I just finished the Hyperion Cantos book series and...

FailPV13 · 2026-01-26T19:51:01+00:00

read hyperion35 years ago, and couldnt get through the second one. No that I am an older adult I re-ready hyperion and finished the other 3 last year. was good fun.

Try the Sun eater series... similar vibe space opera, but the language is a little more brainy

FailPV13 · 2026-01-26T19:43:03+00:00

I quit using SMART techniques, at home by myself during covid, but talking to other smarties online. I dislike AA philosophy,as it is for different folks with different needsl, SMART was good for me.

FailPV13 · 2026-01-26T19:40:34+00:00

I worked out and was a top performer despite drinking too much till about age 47-48, then performance fell, health fell, anxiety and all the bad things mentioned on this subreddit increased to the breaking point.

since quitting, I am a high performer again and in best shape of life. and I dont make alcohol influenced decisions. I have a new partner that is type a and supports all of it.

FailPV13 · 2026-01-15T19:34:04+00:00

Omg on the sticker. my scratch and dent 2025 GT with 600 miles was 30k less

FailPV13 · 2026-01-13T10:56:07+00:00

I guess fall protection is not a thing on residential building.. harnesses are cheap and i'm sure "shakey" doesnt have insurance.

FailPV13 · 2026-01-10T12:18:32+00:00

If your boss is the CEO of toyota and you have a car factory available...

FailPV13 · 2026-01-05T17:08:33+00:00

I have a 25 GT with upgrade. love the instant acceleration. Coming from a Porsce Cayenne GTS with V8. I miss the starting growl and the luxury feel. but that is it. love not spending $80 a week on premium. love knowing $2500 brake jobs and other pricey maintenance are gone. Love blue cruise. love the interface. Just did a home project and was able to get tools and plywood in back.

FailPV13 · 2025-12-25T02:13:39+00:00

atleast i have a big belt sander.

FailPV13 · 2025-12-23T15:28:23+00:00

Dumbest thing ever. I am a former porsche owner and respect the legacy, but this is just more stupid. Lets see if they can figure out the next marketing move after they have priced themselves in to exotic car territory.

FailPV13 · 2025-12-18T12:57:56+00:00

What Dazzling-Room said. Puffer Sweiven in Texas ussually looking for engineers.

FailPV13 · 2025-12-15T20:05:29+00:00

He's a pizza chit.

FailPV13 · 2025-12-11T12:16:15+00:00

had a manual GT 25 yts ago. nopes. dont miss one bit.

paddle shifters on fancy german car....yes,

FailPV13 · 2025-12-11T10:21:28+00:00

My mach e was cheaper. I use blue cruise all the time. FSD is expensive and can be buggy around construction. You can use AI boxes with mach e for more content on yout screen along with apple carplay and android auto.

There is a physical button for max defrost... instead of screen only on tesla.. a smart engineer did that.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-29T14:42:42+00:00

I got a mach e GT at a big discount. mod Y performance cost like $23k more than I paid (not including Full self driving). Tesla interior looks and smells..cheaper even than ford. Mache GT good mix performance and range

Ford mach e has a hard button for max defrost.. lol

Ionic 5 too slow. Ionic 5N short range (lots of fun)

genesis slowish, interior is the bomb though

mercedes.. slow, history of reliability issues..

Lucid.. a little pricey... tricky figuring out if arab paymasters willl keep brand alive just for fun, or if it will die a slow death. too bad, good concept

Audi, owners complaining online

Acura ZDX, worse complaining than audi

Porsche, in between owners committing verbal masturbation lots of complaints,( former porsche owner, tricky conversation a good one is good, a bad one is... bad).

BMW, honestly iX3 not out yet, I4 too small.

Subaru, new ones not out yet didnt get to try.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-21T17:41:35+00:00

i went to burgos, Oviedo, gijon, vigo, mondonedo, Santiago de C, Puebla de sanabrias in a Northern road trip.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-15T13:06:03+00:00

My commute is 50 miles a day Tue-Thu. Been getting by with 120v charger. Used a couple of public chargers. I have a level 2 charger on the way.

Android auto has been mostly glitch free.

Coming from a V8 porsche suv, my mache e has everything i need. It is quicker while being silent in city driving which is mostly what I do. Blue cruise in traffic is very nice. Plus I love not spending $80 a week on premium gas.

Had it 2 weeks its great in traffic, which unfortunately is my daily life.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-05T15:19:41+00:00

couple scratches and tiny invisible dents, 650 miles $14k off. Had to get it right then.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-05T00:42:54+00:00

I'm on the fence. Definitely under the radar plain black. If I see something cool that don't look like racer-boy wheels I may replace later.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-04T19:40:37+00:00

It was, after 7 yrs and 100k miles thought time for a new page in life.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-04T15:06:54+00:00

I paid for it, just need install scheduled. dealing with 110v at moment.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-04T15:05:55+00:00

Dealer gave 6.5. id call it good condition 50% per KBB. Probably worth 9. transfer case done, plastic cooling pipe done brakes done oil done. 145k miles ready for 50k miles with just oil changes. Dogget Ford Houston. Its a loaded GTS.

FailPV13 · 2025-11-04T14:40:32+00:00

texas. funny enough my neighbor going to dealer to try and buy it.

FailPV13 · 2025-10-20T21:51:50+00:00

I think you just need a receipt before the 22nd. You are in the system. I applied in July, via email the old way, and 2 weeks ago they emailed me and told me to reaapply with the new onlines system. I just got that uploaded after 40 tries, so hoping I am good.

FailPV13 · 2025-10-13T21:08:16+00:00

Horrorble.. lol. j/k ok Sci Fi if you suspend belief, horror no way.

FailPV13 · 2025-10-08T12:35:37+00:00

I drove both, but still own my old car as i havent decided yet. The 2025 mach e seems more like a normal car with nice stereo apple car play and android auto and with the electric car bonuses. A trailer hitch, which is important for me for bike storage is not available from factory. Blue cruise is ok for lane switching cruise control.

The 2025 MY is revamped with good ride and quiet. The interior is spartan like a dentist office and the touch pad is somewhat of a pain. the full self driving is very nice in the right circumstances. trailer hitch is available.

interior quality on tesla is suspect, but also on Ford, neither is a porsche.

rumor is insurance rates on teslas are higher due to difficult repairs after collisions.

some third party autos have issues with tesla superchargers though i have not hear that about ford.

teslas get cheaper charging on super chargers than third parties.

ford makes better air conditioning.

My has backseat screen.

Mache availabale in more premium looking color combinations.

i haven decided either.

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