Yeah. Although I now just ignore most of his radio messages because he's just messing with Vettel.
I just wish that Bottas would win a few more and make it more of a championship battle. Right now, the championship is as much of a parade as the races themselves.
@Snow agreed.. the "new" Bottas we saw in the early races appears to have been replaced by the 2018-spec - who lacks any sufficient pace on a Sunday to challenge Hamilton.
I think come the second half of the season Ferrari will rue hobbling Leclerc quite so much a the start
For all his raw pace Vettel has always been fragile under sustained pressure and IMO he's looking burnt out, and has been since mid-2018
Yes, Ferrari seem intent on putting Leclerc on bad strategies.
And yes, Vettel doesn't work well under pressure - that's something he just hasn't managed to work on. He's better at talking about stuff after the race, but he can't cope with pressure when he's wearing his helmet.
yep.. their strategy dept seems to have vacated the premises this year - I think the work experience kid is making all the choices - with the only direction given to be "favor Vettel"
@Snow agreed.. in a way that is faintly reminiscent of Schumacher and Senna before him Hamilton knows that if you can beat the other guy in his head you've done half the job already
Yes, they have a lot more genuine chemistry than anything since Clarkson&Co. They seem to genuinely enjoy working with each other. And they have fun together, which is clear to see.
Idk what the edition is called but it comes with a specific body kit and metallic black colour that looks kinda matte and wrapped but it's actually factory colour
FWIW I'd do some homework on caring for the paintwork - the "Frozen" matte finishes as BMW call them need some particular looking after and need special products (and you'll want to keep a bottle of matte quick detailer in the car at all times - bird sh#t really f##ks that finish up in double quick time!)
I said to myself nothing over 30k but since he's getting rid I caved
Still not 100% on it yet, don't really want to waste that much outright because my friend isnt' going to give me a finance deal or anything. Could use the bank but pointless really
@MisterPositive BMW offered an uprated version of the M3 (and the M4 as well) with what was called the "Competition Pack" - basically is adds a tiny bit extra power, some uprated suspension components and front seats and.. some bolt on plastic things that look like carbon fibre
Seriously though @Twyxz I'd take a look at the market and get some info on the exact spec of your mate's car - the only one's that are holding above 50k are the CS cars. If someone is asking more than that for a "normal" competition pack car it damn well better come with some free money
@Twyxz they do though - the "normal" versions are for the people who can't quite afford the higher versions (or won't pay) but still want the same basic car
@Twyxz swings and roundabouts.. they stand a good chance of having been ragged by test pilots but on the flip side they will usually get a through pampering before being sold. They do command a premium - but that's usually dealer tax more than anything else
A lot of the times with cars that drink fuel the case is tjhat people don't do many miles anyway because they bought the car to be cool but realise they can't afford to run it
@Snow So so
better films to watch but it was definitely not disappointing
@Twyxz you'd be surprised - most people who buy new high end cars such as the M3 don't give a frig about fuel costs, low mileage usually indicates it's more of a weekend car or they commute by train or something. And of course you have me.. who does ~30k miles a year in his V8 :P
if you've got a very slow leak it may go unnoticed - You don't have to declare things like that (unless they specifically ask you about any problems it's caveat emptor) just be careful not to advertise it as "fault free" or anything that could be construed as misrepresentation of the car's condition
@Snow does it being French count as it being "something known" ? :P
Well with it being a starter car I'm just hoping a young teen comes and has no idea, sees the exterior, sees the interior and says oooo nice i'll take it
@Snow yep, although someone's going to have to volunteer to teach him the basics of how to drive a german car, unless he's got adaptive cruise on that thing they don't just do the tailgating by themselves.
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@Twyxz oh right it's black.. have you got the requisite amount of coke on order or is he including a few K's to get you started? (that would explain the inflated price I guess)
@Snow that's the problem I see with hybrids and electric for people like myself - I've always "punched above my weight" as it were by buying cars a few years older, you can buy something that's got a traditional ICE at 7-8 years old and if it's been looked after it's still a damn good car but with the way batteries degrade they are basically garbage by a few years old
@Snow the F-Pace continues to impress me.. it sounds odd to say it about a car that's in that sort of price bracket but it offers so much bang-for-buck
I've just given notice to my current job for a new position which offered near triple my current salary ($37k as a software engineer). I knew that I was underpaid when I took the job but as a previous felon I couldn't be too picky about that. My manager really pressed me for why I was leaving in ...
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while I don't disagree with you on that particular question - certainly if we are discussing any regulatory obligations (such as whether you need to report breaches etc) I'd expect references/citations (even if just some examples from likely jurisdictions) but the problem with that one isn't the lack of references - the problem is more that most of the answers are just weak re-phrasings of others
@IDrinkandIKnowThings I think there's some question types that it's useful for - others not so much. I (almost) always include them if it's referring back to something that is defined (e.g. regulations) but if it's something that's answered more from experience then there isn't anything to reference. The "report HR leak" question is a great example of one where references would be appropriate, the "unprofessional to leave without asking for a raise" isn't IMO
@motosubatsu Well if general opinions are acceptable with out any reference then there is no reason to restrict Career Advice questions. The main reason we called them off topic was because all the answers were pure opinion.
@IDrinkandIKnowThings well there's a difference between "pure opinion" and answers from experience - career advice is a thorny issue I know, personally I wouldn't have any problem with them being asked on here (assuming they were appropriately tagged etc), again I think there's a case to be made that experience can lead to useful answers applicable to both the asker and subsequent visitors. I'm probably in the minority on that one though
I'd be resistant to any push to require all answers to be referenced though, we are aren't a hard science SE (such as Medical Sciences)
I had added a comment to the qusteion asked here Was it really unprofessional of me to leave without asking for a raise first?
It wasn't a thank you/you're welcome style comment, and I actually have someone saying the point I made was valid. However, it seems my comment was deleted without a rea...
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