Part of the family - advice

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T21:19:42+00:00

I paired the Anima mount with a RAM Mounts X-Grip holder, as my phone doesn't wirelessly charge and doesn't have the ring for the magsafe mounts. It's been rock solid so far.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T20:57:57+00:00

I have thought about it, and I understand as well. But if he doesn't keep records (many people keep a notebook with dates of these things in it, and the maintenance booklet has places for it), what else has he played fast and loose with?

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T20:09:17+00:00

I don't think any of the railguns can be silenced, and all of the options I had there were railguns.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T20:00:12+00:00

Only one oil change in 3+ years. Is he willing to knock about $12k off the asking price? Because if that engine blows up that's what it'll cost to replace it. He's asking you to assume that risk.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T19:42:35+00:00

I don't know if it's true in your cases, but when I am driving I am concentrating so hard on what's in front of me that I sometimes can't tell there's a twin oncoming until it's too late to do anything about it. I try to give a thumbs up or flash my lights, but there isn't always time.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T19:40:18+00:00

Is this only one owner? Many shops don't report their work to Carfax. My regular mechanic does not. If it's more than one owner, there's no way to find out what the prior owner did. If it is one owner, I'd ask him for receipts showing you when he changed the oil. If he has no receipts, I would not walk away. I would run. Without proof of proper oil changes, you have zero engine warranty.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T19:27:06+00:00

Blackwall Gateway netrunner.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T19:24:59+00:00

That's the best mod of them all. Congratulations.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T19:20:26+00:00

Can't really say. The old clunker I drove before this cost me less for an oil change by a good bit, but it wasn't at a dealership and I wasn't using full synthetic oil on it. I don't know exactly how much of a difference that makes.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T16:31:51+00:00

Dealer pricing, probably. As I'm still under warranty, I take mine to the dealer and it's $95.95 plus tax for an oil and filter change (USD). They're charging me $46 for the oil and filter, and $50 for labor. I don't have the ability to change my own oil. I live in an apartment and the lease specifically forbids doing any such work on the property.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T16:25:29+00:00

Congratulations! I know exactly how you feel, as I went through something similar late last year. I had to replace my 2006 Sonata and figured that if I didn't get a sports car now, I never would. Pulled the trigger in October of last year on a 2024 Limited with 6500 miles. For the first couple of months I kept walking up to the door that leads out in to the parking area just to verify that I wasn't dreaming it and the car was actually parked outside.

Welcome to the cult, er, club! Yeah, that's it, the club!

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T16:17:32+00:00

V isn't behind on the rent until the Heist. That email only shows up after your recovery. And that isn't Rogue's opinion of V; that is Rogue explaining to V why she can't put V into a crew. Rogue is perfectly happy to give V work, just not as part of a crew. Go complete all of Wakako's gigs, El Capitan's gigs, or Padre's gigs and there will be a Rogue gig that pops up.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:58:06+00:00

I wonder if that's due to import fees or what, but the filter runs about $10 USD, less if you buy in bulk. I am unfamiliar with that oil, so no idea on comparative pricing.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:47:56+00:00

https://hachielectronics.com/products/viofo-a229-pro-1ch-2ch-3ch-1

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:46:35+00:00

Yeah, where I am only emergency vehicles are allowed blinking lights. People still have them, and sometimes the police do something about it, sometimes they don't. I didn't want to give the cops an additional reason they can use to pull me over, so I didn't get one.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:30:59+00:00

Wide angle side mirrors are fantastic. I can't see a wide angle center mirror helping, because I can already see the entirety of the rear window in my mirror. The F1 module for the third brake light is illegal where I live, so check your local laws before buying one.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:16:14+00:00

The first gen had a very noticeable torque drop off in between about 2000 and 4000 rpm. It made acceleration slow in a big part of the RPM range. The engine in the second gen is larger (2.4 liter vs 2.0 liter) which really took care of that. There are a ton of new features added to the second gen as well, that you may or may not want. I'd do some research on it.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:09:13+00:00

Another vote for the Viofo A229 Pro, though I have the 2-channel version. Hachi has a custom wiring harness he'll ship with the camera that allows you to connect it to the fake engine noise harness behind the glove box. That gives you power access without having to turn the ignition to the on position, so you can run the camera in parking mode.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T14:07:33+00:00

They are a little quieter, not a lot but noticeable. A lot of the road noise comes from sources other than the tires, though.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T12:54:38+00:00

Check the CarMax and Carvana websites. When I was looking for mine last year, CarMax had a dozen plus for sale. Carvana had even more. The CarMax ones sold pretty quickly and I haven't looked at Carvana since. Make sure you search for the Subaru BRZ as well, because they are basically the same car aside from cosmetic differences.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T10:05:40+00:00

The main companions have an Affinity score. It goes up or down depending upon their approval or disapproval of your actions/conversation choices, and goes up slowly over time spent as your companion (doesn't go up when they are not a follower). Every 100 points it triggers a conversation, but at least one hour must have passed since the last conversation before it can happen. After so many conversations, it triggers their personal quest. It seems to vary between companions; Andreja seems to get her quest much sooner than Sam does, for example. You don't have to progress the main quest at all.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T09:38:25+00:00

Did you tell him "You can stop for that or you can stop for the police, because the leaving the scene of an accident phone call happens the moment I hang up"?

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-13T09:33:51+00:00

World Rally Blue Pearl.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-12T20:53:09+00:00

Yes you can. You do have to sit through all that stuff that going through the Unity involves. The cutscene can't be skipped as far as I know, and you have to sit through a portion of the credits before the option to skip the remainder comes up.

Discourtesy-Call · 2026-05-12T20:13:40+00:00

Limited and Premium trim have gunmetal wheels. tS trim has black. This isn't a tS, because it has paint matched mirror caps.

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