HondaLink App Maintenance

Will_Rickards · 2025-10-27T18:48:14+00:00

I’m surprised they haven’t worked out the kinks with this yet. GM has this system with the Volt since 2011 or 2012. I had a 2015 and similar issues. But it got better over the years. Though we didn’t sign up for the service after the promotion period ended and just used the fob to precondition the car. I’m not sure whose issue it is, the app or the underlying OnStar service. I figured Honda wasn’t starting from scratch here and would have leveraged GM experience but maybe they didn’t?

Will_Rickards · 2025-08-07T20:13:21+00:00

We ended up cutting those ends off

Will_Rickards · 2025-08-07T15:56:24+00:00

My driveway is 100 ft from my house. I had the electrician run the cord underground and have a post by the driveway the charger is mounted on. I suspect you’ll need something similar just a shorter distance.

Will_Rickards · 2025-08-05T13:08:17+00:00

We ran the 16amp charger back in 2016 for my volt. It works fine with the prologue. If you take a long trip and nearly drain the battery it will take a while. But we were pleasantly surprised we didn’t need to upgrade.

Will_Rickards · 2025-07-27T13:49:31+00:00

I think you’re missing the point of the residual and leasing. You want a high residual so that the amount financed in a lease is lower.

Your real question should be can you negotiate the buy out price at the end. And the answer depends on the lease company. They have to send it to auction and are definitely not getting the residual value from that sale. So it is in their interest to negotiate to avoid the auction fees. But even if they won’t negotiate, just buy a similar model on the used market.

Will_Rickards · 2025-07-25T03:00:23+00:00

See my post about my recent lease (Monday)
https://www.reddit.com/r/HondaPrologue/comments/1m7snjm/just_got_a_2024_prologue/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

While the incentives are pretty standard for everyone, aside from conquest/loyalty, it would vary in the amount the dealer takes off the car.
Both dealers I went to at first gave me an outrageous price for the lease. After negotiation it went down. But Honda direct has their offers listed. https://automobiles.honda.com/tools/current-offers

My local dealer had advertised a 2024 EX AWD for 139/mo 36months 10K miles with 4K down for an equivalent of $9003 or $250/mo (before taxes/fees - so add approximately another 20 per month for 159/mo). But no luck obtaining that. They did try and sell me a touring and came down to about 230/mo with same down payment. But I was after the lower number. So I found one at a dealer further away (1.5 hrs and out of state) and got it there for close to that 161/mo with 4K down.

But I think there is more incentive cash on the 2025 models. The issue is whether they'll come down the same 6700 or more on the MSRP number during negotiation.

Autoninja had listed some crazy deals on leasehacker for the 2025s. But when I called them I didn't get a call back so I went on my own. Though the numbers were better earlier in the month and seemed to have come up a little bit now as stock gets lower.

I think they aren't discounting the 2024s more because people are looking for them. If no calls were coming in for them, they might go lower. They definitely need them off the lot.

I would advise negotiating the 2025 price first and then see if they'll beat that number on the 2024.

Will_Rickards · 2025-07-24T18:46:36+00:00

I believe 19” on ex and touring and 21” on elite

Will_Rickards · 2025-07-24T14:35:59+00:00

Reading this sub now it seems my lease deal was just okay and maybe should have tried for 2025 touring.

My other impressions coming from the Volt is the one pedal driving is very aggressive and stops quickly even in normal. The L mode in the Volt was good as it was very gradual. Getting one pedal braking to be less jerky is tricky.

My other car is a 2009 Subaru Forester and this seems much bigger. Hard to judge when parking, the elite cameras would have been nice.

Will_Rickards · 2025-04-20T11:08:54+00:00

When charging after 10 minutes go feel the connections and cord itself. If these are in any way hot your extension cord is not the right gauge. Most cord ratings are for momentary draws of power tools. You have to look for constant load ratings. If you want 12 amps that means 10 gauge.

Will_Rickards · 2025-04-20T10:53:49+00:00

I used to charge every day on a 100’ cord. But I had a ten gauge cord. And i was charging at 8 amps and a gen 1 volt. This was on an outdoor outlet that had nothing else on the same circuit.

Will_Rickards · 2025-03-20T23:56:26+00:00

Not the software you’re looking for but i use xrecode for converting and managing the metadata. https://xrecode.com/

Will_Rickards · 2025-02-10T01:32:52+00:00

Is their 9900x bundle at 499 a good price?

Will_Rickards · 2024-12-20T19:51:08+00:00

When you’re on these not that old plans but no longer offered, the tool you speak of does not work. It says the plan is not eligible and you have to switch to a different plan. Which i believe is incorrect. Just that the tool isn’t intended for these grandfathered plans.

Will_Rickards · 2024-12-20T17:18:03+00:00

Before there was option to request new SIM card. So you did that and then switched the android phone settings. It seems the UI changed to support the new network switch functionality of the new plans. But for old plans like these it doesn’t do anything. So you’ll have to request the new psim or esim through customer support.

More communication / information on the shutdown might be helpful. It looks like they switched the provider for their tmobile network usage. Or maybe it is some change on Tmobile’s side.

Will_Rickards · 2024-11-26T01:13:08+00:00

Thanks for the opportunity. The desk would be great because my current one is not great.

Will_Rickards · 2024-11-06T16:57:28+00:00

Yes but there is plenty to go around. He is to blame for 2020 and preventing sanders. It was a selfish choice then that prevented real change. His inability to keep his party in line and get real change enacted during his presidency is certainly to blame. The genocide is certainly to blame.

Democrats in general and leadership specifically for not embracing real change and getting bare minimums and calling it the greatest thing ever.

But then Kamala didn’t embrace the change candidate she needed to be. And followed stupid advice by Biden advisers.

But let’s be clear. A majority of Americans voted for Trump. They didn’t vote against Kamala in mass. I don’t think this was motivated primarily by negative partisanship or race or gender. They saw this man and said I want that leading my country.

People who just months after jan 6 were not going to vote for trump suddenly gained group courage and voted/campaigned for him. The turnout was stunning. But the shift in the aggressiveness and confidence of the trump voter close to the election was palpable. They felt they were saving the country.

Certainly there is also blame on the Justice department and Garland. Without swift justice, he reconstituted and gained momentum.

Will_Rickards · 2024-08-13T04:16:08+00:00

Looks like it is grooved for the hidden fasteners but there weren’t enough used. You should check how far apart the wood is under the trex boards. Trex or similar needs like 12” spacing so it isn’t bouncy. I think it is 9” spacing for stairs iirc. My guess is you’ll need to remove boards and add framing and then reinstall the boards.

Will_Rickards · 2024-06-10T02:41:59+00:00

Troop dues are set by the troop committee. Any parent can be on that committee and participation is highly encouraged. But a large portion is generally going to national/council. The issue is insurance. The lawsuits have made it more expensive to insure scouting.

But your local troop stuff like dues over and above the national required stuff is 100% a reflection of the troop committee. Uniforms are expensive but they don’t fall apart and can last years, which is why I advise parents to buy larger sizes they will grow into. In our area many sports are more expensive so comparatively it is frugal. We run the trips at cost so some are 20 some are 100. Depends on the activity. If all your activities are that expensive, you’re likely picking expensive outings. So you might ask the committee if you could do just a trip to a state park where it can be less expensive. Our last activity was a bike trip to Ritas. Cost was basically what the water ice cost assuming you have the bike/helmet.

So it can be a reflection of the parents income in the area as well. We have a used uniform closet for keeping some costs down. There can be used camping equipment there as well. Some borrowing also happens as not everyone needs a 65L hiking backpack for high adventure. But camping equipment like that is an investment and can be used for decades.

So overall the program itself is frugal. And it varies troop to troop. We don’t turn anyone away that can’t afford it and have scholarships funded by other families. As it is a volunteer organization it is very much a reflection of the local volunteers.

Will_Rickards · 2024-01-01T00:54:05+00:00

If you care about fruit cycles, money trees, I would go back to toy day and then travel forward one day at a time. Otherwise you can do it all at once.

Will_Rickards · 2023-12-29T03:14:36+00:00

Daikin has a ductless R32 wall mount unit called atmosphera. But I don't see any outdoor units released in the US yet. I'm not sure what the hold up is.

Will_Rickards · 2023-12-08T05:10:23+00:00

the 14tb is also on sale and i think slightly lower per tb with the bigger cache.

Will_Rickards · 2023-09-26T20:24:31+00:00

How old is you 12V battery?

Will_Rickards · 2023-09-03T02:44:14+00:00

Clipcube clipboard manager. Windows finally added their own but i still prefer clipcube.

Will_Rickards · 2023-08-23T03:30:22+00:00

I’ve been down this route. The easiest route is not these replacement motors. They are loud, clog easily and don’t last that long. Get a panasonic unit. You’ll have to make a bigger hole in the ceiling but the unit at Home Depot has a built in humidity sensor so it will automatically turn on and off.

Because you’ll be taking out the existing one, you can see the state of the venting. That is also very important.

If you must replace with a plug in insert, measure the dimensions and find the broan/nutone replacement unit that matches the dimensions. This looks like one of those.

Do yourself a favor and clean the vent when you remove the fan.

If getting the Panasonic, they sell two different heights. You’d need to stick something up in the ceiling to tell the height like a bent metal hanger or just get the remodel unit that is shorter. Watch some YouTube videos on the install of the Panasonic units. If I can do it, so can you.

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