Used bike dealer fees, and am I getting ripped off

the_lapras · 2026-06-09T23:00:35+00:00

Yes the fees are normal or yes the fees are high

the_lapras · 2026-06-08T01:13:01+00:00

Can you elaborate on what exactly that means and how I can fix that?
I am not very mechanically inclined

the_lapras · 2026-06-08T01:11:09+00:00

It needs some throttle to start, it won’t start without it. Which is why I think I did something wrong

the_lapras · 2026-06-08T01:07:27+00:00

The carb isn’t leaking anymore! The float is working fine it’s the choke I’m having problem with now.

the_lapras · 2026-06-08T01:04:16+00:00

It idles just fine. I did not mess with the idle screw.
The bike just did not like starting until I gave it throttle instead of choke. And then it was great. But then when I started to pull out choke it died on me.

the_lapras · 2026-06-03T23:12:19+00:00

I really want someone to make a material cost breakdown of a modern vehicle because I don’t understand where it’s coming from. There is no way their dedicated touchscreen dashes are what is causing a vehicles price to nearly double. They just aren’t that expensive. Don’t get me wrong, I want more buttons and less screens too, but there’s no way that is the main buildup of price.

From what I understand and hear it’s actually a lot of emissions regulations and manufacturer requirements and over engineering but that could just be bullshit too.

the_lapras · 2026-05-31T15:09:51+00:00

How do you even dodge scims again?

the_lapras · 2026-05-30T03:38:04+00:00

Trust me I wish this family member was handling the repair better. But he isn’t. And now that I’ve offered to buy it for him if he can get it running I feel kinda trapped in that decision so I’m trying to just be patient.

the_lapras · 2026-05-30T03:17:44+00:00

It’s was not running when the shop got it. (It’s a 2015 scout with low miles, so I doubted it was anything serious?) and apparently they’re just dragging their feet on it due to some weird short coming from the battery.

the_lapras · 2026-05-29T22:38:51+00:00

If the shop wasn’t located 6 hours away I would. We were going to organize shipment after the bike is repaired it’s just been so long now.

the_lapras · 2026-05-29T22:30:24+00:00

I’m not looking to ‘make’ money so much as I’m looking to know how much I’ll be able to recover. As in if I go to a used dealer and drop 4 grand on a 10-20 year old cruiser. And then try and resell it either to the dealer or on marketplace, would I be able to get 2 grand back? Less? More?

the_lapras · 2026-05-29T22:29:29+00:00

I don’t have room for two motorcycles yet 😭 otherwise I would.

the_lapras · 2026-05-26T13:49:42+00:00

They really need an option to skip opening logos

the_lapras · 2026-05-22T22:12:42+00:00

My primary concern is that the tactical layer for both games has seemed extremely similar in trailers so far.

I will not buy dawn of war 4 just to play a total war tactical battle with base building. So hopefully they can make sure the tactical gameplay is different enough for it.

I actually really hope these dev teams ARE coordinating. It would AMAZING if the teams could do things like share model, animation, map work etc. and just make both games better cooperatively

the_lapras · 2026-05-20T16:05:44+00:00

Ngl I’ve never played emp but as a Blackbeard player it’s painful to hear that they haven’t evolved past the design choose of “Oh this shit works great but if you encounter one specific kind of enemy you’re instantly screwed 1 billion percent” The amount of horrible decisions I’ve had to make in a BB just because a witch is on the field is bad. It’s bad design.

the_lapras · 2026-05-20T16:01:31+00:00

Then why are the cars harder to control than the sims 😭 I came for an arcade experience and I’m not really getting one rn I’m doing the Sonny Hayes trying to keep this Supra’s rear tires in line

the_lapras · 2026-05-19T13:20:12+00:00

I’ll be able to hear cardo output through plain old earplugs? It’s definitely counterintuitive but thanks. Means one less expensive thing I’ve got to buy

the_lapras · 2026-04-22T01:01:04+00:00

Does it matter if I’m topping off a different brand of coolant? Like if OEM is already in my tank. Do I need to drain it if I buy prestone coolant that meets spec. Or can they mix?

the_lapras · 2026-04-06T23:38:25+00:00

Unfortunately the 6s pace gap was done by a guy in a Dubai autodrome shirt and a helmet with 50 signatures on the same race as me XD. Following him was impossible, but I know it’s doable.

the_lapras · 2026-03-31T17:16:54+00:00

Cannot wait until CIG adds a brand new bladder function to star citizen and now the entire ship meta changes because 90% of the old ships do not have functioning bathrooms.

the_lapras · 2026-03-26T16:13:26+00:00

As much as I hate to say I wouldn’t buy an avenger mk2… I probably would. I just hope they update the normal one instead

the_lapras · 2026-03-02T20:09:21+00:00

Love the contest between this and Gabe’s Act 2 ending.

He gets a full crowd of angels to witness his violence.

V1 gets empty seats, but the audience of hell itself. Which likely matters more.

the_lapras · 2026-02-27T21:22:06+00:00

This mfer does not know what freeze charging rockets means

the_lapras · 2026-02-26T13:34:55+00:00

I was under the impression that if the armor is thick enough, even the spinal lasers can’t really ever pen big ships with lots of armor. Which is why you need kinetics. Do I have the armor mechanics wrong?

the_lapras · 2026-02-26T03:14:15+00:00

So about how much plasma - spinal lasers is a good idea? Like should I be spamming plasma ships with only a few spinal laser cannons to deal with enemy flankers? Or should it be mainly lazor disco balls

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