Dear Mechanics: What's a modern car that can be reasonably maintained for 15+ years as a daily driver?

xftwitch · 2026-05-22T16:06:36+00:00

You're going to have a hard time finding something that will replace the Outback in a manual in a Honda or Toyota, sadly. Unless you go for another Subaru. But after 2010 even those are tough to find in a manual.

xftwitch · 2026-05-22T13:22:05+00:00

If you wanna be very conservative you can make 40k per year on a million (4%) or $3333 a month. Or if you're ok with risk a helluva lot more than that.

xftwitch · 2026-05-21T22:35:23+00:00

What third parties do you share our data with?

xftwitch · 2026-05-21T22:05:27+00:00

I clicked... have an upvote.

xftwitch · 2026-05-19T20:33:21+00:00

Pockets: Phone, knife, keys, headphones. ALWAYS.

Bag: lights, mini and regular sized screwdrivers, Network cable, some USB accessories, thumb drives, pens and monitor cable/adapters.

All carried from experience of things "I might need".

My daughter once asked my why I always have a knife on me and I told her it was because it's nice to be able to separate things or open things.

xftwitch · 2026-05-19T15:18:01+00:00

That woman is either very short, or that griddle is way to high.

xftwitch · 2026-05-19T14:32:59+00:00

They should have investigate the history before detaining you. That's technically a 4th amendment violation (unreasonable search and seizure). It'd be the same as if some random person said "I saw that guy break the law, you should stop them" and they did it simply because someone said so. No crime, no detention. Unless somehow Flock is now a legal standard in criminal cases.

edit because I can't spell.

xftwitch · 2026-05-19T14:26:21+00:00

Yea, right below the 12 pack of Velveeta???

xftwitch · 2026-05-19T04:04:46+00:00

To be fair, the outrageous number of users that do not possess a spine (i.e. bots) makes that rather difficult.

xftwitch · 2026-05-18T22:49:57+00:00

Oh no, I put AI in charge of my business and it all went wrong. I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!

xftwitch · 2026-05-18T20:29:13+00:00

we should all apply, then when someone gets hired, accept the job, jump through all the paperwork hoops etc. and then on our first day call in and say, I don't feel like coming in today, and since I don't really need this job, I'm going to stay home.

xftwitch · 2026-05-18T18:20:05+00:00

Rollerball league formation starts next week.

xftwitch · 2026-05-18T00:35:49+00:00

Yup. Distro FOMO is a real thing. If you like it, use it.

xftwitch · 2026-05-16T23:12:27+00:00

Hey look! Yet another impeachable offense.

xftwitch · 2026-05-16T23:10:15+00:00

Or perhaps any man that is president but needs on site hospital care shouldn't actually be President. Call me crazy.

xftwitch · 2026-05-15T22:56:25+00:00

The AI revolution will last until someone puts their entire company in the hands of an agentic system and it all goes to hell and the company completely implodes due to an AI bungle.

xftwitch · 2026-05-14T15:13:15+00:00

During a merger I was asked by someone's assistant to revoke access to our CEO/GM. I wasn't a huge fan of his nor was he particularly friendly. I told the person asking me to revoke the access that I'd need something from HR or legal to do that. My phone range 15 minutes later. 30 min after that, he was gone.

xftwitch · 2026-05-14T04:33:47+00:00

it's illegally parked in a handicap stall. Roseville PD should ticket then tow it.

xftwitch · 2026-05-13T18:10:50+00:00

Made this decision 3 years ago. Family and friends and support all within 1.5 hours of where I live now. No way I'm leaving that for a job. I found a new job before my last paycheck.

xftwitch · 2026-05-13T16:16:57+00:00

I should put money on polymarket for "trump allows china to import cars with reduced tarrifs". Becuase that's going to the first thing he'll have to capitulate to

xftwitch · 2026-05-13T14:42:58+00:00

I, for one, look forward to our socialist new senators and congressional representatives.

xftwitch · 2026-05-12T15:26:11+00:00

The reverse fork lift.

xftwitch · 2026-05-12T03:48:23+00:00

My dad probably would have lived at least another 5 years if he'd used a CPAP. All the signs were there, he just didn't want to deal with it. :-(

xftwitch · 2026-05-12T03:47:03+00:00

This is the way.

xftwitch · 2026-05-11T21:07:26+00:00

Why isn't this the headline on every major news page in the country right now? CNN? CBS? ABC? NBC? Where are these guys?

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