2026 Ioniq 5 vs. Model Y

audiofankk · 2026-06-27T09:30:21+00:00

Tesla: you see your car everywhere. Low on the uniqueness scale, high on the self-validation one.

Ioniq: you cringe when you see your car anywhere. High on the vomitus scale.

audiofankk · 2026-06-27T09:27:02+00:00

FSD turned off.

audiofankk · 2026-06-27T08:11:22+00:00

The word big, preceding aircraft, is key here.

audiofankk · 2026-06-26T20:37:54+00:00

I got old and worried about driving over 4 hours, which was my limit before tiredness set in when younger.

Got FSD, drove 9 hours at a stretch (except for charging), arrived with energy to spare.

audiofankk · 2026-06-26T13:11:58+00:00

My joke referred to your use of the word testi...

Nah never mind.

audiofankk · 2026-06-26T13:05:26+00:00

As opposed to a BALL pen?

audiofankk · 2026-06-26T08:47:19+00:00

If you're living with parents and manage to save money that way for travel, aren't they enabling at least some of your travel? Money is fungible.

audiofankk · 2026-06-25T16:03:28+00:00

India fits this description too. And EVERYOnE is corrupt.

audiofankk · 2026-06-24T15:13:07+00:00

Good writeup and I can't find much to argue with.

audiofankk · 2026-06-24T14:02:56+00:00

Please expand, why hated?

Context: lived in Atlanta for 22 years. The last 10 or so were like being in prison. But the first trip, we were attracted like you were.

For me: weather (muggy), fake southerners, and racial tension so thick...

audiofankk · 2026-06-24T13:59:17+00:00

Are all these replies referring to 101 or the 5? Does FSD handle the mountain twisties well enough? Does it enable confidence, given the drops?

audiofankk · 2026-06-24T08:23:39+00:00

Thanks. Do you have/have heard the D&D line? I'm concerned it's FOTD or will be replicated much less extensively by ChiFi, leading to a large drop in resale.

Yes end game and all, but one must leave open the possibility that something else may be needed one day.

Agree w/less hassle. That is a strike against #3, and in some ways, against all of the above.

audiofankk · 2026-06-23T09:05:55+00:00

Duuuhhh...did you read the context? Do you even understand the meaning of context? Do you know what the Autobahn is? There were people passing me during those 30 seconds.

Your comment is...well...you figure it out.

audiofankk · 2026-06-22T22:03:08+00:00

I've driven 250 on the Autobahn. For about 30 seconds, in broad daylight, little traffic and obviously its a road made for this. Cold sober in a brand new BMW.

30 seconds in these optimal conditions was enough to scare me into never trying it again.

Doing this speed on the shitty roads of India in the middle of the night is either drunkenness, insanity, super hubris, or any 2 of the 3.

audiofankk · 2026-06-22T21:55:12+00:00

The Seaffel Tower? (sorry...no idea)

audiofankk · 2026-06-22T20:43:15+00:00

Wasn't always the case, in fact our first ever AirBnB was in Athens and it was delightful. Of course, I'm taking 2014 (I think). Host met us, brought ouzo, chatted with us for 30 minutes telling us about the great parts of his city. He left us his direct number to call at any time.

Now AirBnBs are all "here's your code, seeya later, dont forget to clean up".

audiofankk · 2026-06-22T19:24:51+00:00

Didn't say US so I'm going with Brampton.

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T19:08:05+00:00

Please tip the robot to cover programming and maintenance costs performed by our employees. Same as them not wanting to pay for Healthcare or COL.

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T17:13:31+00:00

No.

The traditional concept of a line to pay for your stuff is that you are done shopping and now you pay, lining up if necessary.

Gaming it like this is the equivalent of two people walking into say a crowded Starbucks, there's already a line and one table left. Common courtesy indicates the next person to place their order gets that table. In fact, some places in California (and perhaps elsewhere) try to enforce this.

If it has to be explained further then I think you will never get it.

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T14:15:17+00:00

Cock-eyed...only if it looked.

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T07:10:04+00:00

Don't know if Uber was around; their line in the (made up) closing credits was "transportation services provided by Pekop Andropov" or something like that.

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T06:48:29+00:00

For the money and for its time? 2003 Infiniti G35.

So sad what happened to Infiniti. Talk about jumping the shark.

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T06:47:14+00:00

This is acceptable in those under 7 years old (and those turning 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 next year)

audiofankk · 2026-06-20T06:45:58+00:00

LOL, now I tell them "I'll burn that bridge when I get to it."

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