u/Common-Coyote9375

Coming up to a year on our ‘26 SXP
Had a complimentary oil change at the dealership at 6 months.

I have a mechanic that works on my other car but only works on european vehicles. He doesnt want to service on my carnival. 😭

Given that its a hybrid, I dont know if I could take it anywhere near home.

Do you get your car serviced at the dealership and pay a bit more money?

Or do you take it to the local indi shop?

One day, I went to look at a used Bentayga. I had never driven one before, so I took my wife and daughter with me to see if we all fit comfortably and whether we liked the car.

I had enough cash to purchase it outright, but I hadn't decided whether I wanted to pay cash or finance it and keep the money invested elsewhere. I hadn't even test-driven the car yet, but the salesman started asking me questions. Some were completely reasonable, like, “Have you driven one before?” and “What do you currently drive?”

Then he asked, “Do you plan to finance it?”

I said, “Not sure yet. Maybe.”

Then he asked, “How much do you want to put down?”

I said, “I don't know yet. I'm still deciding.”

My thinking was that the money conversation should happen after I actually drive the car and decide whether I even want to buy it.

So I'm curious—why are salesmen asking these questions so early? What are they actually trying to determine?

Are they hoping to hear something like “20% down”? Or are they trying to figure out whether I'm a cash buyer? Is there a particular answer that would make a salesman happier or more confident that I'm a serious buyer?

If you were the salesman and asked these questions, what answer would you ideally want to hear?

I have a few higher end golf equipments (Heads, shafts) I want to sell.
Never really had success with Facebook Marketplace.
Trade-in prices are crap in 2nd swing, GG, PGASS etc.

Where do you sell your clubs?
More importantly, where do buyers buy nice used equipment?

I'm not talking about a 20$ head from 10 years ago.
Im talking about premium shafts, putters, wedges, etc

Networth 1M vs 1M in liquid stock/cash

What is the difference in lifestyle of networth 1M vs 1M liquid?

26’ SXP.

I sat in the backseat for the first time while we were parked to feed my baby. Its been a year since we got the vehicle.

I noticed there is only small airvents on the top of the seats!
Where are the leg air vents for the backseats?

Such a big car and one air vents per passenger is weird.

First scenario:

My daughter's seat is behind me (the driver)
I get in the car after I strap my daughter in and press the close button.
When I start the car after I get in, the door that was closing, seem to open like 5 inches and then close again.

Why does this happen? Is a function that I can turn off? or a safety mechanism?

Second scenario:

I get home from grocery shopping. I open the trunk, and I get out. Remove all groceries.
I press the close button on the trunk. But before I lock the car, I got to wait until the trunk closes.

Not only that, I got to go around the car to press the door handle to close it.
Is this normal?

Is there not a "close trunk + lock car" button?
I don't even know what the other button next to the close trunk button does.

So I play a heavy shaft (dynamic gold s400)
With an unusual grip : ultralite jumbomax

What would make more sense?

Ordering new set of wedges with upcharge of shaft + grip?

Or buying stock wedges and swapping heads to my current wedges?

Option 1 would leave my current wedge as is. Probably harder to sell. Grooves are useable. Not tournerment worthy but weekend golfer worthy.

Option 2 would be more of a hassle.
Would be probably be easier to sell. But I know used wedges dont go for a lot anyways.

Been looking at CPO cars around 130k.

There are two within 100 miles from me with similar miles and similar price tag of 130k.

991.2 4S (2018) in Agate Grey, with some options like Rear wheel steering, sports chrono & exhaust package, LED headlights, Park assist.

992.1 4 (2022) in White, with similar options but without the rear wheel steering. Sports Chrono & exhaust package, lead headlights, surround camera.

I like the look of both. I've driven both too, but I can't remember exactly which one was better because they were months apart.

Any input would be appreciated.

Also is AWD necessary?

Living in the northeast, I think I need AWD.
This car wouldn't be my daily, but I might need to drive it in the rain or in the winter if my wife and kids take the other car.
I don't plan to drive it 'in' the snow. The roads would be cleared out.

AWD 911s are fairly hard to find. So I'm actually unsure if I need this car to be AWD.