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Recently, I traded in my Corolla. All I did was empty out my car. Since I'm not a messy person to begin with, there were no food or drink stains or garbage in my car. After I gave my salesperson my keys, I started doing the paperwork and he came back to me thanking me for how clean the car was. According to him, the last car that was traded in, the owner decided to trash and pee inside the car on the day of. I was dumbfounded. I asked him how often does that happen where someone trashes their trade in, he said every now and then.

My question is does that happen a lot in this industry and does it void the contract since the person trashed the car?

EDIT: Folks are replying about the piss lol. I'm specifically talking about how they trash their car before trading in.

What I have seen in the last couple of days, not just on this sub, but also on other subs, is that some people are missing the selling point of the Slate, which is modularity. I see people keep comparing it to the Ford Maverick for the base model and the Rivian R3 for the upscale SUV model.

The thing is that a Ford Maverick will always be a truck. A Rivian R3 will always be an SUV. The whole point of the modularity system is to allow users to customize their vehicle for whatever task they want to use it for. Yes, there is only one module which is the SUV (I don't count the base model as a module). I can bet you a lot of 3rd party vendors are already brainstorming all the different types of modules that they could offer and that is the beauty of the Slate. Granted that most individual users probably won't go from module to module but businesses would definitely see the value in that.

For the individual users, the idea of changing and customizing panels is a huge selling point. I bet you a lot of folks who have 3d printers are already thinking some wild ideas that they could do with the Slate. For me, I would print out a panel with a lion coming out at you which in turn acts as a cell phone holder. I can definitely foresee all the crazy interior designs that would make the Slate attractive.

On a side note, remember back in the 90s, when you get a new car, one of the first thing people like to do is upgrade the crappy, stock entertainment system. After you upgrade it, you can change the front plate to whatever design you like. At least from my experience, people love doing that! So I can see people falling in love with that type of a concept of re-designing the interior.

My hope is that if the Slate is successful, other companies would see the value in creating a modular vehicle and in turn, we as consumers would benefit from that.

How are folks liking driverless taxis in China? Are there any major pushbacks that you see in the West? I'm all for advancement in tech and I hate dealing with taxi drivers.

How do you respond when people say that driverless taxis are taking away jobs?

What's with the sidewalk constructions on 12th Ave SW? I know they are adding tactile paving for those who are visually impaired but my question is this....was there a lawsuit against the city? All those constructions to add tactile pavings seems to be really expensive.

Hi, I'll be retiring from the Army soon so I will be applying for jobs in the civilian world. Back when I was in High school, I was told that calling to follow up your job application is a good thing. Is that still a thing or is that more of a "boomer" thing and that I will end up wasting my time? TIA

Hi, I'm in the process of retiring from the Army. I'm currently writing my resume. I have several that I'm doing depending which role I'm applying for. One role that I'm looking into is being an instructor. I have been an instructor for 8 years. When I make my resume for the instructor role, do recruiters even care what other things that I did in the Army aside from being an instructor like my leadership roles, things I did that made me qualify for my current instructional role, etc? TIA

Hi, I'm a WW2 geek. I just finished watching Pressure and I love it. I have to say it is one of the best WW2 film ever made. From a meteorologists point of view, how do you folks like it? I'm assuming in the movie, they dumbed down the language so the non-meteorologists could understand the movie just like how they dumbed down the engineer talk in Apollo 13? TIA

Hi, I'm looking into a getting a used IONIQ 5 and I'm in the Seattle area. Most of the IONIQ 5s in the region are around $29k. I travel to Henderson/Vegas a lot and discovered that in one dealership the used IONIQ 5s are around $25k. It seems like I can definitely a good deal by buying it in Henderson and have it ship to Seattle or am I missing something? In addition, I do have a 2014 Blue Brz (160k miles) that is valued around 3k for trade in if I were to do it in Seattle. Your thoughts? TIA

I went to check out the Bolt yesterday and I love it. However, since it is on a limited production run, I'm concerned with getting spare parts in the long run. The sales person told me that the the OEM parts will continue to be made for 10 years. Well, what about pass 10 years? I'm thinking of long term issues. I'm pretty sure 3rd parties will make parts for it but when it comes to the expensive parts like batteries and what not, what will happen? Is my concern legitimate or am I overthinking it. TIA

Hi, I'm in the process of getting my water heater replaced. I read about Hydrojet. Is it really all it cracks up to be? In my non-plumber mind, I'm thinking that the more moving parts, the more likely it will break down. TIA

I'm in the process of getting my first EV. I'm planning on getting a used Ioniq 5. Since the pre 2025 Ioniq uses the CCS1 standard, I will probably get an NACS-CCS1 adapter. Hyundai's adaptor is twice as expensive as A2Z. Is it even worth getting Hyundai's? TIA

I saw this IG and I don't know whether or not I'm allowed to post the link here. Basically, the dude in the video says you can use Claude to help delete your information from data brokers as opposed to paying somebody to do it for you. What are your thoughts on that?

I'm in the process of having a level 2 charger installed. when hiring an electrician, are there any red flags I should know about? I don't know much about wiring. I'm afraid an electrician would take advantage of me and have me install things that I don't need. I attached a picture of my electrical panel. Thanks

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Do people HK still believe that 八仙飯店之人肉叉燒包 is a true story? I remember growing up, that movie was a major hit. Because of that, people believed the cannibalism story even though there was no evidence to support that. On top of that, people kept saying it happened in HK even though the actual case happened in Macau.