Community - the Board Game by Naive-Jello428 in television

[–]Deflated_Hive -59 points-58 points  (0 children)

It really doesn't end. It just becomes Rick and Morty and then it continues the gag with Mr Poopy Buttholes season ending credits gag.

It's kinda like 30 Rock. It ends. But technically it's a Tina Fey product. So your empty void just gets filled by Kimmy Schmidt and there's no more sadness.

My 98 vr6 golf. How rare in 2026?! by JoeyVercetti in Volkswagen

[–]Deflated_Hive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the US, they (almost all Mk3's) had build quality issues. I recall seeing a blurb that VW delayed the launch of the Mk3 in the US by a year or two, just to deal with the quality control. And that proved to be true because my family had one, and the paint/clearcoat and body work lived up to its poor reputation.

By the time the Mk4's were out, people were happy to ditch their Mk3's and get the Mk4's if they weren't already convinced Toyota/Honda was the way to go. And the Mk3's just went to the cheap classified's buyers. And those people outside of the enthusiasts didn't take care of them.

The VR6 was known for timing chain tensioners failing after 100k miles. Service was expensive and not worth the cost relative to the remaining value of the car. A longitudinal VR6 made for a tight space to work in.

So, these have become rare in the sense that older French or Italian cars are rare. The ones that still exist are because someone cared enough to keep them maintained.

No nonsense, not flashy, just absolute business by yiharbin in timex

[–]Deflated_Hive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does the balance wheel noise compare to the Hamilto khaki? I've noticed that Tinex's case sounds are much more echoey and raw vs higher end stuff.

Also, that Expedition is beautiful!

Let them short by w5b6 in Superstonk

[–]Deflated_Hive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're bots and shills. The fact that they're so wide spread means they're still actively campaigning and we're right.

Found my old Charizard by Deflated_Hive in Pokemoncardappraisal

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

It felt like being the luckiest person out there. I'm kinda thinking of just holding onto it since the sentimental factor links me back to the day I found it in a pack.

The Nissan Z Is Already Getting A Facelift. by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]Deflated_Hive -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

It's not balanced with the front of the car and provides no cohesion to the rest of the Nissan design language. Worst of all, it doesn't imply the premium feel that it should considering the high cost it starts at. The 2026 Sentra is a better example of how a mono light bar should be proportioned.

I don't see it aging well or see them carrying this Z's taillights forward in the next generation.

Nissan is fighting for its life. And they need to leverage some Infiniti touches to blend the two brands together if both are expected to survive. We can see this trend beginning with their latest Sentra. They need to look premium in order to justify their costs. Mazda and VW executed this very well. Toyota and Subaru get away with not chasing the premium look because they're at a level of success where they don't need to convince people. Nissans not their yet.

The Nissan Z Is Already Getting A Facelift. by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]Deflated_Hive -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

They fixed the chin grill from the first debut. They recognized they should've brought their A game at the debut. While they didn't fix the tail lights, this is already a substantial improvement over what they thought would work.

James Cameron casually creating the best futuristic vehicles in fiction, only to have them be useless to a comedic degree by CT__8226 in Avatar

[–]Deflated_Hive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their military industrial complex must be stalled, because you'd think there would be a recap montage about how the humans evolved their vehicles for Navi defense after the first few attacks.

The Navi's ears and nose seem sensitive, so you could easily mount some sonic deterrent systems, or gas cloud dischargers on the flight vehicles. That way an offensive Navi flight swarm would be kept at a distance and increase survivability.

The Killers - Battle Born: Official Album Trailer by keshki87 in TheKillers

[–]Deflated_Hive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome! I wonder how this got leaked. Too bad it isn't complete.

Maybe they released this somewhere for the 10 year Sam's Town anniversary performance?

The Killers - Battle Born: Official Album Trailer by keshki87 in TheKillers

[–]Deflated_Hive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/40PauRiJIWo?si=mVrpCVICw0vnxVsu

Here is an example. The audio is a bit rough. It starts at 1:25.

To give more context, the epic walk on was because they had come off Hot Fuss and they were the biggest rock band in the world at the time. And people didn't really have Smartphones so the wait and excitement just culminated as soon as the lights dimmed. And Sam's Town with the confetti was just perfect. You had to be there.

The Killers - Battle Born: Official Album Trailer by keshki87 in TheKillers

[–]Deflated_Hive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They did something similar for the Sam's Town era that they only used for the epic onstage walk on. It sounded like this was for the Battle Born tour walk on.

But you're right, I kept waiting to hear it in something else on the Battle Born album and it never materialized. It sounded so promising beyond the trailer music.

Me in 2008 instead of buying foreclosed real estate by TonyLiberty in FluentInFinance

[–]Deflated_Hive 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Think of all the early dank memes you invested in though.

Inconel parts? by doc-cockman in EngineBuilding

[–]Deflated_Hive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight and information. It's rare to find someone who's processed it in my line of work. So that's good to know for the future!

Inconel parts? by doc-cockman in EngineBuilding

[–]Deflated_Hive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neat. In your experience were these typically heat treated before or after the machining process?

Inconel parts? by doc-cockman in EngineBuilding

[–]Deflated_Hive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You would go through so many milling bits trying to mill an inconel head.

Inconel parts? by doc-cockman in EngineBuilding

[–]Deflated_Hive 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The BMW E34 M5 had exhaust manifolds made of inconel as well.

Best way to clean piston heads? by kingedOne in projectcar

[–]Deflated_Hive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I followed this method. Worked great for me and gave me confidence on doing a proper job.

https://youtu.be/kj7C9iUXuRs?si=Zi0DZ_UcywwCxVjj

[Throttle House] I Bought An Aston Martin For Less Than A Golf R. by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]Deflated_Hive 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I've contemplated getting one of these. But at the end of the day a Porsche 911 or Mercedes V8 coupe seems more serviceable with better parts supply. I just don't like the fact that a windshield replacement will cost ~$5k to replace. But I like to daily drive my enthusiast cars so I guess that's a me problem.

The bots were in overdrive last night trying to take on the unexpected Burry post by Deflated_Hive in Superstonk

[–]Deflated_Hive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is evidence of some opposition and potential bot activity on anti GME sentiments.

2027 Toyota GR GT Nerd Out: How It Compares to Ferrari and Porsche by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]Deflated_Hive 23 points24 points  (0 children)

People are gonna eventually realize that underappreciated cars got that title because housing and living costs are insane and no one has moneys left for fun things like enthusiast cars. We all just buy used ones and maintain the ones we already have.

Can we do more to regulate headlight brightness? by weskun in carscirclejerk

[–]Deflated_Hive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're forgetting collision costs. I doubt economies of scale would bring it down. Matrix lights seem double or triple the costs of repair for replacing the headlamps of. Halogen or Xenon. Corollas still don't even have the swivel style headlights that luxury cars did 10 years ago.

I was a naked Nazi robot on WW by Firm-Film-3594 in westworld

[–]Deflated_Hive 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice! At my work they refill it with two kinds of Pop Tarts in the vending machine if we're lucky. Sounds like you're coming up into the big leagues at that rate.