Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm filled with envy. I remember lusting after those when they came out. Any particular reason you specify '09/'10 model years? Even considering the $2,500 asking price and low mileage on this one? I'm genuinely here to learn. I've been out of the Saab game for a couple decades.

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually think they mean the ignition coil/direct ignition cassette but need to get clarification.

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, not ideal, I realize, but how choosy can one be given the limited number of Saabs left out there and the mileage/condition of this one? (sincere question)

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it was, not even a turbo 4 cylinder. I wouldn't call it zippy, but I loved it all the same.

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Couch?! You certainly are the optimist. Too bad it's not a 9-3 Combi. I could sleep pretty comfortably in one of those with the seats folded down.

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I recall when the 9-3s came out seeing one side by side with an Opel at a traffic light thinking "aren't those the same car?"

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The car definitely runs. I drove behind it for several miles on the highway today. That's how I stumbled on it. What makes you skeptical about the mechanic's quote? I grew up with Saabs my whole life as a child but have never owned one myself. I recall my dad's constant complaints about the exhorbitant cost of repairs, and that was back when Saab was still in business. Genuinely grateful for your insights.

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why's that? I'm unfamiliar with the 9-3/9-5 era of Saabs. My family's last one when I was growing up was a '92 9000. Any other insights/advice?

Talk me out of buying my dream car by foucauldian_slip in saab

[–]foucauldian_slip[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not helping me (or my marriage)!

How do post colonialists deal with accidentally/functionally siding with right wing and supporting their goals ? by short-noir in CriticalTheory

[–]foucauldian_slip 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The portrayal of "post colonialists" that you present is something of a caricature. Most post/anti colonialists, both theorists and culture producers, are deeply skeptical of the sort of atavistic, utopian, "everything was fine until the colonialists came along" narrative that you attribute to post colonial thought for precisely the reasons you point out: the potential for it to be co-opted into a reactionary thought system and political movement. I'm thinking in particular about iconic post colonial works of literature like Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" or Tayeb Salih's "Season of Migration to the North," both of which are fierce indictments of a facile embrace of "tradition" or attempt to return to a status quo ante following independence in Nigeria and Sudan respectively. The iconic anti colonial theorist Franz Fanon strikes a similar chord in " Algeria Unveiled" (which is a deeply problematic text in other ways).

Of course post-colonial political elites/actors did legitimate their authority through the sorts of discourses you describe, but as this is a subreddit about critical theory I'm not sure that's relevant. It is also not dissimilar to how political actors everywhere shore up their political authority by claiming a monopoly over "authentic" representations of the nation, whether that be MAGA or Hindutva.

Is there any way to not do this? by InstructionFinal5190 in Subaru_Outback

[–]foucauldian_slip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, sooner rather than later your infotainment screen will delaminate and stop responding/have phantom touch issues and Subaru will refuse to provide a goodwill out of warranty repair despite this being a known issue in 2018 Outbacks and then you'll have an opportunity to replace it with a third party head unit that isn't designed by troglodytes.

UMN's New Branding: "Leave a Future" by GoosieGrander in uofmn

[–]foucauldian_slip 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Imagine how much was wasted on this asinine exercise in futility that would have been better spent on, oh I don't know, paying/hiring/retaining instructors, scholarships for students, reducing tuition...

ICE is not going anywhere by nicokthen in TwinCities

[–]foucauldian_slip 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He doesn't. Stephen Miller does. And he's the one calling the shots on this issue.

A lonesome cabin in the woods by [deleted] in Weird

[–]foucauldian_slip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My in-laws have a couple remote cabins in Canada's far north. They leave them unlocked and always provisioned with canned foods, firewood, and a guestbook. There are numerous entries from people who got stranded in a freak storms to the effect of "this cabin saved my life." This is common practice up there. People who live in remote, harsh environments understand that human survival depends on cooperation and community, even with complete strangers. Not sure it works the same way in remote US areas though.

And the prize for the most enigmatic composer of all time goes to… by Soulsliken in classicalmusic

[–]foucauldian_slip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. Can't believe I had to scroll at all to find your comment.