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priznat posted:Yah this 100%, but even the cars that they own reviews are not super objective because they usually own a bunch of cars so can forgive one car’s shortcomings more easily. Honestly, these days the best way to research a model of car you're interested in is to hit forums. Obviously it isn't great for the model that just dropped two months ago, but even so you can extrapolate a bit based on past performance. Things tend to skew a bit towards people griping, but it's like reading the 1 star reviews on amazon. You get a pretty good feel for what can go wrong.
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TheOneVader posted:Is that true, though? I think the general public who isn't terminally online like us just doesn't follow what's going on with Elon. And even if something is impractical and they'd never buy one, people would get a kick out of seeing one. Tiny Timbs posted:Car reviewers have the same deal as tech reviewers where they don’t actually have to live with the things they review so they can only really review at a superficial level. Doug will occasionally do reviews of cars he’s owned which is great if you’re in the market for an old Land Rover I guess. mobby_6kl posted:There are some that do long-term reviews, they actually go and buy the cars themselves and then have writers drive them for a year or something. It's way more useful information that the "I drove it for an hour around the manufacturer's luxury resort in Italy" type of reviews. That Alfa was just horrible. As I recall the car spent more time waiting for repairs and parts than it did getting tested. It generally takes a year and a half for Car & Driver to get 40k miles on a vehicle. Then they catalog all the services, scheduled and not, what bits and things cost (standard wear items mostly), and how the performance, reliability, and comfort stack up against other vehicles of the same type.
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Koskun posted:
This is the stereotype of Alphas right? My dad had one in the mid 80s (I think a 75?) and it just rusted itself to death on our driveway.
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Alfa Romeos in North America are Italian cars built in Mexico and serviced by Chrysler. There was no hope for them to begin with.
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TheOneVader posted:Is that true, though? I think the general public who isn't terminally online like us just doesn't follow what's going on with Elon. And even if something is impractical and they'd never buy one, people would get a kick out of seeing one. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/would-be-tesla-buyers-snub-company-musks-reputation-dips-2024-04-01/ quote:
IDK, seems to be having an effect. Just anecdotally, my dad is the most normie, nonpartisan, mainstream news consuming immigrant boomer and he bought a 3 in 2020 after my mom’s boss evangelized him on the brand and got him a bunch of referral discounts, and he legit loves the car. But he’s not going to get another Tesla as long as Elon’s at the company and he wants to sell this one, especially if the R2 gets made Also lol: https://twitter.com/_SeanDavid/status/1774777253320118582
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Doug DeMuro and Jay Leno have the same voice
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# ? Apr 5, 2024 18:25 |
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Doug’s like 36 too, for the longest time I was convinced he was at least a decade older peak old man affect/energy
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trilobite terror posted:Doug’s like 36 too, for the longest time I was convinced he was at least a decade older No way
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trilobite terror posted:https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/would-be-tesla-buyers-snub-company-musks-reputation-dips-2024-04-01/ Thanks, that's good to see it's having an effect.
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The Apple Vision Pro and Tesla Cybertruck are a consumer electronics match made in heaven
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I did see a Tesla with a sticker that said something to the effect of “we bought it before we knew how bad he was” and I had a little lol irl
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Tiny Timbs posted:The Apple Vision Pro and Tesla Cybertruck are a consumer electronics match made in heaven There will be an Apple Vision that, if not for everyone, at least does a good job at what it is. There will never be a Cybertruck that is good on any axis
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Beve Stuscemi posted:I did see a Tesla with a sticker that said something to the effect of “we bought it before we knew how bad he was” and I had a little lol irl People were having a laugh about it in the AI EV thread before we were sharply reminded that you’re not allowed to talk critically about Tesla there because all of the Tesla owners in that thread get butthurt about being reminded that ppl think less of them for doing their part to keep propping up King Chud
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tracecomplete posted:There will be an Apple Vision that, if not for everyone, at least does a good job at what it is. There will never be a Cybertruck that is good on any axis Also last I checked Tim Cook, for all his various flaws, hasn't created an alt-right safe haven and isn't using it to spread anti-Semitic trash.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Also last I checked Tim Cook, for all his various flaws, hasn't created an alt-right safe haven and isn't using it to spread anti-Semitic trash. Have you seen the App Store??
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Palo Alto already existed.
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The Apple Vision Pro is actually good, whereas the CYBRTKKK is not.
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Oooof
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trilobite terror posted:People were having a laugh about it in the AI EV thread before we were sharply reminded that you’re not allowed to talk critically about Tesla there because all of the Tesla owners in that thread get butthurt about being reminded that ppl think less of them for doing their part to keep propping up King Chud Sounds like the worst thread on the forums, and I've read the F1 thread.
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Xakura posted:Sounds like the worst thread on the forums, and I've read the F1 thread. Not even close lol
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AI is a real nice subforum except for the EV thread, and 90% of that is because it's a shelter thread for Three Olives.
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mobby_6kl posted:
I remember getting tested for $5 shortly after it launched, I think the Gamestop had accidentally put the pre-order price tags on the games when they came in, because I can't find any information about it being sold for such a low cost at launch intentionally.
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Xakura posted:Sounds like the worst thread on the forums, and I've read the F1 thread. Any thread can be the worst on the forums if you post hard enough Anyway, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wLVHXn79l8M
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# ? Apr 6, 2024 18:47 |
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I like the AI EV thread, it’s fun. The tesla debate is kept fairly civil, and people actually have some knowledge about the cars unlike, say, the GBS Elon Musk thread where one poster found out about one pedal driving, misunderstood it completely, and got pretty strident about it lol That’s probably the worst thread out of all the ones in my bookmarks tbh but I can’t look away it’s like a car crash (both the thread and whatever dumb poo poo elon is doing)
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Kazinsal posted:AI is a real nice subforum except for the EV thread, and 90% of that is because it's a shelter thread for Three Olives. 3O is the funniest poster in there
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghT7G_9xyDU Steve coming for that Iceberg Tech and RGinHDs audience
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Cross-Section posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghT7G_9xyDU
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Tiny Timbs posted:3O is the funniest poster in there I love him and I can never figure out if he is serious or playing a bit. Either way it’s amazing. I see some post of his and just KNOW it will get some intensely heated replies and I bust out the popcorn..
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Kazinsal posted:AI is a real nice subforum except for the EV thread, and 90% of that is because it's a shelter thread for Three Olives. actually 3O is probably one of the better posters in that thread, and it brings me no joy to say it. He’s not one of the six or so guys that are like “anytime somebody gives me poo poo for giving Elon money it makes me want to buy more Teslas” or the mod that runs it like a D&D thread, so that puts him well in the upper echelon of EV thread regulars
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Tiny Timbs posted:It looks like a fake vehicle body hiding another vehicle inside It looks like the end result of a tv show I once saw where a team were given a Ford Fiesta and some time in a scrapyard to build an armoured car. Only that thing could actually survive being machinegunned.
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Unrelatedly, who was the guy who used to do super deep dives into motherboards, memory and whatnot and provided info to GN sometimes? ed: answered my own question: Actually Hardcore Overclocking/Buildzoid. ed2: hitting [edit], instead of getting distracted for 2 hours would have been a good idea. thankyou! Kerbtree fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Apr 7, 2024 |
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buildzoid, he's still at it on his own channel but GN doesn't seem to be working with him anymore
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Anyone here with Nebula recommend any tech channels?
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Lowspecgamer has some decent content on there imo
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mobby_6kl posted:
The Mac port of 2004 was "first party" with an almost simultaneous launch which was the first time since Quake 3. thanks cliffyb!
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MarcusSA posted:Massive VR adoption is right around the corner! lol OLED is a massive upgrade in every objective TV way over cheapass VA LCD and it still didnt get enough people to care
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Palladium posted:lol OLED is a massive upgrade in every objective TV way over cheapass VA LCD and it still didnt get enough people to care At what point does the human mind go; "meh, good enough".
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Just Another Lurker posted:At what point does the human mind go; "meh, good enough". About 10 or so years ago. If my last TV before my current one hadn't been 720p I would've stuck with it for a lot longer.
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Remember that period where 3D was being pushed as the next logical step forward for TV? I've got an LG one that my dad bought because it was the top of the range in all other regards - he was blind in one eye so had no use for it but happened to buy it in that window where high end TVs just came with it.
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Fil5000 posted:Remember that period where 3D was being pushed as the next logical step forward for TV? I've got an LG one that my dad bought because it was the top of the range in all other regards - he was blind in one eye so had no use for it but happened to buy it in that window where high end TVs just came with it. My Sony TV is old enough to have 3d but I've also have asymmetric eyesight so I cannot make use of it. My friends did love Tron and Pacific rim in 3d since those movies were designed for it.
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