• RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    My first thought was “Really? Even a chop shop style place won’t take it?” And reading it is like “Oh he doesn’t want to cut the price so much but might now” so yeah.

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    3 months ago

    I hate them but I’ll take it if you’re giving it away. My car is already falling apart so it can’t be much different.

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    Between price drops and the cybertruck recently qualifying for the federal EV tax credit, buyers can get a brand new unit for what this guy is asking. This early adopter paid too much and got a bad deal, but there’s no mystery as to why no one wants to buy at his asking price.

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    3 months ago

    idiot wants brand new value for his used vehicle. i hate these things, but this doesnt match reality on non-tesla vehicles let a lone one thats now nazi-based.

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    “I can’t give this thing away.” - Guy who is asking $89,000 for a used vehicle that now sells new for $72,500.

    Don’t buy vehicles from a company led by an unstable Nazi CEO, dipshit.

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      Also, “give away” typically means $0. $89000 is to the best of my knowledge larger than $0. I’ll bet he could give it away, but he doesn’t want to do that.

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          I am giving away the chance to read this comment. Since you have already done so, where should I send the $89,000 bill? Or are you thieving scum?

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          No, “giving away” means giving something for free. A better way to say it would be “practically or as if I’m giving it away”.

          Of course, in daily discourse you might say “I gave it away” instead of “I got rid of it” or “I sold it” since it sounds nicer and is probably more informative when someone asks you “What happened to your car?” and you want to mean I gave it to someone else and didn’t take any money for it, not when you post it for sale on Facebook Marketplace.

          The fact that people list “giveaways” where you pay for anything other than shipping, tax, etc. does not change what the words mean.

          And even if we’re cutting it close with “practically giving away”, the max price I’d give on such a “given away car” is $500. Anything more is cutting your losses.

          $90k is 180 times that amount. Does that mean he wants to give the car away 180 times?

          It’s the same underlying wordplay.

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          3 months ago

          Going from $89k to “give it away” is not exaggeration, it’s whiny pissboy bullshittery.

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            No it isn’t. It’s an extremely common phrase people use all the time when talking about things. I’ve said it about my own junk.

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    He’s lost over $10 grand for every thousand miles he’s driven. Or you could express that as $5 grand per month he’s owned it. Might even be worse depending on his financing.

    I guess this is another reminder that brand new cars can depreciate hard. Absolutely terrible way to rent a car for 8 months.

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      So $10 per mile? He could have taken the ridiculous Uber Black service (where you get picked up in a fancy black SUV or town car) as his only mode of transport during that time, and he still would have come out ahead. And we wouldn’t have had to drive!

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      from the tardygrade’s perspective is it playing a large violin or a normal-sized cello?

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          Nah, that’s a cello, a viola just looks like a violin and plays like one, the difference in size is so small you probably won’t notice unless they’re sitting next to each other… The cello is played like in the picture and has a body that’s noticably thicker than a violin or viola even if they were all scaled to the same size

          Edit: you know what, on looking closer, I’m not 100% sure that is actually cello thick, but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen them in person on a regular basis

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            https://hub.yamaha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Violin-and-Viola-Sizing-for-Blog.jpg

            Thinks cello’s are too big for the one that microscopic buttworm has, which is why I thought of viola, which sits right between viola and violin. Didn’t know they weren’t played like cellos. Have never really paid attention to Viola’s much.

            I’ve only heard what they sound like and I feel like they’re the redheaded step child of the string instruments. Who exactly likes this sound? Bass gives a deep sound for F clef and more somber tones, Celo provides a rich highly dynamic tone that can deliver low tones but also beautiful melodies, and the violin is the violin. With the viola, you’re what exactly do you do here? The motherfucking recorder of the violin family.

            Are your hands too big for the violin and you simply hate the beauty of the cello? Do you like shitty tones? Are you perma-drunk? Rhythm instrument in Bass not for you? Well, I’ve got just the inbred idiot for you.

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        Size-wise, relative to him, it’s much closer to a violin than a cello, maybe slightly larger. So a viola would be the best fit. I think the picture is of a cello though, just sized strangely.

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          It’s impressive enough that a creature without thumbs is able to hold the bow in the first place, and you want to criticise him for how he’s holding his cellolin?

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            He’s holding the bow perfectly though, its just weird of him to miss the bridge

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          Because of the size difference between humans and tardigrades, it’s hard for tardigrades to attend music lessons and otherwise learn about human musical instruments, so give him a chance, he’s probably trying his best.

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          you can play a violin like that, but it would need to rest on your knee, and I’m just not seeing it

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      Ooof sorry to hear that. Any chance of getting it back? Sometimes people take the money but return the IDs / passport to wherever was closest.

      • Sorry, I didn’t mean to concern anyone with my absent mindedness. I filed a police report and the police did examine the cameras and confirmed the theft but I didn’t choose to prosecute. I already made arrangements with the embassy to get a temporary pass and travel back home next week.

        All’s well that ends well.

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      That doesn’t make you stupid, more like a victim at least with the context you provided.