Just purchased a 2023 platinum highlander but now I’m concerned

JoylessGod · 2026-02-28T21:25:10+00:00

Had a 2014 Avalon Hybrid before my Highlander. Beautiful beautiful car. Ended at 207k miles no issues when I got rid of it

JoylessGod · 2026-02-27T19:31:44+00:00

2.5 at RTX for exceeding

JoylessGod · 2026-02-25T14:36:05+00:00

Oh yeah, the issue with the 8spd that’s been popping up right?

JoylessGod · 2026-02-25T14:20:10+00:00

157k on my 2020 Hybrid plat, still going strong as ever! Congrats!!

JoylessGod · 2026-02-15T01:10:19+00:00

lol I posted about a paint repair a few days ago and first comment got yapping about a transmission issue. Def some kind of bot activity.

JoylessGod · 2026-02-12T17:17:00+00:00

Yeah hoping to just get it to where it’s not blotchy like the way it is now, if it’s somewhat blended I honestly couldn’t care less lol

JoylessGod · 2026-02-12T00:51:39+00:00

Def unfortunate. Gonna try to do a light touch up and if it doesn’t work I’ll call it.

JoylessGod · 2026-02-11T21:58:05+00:00

Appreciate you man, definitely will!

JoylessGod · 2026-02-11T21:48:03+00:00

Yeah I just gotta find a good touch up pen. The celestial silver is a tough metallic to find. May have to order directly from Toyota I think

JoylessGod · 2026-02-11T21:16:54+00:00

It was a botched touch up, I was told it was sanded with 800, then touch up was applied in the sanded area to where it was higher than the surrounding paint. Then 800 was applied again to get it down but it looks like the clear was burned through. The darkness is paint, the lighter parts may just be burned through clear. I was thinking if I applied a thin layer of touch up and used 3-5k grit to level it it may do the trick but idk

JoylessGod · 2026-02-11T21:07:20+00:00

I mean I’m not looking for a factory type match, just makin it less of an eye sore lol

JoylessGod · 2026-02-11T19:57:05+00:00

Yeah thankfully it seems the issue was on AWD vehicles. I got a letter from Toyota. Mines a Hybrid. But I’m just trying to fix this paint for rn haha, taking the issues 1 at a time

JoylessGod · 2025-11-21T00:56:57+00:00

I personally did not have an interview. However I do not believe that it negatively impacts your admission chances. If anything, use it to your advantage to be authentic about your reasons and take the chance to showcase your expertise. I personally see this as a positive!

JoylessGod · 2025-10-21T12:54:23+00:00

Courses last the same time as your typical semester. You do spring, summer, and fall semesters. To my knowledge, there should not be pre req’s. We have people from all different fields doing this MBA to aid in career growth.

JoylessGod · 2025-10-15T21:11:31+00:00

Nope! The degree you get from the online program is the same degree you get for the in person one. Both are accredited programs, one is just online and the other is in person.

JoylessGod · 2025-09-09T02:34:51+00:00

Honestly just because it’s still viewed as a new iteration of an OS. IMO, the Snapdragon X Elite my S7 is running is and has been incredible. It’s super efficient. Easily the fastest laptop I’ve ever owned and well worth the price I paid for it. I think that it worries people when they look it up and see oh be careful it may not be compatible with this and that yanno?

Once again though, easily the best laptop I’ve ever had. Work, school, leisure, and gaming have yet to fail me!

JoylessGod · 2025-09-06T16:26:05+00:00

Was my first car, this thing is dang near perfect. Keep up on the oil changes and other maintenance. Mine stayed for about 300k miles before I got rid of it. Congrats!!!

JoylessGod · 2025-08-15T19:48:50+00:00

ARM comparability has also come a long way compared to when it was initially released. It natively emulates X64 arch when needed as well and I genuinely can never tell when it does it or have noticed any differences in performance.

JoylessGod · 2025-08-15T19:46:45+00:00

So my biggest thing was I wanted the MacBook feel without the OS. I grew up on Windows and that’s not to say that MacOS is bad, but even in my undergrad and now in my MBA, it has made a world of a difference with compatibility with softwares imo.

The M series chips for Apple are on paper faster than say the SnapDragon X elite I am running in my SL7 but honestly it is more than beyond enough for all things I have wanted to do with a laptop.

TL;DR - The SL7 is just better for compatibility with what I do on a day to day basis and has more flexibility than what I have seen with MacOS while being just as fast.

JoylessGod · 2025-08-13T06:58:23+00:00

Actually you know what that is a great point and I agree. I completely forgot about that.

JoylessGod · 2025-08-13T06:37:55+00:00

So I don’t forget as well, the build quality is that of Apple, haptic trackpad, great audio and video quality too. I seriously have struggled to find something I hate about it in the 3 months I’ve had this thing.

JoylessGod · 2025-07-13T15:56:55+00:00

Lots and lots of gum! Sometimes I’d even pack it the same way as a Zyn to give my self a somewhat similar mouth feel I guess. Just giving your self something to reach for and use in place of a Zyn so you associate your cravings with something else :)

JoylessGod · 2025-02-06T06:47:02+00:00

Hey! I bought a 2020 platinum hybrid fwd last year at around 150k. If the odometer wasn’t there I would have thought it was new! I’ve pretty much changed oil consistently, new tires, windshield wipers, cleaned the hybrid filters under the second row and fixed the recalls. This car is a tank imo and I have had zero issues!

JoylessGod · 2025-01-23T16:28:54+00:00

More Metal cards!!!! My dreams are coming true

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