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Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones
I honestly hope the Ranger comes with an extended cab as the standard option instead of the crew cab.

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UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit

Syrian Lannister posted:

I honestly hope the Ranger comes with an extended cab as the standard option instead of the crew cab.

I could see myself owning a Ranger with an extended cab, not so much with the crew. That's about the only truck I can see myself buying in the next five-ish years.

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

I wanna wait a few years and buy one used with 150k miles and no AC.

The only acceptable way to buy a truck.

Nostalgia4Dogges
Jun 18, 2004

Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

psydude posted:

I wanna wait a few years and buy one used with 150k miles and no AC.

The only acceptable way to buy a truck.

Manual windows and a 4' floor shifter?

Hey guys didn't Honda make a truck too

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

Manual windows and a 4' floor shifter?

Hey guys didn't Honda make a truck too

the ridgeline is hella expensive

also my dad had a 99 ranger with manual windows

frame was broken and held in place by bodyweight

dashboard stopped working, including the odometer

it stank like weed and he said it was his favorite car ever

Nostalgia4Butts fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Jan 10, 2017

brand engager
Mar 23, 2011

:3:

MA-Horus
Dec 3, 2006

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

Man I was considering an Forester or XV Crossover for my next ride but I'm strongly considering just making sure my '09 Mazda3 makes it to when I can just buy a new ranger or Bronco. If the bronco is gonna be direct competition for the Wrangler, get hosed FCD.

Hekk
Oct 12, 2012

'smeper fi

psydude posted:

I wanna wait a few years and buy one used with 150k miles and no AC.

The only acceptable way to buy a truck.

My second car was a 1994 Ford Ranger with no power steering and no AC. I drove it from 1998 until 2005 when I sold it for 500 dollars to a co worker. Summer in 29 Palms with no AC was brutal.

US Berder Patrol
Jul 11, 2006

oorah
I have a 92 toyota single cab, 22re, manual 4x4, 175k, reeks of weed

No AC, so when I did an internship this summer, driving through the desert down to Douglas, AZ my god drat phone locked up with a temperature warning and I couldn't listen to music for the rest of the ride

small trucks own

Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones
Had a dark blue over grey 93 with extended bed

I miss that thing

bloops
Dec 31, 2010

Thanks Ape Pussy!
New job has the following poo poo:

A Bunn coffee drip machine. Finally I'm not suffering with bullshit keurig-like contraptions

Fully stocked kitchen with candy and healthy poo poo. Like 4 kinds of trail mix dispensers.

All in all pretty good.

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

holocaust bloopers posted:

New job has the following poo poo:

A Bunn coffee drip machine. Finally I'm not suffering with bullshit keurig-like contraptions

Fully stocked kitchen with candy and healthy poo poo. Like 4 kinds of trail mix dispensers.

All in all pretty good.

is there a ballpit?

In other news, my car's transmission exploded* and we're having to share one car which sucks because ideally I make a lot of site visits or do outreach during the workday so I've been effectively trapped in my office the last two days. I called the dealership for an update and got some snobby attitude about not making an appointment and just dropping it off so they'll get to it when they get to it -- like I wanted my car to break down on my way to work yesterday morning.

*it didn't explode per se but the transmission is totally hosed up, wouldn't shift properly and when it tried the car surged. couldn't go over 30 without some crazy shutter/RPM surging. I limped to the local Ford dealer. There are several recalls for various transmission components on my car so I'm hoping it's covered under one of those :ohdear:

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



holocaust bloopers posted:

New job has the following poo poo:

A Bunn coffee drip machine. Finally I'm not suffering with bullshit keurig-like contraptions

Fully stocked kitchen with candy and healthy poo poo. Like 4 kinds of trail mix dispensers.

All in all pretty good.



My job has both of these things, but they bought the worst loving coffee possible. I think it might even be rebranded Sara Lee coffee, it sure as gently caress tastes as bad as the poo poo that was available when I was in.

bloops
Dec 31, 2010

Thanks Ape Pussy!
No, but we have a zen room where people can go take a nap on bean bags plus a game room with a pool table and ping pong tables.

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

holocaust bloopers posted:

No, but we have a zen room where people can go take a nap on bean bags plus a game room with a pool table and ping pong tables.

Sounds cool. Hope it isn't one of those tech companies where you're scheduled for 8 hour days but are "encouraged" to work more if you need to ...

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Sounds cool. Hope it isn't one of those tech companies where you're scheduled for 8 hour days but are "encouraged" to work more if you need to ...

If they have a fully stocked kitchen and "zen room" they probably expect you to live there in order to fulfill their bullshit workload that they refuse to hire on extra people to handle.

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

no bones about it posted:

If they have a fully stocked kitchen and "zen room" they probably expect you to live there in order to fulfill their bullshit workload that they refuse to hire on extra people to handle.

:ohdear:

stay safe holocaust ghost

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

psydude posted:

I wanna wait a few years and buy one used with 150k miles and no AC.

The only acceptable way to buy a truck.
95 F150, poverty spec except for AC.

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:


In other news, my car's transmission exploded*
Which got a transmission change this weekend.
Good: $200 on CL
Bad: 5th gear doesn't work.
:nutshot:

bloops
Dec 31, 2010

Thanks Ape Pussy!

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Sounds cool. Hope it isn't one of those tech companies where you're scheduled for 8 hour days but are "encouraged" to work more if you need to ...

Not even. Work hours are "show up before 10, leave before 5"

Since it's an advertising tech company, they're extremely chill. Honestly, my last agency was much more uptight. It's a stark difference right off the bat. No catering to entry-level college kids.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

:ohdear:

stay safe holocaust ghost

Fully stocked kitchen at a tech company is my trigger for "Haha if you thought you were leaving work at a normal time, welcome to salaried work bithc!"

E: leaving the typo

MA-Horus
Dec 3, 2006

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

man I can't complain about salaried positions all that much, I work my 8 hours, sometimes go to yoga class on my hour long lunch, peep some yoga butts. If I come in for 3 hours on a weekend, I get an entire day off in lieu. There are worse fates.

EBB
Feb 15, 2005

holocaust bloopers posted:

Not even. Work hours are "show up before 10, leave before 5"

Until you start getting sat down with your boss for discussions about your work ethic.

UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit
Sure is a lot of hate in this thread for someone starting a new job

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

MA-Horus posted:

man I can't complain about salaried positions all that much, I work my 8 hours, sometimes go to yoga class on my hour long lunch, peep some yoga butts. If I come in for 3 hours on a weekend, I get an entire day off in lieu. There are worse fates.

If I have to leave work early for something, I still get paid.

My company doesn't care about how much you do or do not work, so long as everything gets done.

bloops
Dec 31, 2010

Thanks Ape Pussy!

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

Until you start getting sat down with your boss for discussions about your work ethic.

Nah it's cool. If there was anything weird about the company, I'd known already. Have a few friends who've worked here for a year already well before I started interviewing.

Slim Pickens
Jan 12, 2007

Grimey Drawer

no bones about it posted:

If they have a fully stocked kitchen and "zen room" they probably expect you to live there in order to fulfill their bullshit workload that they refuse to hire on extra people to handle.

Which reminds me, I can't wait to start looking for a job in Seattle! :shepicide:


Video production companies aren't retarded like software engineering, so I'm more worried about poo poo pay rather than poo poo hours

lite_sleepr
Jun 3, 2003
Gay porn needs video engineers.

Nuclear Tourist
Apr 7, 2005

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

*it didn't explode per se but the transmission is totally hosed up, wouldn't shift properly and when it tried the car surged. couldn't go over 30 without some crazy shutter/RPM surging. I limped to the local Ford dealer. There are several recalls for various transmission components on my car so I'm hoping it's covered under one of those :ohdear:

You drive a Focus right, the one with the dual clutch 6-speed auto? Drove one of those for a few years, recently got rid of it, and heard second hand that the new owner has pretty much exactly the same problem as you. There's a Ford dealership close to where I work and I was told they replace the transmissions in those Focuses on a daily basis.

Slim Pickens
Jan 12, 2007

Grimey Drawer

lite_sleepr posted:

Gay porn needs video engineers.

Last time I looked on craigslist for video jobs, 2/3rds the listings were for HOT GUYS FOR WEBCAM SHOWS so

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

Nuclear Tourist posted:

You drive a Focus right, the one with the dual clutch 6-speed auto? Drove one of those for a few years, recently got rid of it, and heard second hand that the new owner has pretty much exactly the same problem as you. There's a Ford dealership close to where I work and I was told they replace the transmissions in those Focuses on a daily basis.

Yeah I do. Love the car but the transmission has always been a little squirrelly. Dealership called and said everything was under the recall so I'll pay nothing out of pocket.

Woof Blitzer
Dec 29, 2012

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Slim Pickens posted:

Last time I looked on craigslist for video jobs, 2/3rds the listings were for HOT GUYS FOR WEBCAM SHOWS so

Well??

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

Nuclear Tourist posted:

You drive a Focus right, the one with the dual clutch 6-speed auto? Drove one of those for a few years, recently got rid of it, and heard second hand that the new owner has pretty much exactly the same problem as you. There's a Ford dealership close to where I work and I was told they replace the transmissions in those Focuses on a daily basis.

Glad I have the 6 speed manual, then.

Diarrhea Elemental
Apr 2, 2012

Am I correct in my assumption, you fish-faced enemy of the people?
The Fiesta S hatch I'm thinking about buying in like 6 months wouldn't be using the same 6-speed auto as the Focus, would it?

poo poo.

Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones
I just picked up a 13 with 20K.

Whelp

:smithicide:

E only recall is for the child latch system

tyler
Jun 2, 2014

Slim Pickens posted:

Last time I looked on craigslist for video jobs, 2/3rds the listings were for HOT GUYS FOR WEBCAM SHOWS so

Don't be a prude.

not caring here
Feb 22, 2012

blazemastah 2 dry 4 u
There is a few things that you shouldn't do with a dual clutch auto. Like inching forward in traffic.

There's a YouTube dude called engineering explained and he goes into detail about it.

It won't fix legitimate recall, grenading gearboxes but should prolong the life of your slushbox after that

Slim Pickens
Jan 12, 2007

Grimey Drawer

I'm too fat and old to jerk off for weird dudes :smith:

Mad Dragon
Feb 29, 2004

not caring here posted:

There is a few things that you shouldn't do with a dual clutch auto. Like inching forward in traffic.

There's a YouTube dude called engineering explained and he goes into detail about it.

It won't fix legitimate recall, grenading gearboxes but should prolong the life of your slushbox after that

:spergin: If it doesn't have a torque convertor, it's not a slushbox.

Nostalgia4Dogges
Jun 18, 2004

Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

is there a ballpit?

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SquirrelyPSU
May 27, 2003


Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Yeah I do. Love the car but the transmission has always been a little squirrelly. Dealership called and said everything was under the recall so I'll pay nothing out of pocket.

What? Mods!?

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