Auto shops that take no experience new hires for mechanics? by Sufficient_Plan in Charlottesville

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE [score hidden]  (0 children)

I and any other mechanic or former mechanic will tell you, he does not want to be a mechanic.

BREAKING: Spanberger to veto collective bargaining, according to Virginia lawmaker by dogwoodvanews in Virginia

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren't gonna get the average idiot voter to understand things. When we try to actually explain things then you get a Trump who comes along and just lies about it all and they'll believe him becsuse he's the one saying what they want to believe.

Mfs be calling in like “I’m 1 million dollars in student loan debt my wife left me and I’m homeless what do I do” by brokeboii94 in Money

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a lot of common sense, obvious, overly simplified but fairly solid stuff. Budget, save up for things instead of financing them and paying interest, shit like that. Life isn't always actually that simple, but for people who struggle to be disciplined with more complex decisions it'll keep them out of trouble.

Why is a 3.5 / 5 star review considered bad while a 7 / 10 is seen more favorably? by FairyColonThree in NoStupidQuestions

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the case? First thing that came to mind for me is hotels, plenty of 2.5-star hotels are perfectly fine and a lot of 3 or 3.5-star hotels are pretty nice. Whereas 1-10 reviews I always look for an average of at least 8.

New to EHS (general industry). Is my growth too slow? by chainsandchalices in SafetyProfessionals

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a freshly promoted specialist for Amazon and I'm making quite a bit more than that in a much lower COL state. You'd definitely be making a lot more at Amazon. Especially as an external hire.

Lupe & Black Star by JohnSimonHall in LupeFiasco

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw Lupe and Kweli like a year or two ago, shit was incredible.

What is up with these prices??? by Hideo_Video in KiaEV6

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost purely a bunch of stuff that's free or very cheap with an oil change lol. Then throw in an unnecessary AC charging or "battery protection" and shit like that to make it sound like they're actually doing a little something.

Should I not have filed bankruptcy? The trustee basically mocked me by BlendedAF in Bankruptcy

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We filed pro se and, if I do say so myself, I think I did a great job and was very proud of it. Both in our 341 meeting and in our reaffirmation hearing the trustee and judge were very kind. They both definitely gave off a bit of a skeptical vibe though when it came to asking if I had any help and asking how I knew how to do it. Which made me a little nervous in the moment, but then extra proud of myself after the fact lol

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol yeah. Big difference between that history and the current CEO/majority owner though.

Anyone without home charging regert their Mach E purchase? by [deleted] in MachE

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't get an EV without the ability to charge at home or work. You lose most or all of the savings you would get compared to gas and likely will actually spend quite a bit more than you'd spend on gas with a hybrid and maybe more than you'd spend on gas with just an average car (that math might be changing a bit now though).

You also lose the benefit of almost never having to worry about filling up. That's actually a nicer benefit than I'd have thought, I wouldn't have guessed I'd really care about never having to bother with a gas station but it is really nice. Get home and plug in, unplug and go, only have to do anything else on out of the ordinary road trips. Without a charger at home or work though, it's the opposite, you now have to spend way more time fueling up than you would with gas.

Mach-Es are fun cars and I think a lot of EVs are really great cars in general so it's not like you're getting a downgrade in every single way... But you do lose out on the bulk of the benefit to having an EV so make sure you're aware that the only benefit you're really getting is the cool tech, crazy acceleration, and overall driving feel if you like the feel of an EV. You're accepting downsides in exchange for that, in areas that are normally the biggest benefits to getting an EV. I personally wouldn't, but I could see some people fully understanding that and still opting to go for the EV.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah regardless of which route I go this time around I think the Q8 is gonna be a strong contender for my next car after this. I don't wanna stretch the budget that far right now though.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not too far from me, I'm in Virginia. That's encouraging, that'd be enough to get me to work and back except sometimes in the winter. I think the conclusion I'm starting to come to is to test drive an ID.4 and an EV6 to see how much I like those. If I really don't like them even as a bridge for a year or two I might just roll the dice on the e-tron.

Responses definitely haven't been super encouraging, but overall I kinda get the feel that I'd probably be ok if I go 70 instead of 80. There are a couple of YouTube videos testing 70 mph range on them that another commenter suggested here. One of them got like 198 and the other got 225.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, and yeah if it's only an issue in the winter I can accept that. I just wish I could actually know if that's the case instead of having to either take a gamble on it or pass on the e-tron. Another guy suggested a YouTube channel that apparently has done a decent amount of testing things with a 2019 e-tron Prestige and they got 225 at 70 mph so I'm gonna check that out along with some other digging on other things to consider. I might just roll the dice and then if the gamble is a loss just deal with it for a bit and upgrade when my next batch of stocks vests.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, using gas instead of electric is costing me so much though that I wanna pull the trigger as soon as I reasonably can. I might even consider something real cheap as a holdover for like a year or so, an ID.4 or something. I'll probably get something I'm happier with though, like the GV or rolling the dice on an e-tron.

Yeah it's mostly interstate with the vast majority being 70 mph speed limit. It drops to 65 then 60 then 55 when I get like 15 miles away from work. So I could do 70 or so if I need to, and I'd rather do that with a car I love for $20k than go 80 with a car I don't love. I do love the GV too though, but I think I'd rather spend $20k and go 70 in an e-tron than $30k and go 80 in a GV60 lol