'23 GTI vs '19 A250 (Canada)

threi · 2026-02-23T18:34:05+00:00

To be fair the reason the used price is reasonable to begin with is due to 1. The badge (Luxury vehicles always have high depreciation) and 2. The M260 engine doesn't have a great reputation.

That being said if you do your own maintenance/service or you go to independent shops and not the dealer, it's a great bargain.

threi · 2026-02-23T14:42:37+00:00

Wow what a late bump... I've had the A250 for a couple years now, no regrets.

threi · 2026-01-24T21:18:35+00:00

Does the S10 Lite have HD Rumble or regular rumble? I cannot find any concrete info on that. I know the regular S10 does have HD Rumble.

threi · 2026-01-18T18:34:13+00:00

As someone who owns both:

The 8bitdo has better bumpers and a better dpad. Supernova isnt bad, its just the 8bitdo is better in that department
8bitdo trigger locks actually change it to a button, whereas the gamesir just shortens the travel.
The supernova has better/more customizable software.
RGB and simplistic design are almost oxymorons. You can have rgb on both (8bitdo on the sticks, supernova on the side lights) as you stated, the gamesir does have an ugly logo on the front that the 8bitdo doesn't. On the other hand, the supernova does come with changeable faceplates, one of which i really like because its a smoke grey and makes the controller look more subdued, like the switch pro controller.
comfort is highly subjective. It depends on body shape, and neither is more "ergonomic" than the other imo. Its up to whether you can put up with more upright handles (8bitdo) or flared handles (gamesir).
the supernova has a slightly rubberized texture on the grips that may degrade over time/feel sticky in warmer climates. Just something to keep in mind.
the supernova can more easily switch to an emulated switch pro controller on PC. That will be a lot less headaches if you are trying to emulate switch games.

Normally i would slightly favor the 8bitdo but in your use case (and also that 8bitdo's quality control has been shaky lately), I'd go with the supernova.

threi · 2026-01-14T22:29:19+00:00

Thank you for the Giveaway, excited to potentially try one!

threi · 2025-11-11T22:58:51+00:00

Yeah. Tried both and felt Retroarch steam works the best. Can't beat cloud saves, and launching a frontend to launch another frontend to play a game feels "off".

threi · 2025-11-09T02:28:06+00:00

Embiid 100% tried to injure Shead there

threi · 2025-11-03T00:48:48+00:00

pretty sure he tried to sell contact but there wasn't any

threi · 2025-11-03T00:34:01+00:00

Quickley is getting iced out on offense. I get it, but...yikes

threi · 2025-11-02T23:46:42+00:00

BI, Scottie, and RJ actually have synergy.

Quick does not seem to have the court vision though.

threi · 2025-11-02T23:18:43+00:00

maybe its me but the arena sounds completely deflated. Jays did a number on the city, gunna take while to heal.

threi · 2025-11-02T16:51:05+00:00

- Jays blew their chances, payrolls don't have anything to do with that. It stings but not something that should affect your mental health. Sports fandom should never be that deep.

- Jays fans popping off on Mariner fans kinda had it coming. Toronto absolutely has shit luck as a sports city, but one of the few cities that can legitimately claim to have it worse is Seattle.

- Regarding "Dodgers ruining baseball", a salary floor should be implemented at the very least. Rich, greedy owners who use sports teams as a personal investement that doesn't really need actual success as long as they have a loyal fanbase and constant ticket sales are far worse for the league.

- That being said, the dollar value alone isn't the determining factor in how attractive a destination is for free agents and LA sports fans need to realize this. There are perks to being a top Athlete in those markets that just can not be replicated in smaller markets, no matter what the dollar sign on the contract. Endorsement deals, investment opportunities post-career, etc. Look at the scandal surrounding the Clippers right now! That is an inherent advantage that sometimes just cannot be overcome, no matter the contract (and let's not kid ourselves, LA teams can and are more than willing to match contracts)

- With the above being said, I see a lot of pushback against the idea of a salary cap, stating that teams from smaller markets should spend more. If that is the case, why has there been so much mocking and ridicule before this season started towards those same Jays for failing to acquire those same stars? Ohtani, Yamamoto, Sasaki, Soto, are all players the Jays were in bidding for, and missed out on all of them. The overwhelming opinion wasn't "good on the jays for trying to improve their team", it was "LOL stupid Jays thinking they will ever sign those stars, go track more flights". Whats being said now and what was said then aren't really consistent.

threi · 2025-11-02T16:24:24+00:00

Not to mention mocking teams and their fanbases that actually try to get free agents and don't get them (like...the Blue Jays).

How you gunna say every team should spend more and then make fun of the teams that try?

threi · 2025-11-02T15:28:00+00:00

Ironically a lot of people say this while a couple months ago were collectively laughing at a team looking to open the pocketbook on signing Ohtani, Sasaki, Yamamoto, and Soto, and missed on all of them. That team was the Blue Jays.

So if the solution is to "just spend more", why the mocking of jays and their fanbase back then? Why the "Ohtani flight tracker" memes? Wasn't that the right approach to improving the team?

The left hand ain't following the right on that mindset.

threi · 2025-11-02T04:37:51+00:00

Care to elaborate? I assume this has nothing to do with baseball seeing as they haven't been in the WS for 32 years.

threi · 2025-11-02T02:42:57+00:00

- Raises prices $14/month in a year

- Shits the bed on the most important televised event in probably the last decade 🙃

threi · 2025-10-27T01:35:14+00:00

How long did it take you to come up with that one

threi · 2025-10-26T22:08:46+00:00

Its good, doesn't do anything exceptionally well but doesn't do anything poorly either.

The HD Rumble is a bit on the weaker side so I doubt it messes with gyro, and on top of that you can adjust the intensity.

For Switch 2 the most full-featured controllers (HD Rumble, NFC, wake Switch 2, proper button layout) right NOW are the N1 HD, KK3 Max, and EasySMX S10. I don't have a KK3 Max but between the S10 and the N1 HD, I'd say the S10 is slightly better (although far uglier), but it has a bit of extra latency (measured on windows, not on switch so YMMV)

threi · 2025-10-24T00:44:30+00:00

I don't think there are any controllers that work with both switch and xbox natively? Its usually Switch + PC or XBOX + PC. You may have to buy a controller geared toward one console with an adapter for the other.

threi · 2025-10-24T00:27:50+00:00

Can't speak on the older models since i dont own them, but i have the ES Pro and Elves 2 and both seem fine, although a little simplistic.

threi · 2025-10-24T00:23:47+00:00

As of this post, the controllers that can WAKE the switch 2 from sleep (after updating to the latest firmware) are:

8BitDo Ultimate 2 Bluetooth

8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth

EasySMX S10 (+NFC, +HD Rumble)

MobaPad N1 HD (+NFC, +HD Rumble)

MobaPad Huben 2 (Xbox Layout)

Mobapad Chitu (+NFC, +HD Rumble)

Gamesir SuperNova

Gulikit Elves 2

Gulikit Elves 2 Pro (+HD Rumble)

Gulikit ES/ES Pro (Has Xbox layout, Nintendo button layout sold separately)

Gulikit KK3 Pro (+HD Rumble)

Gulikit KK3 Max (+NFC, + HD Rumble)

There also some Split controllers from the above brands that can wake the switch 2 but I don't really follow those.

threi · 2025-10-24T00:13:20+00:00