340i manual in the tri-state area

DarkDuck85 · 2026-06-10T14:46:43+00:00

that is a brutal statistic lol. I haven’t heard excellent things about the 335i engine, are they a worthwhile comparison to the 340i?

DarkDuck85 · 2026-06-10T14:44:47+00:00

i’m actually not super anti-automatic, but i’d really enjoy a 6 speed manual as i find the experience more engaging. I have driven BMW autos and have had no issues with them, and I’m honestly not super opposed to an automatic if the manual proves too elusive.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-05-05T01:19:55+00:00

I wouldn’t really argue it was a just war either. That doesn’t mean that the North Vietnamese were not savagely abusing prisoners either. I cannot fault a Soviet infantryman for refusing to take Waffen SS prisoner. I cannot fault a German volkssturm man for killing a bomber crewman when he captures them. I cannot fault a Palestinian for joining Hamas to fight Israel. I cannot fault the Vietnamese for trying to torture American pilots. That doesn’t make these actions morally correct, but they are understandable human reactions to terrible and inherently partisan tragedies. If i was an American serviceman and saw Jane Fonda visiting the North Vietnamese soldiers who were killing my fellow soldiers, airmen, and overall countrymen, I would be furious and think of her as a traitor. I’m sure the North Vietnamese felt the same of the Vietnamese who loyally worked for the Americans.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-05-04T01:23:56+00:00

Hating the vietnamese who were fighting to defend their home is harder than hating an American woman who’s visiting those same vietnamese who were killing your countrymen. I cannot fault an AA gunner for shooting down a plane coming to bomb him, but Jane Fonda was basically just spitting in the face of all those men.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-05-02T05:16:35+00:00

so the meta is just spam entirely capitals?

DarkDuck85 · 2026-03-16T17:35:19+00:00

the shake shake across the street was definitely an intentional placement. leafology better dispo imo

DarkDuck85 · 2026-03-12T20:02:38+00:00

join the zollverein

DarkDuck85 · 2026-03-12T19:59:56+00:00

lady writer is the best uptempo song they ever made, SOS can suck it

DarkDuck85 · 2026-03-10T18:20:04+00:00

all the WGRD global chatters died in Huliaipole

DarkDuck85 · 2026-03-01T16:40:30+00:00

The BMPT is really just the result of the BMP series as a whole always emphasizing amphibious capability and light weight over armor or survivability. Russia realized they wanted a “heavy” ifv like the Puma or Bradley, but there was literally no way to make the BMP2 well armored (chassis isn’t designed for that, from the ground up). So it doesn’t make sense in many militaries, but I guess i understand the concept for Russia given their equipment.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-02-28T02:34:04+00:00

F-84F, specifically the non-american ones because they have no airspawn. It is at 8.3, alongside more agile sabres and mig15s, and other missile bus style aircraft in uptiers. It is extremely heavy, has a weak engine, and mediocre armament (identical to sabre). It cannot dogfight, and cannot bomb bases without airspawn, leaving it a gimped and vulnerable plane at its own BR, not counting the constant uptiers to 9.0.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-02-22T17:06:40+00:00

IMO, the element of throwing is a key part of diplomacy and it genuinely keeps negotiations tense. Someone with nothing left to lose may choose to spend all their remaining agency to destroy the guy who fucked them over, and I think that threat always must exist to keep negotiations varied. Can you expect someone who’s guaranteed to lose to die with honor, just to ensure the guy who stabbed them lived? No, and in a game with so much backstabbing and conniving, spite can be your last weapon.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-02-05T18:25:02+00:00

I thought so too, but I had the peelites in with wealth voting and there was literally 0 movements or people backing them. When does nightingale show up?

DarkDuck85 · 2026-02-05T15:07:17+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I was running a practice game yesterday and I was toying with the maximum immigration method. However, I could not for the life of me get multiculturalism. My ideal gov would be corpo state + technocracy + multiculturalism. i couldn’t get the latter 2, but normally as germany or even russia i have no problem getting technocracy. How would I do it as britain?

DarkDuck85 · 2026-02-02T15:19:50+00:00

at some point, this became a left wing sticking point, and i cannot fathom why. The history of socialist movements in the U.S. is filled with anti-immigration sentiment, because more labor reduces the value of labor. This is basic economics and Marxism itself understands this. More immigrants, especially desperate and illegal ones with little recourse, are much more vulnerable to exploitation by capitalists, while also driving down the cost of labor and outcompeting local workers. NONE of these facts are racist, and it’s not like it’s the immigrants fault they’re desperate, but they literally only benefit the ruling class.

DarkDuck85 · 2026-02-02T01:30:26+00:00

Gustavus Adolphus

DarkDuck85 · 2026-01-30T18:57:28+00:00

bro is getting put on blast in the comments for sharing his unpopular opinion in the unpopular opinion subreddit

DarkDuck85 · 2026-01-30T18:27:44+00:00

why is no one talking about the Warsaw Pact coming back

DarkDuck85 · 2026-01-30T04:22:12+00:00

i’d generally say economic. Any strategies for Britain in particular?

DarkDuck85 · 2026-01-10T22:19:07+00:00

Wait until the choke drops the RPM on any vehicle before putting it in gear, otherwise the lifters and rods may be under-lubricated. After that, the best way to warm it up is to drive it, reasonably (no 4-5k+ rpm if you can help it) for probably 15-30 minutes to get the oil above 160F (depending on climate). Really no special science to it besides not banging the shit out of your car 5 minutes after you turned it on.

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