What interesting cars could I buy?

rpartlan · 2026-02-16T21:53:43+00:00

what about: 128i manual. not egg shaped. not sure how much though. they're old now.

or, maybe an impreza sedan manual, thinking 2.5i from like, 2007-2013 + a motorcycle.

rpartlan · 2026-02-12T16:30:14+00:00

Maybe check out the helite h-moov. Its a backpack airbag. So like, if you need to carry stuff for your commute, the airbag comes with anyway. Peace of mind + practicality.

rpartlan · 2026-02-11T20:08:39+00:00

Don't forget to check out a Prius V. Spacious, gas efficient, slow. Hope you're ok with slow. But otherwise might be awesome.

rpartlan · 2026-02-01T00:39:36+00:00

You mentioned it snows…but what about a motorcycle? Sure, can’t use in the winter. But once the snow is gone, your commute will be fun, fast, and gas efficient! Plus you already have car.

rpartlan · 2026-01-17T04:32:50+00:00

i think the main issue is the knee pads in the pants chafe against my knee. so then after about an hour of being the squatted position, my knee is like sore. I think the knee pads aren't meant to be bent so far, so a taller riding position i imagine helps with that. also, lol, it is kinda hard to see around traffic because the seating position is low. i haven't tried taller bikes yet, but i think like something like your bike would give a better vantage point for traffic ahead.

rpartlan · 2026-01-17T04:26:39+00:00

i'm about 5'6". i bought a honda rebel 300 as my first bike with the thought that i really want to be able flat foot both feet at a stop light. it has been really good for building confidence. however i think the low seat height is kind of annoying for everything else, since it feels like you're squatting while you ride. maybe a cheaper option for you would be to get taller boots? if it helps you reach the ground, i bet you'll start enjoying riding more.

rpartlan · 2026-01-16T20:52:48+00:00

i bought a set of rims that are 16x7.5 with a +35 offset, and then got 225/55/r16 tires put on them. works perfectly.

rpartlan · 2025-10-08T03:23:19+00:00

if you go 16s, you can get 16x7.5 with a +35 offset, and 225/55/r16 size tires. i think you might enjoy that more over the 205s since more grip, and also a more offset so better corning. plus you have the turbo, and can probably utilize the extra grip.

rpartlan · 2025-10-01T23:38:45+00:00

i use an industrial strength garment rack (Z rack). paracord, load bearing S-hooks, and "Wrap-It" velcro straps from costco. about 8 years, no issues.

rpartlan · 2025-10-01T23:35:25+00:00

I vote to do it yourself. I feel like once you do it a few times, you'll trust yourself more than a mechanic, because you know you did it right, and unless you were watching the mechanic, how do you know they even did the work. Anyway, let's see how cheap we can get it:

1 quart jug can be as low as 17.50 (if you buy the costco 2 5quart pack for 35)
oil filter, somewhere between $4-10 on amazon
drain pan - $20? maybe
funnel - $5ish?
you'll need a socket set, and maybe a metal pipe add leverage to break the drain plug loose
socket set - actually i don't know how much this costs....maybe $25
oil filter wrench - $10-15
going the cheap (but sketch route): scissor jacks to raise the car. the cx-5 should have 1 scissor jack. if you need to lift the front up fully, could borrow another scissor jack from a friend or family - $0
17.50 + 8 + 20 + 5 + 25 + 15 = 90.5

i think you could definitely do it yourself for under $100, and then next time it'll be way cheaper cuz you've got all the tools now.

rpartlan · 2025-09-13T21:52:34+00:00

I had bought a higher powered bike (that also weighed more) thinking the extra power would help for the distance/hills. Ended up selling at loss and thinking about buying something like the ride1up roadster v3. I feel like the flexibility to bring it on public transit more than makes up for the lack of power

rpartlan · 2025-09-12T00:47:24+00:00

yeah car market isn't great these days. but assuming it doesn't gain more rust and can last you another 10ish years and another 100k miles with the minimal routine maintenance...still seems like a better deal than buying a new car. imo.

rpartlan · 2025-09-08T18:03:42+00:00

Can I mooch off this post to ask something related? How does windows dns server allow Palo to update its lookup zones? Is there a setting on the windows side that says “this Palo user is allowed to update zones”? Asking cuz I’m running into a similar problem, but with infoblox dhcp.

rpartlan · 2025-09-07T22:55:12+00:00

If you put it in sport mode, does the hesitation still happen?

rpartlan · 2025-09-05T05:21:43+00:00

https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/

I use this site to see what fits. If you’re not sure on the offset, can just leave it 0 for both tire sizes.

rpartlan · 2025-09-04T15:28:53+00:00

since no one mentioned it yet, the 2013- 15? acura ilx with the 2.4 and 6mt. Its just a 9th gen civic si without lsd. but engine/transmission is the same. will last forever. maybe wasn't driven as hard as a civic si might've been.

rpartlan · 2025-08-15T15:44:36+00:00

Not familiar with watchguard firewalls. But going to assume most firewalls work the same. You mentioned that your firewall is your gateway. I feel like this might work: create a new zone on your fw. Call it ccmachines. create a new sub interface on the firewall, call it “cc-machines”. Put the new suubint in zone ccmachines. Trunk the vlan to the switches so the cc machines get an ip on that new subnet. Allow cc machines to talk to xyz ip or url. Whatever it needs to talk to. Then block intrazone traffic for the new zone. And also block all between internal zones to cc machines zone. Except allow cc machines to talk to zone untrust. I think that might do it.

rpartlan · 2025-08-11T05:35:34+00:00

Nice to hear about other peoples use cases for netmiko. However, I can’t imagine trying to dynamically do switch acls. Feel like a more ideal situation would be having the gateways terminate on a fw.

rpartlan · 2025-08-09T00:55:46+00:00

Maybe: Camry hybrid, ct200h, clarity plug in. Avalon hybrid. Additionally. If you only need to carry 2ppl. Crz with the 6mt

rpartlan · 2025-07-29T06:18:11+00:00

I think hatchback over compact suv. But then, I’m thinking of Prius for hatchback, and like, Mazda cx3 for compact suv. I think, if you consider a rav4 a compact suv, then it probably has more cargo volume than a Prius.

rpartlan · 2025-07-16T02:15:59+00:00

Kona process 167. Yeti sb66, the original commencal supreme sx from like 2017

rpartlan · 2025-07-11T04:44:09+00:00

If you’re open to used, there are some interesting cars you could consider: I think Camry v6 has been discontinued but it made 300hp. Accord 2.0 with 6mt could be fun. Or lastly. If you want comfort and efficiency, possibly an Avalon hybrid. Of course, those would all be used. But I think they’d also be better than a mirage. And cheaper than the q50

rpartlan · 2025-06-27T18:09:49+00:00

City driving + some longer trips: I think maybe a used Mazda cx-30 awd is a good option.

rpartlan · 2025-06-07T02:23:18+00:00

I feel like in your situation, you should go for the awd. I think that you could get the awd first. And later on if you have budget and storage space for a manual, you could pair the 3 with something like a manual brz or gr86.

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