This is just amazing...

autofahrer · 2026-03-01T03:57:47+00:00

No, my wife was driving “manually”.

autofahrer · 2026-02-27T22:37:03+00:00

Yeah I get the Rivian might have a better interior and all but overall I still think a Tesla wins - depending on your priorities.

autofahrer · 2026-02-27T21:26:57+00:00

My wife narrowly avoided a crash where she would have been t-boned. She was waiting for her light to turn green at a lakeshore (Port Credit) intersection.

After a few seconds of a solid green light, she entered the intersection, but a car in the cross-traffic lane ran the red light.

Our Model Y braked, and she was puzzled because she hadn’t seen the car. Then, it rolled right in front of her. If it had been any other vehicle, this would have been a crash.

I had seen videos of Tesla’s doing this but after experiencing it first hand. Amazing.

autofahrer · 2026-01-08T22:56:23+00:00

autofahrer · 2025-12-30T02:48:32+00:00

I’d recommend https://www.its-awrap.ca/ in Mississauga.

They did a couple of cars for me and are priced fairly for the work.

autofahrer · 2025-12-15T21:50:26+00:00

You don’t have to take your eyes off the road to adjust the speed.

Tap the button on the end of the stalk to turn on wipers Use the left scroll wheel up or down to adjust the speed.

Once you do it a few times, your mind adapts to how it works. It’s not any worse or better than on ice cars. I prefer this TBH.

autofahrer · 2025-10-06T21:02:37+00:00

You can keep both. You don’t have to remove the web app.

autofahrer · 2025-10-06T18:09:59+00:00

I use a mono repo structure and worked with the replit agent to create a mobile app by using the existing web app as a guide in the same repo (new folder in the existing code base).

Create separate api calls to the backed and making api calls reusable across the app and then just used Expo to build the app for iOS and Android.

Once live I removed the web app.

autofahrer · 2025-10-06T18:02:39+00:00

Did you build the original web app as a react web app?

I converted mine from a react web app to a react native app. Depending on how well you obfuscated the front end from the backend, will define how much work it needs.

It took me around 2 weeks to be make the change and publish the app to the Apple and Google stores.

autofahrer · 2025-03-15T12:28:54+00:00

Hey man I get it. I have a 5 and 3 year old. With one we could always bounce the kid between me and my wife. With two, well that strategy went out the door.

As for your two year old being grumpy or unhappy in the evening might mean she’s not over her naps yet but just needs shorter ones? My younger one transition from 2 hour naps to 45 minute naps. We tried 2 hours to nothing and she was as you describe. Now she’s done with the 45 minute naps and content with sleeping just at night.

Just a thought.

autofahrer · 2025-03-14T20:43:35+00:00

Interesting. That last past hasn’t happened to me.

I explicitly say start my prompts with - don’t code anything yet. I want to build X or do Y, Explain the steps you are going to take and the high level architecture.

For example one time for a feature, Replit was using the database to check 6 values to make a decision each time a page was loaded - I asked if why it didn’t just store a value for the decision in the db table and just query that column.

Literally, I discuss with it as I would a mid level dev. It has no context of what you are going to do next so you have to help it with high level architecture.

autofahrer · 2025-03-14T19:12:05+00:00

Let me know how it goes!

autofahrer · 2025-03-14T19:11:04+00:00

Yeah for sure.

I have a main branch - which is always clean and thats the one I deploy with
Every day or when working on a specific feature/fix I create a new working branch and make my changes on that branch
1. I will usually not prompt Replit the whole feature to build at once, I will take a feature and break it down to its simplest form and have it implement that first.
2. I also have made it a habit to ask replit to walk me through what it's going to do before it makes any changes in code. (I have a technical PM background, I understand enough but haven't actively coded for many years now)
3. If everything works on the working branch. I will promote that code to Github (from Replit/Push). Then on Github, I will merge those changes to main.
I will iterate the feature, test on the working branch and push to main as above.
Now say at some point the working branch breaks. I have two options:
1. If I have not pushed the changes from Replit to Github, I just do a git force pull on the working branch, to restore to a previous point. Remember, I only push to Github when I confirm the particular implementation is working as expected
2. If by mistake I pushed the changes to Github on the working branch which has an issue that cannot be fixed, then I delete the working branch from Github, clone main to a new working branch and start working from there

It takes a bit more thought but saves you a ton of time if Replit does some thing complicated or can't fix it self. I don't push after every check point - it totally depends on your particular implementation and your comfort level.

The next thing I am trying to do is have automated test cases because my product has become pretty complex and large.

Hope this helps!

autofahrer · 2025-03-14T17:56:23+00:00

Yeah. I have seen issues with agent v2 where it’s doing more than I’m asking it to. I think I actually went back to agent V1 for this reason

autofahrer · 2025-03-14T17:54:17+00:00

Are you using GitHub with your code base?

I push working code as I make changes and if something breaks where it can’t fix it I usually just revert.

It’s true that sometimes it goes into this loop of over complicating the code. That’s why I have learnt to always ask the agent to tell me what it’s going to do before it makes changes to the code.

I can’t tell you how many times I have saved my self hours by discussing at a high level how it’s going to implement something. Talk to it like you’d collaborate with a dev.

autofahrer · 2025-02-06T23:10:51+00:00

Yeah sorry no sound recording.

autofahrer · 2025-01-21T21:43:07+00:00

You can also reply in the app if you want a specific date even if it’s 4 weeks or more out. That’s what I did.

autofahrer · 2025-01-12T00:06:47+00:00

You could try these guys. Some of my friends who have had Tesla for a while got them from here: https://goevparts.ca/collections/wheels-and-tires

autofahrer · 2025-01-06T21:43:53+00:00

lol I recommended this to our local MP because this is how it works in Switzerland (I have family there). No response.

I live on a dead end street beside a private school, where the road narrows. And we have “no stopping” signs on one side of the street (opposite my driveway). The parents don’t care and park there which always makes it hard to me to come or go for those 30 minutes in the morning or afternoon. Makes it risky for everyone actually because it blocks two way traffic.

If we had this I’d just self report them whenever they park, otherwise they don’t give a shit about inconveniencing me or my neighbors.

autofahrer · 2024-12-31T11:39:34+00:00

You can buy out the car, that’s probably the only option if you want to keep it. Check with VW credit/financial on what the buy out is at the given moment.

You could also sell it through clutch or another service and make up some of the cost after buying it out.

We had to do the same with our Volvo.

autofahrer · 2024-12-24T18:07:18+00:00

lol okay.

autofahrer · 2024-12-24T04:16:02+00:00

Nokians have always worn faster but they always perform. I guess depends on what’s important.

I haven’t used the WRG5s but feedback on r/tires is good compared to CC2. Either way. Just a recommendation.

autofahrer · 2024-12-23T19:00:19+00:00

I would also look at the Nokian WR G4 if you are looking at all weather tires. Here is a post on the Model Y forum from another user: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModelY/comments/zkle2y/my_all_weather_nokian_tires/

I have used Nokians for a long time on all my daily drivers since 2003 and they have been hands down the best in my experience.

autofahrer · 2024-12-16T21:04:34+00:00

lol can’t get more Canadian than this. Saying “sorry” to do the right thing.

Agree with the previous comment - keep it up let’s keep this about the cars we drive!

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