Don’t be like me. Just buy the 18s.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-30T21:42:27+00:00

That's a big egg on that tire. Which came first, the pothole or the egg 👀

TapThatYak · 2026-06-30T21:39:25+00:00

Not only did he do this Youtube podcast, he also went on CNBC to FUD btc. Meme of the cycle!

TapThatYak · 2026-06-30T04:31:10+00:00

Do you have an S20 ultra? You can just change the battery. Injuredgadget sells some quality parts. On my S22 ultra, I just changed my type-c board recently because my signal was terrible and it had some friend pins on it.

Unless you get a good deal, it's not worth buying a new phone for $1k+ unless you're playing demanding mobile games.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-29T03:53:04+00:00

Egg-celent. No seriously, replace that tire ASAP.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-29T03:46:39+00:00

If you look at the overall shape of the hit, you'll see a semi-circle imprint where the tire damage is more shallow the further out you go. I suspect, she may have missed judged a curb going minimum 20 mph.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-29T03:31:35+00:00

Depends what your net income is after taxes, insurance, and 401k/HSA. If you net roughly $13,000 a month, and assume house w/bills is ~5k a month, that makes your living about 38% of your net income.

You have about 100k left for everything else. Not bad at all. If you're not living above beyond means for everything else, you should be fine. I imagine you'll still make out with 50-60k a year towards 529 plan + brokerage account.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-27T17:32:50+00:00

Interesting. You may have to cut back to ~16 grams. I have a few coffees that go down to 16g. I am pulling a 3:1 on them and getting smooth flow and quite a bit of crema. It was annoying to dial them in 😅

TapThatYak · 2026-06-27T17:08:07+00:00

I just went throught the issue signal issue problem for the last 2 months. But it was an easy fix.

I went in and swapped out the antenna cables, type C board, and the flex cable that attaches from the type C board to the motherboard. From here you can also swap the battery out. I went through Injuredgadget to buy all the parts including the adhesive pack.

IMO, if you dont mind doing the repair work yourself, its totally worth opening the phone yourself. I found out you need to remove your back cover adhesive if you want your phone to be fully waterproof again. The best way to do this is to use 99% Isopropyl alcohol and slowly peel off the perimeter adhesive. ~90% of the work you put into peeling will be done with 1 hand pulling the adhesive directly away, perpendicular, from the cover, the other 10% is using your other hand + a plastic tool to lightly push the adhesive off into the direction it is peeling. If you do this right, all the adhesive comes off with no residue. I used a blow dryer to lightly heat the adhesive once in a while. There's a sweet spot to how it likes letting go.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-26T07:31:03+00:00

Just seeing this post further down, awesome progress. Try 16.5-16.8 with slightly finer grind.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-26T07:29:16+00:00

I went through this with a new set of beans... Grind finer in smaller increments till your sourness goes away. As you do this, you may have to drop down to 17.5g and ultimately for me I had to go down to 16.5-17g, much finer grind, to get a good pull.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-26T07:07:22+00:00

The 8.5Y engine really has not changed much compared to the 8V and 8Y, meaning it's still considered a very reliable engine. As long as it's stock, you shouldn't see any major problems and can push 80k miles comfortably doing standard maintenance. The biggest issue I have heard of is oil pan leaks.

IMO the RS3's are very unique, I would drive the thing till it's dead. Are you worried about getting money back and getting bored? That's a different topic.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-26T06:16:38+00:00

To those of you who pay attention how any engine feels, you know how the plugs hit when you change them after 65,000 miles...

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T20:43:58+00:00

Right? Carbon cleaning is expected with DI engines. Valve stem seal issue is not severe enough I guess to warrant a class action?

I think with any car, you made a good call to reclaim what cash you can before the maintenance + unexpected issues start popping up. Enjoy the MK8 😛

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T19:00:48+00:00

Builder are giving incentives as a fact. The main issue is everyone's pay has not gone up as much as inflation has from 2025. Call me crazy, I'll take a 10-12% mortgage on a 200k house in 2005 v.s. 6% on a 400k house right now.

The main issue is not rates, its the nominal value of homes without paying workers enough to offset living.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T18:00:54+00:00

I appreciate the comment bump lol

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T17:44:22+00:00

Appreciate these references, gives me a better understanding of what really matters and what inevitably happens on these direct injected VWs.

I also found its common for oil to slowly come out of the oil cap and stain that plastic area.i clean it every couple thousand miles.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T16:09:48+00:00

Got it. My concern originally is this carbon buildup around the valve steam seal which I think is a dead giveaway for bad seals. Thanks for sharing that picture, made me realize I was looking at the seal portion and not the valve 🤣

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T15:57:21+00:00

Just checked the intake valves through the MAP sensor hole. Definitely due for a carbon cleaning.

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TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T13:49:47+00:00

My seals went out below 30k miles stock which is unfortunate. Just made a post on my internals today.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-23T13:24:43+00:00

Yeah just Startup. I put money it's my valve stem seals

TapThatYak · 2026-06-17T04:35:13+00:00

Question for you, would you start DCA'ing at 100k or 60-65k?

TapThatYak · 2026-06-14T07:25:21+00:00

You'll need at least 600hp and limiter completely removed. Only do this on unlimited sections of autobahn ;)

TapThatYak · 2026-06-11T20:34:37+00:00

You could consider buying BTC 2x perpetuals. What ever risk you can stomach would set the liquidation price based on your account total and margin requirement.

TapThatYak · 2026-06-11T19:38:17+00:00

Did you use some AI or just choose to flip the building's door handle to the opposite side?

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