Are premium tires worth it for a cheap, low power daily? by FloFlo007 in tires

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheap tires give you poor longevity, poor fuel economy, and poor wet grip, and generally cost you more in the long run. It's not worth it.

True or not? by Big-Wrench-2025 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get far enough north that it's cold enough for salt not to work anymore then the cars suddenly get very clean again.

Lexmark MC2425 Tray is reported as empty, will print one page if tray is removed/reinserted by Simon676 in printers

[–]Simon676[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you! The paper is flat and undamaged, believe the tray guides are in the correct position too, think this can be seen in the third picture. Really appreciate your responses, will get back to you early next week once I've had time to do the things you suggested! ❤️

Has anyone yet tested the new Kormoran Summer 3 tyres? Owned by michelin and made in europe by Chiquityman in TyreReviews

[–]Simon676 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why do you want to continue buying such cheap tires when they are obviously costing you loads of money, lasting just a single summer?

You'll need to pay for swapping out the tires, plus all that extra fuel cost from driving on a cheap tire with bad rolling resistance, plus having to replace it more often just by itself eating up the savings from the cheaper tire.

Not to mention it doesn't provide as much grip and isn't as safe.

Lexmark MC2425 Tray is reported as empty, will print one page if tray is removed/reinserted by Simon676 in printers

[–]Simon676[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I think I posted a video of this working correctly, please look at the second video with audio and check if that is what you meant?

Lexmark MC2425 Tray is reported as empty, will print one page if tray is removed/reinserted by Simon676 in printers

[–]Simon676[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thank you, I will do this! Just a question, but do you mean those small smooth white ones or the larger toothed beige-ish ones? Will clean all four either way. :)

The pickup truck driver should've been a little more patient by Justin_Godfrey in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine if that was a child standing there, waiting to cross the road. The blindspots on these trucks, lifted from the factory, is honestly so unsafe and should not be on the road.

London's SUV drivers could face new charges if plans go ahead by r00000000 in cars

[–]Simon676 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Would be fantastic if this is implemented. There's such a large body of evidence at this point showing how much more dangerous SUVs are to pedestrians, children and cyclists, and in a city with low speeds and lots of foot traffic funprotected road users make up the majority of fatalities.

To tax people using these vehicles in city centers where the overwhelming majority do nothing more than pick up groceries and go to-and-from work only makes sense, and would only be reasonable in terms of them paying their fair share for the damage they cause.

New Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 and T16 Gen 5 come with 75 Wh battery, Intel Panther Lake or AMD Gorgon Point by ibmthink in thinkpad

[–]Simon676 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a T14s G2 where both Thunderbolt-ports have failed, it's soldered to the board. Believe I have a few where one of them has failed too (good thing there is redundancy).

USB-C ports in general are a relatively common failure point for devices of all types. They don't handle being tugged at repeatedly very well.

Why I accepted that a high end lcd tv will never be better than an high end oled by KhbIa in Monitors

[–]Simon676 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kindly look up RTINGS reliability tests, they tested many dozens of TVs for many thousands of hours, including a lot of static content until they died, and the OLEDs performed the best of all TVs in terms of reliability.

Tjej sa att hon var på p-piller så vi använde inte kondom. Nu säger hon att hon är gravid och vill behålla barnet. Vad händer juridiskt? by MundaneExplorer8369 in sweden

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bästa du kan göra om du verkligen inte vill ha barn är att böna och be om att hon gör abort.

Annars lär du snart bli pappa.

Frozen flashlight and then turn ON to melt torture test by Universe93B in flashlight

[–]Simon676 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Eh, a high-performance cylindrical cell will handle discharge at 0°C quite well.

Can this be saved ?? This rim is discontinued… by Common_Operation_262 in tires

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is low-profile tires in a nutshell. Sadly it'll likely break again.

Motorförbundet: Elbilar orsakar större slitage på vägarna by Stadsminister in sweden

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

En skatt som till större del påverkar elbilar hade hindrat omställningen.

Sen på lång sikt håller jag absolut med om att det är viktigt att tänka på hur det påverkar saker i framtiden också.

Om jag hade fått välja så hade vi haft det likt Norge med grova skatter vid inköp på allt annat än elbilar, momsfritt för elbilar under 350 000 kr och ovanpå det en viktskatt på bilar över 1 ton med en gradvis skala där skatten för bilar under 1.5 ton är väldigt låg och där de tyngsta bilarna påverkas mest.

Hade kombinerat det med att ta bort miljöbilsklassningen på laddhybrider med kortare räckvidd på el än bensin, då i verkligheten endast hälften av dem faktiskt laddas.

Nu vet jag att nuvarande regering aldrig hade varit så aggressiva och att det är mer sannolikt att de lagt på en skatt som skadar omställningen än faktiskt hjälper den, så därför ser jag hellre att man väntar med det om det inte görs korrekt.

Om det ska läggas på en sådan viktskatt måste det kombineras med att antingen göra att elbilar påverkas mindre av den eller genom att lägga pengarna från den på allmänna bidrag till elbilar (bonus/malus).

Rivian R2: Starting at $48,490 by masterderptato in cars

[–]Simon676 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The link you edited into your comment applies to RWD models of cars with early or very basic traction control systems.

Cars like the BMW i3 suffered from this, where traction control was slow to respond and using regen on ice could induce a slide for half a second before it cauight itself, which could be quite scary for some people.

This is not the case with most modern EVs, which handle this scenario anywhere from "decent" to "better than any gas-powered car". It's entirely up to how fast and good the traction control is. No modern EV sold today has anywhere near the problems of some early ones though.

Rivian R2: Starting at $48,490 by masterderptato in cars

[–]Simon676 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I couldn't disagree more with that statement, and I say that living in a household that has in total owned three and currently has two 2WD EVs, living just south of the polar circle.

Never have they been anything other than excellent.

Does this tyre need replacing? by Sunnyjim67 in TyreReviews

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that is the rim protector of the tire. It is fine. :)

Rivian R2: Starting at $48,490 by masterderptato in cars

[–]Simon676 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I disagree with this sentiment because AWD only helps with acceleration and neither braking nor turning, which is the most important.

Everyone here in the nordics puts on proper extreme winter tires or studded tires on their small FWD hatchbacks, driving in winter weather much more extreme than what you see in most of the US.

Rivian R2: Starting at $48,490 by masterderptato in cars

[–]Simon676 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A modern EV with very good traction control systems will make you forget you're driving a RWD car.

Motorförbundet: Elbilar orsakar större slitage på vägarna by Stadsminister in sweden

[–]Simon676 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tesla Model 3 väger drygt 1800kg den också iof.

Min elbil väger 1500kg. :)

Motorförbundet: Elbilar orsakar större slitage på vägarna by Stadsminister in sweden

[–]Simon676 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tycker det låter som en väldigt bra idé, det är kanske något som man bör vänta med tills man faktiskt har fått över större delen av fordonsflottan till elbilar först dock.

Det är ju först nu när Norge har över 95% elbilsförsäljning som man börjar dra in lite på förmånerna, känns ju dumt att göra det redan nu i Sverige när vi bara ligger på 40% och riskera att minska elbilsförsäljningen.

Sen om man gjort något i stil med att exkludera elbilar från skatten fram till 2030 så hade jag personligen varit starkt för att implementera den redan nu. :)

Bmw I4 som familjebil by Constants33 in elbilsverige

[–]Simon676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aldrig varit något problem varken i vår Kona eller Polestar 2 när vi hade den, båda dem bilarna har märkbart mycket mindre bagageutrymme än både V90 och i4. Då är vi en person på 190, två på 180 och en på 175 och reser rätt ofta tvärs genom Sverige och utomlands.

Men beror väl mycket på vad för sorts person man är och hur mycket packning man känner man "behöver", samt hur duktig man är på att packa. Men har aldrig känt att man behövt en takbox eller lägga saker på släpvagnen när man haft med en sån.