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March 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM in reply to: Serenity Stonebridge Estate Scripps Ranch Home Pricing #739651
Navydoc
Participant[quote=briansd1]Turbocharged cars are a bad deal if you plan to keep them for a while. Turbos go bad and cost a lot of money to repair. The resale value ain’t great either.[/quote]
Actually Brian, when you’re talking about durability in turbos, your’re likely referring to GAS turbo engines. The turbocharger was originally invented for diesel engines and the boost is typically far less than in a gas engine (not sure about the newest ones though). I used to have an ’89 Jetta turbodiesel and those things lasted FOREVER. Got about 40 mpg too. Was a great car, my dad put about 200,000 miles on it after I sold it to him and he never touched the car mechanically, aside from routine maintainance. Remember when you think about diesel durability, think about tractor trailers. Many are turbocharged.
By the way, a diesel without a turbocharger is nearly undrivable. My mother had a ’79 Audi 5000 non-turbo and it couldn’t get out of its own way. 69 galloping horsepower in a 2500 lb car.
ParticipantWow, after reading these comments and a little research, I realize that the city/highway difference on the Prius isn’t as great as I believed. I thought it was the reverse of a gas or diesel powered car, but that is clearly not the case. Considering the current price difference between diesel and gasoline, the Prius makes more sense from a strictly economic sense.
Having driven both the Prius and the TDI I know I’d rather drive the TDI, but that’s a personal choice.
ParticipantSurprisingly all these safety statistics about the Prius don’t make me feel any safer around them, since I bounced off the hood of one last year. The only safe car is one being driven by someone who is aware of their surroundings and understands the capabilites and limitations of their vehicle.
Your high milelage presumption is interesting svelte, as Prius gas mileage on the highway isn’t all that great. Their biggest advantage is in stop-start driving. It has always been my contention that the average Prius driver would get better mileage and thus less environmental impact from a Jetta diesel. Your numbers might support that. I wonder if we can get HOV stickers for diesels? (Ha Ha)
ParticipantDoes it have to be San Diego county? I know of a really nice house for sale in Gaithersburg Maryland……
Participant[quote=ocrenter]Navydoc, you should build a pool just like the model home. You can man the BBQ in the middle, with all the kiddies swimming around you. 🙂
Another good thing about the far flung location you picked. Turns out there are 8 Asian markets within 15-20 minutes drive for you wife to pick from, ranging from northeast Asian down to Southeast Asian. Hopefully that’s an improvement in comparison to MD.[/quote]
Actually I have something a little different planned, and it will include a casita/pool house with a flat roof with observation deck overlooking the canyon. I have a nice telescope, and observation in Maryland sucks, between trees, clouds and light pollution. the far flung area makes for awesome starry nights. I will have the sunken BBQ with in-pool barstools though.
And yes, we are well aware of the Asian markets. Don’t forget, my sister in law lives in PQ, which is another reason we like far flung, remote, lizardy locations. You might be surprised though about the quality of the Asian markets in our current area. Most are quite good, with our favorite being a Korean chain called H-Mart. Interestingly enough, the restaurants (for Thai and Vietnamese at least) have left something to be desired. We have yet to find a good bowl of Pho in MD, unless my wife makes it herself.
Participant[quote=briansd1]navydoc, parties are your house sound really fun.
You can host weddings at your house complete with Lao square dancing. I have Lao friends too and I love papaya salad with sticky rice and beef jerky.[/quote]
They are fun Brian, and my wife and I were married in her parents’ family room with >200 people in attendance. 650 people at the reception at the Scottish Rite Hall in Mission Valley. I’d love to host something like that for a niece or nephew (possibly even my own daughter!). The papaya salad my wife’s family makes might have the blood from one of the Aliens creatures in it. It is so hot I’ve been worried it would burn a hole in the table. Sweet sticky rice and mangos are one of my favorite desserts.
It was immediately apparent how important family was to my wife on our first date. It was Thanksgiving at her house. Seventy-five people, and almost none of them were speaking English. I didn’t care, I was an intern at the time and didn’t want to be alone on Thanksgiving.
I’m glad you understand now BG, the space will most certainly NOT go to waste.Oh, and to relate to FLU’s week-in-review post, I’ve never left Piggington’s. I read this blog on my lunch break every single day, and have since we moved to Maryland.
ParticipantBearishgirl, with all due respect, you really have no idea what my wants and needs are. To say that I didn’t give an area that you think is nice is absurd, considering how well I know this area. It’s not like I’m a noob when it comes to San Diego.
A 2000 sf house in South Park or Burlingame would have to be doubled in size to suit our needs. How much would that cost? Assuming I would even get permits. The Toll house is 4600 sf for Christ’s sake. In case you’re wondering why I need so much space, my wife is from here, she’s Laotian and has a huge family that is just dying to make chez Navydoc the family meeting place. I doubt we will ever be alone on a weekend. And yes, I love this type of activity and a large house affords me an opportunity to get away. Over this past Christmas we flew my wife’s family in and had 20 people staying over the whole holiday, and we loved it. Can’t wait for that all the time.
The final straw in our decision for Stonebridge is Poway Unified. I realize you can find good schools in SDUSD, but you have to admit it’s much more work. My 4 year old daughter will start kindergarten next year, and I’m much happier with PUSD.
As ocrenter said above, there are no other properties in the price range that offer as much as Stonebridge regarding lot and house size in San Diego right now. Believe me, I’ve looked.
ParticipantNope, not underwater at all, and the improvements I did to the basement make the house a lot nicer than when we bought it 3 years ago. Won’t make any money on it, but don’t really need to. Was a great place to live for three years, and I’ll miss the home. Can’t stand the DC area though. People are too uptight and WAY too mean to bicyclists. I get called an F-ing A-hole about once a week while riding to work.
Participant[quote=ocrenter]Uh, this house and toll brothers homes are in completely different leagues. It is like comparing Ivy Gates homes to Maybeck or Sivercrest in 4S.[/quote]
Boy you aint kidding. We toured the available new stuff in Stonebridge, i.e. Montoro and Serenity, but when we saw the Toll models there was no comparison. So last November we put a deposit on a phase 2 lot, and they’re trenching it now.
My feelings are thus: as any regular here knows, I’ve been wathing this market for 6 years now. Any resale I buy I’m going to have to modify extensively to get what I want, and then I’ll stress about how bad a deal I got. Buying new takes all that anxiety out of the decision. I trust the Toll quality of construction, and I believe they’re building the best houses in Stonebridge. The community looks nice too, since they have phase 1 almost ready for stucco, there are no 2 houses that are the same. You certainly can’t say that about Montoro. As for commute, 4S and Stonebridge tested out about the same, and I’ll probably ride my bike down to Mira Mesa Blvd and catch a bus to Balboa, which works well for me.
Really can’t wait to move back to SD. Anybody want a nice house in Gaithersburg MD?
ParticipantGod I can’t wait until I can buy wine in a supermarket again. Being a lush in Maryland is so damn hard.
ParticipantI firmly believe the squat is the single best weight training exercise you can perform. Involves every major muscle group, increases your energy, and can eliminate back problems if done correctly. I agree, they can be disasterous to your knees and back if done with poor form.
I used to have a lot of lower back problems as a result of a hyperextension injury while swimming in th ocean. Weight training completely cured me. Keep it up, squats are good for you. And enjoy grunting in your yard.
ParticipantI don’t think I can do a squat without grunting. I usually use about 150% of my body weight. Don’t worry, you’ll get there sooner than you think.
The way I solved the embarrassment problem was to build a gym in my house. I can yell my head off there.
ParticipantRockville has awesome metro access as well. Most federal employers will even pay your metro fares for you. Only about a 30 minute ride to downtown for the Rockville station.
ParticipantThe high percentage of thrifty phenotypes is thought to relate to poor prenatal care, with associated drug, tobacco and alcohol use. In addition, preeclampsia, which comes from an inherently abnormal placenta, affects up to 10% of pregnancies in some populations. I agree, it’s certainly not calorie restriction, but these other factors certainly contribute. Cocaine use is particularly damaging to placental function, and is associated with total separation of the placenta, a condition known as abruption, which will kill the fetus if it occurs outside a hospital setting.
As far as your comment about other ethnic groups and their increase in obesity (and diabetes), it is unquestionably true.
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