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[–] trk@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tinting and paint protection day for new car! I got a loan car... It's a Kia Stonic.

I think there's something wrong with the accelerator though, cause you push it down and nothing happens.

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] trk@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand, yes. Tiny petrol motor is no comparison to the turbo diesel torque of my work van, let alone EV which I have now acquired a taste for.

It is a seriously bad accelerator design though. The pedal does practically nothing for the first 60% of travel... Then you push a little further and it kicks back half a dozen gears and revs to a brazilian RPM. There's no gentle acceleration outside of the fact that "full acceleration" is still fairly gentle.

Needs a more linear application of throttle.

I actually don't mind the vehicle as a whole. Comfortable, good driving position, nice size for carparks but still big enough to stash heaps of gear in. I'd buy an EV version!

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

The pedal does practically nothing for the first 60% of travel

Damn, just poorly designed then, I thought it was the lack of the vehicle being an EV. Oh well, at least you will not need to be showing off in any street races with this car.

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Several emails first thing in the morning, and I haven't even had my morning coffee 😮‍💨

[–] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We're off lads, S01E01 is underway.

I think this Colonel O'Neill bloke might make a few appearances in future episodes.

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Awwww yissss so good! Legit wish I could watch it all for the first time again haha

My current re watch is done when flying only ATM, so taking me a while to get through but a strange almost Pavlovian response to flying now in a good way, which is good because I usually hate flying.