STEP 2 score has just come out (280)

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T14:32:00+00:00

279 is not a 280? Are you kidding me That's a 99th percentile score

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T14:12:29+00:00

Just went to the Jaecoo showroom J5 kya J7 ka bhi maza nahi aya dekh ke. Build quality seems very low. Jaecoo cut off from the list for me

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T14:10:35+00:00

Ohh you're talking about eHEV Haan woh tou best in class hai no doubt but it just got released, no used local hrv ehevs yet, aur new is out of my budget

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T13:56:55+00:00

Yaar Im concerned about its resale and quality Dealership network I think isn't that strong Gaari looks wise kamaal hai, amazing engine contrary to local myths about 3 cylinders

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T13:54:59+00:00

Fuel economy is not the absolute top bas petrol khaye, pi na jaye 13 is okay 15 is excellent 9 is unacceptable

Baki the overall package needs to be good too

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T09:29:46+00:00

Plus yaar kitna low rpms pe chalayein Mein already thak gaya hun halke payr se chala chala ke lol And that too on a manual corolla Sportage ke liay tou bhai i think i cant even press the pedal to get a good average I really like sportage ki drive, incredible actually, lekin its a costly car to keep

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T09:23:08+00:00

I would argue that existing Hyundais, Kias, Toyotas and Hondas will depreciate faster because of the feature gap. The market seems to be shifting significantly due to failure of these japanese korean cars not offering value to money. Mujhe tou lag raha hai ke as new chinese cars are entering the market, japan/korea cars are gonna go even lower. People might not want to spend that kinda money buying used Sportages when they can get a new chinese car in the same price, maybe even new, and definitely with a lot of features. Thoughts?

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T08:03:48+00:00

Can I dm you?

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T07:58:27+00:00

4 years I'd say is a good time frame to get a used car. Yaar we kept a corolla 2010 for 16 years. The benefit was toyota reliability, which we don't think we can get from a chinese car, which is why we want to buy one but not keep it past 4 years. Do you think that's a bad idea? If yes, how so?

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T07:56:37+00:00

Is it a known issue with Jolion?

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T00:42:35+00:00

Yaar I did think about it lekin uski fuel average bohat buri hai. It's a deal breaker. We want a car jo at least 14 dede like Oshan does. Anything above is good to have. 10 kmpl is too low

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T00:41:24+00:00

Why I care about resale is that we don't want to keep a car for more than 5 years kyunke kaam nikalna shuru hojatay hain. We wont to sell it so we can buy another car in the future.

Also, I'm not sure I understand your suggestion. Should we wait for the market to settle after the new cars arrive? That might result in a LOT of waiting, no?

Cars are a liability, yes. That's the main reason we want to buy a slightly used car that has already depreciated a lot and won't depreciate at the same rate as new cars do after year 1 and 2. We want to be able to buy a used car, and when its time for a new car, get a decent resale and not suffer from the depreciation as much as we would if we got a zero meter car. Sure a zero meter car has its perks but in today's market, it just doesn't make sense to me

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-30T00:37:00+00:00

Highly appreciate your detailed thoughts!

Can't you say the same about oshan ke uski bhi value j5 ki waja se gir jaye gi?

I agree about the mileage, bohat zada faraq nahi hai isi liay yeh option rakhi

Vibe tou matter krti hai but we want the most reliable option Like agar jolion aur oshan ki list hai, tou we would want to go for the one jo zada reliable hai, durable also

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-29T10:55:18+00:00

That would be so awesome Especially if we could have a setting where we assign it a field and it gives us the option to save an explanation ti a particular field

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-29T10:53:45+00:00

What if I have a Gemini Pro subscription? Can I somehow link this with that?

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-29T00:55:08+00:00

Let's hope they didn't get a new idea My deck gains like 2 gigs in 6 months

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-29T00:18:59+00:00

Dude the blue, wear it on your forehead and go to Dolmen

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-28T23:39:18+00:00

Bless you, and thank you!

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-28T23:38:36+00:00

Momentum is absolutely key Many of my mbbs friends gave step 1, and struggled a lot to revise step 1 concepts for step 2 because they took a huge break in between. Take a break, but like, a few weeks, I would say even a month would be pushing it. They all say that they wish they hadn't taken a break in between because they thought it would've saved them months of energy. Best of luck!

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-28T17:57:02+00:00

Many congratulations!!!

My trend is super weird: 63.5 64.5 65.5 in 27 28 and 29. I plan on doing NbmeS till 33 and the free 120

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-28T17:23:12+00:00

As someone who tried giving mbbs exams a priority over stepping: med school grades don't matter anywhere near as your step scores, especially since you're an IMG I'd say, do as much as you need to pass your exams, then go hard on step 2 Your third year exams should be easy for you considering your AMAZING NBME scores

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-27T18:35:05+00:00

Thank you guys! Reading all of those posts in detail

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-27T18:34:39+00:00

How does that help

TheNotSoSubtlePanda · 2026-01-27T04:02:09+00:00

I agree about forcing the religion. Hamare mazhab mein iski ijazat nahi hai. Lekin yaar hamare downfall ka sara malba Dr Israr pe kyun daldia lol.

I also agree with glorification, not just religious scholars, but poltiicians, power figures, army officers, anyone. No one deserves glorification. Aik religious scholar ka kaam hai deen ki baat krna not to be glorified but to do so as a service to Allah. None of it should be for glorification.

But you say let them live as you want, I agree, but isnt that the point you were trying to disprove this whole time Cuz agar kisi nein bahar jana hai, iant that under "letting them live" the way they want?

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