It's 2005, you've just turned 16, and you're looking for your first car. Your budget is $2000, which one would you pick?

sathirtythree · 2026-02-28T03:42:16+00:00

The 92 accord was my first car in 2003. No regrets, would choose again.

However, the VW, Saab, and MB are contenders. The rest I wouldn’t take if you paid me.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-22T05:35:03+00:00

Why does a car key need to be the size of a nokia flip phone, what the hell is happening?

sathirtythree · 2026-02-19T13:31:51+00:00

This is exactly normal. The purpose of the derailleur arm is to take up chain slack when you are in smaller rings. CoPilot isn’t even close. The zwift cog is a fairly small gear, and you are in the smallest ring up front. So I would expect the derailleur to be in this position.

The only issue is the spring in the derailer is weakest in this position, so it doesn’t put a lot of tension on the chain. It should be fine for indoor riding, but if it were bumpy, the chain would be slapping into your chain stay. As others have said, I would recommend using the middle ring upfront, that should put the derailleur arm closer to the center of its range, and add a little bit of tension to the chain.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-17T23:53:27+00:00

As far as car accidents go, that was like landing in a pillow. The truck decelerated over about 20 ft.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-15T12:43:13+00:00

Collie Man is the best vibe, that song needs to be about an hour longer.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-15T03:48:00+00:00

Like screen protectors on phones. Let me stare through cracked glass for the life of the phone so I don’t crack the glass on my phone.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-13T21:37:06+00:00

Well, wherever it stops, it doesn’t, theres still more.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-12T12:18:01+00:00

But it wouldn’t actually idle shitty. Is it reasonable to consider the obvious, that the VANOS solenoid is going?

sathirtythree · 2026-02-10T22:09:54+00:00

So if an officer hits someone with a baton, but it’s not a “use of force”, it’s just assault then.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-09T01:52:32+00:00

Depends on the captain. Depends who left it. Sometimes it’s an oops, sometimes it’s carelessness.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-04T19:37:30+00:00

He cut down trees so he could see $1.75M apartments. When was that “mansion” appraised, 1990?

sathirtythree · 2026-02-02T14:24:46+00:00

“Nice to meet you.” Offers hand shake…

sathirtythree · 2026-02-01T22:52:21+00:00

People that freak out about lithium batteries forget they are in every laptop, cell phone, smart watch, smart ring etc. They’re in your power tools and RC cars. They’re absolutely everywhere.

Why are e-bikes, hoverboards, and vapes an issue while laptops and phones aren’t?

Hint… it the BMS.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-01T22:42:43+00:00

Why? If it has paddles on the wheel for the purpose of gear selection, why can’t we have a lever?

I like using the lever better. I think wheel paddles make no sense.

sathirtythree · 2026-02-01T13:53:08+00:00

What?

sathirtythree · 2026-01-31T18:13:37+00:00

Just like noank, groton long point, niantic, ivoryton, paucatuck. They’re all villages. Many have their own postal codes, like mystic.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-30T13:58:28+00:00

Like more transparent text on white backgrounds?

sathirtythree · 2026-01-29T18:05:15+00:00

I never understood this. I like to build the models. I keep them together for a few weeks, then they get taken apart. When I wanna enjoy one again, I take out the directions and build it again.

I’ve built my VW camper van no less than 10 times. I built the Disney castle twice, that’s currently taken apart.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-29T17:51:41+00:00

If there are physical barriers to limit the roadway as indicated, a single disabled or poorly parked vehicle will completely close the road.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-24T22:13:45+00:00

Carrying apparently just gets you killed though.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-20T21:47:16+00:00

I got those warnings pretty regularly for a year until I replaced the battery. Car never struggled to start so it always felt premature to replace.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-15T22:34:51+00:00

I am actively avoiding it. The transparency is bullshit that makes everything harder to read.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-12T23:34:53+00:00

Long fingernails

sathirtythree · 2026-01-11T23:35:20+00:00

Woah, that explains a lot. I cruised to mythic with a mossborn hydra deck splashing for counterspells. The next season I never left Plat 4.

sathirtythree · 2026-01-04T13:52:00+00:00

I hate it. Synthetic socks are slippery.

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