at uni I got a laptop, it was the cheapest 2 in 1 tablet laptop thing. it was ok but did like it, so next month I returned it and got one that was 200£ more expensive, wasn’t satisfied either, so next month I did the same.
I did it like 4 times until I ended with a surface 2. which served me though my degree.
I’m curious how long I could have done that
although for practical purposes, it would only work with Chromebooks, as installing and setting up every month is a bit of a pain.
not sure if gay, but very fake
Dealerships are just another middle man leech that needs to be cast off if we are ever to find peace in this life.
But people seem to have low standards, and they remain.
I really believe, if you cannot buy a “internal rocket launcher powered go machine” on your own, you shouldn’t have it.
I’m sick of people using dangerous technology without knowing anything about it. I’m not asking people to be able to build it… just know the gas laws at least.
I don’t really understand how that improves safety. I guarantee you don’t know how your computer works because no one knows how a computer works.
It’s all too damn complex now.
I’m not eligible to use my lungs because the gas diffusion physics at work are baffling to me.
I do know how a computer works though, at least the abstract idealized computer. I really hope I know because my last long term project was about machine learning models (not how to apply, but how to improve models), otherwise…
How it improves safety: Knowing the limits of the system you use is quite useful wouldn’t you agree? Knowing why brakes can fail, and in which conditions would be a lifesaver for example.
Maybe it’s ADHD dude, I learn what I use.
Was a Honda mechanic for a very long time. The base level knowledge of how stuff just works always surprises me. 90s level and earlier cars you could fix alot on your own. 2003 and beyond though, cars are too damn complicated. For mechanics working on them, the labor rate never went up to match the complications with the new crap they put out.
That’s intentional. They don’t really want anyone to fix their cars because they see it as bad for their bottom line. The best outcome for the car manufacturers is to make a car that is completely irreparable, forcing even a minor failure to require full replacement. The problem, as always, is capitalism.
That’s intentional. They don’t really want anyone to fix their cars because they see it as bad for their bottom line. The best outcome for the car manufacturers is to make a car that is completely irreparable, forcing even a minor failure to require full replacement. The problem, as always, is capitalism.
That’s standard procedure here. It’s called Tageszulassung (one day registration): Dealerships register new cars on their own name for one day, so they’re able to sell them as “used”. This allows them to sell the car with a higher discount than they’re normally allowed to, according to their contract with the manufacturer.
For the customer it means they get a better price, but otoh they have to take the car as it is and can’t choose which extras they want. For the dealership it means they can sell more cars, making them eligible for bulk discounts themselves. And the manufacturer is also somewhat ok with that because they sell more cars without being forced to lower the catalogue price.
They would know exactly who he is walking back into that dealership the next day
I think the meme hinges on the idea that the dealership has to do business with him. The dealership has every right to never do business with him again.
Worked at a gas station in my early 20s and met my fair share of “you have to make business with me” people. They live in a very different and very weird world, coincidentally that mindset is usually combined with a very obnoxious personality in general.
If he just had his buddy do the second part of the story instead, it would have been believable. But, it would have missed the emotional payoff that way.
would only work if buying in full and would still require a messy title transfer and taxes when he gives the vehicle over.
the best way would be to have the non-buyer do the first part then the person that actually wants it do the second.
that said, it would still probably give you a big hit to your credit score unless buying outright, and if you can afford to buy the cat in cash you probably don’t need to be running two man cons for a discount in the first place.