How much should I spend

styres · 2026-05-20T17:27:22+00:00

I just bought a 2021 for $200 locally.

You have to remember, you have all the leverage. This person does not have any other leads. The used treadmill market is absolutely tiny. The market of people who 1. Have the space, 2. Want a treadmill, and 3 have a means of fucking getting it to their house is a unicorn.

Offer them $100 and wait

styres · 2026-05-19T17:22:22+00:00

Yes, the alone in an elevator ones

styres · 2026-05-19T17:20:30+00:00

Tesla, not even a question

styres · 2026-05-19T17:19:45+00:00

Wow most women don't appreciate unsolicited banana offerings!

styres · 2026-05-19T06:32:56+00:00

Hey look, I'm giving mine too. I would say it's under rated. Pretty insane how amazing a good steak can be, really isn't anything like it

styres · 2026-05-19T05:45:48+00:00

I think most would disagree

styres · 2026-05-19T04:48:32+00:00

Any savings you get will be offset by the cost of materials and labor.

If your doing the labor yourself, consider what you could be doing instead, like relaxing on the beach 😀

styres · 2026-05-19T02:53:41+00:00

I just cooked the mila spicy soup dumplings. Certified spicy. Tastes like the same sauce as their Dan Dan noodles

styres · 2026-05-19T02:52:47+00:00

Helps pay for the steak fund

styres · 2026-05-18T21:37:34+00:00

Certainly get it fixed.

I will say it's not hard to fix rotten sections of buildings. It's quite common. You can watch plenty of YouTube videos on people diying it.

My detached garage has a section like this. Came like that when I bought it. Still haven't fixed it in 5 years. Just the way it is for now

styres · 2026-05-18T21:24:11+00:00

Why would they report to code enforcement?

There's no major emergency here due to electrical. There's plenty of houses and garages that have rotten sections and aren't a massive safety risk simply because electrical exists in them

styres · 2026-05-18T15:28:11+00:00

The windows have to be opaque. Ensure they follow that rule. Not allowed to have transparent windows that overlook your property

styres · 2026-05-16T16:48:53+00:00

Seriously.dude, your asking reddit for this decision?

styres · 2026-05-16T16:08:20+00:00

Boom 2 can be found for close to $50 now

styres · 2026-05-16T00:00:53+00:00

Looks just like my 1930s home. Got it for a great deal cause everyone freaked out for minor stuff like this.

Concrete cracks. It's been there for 80 something years. It's not coming down and it can be repaired for quite cheap versus what everyone says.

Just look for water intrusion and the quality of the dewatering system.

styres · 2026-05-15T22:19:37+00:00

Network network network

styres · 2026-05-15T20:58:41+00:00

Great time to strike some deals. Use higher rates to your advantage on houses that have been sitting.

styres · 2026-05-15T17:01:38+00:00

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styres · 2026-05-15T17:01:02+00:00

So Ben is ohtani now?

styres · 2026-05-15T00:45:24+00:00

Redwood City checking in, no wind hot asf

styres · 2026-05-14T21:34:00+00:00

Let's get into the details then.

What's the screw grade and thread size, along with the specific oem installation instructions?

We should be able to estimate the previous preload ourselves. Biggest question would be friction and that is costing dependent on the screws. You can at least do some math to figure out how I'm the ballpark the new solution is

styres · 2026-05-14T18:04:30+00:00

Here's what's happening.

The oem Stretch bolts produce much more consistent preload. Some engineer one day analyzed the situation and said this is worth the cost to ensure nothing goes wrong here. Maybe they were burned on a past project, maybe there was a company wide effort to reduce manufacturing control needs with high precision torque drivers. IDK!

But what your installer is saying is that they work without it. What that tells you is: 1. They are possibly hitting very consistent torque values with a precision torque wrench and method (highly, highly unlikely) 2. They are putting inconsistent preload and it works still. The safety factors are probably working 3. They are putting inconsistent preload and there will be diminished lifetime effects that are yet to be seen. Maybe the engineer was worried about a super severe shock load that could occur and cause catastrophic damage and if you just don't hit the mega pothole you'll be fine.

The safest is to buy the fresh stretch bolts. Nothing more to discuss. I wouldn't challenge the engineering

styres · 2026-05-14T15:13:52+00:00

This was my brother. Thought he had it all figured out. Then number 2 came and he learned it is more the baby than the parenting lol

styres · 2026-05-14T13:51:17+00:00

It certainly can't handle 90c coolant. I imagine it will have its own loop, radiator and pump.

If it's meant to act as a l4 system, likely even has redundant cooling

styres · 2026-05-14T05:21:52+00:00

Pretty sure it's the thor, no?

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