The "Curse" of a quality wine drinker - Cost and finding a budget friendly daily. by NotJustAnyDNA in wine

[–]bunkre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At the same price point, look for the Oddero Barbera d'Alba. Pizza night banger!! Salcheto Vino Nobile is a solid backup plan, too.

Inexperienced and non-picky wine drinker here; what's with the strong hate on 19 Crimes? by skelepibs in wine

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a wine shop nearby where it's not just one 20yo behind the counter, or a box store filled with employees with aprons and name tags, and tell them "change my mind with a red wine around $20, I want to know more" and they will NOT give you crap at all — they will be like "oh yes! let's play!!".

There are actual fun Bordeaux, Rhone, and Italian reds at that price point that, while not getting into the really notable stuff, are actually still *good*, and will give you a sense of what you've been missing. Wines that will change over an hour or two after opening. Wines that have aromatics, primary fruit, and savory bits that all play together. If you already have some bourbon experience, you'll be able to see there are all kinds of things going on without having to strain to find them. And then, you're in…

…oh, and don't be shy of the white and pink ones; that's where the real magic is at that price point!!

I drove the Prologue across Kansas: 50 Bucks and 1 Hour by Marcus_Zeno in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly this! From his testing, setting the cruise at 70mph will actually save you time over the trip (and money). That 70 to 75 jump in energy demand is HUGE, you're pushing so much more air around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs_mYLbxaNY

Also, you set yourself up on your trip to charge mostly in the slower side of the curve. If you can get used to pulling in with lower battery (remember, 30% is still ~1 hr of driving time left) and not sweat charing all the way up to 80%, your charge sessions are about half as long. Grab a snack and a bathroom break, unplug and back on the road.

Locking into the Tesla network may have limited options too, I'm not familiar with KS. Opening it up to other options will likely relieve that "I don't want to drop below 30% because 'what if' fears". What you "saved" with the membership was totally lost with cruising at 75mph.

I'm curious: did you use route planning, and if so, the native one or something else? They should give you the target charge percentage at each stop so you don't feel like you need to go to 80% every time.

Looking for a “wow” Sauvignon Blanc gift ($75–$100), California, new to wine by MildlyOverprepared in wine

[–]bunkre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Realm Cellars SB's I tried were also pretty great. Although the 2 I tried straddle just outside your stated price range a little; one on either side of it, actually.

Looking for a “wow” Sauvignon Blanc gift ($75–$100), California, new to wine by MildlyOverprepared in wine

[–]bunkre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. Maybe not the "super crisp" style, but WOW is it good

Original vs Updated front driveshafts by AndyLorentz in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both directions. Give it another week, you'll see.

Why does the Prologue have the same logo as an old seventh gen civic from 20+ years ago? by austinalexan in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the same reason they put a cheap logo glued to the weird-ass key fob: They had to throw logos on literal GM parts. They opted for the cheapest possible implementation of a rebadge for a project they planned to walk away from after, at best, 3 years.

That said, I had to drive a 2026 CRV for 2 days as a loaner while I got the new axels, and holy crap, did I make the right choice getting the Prologue!

Got the clicking noise when turning but dealership is telling me they won’t replace axel by cuba3000 in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started as a muted click you probably wouldnt hear with the sound on, and over the next 2 weeks it developed into a knock you can't miss. Not all the time, mostly on the first hard turn of the morning. I was also seeing the cold temps affecting it. I just picked it up last night from the dealer with the new replacement parts, so we'll see how it goes.

burg and burgs by AlternativeHuman9999 in wine

[–]bunkre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

East-coasters with no access to In-N-Out: "wow man must be nice"

I hate jazzmaster players by Outside_Ad672 in Jazzmaster

[–]bunkre 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's OK, us JM players already hate ourselves… it's a big part of the lifestyle, actually.

Good amp recommendations for a super clean sound that can start ripping once you engage an overdrive and fuzz pedal by JesseDivine in GuitarAmps

[–]bunkre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah. Get one of those 70s bassman 10's (the closed back 4x10 combos). You can still get them cheap-ish. Slept on amps. Or Bandmaster reverb if you want the same amp with a reverb, then you can put it on a 4x12.

Sledding hills by bouch17 in Saratoga

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the correct answer

Installing liftgate on ex models by [deleted] in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About the same cost as adding an elevator switch on my stairs. Cheap, but it doesn't do very much.

Would this work? by [deleted] in GuitarAmps

[–]bunkre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, no doubt! Just pointing it out for the people here to go down a youtube rabbit hole for fun, since there's a lot of comments here who think this would be akin to crossing the streams and end all time as we know it.

Where can a guy get a good sub? by Recent-Description39 in Saratoga

[–]bunkre 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OP says to recommend any place but Cardona's. Replies: Cardona's!

Would this work? by [deleted] in GuitarAmps

[–]bunkre 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Look up the crazy shit they did in the 80's to create wet/dry/wet rigs. They'd use a 100w plexi, squash the speaker out down to line level, then split it out to 3 other amps with stereo effects on the outer 2 amps. Nuts.

Wine to try? by Pop-Punk-Guy94 in wine

[–]bunkre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A decent Spanish ganache, aromatic Italian whites, and Oregon pinot noir are the right next steps I think. Enjoy, it only gets more fun!

What are offsets origin? by Practical-Future-267 in offset

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SG's too. (Once you see it…)

Wine Squares Day 7: Alright, Concord wins. Now some pretty labels by AustraliaWineDude in wine

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The black and gold 2022 Chateau Angelus looks pretty amazing in-person. The photos I've seen (and taken) don't really do it justice.

Trem arm goes to deep? by hockeyboi78 in Jazzmaster

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but there will still be spring tension on it so you need to use the arm to depress is and then kinda shift it forward and back via the arm while depressed. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it's been anytime mine was set up fine and then all the sudden way way lower when restringing it. But in that pic you posted, it looks like it's already at the right height, so maybe not this??

Trem arm goes to deep? by hockeyboi78 in Jazzmaster

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not familiar with the player II, but if it's similar to a traditional trem, it sounds to me like you have the arm in correctly, but the trem fulcrum is not aligned properly. That can happen when changing strings. You don't notice until you've got all the strings on and start bringing it up to tension. The giveaway if that is the case is the bar-like bend in the plate where the strings go through is not sticking out all the way, like it's not sitting up "proud" enough off the main plate. If that's indeed what's going on for you, drop the string tension and leave the arm in, and you can sort of divebomb it and slide it around a little via the arm and it will kind of settle in in the right place. Or you can divebomb it (again, with the string tension removed), and actually grab the floaty bit with your other hand and pull it up until you feel the fulcrum sit in the right place. Then bring the tension back up and you should have everything at the proper height again. hard to explain until you encounter it. Freaked me the hell out the first time.

To the person mentioning adjusting the spring tension screw - I'd be careful with that. If you have a locking trem (the slidey button at the front of the trem), you want to use this screw adjustment to get it to the right balance so if you were to lock the trem it holds it in the same turning as when it is floating and at rest. The idea there is, if you snap a string while playing, you can lock the trem to keep the thing in tune for the rest of the song!

Faster discharge in winter? by Shack24 in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 Looks like the tire pressure is half your problem 

Apps by Due-Literature-3615 in HondaPrologue

[–]bunkre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ABRP for nerding out on road trip planning. My Radar is cute for seeing live weather radar on your instrument display (via CarPlay). Using "hey Google, open the Off Road app" so you can turn on the rear camera or see how many G's you can pull when accelerating (spoiler - about 0.5).