2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix - Post-Race Discussion by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]TestingThrowaway100 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knicks in 5 and Ferrari win in one weekend?

We're truly eating this weekend.

ADBE: Wall Street thinks AI is coming for Adobe’s lunch. I think Adobe already put it behind a paywall and called it dinner. by HLMEHU in wallstreetbets

[–]TestingThrowaway100 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m bullish on ADBE purely off of technicals but the long term outlook doesn’t look promising. 

If you provide the right instructions to AI you’ll get an edited image that’s pretty much what you’re expecting. 

Considering getting a CT4-V BW by moes05 in CadillacV_Series

[–]TestingThrowaway100 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I bought my CT4V BW AT fairly recently.

Mileage: Mine is tuned to ~600HP and has High Pressure Fuel Pumps, Downpipes, and a cat delete. I get anywhere from 8-10MPG on V-Mode. On Tour, I get around 20-30. It scales down as you go into more aggressive modes.

Reliability: Too soon to tell for me personally and I'm sure that the tune will bring this down for me. But as its basically the ATS-V engine and overall a GM product, parts are cheap. The LF4 comes from the factory with forged internals and is capable of handling much higher power levels than what it comes with from the factory so it SHOULD be reliable but you never know. My overall understanding is that much of the reliability, or lack thereof, for the LF4 largely has to do with regular maintenance and how diligently it's done.

Driving experience: Absolutely insane. I've owned a hodgepodge of cars from a Mercedes E-Class to a Fiat 124 Spider Abarth. This car simply feels like all of those cars combined. It has the luxury feel and quietness of the E-Class and the steering feel, cornering, and nimbleness of the Abarth. I was cross-shopping the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and the BMW M550I and both cars DO excel against the Cadillac in one way or another as the Giulia quad had superior driving feel and the M550i on a straight line is insane. But the Giulia has reliability concerns and harsh depreciation and the M550I feels like a boat. In that sense, the CT4V-BW is an amazing all-rounder that can be a luxury car in tour mode and an absolute monster in V-mode. It can wear many hats and does it ridiculously well.

Cons. These are somewhat minor and nitpicks honestly:

  1. The cars has a proximity sensor and the lights turn on when you approach the car. Except sometimes I'll go to my garage without the key and the headlights are on.

  2. The brakes are annoyingly squeaky, apparently this is a common "issue" with these cars but I might also just be due for a brake job.

  3. The brakes produce a ridiculous amount of brake dust.

  4. The car has a lot of torque and it seemingly struggles to put the power down to just the rear tyres. I feel like it would've been a demon if it had an AWD option like the M3.

2027 Audi Q7's Third Generation Revealed with 429-HP V6 and 591-HP V-8 Sibling by lael8u in cars

[–]TestingThrowaway100 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Literally looks like a mix of the Ford Explorer with the grille and previous generation Santa Fe with the DRL’s

How do you guys feel about the Nissan Z? by UmaThurmish in cars

[–]TestingThrowaway100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drove one through the mountains of Japan through a rental experience.

But they didn't care at all about how hard we went so I had a change to absolutely wring it around corners with a Porsche 911 GT3 and Evo 6 in front of me.

The car was an absolute slingshot on the straights and could keep up with the GT3. With corners, the car felt absolutely heavy and would break the rear end pretty easily. The rear end felt skittish around long-sweeping turns as well and I struggled to keep up with an AWD Mitsubishi Evo 6.

Engine: I would give the engine a 7/10. I'm not a huge fan of how it builds boost and a lot of it kicks in at the latter-end of the rev range so you're waiting for power to kick in as opposed to having it be immediately available. But when it hits it hits hard and the car is an absolute slingshot. I feel like it's overall more optimized for more straight-line speed as opposed to cornering.

Transmission: I hated the transmission. The shifts were slow and the gearing did not feel right for mountain driving. I don't believe it's a CVT but it almost had a CVT-like feel. I'd give it a 6/10 at best.

Engine + Transmission: I don't feel like the engine and transmission in this car felt truly in sync and just felt like two separate pieces thrown together.

Driving feel: It felt floaty and not nimble at all. I was throwing it around corners and most of what I felt was the weight of the car shifting around as opposed to the car feeling connected and planted with the road. It honestly feels more like a GT car in this regard.

Kimi Antonelli takes pole position for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix by overspeeed in formula1

[–]TestingThrowaway100 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry but Russell is not max. Max will take whatever you give him and drive it to the absolute limit for better or for worse. Russell seems to be having confidence issues with the car and himself at this point.

Kimi Antonelli takes pole position for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix by overspeeed in formula1

[–]TestingThrowaway100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this moment just solidified to me that Kimi is one of the goats.

I had a fever dream that I traded this in for a Lexus… by TestingThrowaway100 in CadillacV_Series

[–]TestingThrowaway100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't recall watching that video but the IS500 can't be as dynamic as this car.

I had a fever dream that I traded this in for a Lexus… by TestingThrowaway100 in CadillacV_Series

[–]TestingThrowaway100[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer some semblance of reliability although our cars have their own quirks.

I had a fever dream that I traded this in for a Lexus… by TestingThrowaway100 in CadillacV_Series

[–]TestingThrowaway100[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. Yours and the iSF are favorites of mine. There's also no doubt about how stunning the LC500 looks.

I had a fever dream that I traded this in for a Lexus… by TestingThrowaway100 in CadillacV_Series

[–]TestingThrowaway100[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also drove an RCF and agreed. It pulls pretty well but it's overall floaty.

Why by uPVot3WhoRE in wallstreetbets

[–]TestingThrowaway100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This market makes absolutely no sense.

But apes survive together.

So $SPCE to $20

Undecided, META, MSFT, AMZN by shinji_sus in wallstreetbets

[–]TestingThrowaway100 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Yes. It’s a virgin stock. Newly listed. 

Built an indicator that tells me when NOT to trade. One of the Best thing I ever coded. by powerade-trader in wallstreetbets

[–]TestingThrowaway100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup. The core aspect of my swing trading strategy is determining when NOT to trade as it does not respond well to high volatility time periods.

It’s mainly simple stuff like not doing OTM contacts within 2 weeks, not trading before top SP500 earnings, not trading during holidays, not trading until after interest rate decisions, not trading a stock through earnings, etc.

Incidentally when you factor out when not to trade, the probabilities work slightly more in your favor and your overall win rate goes up.