Shellbyvillian

Ok, so admittedly this is not a specific question for EVs. It’s just because I went from an old, unsmart 12 year old car to a 2025 i4 and my old habits are frustrating in this fancy new car.

I love the car but the climate control is too many buttons.

In winter or summer, I can just keep auto set to a temp and there’s no issue. But in shoulder seasons, I often just want outside air blown on me. I’m talking 15C mornings where the car heating the air is a little too much, but I can’t reduce the auto setpoint low enough.

So now I have to:
1 - go into the climate menu
2 - turn off auto
3 - reduce temp to minimum
4 - turn off AC
5 - turn off recirc

All to just get some fresh air!

I

Ok, so admittedly this is not an i4 specific question or EV specific. It’s just because I went from an old, unsmart 12 year old car to this car and my old habits are frustrating in this fancy new car.

I love the car but the climate control is too many buttons.

In winter or summer, I can just keep auto set to a temp and there’s no issue. But in shoulder seasons, I often just want outside air blown on me. I’m talking 15C mornings where the car heating the air is a little too much, but I can’t reduce the auto setpoint low enough.

So now I have to:
1 - go into the climate menu
2 - turn off auto
3 - reduce temp to minimum
4 - turn off AC
5 - turn off recirc

All to just get some fres

Hi All,

I am coming back to triathlons after a 7 year hiatus due to 2 kids. I stayed reasonably fit during this time, but didn't really do the long training that require fueling during the workout. Unfortunately, in the same 7 years, my guts have decided I can't eat anything I used to any more. I have cut out FODMAPs including gluten, dairy, onions, garlic, honey, most legumes...I also stopped taking my magnesium supplement because I suspected that of causing GI issues as well.

Well I thought I had mostly figured it out and now with the added complication of endurance training, I seem to be learning all over again. For those with sensitive tummies, what do you use to fuel?

I have tr

So I don’t want to talk about screen time. I know we all have our opinions on that, but that’s not what this post is for.

TL;DR: more mature (Y7 rated) kids shows around younger siblings.

I have a 3 and 6 year old. When the oldest was 4, she would watch Bluey and Daniel Tiger and Magic School Bus and basically age-appropriate stuff. She liked it, we liked the quality and content of what she was watching, the infant/toddler was in another room with a parent and she didn’t know what TV was yet.

Then there was about 6-12 months where they overlapped. Older sister wanted to watch a kids show, younger sister wanted to do what older sister wanted to do. It was all good. There was some Ms Rachel

Love my new i4, I’ve been driving it for about a month. At first I was in Drive because that was more familiar but I do now prefer B because it’s just like engine braking in my old manual transmission cars, but on steroids.

I was wondering, since I can easily come to a complete stop without using the brake pedal… do the brake lights still come on? Has anyone looked into the conditions that make them come on? I’m not seeing anything on my dash that would indicate they are on. I would like to be aware of what I am telling the drivers behind me. Especially with the recent weather in my area, it is very slippery! Always helps to reduce your chances of getting hit from behind.

I am pulling the trigger on an xdrive40 but the configuration I wanted is in Saskatchewan and I’m in Ontario. Dealer says they’ll eat the shipping but if I want to secure the finance rates, I’ll need to sign the contract and get insurance on the car before it arrives.

That sounds fishy to me. Why would I insure something that I don’t have in my possession yet? Other option is to wait until December, which dealer says they’ll eat finance rates might change. Right now I’m getting 0.99% on a 5 year. I don’t want that to go up but I also don’t see why it would from Nov-Dec since the new models aren’t out yet and they’re probably going to want to clear out the ‘25s before the new year.

Does any

My mother in law is already asking. There are a few more relatives in our families that have a hard time following basic instructions or choosing good options. My wife has been very clear with her mom in the past: nothing with batteries, no clothes or accessories from Amazon/online (because she can’t seem to avoid the dropship garbage that regularly fails safety tests) but we keep getting things that blatantly break the rules we laid down.

So we want to try and just give her specific items to buy that doesn’t give wiggle room to screw it up. (Example: last year we said they like dress up, so she bought chemical

I am excited that my job may move me from Canada to Europe in the next few months. I am thinking ahead because my situation is much more complicated than the last international move. Last time it was me and my girlfriend, we rented and barely owned enough to fill up our 1 bed condo. Now we are married and have two kids, a 4 bed house and a mortgage. It’s a good problem to have! But I feel overwhelmed by the to-do list and decisions.

Sell the house? Probably not right away, there are a lot of things that need to go right. Should probably keep the parachute.

Rent it out? Would need to clean it up, make some repairs that I can manage but that tenants shouldn’t have to. Then there’s the issue

What's your favourite?

Hey Dads,

My 2 year old tripped and fell this morning. Arms didn’t even activate, she 100% face planted into the kitchen tile. One of her front teeth is chipped and her top gums are bleeding quite a bit.

We have a call in to an emergency dentist that opens in half an hour, so we’ll take care of it. I know in the grand scheme of things this isn’t that big of a deal. But so many feelings right now while I’m seeing my daughter in significant pain.

I was hoping you could chime in with your stories of your kids or yourselves when you were younger having some dental trauma and it more or less turning out ok.

Thanks.

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share that I was on autopilot and filled out my taxes with TurboTax. I was going to submit, but accidentally upgraded to a more expensive service (terrible, deceptive UI). In the process of calling to try to remove the more expensive upgrade, I realized I was not only dealing with a terrible company, but a terrible American company. There’s a Canadian option.

I had heard about Wealthsimple having tax services but had never tried it. It was soooooo much easier. Way faster. No upselling. I was able to pay what I wanted to file my and my wife’s returns. I was even able to double check my refund is identical to Turbotax even though it was so much quicker and cost wa