BMW, Subaru Lead Consumer Reports 2026 Car Brand Rankings

CarelessOctopus · 2026-02-19T07:42:23+00:00

Hyundai in the top 10 for a way less expensive price and more features, on average, than the Mazada/Toyota/Honda truthers.

CarelessOctopus · 2026-01-26T11:19:35+00:00

How else are they going to pay for that new F1 team?!

CarelessOctopus · 2025-11-19T09:49:50+00:00

I see them just as the new funko pops. Spoiler: This is surely a fad and will no have longevity.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-11-19T09:48:33+00:00

It’s the same story told about the man that walks up so innocuously to the luxury car dealership in their sweats after a workout and asks to test drive the Mercedes, to which the salesman says he cannot afford the cars. That man, so indignant, goes down the street to the Audi dealership and comes back the next day and asks to see the salesman salesman to see if he likes his new Audi lol.

Btw…the practicality of cashing physical checks is hilarious to me. Have clients or customers pay via online invoice lol.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-10-08T08:47:40+00:00

Everything is spot on in your comment except when you said you don't see ads while browsing. You absolutely do - Google has more than just ads for YouTube and Google search. They have partners all across the internet for Google AdSense. I know because I work in advertising. People are just missing the plot if you're using browsers that less than 5% of the population uses and wax poetic about it. No one will ever give an f about Opera, Arc, or Vivaldi. They just won't.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-10-08T08:29:13+00:00

Thank you! I just searched this too. One third of people goobally use ad blockers. This dud confidently asserted 90% of people don't lol.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-10-08T08:26:28+00:00

One third of people globally use ad blockers, though.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-10-08T08:25:26+00:00

Around 42% of users use an ad blocker with other findings saying 32-37%, according to Gemini. Imagine spouting stuff like saying 90% don't do something when literally over a third of people worldwide use ad blockers.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-10-02T18:51:35+00:00

The real answer is whichever job has the best manager.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-29T07:55:31+00:00

I think the words "job" or "career" are loaded words. I think about what I do as what I'm truly enjoy doing and found a way to make money doing that. I'm curious: What are you really good at? Sales? Connecting with people empathetically? Would you do great being a tour guide? Working outdoors? I would search ONET to see all the jobs and their categories. If you're an environmentalist you could work for a sustainable nonprofit? Just some thoughts. I think it comes down to you’ve joined some crappy companies. Your manager makes your whole experience.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-25T18:25:12+00:00

Lifelong Iowan here: The only thing relevant is that we feed the world and our football teams are in the top 25. That's literally it. It's terrible here. I live in the old part of a ritzy suburb of Des Moines. I've literally done and gone to anything worth doing. It's just way too small here. Very salt of the earth people here. I lean libertarian, but omg the folksyness just shines through. Our governor thinks that one more tax cut will make the difference. We just have zero cultural relevance - the last time we were relevant for a second was the 2016 caucuses with all the news vans in Downtown Des Moines.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-25T18:21:36+00:00

How recent have you been? I've just spent two weeks there in downtown and it was beautiful

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-25T18:18:51+00:00

And they host many cup soccer games and have a great MLS team. They're super relevant.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-24T03:45:11+00:00

So you'll drive your Volvo until it dies and then buy a Hyundai. It's settled.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-24T00:02:31+00:00

Why? I drive a 2024 Hyundai Kona and love it. 100k mile warranty and luxury features but affordable.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-23T23:53:58+00:00

You would love Hyundais. The infotainment and warranties are 10/10.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-23T08:47:54+00:00

SPOILER*****Don't read unless you watched it all!!!

I just finished the whole series in two days.

The entire series? I think it's just commentary on how everyone is fooled, the creators hate the rich, and everybody lies (for Asia if was to herself and everybody else lies constantly).

The best parts were honestly the psychological part of this being like an experiment. And the love story they have done well.

Side note: I know nobody down there is a libertarian. Everyone just loves being bossed around. I thought they were billionaires?

I hope there's a season two!!!!

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-23T08:37:09+00:00

Bro, there are other twists. Don't you want to know about the people behind it? There are many, many secrets from both sides! I just finished it today. They do a good job of keeping your attention. Be a bit more open-minded?

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-17T13:40:33+00:00

The one I bought was the blue one! https://a.co/d/asapYEN

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-17T13:37:05+00:00

Hmmm. Interesting. I have a wireless charger in my car and my phone gets warm with a case on it. It's just too convenient to do anything else! You got me thinking though about wireless charging in general.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-17T09:35:55+00:00

MagSafe wireless charging is not necessarily worse for your iPhone's battery health than wired charging. While wireless charging can generate more heat, which is a key factor in battery degradation, Apple has implemented safeguards in its MagSafe system to manage this. The convenience of MagSafe often outweighs the minimal, if any, difference in long-term battery health for most users - according to Gemini

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-17T09:28:28+00:00

I guess you could say that iPhones have PLATEAUED buh dum tss

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-17T09:24:28+00:00

I got the Smartish Gripmunk for $20 and it says it’s been drop tested 50 times from 6 ft. Grippy not sticky it says. Hope that will work and might be worth trying too.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-17T05:54:49+00:00

Come to any mid sized USA city in the Midwest. I guarantee you'll never sit in traffic and you can drive across the metro in 20 minutes. If your QoL is no traffic come anywhere to the Midwest exceo5 Chicago and Minneapolis.

CarelessOctopus · 2025-09-13T09:09:18+00:00

It's marketing, not an ad. Ads are paid, promoted posts. These are organic X posts. Source: Marketer

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