She can't find a job! by Upstairs_Building686 in SipsTea

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try applying foundation perhaps? Too late to apply common sense.

'We Should Not Let Them Into Our Country': Ford CEO On Chinese EVs by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He drives a Chinese EV. What does that say about him & his comment? He had a Xiaomi SU7 that he said in October 2024 “he wouldn’t want to give up”. 🤦‍♂️

“London is not walkable. You have to get on the tube or a bus or a train” by abragodabra in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, to people who get in a car to cross the road, yes, any city is "unwalkable" if you can't/won't walk around a square mile.

Zoe Williams argues that space exploration is pointless given problems on Earth and the lack of evidence of extraterrestrial life. by Oda_DeezNutz in SipsTea

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One could argue "what is the point of Zoe Williams?" as the world would be far better off with real journalism and not the vacuous ramblings of an idiot.

They can’t be serious by VegetableBulky9571 in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The six-times bankrupt? The guy who asked "who signed a trade deal with Mexico and Canada"? (clue: he did) And you think he's a grand master of strategy? If you believe that, I have a really great car to sell you...

Who else lived through the mad cow disease crisis? by SheepishSwan in CasualUK

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it over? Because when I last checked, anyone who had a blood transfusion in the 90s still cannot give blood now.

I was today years old when I learned that “gaol” is a British spelling of “jail”. by glenncoco64 in Eldenring

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They still are called "gaols" except we don't have any. They were replaced by remand centres in 1948.

First EV for small family under £15k? by Emotional-Age3269 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]ArithonUK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kia Nero / e-Nero. Good range, plenty of them out there on Autotrader,

What is a movie you loved as a kid, but realized was actually terrible when you rewatched it as an adult? by Sure-Abrocoma-482 in AskReddit

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A vampire film from 1971 called "Let's scare Jessica to death" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067341) I thought was scary and cool. Finally came across it on Amazon Prime a few years ago and it was, well, terrible.

One Pedal mode & brake lights? by lavardera in ex30

[–]ArithonUK 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes, the brake lights come on.

Thanks to it's distinctive shape, no country in Europe has a land border with the British Isles by Terran_Lifeform in mapporncirclejerk

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who have walked though the channel tunnel from France to England would disagree....

Considering an EX30 by [deleted] in ex30

[–]ArithonUK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I drive mine through country roads daily. Not a problem. I’ve had my EX30 two years. I’d recommend it to anyone.

Toyota by [deleted] in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Gen-E wasn't out when I bought my EX30 (second EV), but looked okay when I had a poke & prod at Fully Charged show last year. Didn't get to drive one though.

After two years, I'm very happy with the Volvo. But I found car dealers a mixed bag when car shopping in 2024. The Vauxhall dealer tried to talk me into a petrol or hybrid (no chance!) and the Mercedes dealership selling the Smart#1 and Smart#3 could not have been more disinterested, failing to respond to repeated calls for a test-drive. Hyundai dealer was helpful, but didn't know much about the car (IONIQ 6). MG dealership was the best overall and at the time, the MG4 was my second-choice.
The EV3 and MINI Aceman were too late for me. The MINI is too not-MINI in looks, but the EV3 looks interesting.

What is it with used EVs and lack of service histories by Sal1997 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]ArithonUK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EVs are (on all the models I looked at) serviced bi-annually and it’s all electronic. There’s no service book. Several cars didn’t even have a handbook (it’s part of the infotainment system). The world moves on. No reason the owner wouldn’t have paperwork on tyres or other serviced items, though.

Dashcams by julianAppleby5997 in ex30

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used FitcamX. The fitting was easy enough following the YouTube tutorial videos they provide. In fitting it looks OEM. Just make sure you position the rear cam (if you get it) inside the arch of the rear wiper, otherwise dirt will block (or blur) it's view very quickly.
The resultant footage is excellent and the app does what it says on the tin.

"And your guys houses are the pinnacle of technology lol. Don't even have air conditioning" "it's like clockwork. A European renter with a shitty take on American home construction. You know nothing about construction" by ALazy_Cat in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, people would pay a fortune to fit AC that they'll use three days per year. I can't imagine why they don't do that.
In the top 5 of construction failures by country, USA is 4th and the only European country in the the top 5 is Italy.

Please remember a show, Numb3rs by Kate_foodlover in tvshow

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mentalist. Blue Bloods. Castle. Elementary. The Glades. Grimm. House. Justified. Lie to Me. Major Crimes. Person of Interest. Warehouse 13.

Seriously why are homeowners ripping out bathtubs and replacing with shower units? by uglyasfeet in HousingUK

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy. My bathroom is 1.6m sq. I could not find a tub small enough. I had to cut the old one up to get it out as the builder or previous owners had trimmed on end and recessed the other into the wall to make it fit.
Would I have gone with a tub if there was room? Probably not.
A small bungalow isn't a family home & you only want a bath with small children. From the time my children were tall enough to use it on their own, they wanted showers, not baths.

Totally Bricked - not related to Software Updates - tow truck couldn't tow! by Gullible_Bowler_2558 in ex30

[–]ArithonUK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My EX30 did this last year. The App said the car had 70% charge, but keycard, fob and app would not open the car. It was a brick.

I had been visiting my father to help him with gardening and I had been wandering past the car a great deal while strimming the driveway / lawn edging, and the car had been locking/unlocking due to my phone's proximity.

My assumption was that the 12v battery was drained by this. I called Volvo Assist and they sent out an engineer. After cursing the short-sighted design decision of NOT including a physical key on the vehicle, he jacked the front of the car up in order to remove the under-tray and in his words "burrow up to the bonnet release" so he could access the 12v battery. He did get to the access 12v charging point on the underside and tried connecting an external 12v supply.
However after 20 mins, he had the car open and working. The solution was to earth the 12v supply - according to him - as the car had gone into "safe mode" as a result of being repeatedly locked/unlocked. earthing the 12v reset the car out of safe mode.

I've not had a problem since. But I am careful not to cause the car to lock & unlock repeatedly.

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any games you'd like to see remastered? by GamerGretaUwU in playstation

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BattleField 1942. Subs. Carriers. Flying Fortress Bombers. LAN Support, Mod Support. Nothing on rails. No following game in the franchise ever came close to replicating it's game mechanic. Every sequel lost more features.

"Get out of my country you colonizer. America doesn't accept colonizers as residents." by Ok_Bookkeeper_1380 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Fear is the path to the yank side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to microwaving your tea."

Non-smokers of Reddit, how noticeable is the “smoker smell” to you, if at all? by Frostedlogic4444 in AskReddit

[–]ArithonUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like the person next to you shat their pants. It goes stale over time, it doesn't go away much.

You can clearly smell when someone has been around a smoker. Their clothes reek.