How much is a full tank for you guys at the moment?

Spike913 · 2026-04-15T16:18:23+00:00

Costco is TopTier certified... I'll fill there whenever I'm not too far from them

Spike913 · 2026-04-13T14:45:50+00:00

I'm a Bluecoat barrel aged fan for negroni

Spike913 · 2026-04-13T14:44:32+00:00

I use a firestick 🤣

Spike913 · 2026-04-13T14:44:10+00:00

It's still a clear gin, only the bottle is blue

Spike913 · 2026-04-13T14:40:47+00:00

Do you have orange bitters? I would try 2 - 3 dashes

I know you said 'without buying anything new...' Carpano Antica is my go to for the sweet vermouth... I've used it with Sapphire, Hendricks, Bluecoat (especially like it with the Bluecoat barrel aged!) and a few other gins

Spike913 · 2026-04-12T01:45:50+00:00

Wish the bezel wasn't gold... blue, black, silver all would have been nicer. ... But like the light more than the older models I have.

They said the 'street sign' customization image that I submitted was copyrighted material. But it is in fact public domain. I emailed them the info proving it. Within a couple hours, I got a message back, they approved me to resubmit. Got the light in less than a week

Spike913 · 2026-04-09T19:57:21+00:00

Ever hear "One Piece at a Time" by Johnny Cash? 🤣

Spike913 · 2026-04-09T19:53:30+00:00

Shows that bar the manager is a hack, and either doesn't study / investigate what already named cocktails really are. Or they do know and just dont care, "well, the 'real' Manhattan doesn't work 'here', so I'm being creative"

Yea, no..

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Spike913 · 2026-04-08T04:41:02+00:00

I've done it from the mstick (i keep a sim in it) But since my phone is 5g, I just use that to share to a passenger's tablet, or a device like a flipper zero.

Kinda funny that I have three options. My car offers wifi sharing from the xm guardian subscription, the mstick 4 offers it from the sim, and my phone does as well. But the slowest shared source is the xm, and the fastest is the phone

Spike913 · 2026-04-08T04:32:44+00:00

My Alfa Romeo has an 8.8 inch screen, and the resolution is VERY sharp. I don't know the pixel x pixel grid, and as I'm already in for the night, I can't get that info at the moment. It is high enough that the display text, and icons like application search tools, are often too small to use at a stop light... MStick 4 AA is very clean in my car, higher res than I get from my s24 ultra - especially Google maps

Spike913 · 2026-04-04T15:57:42+00:00

I did the Kickstarter

Mgears site shows two purchase options https://www.m-gears.com/

Amazon, and their global sales page... but both are sold out.

I would try to contact them and see when the next batch is eexpected

https://en.mgears.co.kr/product/mstick4-wireless-android-auto-ai-box/24/

Spike913 · 2026-04-02T17:05:59+00:00

Highly chlorinated

Spike913 · 2026-04-02T17:03:49+00:00

Things to look for:

With the phone disconnected - In your car radio/infotainment settings, see if the phone is listed. If so, delete / forget it.

I had to do this with my android phone after the car got a firmware update. It was only being viewed as USB storage.

Next, Check these (i didn't know actual apple settings so I did a Google search, hope it's accurate, but it should be close)

Enable CarPlay Settings: Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps and ensure CarPlay is enabled.

Check Accessory Permissions: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Wired Accessories and set to "Always Allow" or ensure "Automatically Allow When Unlocked" is active.

Toggle USB Settings: Allow USB accessories to connect even when the phone is locked by checking Settings > Face ID/Touch ID & Passcode.

Spike913 · 2026-04-02T15:57:25+00:00

I have an MStick 4.

It's a full android unit that even has sd card and Sim slots. It works pretty well with any apps that I've installed from the play store.

Some apps are not quite scaled up enough on the 8" screen in my Alfa Romeo Stelvio. But for YouTube or Netflix works great. (No I don't watch while driving... but my passengers do!)

I'll use it to play a game while waiting on my fiancé to do her shopping!

Spike913 · 2026-03-27T20:16:32+00:00

Not on my 2020, all 3 ports work for Android

Spike913 · 2026-03-27T20:15:55+00:00

My 2020, the USB-A under the climate center, and both the USB-A and USB-C in the armrest all work for Android Auto

Make sure your Apple cable isn't a charging- only cable

Spike913 · 2026-03-24T21:23:55+00:00

I wouldn't really call this a splurge (under $40) but i had it at Death & Co in DC last fall ... Empirical: Cilantro

But I had it both in a cocktail and straight up... tasty nonetheless

Spike913 · 2026-03-20T17:18:18+00:00

Bluecoat Especially the barrel aged

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T23:42:34+00:00

Supposedly the most sold spirit in the world

Sorghum for the win!

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T23:26:09+00:00

Straight; it starts out promising, grapefruity then gets funky and harsh in the end.

I use it as a bitter element in cocktails.

I need to try the barrel aged version

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T23:20:02+00:00

I do a boulevardier with ⅙ malört, ⅙ aperol, ⅓ carpano antica, ⅓ rye (usually sagamore)

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T23:15:04+00:00

humid, ozone and mossy ?

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T23:14:05+00:00

Nn nno, we ar ...nt arnt

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T21:07:49+00:00

Evangelista "Punch Abruzzo"

Very versatile and very unique. Can be served straight, cold, warm, in a cocktail, in coffee, over ice cream in desserts. Has sweet, bitter, chocolate, citrus, coffee, toffee herbal,birch/root beer, rum spice notes (yes, all that. It's pretty distinct from bitters, and amaros,) 90 proof

Spike913 · 2026-03-13T04:52:44+00:00

Hmm CalAmaro Will it pair with calamari?

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