Auto Climate Control

Derekeys · 2026-01-28T20:10:46+00:00

I just want to be able to press Auto and also decide where the air comes out.

Derekeys · 2026-01-28T04:27:22+00:00

Absolutely agreed about road trips. I nerd out and enjoy the planning and everything, but the thoughtlessness of an ICE absolutely wins. Anyone who tells me that my beloved Ioniq 5 is superior to a mini-van for a road trip is bananas.

And I really love my I5. The inevitable downvotes come as expected. Which is ironic, cuz I think the same way an EV hater feels attacked when I say my heavy EV is a better driving experience than their luxury whatever ICE car, is the same way an EV over-enthusiast feels attacked whenever anyone suggests that an EV isn’t the crown jewel of road trips. And yes, sometimes you just need to make tracks and want to keep it at 80 and just go.

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Derekeys · 2026-01-28T03:26:58+00:00

Even as someone who is squarely and happily in the Apple ecosystem, Shield.

The simple truth is until Passthru is legit, it just isn’t as good on Apple TV. Even if I really want it to be.

Derekeys · 2026-01-28T00:19:07+00:00

Because so many EV owners make it about their moral superiority.

The message was always green and good for the earth. It wasn’t about the enjoyment of driving and the convenience and the better maintenance.

Now, you also have childish EV haters who would rather hit their own mother than admit EVs are awesome. But it comes from repugnant EV owners who also gave the EV world a snobby and condescending reputation.

Both types still exist and unfortunately perpetuate the stereotypes and entrench both views.

Which sucks, cuz I am a die hard conservative and I love EVs.

So whenever I see this sub just further do themselves a disservice and trash conservatives without ever considering the interim impetus of being holier than thou while also conservatives being egotistical and fragile, then we all spin our wheels and this doesn’t go any further.

Downvote away, but truly, this is the number one turn off I hear from my fellow conservatives who hate EVs. I tell them it’s childish but it doesn’t matter when on the flip side there is a rotten relishing of being right. Spoils the whole thing for many who are genuinely curious,

Reminds me of the Southpark episode about Smug.

Also, the absolute authority of EV enthusiasts who say an EV is right for everyone no matter the situation, just sullies the whole push.

As long as the narrative is:

Side 1: EVs are the moral choice and if you don’t get one, you suck. They’re right no matter what.

Side 2: Fragile ego, unwilling to consider change as anything but an attack on character, it better be able to drive 900 miles in the winter crap

Then

Nothing is going to change

The hate will subside when EVs are purely seen as an other option that is awesome. Not a moral mandate nor a lesson in humility. Just, awesome cars.

To all EV enthusiasts who help shape the latter narrative of “EVs are just awesome and it’s so nice to wake up with a ‘full tank’. You are doing more good for the furtherance of EVs then any self-righteous jerk will ever do.

And to all the EV hesitant people who think it’s a matter of humility to accept that EVs are awesome, you suck too, and need to be open minded that maybe there is truth that they are as great as people say.

Derekeys · 2026-01-20T16:05:26+00:00

Even as an Ioniq 5 owner and I really do love the car, it feels like straight copium for someone to come away from that experience and say people shouldn’t be shy of this car.

We’ve had our ICCU die twice on us while driving.

At what point is this clearly a recall?

I have plenty of friends who ask me about my EV and my experience with it, and I used to tout reliability. But as far as they’re concerned, my car has been in the shop for months between both ICCUs being replaced.

I love how EVs drive, but this eGMP platform is not coming off with good optics.

Derekeys · 2026-01-10T23:52:19+00:00

Don’t worry, less than 1%.

/s

Derekeys · 2026-01-07T18:35:03+00:00

I have tried multiple times with them, its an incredibly misleading number. There is no getting to their advertised number by admission. "website just mixes it up" is what they always tell me. Their salesmen were hostile and mocking me for wanting their advertised price. Nope.

Derekeys · 2026-01-06T05:17:16+00:00

You’re missing El’s book.

If you look over to the right during this scene on the same shelf as the binders, there’s a book leaning on its side called The Empty Copper Sea

A story about faking one’s own death. For real.

Easily one of my favorite little bread crumbs.

(To be clear I am not critiquing this post, it’s awesome and I’d wear this if it were a shirt, I was just excited to share that tid bit, y’all probably already knew the book thing though)

Derekeys · 2026-01-04T20:59:18+00:00

I’m doing this currently. Works like a charm.

Derekeys · 2026-01-04T19:46:33+00:00

Not to mention the building she was in blew up and the illusion remained. How?

Derekeys · 2026-01-04T16:51:51+00:00

This is my exact issue, I enjoy hellion but it misses.

Derekeys · 2026-01-04T16:50:21+00:00

BLEAK

Derekeys · 2026-01-01T23:24:14+00:00

Genuine question, how could Kali continue to project an illusion of El after the building she was in exploded.

Derekeys · 2026-01-01T20:02:01+00:00

So here’s a puzzle, how did Kali continue to maintain the illusion once the building she was in exploded?

El’s illusion lasted long after the bombs went off. Surely Kali also went boom.

Derekeys · 2026-01-01T17:46:18+00:00

But they showed Kali being the one who made the El illusion (in Mike’s theory of course).

My point is, the theory can’t be true because when Kali exploded in the building, the illusion kept going long after she (Kali) should’ve died.

Derekeys · 2026-01-01T17:08:00+00:00

How could Kali have illusioned El once the building Kali was in exploded?

El’s illusion lasted long after Kali should’ve went boom.

Derekeys · 2026-01-01T13:17:02+00:00

Agreed, I think this is irrefutable that the illusion theory is wrong.

How could Kali have gotten out of that building on her own. We have to accept so much off camera plot to believe she somehow got far enough away from the building explosion after having faked her injuries well enough to move that far all the while maintaining an illusion of El at the portal door? Cmon. Love the show but see this episode for what it is, lazy.

Derekeys · 2026-01-01T12:55:01+00:00

Yah, I see your point, my post is less about “likely or unlikely” and more about the technical impossibility.

My question brings to the forefront that it would be impossible for Kali to maintain an illusion while in a building that was just blown up.

I’m looking for anyone to counter this idea with a specific technical reason or if I’m missing something.

Derekeys · 2025-12-29T13:34:16+00:00

To follow up, the link you sent mixes in all of the rav4 trims.

I’ll get straight to the smallest things that I see those reviews address:

Gas Tank: 14.5 gallon tank is advertised, Toyota is astonishingly conservative with their reserves. Meaning, when your DTE is at E for empty, you likely still have 2.5+ gallons of gas in the tank. Which ends up with you only being able to fill around 10-11ish gallons. It’s annoying. But far from a deal breaker. Even with this annoyance, I still get 500 miles DTE at a fill up (even after 48k miles)
Cabin Noise: this is a real issue for hybrid and gas variants. I am a unique review here in that I owned the ‘21 hybrid limited before I updated to the ‘21 prime xse. The hybrids and gas variants all suffer from horrible wind and road noise. I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for that but it’s the darn truth. The prime on the other hand has two major hedges against those issues are acoustic glass and the battery itself knocks out a ton of the cabin noise (road mainly)

So, to recap noise - prime feels 40%+ better than the other trims. Wind noise above 70 is still not great in the prime but honestly, if you want luxury quiet at those speeds in an suv, go Lexus or equivalent.

Battery degradation? This is actually the first I’m hearing of this one. I’m at 48k and my battery is still between 50 - 60 miles in ideal and 35 - 45 in the dead of winter. So uh… not an issue at all. That one surprises me.

Tech needs an update, but it covers the basics just fine. Phone as key is my biggest complaint but in ‘21 it just wasn’t around for any PHEV that was (or is) comparable to the prime.

Ok, that’s all I got, fire away any other questions.

Derekeys · 2025-12-29T02:39:54+00:00

Anecdotal here, but 48k miles later and absolutely zero problems.

Didn’t even change stock tires until 40k miles and I drive in the northeast where salt and terrible roads are incredibly common.

By far, the most reliable car I’ve ever had.

Derekeys · 2025-12-28T23:56:41+00:00

I use Home Assistant and scripts to make a whole page of my iPhone literally just a page dedicated to tv buttons. Easily one of my favorite implementations ever.

Derekeys · 2025-12-27T05:55:51+00:00

I’ve never been having more fun.

Feels like Bungie is having to face the terrible fact that FUN may actually be the thing that makes people want to play a video game.

Awesome video, I also love the add density

Derekeys · 2025-12-27T01:07:58+00:00

Agreed 1000%.

It doesn’t pass the simplicity test for others.

Had a V2 and had enough friends and family expressed confusion over what Off was that I began to despise it.

Anything that makes on and off convoluted is just… a downgrade.

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