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I'm looking at a RS etron GT with 35k miles that has the carbon ceramic brake option. I know the rotors should last the lifetime if treated right. I've done some research and I should look at the wear dots, see if the surface is smooth, chips, bubling. Then with a test drive, if I notice if shudder, pulling, coarse grinding noise when braking and lack of bite at low speeds. Should I still pay the dealer to use their Proceq Carboteq laser tool to check the rotor and/or have a mobile PPI come can check the rotor condition? The dealer is already doing their own inspection of the underbody, batttery SOH, brake pad thickness, and tire depth. The dealer will probably charge $300 and the mobile mechanic another $200. Is this just overkill, should I do 1 or the other, or both?

Im F2P, played for a while but took a break for a bit and now back in the game over the last year. I’m about 160m collection power. Should I be start working on the Blue Marvel missions now or are materials still too scare and I’m going to get to get stuck?

I'm looking at a 2024 Taycan Turbo with 25k miles for sale and from looking at the carfax I found some information which could be a red flag. It is listed as 1 owner but at the end of the ownership there is a 9 month gap from when the car was offered for sale and when it was actually put on the market. During the 9 months it seems like 1000 miles was put on the car. Also the car is currently for sale at a dealer that is 300 miles from the last serviced location. So I'm assuming the current dealer bought the car and a manager/staff drove it for 9 months or it was a loaner. The car is still under factory warranty but since this is a high power ev, I'm worried about abuse especially since it has ceramic coated(not carbon ceramic brakes) brakes which are expensive to replace. Is this car a pass or am I overly worried?

Phantom rider is available too. I have Quasar and Blastaar at G20 and Thunderstrike at G19. Is it worth spending the new tokens to upgrade their awaken abilities?

I don’t have Omen, Exalted, New mutants, and Oath built except for Mighty Storm and SS Breaker. My 3 main teams are F4, Sym 6, Xavier+4. What do you guys suggest for each stage from 19 onwards?

I’ve been narrowing down my search in getting my first EV.  I have a reservation to place an order for a Rivian R2 in Oct-Nov but I’m leaning toward getting a 23-24 Audi RS Etron GT with 15-25k miles instead.  The car will mainly be used for commuting around the city with light freeway use.  The car will see around 6k miles a year. I test drove both cars and like them for different reasons. I have some questions about searching for a used etron GT,

-I will park in my garage and have a 120v plug now.  Should I get a 220v installed now before I get the car or wait til I get the car to make sure it can charge?  Are people still having issues with connecting to a Tesla universal charger, I read about people having issues in the past. The city permit process takes 4-5 weeks where I live so it will take maybe 2 months to get it installed.  Is the Tesla universal charger the best choice for both an Audi and Rivian?

-The car will still be under warranty but should I still get a PPI?  Do people even do PPI’s for EVs?  I’m avoiding the ceramic brakes but even the carbide pads/rotors can be expensive to maintain/replace.  The PPI mechanic can check the rotor condition, pad depth, leaking fluids, frame damage, etc.  Reasonable or am I worrying too much and over thinking it?  

-If I’m buying from a dealer, how important is that all the recalls are done before I buy the car, I noticed some of the etron’s I’ve seen have only done a few recalls but not all.  

I test drove a RS and really like the car but I’m a bit worried about the rotor/pad replacement cost of the carbide brakes(not ceramic). I was talking to the service advisor and he mentioned it should last about 8 years or 80k miles and many techs have never replaced one yet but these cars have only been around a few years. I looked online for parts and the rotors have a range of around 1k to 7k per rotor cost but it doesn’t specify if it’s for the carbide or ceramic rotors. One of the RS’s with 20k miles I found had the front pads replaced in the CARFAX report so early pad replacements may happen. I know the chances are small of anything happening but if the replacement cost is astronomical, I rather get a Taycan which I also like. Are we looking at around 8k or 40k for replacing a set of carbide pads/rotors?

A pine cone fell in front of my house and broke the moonroof glass of my car. I have AAA insurance and my deductible for glass replacement is $1k. The glass costs around $1k from the dealer. I got a quote from a glass replacement shop for $1.1k to do the job out of pocket. I could buy it used on eBay for $300 and have a local shop install it for around $300 labor. After talking to a few glass shops, they don’t make a generic brand sunroof glass. Since the replacement cost is around the same as my deductible should i just go through my insurance to avoid any hassles or is there is a risk my premium will go up?

Applied to the RIBS program and was waitlisted and just got an email saying the waitlist process is closed. No offer for 2nd and 3rd choice as well. I thought that there would be an offer for that one week online session which still gives ED0 but nothing.

We are travelling to Barcelona in June. There are 7 of us in total and 3 are seniors with walking limitations. We need somebody to take us from our hotel(H10 Cubik) to Sagrada Família, back to our hotel and then to our cruise ship. It’s not much of a distance to each spot but we would need somebody to wait for us at Sagrada so that we can quickly get back to our hotel to get our luggage and head to the ship. Timing wise, it’s a little jammed since the only tickets we could get for Sagrada was 11:45am and we need to get to our boat by 2pm. One quote I got was for $450 for 4 hours but feels pricey and we don’t need 4 hours.