Those "extended warranties" are often run by private companies, not the car manufacturers. Collecting on them can be a whole new set of frustrations.
What modern things do you hate/dislike?
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Yes, and from the chorus, that is the only way to buy a car, cash.
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Besides being a pain, QR codes are an absolutely massive security risk. All somebody needs to do is print stickers of their own QR code for a fraudulent website and apply it it over the venue's QR code. That will send everyone to the fraudulent website. If the fraudulent website is set up to mimic the correct website, you'll never know it. This doesn't seem to be leveraged that often as a hack yet, to be honest, but literally anybody could pull this off in minutes to redirect everyone to their fraudulent website. QR codes are a really bad idea -- you can't have any idea where they will send you by looking at the QR code, and nothing could be easier to hack by any idiot with a printer.
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Modern car key replacement. The typical cost to replace a lost key on a modern car now ranges from $500 to $1000. It's a racket. The electronics in the key cost nothing, the "programming" by the dealer takes essentially zero time, the cost is exorbitant ... and it keeps going up. A 20-year-old Porsche replacement key used to be $500, now it's around $800+.
If you buy a new car, you can often opt for "key replacement insurance", so they can bleed your wallet on a recurring basis in case the one-time $490 to $990 profit per key isn't enough.
There oughta be a law limiting the what dealers can charge since it's obviously widespread gouging across every brand (that's not likely to happen these days though).
If you buy a new car, you can often opt for "key replacement insurance", so they can bleed your wallet on a recurring basis in case the one-time $490 to $990 profit per key isn't enough
.There oughta be a law limiting the what dealers can charge since it's obviously widespread gouging across every brand (that's not likely to happen these days though).
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tubelectron
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The venom that some people post on those sites! Anonymous uncontrolled anger. Prolly from people that you would never guess could be so mean, if you interact with them in public.What modern things do you hate/dislike?
Social Networks. I call them Associal Networks...
But it's me, OK ?
Kind of a Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde thing.
Is this crazy or what? Can we just go back to plain old keys?
0b11011001
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I doubt they are very adept at hiding their anger. They can’t help but show it.The venom that some people post on those sites! Anonymous uncontrolled anger. Prolly from people that you would never guess could be so mean, if you interact with them in public.
Kind of a Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde thing.
You'd be surprised. One guy at work was this geeky, super shy gamer type. He hardly talked to anyone.
We got into big trouble because he was stalking this female intern. There would be presents left at her desk or by her car. Letters were left for her that grew increasingly creepy.
No one knew who the guy was. HR cameras caught him stalking her as she came and went from the parking lot. I guess over an hour's worth of video.
We found his posting ID and checked out some of the posts he put up. They were WAY over the top. I mean hatred and misogyny galore! We found these posts after he was fired.
I'm telling you, you just never know these days.
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DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
Yes, it is crazy and stupid beyond explanation. Shitification Engineering.
0b11011001
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I would say he is a lot different than the average Ken or Karen on FB. Your stalker is probably on a sex offender registry by now.You'd be surprised. One guy at work was this geeky, super shy gamer type. We found his posting ID and checked out some of the posts he put up. They were WAY over the top. I mean hatred and misogyny galore! We found these posts after he was fired.
We got into big trouble because he was stalking this female intern. There would be presents left at her desk or by her car. Letters that grew increasingly creepy.
No one knew who the guy was. HR cameras caught him stalking her as she came and went in and out of the parking lot. I guess over an hour's worth of video.
I'm telling you, you just never know these days.
You need the owner's manual to figure it out. And that is in the locked car, that you can't into.
One never knows. There have been several employees fired for stalking and/or sending unwanted obscene photos to women.
I would say, 90% of them, no one had any idea it was them. These guys are really clever at hiding in plain sight.
0b11011001
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Well sure. They are doing something illegal, if only a misdemeanor offense. That does not look good on a resume. But Ken and Karen don’t care if they spout their vitriol on social media or the local news.
Telecolor 3007
I love old stuff
The excess of commercial and advertising. On YouTube there are too many and I will not pay premium.
The amount of people modifying themselves (botox, plastic surgery) for aesthetic reasons and tattoos being too commonplace.
The human form is wonderful as it is, in all its shapes and sizes. Carry yourself with dignity.
The human form is wonderful as it is, in all its shapes and sizes. Carry yourself with dignity.
Indeed, it massively sucks. But for me so much so that I use it less and less, which is a good thing.
I like that street signage is restricted in more and more (mainly historic) cities (in some euro countries) though.
Another annoyance, people bringing boomboxes to natural areas. I’d like to hear the wind, waves and birds thank you very much.
Telecolor 3007
I love old stuff
RomEngleză. That is the fact that a lot of people use English words in stad of Romanian ones, trough that the word/term exists in Romanian. And some use 'em in the wrong way.