u/Deep_Age_304

I'm about to order an N Line S on a lease. I've not seen the colours in person.

Any views on the base colours (I don't want to add £650+ for an optional)? I can get Cypress Green or Engine Red at no additional cost. Arctic white is a small additional cost but appears to neither be metallic or pearl.

It's hard to make out in photos what that cypress green really looks like. Please share if you have one!

I've been in the leasing game for a quite a few years dropping £400 to £500 a month on a new car.

I'm feeling more like I'm just doing that "because I should" and that it would be far more sensible for my future plans to drive a £3K fiesta or something and use the money to smash through the rest of my mortgage or invest it.

Anyone "gone backwards" and done this? Any regrets?

UPDATE: I ran a few models of finances around used cars at 5K, 7.5K and 10K price points. I've decided to continue leasing but gone with a R4 at £250pcm with one month up front.

Buying a £7,500 used petrol car felt cheaper than a £250/month EV lease, but once you add up real-world running costs over three years at up to 8,000 miles a year, they cost the exact same ~£250 a month. While the petrol car has no lease payment, it quietly bleeds roughly £3,500 more in fuel, maybe £1,500 more in repairs, and loses £2,700 in depreciation, whereas the EV lease completely offsets its monthly cost through cheap home charging, zero repair risk under warranty, and leaving the £7500 liquid and invested.

Petrol only wins for me if I drop down to a £3,000 banger where depreciation hits zero and you simply run it into the ground; anywhere between £7,000 and £12,000 is a financial dead zone for me where used petrol running costs match a low cost, brand-new EV lease pound for pound. It gets even worse if you model 15 to 20K cars.

Hi

I picked up the Sony jacket in Tokyo then realised it won't fit over the AGR2 grip. Before I remove the grip, for which I do not have a spare sticky pad to reattach could any advise on the following.

How does the handling compare to the rubber grip when the case is open? I usually carry inside a lowepro cs20 with a peak design cuff attached to the camera. I would like to stick with the cuff.

Is this going to be a better option for quickly switching between the camera being protected and available to use that pulling it out of the CS20 which I usually stuff in my pocket?

Thanks all!

Any suggestions for open mic nights in Tokyo where I could turn up and perform whilst I am there on holiday? I'm sure someone would lend me a guitar...

I have Google home equipment in much of my home, so I usually hear the doorbell. In my office I do not and I always have my phone on DND.

Aside from a home mini is there anything else I can create an automation with simply for a chime

EDIT: I have a hue play lamp behind my monitor. I've now created an automation to turn that red for 5 seconds when the doorbell is pressed. Works great!

I'm heading to Asia for 4 weeks. I will want to backup to Google Photos on a daily basis. I won't have my laptop, just an Pixel 10 Pro phone.

What's a fast and safe way of doing this? The IEM app is slow over wireless.

I can mount the SD card as storage if I plug a usb cable between the phone and camera. Are there any good apps to help with transfer? e.g. I might want to quickly select images from the last 24 hours only to copy up.

I've also seen SD card readers which can plug direct into the phone - is this advantageous?

I've read conflicting information on this. I am flying out of Heathrow at 8.50am with Austrian Airlines - end destination of Tokyo.

Does anyone know if I can drop my bags the night before? I'm staying at the airport so that would be useful.

Tried to post a link but it didn't work.

Just ordered the SONY GP-VPT2BT Shooting Grip with Wireless Remote Commander for £49.

Good price...clock and collect only....

I am spending 3 weeks travelling across Japan with an Rx100 VII.

I'll shoot JPG as I don't really have the time or knowledge to post process my images. I mostly shoot on intelligent auto because I'm not a skilled photographer.

Any tips to make the auto settings as useful as possible? I've seen some suggestions to make it kind of like the recipes you get on Fuji...

Thanks all

In the app my 12 month renewal is £229.

I could buy a whole new device for just over £200 with available discounts/cashback at retailers and gain 12 months membership that way.

Anyone use VPN or anything else to bring it down? It's a joke that it is only $239 in the US (approx £175).

• Does fitbit have any concept of strength training? Can you tell it what you did to get a better reflection of exertion? i.e. lifting doesn't make your heart race but does require a lot of effort.
• Can you view your HR in real time in the app? With Whoop I often set off on a zone 2 treadmill run and watch my HR live on my phone to ensure I keep it stable
• How is activity detection? You don't really ever have to press "start" or "stop" on whoop and it's pretty good at knowing what you're doing.
• Does it have classifications for effort such as yard work, cleaning etc?
• AI coach - any good? Whoop is okay, like it reminds me if I'm not meeting my goals around the balance of strength and cardio

I love the look of the band and it will save me some money, but I'm wondering if it has gaps on the above...