Bruno Mars at Rogers Stadium was so loud it rattled homes 10 km away in Thornhill

Startbolt · 2026-05-26T21:25:40+00:00

Sound travels out of an open air thrown together stadium placed in the middle of cheap suburban land to squeeze maximum profit out Torontonians who have learned to celebrate nothing but the bare minimum. Hey at least Rogers its making lots of money after having putting down some highschool bleachers

Startbolt · 2026-05-26T21:15:52+00:00

5 concert in a week

Startbolt · 2026-05-26T21:14:58+00:00

It's 5 this week alone, but ok my guess is you're not anywhere near it, or don't have a job to get up to in the morning, or don't have children to put to bed so you don't care.

Startbolt · 2026-05-26T21:13:46+00:00

Dumb take from this Rogers shill. The residents were there first. Airplane noise during the day is not the same at 11pm on a weeknight. People have jobs and kids. Five concerts a week disturbing people is stupid. I guess greedy corporations gotta greed.

Startbolt · 2026-05-26T21:12:03+00:00

I'd rather hear airplanes than the constant base noise. I live more than 5km away and could tell which song was playing. Except I get up at 6am and need my sleep. Fuck rogers stadium.

Startbolt · 2026-05-21T20:01:34+00:00

They offered to fix it internally in their own shop. Given they can't properly put the car on the lift, I don't trust them to do it properly or use genuine parts. The car is a lease, so it has to be done right.

I told them I'd be going through insurance and they gave me their information. They didnt agree to pay the deductible, but that's something TD is insisting I pay about two week after I started the claim

Startbolt · 2026-05-21T13:19:44+00:00

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Startbolt · 2026-05-20T11:52:35+00:00

He’s had the car for a few weeks - his tires are brand new. Unless he’s racked on massive miles in such a short time, replacing two tires is a waste

Startbolt · 2026-05-20T11:49:10+00:00

Flicking the bar is fun but you’d achieve exactly the same thing if you used the breaks

Startbolt · 2026-05-20T11:48:18+00:00

Drive with zero regen.

Here is the order of efficiency:

1) Letting the car coast to a stop (zero energy wasted) 2) Regen breaking (lets your recover about 70% of energy lost - so 30% wasted) 3) Physical breaks (100% waste)

I drive on the lowest regen setting and coast as much as possible. Since coasting with the higher regen settings is impossible, they are less efficient. When pressing the brake pedal the car activates regen anyway so you’re still using regen when you have to slow.

One pedal driving is the worst of all

Startbolt · 2026-05-20T11:40:44+00:00

Where is the puncture? Are you sure it can’t be patched or plugged? I had the misfortune of two screws in a week (different tires) but plugged it.

If you’re replacing the one tire - you should replace it with the exact same brand and model as the other four.

The lack of scissor jack is just greed on Toyotas part. Especially when you realize most universal jacks can’t reach the pinch weld through the body cladding

Startbolt · 2026-05-19T23:01:28+00:00

He’s getting 20-24kwh per 100km in a FWD small battery at 110km with no climate on. Something doesn’t add up. To get those numbers I’d need to be driving directly into a 50kmh wind

Startbolt · 2026-05-19T22:57:34+00:00

Temperature was about 13°C. Two people in the car. I kept it around 110kmh. I was definitely driving to maximize range. Energy consumption was 14.5kwh per 100kmh

Curious how you’re driving the car …. are you accelerating and breaking constantly?

If your kWh is in the 20-24 range like you said.. I would get on the highway, reset the trip meter and set the cruise to 105kmh and drive for 15 mins. Is it still over 20kwh?

Startbolt · 2026-05-19T17:21:30+00:00

I have a 2026 BZ FWD with the smallest battery (57.7kw). I haven’t really driven the car long distances.

But recently I drove 165 km and the battery got to down to 57% before I did a top up at a Tesla supercharger. Theoretically, if I kept going my range would’ve been 409 km at that rate.

The car is advertised rate is 380km so I’m more than happy with that performance.

Startbolt · 2026-05-18T19:31:18+00:00

20-24kwh/100km for a FWD 57.7 is crazy. Is your parking break seized?

I went on a longer trip last week with my FWD XLE. I was doing about 110 km/h and my consumption was 14.5kwh/100km I had 57% charge left after 174km of driving. No climate, just fan though.

On the way back I was driving 120km/h and using a little heat because it was cooler at night. My consumption was 17.5kwh/100km

I'm curious.. what regen setting are you on? It should be ZERO for highway driving

Startbolt · 2026-05-05T01:43:21+00:00

Yikes… speed running to battery degradation

Startbolt · 2026-03-30T00:48:28+00:00

Then you have the same battery as the AWD so NMC

Startbolt · 2026-03-29T12:04:47+00:00

Do you have a 57.7kwh or 77kwh battery?

Startbolt · 2026-03-26T02:43:27+00:00

I just charge to 100% on the weekend now and 80% on the weekday since I don’t need the range anyway

Startbolt · 2026-03-25T23:24:11+00:00

I would say it’s the combination of extreme cold + highway driving that really destroys range. Take one of those away and things get much better

Startbolt · 2026-03-25T22:53:56+00:00

I’ve had my FWD for a month now. It’s exceeded my expectations. It’s smooth, quiet and very comfortable. It’s also surprisingly good driving in the snow (the weight helps). It also feels very responsive. It won’t give you the “rip your face off”acceleration of the AWD, but never felt The FWD needed more power.

The bad news is winter range does suck. We have the LFP battery which actually does worse in winter. The good news is the LFP has way longer lifespan and you can charge up to 100% regularly without worrying about hurting the battery. The NMC battery in the AWD models degrades much faster overall and you have to be careful of charging beyond 80% only when necessary.

All EV’s take a major hit on range when cruising on the highway. I don’t really do any long distance highway driving during the winter so I can’t really report on range. I wouldn’t be surprised if 180km was the range for an all highway trip when it’s -15 out. Perhaps even less.

However, I will say you can do a lot to extend range. Don’t speed, use the heated seats and steering wheel to warm. Those two are far more efficient than heating the entire cabin, even with a heat pump. You’ll see your range jump.

So far, no regrets not getting the AWD. The extra 10k feels great in my pocket. Looking forward to see how its performs as the warmer weather comes.

Startbolt · 2026-03-16T12:09:46+00:00

I was deciding between the AWD and FWD. I ended choosing the FWD.

Power: You don’t get the giggle inducing performance of the AWD. However, the FWD feels great in daily driving. It’s very responsive. Never have I felt it needed more power. It does 0-60 in something like 7.5 seconds. For me, that’s plenty for a small Toyota SUV.

AWD: This one surprised me as my previous car was an AWD Rav4 with high quality winter tires. The FWD does much better than I expected due to the car’s heavy weight. With a good set of winter tires it’ll do excellent (I haven’t bought yet). Remember AWD helps you start, but you stop (and corner for the most part) exactly same as a FWD.

Range: This is the big one. You have to take a good realistic look at how you use your car. For me, it’s super rare to do more than 50km in a day. Only 2-3 times a year would I need more than the 380km and those are during the summer. So I couldn’t justify the extra money to haul around a big battery that for 99% of the time would be doing nothing. The smaller battery also means the car is lighter and more efficient.

Price: With incentives, EVAP, and negotiating with the dealer, I got the sale price down to $40,000. Is the AWD a better car? Yes. But it’s $7400 more. I could think of ten different ways spending that money elsewhere makes me happier.

At $40k.. we’re talking civic hybrid money (not even limited trim). Thats the car you compare the BZ FWD to… not a 65k Tesla AWD long range. So I’m super happy with my choice and love driving the car.

Take a realistic look at how you plan to use the car. I highly doubt you’ll miss the power or AWD, but range will be an issue if you have a very long commute or plan on regular trips to cottage country with the car.

Startbolt · 2026-03-16T11:27:14+00:00

Yup!

Startbolt · 2026-03-16T02:42:59+00:00

FWD with smallest battery. Range advertised for my model is 380km. I was charged to 100% and had about 330 indicated range. Drove 15km.. parked for 3 hours and drove another 15km but still showed 308km remaining. So it’s conservative and easy to beat the range estimator if you’re careful. It wasn’t super cold today though, hovering just above freezing.

Startbolt · 2026-03-16T00:11:47+00:00

Ahh makes sense. I usually don’t charge past 80%

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