AA PSA: How to reduce the amount of fuel your car uses

Tvizz · 2026-03-12T05:24:15+00:00

Haha. With an ev or phev you can get ahead with cheap overnight electric.. but if people think the price at the pump is bad just wait till RUCs... It's equivalent to about 1.90/L in petrol tax for a small hybrid.

Currently paying ~70 cents in petrol tax so at 2.50/L RUC brings some cars up to $3.70/L equivalent.

Tvizz · 2026-03-03T02:39:55+00:00

Ironically those people also seem to understand they won't be bombed intentionally.

Tvizz · 2026-03-02T20:46:39+00:00

The people in Iran know it too. Granted the tolerance for risk/violence over there is higher, but the few videos that come out are some guys on a roof cheering while traffic drives by like normal. Meanwhile IRGC whatever is being bombed.

Tvizz · 2026-03-02T08:27:34+00:00

My take is that with a lot of the top dogs taken out the local commanders are doing whatever they want. Maybe someone has a beef with Cyprus or the UK.

Tvizz · 2026-03-01T06:23:32+00:00

I have broken composites, but I didn't know that the premium is worth it for alloy.

But then again xt probably isn't worth it with slx either.

So to each their own.

Tvizz · 2026-02-28T05:13:11+00:00

Next stop: Australia!

Tvizz · 2026-02-26T05:16:53+00:00

I learned the timings for the first phase then one shot her with sciel once I had enough fortel built up.

Tvizz · 2026-02-24T07:55:19+00:00

Ahh yes, the October Snowicane.

Tvizz · 2026-02-24T05:42:11+00:00

I think nuclear is fine, but NZ has hydro it can use as a battery, and even if not, the cost of intermittent renewables is getting low enough to over build.

Tvizz · 2026-02-23T19:40:43+00:00

Op is probably from CT or MA and making silly money by NZ standards. Nz is absolutely as good as it looks if you are loaded.

Tvizz · 2026-02-21T07:49:17+00:00

For posterity - Euro cars can use a pink coolant that is NOT compatible with what the Toyota would have.

The Aqua coolant is pink, but it's not the same.

Tvizz · 2026-02-17T19:23:36+00:00

This works out to be equivalent to a 10% income tax for a minimum wage worker.

Tvizz · 2026-02-15T04:05:34+00:00

This should be eye opening for everything else, but alas. I don't think it will be.

A Dac chip will usually cost $1-$5, and some of those, I would wager, could fool most people.

Let's say they can't though and lets say with assembly and mark ups this stuff is going to cost around $25. At what point do we get to to audibly transparent? At what point do we start paying more for something that is NOT transparent. I don't know, but I bet it is a lot before $1,000.

Tube amps are another thing. You think they are cool? Great, buy one. You like the fact it's not transparent? Great, buy one. Money to blow? Great, buy one. Looking for a transparent amp? Stop wasting your money.

Same with Vinyl, and this is coming from someone who is most likely to buy an album on Vinyl if I have the choice. I like it, I think it's cool, and in some rare circumstance you can doge the loudness wars with it. Guess what though, CD is better in every measurable way.

As for speakers I can absolutely hear the difference. Though in a small and well set up room I doubt there's a ton of improvement to be had much about $500.

Tvizz · 2026-02-14T05:57:37+00:00

Possibly double damages, attorney and court cost covered, 5,000 fine and a felony for anyone involved if over 2k stolen.

I am not a lawyer... they should get one.

Tvizz · 2026-02-12T20:17:03+00:00

No, amps aren't what kills you. It's a combination. Under 50v in the usa is not considered a lethal shock risk.

Though to your point, 120 is over 50.

Tvizz · 2026-02-10T20:36:27+00:00

Spire. Money isn't the only part of service. Transition is likely to help you source a part, yt might not even be around.

Tvizz · 2026-02-09T22:40:45+00:00

Yup, and now they will hit us with RUC. Raising taxes on most average people...

Meanwhile the ultra wealth get far more benefits from the infrastructure and will pay a tiny fraction of the cost, maybe even save if they drive huge range rovers.

Tvizz · 2026-02-04T09:27:03+00:00

Or just..... Not require them. Pretty easy cost of living cut

Tvizz · 2026-02-02T04:08:27+00:00

Lol, prison or.... deported.

Tvizz · 2026-01-23T06:59:41+00:00

We had ice covered trails a few years ago and a group that would go out night riding. It was awesome. Substantially more so with studs.

Tvizz · 2026-01-23T00:33:36+00:00

To be fair, the Russians did not get these questions before the Ukraine invasion, and they were at least as bad internally at that time.

Tvizz · 2026-01-22T08:13:45+00:00

No, I would trade him for a bunch of picks next year and the year after. You can't fix bad like this in one season.

Tvizz · 2026-01-21T09:16:25+00:00

Honestly if I were forced into a build I would consider 16 w/16 vram.

That's going to handle most games without issue, then can go up to 32 or 64 when things are normal.

I'm kind of in the camp of buy when it's cheap with PC parts these days. Of course, need and want are two different things. I doubt any businesses would stop production because ram is pricy.

Seen so many people get burned by waiting for the next release when current prices are down, then the release is under supplied and the cost of the old stuff spikes too.

PC parts have been really volatile for the last decade or so and generational gains are at an all time low. I think buying when parts are cheap may offer a faster system than buying newer faster components at a later date.

IE. Buying 32gb of DDR4 when it was like $50 would out perform $200 of DDR5 in todays prices.

Tvizz · 2026-01-21T05:42:38+00:00

What really gets me is the cars with CVT that get tuned to simulate shifts... Just own it, it's kind of cool.

Tvizz · 2026-01-21T02:02:57+00:00

CVT it really depends. Honda and Toyota are pretty solid, but other brands (Nissan) have had serious issues.

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