u/Disastrous_Map_6038

I am narrowing this to the US because that is what I know about. Something occurs to me. We all know that churches often have members who have gotten divorced for unbiblical reasons. Falling out of love, getting sick of your spouse, finding them annoying, not liking how they handle money, other relational things aside from faith are not legitimate reasons for divorce, the Bible is clear on this. There are conditions where divorce is allowed, but many if not most divorces don't involve them.

Next, how it is handled. The civil legal system has non-biblical standards it goes by. Often believers who get divorced arrange them in unbiblical ways. For example, trying to wrestle custody away from your ex (unless they are abusive or otherwise dangerous) is sinful. Attempting to financially knee cap your former spouse is unbiblical, everyone knows this is done out of greed and vengeance often.

If someone seeks and unbiblical divorce they are entitled to nothing from their former spouse (except child support but that is different). If someone is biblically divorced, but at fault (an adulterer or abuser) even if they repent of what they did, their repentance is in question if they try to financially advantage themselves in the divorce and make themselves a financial dependent of the person they wronged. The church as a discipline responsibility across all of this. Shoe on the other foot, if you are an adulterer you probably owe your former spouse financial support at least for a time if it will cause them serious issues.

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u/Disastrous_Map_6038 — 18 days ago

I am shopping for a 100 Series Land Cruiser, for weekly driving (maybe daily driving for a stretch), and for long road trips with a lot of dirt road driving.

I found one with relatively low miles (around 160k) and it looks really good. I immediately knew something was up because it was priced much lower than comps. I looked at the Carfax and it had two accidents in 2023, the first resulting in it being declared total loss. It was in a pile up (strikes on front and back). The second accident was a few months later just listed as minor to moderate on a front corner basically.

I don't have all the details, but I'm guessing that it doesn't take much for a Land Cruiser to be totaled based on how insurance companies handle things. I'm really wondering if a good PPI is sufficient to ensure the thing is sound and I won't get any really nasty surprises. I'm a bit concerned that it has only done about 5800 miles since December 2022.

It is a potentially good opportunity to get into something at a really large savings, I just don't want to get in over my head.

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u/Disastrous_Map_6038 — 19 days ago