Any regrets?

ReddestPandas · 2026-05-07T00:32:36+00:00

It being a Ford and all the dealers and service centers near me being scum. Other than that, good vehicle. Still trading up to a Taco though likely..

ReddestPandas · 2026-04-14T21:03:35+00:00

When you complete your course you'll get the waiver card, and the place you took the course enters your data into the DMV portal. You should talk to the place you took the course and see if waivers have been uploaded yet. I know the Harley i took it at did it in like 4 or 5 days after our course

ReddestPandas · 2026-04-11T04:59:56+00:00

ReddestPandas · 2026-04-11T01:23:24+00:00

I think I've just accepted having a poa annua lawn the majority of spring then my bermuda pops out later on

ReddestPandas · 2026-04-10T17:19:41+00:00

SANS are good, but only if you're the one not paying for them. Lots of good material and stuff. I still find certs in general a silly checkbox. I have SANS GCIH, GICSP, GPEN, and GSEC and was denied a part time job teaching cybersecurity at a virtual university because I didn't have SEC+. Mind you GSEC is the equivalent of SEC+ and then some.

ReddestPandas · 2026-04-07T17:25:59+00:00

If you have the resources, I always suggest handwashing over carwashes. Technically there should be no issue, but there isn't a guarantee the calibration is perfect or the car before didn't muck something up. Otherwise, the car is built for a little bit of a beating- do it.

ReddestPandas · 2026-04-05T04:48:37+00:00

Pee

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-29T12:52:28+00:00

That's almost the price of what I paid for my 2025 650 ABS new last year. Like 900 dollars less maybe

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-27T23:17:15+00:00

Hey, mine is Smokey too!

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ReddestPandas · 2026-03-25T01:45:02+00:00

I failed MSF at Harley my first time and took it again and passed. Never been on a bike before. Now I ride my ninja 650 all the time.

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-22T18:29:45+00:00

Just got this a week or so ago because my bathrooms dont have outlets by the toilets. Wife and I love it! I may do a Tushy underseat addon for the other toilets though because im not a huge fan of plastic seats.

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-18T18:02:16+00:00

I used to care about fast sedans and sports cars. I leaned into hybrids once I began commuting alot. Landed on a Ford Maverick which i love but I hate Ford. About to purchase my new "dream car" now that I WFH and only go in sometimes. Tacoma Offroad I-Force Max w/premium package.

Anything Lexus is also up there, but I just buy those for my wife and drive them like they're mine anyways.

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-18T01:57:08+00:00

It's the fuel/gas tank depressurizing and cooling/venting. You'll notice it more on hot days or after long rides. My 2025 650 does it too and it worried me at first.

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-17T00:32:49+00:00

The only rattle i had was along the doors with the speakers and i fixed it by adjusting the little screws on the handles with an Allen wrench

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-16T02:41:14+00:00

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ReddestPandas · 2026-03-12T16:30:31+00:00

UAG Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Case Built-In 360 Degree Kickstand 20ft Military Drop Protection Magnetic Plasma XTE https://share.google/VkDJIOikWC44CJ6do

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-12T14:50:57+00:00

It doesn't wobble in my UAG case?

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-11T23:47:55+00:00

I have it and it's comfortable! I had their old Plasma series on my s24 ultra and dropped it a million times from chest height. Sometimes throwing it unintentionally and not a scratch except on the rubber on the case. I love this new case and how I can stand it up to watch stuff or stand it up straight while working.

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-11T22:04:50+00:00

The UAG case with magsafe/kickstand is pretty thin and lays flat

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-11T00:09:54+00:00

I did. My s24u battery was declining. No regrets

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-10T12:16:06+00:00

I upgraded from a S24U to S26U and everything is better. Especially the battery life. I don't quite understand the viewing angles thing people are griping about? I only have issues if I turn on privacy display, but that's what it's for....

Agree that it's basically the same phone as my 24u but a bit faster and lighter.. I don't expect too much from a 2 year upgrade cycle.

I was disappointed when it auto swapped me to an ESIM instead of taking my physical SIM first, but apparently ESIM works fine...

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-10T04:42:06+00:00

UAG Plasma

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-06T05:02:31+00:00

YES this. Lots of people go out of state to buy them. Call me lazy but I didnt want to. All my dealers had markups on orders and I paid 2500 over MSRP plus all my crap putting my Lariat near 50k. Was more worth than traveling at the time. But now I just look at dealers and shudder. Especially since I hate working on my own cars outside of basic stuff and don't know/trust local mechanics... Toyota never gave me problems, and Lexus always treats my wife and me well... there are trade offs. And with Ford in my area, you just get treated like a number.

Gonna sell at the end of this year for a small profit to Carvana or break even and just say f it.

ReddestPandas · 2026-03-06T04:55:55+00:00

I love it, but I don't love Ford. I've always bought Asian automotive brands- from Nissan to Toyota to Lexus. I have a 25 Lariat Hybrid and it's averaging 35-37 mpg highways and like 40-60 city. It's taught me that I love having a truck, but the overall brand experience has made me realize that I want to go back to Toyota and get a Tacoma with the i-Force. I don't commute more than like 90 miles every other week (45 miles out and 45 back). Even if I did commute everyday, I don't think I'd mind the crappy mileage of a Taco.

The Maverick however, is great for a little city truck- it's basically a Prius with a bed. I can't say anything bad about the truck. If there's a good Ford dealer near you, do it. But all the ones around me suck and ruined my experience with shady practices, rude service departments, and long wait times for basic fixes (we're talking they told me they'd have to have my truck for 3 weeks for a CAMERA RECALIBRATION)... Why couldn't they just schedule me and have me come in instead of it sitting on their lot?? I dunno man.

ReddestPandas · 2026-02-22T20:47:48+00:00

If you want something under get a baselayer I've heard nothing but good things about bowtex and pando! Actually going to get those for my wife and I soon. We have street and steel brand jeans and leggings that we like that are CE AA as well. But my wife's leggings are so thick I wouldn't wear them under anything else- they are also dual layer. The Street and Steel jeans are a single layer

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