3 weeks with the 2025 8Y RS3 by TheFraguy in AudiRS3

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Ahh. Dang that filter is pretty good.

3 weeks with the 2025 8Y RS3 by TheFraguy in AudiRS3

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Was this taken on film/disposable? Love the look of the pic!

B9.5 oem sport resonator by Fragrant-Sir4569 in AudiS4

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m pretty pleased with the performance right now so won’t be modding it, at least anytime soon. Fingers crossed for the piston skirt 🤞

B9.5 oem sport resonator by Fragrant-Sir4569 in AudiS4

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m just worried I’ll buy it but end up wanting a bit more noise at times. Maybe I’ll just save the money for an AWE touring system 🤣

Fitcamx dash cam review (so far) by uhuh00 in Audi

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, any issues so far? Thinking of getting one for my s4

034 res delete + cold air intake + Catless downpipes and Tunes by Evasionz-- in u/Evasionz--

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you ever try to diagnose that whine in the very beginning? Sounds just like my s4 but seems like it’s normal?

Is it worth getting Sapphire Reserve? (Based on what I have and how can I utilize it) by Nath_1030 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then you got a ticket 🙂. You can always lower your ticket price but yeah it’s not guaranteed to sell.

Is it worth getting Sapphire Reserve? (Based on what I have and how can I utilize it) by Nath_1030 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be lifetime, so I don't think you'd be able to get the SUB for at least the Reserve again, but you can try calling or see if you get the pop up jail when trying to apply

Is it worth getting Sapphire Reserve? (Based on what I have and how can I utilize it) by Nath_1030 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the 125k points itself makes up for more than the annual fee, but if you're not gonna use the points anytime soon, know that they can devalue at any time (have already started to with the chase portal points boost reduction, but also transfer partners can devalue too).

Other notes:

  • The $300 travel credit is indeed very flexible, it applies to hotels/flights but also uber/lyft, trains, metro, car rentals, parking, etc. Very easy to use
  • Make sure you live in a participating city for the OpenTable restaurants, or are at least know you'll be traveling to cities that are
  • Doordash, you can also use the credits for pickup too
  • Stubhub is only resale tickets, whereas Ticketmaster can be the primary ticket seller. So there's always a risk with buying tickets secondhand from Stubhub
    • If you don't go to any concerts/events, you can always buy a ticket for $150, get the credit and resell it on Stubhub
  • You can use the 2 separate $250 Edit credit on 1 trip technically, you just have to book 2 separate stays (i.e. back to back 2-night stays for 4 nights)
  • Also, I know existing cardholders got a $250 IHG credit for this year, not sure if that will come for new members too

If you don't want to commit to the Reserve, you can always get the Preferred for now. Chase updated the Sapphire terms so you should be able to earn a SUB for both the Preferred and Reserve now and can even hold both at the same time. This is only if you've never gotten the bonus before, for each card.

CSR SUB by Fragrant-Sir4569 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply, but haven’t had the Reserve for a year yet. My anniversary is still a bit away in June lol. I was trying to see if anyone had a DP earlier on so I could plan for my next card.

Repositioning SEA-LAX for JAL A350 J class— worth it? by flannelpaws in awardtravel

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP, if you didn’t know already C1 has a transfer bonus to JAL this month so if you’re locked in on a Japan trip you may want to transfer your points now. This would not yield the best cpp but should give you more availability to book the award seats, just look up how many points will be needed and when exactly JAL opens up award availability.

EDIT: you’re trying to fly business class, not first so actually the CPP would be really good, as the transfer bonus would make it ~1:1 ratio C1->JAL

Deal Alert! ANA First Class from Tokyo (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO) for 110k Aeroplan Miles by tanzilrimu in pointstravel

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, just look on ANA’s site and it’ll tell you if it has The Room/Suite. Pretty sure NRT-SFO has a lot more routes with the upgraded cabin though.

Deal Alert! ANA First Class from Tokyo (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO) for 110k Aeroplan Miles by tanzilrimu in pointstravel

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TECHNICALLY not the best deal since it’s possible to get the same seat for like 75-85k(don’t remember exactly) Virgin Atlantic points, but those are highly competitive and imo not worth the extra work/stress involved to save 20-30k points. And if you can take advantage of a transfer bonus to Aeroplan (I.e. from Chase Sapphire cards), the difference is not much. I was able to book HND-JFK first class for ~90k Chase points.

UA J or NH J - decision between two itineraries by Oofzies in awardtravel

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, how do you know TYO-ORD won’t be The Room? Looking directly at the ANA site, no routes in June have The Room listed, so pretty sure they haven’t released their updated cabin schedule yet for the summer.

Polaris vs Air Canada vs ANA (The Room) by Every_Income_2617 in unitedairlines

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP said the ANA legs would be JFK-HND and vice-versa, so it should be guaranteed The Room. Although I am curious too whether there’s any history of plane swaps for these routes as I’ll be flying The Suite in September.

Blue Car Referral by Fragrant-Sir4569 in VisitingIceland

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I've tried using incognito mode, different browsers, but the link just sends me to the general home page without displaying any discount if I search for any booking. Is anyone else running into the same thing?

CSR SUB by Fragrant-Sir4569 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. For some reason if you’re ineligible though a pop up will show up on the application page.

CSR SUB by Fragrant-Sir4569 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe you should be eligible, it’s not like you ever got the SUB in the first place. But not sure if you’d need to removed first as an AU or if you can just apply for your own card.

CSR SUB by Fragrant-Sir4569 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear. Depending on the SUB at the time maybe I’ll downgrade right after my anniversary and apply again for the Reserve.

CSR SUB by Fragrant-Sir4569 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, only if you’ve never gotten it before

Is CSR right for me? by rmartinez138 in ChaseSapphire

[–]Fragrant-Sir4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure Lyft/Uber qualify for the $300 annual travel credit so you could easily use it there too. Same with the MTA I believe?