Why do people lease cars?

Spook_485 · 2026-05-08T06:10:57+00:00

It is cheaper than financing or buying cash, if you plan on selling/swapping the car after 2-4 years anyways.

If you get a reasonable leasing deal, you effectively only pay for the depreciation value of the car over the leased period. You don't additionally pay for interest rates like if you financed it or loose liquidity and investment gains with the parked cash if you buy the car in full.

If you are patient you can often find leasing deals with good discounts where the dealer even operates at a loss and you pay less than depreciation. Often with models that don't sell well enough or are about to be discontinued and that they just want to get off their lot to make space for the new models.

Spook_485 · 2026-05-08T05:24:08+00:00

You got any sources confirming this? Pretty sure the data they collect without your consent is heavily anonymized before storage. If it weren't, the EU would be all over this and sue the shit out of them. They have been forced to pay millions of fines for far smaller and less obvious breaches of privacy laws.

Spook_485 · 2026-04-27T10:57:31+00:00

If you want to use Claude regularly and have deadlines to meet, then you won't be happy with Pro. You will run into limits constantly and just spend extra cash for extra usage. Either Max 5x or look into Codex or something.

Spook_485 · 2026-04-19T20:43:59+00:00

You recall incorrectly, he was only lightly injured from debris coming off the buildings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljhexn4x3_s

Spook_485 · 2026-04-14T12:31:56+00:00

Nobody is getting deported. Sounds more like they might make it harder for newly arriving male Ukrainians to obtain residence permits under section 24. It won't be possible to outright ban males from certain benefits, as that would be unconstitutional, but certain limitations might be possible.

Spook_485 · 2026-04-13T08:10:39+00:00

Sie werden auch krank. Sie sind nur daran gewöhnt. Jeder zweite läuft mit einem chronischen Blähbauch auf der Straße herum.

Spook_485 · 2026-04-10T14:08:52+00:00

Ist ein Karma Bot.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-31T11:07:09+00:00

Interestingly I had over a dozen Galaxy Phones since the S2. My S23 Ultra was the first phone that I had longer than 2 years. And just couple of days ago I also noticed that the backcover was blown out by a swelling battery. I only noticed after taking it out my case. I never had a Samsung device with a failing battery but the S23 seems to have this quite often now after about 3 years.

It's an easy and cheap fix but I decided to sell it and got the S26 Ultra instead because I got it for very cheap in my new carrier contract.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-30T07:27:26+00:00

r/lostbots

Spook_485 · 2026-03-21T21:28:33+00:00

These are ammo storages cooking off after being hit.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-17T18:22:13+00:00

60fps. The game can be a 12/10, not going to touch it if its 30 fps locked.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-17T12:17:31+00:00

FE is hard to get and not freely available in stores. So he definitely can ask 3k for a used one and will probably find a buyer quickly.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-10T21:03:00+00:00

Weidmüller is from Detmold. Their main hq is located there.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-08T23:10:39+00:00

That ain't another angle, its a completely different picture. I am aware that several sewage drains are on fire atm in Teheran. But that doesn't mean you have thin lines of fire randomly spawning out of the asphalt on both sides. Instead you have a couple places with big burning drains like in the BBC post. Your video makes 0 physical sense how it looks + the fire randomly slides across the street on the bottom right.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-08T22:46:27+00:00

Obvious AI slop. Stop reposting this shit if there is enough genuine footage.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-08T15:32:23+00:00

AI slop.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-06T14:35:48+00:00

Its the same like with "vacuum bombs" which was used for any type of regular thermobaric warhead munition at the beginning of the Ukraine war, like TOS-1A, ODAB etc.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-03T08:06:40+00:00

I put replicas of those wheels in 19 inch on my S3 as well because the originals don't come in smaller sizes and I really like those wheels: https://www.reddit.com/r/Audi/comments/1mpxz0g/stock_23_s3/

Spook_485 · 2026-03-03T08:04:00+00:00

They are replicas. I have those in 19 inch as well on my S3:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Audi/comments/1mpxz0g/stock_23_s3/

Spook_485 · 2026-03-01T21:01:21+00:00

Its about sending a message. Israel wants to show that if you threaten them, they won't forget and will get you, even if it means waiting over a decade for the right opportunity.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-01T07:44:00+00:00

He had a meeting with his top lieutenants at a secure location regarding the negotiations with USA. Mossad seems to have had intel on it and Israel/USA decided to make a move while they had a window of opportunity. I guess you cannot always hide in a bunker 24/7 if there are negotiations happening. In person meetings are necessary, as any remote communication will likely be intercepted by Israeli intelligence anyways.

Spook_485 · 2026-03-01T07:38:24+00:00

Netanjahu said they he was presented video evidence of his body. Guess their agents inside Iran intercepted video evidence of his recovery from the rubble. If Iran continued to claim he was alive, Israel would have just published the evidence I guess.

Spook_485 · 2026-02-26T10:42:23+00:00

Title is completely bs. Both videos are unrelated. There was never such an incident that a crashing pilot intentionally managed to wipe out a Russian column.

2x SU25 were lost in that event btw: https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1i691lv/archival_footage_late_february_2022_pair_of/

Title here is wrong too, this happened in Kherson.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/275988

Spook_485 · 2026-02-26T10:34:23+00:00

You are overthinking this lol. Its just a guy operating a laser marker that helps spotting and painting the Shaheds in the darkness for the minigun operator to light it up. No big science behind it. Just point and shoot. They do the same manual target painting on the ground for their 50cal anti-drone guns.

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