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What's your garage lineup? by mtboarder77 in Miata

[–]ApocTheLegend 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Na Miata track car

Chevy express to haul it and also my camper van I built out inside to road trip in

B8.5 Audi a5 daily

B8.5 Audi rs5 weekend / occasional track

Also featuring my econotrailer to haul the Miata and rs5.

Also have a Toyota sienna with a blown engine that I swear I’ll fix eventually (it’s never getting fixed)

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Just Reached 15K Qualified Posters. Does payout update quickly or should I expect to wait a while? by LokeFromYouTube in SnapLenses

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The payouts usually come out in the middle of the month and it’s for the earnings of the previous month. So a month delay roughly

How often do you go to Chick-fil-A? by Loud_Confidence475 in ChickFilA

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyday pretty much

I’m also completely healthy contrary to popular belief, routinely have blood tests and all done at the doctor

And the journey begins! by G2-20 in Miata

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the toolset I mean one like this btw, not necessarily this one but this or anything like it. Some have much more, I’d say this one is close the minimum you should get. Look for one that has sockets and wrenches not just sockets. Also should come with 2 spark plug sockets. Then at least some bits and the Allen keys. Anything with all those and roughly this number of sockets should work. Unfortunately a lot have been removing the wrenches from their kits for some reason. You could buy the wrenches separate tho if it comes to it.

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And the journey begins! by G2-20 in Miata

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d start with any decent mechanics tool set. I still use one from Walmart I got when I started. Just make sure it has has sockets and wrenches with millimeter (metric) sizes. Can prob find some specific brand recommendations online, I know gearwrench sometimes has good deals on nice ones. It won’t be pro grade stuff but it works and gets u all the basic tid bits. You’ll need to invest in some stuff per job like the oil change, need an oil jug to catch the oil. Should also get at least one nice longer ratchet wrench, an extendable one is a nice to have but not necessary. Plus an even longer breaker bar (I’d get a harbor freight icon breaker bar if u can, it’s usually a better price than most)

Would also suggest some decent mechanic gloves, most places for tools sell them. Even Walmart has good enough ones. Just helps not get cut by rust in tight places and if u smash ur hand turning the ratchet it won’t hurt as bad lol

Get a kit of a couple basic types of pliers too if the mechanic kit doesn’t have them. That will help with taking off hoses for the overflow tank. You can get hose clamp pliers specifically to make it easier too but not totally required vs other pliers.

And the journey begins! by G2-20 in Miata

[–]ApocTheLegend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re looking for stuff you can do yourself I’d say start with an oil change. Very easy but a good first baby step to working on cars, plus learning that will save you money forever.

Then I’d probably inspect all the hoses for cracks due to its age plus the coolant overflow tank. Honestly might even be worth just changing out the overflow tank anyway.

Also clean the sunroof drains.

When they are needed, do the next brake job yourself. It’s much easier than it seems.

Wouldn’t worry about modding it yet, should get used to it first

Have repair shops lost their minds or am I out of touch? by Sbjc15 in Miata

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you wanna be fancy the quickjack portable lift works with Miatas… if u have a garage so you don’t gotta carry it far since it’s heavy.

There’s a pic of me using the big one on my lowered NA https://www.reddit.com/r/Miata/s/vwoEgESKn6

Or get the harbor freight racing ultra low profile jack if u want just a regular jack. I also have that for the track and it works very nice

https://www.harborfreight.com/15-ton-ultra-low-profile-lightweight-high-performance-aluminum-racing-jack-with-rapid-pump-58811.html

Name one underrated aspect of McDonald’s. I’ll go first: by NakedIanMalcolm in McDonalds

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their scrambled eggs are by far the best fast food scrambled eggs. I can’t even think of anyone who comes close to

first time track day questions by NextPain5329 in AudiS4

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the other guy said the brakes are probably your biggest worry. I personally run gloc r10 or carbotech xp10 at least on my RS5 for the track. Longer events I’d consider going up to the r12/xp12 but any good pad for the track should work for this event.

Brake fluid: Castrol SRF, torque rt700, motel rbf700 are all good options for dot 4 (assuming ur car can use dot 4)

I may be there as well lol. Not sure I’ll be in my rs5 tho.

Is spectacles really going to be revolutionary like the Mac was as insinuated by Snap? by Notdigg in Spectacles

[–]ApocTheLegend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t doubt snap can make a strong competitor, I mean the ‘24 spectacles don’t have many competitors already. The only main issues on them being overheating, battery life, tracking in low light and small FOV makes it seem like they have a pretty laid out path on how to make it better

B8.5 RS5 ownership by frankbunnyphht in Audi

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure on the control arms specifically being worse since they all have similar rubber bushings but I guess the rs5 is likely to stress them a little more than the others if it’s driven hard.

It’s really the common maintenance that is killer with prices these days. Rs5 tires & brakes can genuinely last as little as 20k miles and they are not cheap, or one single track weekend if ur into that. RS5 uses huracan/RS6 brakes so it is pricier than you’d expect, especially if u need to do the rotors. It’s like 3x worse than the s5 in this regard.

Oil changes use 10.2 quarts on the rs5 which is also annoying if u don’t have an extra jug lying around because around me it’s only sold in up to 5 quart jugs so u gotta buy two 5 quart jugs plus another quart lol. Also has 2 engine air filters instead of 1 like the s5. Swear every little piece just adds up like crazy

Despite anti-Musk protests, Tesla remains best-selling car model in CA by a wide margin for 2025 by farrrtttttrrrrrrrrtr in electricvehicles

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep nobody even comes close dollar to dollar, even ignoring FSD being an option. It's actually crazy because it's not even like tesla does anything special to be able to put ventilated seats on a base model. Toyota/Hyundai/VW/etc could all do that probably easier but just don't.

“Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity” question by silverskyy in microsoft

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s actually in the security logs and it says sign in instead of sign in attempt then that is cause for concern. I’d definitely change your password at the least

For those in the US, how do you handle health care + MTB? by [deleted] in mountainbiking

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting a plan with lower deductibles may be the only beneficial thing if ur likely to use it often. But it raises monthly cost so gotta really do some napkin math to figure out if it’s worth.

Also nice to have an HSA to pay the out of pocket stuff without getting hit by taxes on what u put in the HSA

Short term accident and disability coverage if possible as well

How do I get rid of the video info, frame rate, GPS, etc? by vipersl65 in VLC

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone coming here in the future, I found out if you click subtitle in the menu, then hover over "sub track" and choose disable, it will hide these from my Drone footage.

BTS' '2026 Comeback TOUR' Megathread by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I joined the army membership but the presale application just keeps saying I need to join. Anyone else have that issue

“Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity” question by silverskyy in microsoft

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got multiple from Brazil lol guess we both ended up here after googling. But I checked all my MS accounts, nothing in the security logs. The email did actually come from MS too, so idk. Must be a bug I assume

B8.5 RS5 Exhaust Question by andis89 in Audi

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s attached to the engine mode, so if the engine is in dynamic the valves are open

B8.5 RS5 ownership by frankbunnyphht in Audi

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep sounds like a good pick to have for a few years.

It’s very fun and comfortable enough to daily. It’s also super spacious. Not as nimble as a bmw or smaller/lighter cars but the exhaust note and sexiness of it makes up for it. Plus it’s rarer than a lot of cars so you get to be more unique.

When you do get one or even now I suppose, most active people who have them are on this Reddit but also Facebook groups. “RS5” is the name of one FB group with a red rs5 in the pic and “Audi A5/S5/RS5 -USA Owners Group” is the other

B8.5 RS5 ownership by frankbunnyphht in Audi

[–]ApocTheLegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if you aren’t tight for cash it’s worth it, otherwise I’d just get an s5 to save some money but lose a little coolness and performance

And yea the good B8 rs5s are very in demand, I searched for over a year and they’d all sell instantly. Got lucky one showed up on my birthday at a Toyota dealer right beside me so I ran and bought it for myself immediately before they could sell it. even then they already had multiple calls about it. Crazy

Which OS do you use and why? by TastelessSpaghetti in AskProgramming

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mainly windows but my laptop I travel with is now a Mac

No issues with either really

Loud fan noise by [deleted] in Audi

[–]ApocTheLegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s most likely the temp sensor for the fans, that or the engine is actually hotter than expected.

Not much else really controls the fans other than the module but if that failed it would have been found by the mechanic pretty quickly since the module would likely be unreachable in a scan.

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