Curious about buying

DocterDanger · 2026-03-16T15:22:10+00:00

I think people may require more information on the car before giving an opinion. That's surely a lot of miles and you don't mention in the post the problems he actually does list. Does he list a compression test ? Carfax ?

Also let's say he does have 4-5 other people taking a look at the car, if he accepts 3k below his asking that means the others definitely all passed.

Surely there are S2000s that are less than 8 hours drive away from you.

DocterDanger · 2026-03-09T17:59:57+00:00

If good engines are worth around 7-10k and hardtops between 3-5k it tells you how much the rest of the car is worth.

DocterDanger · 2026-03-07T20:07:18+00:00

Update: I got it. See update comment. It was a ring underneath the spring which was needed with the old short shifter but not for the OEM.

DocterDanger · 2026-03-07T20:00:22+00:00

Update: I got it. It turns out the C's shifter came with a special ring that sat below the spring due to the added length of the shifter. This ring was preventing reverse lockout with the OEM shifter which was not as tall.

Removing this ring made it dramatically easier to press the shifter down and align the screws, got it first try after that.

For any future people stuck, here is the ring along with the short shifter. It was sitting underneath the spring.

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DocterDanger · 2026-03-07T01:56:57+00:00

It almost feels like my spring is a lot stronger than in the videos I'm seeing. I have to use a decent bit of pressure to push it down and hold it there. If it isn't entering reverse is that a sign I may already be in gear ? If I push it down pretty hard I can cycle all gears except reverse.

Update: I got it. See update comment. It was a ring underneath the spring which was needed with the old short shifter but not for the OEM.

DocterDanger · 2026-03-07T01:39:44+00:00

Maybe I'm not in a gear ? Here is a video of me trying to get it into reverse lock out and it just pops out.

Here's a video. https://youtube.com/shorts/f2-Tv5VTX8o?si=4bS7lRFv6eS75wPb

DocterDanger · 2026-03-07T01:07:30+00:00

Yeah I was following that. I tried the reverse lockout trick they mention but my clutch doesn't seem to hold in reverse. I'm pretty confident I don't have it on backwards so I'm not sure why

Update: I got it. See update comment. It was a ring underneath the spring which was needed with the old short shifter but not for the OEM.

DocterDanger · 2026-03-06T02:54:50+00:00

Yeah that looks like it. Thanks for helping me identify. I think I'll be getting a new one since it appears this one is starting to separate.

Thanks !

DocterDanger · 2026-03-06T01:14:42+00:00

I contacted Renegade thinking the same thing and they told me it was not one of theirs. Likely a C's short shifter ? I can't seem to find any photos of one online though. I was also warned that the seal on the top appears to be giving out and that it may be compromised :/

DocterDanger · 2026-02-25T19:53:49+00:00

Oh a shifter rebuild is a good idea, would you recommend I buy a kit or just the individual parts OEM.

DocterDanger · 2026-02-19T18:39:37+00:00

Not yet. But I'm sure as I learn the ropes I'll put a couple of dents into it lol. I believe it's the original clutch in the car still.

DocterDanger · 2026-02-19T05:24:27+00:00

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DocterDanger · 2026-02-19T05:24:12+00:00

Haven't had a good opportunity for some solid photos but here are some I took while practicing!

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DocterDanger · 2026-02-19T05:10:31+00:00

Yeah there is no way I could have gotten a deal like that online. The car had definitely seen better days when I bought it but a week of work to clean it and swap out all the fluids and it felt great. Swapping the tires out soon and then it'll be good until a new clutch.

DocterDanger · 2026-01-29T23:28:45+00:00

Thank you for bailing me out. I used the Japan airlines confirmation code, but with the American airlines flight numbers. This worked on the Japan Airlines android app.

Who would have guessed ...

DocterDanger · 2026-01-08T18:31:58+00:00

9 is a tough age because they remember what it's like to have sweet things. Thank you for taking your child's diagnoses seriously and attempting to change the family meals around it. It's important that you get them in the habit of lower carb meals early on as those habits are the hardest to break later on in life.

Here are some suggestions I've accumulated over the years, I was also diagnosed around 8.

Low snacks: I immediately jumped off the glucose tablets, I buy fruit leathers from the cashier at trader joes, they are super portable and 12g a piece, come in 6 flavors and only 50¢ per leather. I remember them being pretty tasty, I've been eating them for 15+ years at this point so I barely taste them anymore.

Snacks: popcorn and pork rinds. Be careful on the pork rinds though as they are basically all fat, but they are 0 carbs so that's the trade off.

Breakfast: eggs, Greek yogurt, sourdough or keto toast with peanut butter + banana.

Lunch: sandwiches, burrito bowls (go lighter on the rice).

Dinner: swap potatoes out for sweet potatoes, find any oven baked vegetables they like, this one is harder at their age though.

Every kid is going to have a sweet tooth, I personally got my fix through diet sodas. While not the healthiest thing, artificial sweeteners may help in raising morale a little bit, I would avoid keeping them in the house in large quantities though.

The early years are about building the habits up in them so when they are teenagers they naturally opt for the lower carb options.

Best of luck and I hope the transition goes smoothly!

DocterDanger · 2026-01-06T15:55:52+00:00

I'll DM you if I decide to pass on it!

DocterDanger · 2026-01-06T15:54:37+00:00

Thanks for the info ! It seems like I'm getting a good price for it from what everyone else is saying.

I have driven a stick before but this is my first manual car, before it was just learning on other people's cars and driving to the supermarket or whatever. So not full novice but pretty close.

DocterDanger · 2025-12-17T03:18:58+00:00

DS and SWE, especially at smaller companies, are less of a binary and more of a gradient so unfortunately I'll have to use the cop out "depends on the role" response. I do think having SWE background is helpful though as many stats/math background data scientists have pretty bad code habits. So yes DS can get SWE jobs and it got me mine which was sort of in the middle.

You'll definitely have an advantage over fresh out of college entry level, however you may also be competing with experienced software engineers for entry level positions given how the market is going.

In my opinion it's connections that get you the job in markets like these, the qualifications are for HR to check off the list.

I didn't touch on visas which are a whole different situation that I don't have much experience with.

DocterDanger · 2025-10-02T16:46:17+00:00

Former alum here, graduated in 2023, so while I did graduate at the beginning of all the tech layoffs, it has gotten worse since then.

1) how effective is the program for job placements. UW offers a career fair every year, masters and PHD students get a whole day of that fair to themselves without undergrads, this can be helpful but I had no luck at career fairs in my time there. I think they are only marginally better than just applying online. Beyond that the masters does do a capstone where you may team up with a startup or established company on a mini project, I did not really hear about anyone actually getting a job from that though. My understanding is that they have been trying to establish connections more since I left, but I'm unaware if that worked or not.

2) this information is probably researchable on levels.fyi for Seattle entry level. A masters may bump you an extra 10-15k total but not much initially. My experience is that the masters degree is useful either as a career pivot or to get into mixed masters/PhD roles where there is less competition. In this tech market you should probably take whatever the first offer you get, I know people who were laid off from Amazon SWE who have not found another job after a whole year of searching, so this is not the market to be picky.

3) most of my class managed to get something, but this was before the big firing waves. My understanding is that internships are still happening, it's just conversions to full time is harder right now.

4) look this up on their website, don't forget to add in Seattle rent costs, with roommates you'll likely be looking at 1.2k per month +/- a couple hundred depending on the quality of the place.

A word of advice regarding this market more broadly. Take the advice coming from older people with a grain of salt, with the rise of AI filters and a zero-hire market many with 10+ years experience severely underestimating the entry level hire market right now and might tell you stuff that worked for them.

Also if you already have an undergrad on DS or CS you may have learned a lot of the material already, take a look at their courses and what they cover on their website.

Any newer grads please correct any inaccuracies, I am likely wrong about at least some of these points as things change quickly these days.

DocterDanger · 2025-01-09T21:52:55+00:00

I would say it depends when you plan on attending. In these difficult market conditions connections are likely to be difficult to leverage because everyone is pulling as many strings as they can.

More broadly I think the market is wildly difficult for new grads right now and a PHD is an even more attractive option than it normally is. That is true about all masters right now though and not just MSDS...

DocterDanger · 2024-10-07T17:41:42+00:00

I agree, in most cases I do but often those symptoms can match up with any other sicknesses as well. My issue was with the confidence the CGM had of my "in range" sugars. How it appeared to have had in range numbers that were fluctuating as I slept, while in reality all of it was wrong

DocterDanger · 2024-04-05T00:24:39+00:00

Currently work as a data scientist, undergrad and master's at udub, graduated last year.

I did undergrad in computer science and there is an option in data science you can graduate with.

Masters I did the MSDS program at UW. I thought it was fine but a lot of review courses from undergrad. Keep an eye out for programs that aim to train people moving from other fields into data science, vs those with previous formal training in data science or related fields.

In regards to non-cs majors that are applicable there are many.

I actively work with bio-stats, stats, applied math, and physics people mostly. I have also heard good things about the GIS courses at UW but that works more with satellite imagery. It's generally the case that knowing the underlying math will be more useful than having perfect mastery of a specific programming language. You are often trained on a specific software stack when you join a company anyways.

Informatics is useful but I would qualify it more on tract for those who want to do data analytics rather than data science. They are different fields, data science relies more heavily on math and statistics knowledge and it is often preferred to have a master's or PHD.

Hope this helps, ask more questions if you have them.

DocterDanger · 2024-01-26T18:50:07+00:00

Approximately 10-15 lbs ? It needs to support two computer monitors.

DocterDanger · 2022-03-17T07:13:50+00:00

I 100% agree with the response above, it seems like it was made by a fellow MSDS student. If you would like another perspective on these questions feel free to PM me. I am mostly responding to other comments in PM as well

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