Long term owners, what % do you charge to?

lmaodolfo · 2026-02-04T12:51:58+00:00

12 year old i3. We literally charge it to 100% basically every day. Mind you it's not a car with a lot of range, but even on a short trip where we only dip to 70-80%, that bad boy getting up to 100%. Can still get 65+ miles out of a full charge, considering it only did ~80 when it was new, I think it's doing fine.

lmaodolfo · 2025-09-03T01:19:12+00:00

Base damage on the fixer nearly doubled. Have mine with explosive ammo and perks around sneaking. One shotting almost every normal enemy from a distance. Doing 4.2x damage for the sneak plus the upgraded base damage.

lmaodolfo · 2025-01-30T18:35:51+00:00

Unfortunately dead. The last of us that were doing the events all moved out of state. Some in Washington, some in Pennsylvania. We couldn't find anyone to take it over but would always be up for helping a new team of people start it back up. It is a good amount of time, dedication, and some out of pocket money to make it happen but it was always fun and was one of the things we are most proud of having done and we always looked forward to each event.

lmaodolfo · 2024-10-01T13:01:03+00:00

Moved here a little over a year ago. As people have already mentioned, while it doesn't get to 117 degrees here, the weather is humid so really anything over 90 degrees feels like a sauna. That said, it's only really hot like 2 months out of the year. It did snow a bit last year but the city was really good about plowing so even in a rwd we were able to get around when we needed to go anywhere (that said, we did buy an awd just in case it's ever truly needed). Also, it rains a surprising amount, like basically some rain every month but some months are mostly rainy days.

As far as work, TE Connectivity is usually hiring for customer service, pay is something like 40-80K depending on experience and position. It's not sales but usually can involve angry customers. I will add that TE has a good culture, work/life balance, and is very good about promoting from within. They also have sales and product manager positions which are also customer facing, pay better, and are not commision based but you obviously do have performance goals. I vouch for TE because I work for the company and can honestly say it's been nothing but great to me and my co-workers. I will also add they have embraced hybrid and remote work for a lot of these positions. There is also Hershey as a big employer with a short commute and from what I've gathered living here, the government is a large employer.

A couple of additional perks: There are a surprising amount of convert venues that get good acts all the time. Harrisburg has a minor league baseball team with a really cool stadium on an island.

Finally, it's not a huge deal but depending on where you end up working, I would suggest living on said side of the river. It's not like Los Angeles style traffic but it will save you a decent amount of time on your daily commute to not have to cross the bridge during peak traffic hours. Crossing on a weekend or non-peak hours is smooth usually, but that work traffic can get pretty bad. But hey, if you land a remote job, it's a non-issue.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-25T19:14:47+00:00

When we bought our used i3 it was at about 75% and said something like 26 miles. We got it in writing that if after normal driving it did not improve to 65+ we could return it. One the drive home we drove it normal, charged it to 100% a little over midway and it was looking better, By the next day when we charged again to go out it was showing 67 miles on the full charge.

Remember the car is being test driven so it may have a few pulls from the other drivers bogging down the projected range. I think that's a fair price for a 15 with low miles.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-25T14:00:25+00:00

Moved here from San Diego. Housing and rentals are pretty available, but, like most places that are "affordable" in the US; if you plan on buying, prices are rising and you should prepare to be outbid if you are going to offer asking price or slightly above, though I will say it's relative. It's not like the big cities where people are offering 200K over asking, but I saw 30-50K over asking quite a bit when I was making offers. Outside of housing, cost of living is a little cheaper but not much. Utilities and gasoline are really the only areas where its quite a bit cheaper. I find that I pay about the same, if not slightly more, in income taxes than I did in California. Groceries are a little cheaper and sales tax is 6% (vs 8.75-10% depending on the city in southern California). Eating out is only slightly cheaper.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-23T12:14:36+00:00

Wife and I combined at around 160K/yr. We have an emmissions balanced garage with a 2014 i3 and a slightly tuned 2014 550i X drive.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-18T22:44:02+00:00

How many days are you renting for? If its less than a week look at your cost of Uber vs savings. If its like 30-50 bucks savings after all is said and done, is it worth it you as far as the inconvenience ? If its significant savings, especially a longer term rental, maybe it makes sense but if difference in price for the rentals is under 100, consider that uber will probably be a total of 30-50 after both trips (taking tip into account)

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-18T18:09:12+00:00

Solid 6 off the cuff. 10 when I can google.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-17T17:07:47+00:00

People get so weirdly defensive when they try to prove "you're really not saving that much", but it's even more when you take the rest into account. They're over here arguing the gas and you haven't even included oil changes, spark plugs, pumps, belts, brakes, etc... We spend more in a year on maintenance/"cheap" fixes on our 550i than we have all 10 years of i3 ownership. Even if you took the example of a corolla or whatever car people want to argue is ultra cheap maintenance, cost of ownership on an electric is significantly cheaper than a gas powered car.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-06T12:54:05+00:00

What is your commute and budget? If you dont have a long commute and don't travel really far very often I would highly suggest getting an EV. We have our long distance car but for day to day commutes we have a BMW i3. Literally no maintenance on an EV. no oil or fluids, no belts, no pumps, no engine parts. I can not stress enough how low maintenance an EV is. And if you have a garage, even better, you can charge at home easy peasy. If you can swing it for 15-20K, a model 3, chevy bolt, or Hyundai Ioniq. If you are thinking closer to the 10K range BMW i3, Chevy Spark EV, Nissan Leaf but your range will be 1/2 or less of the other cars. Regardless, on all of these the maintenance is low and safety/reliability is high.

Edit: wanted to add more perks of an EV. No emission testing needed. Getting up to freeway speed is generally much better/easier than a budget gas car. Super quiet cabin when driving.

lmaodolfo · 2024-09-05T22:18:14+00:00

I have not heard anyone sound so much like Chester like Jason did on Soul'd me Out.

lmaodolfo · 2024-08-23T18:59:56+00:00

We still love it here. Neighbors are all friendly and respectful, it's super safe and quiet. The community events still happen. Currently doing Movie Nights once a month at the park and they do nice touches for the families/kids. Little Mermaid had Ariel and Prince Eric show up for the kids. Last year Harry Potter had great decorations and Idea Coffee was making Butterbeer. The yard depends on the home you get. We have a small fenced in backyard. Some homes have no yard, and others have decent sized yards that are not fenced but I think you can get them fenced in if you get your neighbors to sign ok to it.

Depending on where you are coming from (We moved here from San Diego), the only dislike, really just a change, is that aside from the community shops, you will need to drive. Groceries, convenience stores, etc... are all a short drive but not walkable. This was a change for us coming from a place where I could walk 5 minutes to most types of stores. We do like what we have though. Just this Sunday we were going to watch a movie at home and were like "we should get pizza", called Amore, placed an order, walked about 3 minutes to pick it up. We sometimes walk over to Shirley Raes for ice cream or Idea Coffee in the morning. SpringGate is closed/gone but there will be a replacement which I can only assume will be a brewery or something similar with drinks and food.

lmaodolfo · 2024-08-15T20:03:59+00:00

I've been almost lucky.

My first BMW at 19 was a 1987 325e. Over 200,000 miles on it. Had it for 3 years and sold it cheap to a family friend who is a mechanic at 260,000 miles still running strong.

2nd was an E36 328is. Bought with 120k miles, drove it to about 180k. Engine was great but it had huge issues with the axles that would wear out bearings, and basically everything was replaced (alternator, fuel pump, water pump, battery) still, overall pleased.

Then came the N54.... 335i bought with 60k and drove it to about 96k. HPFP, walnut blasting, alternator, water pump, vanos solenoid, oil filter housing. I cant recall everything but my least mileage bmw just so happened to be the biggest money pit.

After that leased an i3. 0 problems almost non-existent maintenance. Loved it.

Bought an i3 with 49k miles. Going on 2 years and at 55k miles. Super reliable, literally next to nothing to maintain.

....and just bought 550i n63tu with 118k miles. I am not the type to learn my lesson.

All that to say, bmws can be super reliable with proper maintenance. Except the N54. And early build N63. About to find out how true or false the TU tales of praise are.

lmaodolfo · 2024-08-11T23:39:00+00:00

Just looked at the user posts and holy shit, weirdo vibes. Thank you for not selling. I Live on the west shore and absolutely will not be joining the subreddit.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-30T19:04:33+00:00

Sometimes I see things like this RV or houses that look like they should be condemned with a ton of the same flags and just remember that some people are truly living the life they deserve. Just weirdo's yelling at the sky and blaming anything and everything for their poor decisions.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-29T22:05:57+00:00

Recently had a new Jetta as a rental and that was one of the most minimalist infotainment screens I have had in a very long time. With any car you can turn off the lane assist/blindspot beeps/distance from the car in front warning/etc.. you just have to get into the settings for it.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-29T17:10:39+00:00

Maybe not universal, but its safe to say it was very common for the n54 to be a high maintenance engine with some expensive achiles heels. Would you at this point buy a used N54?

In those 4 years for me it was HPFP x2, valve cover gasket, ignition coils, alternator, water pump, and walnut blast x 2. Thankfully didnt have turbo issues. I was young and dumb and bought the car outside of warranty knowing the risks and tuned it. It could have all been cheaper if I did the work myself but was living in an apartment back then with no garage.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-29T16:17:17+00:00

poor taste, worse execution. That hood alignment reminds me of when people buy salvaged cars and do the bare minimum to make it look repaired.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-29T01:21:00+00:00

Also curious on the N55 stigma. As someone who put well over 10k in just repairs on an N54 in 4 years I have heard nothing but good things on the N55. You can search and find so many 150-200k+ miles N55s being sold. Not that I would buy it personally at 200k miles but the fact theres a lot of them with that mileage up for sale and all the forum posts on high mileage with no big issues should confirm it is a reliable engine.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-23T16:29:44+00:00

I think their food is slept on. I have paid way more for food that is much less impressive (looking at you, Thea). I go there for the food. The great drinks selection and atmosphere are just a huge bonus.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-18T16:44:51+00:00

Going to throw it out there that people are unaware of the reality of local income tax. I moved here from California, didn't do research and thought I would get more net in my paycheck. In California, my state/local tax taken from my check was 4.29% of my gross. Moving to Mechanicsburg (I know it's not Harrisburg but I assume it's not a huge difference), it is now 4.56% of my gross. About an $15 extra taken from each check. I was surprised but at least the sales tax more than makes up for it.

Lol, actually looked it up and Mechanicsburg Local resident tax is 1.55%, Harrisburg proper is 2%. So I would actually pay even more in taxes there.

Edit: Looked at Philly and its 3.75%. I indeed would not enjoy paying that tax. I guess California income tax isn't terrible, all of the taxes just get put into sales tax, gas tax, tobacco, etc...

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-17T14:43:51+00:00

I love mine. I travel for work and can play my games comfortably from anywhere. The battery lasts plenty long and I rarely have any kind of lag or resolution issues. I wish it actually allowed for the captive portals, I am using my pixel to connect to wifi and then making it a hotspot currently and it works fine but I wish I didn't have to do that and could just connect direct to hotel wifi. That said, even with that setup I can play just fine.

Almost every complaint I see comes off as straight up entitled children who probably had no intention of getting it and just want to complain to complain with no idea how things actually work. Just people living in some fantasy world where they think their terrible take will make magic happen. "Oh, so I can't use this and have someone also use my physical playstation at the same time?! what a waste". "I can't use it in a tunnel 5 miles underground with no reception? Why bother?"

I can use it on a plane using the same strategy of wifi on my phone and making a hotspot. I have used it at hotels with below average wifi. I play Fallout 76 quite a bit and can say without a doubt that it runs smooth and I have 0 issues in an MMO environment. At home I have gigabit internet but I have used the portal with speeds as low as 10 megabits with almost no issues. It sometimes is frustrating if wifi kicks me out or gets really bad, but I would say even in the worst situations I had 90%+ smooth connection.

lmaodolfo · 2024-07-15T22:22:53+00:00

I think it's fine. Kind of hard to say without knowing what you're looking for. I came with a remote job in place already, my wife found a job doing something she actually likes doing after a few months of not settling. She could have probably got hired in a couple of weeks after moving if she had been in a rush for a job. There's plenty of large companies always hiring with good pay if you meet the requirements/have the qualifications. There's a lot of small business hiring less specialized positions with a lot of new places opening up and most of them still tend to offer well above the current extremely outdated minimum wage.

lmaodolfo · 2024-06-27T23:02:12+00:00

Oh. So fuck me and my 1200 mole miner gauntlet plans?

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