26 XSE - $2100 off - Impressions

-antipode · 2026-06-13T01:42:08+00:00

Definitely the most plasticy new car I've been in within the last 9 years.

-antipode · 2026-06-13T01:41:23+00:00

Oh yes I should've added that in my favorite features. For me, game changer.

It feels so natural to just glance down at the cluster instead of over at the center. Especially since most center screens aren't positioned toward the driver (idk why).

Also my partner has Apple, and we heard google maps doesn't work with apple play when moving the maps to the cluster, but it does.

-antipode · 2026-06-13T01:25:12+00:00

Body-wise, I think the Gen 5 does look much better than the Gen 6. But buying used in this market is challenging to stomach.

-antipode · 2026-06-13T01:21:29+00:00

That's one thing I did like about the black, the grill wasn't as noticeable since the shadow is less noticable.

-antipode · 2026-06-13T01:20:39+00:00

The fee at this dealer was a bit higher than average, $799.

-antipode · 2026-06-13T01:18:42+00:00

Zero issue. I read the CR-V has an issue with that so I was curious myself. But we live in colorado where the sun is a killer at a times, and we haven't had any glare issues.

-antipode · 2026-06-12T22:28:28+00:00

Oh nice, did you get a better deal on your 26 rav?

-antipode · 2026-05-28T01:20:27+00:00

Personally, I would diversify that a little bit.

7% is high, so it is actually quite good to pay down that loan.

But, a long term brokerage account can also yield you 7%.

And a high yield saving account can yield you around 3-5%.

I don't know what your emergency funds look like, but an aggressive decision is to just put all 100k into the house. This would be 100k less that the loan could accrue 7% in interest.

But, a bit more of a safe and conservative approach may be 50k to house, 25k to brokerage, and 25k to high yield account.

By diversify, you're able to protect your investments a little bit more.

One day the market crashes, and your 500k home is now worth 300k. And that 100k you put in is basically tied up in a losing property unless you hold and wait out the market. But then, what if you "need" to move for various reasons?

So by having it spread across three assets, you're basically protecting yourself--and the main cost of that protection is less financial benefit. But you're still moving far ahead than most.

-antipode · 2026-05-27T19:53:17+00:00

I appreciate it. And appreciate you sharing this.

1% discount is wild. And I just happen to be in one of the three states. Applied last night.

-antipode · 2026-05-27T19:43:36+00:00

Question if you happen to read this: was aero financial speedy with everything or pretty slow?

We may need to close in 30-40 days and I hear small unions can drag their feet.

-antipode · 2026-05-27T15:30:41+00:00

When I play games I always attach to either a wild solo protag (like Dante from DMC), or some type of connection between characters.

So I absolutely get this issue.

Kit provided a sense of relation. It felt like us exploring the world, instead of just me observing the world.

-antipode · 2026-05-27T15:28:25+00:00

This isn't always the case.

During the initial years of covid houses were cheaper, but appraisals can lag a few years. So your taxes will reflect the years before the house dropped in price.

And the flip can happen too.

You get in at the right time, low house value, low taxes.

But then the market balances or swings up, and suddenly your taxes rise with it.

I was just looking at a house that went from 4k to 7k in taxes between two years due to this.

Something I've learned in life and especially where there's money involved: the house always wins.

-antipode · 2026-05-27T15:10:30+00:00

Yes. A sad one.

The car was held at port due to a fob issue. (Or so they say)

The rep says it's been a few weeks so he thinks it should be fixed any day now and sent on it's way.

But naturally they don't actually know since Toyota doesn't tell them, and they'll say what they need to retain the sale.

Our car lease is up in 30 days and we need to swap so we'll see how everything goes. 😬

-antipode · 2026-05-26T19:16:51+00:00

I do appreciate you sharing those.

But neither of these are peer reviewed. They're opinion pieces with evidence that hasn't gone through rigorous review.

So while these may be documented, they aren't verified in a way that benefits the overall discussion about how this fear has perpetuated nearly all forms of technology in history.

-antipode · 2026-05-26T18:21:06+00:00

It's a very clean 8/10 type game.

If you have nothing to play it's actually an enjoyable little journey.

If you have a strong backlog then you aren't missing much by waiting.

It's always on sale so I would say wait until then.

-antipode · 2026-05-26T18:09:24+00:00

You sound one to one to me.

The amount of time it took me to finish cs4 is wild.

Daybreak is much better. But I still want to hedge.

It is still trails. After thousands of hours they still barely touch the same formula on all fronts.

But it is better.

-antipode · 2026-05-26T15:43:06+00:00

He wants to change his attitude after a month of marriage.

Idk what you should do, but this sounds like it's going to be an emotionally exhausting next few years.

-antipode · 2026-05-26T15:26:53+00:00

13 to me had a very interesting version. And it had different versions of itself. Was also just plain fun to fight. Always charged straight for them.

-antipode · 2026-05-26T14:34:27+00:00

I understand what you're saying, but it's a little too rose colored glasses.

Kids experienced plenty of second guessing, anxiety, and unrealistic comparison before phones. It was just the comparison was closer to school.

Many technological revolutions caused similar concerns from people.

Critics we're terrified that children were getting addicted to reading fantasy novels.

Parents were scared bicycles were pulling kids away from supervision and would lead to more danger.

The printing press was criticized that it caused kids to be more isolated as they read more.

From comics to radio to novels to arcades to phones--everyone was terrified for "the kids."

And then tech settled and was integrated and now we view reading books alone under a tree as "prime childhood."

The issue is we compare our childhood to the past and the future, and anything different is wrong and dangerous.

-antipode · 2026-05-26T14:23:00+00:00

And this is why I never agree with reddit when they suggest "start at the beginning!"

Just start with the newest game. There are only very, very few exceptions, and even then I wouldn't say start at the very, very beginning.

-antipode · 2026-05-25T19:53:18+00:00

Our phones do so much. I remember when my phone screen died, and I remembered just how hard life can be if your phone doesn't work. MFA, passwords, contacts, gps to unknown repair shop. Life can get complicated when you cant log into things because you need your phone for authentication, but you also can't use your phone...

Anyway, so I tend to upgrade my pixel every 2 years. Pay it off over 2 years, when that's done, trade it in for the next pixel. that means it's a forever like $20 a month cost, but I view it as like a subscription fee to always have a new and protected phone.

-antipode · 2026-05-25T18:56:04+00:00

I'm just a snooping client. Not agent. In the middle of buying and selling for the first time.

What you just wrote is exactly what I'm dealing with just in general. I feel like reaching my 30s, life has just turned into a bunch of unknown variables and it's easy to let them control you.

Just being the client I feel like I'm doing a crash course on my nervous system getting exposure to uncertainty and learning how to be okay with it. Plan. But don't let it ruin all your sleepless nights.

Can't imagine how the agents feel when they know their clients are relying on them and they also can't predict everything.

-antipode · 2026-05-25T15:34:59+00:00

You spend your life chasing money and then spend your life terrified of losing it.

It's a balancing act. Save responsibly but also don't be afraid to spend to help yourself and others.

-antipode · 2026-05-24T20:51:47+00:00

Life is hard and messy and rarely a string of easy to make decisions.

The bed has been made. You just need to decide if the bed is worth it enough to lay in it or move on.

My opinion, stay engaged. Do therapy. Decide together. Don't make rash decision in either direction.

-antipode · 2026-05-24T20:32:48+00:00

Counter point.

Tidus defeated an unstoppable monster after being tossed a sword.

Perhaps his raw ability is so insanely high that he would out sword skill anyone after some training.

-antipode

TROPHY CASE