Gave my daughter my Scion, got something a little more fun
Yeah. That was another thing I purchased this year, but I'm still not done. Just before the house, I put in about $2500 of equipment, a couple alpine amps (mono and 4way digital), 12" Alpine Type R sub, and 2 sets of 2-way 6x9's. One of the amps went bad so getting that replaced under warranty, and decided to get the Alpine DSP added as well. Waiting for the parts now to finish the install. Thinking of getting the trunk dynamatted, but we'll see. I've already spent too much.
$150 spent more than a DECADE ago on my PC speakers.
They still perform beautifully.
the boy is not impressed
which ones?
The JBL ones? I'm trying to remember what the top tier ones were in the early 2000's
which ones?
The JBL ones? I'm trying to remember what the top tier ones were in the early 2000's
My house - great price for it; it cost only a small fraction of our combined annual salary, and is worth quite a bit more (though I've put quite a bit of money into it.) Not for sale though; unlikely I'll ever move to a new house.
For smaller things, the cider press I got a couple years ago. Paid $125 IIRC. I've seen similar ones for a couple thousand, as antiques. It's from the 1800's. I've seen some models that sell today for hundreds more than what I paid - and they suck compared to mine. Mine has a much better output. Closing in on 70 gallons of fresh cider this season, at a total cost of $zero to make. 8 bushels of apples on the porch, and at least 3 more loaded trees that I plan to get apples from (about 8 more bushels) = 48 more gallons on the way.
I paid $5 for Half-Life in 1999. Between Half-Life and associated free mods like Team Fortress Classic, Counter-Strike, Frontline Force, Action Half-Life, Firearms, Day of Defeat and others, I probably got better than 25,000 hours of entertainment out of that $5. Pretty good ROI as I see it.
car audio is super fun until your car gets jacked.
At first I thought you were gonna say "until you lose your hearing".
I used to have a fairly decent car stereo system; dual 10" subs, 4 x 300W RMS speakers, several amps and a cross over in the trunk to drive it all. Years later and my ears are still ringing...
Ever? Probably my house. 2013? This bad ass assault drill:
That thing could pass for a futuristic laser rifle from some sci-fi movie like Ender's Game. :thumbsup:
- scooter: go from A -> B with minimal energy and money spent
Which scooter did you get? I bought a scooter this year for a toy to tinker with. I don't commute on it, but I did a bunch of mods and stuff to it. Then I bought a motorcycle and I hardly ride the scoot much at all.