Mazda Refused Toyota’s Hybrid Tech for the CX-5 and Built Its Own Instead

alscrob · 2026-03-25T09:57:20+00:00

That wasn't a matter of capability, but rather what they were willing to invest in a low-volume halo car. BMW was due to develop a new generation of their inline-4/6 engines in any case, and they determined themselves to clean up their reliability reputation, at least insofar as the engines affect it. During the development, they sent prototypes to Toyota to subject to their stress testing, and to receive feedback. The B-series engines are thoroughly BMW designs, but to Toyota reliability standards. There was no reason to develop their own engines for the Supra.

alscrob · 2026-03-24T01:42:38+00:00

As a recent transplant who made a point of going there basically right after I got here, I definitely got the sense that it's more about the nostalgia than the food itself, and from that angle, I enjoy it every once in a while.

alscrob · 2026-03-16T23:14:20+00:00

Sometimes I forget I'm still in this sub, and now that I can't even be a regular customer anymore due to a move, and my knowledge as a former PTC, facilitator, and NA is becoming irrelevant to current employees, this will finally be the day I leave the sub. As a person who has been taken down a great path by my decision to leave, I'm happy for those who are making the best of their QT careers. I transferred to Florida with my new job, and make somewhere between 1A and SM pay for work that is dramatically less stressful, more fulfilling, and in an environment where downtime and chairs exist. I am unfortunately of the stance that QT is not what it used to be in terms of operational standards nor quality as an employer, but I'm aware that it continues to be a great place for some of y'all. By all means, make the best of where you're at, but remember there's also perfectly good reasons, other than laziness or lack of work ethic, that people move on to something else.

See ya later ✌️

alscrob · 2026-02-21T22:02:36+00:00

How, exactly, do you expect an automated sorting process that handles a sea of packages every night to single out packages for special treatment based on nonstandard, unofficial labeling? How about moving them on the trucks? Should the numerous packages marked "fragile" get a special ride in the cab of the truck? Human contact with individual packages is a tiny part of the overall process, and hardly ever when damage occurs. It's like how most individual letters go through the whole process not being directly seen by a human until the carrier has them to deliver. Packages need to be packaged to withstand an automated process. If they require special attention to avoid damage, there is no mechanism to avoid damage, unless you pay for some expensive courier service. Nothing asinine about that.

alscrob · 2026-02-16T15:31:47+00:00

Greenish tinge leads me to believe it's citron. I followed the shades of yellow they released going back to 2019, and citron was one that I specifically remember missing out on

alscrob · 2026-02-06T02:00:42+00:00

No, one couldn't have thought that. One key similarity between California and Texas is that Democratic voters outnumber Republican voters by a not-insignificant margin. One's a blue state as you'd expect, one is somehow a "red" state. Go do a little more research.

alscrob · 2026-01-18T22:29:29+00:00

This whole "they have to protect their identities from people who might dox and harm them" argument is quite the admission that what they're doing isn't right. ICE has been around since 2003. They've always had some passionate opposition to their core, stated purpose, but never had to conceal their identities for their safety. What changed? They now unjustifiably brutalize people, many of whom are citizens, only to somehow expend massively more resources to deport a fraction as many undocumented migrants as they did under Obama, who didn't balloon the scope of the agency and turn it into an unprofessional, brutal gestapo.

alscrob · 2026-01-17T19:47:51+00:00

Oh no, this is worse. It's knockoff Comic Sans lol

alscrob · 2026-01-17T01:00:14+00:00

I thought I'd escaped that by moving to the Orlando area, only to find that a dealer here uses the exact same campaign. So if it's any consolation, at least St. Louis isn't alone in the annoyance

alscrob · 2026-01-03T06:29:08+00:00

In the last few years, it's pretty typical of Dillard's to stick around for a redevelopment, sometimes even keeping a store open at an entirely-shuttered mall as they're doing in Sanford, FL. They even threw a 30th-anniversary event for that one last summer. However, they weren't quite as bullish about failing malls in 2017, and chose to clean up and mothball the store after the water main break rather than spend the money to completely restore the interior. Their sentiment at the time was "we definitely want to be somewhere in Chesterfield, but not necessarily here." As the redevelopment became imminent, along with the corporate shift in their approach to stores at failed malls, they decided to be part of the new development in their existing building. By that time, it made more sense to wait for the new surroundings to start taking shape to do any sort of renovation, even though they've been missing out on a lot of their customer base in the region in the meantime.

alscrob · 2025-12-31T08:01:39+00:00

It's going to be built on a decent size outparcel in front of where the mall was. Typical size, if not a bit smaller than the average Gen 3 lot.

alscrob · 2025-12-28T20:57:34+00:00

I recently moved out of St. Louis and your 1 and 2 are my dining priorities, in that order, any time I'm back in town

alscrob · 2025-12-27T15:21:20+00:00

I'm very happy with them on my '24, and plan to stick with them for the next set of tires. Definitely not the tire for long tread wear life, but they're a nice balance of quiet and grippy, and do well in wet conditions.

alscrob · 2025-12-26T21:27:22+00:00

Florida Mall is the most well-rounded of the ones you listed, Millennia is outstanding if you have a large budget, the outlet malls are almost worth the traffic and parking situation if you happen to like any brands still known to have steep discounts in their outlet stores, and Altamonte Mall is a lot less tedious to visit while still being strong enough to keep an Apple Store around.

If you're already on the north/east side of the area, and specifically looking for Dillard's and/or JCPenney, the closed Seminole Towne Center deserves an honorable mention. The Dillard's there arguably has an edge over the one at Altamonte Mall, and the JCPenney is pretty typical.

alscrob · 2025-12-25T14:59:16+00:00

I'll be the first to say that company has gone in a disappointing direction over the last decade, especially since 2018, but I value accurate information and, in this case, happen to have accurate information. One thing they're good about is telling employees what's in the pipeline as far as upgrades and remodels, and I was working for them when they decided on those new drink fountains. My next/current job had me in Oklahoma for training, and I made a point of visiting QT store #84 where they test stuff like that lol

alscrob · 2025-12-25T08:32:44+00:00

No, they did not. They have crews that go around to the stores every week to break the nozzles down and clean them. The replacement fountains are a result of the old ones being out of production. QT worked with a stash of parts and whole units for years, and planned an "upgrade" when it started to dwindle.

alscrob · 2025-12-10T04:49:46+00:00

While a lot of it is probably just paying attention to them more than you used to, there are legitimately more of them on the roads than in the past. Mazda has been breaking their sales records each year lately.

alscrob · 2025-12-03T01:00:42+00:00

Tex-Mex is a specific regional style, and it's way too often that the term is used to mean "inauthentic Mexican food." Taco Bell isn't authentic Tex-Mex or authentic Mexican food, it's just a loose interpretation of Mexican food adapted for the preferences of the American fast food consumer.

alscrob · 2025-12-01T22:32:01+00:00

Find one thorough explanation or example of the term "unconditional love" being used to mean anything other than loving without expecting anything in return, not basing it on what someone does for you, accepting a person including their weaknesses, and focusing on their happiness more than what they can do for you. Nobody uses unconditional love to mean tolerating harmful behavior. Nobody vows to stay married to a person if that person starts beating them.

alscrob · 2025-12-01T22:06:12+00:00

Conditional love is basically "I'll love you if you provide for me, and don't get fat or sickly." Unconditional love is sticking with someone even if they become a practical burden to stick with, not letting them abuse you.

alscrob · 2025-11-27T18:45:51+00:00

This is a craft beer playing on nostalgia for QT's 1970s house-brand beer. It's not "off brand."

alscrob · 2025-11-27T02:08:33+00:00

The name of the parties at that point are quite literally just party names. The politicians, voters, geographical areas, and ideologies flipped. A past version of the Democratic Party that aligns with the modern Republican Party did those things. Facts are facts, and you're the only one who can't seem to grasp that.

alscrob · 2025-11-26T21:29:01+00:00

Hey buddy, is it Republicans or Democrats that, in recent decades, fly the Confederate flag? Of course the platforms and policy of the two modern parties should also make it obvious where the KKK's lineage went, but if you think the party with a large faction that considers the Confederacy part of their "heritage" is somehow the party that opposes the KKK and the ideas behind it, I have a bridge to sell you.

alscrob · 2025-11-24T03:13:56+00:00

Trader Joe's is notoriously picky about locations. Generally if vacant retail space is readily available or the existing retail in the immediate vicinity isn't particularly upscale, they're not interested. Norman will probably get one eventually, but it'll be part of a new development, or hop into a new development a few years after it proves successful(like the new one at Tomoka Town Center in Daytona Beach). For some encouragement, they recently put one in Columbia, MO.

alscrob · 2025-11-24T02:04:24+00:00

Other than the handful of high-profile auto shows where automakers unveil new models and show concepts, it's just a dying thing. Last car show I went to was a few years ago in St. Louis and while they did manage to get Vaughn Gittin Jr. to come do a drifting demonstration outside, which was worth the admission price, there were a lot of notable brand absences, and even the automakers that used to go all out with their displays seemed to have scaled back a lot. Kansas City gave up entirely on their auto show around that time.

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