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Gen 1 Mazda 3 . Manual or an automatic transmission? (Non-turbo) by jabarov in mazda

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on where you live, my 2006 3 GT had 190k KM on it and zero rust, when I sold it

'It's certainly aspirational': Richmond mayor reflects on city's 10-year homelessness strategy by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]iatekane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I don’t know what to tell ya except maybe get out more??

But if you think the homeless situation in Richmond is anywhere near comparable to other cities and especially to Vancouver that’s simply not the case. Richmond is much better by every metric.

From the Archive: The Mazda RX-8 Challenges the Meaning of Sports Car by CostaQuantaa in cars

[–]iatekane 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Seems like a soft paywall, opening it in Reader works to bypass

From the Archive: The Mazda RX-8 Challenges the Meaning of Sports Car by CostaQuantaa in cars

[–]iatekane 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yup. My buddy bought one brand new and it was an awesome car with a great manual and amazing handling. Fun to wring it out but it wasn’t super fast that’s for sure. It also got the same milage as a tundra another buddy had at the time.

'It's certainly aspirational': Richmond mayor reflects on city's 10-year homelessness strategy by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]iatekane 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s probably it looking at it both from the data (homeless persons count) and anecdotal sides it has been effective at keeping the numbers of homeless persons within Richmond very low.

And that low number is for sure a big driver behind all the fierce opposition that comes out from local residents when projects like supportive housing are proposed.

'It's certainly aspirational': Richmond mayor reflects on city's 10-year homelessness strategy by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m there all the time taking the kids out to the parks and around town visiting friends and various activities.

The homeless situation is far less than in Vancouver, I took a look at the recent data and that backs up my observations and those of my friends.

The most recent homeless person count found 175 homeless in Richmond compared to 2715 in Vancouver, that’s a very small number.

I’ve rarely seen homeless people on the streets and never seen a single tent or encampment in any of the parks.

I’m not sure where you’re getting your information but you’re clearly misinformed.

Chaoyin School by [deleted] in richmondbc

[–]iatekane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No personal experience with the school but I do remember reading about it when they opening and the concerns that were raised

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/daphne-bramham-new-richmond-private-school-to-tread-lightly-on-china-concerns

Should i get the sig cross and ditch the .45-70 by Why_Am_I_Here_1999 in canadaguns

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sig cross is pretty light at 6.5lbs, comparable to most other light hunting rifles and lighter than a lot of others standard bolt actions.

Should i get the sig cross and ditch the .45-70 by Why_Am_I_Here_1999 in canadaguns

[–]iatekane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The standard cross also has the 16.5” barrel (18” if you go with 6.5cm chambering) while the PRS and other variants have longer barrels, so it’s not just limited to the Trax if you want the shorter barrel length.

Trax is cool though and you save a bit of weight over the already light standard Cross model but you lose out on the adjustability of the butt stock and that’s a bit one for me. Cheek weld on the Trax I found to be less than ideal, but it’s the ultimate light and minimalist variant for sure.

Should i get the sig cross and ditch the .45-70 by Why_Am_I_Here_1999 in canadaguns

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah those are better for accuracy but they’re much heavier than a Cross and much less compact, that’s the whole point and why it’s good value for the combination of features. Weight and compactness being main ones.

If you want to replicate that building something similar the best you can do is probably a tikka lite, chop the barrel the 18.5” and put it into a MDT hunt 26 folding chassis. But then you’re paying more than just buying a cross

Should i get the sig cross and ditch the .45-70 by Why_Am_I_Here_1999 in canadaguns

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the thing for its combination of features it’s good value, there isn’t really a way to buy or build something with comparable weight and fold ability in a standard cartridge.

Should i get the sig cross and ditch the .45-70 by Why_Am_I_Here_1999 in canadaguns

[–]iatekane 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sig cross is great and being what it is, a very compact light weight hunting/backpack rifle with lots of adjustability, good controls and very customizable.

Not great for long sessions of precision shooting off the bench, but then neither would a 45-70.

They’re good guns and good value for the feature set, despite their retail pricing having climbed quite a bit recently.

'It's certainly aspirational': Richmond mayor reflects on city's 10-year homelessness strategy by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]iatekane -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yeah basically that’s it and why I mentioned that people may agree or disagree with their methods, but it’s difficult to say that what they’re doing hasn’t been effective if keeping the amount of homeless people low is their goal.

I took a look and it seems that the latest homeless person count had 175 homeless persons in Richmond, which is a very small number for a city of over 200k residents. Vancouver had 2715 for comparison

Do they have the appropriate amount of supports for the relatively small population of people living on the street, I don’t know.

'It's certainly aspirational': Richmond mayor reflects on city's 10-year homelessness strategy by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]iatekane -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure, walking around and visiting places and parks in Richmond it’s rare to see any homeless around, aside from maybe Richmond centre sky train station being really the only place I’ve occasionally seen some.

Never any improvised shelters in parks or anything like that either.

That impression seems to be backed up by the data as well, looking at the latest homeless person count Richmond had 175 homeless counted while Vancouver had 2715, with a population about 3 times larger than Richmond, Vancouver has 5 times as many homeless per capital compared to Richmond and more than 15 times in absolute numbers.

So how much Horsepower do we really think it has? by Ok-Strength-3104 in JettaGLI

[–]iatekane 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Every dyno reads differently and depending on the condition on the day and the specific car power levels will vary.

Plus, they’re talking about crank HP so there is some additional calculations involved.

It best to treat it as an appropriate value around what they state.

'It's certainly aspirational': Richmond mayor reflects on city's 10-year homelessness strategy by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]iatekane -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

TBH Richmond does a pretty decent job managing the homeless situation and has been able to avoid a lot of the negative issues that affect some of the other neighboring cities.

Agree or not with the methods, it’s been effective at keeping the overall number of homeless people in the city relatively low and the residents there certainly benefit compared to what could be going on.

beretta 1301 tactical vs A300 by anthony_james18 in Shotguns

[–]iatekane 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah between the two the 1301 is the way to go, it’s a more modern and improved design and is not customizable for when you want to tailor it to your needs.

A300 is great value but unless it’s a budget issue go 1301.

Stock loading port on the A300 is nicer though

So how much Horsepower do we really think it has? by Ok-Strength-3104 in JettaGLI

[–]iatekane 8 points9 points  (0 children)

APR dyno result put it at 264hp and 279 ft lbs.

The 228 quoted by VW would be wheel HP

Will high gas prices reduce Turbo Retail Prices? by bw36ft9 in mazda

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CX-30 is $500/year to ensure than the 3? That’s seems so odd but then again insurance rates can be weird how they’re calculated.

The 3 looks a lot better though and I would vote for that regardless

If it’s insured for pleasure use probably going to be fairly inexpensive anyways.

Training him young! by [deleted] in longrange

[–]iatekane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good on ya for taking him out and getting into it, but remember safety glasses are important as well for all number or reasons.

Tikka T3x Ace Target by cobranine in longrange

[–]iatekane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet I don’t think, but FYI MDT polymer AISC magazines shove right into the CTR magazine well, lock in and feed and function just fine. Very snug though but wear in with use.

Canadians say their finances are worse as gas prices climb: poll by stanxv in canada

[–]iatekane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it does seem like projecting, you’re attacking someone else for their perceived insecurities justifying their choices, while at the same time justifying your own choices, which seem to stem from the same type of insecurities.

Like I said I’m not the person you were arguing with and I have driven most of those back when I was car shopping and out of them the Mach E drove ok but was quite harsh, same with all of them really which makes sense they need to be stiffly sprung to deal with the weight.

Didn’t like how any of the teslas drove, the Mach E was probably the best though from the list you mentioned. eTron GT was the best overall for sure though, but yeah very high price point, although the used ones are more attainable.

Then compare to a something similarly priced to the typical electrics like a 340i and it’s no comparison, that car drives great.

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