noodles

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[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had a volt, I don't even think they were selling them 3 years ago. I had a 2011 or 2012, one of the original models before the update, from from 2019-2022 or thereabouts. Had to replace the radiator, 12 volt battery, reset the traction battery, and replace the coolant system hoses. Again, huge PITA but got more than double the MPG of the 2001 sedan it replaced and held its value decently.

[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 week ago (7 children)

All cars period are bad investments. That's being said, I had a volt for about 3 years and I saved more in gas than I lost to depreciation and expensive maintenance. I bought it before there was an EV that could do my daily commute that wasn't horrendously expensive; they were a good transition vehicle 10 years ago before batteries and charging speeds improved, though they're definitely a huge PITA to maintain.

[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 43 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I don't doubt that there's going to be a big effort to discredit Mamdani, but why would Trump care if he looks clean? He's never cared before about that kind of thing.

[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 month ago

Also a lot of what (good) trial lawyers do is cover all the small loopholes, so questions that seem silly are because Dr X-acto got off on murder by claiming it was an autopsy in 1798 or whatever. Or it's a bad trial lawyer and it is silly.

[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Even if true it's not relevant. He's a Nazi in the US, if something goes south for him here he can't flee to the US.

[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is my theory, less that he wants access to memorabilia and more he heard that Nazis fled there and survived and he's hedging his backup plan