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Devils Panties 09/25/2025 (thedevilspanties.com)
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[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I have a friend with a Subaru he didn't drive much. Battery kept dieing on him. He determined that with the car of there was a small drain on the battery. Took quite a bit to figure out that the issue was the old 3g connection for starlink. Even though he hadn't ever paid for the service, the car still kept trying to connect to the cell network. With 3g retired, it had nothing to connect to.

I also have a Subaru with a 3g connection I never replaced, but it's a daily driver. From what I can tell on forums, this only became a problem once there was no longer a 3g network. Just curious that even without the subscription the car was connecting to something and now that there is no connection, it will continuously try to connect.

There is a bypass module that can be purchased, because apparently if you just pull the fuse, you lose Bluetooth and the front speakers. You can keep Bluetooth by having an aftermarket headunit which bypasses the manufacturer Bluetooth.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 65 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's nice not having to ever worry about car stuff. I just have to worry about this high horse instead.

[–] SystemQ@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

Damn, you let your horse smoke weed?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 days ago

Is the horse doing alright? Like … how high is it?

It’ll probably be fine, just don’t let it eat too many ding dongs.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It cost $70 to drive is such a weird thing to say.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No it isn’t. I went to the Gas Store and bought one Gas and they asked me for a $70 bill. He even gave me my change: One $Change.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think that the commenter is referring to the grammar. It should read "it costs," not "it cost." It makes it seem like they are referring to a very specific previous drive, but that context isn't provided here

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It cost 70 dollars to drive it to and from work is how I took it.

They are dropping the implied context which is rather normal in regular speech but weird for themis comic

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, but even then you should be referring to a single instance of driving to and from work. If you're speaking generally, you would still use "costs" because that implies an ongoing situation.

"On Thursday, it cost $70 to drive to work" would be appropriate.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This entire comic is weird, it’s like it exists to cap read really basic opinions that its readers already hold. This isn’t even the first ICE vs EV comic they’ve done recently.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it's doing leftish talking points in a style usually done by people on the right; you agree with it so it must be good.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

I agree with the points (often), I just dislike the comic. But I can see how it might attract some people.

I think the same points could be brought forward with more subtlety and humour though.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It isn’t when you have an EV. I just had this conversation with my wife a few days ago. My EV is $22/mo in electricity with my commute. My old gas car was $150/mo at best. What the comic leaves out is the cost of insurance on the EV being about $150/mo and my old car was dirt cheap so it’s almost a wash. The EV is a hell of a lot more fun to drive though.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I think they meant literally, "it cost" as in past tense. If you're referring to a specific, previous event, then it makes grammatical sense. But it sounds like he's comparing the cars generally, so it sounds more appropriate to say "it costs"

[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago

EV + solar panels on my house == free charging. i am so happy with this combo.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

New battery is cheap. Subaru headgaskets are not.

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I’ve known plenty of people with Subarus and none have had head gasket issues. I think the problem is exaggerated because it’s memed.

[–] This2ShallPass@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it WAS a problem in older models. Caused me to get rid of my 2004 Forester. That being said, I still managed to get around 180,000 miles on it before it was an issue.

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

180,000 miles is the lifetime of a lot of cars, so that’s pretty good. You’d be hard pressed to find many examples of vehicles that have had no problems through 180,000 miles unless it’s a Honda or Toyota.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Thanks for that diagram of shot zones on planes that returned to the bunker. Got an argument to make? Are you suggesting that my friends would cease to be my friends if their head gaskets blew? I don’t get the relation. Since I have an equally good chance of meeting someone with a Subaru that has a good head gasket vs a bad one, I don’t see any selection bias. What I’m suggesting is that there is selection bias on the internet. No one makes a post about how well their Subarus head gaskets are working— they only post on the internet when there is a problem.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

I think his plane has chicken pox

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Mhmm, because no one gets rid of cars because they're too expensive to repair and everyone feels the need to mention to you all the repairs their car had before they got it.

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (10 children)

It’s specific engines and they haven’t built those engines in a long time. I’d be more vary of their diesels splitting crankshafts.

In reality the eventual EV battery replacement cost is several times that of the head gasket job anyway.

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[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The gas is almost the cheapest thing. Insurance, maintenance, tires, etc

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Yes, but an EV also needs insurance, maintenance, and tires. OP’s post is pointing out a distinction between EVs and ICE vehicles.

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, was thinking more the “2 cars” vs 1. And $70/month to have backup transport may be worth it if it’s paid off. But yes, the EV would be cheaper to run.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Not just a backup transport, but something with a manual transmission. I'll ultimately end up getting an EV, but I don't think I ever want to ditch the MT, it's just a different, and IMO more enjoyable, driving experience.

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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The EV is definitely a money improvement. A new battery and the Subaru will sell for a pretty penny, though.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I'm not against them, but I wonder how EVs will hold up in the long haul. Like in 20 years will there even be a feasible used market or will the batteries and motors be too shitty without a crazy expensive replacements to keep them practical?

And then there's the scrapping process for batteries too. Can batteries be refurbished, scrapped or recycled in a way that most regions can do it?

Like LEDs I know they CAN be built to last a long time, but I know companies often don't

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

EV batteries last a very long time when implemented right. Post-2015, and on cars not named the Nissan Leaf, batteries can last 10+ years and well over 200,000 miles. A Hyundai recently went in for a battery at 389,000 miles... all of which were not well maintained miles, as in, overnight to 100 percent, fast charge, drain to empty, etc. Hyundai bought the battery for Science reasons.

As for recycling, a company recently developed a system to turn used ev batteries into grid storage by literally plugging them into a special adapting charging controller.

This is in addition to recycling the batteries.

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