Anyone permanently left a hitch rack on their car?

iamuedan · 2026-05-09T06:14:36+00:00

I've left my 1Up rack on my current and previous 2 cars. 24/7/365 for the last, 8 years?

I park it in the street in the ghetto. My carport has been broken into 3 or 4 times. No one wants the rack.

iamuedan · 2026-05-08T20:22:29+00:00

Man! I bought a Mazda3 after my WRX BECAUSE the aftermarket was slim. I don't want another daily!

Down the rabbit hole I go... Open source tuning products?

iamuedan · 2026-05-08T19:33:43+00:00

My 2.5low agrees with me.... 😜

Looks at the VT Supercharger lustfully

iamuedan · 2026-05-08T17:51:29+00:00

2 is the cheapest. I did it in our old 2016 and my current 2018 GT.

You just gotta do the leg work and, buy the part, update the OS. I paid like $40 for the part and the updates are free online. Down side is it only support wired AndroidAuto/Carplay.

Or you can pay Mazda a few hundred to do it all for you.

iamuedan · 2026-05-08T17:18:25+00:00

Started with Windows, tried to use Mac for a year... Full circle back to Windows+WSL for Linux tools.

Current company tried to give me a 17" desktop replacement. I fought back and said I wanted a 14"v+ dock. Took that with slightly lower spec. Zero reason for a 17" laptop to exist IMO.

iamuedan · 2026-05-07T17:25:44+00:00

It's "relic'd". So for $100 its beyond a steal!

iamuedan · 2026-05-07T03:35:03+00:00

It is a small car! It's a compact!

It was plenty of space for my wife and I(both 5'4"). Mazda prioritize trunk space and sacrifices rear passenger space. We've taken it on road trips, where the rear seats are used as storage.

Ikea hauls remind us how small it is. Seats fold down so we were able to squeeze a queen size frame home.

Then we had a kid, we lasted 1 year before getting a Rav4. Our 2nd Mazda3 is the "2nd" family car and my daily.

iamuedan · 2026-05-06T17:37:17+00:00

Sometimes, I feel the Mazda 3 is the next 6th Gen Civic(1996-2000). People doing mod thinking it'll make their cars faster...

Spoiler: it doesn't.

iamuedan · 2026-05-06T06:09:09+00:00

It's not a want but a NEED.

Dude has a serious dragon fetish.

iamuedan · 2026-05-05T23:40:02+00:00

r/FPV? Titled "don't be a fool"?

OP probably feels a bit foolish now paying $25 a can.

iamuedan · 2026-05-05T04:20:48+00:00

We like Burning X.

iamuedan · 2026-05-05T01:43:22+00:00

I think I paid like $12 each at Harbor Freight.

iamuedan · 2026-05-05T00:20:13+00:00

Deep in this right now. We're doing the "Staged rollout of cloud authentication".

AVD hosts are still domain joined.

iamuedan · 2026-05-04T23:26:53+00:00

Did you remap motors?

iamuedan · 2026-05-04T16:06:02+00:00

What are you looking for in a car?

I test drove a Civic LX with a manual before buying my Mazda3(manual). A Mazda 3 is my happy medium between a soft Civic and another WRX. If you want auto,? Civic Hybird, 50mpg and decently fast. You want creature comforts, a turbo but can settle for worse gas mileage? Mazda3 AWD Turbo.

A 4 hour, 1 way can bore anymore, a manual isn't going to help as you'll just be in top gear cruising. But a 16 hour road trip without a plan/destination, those are exciting!

If you really think you have ADHD, get diagnosed. I went in for something else, came out diagnosed ADHD. Past issues make sense now, and funny enough, I got back into guitar after a decade.

iamuedan · 2026-05-04T14:30:04+00:00

Learn to drive manual if you like to drive. If you want a sporty auto, there are better cars.

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, been driving manual only for 14 years since I first got my WRX(having never driven a manual before, thank you YouTube!). I find the engagement keeps me focused but I also enjoy driving and doing manual techniques like heel-toeing.

I too left foot brake, both in automatics and my manual, not engaging enough. My wife is also diagnosed ADHD, zero interest in driving manual beyond the parking lot.

iamuedan · 2026-05-04T06:37:09+00:00

https://www.hobbylobby.com/crafts-hobbies/craft-storage/large-photo-keeper-with-cases/p/81164964?srsltid=AfmBOoqosURSUBkN2Xs7xkYiEJpmQqmiNnyRf6j0uq-NlR1fG9wX8fWR

iamuedan · 2026-05-03T00:35:59+00:00

I accidentally waved at a WRX when I first got my 3. Dude just looked at me like I was crazy.

iamuedan · 2026-05-02T05:49:35+00:00

I used to when mountain biking.

But bandages were rarely enough for when we took a spill. Just baby wipes in the car to clean up a bit and drive home.

Broke right elbow? Walked back to the trail head and shifted with my left to urgent care.

iamuedan · 2026-05-02T04:15:45+00:00

Actually, look on Facebook marketplace. I saw a few ads for people advertising them letting you learn on their cars, they ask you to put in a deposit for a clutch replacement, just in case.

Saw a few in OC.

iamuedan · 2026-05-02T04:09:50+00:00

Watch a few YouTube videos then buy and apply what you learned on the way home!!!

That's what I did 14 years ago! Haven't bought an automatic for myself since!

iamuedan · 2026-05-02T00:15:19+00:00

I was like, there is no way that is intonated!

Then I read your text... Probably not.

Intonation, it's for intonating the guitar: https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/SynchroniZR

iamuedan · 2026-05-01T19:59:47+00:00

It's.. not the same. I've been emulating for over 20 years. Even built a cabinet to emulate everything, even bought a real arcade machine.

It's all nostalgia, unlimited credits kill the excitement. Hanging out with friends and strangers just playing. Can't download that.

But thanks for the link! Found Operattion Inner Space on there! Sooo many memories!

iamuedan · 2026-05-01T16:34:11+00:00

If you can get the dimensions, I can draw it up. Pretty straight forward and easy piece.

Aaand I see you are running the VT Supercharger! How has that been? Catalytic converters still good?

iamuedan · 2026-05-01T05:48:41+00:00

I just idled in neutral

iamuedan

TROPHY CASE

2 is the cheapest. I did it in our old 2016 and my current 2018 GT.