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- Birthday 12/31/1974
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Fishing, Rod Building, Plug Building
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My wife and I have spent hours talking to my kids. Literally hours. We take their phones every night and work to monitor things as best we can. I am not afraid of hard talks with them and have taken on many. Almost every other app has some way to monitor it - with the exception of snap. It's the worst. I am going to keep trying. There has to be some way to monitor a phone. Read about the case in plainville, ma. I think it's a movie now. Girl got her ex bf to commit suicide by texting him. She was found guilty.
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Angler1 and I had some terrific exchanges on this topic quite a few years ago. I haven't been here in a long time. I hope that he is doing okay and still fishing. First, I'd try to just catch a cod from shore. Second, I'd try to catch one on a lure. I can also confirm that I have seen them caught from a well known pier near an international airport. This was at least fifteen years ago. I remember them being a weird color. Greenish brown. I'd try to dig up some clams or seaworms and toss those out there on a bottom rig. Keeping your hands warm is the key. Atlas 40 gloves were one of Angler1's best tips. Good luck, - keep us posted.
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Stroth started following ? 25K - What to drive ? and How to monitor Snap Chat ?
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I've got a 7th grader and a 10th grader. I need some type of application that allows me to monitor their use of snap chat. One of the biggest mistakes that I have made as a parent is not having these systems in place before I put the phones in their hands. I've tried a bunch, but I cannot find one that successfully monitors snap chat. OurPact - NOPE Bark - NOPE I am hoping that someone out there has been here before and has some type of solution for me........ THANK YOU
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Looks like the "Family Truckster". Reminds me of the old Jeep Wagoneer. One of my college buddies had one. Loved that thing!
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Tom T reacted to a post in a topic: ? 25K - What to drive ?
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My mom drives a Kia Sorrento! She's 75 ! I've checked out the Subarus. 4 cylinders? Not for me. Maybe there is a six out there that I haven't been able to locate. Service manager has checked in with me 3x today. Issue seems to tie to the mass air flow sensor. Code: P0101. Symptoms seem to match up with a problem there. As it stands I am into this truck for an 18K and change loan. It'a 2014 with 60K miles. I can't find anything else out there that even makes sense to move into. A 2011 4runner with over 100K miles for 25 grand? I've got a limited warranty on it for 60 days or 2500 miles. I'm gonna let it ride! I actually really like the thing! It moves right out and handles well. I actually like it better than the 4runner. I'm 6'2 - 260ish --- I always felt a little cramped in my 4runner. I do miss the sliding rear Window though. Once I saw that up close, I had to have it. Hopefully my suffering is helping someone out there!
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Well, picked up the frontier on Monday. Drove it around town a bit no issues. Yesterday I take it for a two hour drive up the gauntlet of what is 95 North. About an hour into the drive I start to feel what seems like a transmissions slip as it downshifts from 40 MPH down. Get off the highway and it's worse. Rough idle at stop light, hesitation - stall. Turn it off and back on and get it to run. Contact the dealer and say I am dropping it back off. On the way the check engine light fires. I've got to walk away from this right? Can anyone give me a reason to stay into this vehicle?
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Toad in Nj reacted to a post in a topic: ? 25K - What to drive ?
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This may be the most popular thread I have ever started here on SOL ! Hopefully, someone else gets some useful info here. I signed a P&S on a 2014 Nissan Crew Cab SV Friday afternoon. 21K for the frontier. It has 60,000 miles. 4K for the 4runner, which I was thrilled with. On a Friday afternoon at 4:15 PM the place was jammed and that likely helped me. The Frontier certainly has flaws, but it can do 85% of what I was looking for. It was the lowest price crew cab pickup I could find with that number of miles on it in a 100 mile radius from where I live.
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2016 4Runner 100k miles — 26 k 2013 Sierra 1500 crew v8 - 65000 miles - 28 k 2013 Tacoma double cab 97k miles - 28 k 2014 Lexus gx 460 112k - 28k 2014 frontier crew - 60 k - miles - 20k Which one should I try tomorrow ? I The frontier intrigues me.
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My 05 4runner is done. Terrible timing, but I have to move on..... Family of 4 with a dog. Daughter = 11 & son = 14. Our other ride is a 2012 Highlander with 120K. FYI: I hate the thing - drives like a boat. We live outside of Boston. I've got a 14' Lund Hull that we putz around with sometimes even though as my kids hit teenager life they want to do their own thing more. I know the timing is terrible, but we need a new vehicle. If you were in my spot right now with a limit of 25K what would you get? I was not prepared for this truck to go so quickly, but I just cannot put any more money or time into it. I am all over the place with ideas: GMC Sierra / Silverado Toyota 4Runner Colorado / Canyon Rarely on the highway more than an hour. 15 miles of 'backroads' to and from work
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Truck is now showing CEL for the 4th time this month. Dealer pulled a bait and switch on me and wouldn't do the pressure test for under a hundred bucks. Whatever tech made the appointment with me likely got overruled by some 'boss'. My local O'Riley store ran the code for free: PO300 : Multiple misfires. I am out. I've read a bunch on forums and talked with a former toyota mechanic I know well. I've got too many indicators of a head gasket issue to stay in this truck. Head gasket issues are noted in these trucks, I think they changed something for 06. Now, what to buy next? Another 4runner, GMC Sierra, Colorado? Time for a new thread!
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Correct. I forgot, had the radiator replaced about three or four years ago.
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I got a buddy who is a mechanic. He is one the one telling me to get some diagnostic work done at the dealer. The frame looks good to me, but I am not crawling under there very often. It was new to me in 2011, other than brakes & oil changes I have not done a thing to it. It has been a very fun truck. Up until this issue my wife preferred it to our 2012 highlander. I might be losing my mind, but as of today I'm leaning towards picking up a GMC Sierra..........
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I cannot see any white smoke. It feels hot to me, but the temperature gauge doesn't read super hot. If the gauge is broken it just stays at cold right?
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I should have searched harder for the v8. I think that is the better engine. There are lots of online reports of the v6 blowing the headgasket.
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Exhaust smells funky, but I cannot locate any water. I've pulled the oil cap and it has a bit of sludge, but nothing wild. The coolant has to be going somewhere right? How much cash can I put into this thing before it's just not worth it? There seem to bee a good number of used truck around me. 4 or 5 GMC Sierra's in the low 20K range. Even a few 4runners around in that range as well. Loan rates are currently very low - 1.5 to 2.5. Am I off base?