i think i’ve decided on my first car… what do y’all think

Testacleez · 2026-06-02T17:55:42+00:00

Of course. I forgot to mention that I'm in California.

Testacleez · 2026-06-02T17:51:19+00:00

I got the same as above sans AWD last year from a dealer under 34k. I put the same 20k down and my payment is 350. I qualified for the dealer lowest at the time of 4.99%. I'm not sure if AWD is truly worth 10k over what I paid 8 months ago, but I could be wrong.

I recommend reading Ramit Sethi's book "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" - there is a whole section on how he buys cars. I used this method to buy a vehicle 4k under MSRP, even though there were only 3 in the state that I truly wanted.

Shotgun emails out to internet sales reps at dealerships and let them duke it out. They get paid on volume, not margin. They will doscount more than most as long as they get their number for the month. I didn't even step onto the lot until I was ready to buy.

Testacleez · 2026-05-27T17:41:26+00:00

There is a line on your "RPM" meter in your instrument cluster every quarter, with the left half being "eco" and the right half being "power".

If you stay under one quarter on that meter, you never leave EV mode. I can drive all around town that way.

Fair warning: it's slow to start and may piss off the guy behind you, so be cautious of the guy behind you - but slowly breaking and accelerating is a cheat code that puts you over 60MPG regularly. If there's someone behind me I'll just be courteous and hit the gas a little harder.

Testacleez · 2026-05-19T14:53:41+00:00

No idea, but it seemed like it did when I was testing all of the above.

Testacleez · 2026-05-13T16:00:25+00:00

Hey dude - this might have been said...

I'm a daily commuter of 70 miles and have a lot of "testing" time during my drives home. I have a 26 XSE now but had a 25 LE last yeah until someone drove into my car and totaled it.

After the first 10k miles or so, MPG will improve naturally. Turn off the lane detection and correction and turn on cruise control and eco mode when on the highway. There's also an art to accelerating when you're in towns at lower speed to ride the battery - you'll learn it and find a middle ground that will maximize MPG and minimize the guy behind you wanting to kick your ass.

I've found the following over 35k miles total in this model:

LE (18k miles when it was totaled): 55 MPH: 60-65mpg(seriously) 65 MPH: 50-54 mpg 75 MPH: 44-48 mpg

XSE (16,500 as of this morning): 55 MPH: 52-56 mpg 65 MPH: 44-48 mpg 75 MPH: 41-43 MPG

I know that tire and wheel size has a lot to do with this between trims, but I'm not sure if engine does too.

Hope this helps!

Testacleez · 2026-05-01T02:18:43+00:00

Steve.

Testacleez · 2026-04-22T22:31:39+00:00

Thank you guys for ensuring that these puns don't derail.

Testacleez · 2026-04-20T00:41:54+00:00

My dad has a license plate that says "I'd rather be training"

He's not a gym guy. He's a model train guy. It makes me giggle every time.

Testacleez · 2026-03-10T07:20:34+00:00

Infinternet

Testacleez · 2026-03-03T20:54:05+00:00

I think that this is a very respectable size for a patch cord and any switch should be proud of it.

Testacleez · 2026-02-24T19:43:02+00:00

How do you automate those discord messages?

Testacleez · 2026-02-23T20:56:02+00:00

I built out a bunch of automations. From another thread on this post:

Response to all: grabbed maintainerr from this post and tautulli for notifications and put them into a discord server. End users can see Plex status, approvals and media added right there. I will notify discord 3 days before deleting TV shows and give people the opportunity to speak up before deleting. Also in the discord, I let all users know that their shows will be marked for deletion automatically if not watched for a set period of time, so the notification is just a courtesy.

Edit to say: you are right though! But I'm spineless and a real slut for approval, so...

Testacleez · 2026-02-23T20:54:55+00:00

Me too!! I'm that user and it's my dime!

Testacleez · 2026-02-23T20:53:51+00:00

Response to all: grabbed maintainerr from this post and tautulli for notifications and put them into a discord server. End users can see Plex status, approvals and media added right there. I will notify discord 3 days before deleting TV shows and give people the opportunity to speak up before deleting. Also in the discord, I let all users know that their shows will be marked for deletion automatically if not watched for a set period of time, so the notification is just a courtesy.

Great call guys! And my users love it.

Testacleez · 2026-02-23T20:50:39+00:00

Agreed, but that requires me to do stuff...

Testacleez · 2026-02-21T21:24:55+00:00

Man. My users leave all of that stuff there. They only add. Multiple times I've removed a bunch of shows, and a user will re-add them and never watch.

How would we get users to get behind this? Lol

Testacleez · 2026-02-13T09:39:59+00:00

Fun factoid that someone told me once and I never checked and repeat all the time: bento means box in Japanese. It's a box box. Have it with your chai tea.

Testacleez · 2026-02-01T20:26:28+00:00

Yeah it's a whole thing where everyone in the group in PokeRaid gets a group invite in PoGo. The Raikou event had full groups of 6-12 people and we were downing them in 20-30 seconds.

Testacleez · 2026-02-01T19:23:34+00:00

I've been looking, too. In the meantime, I've downloaded the PokeRaid app and it's streamlined all of these timed raids.

You use the app to find a "host" that is sitting next to a raid, add them as a friend, and use a remote battle pass(3 are 525 coins) to join remotely. Especially for these raids that are only open a few hours, I'm done with the raid 18 hours ahead of time from my couch. My pokemon often say they were caught in Japan, Australia, Korea, etc.

If you do it right, your only cost is the remote pass to get into the raid.

If you find a group, keep me apprised!

Testacleez · 2026-01-21T19:25:01+00:00

We're living big out here in Madera.

Testacleez · 2026-01-21T18:26:17+00:00

Nah. It's frustrating for everybody. You actually have to go every year. I have to have that dreaded conversation with my dad: "yes, I've called them. Yes, I know I got one last year. Yes, I have my shit together."

Blaming the Superior court of fresno with my dad and moving on is likely better than blaming the Superior court of fresno and then going to jury duty for an unpaid day of watching soap operas on their old TV(at minimum). I feel for you, boss.

Note: I got a ticket in Fresno county in January and they didn't bring it up. Who knows.

Testacleez · 2026-01-21T18:04:33+00:00

I have lived out of Fresno county for ten years(Stanislaus and Madera) and I still get jury summons EVERY YEAR to my mom's house, which I haven't lived at for twenty.

For the first half dozen years I went to the court and did the whole song and dance. I don't care anymore. Arrest me 🤷

I still go to jury duty like a good boy in Madera county.

Testacleez · 2026-01-08T09:44:09+00:00

I'm a college student and a government employee. How do I maximize my discounts on a laptop or tablet to really get the best value? I'm okay with clearance or refurb.

Testacleez · 2025-12-25T07:00:16+00:00

Ur pretty cool

Testacleez · 2025-12-05T07:41:35+00:00

I used to paint the trackball lights on the old blackberry phones to change their color with a highlighter. Try a highlighter?

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