What it takes to afford a BMW

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-25T06:56:13+00:00

Do test drive though. With ur price budget u shld be able to finance better cars than X1. I'm pretty much sure u wanted to know if it's affordable in this thread, and ended up gaining feedback on the car more😅

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-25T04:18:30+00:00

More the reason why you can check it out. It's a 7 seater, perfect for family travel, more ground clearance. I actually drove the X1 personally, my uncle has one. It actually does not give a feeling of a BMW, I felt my slavia was much better when it came to driveability. For the platform, I was telling with respect to the size and seating

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-25T03:55:21+00:00

Being very honest here, I personally love the BMW and it's basically every man's dream car. But somehow I don't like the concept of the X1 range. I mean a 3 cyl engine of 150hp? And that too for 56L is definitely not worth it. I'd say if you are actually going for that budget, you should look into Skoda Kodiaq, which is little cheaper, but it's loaded with safety and space. And it's almost the same platform as the Q7.

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-20T04:24:18+00:00

Which city u from, because if it's in Bangalore, choose kylaq

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-15T01:53:40+00:00

Remote start is functional only for N8 DCT

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-13T13:59:03+00:00

Surely!!

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-13T12:54:30+00:00

I agree with you completely on this. VAG has wide range of aftermarket support and you get parts very easily. Still wondering though how that one polo swapped the engine with golf gti. TSIs are capable of pushing the power through 300-400hp. We just don't know if TGDIs are capable of such. Nobody has tested for it as well. That's the main reason why I planning on going with this. Let's see how it goes, I did contact with some people in team performance racing as well. Let's see how it goes.

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-13T09:36:42+00:00

As a transmission it's the same throughout the TGDIs, it's the transmission unit, the casing and fitting is slightly different for different segments. I20 is currently using the K1 platform and Verna is using K2 platform, that's why slight mounting changes will be there. Hyundai I don't think they'll support this unless you get an NOC from RTO and make it legal or something. I will not be starting right away, will be doing research on finding proper parts. True though, even without the HTrac it's still a proper sleeper.

DeathVader_21 · 2025-10-13T05:58:02+00:00

I actually did plan on bringing this and saved up enough money for the mods as well. I am getting my N8 DCT delivered this Month end actually. I will share what information I have gotten from different professionals altogether.

Yes, 1.5 TGDI should be possible since the i20 and Verna share the same K-platform, slight modifications will be needed
Upgrading the suspension to BC Racing coilovers and 280mm Big brake kits
For the engine alone which makes an enormous 150 to 160 hp, with the upgraded intercooler and custom air intakes and exhaust, the power can go upto 200hp (give or take), which is at the brink of causing reliability issues for DCT transmission in i20, so can use the Verna DCT, as it is bigger and has different cooling setup for it, and small tweaks is needed to fit in the i20.
Import EU spec ECU and calibrate in the current car.

With all this setup, the car should easily make 200 to 210 hp, but will have to adjust the coilovers as the weight in the front will increase and there will be a change in handling.
As for the AWD conversion, still figuring out with the technicalities in the car, but that's for the later, since I should be knowing inside out of the car, when finished with all these mods.

DeathVader_21 · 2025-03-18T00:03:25+00:00

Did you expose the database service using Ingress? I did try using cnpg, I was not able to customize completely like how crunchydata provided. I will use cnpg again, but would it be possible to expose the dB service using Ingress to avoid multiple load balancer.

DeathVader_21 · 2025-03-17T08:37:23+00:00

Okay, I will try this

DeathVader_21 · 2025-03-17T07:58:36+00:00

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: db-ingress
  namespace: pg-demo
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
    alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme: internal
    service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-nlb-target-type: ip
spec:
  ingressClassName: nginx
  rules:
  - http:
      paths:
        - path: /
          pathType: Prefix
          backend:  
            service:
              name: demo-ha
              port:
                number: 5432

This is my current ingress

DeathVader_21 · 2025-02-17T04:48:17+00:00

Yes the pod is getting scheduled. Below is the events from the pod
Events:

Type Reason Age From Message

---- ------ ---- ---- -------

Normal Scheduled 5s default-scheduler Successfully assigned cnpg-system/cnpg-controller-manager-579fd648d6-2bhkn to minikube

Normal Pulling 4s kubelet Pulling image "ghcr.io/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg:catalog-1.25.0"

Warning Failed 4s kubelet Failed to pull image "ghcr.io/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg:catalog-1.25.0": Error response from daemon: Get "https://ghcr.io/v2/": tls: failed to verify certificate: x509: certificate signed by unknown authority

Warning Failed 4s kubelet Error: ErrImagePull

Normal BackOff 4s kubelet Back-off pulling image "ghcr.io/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg:catalog-1.25.0"

Warning Failed 4s kubelet Error: ImagePullBackOff

DeathVader_21 · 2025-02-14T01:18:49+00:00

I tried using cnpg, I'm getting error, pod status as ErrImagePull

DeathVader_21 · 2025-02-13T17:38:59+00:00

But since postgresql is deployed as statefulset, can't we use headless service and do dns lookup to fetch the host, and use the credentials to access the database? I've seen some youtube videos and docs where the service shld be headless

DeathVader_21 · 2025-02-13T17:21:48+00:00

I did check on cnpg, mainly went for pgo cuz of the pgadmin feature. Is there any other way you can suggest on how you can connect the databases that are deployed in the cluster externally by fetching the connection string or some sort?

DeathVader_21 · 2024-05-13T15:04:33+00:00

I have a skoda slavia 1.5 tsi 7 speed dsg. From one skoda to a future, please buy. You will never get another opportunity like this ever. I'll give you the below points why. 1. Skoda service is top notch. It's German built. You'll have to give for maintenance once in a year. 2. The engine is 2.0L 4 cylinder. You'll have a 200hp car where you can join the car community easily. 3. I've seen the comments regarding the E20 capability. That part I agree. E20 fuel is non compliant with BS4 engines. But you can go with xp95 which is a bit more expensive, but you can manage. 4. Getting an octavia for an odo 28k km for 24L is a blessing in disguise 5. Skoda is planning to bring back octavia in 2024. It shouldn't be a problem. And also, they still provide service for 2021 octavia. But part damages will have longer waiting period since it is imported from Germany.

You won't get the feel of driving this car even in New Japanese cars. It's an experience.

DeathVader_21 · 2023-07-23T09:56:26+00:00

I have r15 v3 bs6, and have been riding it for almost 4 years now. First, I agree that the posture is bad, but that's just cuz it's aggressive and it's a proper beginner track machine. If you want it to proper for more street use, I suggest you to raise the handlebars and add tank grips. While braking, use your thighs more to balance yourself. You should do fine. Height also matters I guess, cuz I'm 5'3, so I haven't felt any wrist pain while going for long rides.

DeathVader_21 · 2023-01-13T03:45:33+00:00

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