u/waitingForMarzipan

A cousin of mine is impressed with my '23 G70 2.0T, and is looking to purchase a newer 2.5T and has asked me for my help. I recommended that he look for a CPO vehicle and he found a few within his 50 mile radius. We're planning to see a few vehicles this weekend. Before walking in to any showroom, I wanted to know what would be a reasonable price for a CPO 2026 G70 AWD (Prestige trim) with <15k miles? My gut says $35k out-the-door, but wanted to get this sub's opinion before we speak with a dealer.

A cousin of mine is impressed by my 23 2.0T, and is looking to purchase a newer 2.5T and has asked me for my help. I recommended that he look for a CPO vehicle and he found a few within his 50 mile radius. We're planning to see the vehicle this weekend. Before walking in to any showroom, what would be a reasonable price for a CPO 2026 Prestige trim AWD with <15k miles? My gut says $35k out-the-door, but wanted to get this sub's opinion before we speak with a dealer.

I own a ‘23 2.0t AWD and am about to hit 50k miles. It’s about time for me to change my brake pads and the spark plugs. I got quoted somewhere between $800 to $1000 by my local mechanic for spark plugs and between $1200-$1400 for brake pads. I looked around and saw that changing the spark plugs is a fairly straightforward job that owners often do themselves. So, I thought I might be a little daring and do it myself too. However, I’m a total noob when it comes to DIY car maintenance and have not done anything beyond checking (not changing) engine oil. Therefore, I wanted to get this sub’s advice, particularly on things to look out for (and not screw up the car) when doing the spark plug replacement myself.

As an aside, I searched but could not find spark plug replacement YouTube tutorials for my model year and engine options, so if you see any, do feel free to share it with me.

I’ll be doing the replacement in a couple of months when I hit 50k miles, so even if you see this post much later than the date of original posting, do feel free to share your advice/suggestions.

I run a bookclub that is composed primarily of Nepalis in the US with a spatter of Nepalis based in Nepal and other places. We started off with The Kite Runner as the first book since its themes of civil war, migration and ethnic tensions seemed relevant to Nepali readers. The choice has proven to be tremendous, with all of us loving the book and finding so many parallels to draw with our own experiences growing up in Nepal. Now I am thinking of what our next book should be and I want your recommendations, with the only requirement being that the book should be socially relevant to Nepalis who're living outside the country.

Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake is one of the books I am considering, and would like to hear your recommendations.

Oh, and if you want to join the bookclub, do reach out. We meet weekly.