurture it and share it lest it be taken away from you as fast as it was loaned to you.

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by dnmun » Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:08 am

@yk: the reason you are losing your shunt balancing mosfets has to do with the way you build your batteries using the lipo packs and connecting the BMS through the JST plug to the sense wires.

the shunt transistors are mosfets. mosfets have a layer of gate oxide that is vulnerable to puncture by the voltage applied to the gate. so static electricity is the most common failure mechanism for the mosfets.

you also have the packs connected in series through the large 10AWG silicon wire and connectors.

when these connections are opened and the parts are handled it can introduce the high voltages of static electricity that damages the gate of the adjacent mosfet on the balancing network connected to the terminal.

i have never had a shunt balancing mosfet fail in use. i have damaged them by poor work practices and i have seen many of them that had failed on ping pack that were split into two pieces and where a connector was used to tie the two sections of the pack together in series.

the shunt transistor would be damaged when the serial connector was disconnected and reconnected.

transistors do not just fail for no reason. mosfet can be killed easily though which is why they have such strict rules for working with mosfets. wearing ground strap, static prevention practices have to be followed.

you can replace the shunt mosfet easily and then the channel will balance again but you have to follow normal safe practices when replacing the mosfet. if you do not have a spare BMS for parts to take the shunt transistor off of then you can buy them from mouser or on ebay too.Last edited by

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by Punx0r » Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:14 am

650W Can't be right?! That's 15.6 kWh per day. The 60kWh cars would be discharged in four days...

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by Ykick » Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:39 am

Trouble is, balance function is such low reward on high capacity RC Lipo why even introduce all the “fragile” MOSFET bullshit to such a critical application?

Oh, I’ve got the fix alright - lift those useless (to me) resistors and permanently open the balance circuit(s). This way “fragile” MOSFETs can do no harm. Wish I could buy 'em that way and save everybody the components and trouble.Talent must not be wasted.... Those who have talent must hug it, embrace it, nurture it and share it lest it be taken away from you as fast as it was loaned to you.

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by dnmun » Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:47 am

but the point to be made is that proper handling will eliminate the damaged mosfets. there is no risk of failure of the shunt balancing mosfets in a normal battery. these hacked up packs made from connecting these lipoly packs in series is what is causing the failures. this was the same problem with the ping packs when people made them into split packs, as i said.

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by zzoing » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:16 am

I have just bought a 14s BMS which is marked "without balance" from aliexpress. Actually it's a mistake because i had ordered a version with balance.

I'm confused what a BMS does "without balance"??!?

Does it not top up all the groups to 4.2 volts every time it charges?

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Re: Beware - BMS + RC Lipo balance circuits…

by GalFisk » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:53 am

A proper BMS without balancing should do everything else that a BMS does: per-group overvoltage and undervoltage cutoff, overcurrent and short circuit protection, possibly overheat protection.

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[theblackhotties]

A National Treasure & A War Crime

It’s time for your regular dose of Hotties, fam, and boy do they have the cure for what ails ya. They start things off with a Higher Ed Round Up that touches on divisive campus goings on at Evergreen College, government officials being booed at various commencements and attempts to save our planet [1:21]. Then, CT & KW provide some incredibly on-brand facts, and KW is scarred by her own fact in a SHOCKING twist [16:43]. The Hotties have a spoiler-filled kiki on the latest seasons of Master Of None and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; CT and KW talk about their likes, dislikes, and everything in between [30:40]. Of course, they have some culture for you to get involved with [52:19]. Join them, won’t you?

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

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Things Mentioned & Thots Remembered:

Things are hella polarized at Evergreen State.

Get ‘dem grads some skillz.

Alcohol in academia

We’re probably gonna die still but this is nice. 

Alla CT’s heavy facts on opioids and pain are here.  

You gotta make your own leverage. (Bonus.) 

Mad gays get married all over the place!  

History has its eyes on you. 

Goats are mad refined tho!  

Look you know these are because of Sea Dinos, don’t argue with me.  

Y’all better stop sleeping on Africa. 

We gonna die.  

Janet Mock’s Never Before 

Who Weekly with Bobby Finger and Lindsay Weber 

Table 19

Lego Batman

Arrival

Creep