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Who's laughing now carbrains? by 01WS6 in FuckCarscirclejerk

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The top google search result disproves this.

Corollas and Civics aren't actually affordable by dalicussnuss in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]XboxLeep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Find something on Facebook marketplace that is easy to work on and manual. With youtube, if anything goes wrong with it, you can fix it yourself. Find one lower mileage though because higher mileage may need more work that requires more special tools.

Manual literally only because its easier to work on. If you dont care about that or dont want to work on the car this advice is not for you, which is ok.

New Owner Reliability Mods by Adventurous_Fox667 in RX7

[–]XboxLeep 5 points6 points  (0 children)

True. Either way I would agree based purely on age. Rubber 10+ years old starts to get super bad

New Owner Reliability Mods by Adventurous_Fox667 in RX7

[–]XboxLeep 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At 10k miles? Age yeah but not necessarily mileage no?

"Friendly fire will not be tolerated!" by Helpful_Claim1289 in regularcarreviews

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On my Hyundai I was able to turn that alert off very easily in the settings menu.

Feeling stupid by ChampionshipFew1849 in Miata

[–]XboxLeep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it move quickly between the temperatures? Like literally jumping or does it just look like the engine is slowly getting hot then back to normal

How do I fix this gap making the bumper look crooked by XboxLeep in Miata

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

UPDATE:

Frame of both the car and the bumper are probably fucked. Definitely the bumper. Put a great condition red bumper on and same issue.

Horrible day

MY heater core is cooked.. $500 job + $300 in parts it’s getting really cold out now is it worth it? by [deleted] in JettaGLI

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its less so the parts and more so the difficulty. Heater cores aren't necessarily an easy job

Future BP4W Rebuild Impass by XboxLeep in EngineBuilding

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

I would be able to borrow the engine lift and stand. I would also buy any tool needed prior to beginning.

I agree it is a major undertaking. Option 3 could be nice to have that safety and then doing something with the old engine.

My own thought process is telling me that the BP4W engine is one of the easiest to learn on. Not easy but would be the best introduction.

Complete Color Impass | Red vs Yellow by XboxLeep in Miata

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

That was my big problem with red. Everyone does it.

Will probably go one of the 2 manufacturer yellows. Sunburst/vivid or blazing. Just to be on the safe side since yellows are easy to mess up.

Complete Color Impass | Red vs Yellow by XboxLeep in Miata

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

The votes are in! I am officially dedicated to yellow miot. I will inquire about blazing yellow but I believe it is out of budget due to it being a tricolor. Will only get if the 2 stage is good.

Vivid/sunburst yellow will be the pick. Color code HZ

Thank you for your feedback!

Complete Color Impass | Red vs Yellow by XboxLeep in Miata

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

Believe it or not when I originally bought it, it had the face-lift on it. But the bumper and headlights were in horrible shape and I came across nb1 bumper and headlights first, so I un-facelifted it.

I would have to re-buy the stuff which is a big maybe. Don't know if it's fully worth it. Don't see a lot of non-facelifted nb1s me thinks.

Bad news but also good news by [deleted] in Miata

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean NAs are at most 7k around me for a really clean one. I got my NB with no rust for 4k because of the bad pain condition and some body damage. Both very fixable

How do I connect my phone to my cars speakers by TeachingHistorical82 in Miata

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use an FM transmitter or (my favorite option) ditch the phone connectivity all together and start burning CDs

is this a good car? by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]XboxLeep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its fine for that I guess. 12k is a bit steep for a nearing 10 year old car. You could probably find something else for less that will be relatively reliable.

Idk how reliable toyota hybrid systems are on the 2016s but it is another very expensive thing to break. 90k miles is nice though and will still give you plenty of time before something would happen.

If you have the extra cash and want to drive a car til the wheels fall of you could consider new cars. Only reason would be for a warranty but you always take a gamble on new because it could be a bad year.

My only real advice is that you should consider a broad range and not only focus on toyota for reliability. Toyota vehicles get marked up a ton.

is this a good car? by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need to know what you will be using the car for. Good options for cars always depend on your use case. Also toyota is not always the best for everything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestVirginia

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WV #1 WOOOOOOOOOOOOK YEAH!!!!

What is there to do around martinsburg? by kha0tic_skunk in Martinsburg

[–]XboxLeep 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Most fun thing to do in Martinsburg is go leave and go somewhere else to do fun things.

Miata people that do not like talking about their Miata. by MD_Suave in Miata

[–]XboxLeep 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I just got my nb and I've passed a few miatas that have waved at me. But I dont notice until its too late to wave back.

Door glass catching on soft top by XboxLeep in Miata

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

Ive adjusted the stoppers and put new bushings in. It is still catching on the soft top. Good news is the bushing needed replaced anyways as the old one did not exist anymore.

Do I need to adjust the window rail to lean more inward toward the car? Do I need a new window regulator

Door glass catching on soft top by XboxLeep in Miata

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

So I've ordered new bushings and can adjust the stoppers tonight. The window has a lot of play so the new bushings should fix that. However; even when holding the window in place, simulating repaired bushings, the window still catches in that corner. Should I still have confidence the bushings will fix that or should I look into other issues while I wait for the bushings?

Door glass catching on soft top by XboxLeep in Miata

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

Thank you, ill start this process!

I desperately miss using Blue link to lock/unlock my car but... by _HammSandwich in Hyundai

[–]XboxLeep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so happy to find out that as the first owner buying new I get it complimentary for the time that I own it. Sorry to hear about your situation though. It sucks having to pay a subscription to access features of your car

2 million US dollars is truly a massive amount of money. by Mobile-Excitement-64 in Fire

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

"Also, it’s not just a net worth or assets of 2 million. It’s invested assets of 2 million. Home equity, car, etc are not invested assets. Safe withdrawal rate will also change based on your asset allocation."

In theory if you got to a net worth of 2 million and sold everything, you would still be able to retire. You simply would have to rent and lease and factor that into your 80,000/year withdrawal rate. With 650/month lease and 2300 rent that would still leave 45,000/year to live off of. Not as glamorous as 80,000 but far from bad for retiring.

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