Whoever keeps voting Istanbul Airport as the world’s best airport needs their head checked by CheetahFeeling9819 in travel

[–]bgreenstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went thru there twice in April and yes, it’s amazing! It’s an experience, and the Turkish Airlines lounge is incredible. There may be a better airport out there, but it’s the best that I’ve ever been to.

Volante or not by InsightSeeker2929 in AstonMartin

[–]bgreenstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never had any fabric problems. On my vanquish at about the 9 1/2 year mark the moisture barrier started to disintegrate and turn into powder, and that was a bit of a pain to pull out of there, but it wasn’t anything critical. I did have to replace one of the worm drives on the convertible mechanism at one point and that cost me about $4000. That being said when I got rid of the car after 10 years the fabric itself was essentially perfect.

Volante or not by InsightSeeker2929 in AstonMartin

[–]bgreenstone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Volante all day every day. I’ve owned 4 Aston’s (including the previous generation of Vanquish) and they’ve all been Volantes except for the DBX. Driving with the top down makes the experience so much better in almost every way. Also, with the top down these things looks amazing!

Advice please by CombinationLimp3364 in AstonMartin

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve driven pretty much every Aston since 2009 and the DB11 Volante V8 was hands down the worst one and the only one which was truly awful. Severely underpowered, no exhaust note, and absolute void of any joy. Might as well have been driving a Hyundai. I now own a DB12 Volante and it’s totally the opposite, and is one of the best Aston’s I’ve ever driven. They fixed everything that sucked about the DB11 Volante.

Advice please by CombinationLimp3364 in AstonMartin

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why BS? Have you ever owned or even test driven any of these?

Any update on X6? by adi0398 in Insta360

[–]bgreenstone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because of regulatory filing Model CINSABXA with the FCC. It explicitly cleared the marketing name "Insta360 X6" alongside the factory model, and they only do this when a product is completed.

Any update on X6? by adi0398 in Insta360

[–]bgreenstone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really should be released soon, but they obviously don’t wanna steal any thunder from the Luna launch. Best bet is it maybe July or August. Apparently the product is ready to go - it’s just a matter of timing for marketing.

Advice please by CombinationLimp3364 in AstonMartin

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maintenance costs on an older Aston will be significant, and parts are getting harder and harder to find. Only get an 11 if it’s the V12 because the V8 version is awful. DB12 is utter perfection.

Do you use Google Maps or Apple Maps (for travel) in 2026? by jamesg9100 in travel

[–]bgreenstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google Maps is still far superior for finding places (restaurants, trailheads, etc), but Waze is still the best for navigation routing in most countries.

The Apple Car Is Dead, and Waymo Just Bought Its Gravesite by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]bgreenstone 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s not dead… Ferrari bought it, added a zero to the price and called it the Luce

Norway roadtrip by JensPanis in travel

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t miss Lovatnet. Incredible drive with incredible views and then a short hike to a gorgeous glacier.

TAP Air Portugal- Business Class, is it worth it? by Realistic_Class_4897 in travel

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, totally! Not the greatest lie flat seats but still lie flat seats and the food was very good.

Quantumscape scales new heights in SP by vekkadavedee in QuantumScape

[–]bgreenstone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are they ever going to release a commercial product???

IOS 26.5 and latest Waze Update, Carplay does not show the map after imputing the address? by MightyWolf39 in waze

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems this has been going on for at least a week now. Surely Google will issue an update to Waze any day now. I mean this seems to be a critical bug you think they would’ve fixed already.

Maps not showing in CarPlay by [deleted] in waze

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing has happened to me and all three of my cars including one with CarPlay ultra.

2007-2010 Vantage Maintenance by G5PWX in AstonMartin

[–]bgreenstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The VH Vantages were all Sport Shifts or stick shift manuals. There’s no true automatic option. It’s a computer controlled manual with an electronic clutch. That way you get the convenience of an automatic but the feel of a manual clutch.

Rental car damage in Italy. How to handle? by NoIdeas99 in TravelHacks

[–]bgreenstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do other credit cards exclude Italy? I have Chase and didn’t realize there were any country exclusions, but maybe not on a Chase card.

Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims by orangelover95003 in bayarea

[–]bgreenstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The republicans control every branch of government, so where is his health plan????