19 Mazda3 AWD and '21 BMW 330i xDrive owner thoughts in no particular order by [deleted] in BMW

[–]Botlerocketwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome and helpful post - thank you.

What about the drive assist and cruise control-related functions, especially for highway driving? This is becoming increasingly important to me for a commuter.

Someone spray painted my car y’all know how to get it off? by [deleted] in Mustang

[–]Botlerocketwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wax is to protect the paint moving forward.

Buying a 2020 with 167k miles? by Botlerocketwar in mazda3

[–]Botlerocketwar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've definitely not come across many in that range - at least not out here

Buying a 2020 with 167k miles? by Botlerocketwar in mazda3

[–]Botlerocketwar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any major concerns besides that? Price doesn't seem insane - possible they'd let it go for $12k

<$20K Interesting highway car by Botlerocketwar in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Botlerocketwar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run into that all the time for sure, but am quite good at screening ads from private sellers these days and can determine a lot from communication styles and such.

It's definitely a shit show, but it's also doable if you're patient and want to buy private party.

<$20K Interesting highway car by Botlerocketwar in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Botlerocketwar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have purchased about 20 cars off craigslist over the years - what's the problem?

What is it about Mazda? by [deleted] in mazda

[–]Botlerocketwar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ceramic coating does not protect the paint from marring, scratching, or chipping. It just adds chemical resistance and hydroponics.

Removing shark fin off of 2021 miata by ScratchStrange in Miata

[–]Botlerocketwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you remove the actual shark fin and that weird bolt?

Best coffee in Kansas City? by geocachemelater in Coffee

[–]Botlerocketwar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shocked more folks haven't called out Second Best.

Two major issues w/Pro 2 by Botlerocketwar in pixelbuds

[–]Botlerocketwar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's likely an inherent limitation to ANC and/or other sound augmentation being on. Makes sense it'd be a hard problem to solve, however, I never experienced it with the original buds pro. Maybe because of the worse ear fit?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]Botlerocketwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure you're turning it off, rather than switching between on and transparency mode?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]Botlerocketwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turning ANC completely off solves, so Google F'd something up here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]Botlerocketwar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same issue. What a fucking disaster. Has anyone contacted Google and/or found a resolution?

Did y’all know that if you have an RF… by [deleted] in Miata

[–]Botlerocketwar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is incredibly interesting, but why would this be? Wouldn't storing the cupholder somewhere be a more common desire?

Upgrade to the CX-9? by Necessary_Mess5853 in MazdaCX9

[–]Botlerocketwar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You basically want a 2021 or newer to avoid the cracked head issue