P21S vs. S100

[Dr. Kill]

Me too - this might be the last weekend I can make it happen before it gets too cold.

On the up-side, I may be moving to Houston in the Spring - will be able to keep the Box shiny all year round then!

[RandallNeighbour]

Dr. Kill, should you move here, keeping your car shiny will the last thing on your list. It's too stinking hot and humid 8 months out of the year to be outside... unless you are forced to sit in gridlock traffic.

But we have ZERO snow to shovel. Ever. Plus, with global warming, we'll never have it either!

BTW, regular unleaded is 1.97 a gallon right now here. Yup, we got cheap gas here too.

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Dr. Kill, should you move here, keeping your car shiny will the last thing on your list. It's too stinking hot and humid 8 months out of the year to be outside... unless you are forced to sit in gridlock traffic.

But we have ZERO snow to shovel. Ever. Plus, with global warming, we'll never have it either!

BTW, regular unleaded is 1.97 a gallon right now here. Yup, we got cheap gas here too.

With that heat, Randall, your nice carnuba wax just melts off in a few days.

[NickCats]

I've used S100 Total Cycle Cleaner on all my bikes and it does a great job !

Been using P21S Total Auto Wash on the Boxster and very pleased with the results...

Nick

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Dr. Kill, should you move here, keeping your car shiny will the last thing on your list. It's too stinking hot and humid 8 months out of the year to be outside... unless you are forced to sit in gridlock traffic.

But we have ZERO snow to shovel. Ever. Plus, with global warming, we'll never have it either!

BTW, regular unleaded is 1.97 a gallon right now here. Yup, we got cheap gas here too.

Yeah, I grew up in Florida so I know the deal with the heat. The gas prices sound nice. What is the most exciting to me though is the price of homes - holy cow they are cheap where you are! It looks like we could get a much nicer house in Houston for less than half of what we think we can sell our house for here in NJ. If only Porsches cost half as much too - that would seal deal.

[RandallNeighbour]

Housing is cheaper here... but it's catching up to the rest of the US quickly. So you'll enjoy it the first time you translate your NJ house cash into Houston house cash, but you'll whine like a baby after that.

Now I must also add that in Harris county (in which Houston resides) my property taxes have risen 10% per year like clockwork... and they will only lower them under protest after you prove three different ways that they screwed up and your house isn't worth what they say it is worth.

Having your property taxes double every 7.5 years sucks. On my salary, even saving a bunch of money for retirement each year, I will probably be forced to move out of my home of 35+ years because it has skyrocketed in value (and tax value too) and I can't afford to pay 10k a year (or far, far more) in taxes when I retire. There is no legislation in the works to correct this as of yet... and the lawmakers only see a huge loss of taxpayer income by doing it, so they always make it last on the agenda and they never get around to it.

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Housing is cheaper here... but it's catching up to the rest of the US quickly. So you'll enjoy it the first time you translate your NJ house cash into Houston house cash, but you'll whine like a baby after that.

Now I must also add that in Harris county (in which Houston resides) my property taxes have risen 10% per year like clockwork... and they will only lower them under protest after you prove three different ways that they screwed up and your house isn't worth what they say it is worth.

Having your property taxes double every 7.5 years sucks. On my salary, even saving a bunch of money for retirement each year, I will probably be forced to move out of my home of 35+ years because it has skyrocketed in value (and tax value too) and I can't afford to pay 10k a year (or far, far more) in taxes when I retire. There is no legislation in the works to correct this as of yet... and the lawmakers only see a huge loss of taxpayer income by doing it, so they always make it last on the agenda and they never get around to it.

bah, taxes - it is a serious problem up here too - a family should not have to pay more than $1,000 per month in property taxes - of if they do, they should see more of a return.

I have a friend down your way and he has told me the same thing - he mentioned too that auto insurance is strangely expensive there too.