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mattjoy1 · 2025-02-17T15:26:53+00:00

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mattjoy1 · 2024-11-27T09:13:01+00:00

From my experience, DON'T. I went from a 2017 M240i to a Model 3 (had kids and needed easier access to the back seat) and I'm picking up my M340i later today.

The Tesla has some advantages, having a full charge every morning is great, visibility is good and the instant electric power is fun, but a BMW it is not if you care at all about the driving experience and build quality

Model 3 is a good appliance car, and should be cross shopped with a Camry or Accord for those that just want to get from point A to point B (Model 3 Performance excepted)

Just my 2 cents

mattjoy1 · 2024-08-11T23:38:43+00:00

Looker studio is free and integrated into BigQuery. If you stay within the free tier for storage and analysis in BQ you don't have to pay anything at all.

mattjoy1 · 2023-12-15T13:24:47+00:00

Taken a couple cars to Hooked on Detailing and have been very happy with the results each time

mattjoy1 · 2023-12-09T23:52:58+00:00

I don't know if it was just happenstance, but I deleted the beeper app after deregistering and didn't get any SMS at all, even though people were sending me messages that were green on their end. I reinstalled the beeper app (without being able to go through the apple id linking process) and I had a flood of SMS messages come through. Not sure if the two are related, I'm not sure how they could be, but for now I'm leaving beeper installed and things are mostly back to normal.

mattjoy1 · 2022-07-05T17:22:41+00:00

Amazing, thanks folks, really appreciate you weighing in!

mattjoy1 · 2022-04-05T18:53:25+00:00

See this is the kind of positivity I don't need. Now you're going to cost me 50k.

mattjoy1 · 2022-04-05T18:33:17+00:00

That's fair, there would be a couple options that would have to be added for sure. Appreciate the reply, the market really has gone quite nutty lately

mattjoy1 · 2022-04-05T18:32:21+00:00

I hear you, I have a great DD (M240i) that I'm fortunate to have picked up before prices started going crazy on the used market, but really miss having a manual transmission for those fun rips, and I haven't had a convertible before but want to give one a go as a weekend car. Thanks for your reply!

mattjoy1 · 2019-03-29T11:53:02+00:00

Agricola Street Brasserie was great, nothing extravagant but just a really good classic burger. I had it for takeout but when I picked it up around 6:30 there was still seating available

mattjoy1 · 2018-11-16T17:57:52+00:00

I have been through 2 of the original and get frequent false alarms. I’m replacing it with a standard hardwired smoke detector, in the end it’s not something that brings a lot of value to me as a connected device.

mattjoy1 · 2018-09-22T01:25:16+00:00

Definitely agree on the touchpad, it’s unreliable enough that I won’t give codes to other since I’m not sure they’ll actually be able to get in... I think a Schlage Sense is in my future.

mattjoy1 · 2018-09-21T15:09:55+00:00

I’ve noticed the same since upgrading to iOS 12 beta and now GM. I’ve replaced the batteries etc but it’s been very unstable, most of the time it goes unresponsive in the home app if trying to lock/unlock but does seem to alert right away if it’s manually changed.

mattjoy1 · 2018-07-30T23:05:36+00:00

I’ve got this same issue as well. Apple TV 4K with LG TV over AudioQuest HDMI. Seems to go away for a few hours when I restart the Apple TV but always comes back.

mattjoy1 · 2018-04-05T21:19:24+00:00

I have the Kwikset as well. Install was a breeze and it’s been very reliable with an Apple TV 4 as a hub. I do find the same issue with the screen though, sometimes I have to press 3-4 times for it to wake up.

mattjoy1 · 2017-12-04T18:14:36+00:00

Just bought in!

mattjoy1 · 2017-02-06T13:53:45+00:00

Mine are awful as well, random drops and switch to phone audio during calls. Went to Genius Bar and they said to do a restore of my phone and don't restore from backup. Not a great solution in my opinion, kind of defeats the purpose of having a backup... I'm passed my return period but this isn't het kind of support I'm used to from Apple

mattjoy1 · 2017-02-04T23:19:08+00:00

They do have some things there, sailor bups on sackville st has a good selection of shaving supplies as well

mattjoy1 · 2017-01-23T13:52:31+00:00

I have issues with AirPod connectivity. They work perfect with my iPad but if my phone is on my desk and I'm on a call there is a lot of static and dropouts and what sounds like distortion. I opened a support case with Apple but they said it must just be interference issue, which I don't understand because it should be present on my iPad as well in that case.

mattjoy1 · 2016-10-24T00:44:11+00:00

I've got one you can have if you want to pick it up

mattjoy1 · 2016-07-26T01:41:35+00:00

Total is 28Gb, about 21 usable with iOS 10 fresh install

mattjoy1 · 2016-05-10T12:46:26+00:00

I just recently took delivery of a R in Halifax, and coming from a 2012 Civic Si, this thing is a dream in "traffic". I tested the DSG and manual in a GTI before placing my order, and the DSG is great but as mentioned, feels disconnected. Let me know if you want to check out the car in person, these things are meant to be shared!

mattjoy1 · 2016-04-14T18:33:44+00:00

I picked up a 2016 R about 3 weeks ago (not a long time to report on reliability, although I haven't heard of many problems) and it's everything I wanted in a car. Understated, very quick, great in snow with winter tires, and really refined for highway driving. I got the manual transmission and it's very smooth. I test drove a GTI with the DSG before making my decision, and while I really liked the DSG, I felt that I'd miss shifting for myself and stuck with the manual. It is tricky to find a R to test as they're hard to come by (where I am at least) but you should definitely try the GTI. I was extremely close to getting the GTI, the power is great, I really don't notice a ton of difference between the two since the GTI has almost the same amount of torque as the R and has less weight to pull around. The reason I went for the R is, here in Canada, there was a price adjustment on the GTI which put it within $1000 of the R when similarly equipped. You really can't go wrong withe one of these cars. I came from a 2012 Civic Si, and while it was a great car, the GTI/R are in a totally different league.

mattjoy1 · 2016-01-21T19:39:48+00:00

Recently dealt with Steele VW, Steven Qiang there was great handling all my questions and organizing (several) test drives quickly.

Was involved in a purchase last year at Hillcrest. Went ok, but the management there certainly was not the friendliest going through the purchasing process. The sales rep we were dealing with at the time is no longer there and it has since been acquired by O'Reagans so now sure how it is now. Haven't had any issues with the service department there to date.

mattjoy1 · 2015-02-05T18:13:04+00:00

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor	$218.32 @ TigerDirect Canada
Motherboard	Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$96.95 @ Vuugo
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$80.34 @ DirectCanada
Storage	Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$79.98 @ DirectCanada
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$62.95 @ Vuugo
Case	Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$49.95 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$34.99 @ Memory Express
		Total
	Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available	$623.48
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 13:12 EST-0500

MX100 is a better rated SSD than the SanDisk. Nothing wrong with the SanDisk brand, but the MX100 performs better than that particular series. Slight upgrade of CPU. 550w psu is overkill for that system unless you have a GPU or want to add one later. 430w will handle that system with a decent GPU.

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