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Nothing against you, OP. I just don't enjoy these comics. They're telling me things I already knew and they're not particularly funny while doing it.
If being relatable was the only thing you need to tell a joke, then "how about that airplane food?" wouldn't have become the stand-in joke for a "bad comedian".
It is worth mentioning that the artist still draws silly comics that are not about politics; they just aren't the ones that get posted here very often.
Yeah they are pretty terrible. The problem is the op is a great poster and blocking them would block good content and this community has other stuff I like. I wonder if I can block by a multiword keyword..
I wonder if I can block by a multiword keyword..
Iirc PieFed has a much more robust filtering mechanism than Lemmy, so it might do this if that's what you desire
the term is "agreedian" - a comedian who says things you agree with, not ones that are funny.
I mean everyone has different tastes, it's impossible for someone only to post things everyone likes
Yeah, I know. It's just this one broke the camel's back, so to speak, and I felt compelled to comment.
Written like someone who doesn't understand the need for high range and rapid refill/recharge to take the kids on a memorable trip to see corn and dirt for 16 hours on their way to a 3 day stay in South Dakota for 10 minutes of viewing Mt Rushmore as the lord intended
Why does the dude look like he spent the last 40 minutes smugly rating the smell of his own farts?
Cause the artist can’t draw eyes so his are always shut.
His eyes are frequently not shut, it's just that the artist often uses shut eyes in all of her characters as a form of facial expression.
I wish there were $5k EV trucks that can tow
I wish there was $5k anything
For the low low cost of $5k, I can sell you $4k. Would that work?
Just wait a little for that hyperinflation to kick in and will have some $5k eggs.
I exclusively buy used cars directly from other people. I've only paid cash for every car I've ever personally owned; I don't believe in haggling with dealerships. My first car was $1K, my second car was $3K, my third was $2.5K, my fourth was $4K, and my fifth was $6K.
Then my sixth and current car was actually $17K, but it was a brand-new 2017 Mazda 3 Grand Touring edition with only 7K miles on it. A buddy bought it as his college commuter, then didn't start up classes for a few years. It sat in his garage, mostly untouched for 3 years. Then COVID hit and he decided to sell it for extra cash, so I got it for super cheap.
The key is to take the used car to a repair shop before you buy it (preferably while you're doing the test drive) and pay for a quick diagnostic. If everything looks good, then buy. You won't have to worry about buying a junker. Some people have really good condition cars and underprice them while trying to sell them (usually folks who need to get rid of it quick, or make some quick cash).
My wife insisted on buying a car from a dealership, since she'd only owned hand-me-down POS junkers all her life. I posted about it in another comment here, but she got an H6 Subaru Outback for 10% under the MSRP price, a deal because we were active duty military at the time. So we paid $34K for it. Besides that, it's personal sales, cash up front, no debt to pay off or anything.
Damn I really need to replace my truck, too. When are you available to help me out? :)
I can still be gas powered cars for less than $5k that I can drive around for a decade, but that's getting harder these days. Government auctions have been kind to me as of late.
Fam needs trains.
electric trains.
The Outback is [...] slow
I had to pause here for a moment because my wife's 2016 Subaru Outback is the fastest of our cars and has some serious pick-up-and-go. I couldn't understand why they were complaining about it being slow.
Then I remembered my wife specifically requested the V6 engine variant of the Outbacks. Only 1% of them are made with a V6 engine and there's a waiting list a year or two long for one, depending on where you live. It's worth it; it feels like driving an EV with how quickly it picks up speed, and with the amount of weight it can tow. And since it's so rare, they deck them out with all the options. You don't get a choice; they come with everything pre-installed.
We got lucky; we bought ours from a Subaru dealership where all the employees were salaried, so they didn't give a shit whether we bought a car or not. They weren't pushy or trying to haggle a price. The sticker price was the cost, end of story. You either pay it or leave.
We were both active duty military at the time we bought it, and they had a deal where AD military paid 10% below the MSRP price, so we only paid around $34K for it. It was almost $38K MSRP in 2016. So we got a deal and it's been a mostly reliable car this past decade.
My extended family all buys Subarus; they really love them. I'm the black sheep; my personal car is actually a Mazda. 😜
H6 not V6 but otherwise good points.
Most Outbacks have the 2.slow
Ah, gotcha, I didn't know the "V" or "H" was based on the engine shape. That makes sense. But it's the 6 cylinder version of the Outback that we bought. I believe they list them as the 3.6R version.
They're usually named based on the arrangement of the pistons. V and W engines are pretty clear, H engines are a type of "flat" (or "horizontally-opposed") engine with two pairs of horizontal pistons.
It's worth it; it feels like driving an EV with how quickly it picks up speed
Doubt.
Just checked it and if I got the right model, 0-100 is between 7.2 and 8 seconds, depending on the model year. Mid range EV SUVs such as the Enyaq are between 5.5 and 8.7 seconds, so way below the outback if you don't pick the low end version. Performance-centric EVs are below 4 seconds. And they all have a more or less constant torque which just isn't possible for ICEs.
If you like your car that's fine. But combustion engines aren't even close to how EVs drive.
That's firmly in Ford Escape territory🤣
The h6 is only fast if you just got out of the h4
My 2.5 H4 Subaru was a bit sluggish, but the real issue is fuel consumption. Diesel is cheaper to power than petrol OR Electric atm. Price of electricity has been going up in recent years. Plus turbodiesels get ridiculous torque, just not instantly like EVs.
when the head gasket blows they won't have to worry about driving the subaru anymore 😂
Can confirm. Have EV. Have Subaru. Love EV. Hate Subaru.
Why does he have his eyes shut in every panel?
smug
The same reason every third word seems to be bolded for no reason?
He had to sell them to pay for gas
EVs are only really viable if you live in the city or the suburbs and have a consistent schedule. Out in rural communities or your schedule changes weekly? Not so much. Ford offering a free charging station installation with purchase of a new EV helps but only if you can afford a new one.
And I mean rural as in you travel a minimum of 30 minutes one way just to get groceries. Upwards of an hour to work.
Yeah I live like 45min from work and town and never have to charge outside of home unless I’m on a road trip.
I dont know anybody who lives in rural areas who needs more than 200 miles of range, and I know many who daily drive EVs. 1 hour to work would be fine driving an EV. Going to the next town over would be fine driving an EV. A long road trip to the city would require fast charging, but there's plenty of those.
When a really really good electric car comes out things will change. Right now gas is superior, 10 years from now electric may be.