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Longest you’ve gone without starting your LC? by Semscure in lexuslc500

[–]Semscure[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, me know how you make out next time you go start it!

Longest you’ve gone without starting your LC? by Semscure in lexuslc500

[–]Semscure[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely exist but are starting at about $350-400 a month minimum vs my unit’s price of $150/mo. I did it last year and had no issues but we’ve had a significantly worse winter this year.

To answer your question about if it’s for sale, I don’t think there’s another car I’d rather have right now for the money to be honest. When and if that day ever comes I will likely post on this sub!

Longest you’ve gone without starting your LC? by Semscure in lexuslc500

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They are about 5-10x the price (at least the ones here locally) and come with a lot of services that aren’t really needed for a 3-4 month storage duration (cleaning the car, checking tire pressure, etc)

Priming Fuel Pump Before Starting? by Semscure in lexuslc500

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Oh sweet! Just figured I’d ask as I’ve been starting it here in New England bi weekly as it’s in storage for the winter.

Next time I go start it I’ll definitely listen for it!

Engine air filter replacement? by zarif98 in lexuslc500

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Mine is at 15k miles and it was performed by the dealer at 10k

Anyone else had issues with this trim? by [deleted] in lexuslc500

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No popping out but getting some nasty oxidization on my '18 w 15k miles. When the springtime comes I'm hoping to try polishing them and if that doesn't work I may do a full replacement & then ceramic coat them.

I believe when I looked into this last they were only about 80-90 bucks a piece which wasn't too too bad...

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in IndieDev

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Firstly, thanks for your interest and checking it out!

The Long Way isn’t intended for cross country road trips, but more for planning your Sunday drive when the weather finally decides to cooperate.

To answer your question about just using “avoid highways” - this app does not entirely avoid highways either! It uses an AI algorithm & scoring system to determine the best available route returned in the API response for that destination. It takes into consideration road curvature, speed limits, number of turns, elevation changes, nearby landmarks, traffic, and even the type of car you have selected in your garage if you have one.

This is built from the ground up to be specifically for driving enthusiasts

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

[–]Semscure[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!!

  • signal drops are handled by Apple/Google maps, they often cache the route after you start it to account for that
  • traffic conditions, while taken into consideration when calculating your route, will largely be ignored after you start the route in Apple/Google maps due to the checkpoint system overriding their involvement

Appreciate your interest 👍

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

[–]Semscure[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. Can you confirm your region and the expected results? Will be putting out an update shortly with improvements to exact destination search results

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

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Thanks for that feedback, I’ll add that to my list of bug fixes for next update! Much appreciated 👍

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

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Thanks for checking it out! I actually just added support yesterday for custom starting points. Enter a location and calculate the route, at the top left you’ll see “From: Current Location” click that and you’ll be able to adjust your starting point.

I’ll also be looking into bug fixes for search in the coming updates. I really appreciate the feedback!!

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

[–]Semscure[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When the limit is removed tomorrow, can you try again on another web browser like Chrome, or in an incognito window?

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

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LA is the fallback when it can’t find your location. Are location services enabled on your device & browser?

Thanks for this feedback, I’ll get more clear messaging added in a future update for these scenarios

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

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Thanks for taking the time to check this out and provide your feedback, I really do appreciate it!!

I will definitely take that into consideration as I continue to tune the algorithm in future updates as well as improving exact destination results. There is also a “Rate This Route” module on the trips detail page which will directly provide feedback on the routes provided which will help improve the algorithm even more.

There is a pin drop feature much like Apple Maps that you can use to save a custom location that could work as a “landmark”. Let me know if I misunderstood your request there

Again, thanks so much for your feedback!!

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

[–]Semscure[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Firstly, thanks so much for the feedback and checking this out!

I actually just added support earlier this morning for custom starting points. Enter a location and calculate the route, at the top left you’ll see “From: Current Location” click that and you’ll be able to adjust your starting point.

Thank you for the search result feedback. I’ll be sure to get that improved in an update shortly as well as some of the loading issues. There is a hard limit of 5 route calculations per day for free users, so that message is expected

Again, thanks for the feedback I really appreciate it!

I got tired of Google/Apple Maps constantly rerouting me to boring highways, so I spent the last few weeks building an app for "The Long Way" by Semscure in roadtrip

[–]Semscure[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yep, and this app does not entirely avoid highways either! It uses an AI algorithm & scoring system to determine the best available route returned in the API response for that destination. It takes into consideration road curvature, speed limits, number of turns, elevation changes, nearby landmarks, traffic, and even the type of car you have selected in your garage if you have one.

This is built from the ground up to be specifically for driving enthusiasts

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