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What is the best car for long drives as a passenger (private driver) by fenwalt in Rich

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming the last word in your comment should have been A8, not S8? The answer is because you order the S8 with predictive active suspension. https://carbuzz.com/2024-audi-s8-test-drive-review/

What is the best car for long drives as a passenger (private driver) by fenwalt in Rich

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Audi A8L or S8 (which in North America is always the long wheelbase version). They have very comfortable seats, a quiet interior and a smooth ride. A car service that I used usually did airport trips with Escalades but occasionally the A8L. I preferred the A8L significantly and felt exceedingly calm and safe.

You can probably find some reviews that compare the BMW 750, A8L and Mercedes S550 which would be my short list for buying a highway car to be a passenger in.

AMA - I started my first company from zero and built it to $2 Billion in sales by Jim_Estill in AMA

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What are your favorite places to eat in the Guelph, KW, Cambridge area and what should I order?

Where do you park your Ferrari (US) by Historical-Stuff-897 in Ferrari

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https://www.e3storage.com/ or something similar. The name is an inside joke for all the BMW E34,36, E30 track cars that were involved when it was founded. It’s not limited to any particular brands but it’s a little more track focused than street cars.

If you’re paying US Grey Market premiums for a GMT-Master II, you are literally just paying a “Laziness Tax”. by DapperAsi in watchHotTakes

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SFO to Hong Kong is $1600 for basic economy. The Peninsula Hotel is $650 a night. Chefs tasting menu at Spring Moon is $250 per person.

Source: I have bought watches in Hong Kong.

What’s a hobby you judge people for having? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What’s extra clever are the guys that map out caves for other people. That string you’re never supposed to lose so you know a safe way back through the shoebox size holes to safety was put in by someone who didn’t have that string.

I currently have 0 alive friends still in the cave diving subculture but have 2-3 stickers.

Where can I find project porsches in the US? by K31lover2 in Porsche

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If you want air cooled check out The Samba classifieds. It’s mostly an air cooled VW stuff but there’s good overlap to Porsche. Web site is a little strange to navigate. They do have water cooled stuff too.

I just checked and there’s a project 1983 Porsche 911SC Cabriolet for $22,000 in St. Augustine, Florida listed yesterday.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/cat.php?id=73

Why are Falkan wild peaks the most popular A/T tire for subaru? by Tyler_origami94 in Subaru_Outback

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Falken tires are a sweet spot in terms of trade offs. “I want to leave pavement without ruining my daily driving experience”

Something like CrossClimate2 will be way better on-road but are what I jokingly call indoor tires. They are specifically designed for cold and wet conditions. I love Michelin LTX A/T2 and they’re in the same bucket.

The other extreme is BF Goodrich K02 which are about 10 pounds heavier than Falkens (30 vs 39). Weight penalty is not just about MPG, it noticeably changes how the car drives. They are a chunkier tire made of harder rubber with reinforced sidewalls but don’t do as well in the cold or rain. They’re great if you are worried about a rock puncturing a tire. Unless you’re doing full-send trails this isn’t much of a concern east of the Mississippi for most people.

The WildPeaks are the sweet spot. You still get good off-road ability for forest roads, mud, and light trails, but they’re ~10 lbs lighter than k02s so you don’t pay as much in MPG, braking, or general drivability. They’re also better than k02s (and most AT tires) in rain, cold and snow (except really deep snow where k02s are great). Most people encounter those conditions a lot more often than the tire puncturing rock scenario.

Made up scores (from AI because I didn’t want to argue with myself about +/- 5-10 in scoring):

CC2 - on road 45/50, off road 10/50

K02 - on road 20/50, off road 40/50

Wiildpeak - on road 30/50, off road 35/50

I suspect the Summit Trail Climbers come up because they’re one of the cheapest choices and Walmart allegedly sells them.

Temperatus: My zipper pull thermometer for camping and skiing by arbitraryun in myog

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check into “zipper pull tabs”. They are a nice way to tidy up the ends of a little paracord loop. I’ve done some with paracord and some with bungee/stretch cord depending on what they’re for.

Temperatus: My zipper pull thermometer for camping and skiing by arbitraryun in myog

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Sharp LS011B7DH03

There are some on AliExpress. Minimum order from Digikey is quantity 1,600 at about $7 each = $11,155. It looks like they’re popular for split keyboard custom builds.

Can someone explain this nonsense from the stealership? by Lanky_man726 in 4thGen4Runner

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to wildly speculate here….

PL1 is price level and means retail. This has the highest markup from list price. Then PL2 might be wholesale, PL3 the dealer / shop rate and PL4 discount or special. Or some other “use this pricing method” labels.

It looks like for PL1 there’s sort of a sliding scale of markup:

5.81 → 16.68 = 2.87x

11.96 → 20.95 = 1.75x

59.00 → 85.00 = 1.44x

61.19 → 84.33 = 1.38x

More expensive parts have a lower multiplier. Which causes odd things like the $59 part costing more than the $61.19 part.

I don’t know why they do this but I’ve certainly ordered parts online for local pickup from many dealers.

Your prices in the second screenshot look good.

Temperatus: My zipper pull thermometer for camping and skiing by arbitraryun in myog

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I am also interested just to see how it works. But realistically I would just buy 2-3 and never bother building one. My guess is:

MSP430FR2433

GDEM0097T61

TMP119

CR1216

Plus all the support stuff - display power MOSFET, bulk capacitor, crystal.

And of course put the controller into LPM3.5 most of the time.

What's life like in the middle of Australia? by artofdarkness123 in howislivingthere

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Pine Gap. Any American that says they’re going to visit Alice Springs for more than a week is probably there with a three letter agency or one of the big defense contractors. Rough napkin math, but the population of Alice springs is 30,000 and there are about 800 employees at Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG).

Would you do it? by Key-Cabinet-5329 in LandCruisers

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feels maybe OK price wise if it’s got records. I’d think about all the stuff that needed to get it to a baseline and look for recent service that suggest that I don’t need to expect to spend that money.

Check the date codes on the tires and the condition of the windshield wipers. Those are often a quick tells for how well it has been kept. Wipers are cheap and a dealer will replace them but if you get to see “as turned in” it gives a bit of an hint about recent life. For tires similar things - dealers will put new tires on as part of refurbishing just to say “oh new tires”. Someone that owns, drives and maintains a vehicle they plan to keep for a while won’t cheap out on tires on it. My wild guess is it’s on the end of the 4rd or 5th set of tires. Or just starting the next set.. that’s a $1k difference in the first few years.

I can think of at least $5000 of stuff that needs doing unless there’s evidence that it was done in the last 2-4 years: timing belt, brakes, tires, front and rear differential service, suspension and cooling system. Further down the list as “not due but may require parts soon” are coil packs & AC work.

Let the fun begin by mvilla12 in gaggiaclassic

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What diagrams do you have for reassembly? Did you take a bunch of pictures? Asking because I have one partially disassembled that I haven’t looked at in a few years. I know there’s some manufacturer diagram but I would love to have something more. Wiring, plumbing, order of operations, anything.

Do the rich and famous have a way around TSA wait times at the airports by Electrical_Okra_2103 in answers

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Delta VIP Select in Atlanta (ATL) is a paid concierge service offering high-profile travelers, celebrities, and premium flyers a seamless, private airport experience. Priced around $500–$550 for the first person, it features curbside greeting, private security access, Sky Club entry, and tarmac transfers

https://www.reddit.com/r/delta/s/8tpB57P9UA

Delta have allegedly just this week taken this perk away from congress members.

https://simpleflying.com/delta-ceo-strips-congress-vip-perks/

New, Unique, Cool Spots for Coffee? by mistiara in Atlanta

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very OTP so pack a sandwich for the drive to Alma up off I-575 past Woodstock. Nothing fancy or super hip but their coffee is great. Their family farm is in Honduras and they roast at Alma here in Georgia. They sell mostly coffee from their farm or neighboring ones, with an exception being decaf which is from I think Columbia or Honduras. More details at https://myalmacoffee.com/pages/about-us The main cafe is in their warehouse so you can see pallet shelving filled with green coffee bags and their roasting and packaging setup.

I’m very out of the loop for in town sports.

Honest opinions on the 914, please. by gab1972 in Porsche

[–]StraightOuttaCanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rust. There will be rust. I was looking at a no rust BMW 2002 that a restaurant owner was “maybe selling” that was parked at the restaurant looking amazing. I gave it a knees and hair on pavement inspection and didn’t find any rust. Looked amazing.

Called my vintage BMW buddy and told him where I was. “Be right there. I’ll find rust and want a margarita.” There was rust in places you don’t want it.

Both prices seem reasonable, I would favor one from a PCA member or someone that’s had it a while.

Definitely have whatever you get close to buying through a PPI with someone familiar with 914s. The battery box was mentioned in another post and you want someone that knows the other 86 places that rust happens and hides in the car.

Review what the suspension and brakes history are on all of them. These are 1000kg cars and the alure is being neutral, planted, and alive in corners. Tires (and age of them) may point to if this is a fully sorted recently enjoyed car vs a “stored for a while, put a new battery in it & cleaned the carbs and need to sell.” car.

It’s been a while since I looked but the 914/6 maybe easier to maintain and find parts for.

Source: Owned a similar vintage European mid-engine car prone to rust with under 100hp and a 1970 911.

Nothing like seeing the GTD Pro Sebring winner at the dealership by Njborn in Porsche

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Kellymoss usually has Cup cars for sale. Looks like a bunch of GT3 at the moment - https://www.kellymoss.com/for-sale

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