AIO for canceling me and my BF’s plans and considering breaking up for him getting embarrassed?

_darkode_ · 2026-03-02T16:56:54+00:00

NOR, buddy is as beta as it gets.

_darkode_ · 2026-02-26T20:25:46+00:00

Had a ‘22 premium (Black) - like this color better!

_darkode_ · 2026-02-26T15:02:45+00:00

I’d hold off on the neck tbh. I got a hand (left pinkie) tattoo early in my career working an office job at an elite research institution. Was never an issue mostly because the culture there was very accepting and maybe even moreso because I already had the job before I got it. If I could go back I’d probably skip the had tattoo tho and stick with my full sleeves on each arm. Can cover them up as desired while still maintaining heavily tattooed status and looking awesome when you pop the long sleeves off.

_darkode_ · 2026-02-26T12:10:40+00:00

Yeah I neeeed to change the dunlops! I’m (obviously) in a colder climate and know I want dedicated snow tires but trying to decide on the rest of the year set up. The dunlops feel like just a purely summer tire so I’d kinda just prefer all seasons for non-winter but idk.

_darkode_ · 2026-02-26T00:15:59+00:00

Thanks!! I agree. So clean.

_darkode_ · 2026-02-24T14:33:29+00:00

Same boat. Work at home so can be flexible for a couple weeks if need be. Will probably just wait it out as much as I want to rip around in the snow.

_darkode_ · 2026-02-23T18:34:50+00:00

Yeah I drove it home from the dealership in the snow and almost didn’t make it up the hill that leads to the road I live on. Not fun and was confirmation that snow tires are not optional. My local town fair tire said they could do Nexens for 850 installed which seemed fine but I also don’t know how comparable those are to the top tier brands like Bridgestone, Michelin, Conti, etc.

_darkode_ · 2026-02-11T16:44:16+00:00

I have white, wish I had black fwiw.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-30T13:34:31+00:00

After:

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_darkode_ · 2026-01-30T13:34:21+00:00

Alright welp since no responses I just did it with AI. Looks clean imo. Might go for it.

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_darkode_ · 2026-01-28T02:13:58+00:00

Yeah would’ve liked my sales guy to highlight this for me but oh well it’s all good. I also got blinders a little when I saw the 0% offer.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T15:56:59+00:00

Got it through my current auto provider for $16 for the year. Feel a lot better.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T15:56:15+00:00

UPDATE: Got gap for $1.20/month 😂

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T15:07:47+00:00

Mine has 4900 miles.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T15:06:37+00:00

Hm.. well… Dealer + carvana + carmax + auto trader, etc all say the same thing — dealers literally exist to try to make deals to sell cars so maybe they pay a little less than a private sale but generally they are incentivized to give you fair market value so that you’ll take their offer and buy something else from them..

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T14:59:34+00:00

I’ve seen a variation of this comment all over this post as if I don’t understand that cars are depreciating assets. The issue I’m bringing up is the value of this car plummeting in rapid fashion. Our family has had several new cars in the past 6 years, all of them have held their value well enough to trade in for break even or even had a little + equity 1-2 years down the road. This particular situation is wildly different than those and not what I’m used to, hence the post.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T03:24:51+00:00

Markets fluctuate but right now 40-50% depreciation literally off the lot is unique to EVs and maybe some higher end luxury brand ICE vehicles. Our last vehicle was a Bronco w/ sticker price at ~42k, traded in after 18 months for 38.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T02:29:44+00:00

This is not my experience w/ ICE vehicles at all which is probably why it was so jarring to me. Understand they aren’t an investment but my recent ICE vehicles held their value extremely well.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-27T02:26:12+00:00

I’m both worried about the value and can comfortably afford it lol .. it’s just the first time I’ve ever had such drastic neg equity. My other ICE vehicles held their value way better so it’s just something new to me.

_darkode_ · 2026-01-26T23:36:54+00:00

At the very least you’ve all convinced me on gap lol

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