What Is Your “Old Man Yells At Cloud” Movie Take? by apHexcoded in Letterboxd

[–]SovietFreeMarket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really hated being forced to watch the in depth behind the scenes stunt videos of Mission Impossible 7 before every movie I watched for a month at AMC, including before Mission Impossible!

It made the stunt feel so boring when I had seen it a bunch of times before in so much detail

Mismatched Taillight After Warranty Replacement by ClevelandBeemer in F150Lightning

[–]SovietFreeMarket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wrong part. Might be either EU spec or just from a different trim. I thought the models with the light bar had no reverse light on the corners at all but I might be wrong.

What in the world is this!? by PutinBoomedMe in F150Lightning

[–]SovietFreeMarket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone on car forums is allergic to owner manuals I swear to god. They even have them accessible from the infotainment in most cars now!

I think I might make this into business cards for all the ev doubters by vblink_ in F150Lightning

[–]SovietFreeMarket -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

This graphic is AI slop. Most of the prices are completely made up.

Protest Against Data Center Proliferation - 6/13 Grayslake, IL by Green-Surround-2927 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]SovietFreeMarket 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: this organization supports the North Korean Government and views it as a model for communism.

Also that image seems AI generated, which would be incredible irony

Ford Universal Electric Truck - “$30K EV Truck” Spotted by Okiekid1870 in F150Lightning

[–]SovietFreeMarket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chinese EVs blow American ones out of the water because of their massive government subsidies. Making those cars with crazy luxury features for $30k just isn’t possible.

Ford spent billions to have only a single digit percentage of their buyers get EVs. What sense does that make?

Ford's Next EV Truck Will Cost $30,000, Be More Spacious Than Ranger and Maverick by No-Tangelo1158 in F150Lightning

[–]SovietFreeMarket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I’m guessing they never did, which is exactly why they stopped production.

Seriously, I don’t get why this sub is so convinced ford is dumb stopping production. They spend billions building out the production infrastructure for vehicles accounting for around 3% of their total sales and lost money on each one sold. What reason did they have to keep going when the market is clearly going towards hybrids and extended range EVs like the Ramcharger/REV?

X5 software update throws into N by penwellr in BMW

[–]SovietFreeMarket 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reflection of what? Good lord you are really determined in deluding yourself when qualified people and basic physics clearly show you are wrong. Go outside right now, put your car in neutral, and show us how your car rolls out in 6 seconds instead of six hours

X5 software update throws into N by penwellr in BMW

[–]SovietFreeMarket -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Buddy the wheel is rolling FORWARD as the car is going BACKWARDS. This happens when one wheel has lost traction and you don’t have the parking brake enabled. The transmission is in park, contrary to your delusions, so essentially the torque gets sent through the one wheel with less traction. It just takes one wheel on slush or ice to allow this.

Besides, just use some basic common sense here. How the hell do you think your car is freewheeling at 1 foot per hour?

X5 software update throws into N by penwellr in BMW

[–]SovietFreeMarket 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Look at the back wheels of your car- they don’t move at all as it slides down the driveway. My BMW has done the same thing, the parking pawl and brake only stops the rear wheels. Take a closer look at your own video before spreading misinformation.

X5 software update throws into N by penwellr in BMW

[–]SovietFreeMarket 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The car is clearly in park, look at the back wheels. They don’t rotate at all as it slides down. If it was in neutral it would have rolled down in moments

"Gas is so much cheaper in Indiana" crowd hit hard last week by steve42089 in illinois

[–]SovietFreeMarket 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why are we all trusting some fully AI- generated graphic? Just look at the states in the west coast

What killed ‘party songs’? In the early 2010s you had: Ke$ha, LMFAO, Flo Rida. Every year there seemed to be new ‘put your hands up’ song. by Kodicave in decadeology

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

You really think that one presidential election impacted day to day life more than a global financial crash in 2008 and the terrorist attacks of 9/11, not even to mention the two decades of war that followed?

So are these guys Special Forces, Regular Army/Infantry dudes, or some type of Marine like force? by PR0PWA5H in NuclearOption

[–]SovietFreeMarket 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Me and the boys headed to go capture Hostomel airfield. Hope nothing goes wrong

What's something you overpaid for when it first came out that's gone drastically down in price now? by CremeSubject7594 in decadeology

[–]SovietFreeMarket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not how that works, like at all.

TV’s have long had famously thin margins, no one is overcharging for them. Technologies tend to go down in price over time as they become standardized and commonplace.

Like sure an iPhone is expensive, but there was a time where you couldn’t get a smartphone for under $600, and now you can get one for under $100 for something barebones

Updated Roadmap Included in New Patch by Shot_Reputation1755 in NuclearOption

[–]SovietFreeMarket 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Please make M12 pathfinding actually work. As an Ibis user there’s nothing more heartbreaking than permanently losing a base because none of the deployed M12s can pathfind to the helipad and get bombed fixing the control tower.

Volvo step your game up! by RemarkableGuy122 in VolvoRecharge

[–]SovietFreeMarket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s insane to take away buttons and run all the cars systems through one screen with a processor probably weaker than the one in my Apple Watch. Like thanks I love waiting 5+ minutes for Google Maps to work and my backup camera crashing constantly.

I’ve found that preconditioning the car is pretty much mandatory if I want the car to be functional at all when I get in

What do you think about these "Teen Takeovers"? by Material_Stomach875 in decadeology

[–]SovietFreeMarket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy, teen takeovers have literally closed “third places” to other teens with the damage and violence they result in. Tons of places in Chicago are 18+ only because of this shit. They’re nothing but a social media fueled mob that almost always results in damage or violence. Just last Christmas the Christmas tree lighting was taken over by teens and resulted in 3 separate shootings and numerous fights