Fradow

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by Fradow 3y ago
I think it's a matter of substituting "you" with "any person competent with the necessary non-specialized tooling", where competent means "able to follow a service manual", and obviously "non-speciali
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by Fradow 3y ago
I despise the anti-social alarm of those bikes. At my work, someone has put one on the bike rack, which is a type where you suspend bikes by one wheel. If you so much as brush that bike, or even shake the bike rack a bit, it will scream lou
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by Fradow 3y ago
Derailleur adjusting is hell. Even my preferred bike shop cannot adjust mine correctly. We've come to an agreement: as long as the front derailleur doesn't change gear and the higher gear on the rear one work, it's okay. No p
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by Fradow 3y ago
Since you talk about fuel filters, an interesting fact on 1st gen BMW Minis (2001 to 2006): the very first models, up to 03/2002 had an enclosed fuel filter, which was costly to replace. After that, it was changed to a design with a re
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by Fradow 3y ago
Credit card is a rarity in Europe, because what we call a "credit card" is actually a debit card. Credit card are available at a premium, and while they offer some other advantages, few people use those. Visiting the US is actuall
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by Fradow 3y ago
Agree on most parts, though a few nitpicking: > Even in Paris, something like a third of all commuters drive a personal car. See [1]: to get to their work place, 72% of Parisians and 75% of Franciliens (residents of Ile-de-France, exclud
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by Fradow 3y ago
A lot of things have left me a bit flustered, to the point I assume the main reason it has been done like this is that parts where taken from a parts bin from the manufacturer and cobbled together to work. There are a few examples on my car
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by Fradow 3y ago
Indeed. In this particular situation it cannot happen since that reservoir is normally not under pressure, but I've had a not properly connected line (my fault) disconnecting while performing an unrelated operation. Luckily that one wa
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by Fradow 3y ago
True. I've not reached that stage, and probably won't, since most of those are illegal to do on road cars where I live.
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by Fradow 3y ago
"Backup transportation solution", it can be public transit, or even a bicycle if it's enough to get you where you need to, but yes that's my opinion. Even something as simple as an oil change can go wrong. Drain plug bro
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by Fradow 3y ago
I do car maintenance rather than motorcycle maintenance, but same opinion: bicycle maintenance is tedious. So tedious that beside chain greasing and tires pressure, I pay someone rather than DIY. I hate adjusting breaks or gears with a pass
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by Fradow 3y ago
Also have a plan B if things go south. And yes, that means not working on your daily (or someone else) if you don't have a backup transportation solution. Because just like we have bugs in production, things break when you wrench on th
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by Fradow 3y ago
There is a difference between going all the way back to 1995 / reading old documentation vs learning the basics of CS. This strawman is used in several comments. CS is not "some old knowledge you might never use". Knowing tha
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by Fradow 3y ago
The general sentiment is that law enforcement is able to work well enough without being given the right to infringe on any citizens privacy unchecked (and by that I mean without a court order or minimal oversight). In this case, it's w
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by Fradow 3y ago
I don't think you can really generalize that easily. Where I live, street parking with a residential permit is way cheaper than renting a spot in a garage, and I know other big cities have similar schemes.
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by Fradow 3y ago
Small caveat: as an apartment dweller, the way to own and operate my own car is to rent an underground parking space, which will, in time, be retrofitted with a charging plug. On the other hand, that's definitely more expensive than st
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by Fradow 3y ago
From what I understood on a previous thread that talked about EV owners wanting to go back to gas cars, the main reason Tesla owners like their EVs more than other brand owners is not based on the actual vehicle, but due to ease of charging
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by Fradow 3y ago
Friendly advice: if you go for a Mini, take a 3rd gen (2014+ roughly) or be prepared to wrench on it (because otherwise your mechanic bill will soon be more than buying a newer one in the first place). They are awesome little cars that are
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by Fradow 3y ago
Hybrid cars are not the same as ICE. In general, hybrids accelerate at low speed using only the electrical motor, which produce little noise. Only at higher speed (or when the battery is low I guess?) is the ICE started. Since at higher spe
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by Fradow 3y ago
At high speed, yes (somewhere above 30km/h to 50km/h IIRC). At low speed, for ICE cars, it's definitely the engine noise that dominates.
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by Fradow 3y ago
Buried in the middle of the article (I knew it already, but you have to hunt for it): > To be allowed to purchase a car, you have to be able to prove that you have somewhere to park it. That's the main reason IMO. If you drastically
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by Fradow 3y ago
It's a whole lot of weirdness, especially since most interactions in English language on the internet will be with either US or UK people. Sometimes, you want to use passenger/driver side: for example, on my car, brake flushing pr
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by Fradow 3y ago
I had to answer this question for myself, because Miatas were outside of my budget (3000€), and a bit rare to find in the first place where I live (France). I went with a 1st gen Mini Cooper (2001 to 2006). So far it has been the perfect ca
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by Fradow 3y ago
I'm going to differ with you and a lot of other people echo-ing. Sure, if you know you'll do a lot of soldering, by all means take the expensive iron. But if you only need to fix an appliance here and there? Go with the basic one.
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by Fradow 3y ago
That's because it is nonsense. I have a week-end only car (2002 Mini) and I've had no issue letting sit for a week or two. Including opening/closing it without starting the engine to retrieve stuff in that timeframe. And a we
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by Fradow 4y ago
I guess you already seen it, but for anyone who shouts at Wankel engine unreliability, small plug for Rob Dahm and his video about fixing that engine biggest problems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwM6JJYPzkM
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by Fradow 4y ago
I'm from Europe too, but I've following what's been happening, so here's a very detached account of what happened. First, it's not a single reason but several going hand in hand. The main one, as far as I understand
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by Fradow 4y ago
Seems like a gimmick to me. I've been commuting with reinforced tyres (puncture protection) for 10 years now, and the only punctures I got was when I changed bike and did not upgrade to reinforced tyres straight away. I've not had
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by Fradow 4y ago
What you describe is not your typical trip inside Paris. That would better describe a suburb to Paris trip, for which 1h to 2h is indeed normal. A typical Paris trip is 2 minutes walk to a station (at most 5 min if you are slow), then 30 to
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by Fradow 4y ago
> Parisian too, but with reality in mind. We should first reduced by 95% the amount of cars and ban taxis Oh I agree with that, but we can do both! First link => that's an ongoing project with Crit'air restrictions. Link is

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