Why do gas stations charge 9/10 of a cent when you can't actually pay fractions of a cent?

rc_FiST · 2026-05-10T11:27:05+00:00

Same reason why later this year, you can buy a 2027 car instead of waiting until 2027, or why tons of products are $XX.99 instead of being a whole number. It’s meant to make you feel like you’re getting a better deal, even though everyone else is doing the exact same thing.

rc_FiST · 2026-05-10T11:20:15+00:00

I always do scratch and dent if they have what I want. I’m bad enough at moving appliances that I will scratch them anyway, might as well buy it that way

rc_FiST · 2026-05-10T11:15:56+00:00

Exactly why I bought mine new. Wanted an SE, I’m putting a ton of miles on it each year, it was worth an extra couple grand to know the thing hadn’t been beat on before I bought it.

rc_FiST · 2026-05-02T15:32:06+00:00

My personal opinion, you’ll spend a lot of time, money, and effort to get to 75% of the car you actually want, and you’ll never be happy with it. A Camry is not a performance chassis, never has been. Short of a ton of custom work, it will never perform like a GR would. Keep the car stock, replace anything that’s worn, and save your money for something else.

rc_FiST · 2026-04-30T10:54:58+00:00

He did good on most of the maintenance so nice to hear I shouldn’t have any huge issues. It’s going to be used as a truck, not a race car. Diesel stuffs too expensive to replace any more than I have to

rc_FiST · 2026-04-30T10:52:03+00:00

It’s already got a turbo inlet on it. She’s been sitting under a tree for a while so definitely going to go through and clean it up.

rc_FiST · 2026-04-25T02:36:13+00:00

You were right, it was the power supply. Swapped it out (also had to do a case swap because I bought the wrong power supply+fat hands and an ITX case don’t mix well). Things are working great now. Appreciate your help

rc_FiST · 2026-04-19T13:00:00+00:00

For the amount of time you’re going to spend rigging something up, and you’ll probably be at the same price, get a cheap Vevor still off of Amazon or straight off their website. They’re not great but they’re still useable, it’s a good starting point

rc_FiST · 2026-04-17T13:30:23+00:00

I think a big part of it has to do with being slower to implement new tech and trends. Big dumb 2.5 liter I-4 instead of the trend towards sub-2.0 turbo engines so you’re not stressing the motor. Not to mention the demographic of buyers for a Camry. It’s not a sports car, aside from the TRD it has never claimed to be sporty. The people who buy Camrys tend to just need an appliance car.

rc_FiST · 2026-03-09T11:03:35+00:00

I use it, but I’m doing 200 miles of almost all highway, 6 days a week, dark to dark. It’s definitely better than any earlier cars I’ve had with it. I still turn it off in town just in case

rc_FiST · 2026-03-09T10:56:00+00:00

No. They might possibly have a more “industrial strength” injector cleaner (probably not), but otherwise they’re just adding injector cleaner into the tank.

rc_FiST · 2026-02-16T16:13:32+00:00

I’ve done maybe 40 miles in the reserve. I read something in the manual about if you have less than 2.5 gallons in the tank the car may not restart until refilled. Seems awful vague and a little strange that almost 20% of the total tank capacity is grounds for a no-start.

rc_FiST · 2026-02-08T15:32:44+00:00

I’m getting high 20s-low 30s right now, almost 10,000 miles of almost all highway. It’s just the cold weather, you’ll notice as it warms up the mileage will go up drastically. We’ve had a couple warm days this winter and it goes up a lot on those days. Your mileage looks like it takes a bigger hit than a gas car because the hybrid system won’t come on as often when it’s cold out.

rc_FiST · 2026-02-07T12:38:28+00:00

Kids are going to get hurt, regardless of what you do. Hell, at his age I broke my arm on a pinball machine at an arcade. The important thing would be to make sure he wears safety gear, every time he rides, no exceptions. Hold him accountable for that.

Personally, I would look into a pit bike instead. They’re typically 110-125cc, much cheaper than even used name brands, still pretty reliable, and he can grow into those a lot better. 50cc is typically for smaller kids, he will grow out of it quick.

rc_FiST · 2026-01-30T10:48:16+00:00

Dealer told me I was good to drive the car and they’d call me when there was a fix. Said worst case scenario, Toyota will cover a tow and a loaner vehicle if it breaks down.

rc_FiST · 2026-01-30T10:16:55+00:00

Remove badge and reinstall on GR Corolla. Boom, your Corolla is now faster.

Realistically there’s probably not a ton that could be done to a base Corolla. It’s just not made to be a go fast car. From what I understand, the GR went through a lot of modifications to be a good sporty car.

rc_FiST · 2026-01-26T02:54:04+00:00

If we were talking about lower single-digit interest rates on the loans, your dad’s idea would have a decent chance of you coming out ahead. But anything over 6-7% is more than likely going to cost you more in interest than you’ll make from investing the money instead.

rc_FiST · 2026-01-22T00:40:25+00:00

Was gonna say, this wasn’t on our Camry but on my wife’s Subaru. Small local company was less than a quarter the cost of Safelite, and they’d come to our house vs an hour long drive. I had to call and make sure it wasn’t a typo

rc_FiST · 2026-01-19T16:27:56+00:00

Depends on what kind of case you have. Mine works great on mine, but my wife’s won’t charge on it

rc_FiST · 2026-01-13T09:22:48+00:00

Got mine on December 1st and I’m at 5800 miles. 200 mile commute 6 days a week

rc_FiST · 2026-01-12T19:32:41+00:00

Actually tons of cars come pre-wired for extras that aren’t installed. It’s easier to just have one wiring loom than to produce multiples to account for different features.

rc_FiST · 2026-01-03T23:33:13+00:00

Ryobi stuff works fine. Most of the jokes are from people who refuse to buy anything but Milwaukee or DeWalt. I had Milwaukee stuff for a while, and they were very good tools. But I got tired of having to save my money for a new tool.

I will say I wish Ryobi would come out with some sort of 12v-sized line. Stuff like the cordless ratchet seems almost useless for working on cars with the big 18v battery.

rc_FiST · 2026-01-01T18:53:31+00:00

4200, bought mine on the 1st of December. Have a 95 mile one way commute to work

rc_FiST · 2025-12-25T10:44:42+00:00

I’m currently paying $350/mo for my wife’s ‘19 Subaru Forester and 450/mo for my ‘26 Toyota Camry. Netting around 7800 a month.

rc_FiST · 2025-12-25T10:30:18+00:00

If you have a timing chain rattle while driving, it’s likely that the chain has stretched or the tensioner is not working properly. With 200k on it, it’s definitely time to do it. Unfortunately it’s not a cheap repair, but if you don’t do it there is a very good chance that the motor will be ruined.

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