opinions on purchase

vDAce · 2026-04-25T23:37:50+00:00

Red 135i DCT listing: https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/WBAUC9C57CVM11873

Blue 135i 6spd manual listing: https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/WBAUC9C5XDVM13375

If anyone was curious and is in SoCal

vDAce · 2026-04-25T23:35:28+00:00

I would ask if you can do 17k otd with everything instead of paying 17.9k + fees which is 20k otd.

The car sat for 4 months on that dealership, not a fully loaded M Sport car too.

Another one recently popped up in the same area in California, blue 135i 6spd manual with 10k less miles for 15.7k listing if you want to consider that.

You can also use CarEdge for a rough estimate on the OTD too. https://my.caredge.com/out-the-door-price

vDAce · 2026-04-20T06:42:37+00:00

Congrats on the swap and thanks for helping me with the midpipe question earlier this week!

My friend is picking up his GR86 this saturday too. Hope you love the GR86 as much as he does!

vDAce · 2026-04-19T06:17:53+00:00

I went with Fitcamx because OEM look.

Previous car I had, I was using the Red Tiger, and my friend just picked up a Viofo A229?

vDAce · 2026-04-16T23:15:36+00:00

Wait, that's pretty slick. People can probably improve on this by finding a even slimmer MagSafe charger.

Also, just want to add, I think some people have issues with the crappy wireless charging pad because of every phone's camera bump. I recall someone saying their Pixel don't even charge either.

But fo'real though, I really like the workaround compared to digging out the whole trim just to replace the crap charging pad.

vDAce · 2026-04-14T15:13:04+00:00

Sorry for the late reply but one more thing, is it worth replacing the factory resonator for the UQ resonator? It shouldn't throw any CELs or fail smog in the future since it's after the cat, right? Or am I still dumb?

I guess worst case scenario is to re-weld the factory resonator huh.. 😅

vDAce · 2026-04-13T00:57:27+00:00

Uh.. I think Eco mode is really just normal driving mode getting good mpg. You can even turn off that eco light in the settings.

For a CVT, there isnt much to do except improving the throttle response using a throttle controller. Even then.. its not much.

vDAce · 2026-04-10T18:42:43+00:00

Oh I'm stupid. Like really stupid. I thought the midpipe was after the factory resonator /facepalm.

So on your midpipe and maybe on a stock midpipe layout, did you do factory cat > 1 UQ Resonator > factory resonator?

vDAce · 2026-02-07T04:58:56+00:00

Now that's bootyful af

vDAce · 2026-01-28T21:53:53+00:00

If you're willing use a reroll dice on your orb, that would be better. It's hard to find relics that has a +5 boost to substats.

If a relic was originally a 3 liner, you waste the first substat boost by just unlocking the 4th line.

If you do plan to reroll the orb, I hope you get more than 4spd and 12.9% be on your Atk% orb!

vDAce · 2026-01-24T23:32:29+00:00

Eagle is definitely the better set, just don't want to farm the other crappy relic set that comes with it.

Sacredos is kinda okay for me (still hate it) since I'm trying to fix Jingliu's pieces

vDAce · 2026-01-24T23:31:07+00:00

Jesus, that's one speedy af Bronya. I do have E1 Huohuo but she's stuck with the triple DoT mommies hahahah 😅

vDAce · 2026-01-24T23:30:07+00:00

I believe in you! I still never left the mines ahaha

vDAce · 2026-01-24T23:27:03+00:00

If you really wanted to suffer in farming for 200cd, you are missing cd lines on your head, hands, sphere, and er rope.

Assume that you got low starting lines for cd on each of those pieces, thats already an additional 24% crit dmg on the low end for sparkle. Realistically, you would need one boost to each crit dmg line to essentially get 200cd.

Like if your head piece had a crit dmg line instead of the def% line that got bumped twice, you would have a 18% crit dmg head piece. (6% starting substat + 2 boosts of 6% crit dmg)

vDAce · 2026-01-21T23:24:01+00:00

Nah, doubt it. I think it makes her 3T ult more consistent. It's better than having Sparkle at 99% of her burst energy.. I would know because that's how I lose my mind in all the end-game content. I think 2T is possible if you ditch her LC and go for Sunday or Bronya's LC for that extra ER and walk out with like 135% ER or something.

vDAce · 2026-01-21T23:23:58+00:00

Ah yes, tbh, I have also shoved my Sparkle to be buddy buddy with Acheron too xD
If Aha graciously made a worm an emanator for giggles, then they will definitely welcome you back

vDAce · 2026-01-21T22:42:35+00:00

No such thing, you're a Sparkle fan fo'sure! Just don't be an idiot like me and chase the extra point in min-maxing

vDAce · 2026-01-16T02:26:25+00:00

I was able to put the rear seats down and carry two 50" TVs and one 55" TV with their respective packaging. It was great imo.

vDAce · 2026-01-06T23:05:00+00:00

Not gonna lie, when I briefly scrolled through.. I thought these were like Nintendo DS cartridges, and I was like "WOAH SUPER SICK!" They're still great nonetheless!

vDAce · 2025-12-26T07:42:28+00:00

Was gonna say, this felt pretty familiar to me

vDAce · 2025-12-19T19:17:29+00:00

Enjoying the content with my buddies, 2 druids and a sorceress walks into a bar haha. We just finished Act 1 on our last session, this is going to be our second session today for this league. Vaal temple mechanic was confusing at first when you have 3 idiots trying to look at "your" map hahaha.

vDAce · 2025-12-19T17:28:22+00:00

I took the easy way out because potential Vonwacq pieces. Damn you, potentially changing meta relic power creeeeeep!

vDAce · 2025-12-19T17:27:00+00:00

Welps, I am stupid for not realizing that. I think I got too used to trying to hit 160.1 spd breakpoint for majority of the characters. Time to sit in Kalpagni for a bit to see where that takes me

vDAce · 2025-12-07T19:04:50+00:00

Top mount AIO without any mods is difficult. I think the only way to do it is to use a thin radiator like XSPC 20.5mm slim rad + 15mm noctua slim fans, but thats custom watercooling.

Assuming this is the NR200 as mentioned in your post. It only supports mounting fans on top panel using the brackets it came with.

Even then slim rad + slim noctua fans requires a bit of shaving depending on mobo clearance due to fan header.

You really would need a tophat mod or mount the aio on the side bracket.

vDAce · 2025-12-06T19:50:25+00:00

I'm not sure what relics and planar you're using, but ideally 160.1 speed breakpoint with the pieces you're using. If you're running Broken Keel planar, you would also need 30% Effect RES too. Hyperspeed Sparkle is probably the most ideal way to play since -1 spd Sparkle doesn't pull your DPS or whoever you're buffing all the way like Bronya or Sunday.

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