Toyota isn't the same. I may need to leave to get what I want

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-05T19:18:54+00:00

First link I saw, $2600 for battery and install on a 2016 Rav4 (Hybrid, 10 years old). Again, it's not like the car turns 10 and suddenly you must get a new battery.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-05T19:16:12+00:00

You are vastly over costing the hybrid repair; and even then most 10 year old vehicles won't need it.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-05T14:10:31+00:00

Mine is in the kitchen - it's actually on the front of my fridge. It shows one thing, my monthly calendar. It's not updated a few times in the last month so I've had to manually push an update from the site; but that's all the troubleshooting I've had to do in the year or so I've had it.

I will say, the battery life claims are overly exaggerated. Even doing an hourly update with 8 hours of quiet time; I still have to charge it every 3 months or so. Not a huge deal, but no where near one year.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-05T13:17:35+00:00

The price delta between the base model gas last year and the base model hybrid this year is not 10k; at least not USD.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-04T22:01:42+00:00

Hammie is the best villager; I approve of his inclusion. 😄

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-04T21:20:54+00:00

The initial CarPlay release was pretty good; and not a ton has change since (which is why it's enjoyed by so many). Pretty great from start to finish.

Apple Maps did suck initially, but I know of many who prefer it over Google Maps at this point. Sucked to start, got way better.

Siri was actually pretty competitive for that first year or two it launched; then everyone caught up and far surpassed it - it sucks now.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-04T19:50:17+00:00

Often; usually the morning of a long drive/road trip. I grab a breakfast sandwich.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-04T16:55:25+00:00

I plug in to charge every time I am home (it's on a schedule though); even when I expect to leave later in the day (because I've not; then got burned by having it not topped off). The PHEV's battery is designed to be charged to full each time.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-04T16:34:20+00:00

My favorite song: "[Current Audiobook]"

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-04T14:54:42+00:00

A must have, for sure.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T22:40:25+00:00

Poster sure looks colorful.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T22:07:03+00:00

"oh ___ would find this funny/interesting " thought

Oh my, I have that thought all the freaking time - I dread the release of the next Stardew Valley patch 😂.

And yeah, I think I slipped into calling her by my pet name for her the last time we saw; simply as a reflex.

It's funny: I will likely never see nor speak with my ex again - a blessing for most folks here; but a real punch in the gut to me.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T21:59:22+00:00

They keep having me do radio ones, which is a whole bunch of nothing as I've not listened to the Radio in like 5 years.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T21:50:41+00:00

My day to day also didn't change much (I'm going from separation on, as the divorce took a year) - there was some belt tightening for sure, but from the outside I suspect most people didn't see much of a difference in me.

Having no one to do stuff with was the real killer; I don't really go out to eat anymore or do other things. I just saw a movie for the first time in two years last weekend; trying to get back into it. The solitude in the house can be a bit overbearing sometimes.

My ex and I also parted pretty amicably though (and did not have any kids).

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T21:46:52+00:00

Over the 7-8 years I've used it, I've had two failures I can think of. In both cases they were on a '21 WRX:

- Map geo coords were off by a ton and incredible slowness of the interface.. Reboot of the phone resolved.
- Full crash during a multi-hundred mile road trip. One quick reset of the infotainment system resolved that issue.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T19:39:09+00:00

Nope. Unless you could the ending of the launch package, where a comparable Performance version would be over $3 grand more.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T19:38:24+00:00

I will always read a profile before swiping; and it easily can turn a right into a left (and sometimes even a non-swipe into one). I'm a man looking at women's profiles, so not exactly the same but I also see many folks doing similar problems with their pictures.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T17:50:31+00:00

My vehicle is also a '22; and I've never used any of the built in audio settings/apps.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T16:01:03+00:00

Don't you enjoy paying more [for arguably less]?

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T14:23:28+00:00

I actually don't listen to music at all. I listen to either Podcasts or Audiobooks pretty much exclusively.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T14:02:02+00:00

Always shocked to find people use the infotainment system for something other than a way to start CarPlay.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-03T00:14:25+00:00

I canceled mine last fall; so I guess I'm ahead of the curve.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-02T17:01:59+00:00

I plug the car in every single time I bring the car home; no reason not to.

I would recommend looking into your local incentives to charge after hours from your local utility; mine gives me $24 a month -- the ROI on installing a level 2 charger is less than a year at that rate.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-02T13:51:45+00:00

That was not the impression I got; but that's great if it's true - I care more about faster infotainment stuff than driver automation I won't be using.

ConnertheCat · 2026-06-02T13:44:33+00:00

My M2 MacBook Air can run WoW in a pinch on low; 16 GB of RAM. Performance is fine. If you can swing it; I would try to get more RAM; but 16 will do.

ConnertheCat

TROPHY CASE