#Hate-Tronic

[dracognition]

wip... er, tuesday! the larger details of this fic are Secret For Now, but i don't think "harry is pining and draco is feeling complicated" is much of a spoiler for anything at all

“I dated a Muggleborn girl once.” He glanced at Harry as if expecting him to make a jab about Malfoy and Muggleborns, which Harry didn’t partially because he knew that Malfoy was more or less normal-ish about these things now and had some kind of complex about everyone forgetting this, but also partially because he didn’t want to prove him right.

“You did?” he said instead, his voice coming out a little flatter than he meant it, and Malfoy’s gaze went from wary to baffled and then neutral again within a moment.

“Just the one,” he said, turning back to the paperwork. “Shirley Capper, she was in the year above us at school. Sweet, but I never really understood her, and her parents hated me because she invited me over to make dinner with them and I couldn’t—work any of the stupid ekkel-tronics, or anything, and I kept jumping every time one of them raised a spatula because I thought it was a wand, so I figured a relationship like that wasn’t worth it. Because we’d never get each other. Though,” he added, sounding possibly resentful, “I suppose that wouldn’t be a problem for you. Since you were raised Muggle. Maybe instead you couldn’t make it work with a pureblood.”

Harry glanced at Malfoy, his hair falling into his face, his expression pinched into concentration and something meaner, his fingers calloused and quick. The light didn’t warm him: instead it made him look sharp and unapproachable, highlighting the jut of his cheekbones and his narrow jaw and his long, lowered lashes, so pale they were white over silver eyes.

“I dunno,” he replied. "I think I could."

[blitzscribblez]

Whoever hates this type of animal Tronics they should really take the L

[btc-observation]

Studying scrapped concepts (long post)

I think I might have a small grasp of what that roulette wheel was for! I know, I know, this stuff isn't used anymore but I wonder if some mechanics carry over to the canon select screen :-0

The 2A really confuses me? Does that imply there were multiple select screens? (2B?? 2C??) The 2A reminded me of an elevator so maybe there's some correlation there.

Looks like remnant is stored in the pizza, and the number that is selected is the value of the remnant given. Then the remnant is carried through the tubes (purple arrows), into the wall, and then somewhere? Maybe the animatronics were connected to some sort of electrical socket and consumed the remnant that way. That'd be very cool and sci-fi but I appreciate how the canon 'tronics just hold the remnant and absorbed it into their beings >:-) (Theories based on canon) Random idea, what if DD is really well-liked in backstage because she helps out in UCN :-D or maybe she's still hated for her FUCK ASS VOICEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also that makes me think of the secret challengers that DD adds during 50/20. (nightmare chica, bonnet, shadow bonnie, etc.) I wonder if they're naturally stronger than everyone else because they only spawn with 20 power. It makes me wonder what the social/power class in backstage is like.

I imagine it like this:

??? Anomalies Ghosts/lost souls The Vigilant, Secret challenger DD Normal Players Fnaf world people Hello I realize I just derailed the post and now I'm rambling :'-) anyway that's my speculation

[candy-pants]

if you get this, answer w/ three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs. anon or not, doesn’t matter! 🌻💛

hi!!! thanks for the message!

1 - i don't think i ever mentioned this here but i love retro games!! i grew up playing snes and n64 on my home pc through emulators and now i own a couple of chinese retro handhelds, which helps me explore more games i never would have played otherwise, and that's mostly how i play nowadays i did venture in windows ps2 emulation a couple weeks ago and the narnia games play like a charm

2 - i've never been to a concert which i assume isn't common? no artists i like ever come to town, i hate crowded places and me being very cheap has something to do with it too tbh

3 - a fun fact for the mbav girlies (gender-neutral) is i've had the muse-o-tronics instrumental song as my ringtone for almost 12 years now and that is commitment

[averygamin2]

My honest opinion on the new Furby

Ok, I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either. I’m not a huge fan of the design.

First of all, the eyes. Every Furby generation from 2012-on has had LCD eyes that got better with each new generation. This one does not. It literally looks like someone poured rainbow glitter in its eyes. And the way the eyes move is really strange. 1998s had eyelids separate from the eye. This one moves the whole thing.(kinda like how Teddy Ruxpin’s eyes were built)

Secondly, the beak. Oh boy. Now I’m not sure WHAT was going on in Hasbro’s head up there, but WHY would you not give a Furby A MOVING BEAK?! I’m still confused! In fact, the only Furby I can think of that doesn’t have a moving beak is a Furbling, because it lacks motors completely. And it’s not like this thing is tiny, either. Apparently, according to someone here, it’s almost the same size as an Emoto-Tronic! They really couldn’t have fit a beak motor in there?

Another thing is some of the modes. Breathing excercises and fortune telling? Why would a Furby need to do that?! Leave the breathing exercises to Barbie!(and even then people said the doll was demonic, imagine what they’d say about a FURBY, who already had the reputation for being demonic) And fortune telling? I’m pretty sure there was a Furby-like you made by Playmates in the 90s that had fortune telling!

I think the light show mode is pretty cool, but Crayfurbs said that the prototype kinda looked like a Furreal Fuzzalots, which it totally does(it even has the color-changing glow thing!) I think this probably isn’t the best look for Furby.

Also, I noticed that this Furby doesn’t have a name like some other generations. Just “Furby”. I guess they were trying to “revive” the Furby like the 2012 one, but the thing is, Furby never died. Furby has always been here. They could have called it Furby Glow or Furby Besties or something along those lines.

So was this the best release? No. Was it the worst? Eh… maybe? I mean, the 2005s looked pretty, well, Funky(that’s even what the 2006s were called) and their babies looked like… uncooked chicken? But they were still cute. Now, this new Furby is cute, just in a different way(like, way too much kawaii and glitter)

I’m still very much excited to get one!

[whichdoesmymotherlike]

Your task is to discern which of these two things my mother loves, and which one she despises with a fiery passion. AND I MEAN, FIERY. SHE HATES THESE THINGS.

Vote, then see the answer under the cut:

My mother HATES 'cabbage' white butterflies; "They eat our crops, they're an absolute nuisance. They're pretty, though." She ADORES my 2005 emoto-tronic Furby, calling him her 'nephew', and cradling him like a baby.

[hatekuhnradiated]

The men

The shirtless one is only there so I can actually remember how they’re built, I just decided to include it in this post, because hot shirtless robo men are hot

The speedpaint

Anyway, small descriptions for each man:

Tronic is a fantasy themed robot, his original purpose was to work at a fantasy themed restaurant, although the owners went bankrupt and had to shut down. They were planning on selling him, but he refused. After they didn't accept his refusal, he ran off. Eventually he ran across a horror attraction and the really nice robot who owned it, he really liked Virus, like REALLY liked him, which was a first. It only took them a few months before they got together. In the Horror attraction, he's both the gift-shop manager and cashier.

Virus is the owner of Virus's Cornfield of Frights, a horror attraction that's open year round! Though they don't really get much business until October. He's planning on expanding soon into a bakery as well, though he's gotta actually learn how to bake. (Yes, everyone that lives with him think that's a terrible idea too.) Everyone that live with him are homeless robots he picked up off the street, cleaned up and of course gave anti-viruses (and removed several. When Tronic got there he had seven)

Rocker is Tronic's cousin, he lives at an abandoned mall, a mall once owned by the same people who owned the fantasy themed restaurant. Rocker is a 80s themed demon robot, during the show he would put on with his friends, he played the villian, playing popular 80s music as he went on. Now that the place is shut down, he just remains at the mall, forced to be there for eternity making sure no one breaks in. Tronic still visits him, occasionally bringing him drugs to fuel his addiction, although Tronic only provides him with human drugs, because he knows that won't actually harm him. Also btw Rocker's a drug addiction, they took the 80s musician theme a little too far. He has gotten better, since he doesn't have constant access to drugs.

Wisteria used to worked at the fantasy themed restaurant with Tronic, they both escaped it, and actually seeked refuge over at the mall, which was also shut down at that point. Him and Rocker actually started dating during that time, but it didn't end too well. Over time Rocker's usage got a lot worse, and that made Wisteria increasingly more uncomfortable. He eventually couldn't take it, and left. Tronic went along with him, because he didn't necessarily like seeing a family member abuse himself. Him and Tronic ended up in the same horror attraction, and Virus even hired Wisteria to be the door greeter.

[lqtraintracks]

Thank you so very much to @pennygalleon @maesterchill and @tackytigerfic for the tag to do this!

Since I can't figure out how to do this after the 'keep reading' cut, I'll go ahead and tag folks to do this here. How about @softlystarstruck @written-in-ash @shealwaysreads @cavendishbutterfly @academicdisasterfic @magpiefngrl @onbeinganangel and @the-starryknight <333

There's some variety here: third, second, and first person are all represented. Starting with dialogue, starting with description, starting with action. A few are laughably on the nose (Nice Blouse, Exhibition...) Some of my first lines are extremely dependent on you reading the next one. 28 Minutes, for instance. And then there's DDD, the last story, which starts out NSFW, so beware. :D

Anyway, here we go:

First Lines Meme

In order from older to newer:

Bolts | Drarry, E

From where most people sit, the story of Harry Potter, at least these days, is not so bad.

(Credit must be given here to Andrew Sean Greer's 'Less', from which I stole the first line to get me going on this story!)

Wonderful Electric (cover me in you) | Drarry, E

It’s the splash!

28 Minutes in Heaven | Drarry, E

“I hate you,” Draco said.

Feast | Drarry, M

Champagne. Appetizers. More courses than Harry can count. Dessert.

(Not sure if I should have only done 'Champagne' here?)

Rogue Waves | Ginsy, E

We don’t allow reporters in the locker room. But Pansy Parkinson seems to think the rules don’t apply to her.

Cobalt | Hardy, Teen and Up

Teddy steps into the training room.

Music in the Darkness | Drarry, E

His first new breath explodes bright into his lungs.

Everything All at Once | Tedrarry, E

Teddy tenses, that small, sweet frown appearing between his eyebrows.

Anywhere but the Heart | Sirry, E

I want you like this brick wall wants my back. No need being stable unless you’ve got something leaned against you, needing you.

(I've decided that if, stylistically speaking, I took liberties and used full stops where commas ought to have been then that's 'one line'. :D )

Behold | Teddy/James/Al, M

Grey dawn sits just under the gap between curtain and window ledge.

The Third Option | Ginsy, Teen and Up

Pansy slides the lager across the bar to Ginny Weasley, making sure to dip enough to show off her cleavage, but Weasley’s got a frown on her face, staring off at the woman she was dancing with who’s now dancing with someone else.

His Most Inside Voice | Drarry, E

“Oh darling,” he says, his hand a reverent push through your hair.

Tenfold | Blaise x Theo, E

He lets me blow him, but always with one eye on the clock.

Possibilities | Lamen, M

Damen stands by the door, arms crossed, and watches the blond on the dancefloor reject all his suitors, one after the other.

Scenes from a (Sex) Life | Tedrarry, E

“Taste this,” Teddy says, swiveling to present Harry the big spoon, his hand underneath to catch drips.

Exhibition | Drarry, Teen and Up

Harry wanders through the exhibition.

No Destination But You | Charlie x Teddy, E

“Mr C! Mr C!” York yells, careening into my office like a puppy that doesn’t know its own legs.

Ottery St Fuckpole (I'm sorry I'll see myself out) | Drarry, E

“This one they use for their eck-el-tronics, you see.”

Nice Blouse | Ginsy, E

“Nice blouse,” Ginny says.

Dicking Draco Down | Drarry, E

Harry’s tongue pierces the ring of muscle again and again, until Draco is practically crying. Then Harry does it some more.

[technomanceer]

HELLO

welcome to my silly blog on the world wide web. the name's cecil, other names n' nouns apply (<-pronoun card) also known as: Pilot Technonomicon, SPLASHDUCKYYY, C1TRUS, iammossrain, Cat-A-Tronic, error040, CATSKVLL, cloudberry daydream, LOSTINKITTYCITY, 3M-SAN, RAGE OF THE TECHNOMANCER, and a very unsettling chord of A Major being played specifically on the ukulele. "Why all the alia--" im a clown car of approximately 90 fools. (plural) Next question

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Tag guide or whatever:

#the technonomicon - stuff related to my music

#moss yelling - text post stuff with me rambling

i also tag posts I like often w/#fav and #mecore

despite my rb-heaviness i dont really have a tag for my art, i usually just tag it to the fandom the art is usually *for* if that makes sense. If you feel like tagging my art as kin/me/id/etc. go for it cause 90% of the time bitch me too

As far as a DNI goes I dont expect anyone who hates what I do with a passion to follow me but TERFs suck my dick on the way out. That goes for any alt-right weirdos who somehow find themselves on tumblr too. I don't have the time or patience for anyone who expresses any form of bigotry but I doubt anyone like that is gonna make it past the first paragraph of this pinned post without having a stroke anyhow.

If u don't fw objectums I don't fw u

I might reblog some 18+ content but the most it'll be is a haha funny cock joke. Anything beyond that line goes to @discomancer which I'd greatly appreciate if minors did NOT follow ty

if this blog gets the mallet again my alt is @altokel

alr that's all bye

[digital-magus]

I still hate Dr. Squach soap ads (and their douche-o-tronic spokesman), and teaming with lucasfilm/disney for a brand tie-in deal reeks of cynical marketing deals, but gods forgive me, if Star Wars branded "Man" Soap is what it takes to get fuckers to wash then SO BE IT...

[braveandsnipe]

unofficial beast morphers thoughts 

i watched beast morphers during math (there was a sub) so here’s a random assortment of (non-serious) thoughts i have. (SPOILERS)

quick note, i watched the episodes out of order (and didn’t watch all them), but i plan on doing a chronological watch through soon.

of all the people i thought would show up in a beast morphers episode, nick russell was not one of them, but hey, i don’t hate nick, so cool :))

i liked the parallel between steels death and kendrix’s death. whether intentional or not.

they missed the opportunity to use the clip of rocky almost getting killed by goldar with the sword.

what is ranger history class. i probably missed that episodes, but the villains know about it to i guess

steels outfit in the last episode is peak power rangers fashion

whatever abraham rodriguez was getting paid, it was not enough. dare i say he is one of the best actors in power rangers ever. (the whole cast was great, but his performance *chefs kiss)

great to be human is a certified bop

the ending scene of them dancing to great to be human will never be topped, ever.

i think real steel is my favorite episode of the series (steel in general is just a delight)

i’ve never been a fan of the comedy duo, especially in recent years (and i could make a whole raking on that), and honestly, ben and betty weren’t the worst imo, but i think steel could’ve been enough comic relief for the series. (is that just my bias, idk). plus, the rangers themselves were pretty funny in their own right.

tronics is a pretty cool name for the foot soldiers

nate silva : boy genius

when steel met nate’s parents, ugh, he’s so pure god dammit

okay, but why is nate playing football in that one episode me

i could go on about nate and steel all day, but ill gif those instead.

im so happy they were able to get some of the dino charge rangers back. i miss them sm

yeah, thats it for now, probably going to start commentary on lost galaxy, then beast morphers

[isadraws13]

My part of the art challenge! This was a challenge with @hatekunradiated , we were supposed to draw one of our ocs, and choose a difference type, or theme they had then their original one. I decided to do one of my friend’s animatronic type called a Grayscale, and I’m proud of the result!

Though I kept personally fricking up with the last details on her, (I almost gave up on it at one point because my friend kept telling me what I did incorrectly, oops)

I love her though, may draw her again some time in the future,

Wade’s part of the challenge!

[fangirl-writes]

Bang the Drum

Request by @marianara-sauce : if ur still taking mbav fic requests: band au? or like, Sarah and Erica joining the muse-a-tronics adagsgdhfh. I hope that’s okay!

A/N: Sounds great! Hopefully I held up to your standards! I decided to go with a band au because it seemed more fun to write! I didn’t really have a plot and just kind of went where the story took me. I hope you enjoy!

**** Ethan strummed at his guitar, tuning the instrument for practice when Benny burst into Ethan’s garage, the door slamming against the wall.

Ethan’s garage was crowded by instruments (a drum set, keyboard, and a few guitars and mics) and old furniture, including a single couch pushed into the corner where Ethan was currently sitting,

“Benny if you put another whole in the wall, I swear I’m gonna-”

“Someone responded to our ad.”

Ethan was shocked silent. “Seriously? That thing has been in the paper for weeks.”

“Awesome-sauce!” Rory chimed in from behind his keyboard. “Who are they?”

Benny sat down next to Ethan, pulling a crumpled piece of paper from his jacket pocket. “Their names are Sarah and Erica. Singers, but Sarah said Erica is pretty good with a tambourine and she can play bass.”

“That’s exactly what we need. When did you tell them to meet us?”

“In an hour,”

“What?” Ethan exclaimed. “Benny have you seen the state of this place? I can’t get it presentable enough in an hour!”

The room was littered with empty pop cans, chips bags, and smelled generally of sweat from all their practices.

Benny shrugged. “They probably won’t mind.”

Ethan glared at Benny. “When was the last time you talked to a girl?”

Benny shrugged. “Once this whole rock star things gets off the ground I won’t have too, they’ll come to me.”

Ethan propped his guitar against the sofa and began wrangling the trash around him. “Just get me a trash bag,”

***

An hour later, the garage looked less like a garbage dump and more like a band’s practice room.

Rory was overdoing the frebreze when two girls approached the garage.

“Rory give me the can- Rory!”

Sarah hesitantly knocked on the wall to get their attention.

Ethan and Rory (who had been wrestling for the frebreze can) stopped and turned to the girls.

Ethan popped the spray from Rory’s fingers and made his way over to them. “You must be Sarah and Erica.”

“Yeah, and are you Benny?”

“No, I’m Ethan, the guitarist, and that’s Rory, our keyboardist. Benny went to grab some sodas from inside, he’ll be back in a second.”

Sarah nodded and Erica passed the two of them to survey the room. “So this is where you practice?”

“Not a recording studio, I know, but we make do. Benny’s grandma is getting the garage renovated with some wall panels that will hopefully make the neighbors stop complaining and until that’s done my mom’s gotta park outside.”

Sarah nodded in understanding, but Erica didn’t seem to be listening as she scanned the room.

“She didn’t really want to do this,” Sarah said with a smile. “But I convinced her to give it a try.”

Ethan smiled. “You play?” He asked, gesturing to the bass slung across her back.

“Yeah, my dad taught me.” 

“Cool, let me grab my guitar and we can test out the jam.”

Sarah smiled at him. “Cool.”

Ethan felt his cheeks heat up and he smiled back.

“I got five sodas, extra deodorant, and a pack of gum because Rory your breath smells like-” Benny stopped as he looked up at the girls staring at him. “Uh, hi?”

Erica’s nose was wrinkled but Sarah was holding back a laugh. “Hi. Benny?”

“That’s me. Are you Sarah or Erica?”

“I’m Sarah. My friend with the hoop earrings is Erica.”

Benny sent Erica a wink. “How you doing, hot stuff?”

“In your dreams, geek.”

“Harsh.” Benny tossed her a soda and she caught it expertly. He did the same to Sarah. “Let’s see what you babes got.”

“No way. You guys first.” Erica said. “How do we know we wanna be in your band if we don’t know your sound?”

Benny shrugged. “Fair enough. Suit up boys. Let’s do ‘Turn it All Around’, Rory you take drums.”

As the boys shuffled around to their respective instruments, Sarah and Erica shared the sofa to observe.

(A/N: This is actually Atticus Mitchell singing from his role in Radio Rebel!)

Sarah and Erica clapped as the song drew to a close.

“So, what’d you think?”

Erica hummed. “As much as I hate to admit it, you guys got talent.”

“Yeah,” Sarah agreed. “I don’t know why you were looking for singers when you’ve got Benny.”

“Please, please, hold your praises. While I do think my vocals are pretty rockin’, we thought the band could use some lighter sounds. And none of us can reach the notes we want in some songs.” Benny said.

“So, what can you ladies do?” Rory said, leaning on the drums.

“Hey, elbows off!” Benny said, pointing at Rory who raised his hands up in surrender.

“Well, I can play bass, as you can see, but we both have done some singing.” Sarah said, fingering her bass.

“Got any songs you’ve written?”

“Not us, personally, no, but we’ve been practicing this song by Copperpot.”

Benny clapped his hands together. “Well, stretch those vocals!”

(A/N: Again, both actresses actually singing here!)

“Sweet!” Benny said.

“Rockin!” Rory included.

“Awesome,” Ethan finished as they all clapped. “If you guys want in, we’d be happy to have you.”

The other two nodded in agreement.

“Erica?” Sarah said, smiling at her friend.

The blonde flashed her friend a grin. “We’re in.”

The boys cheered and high fived.

“Do you guys have a band name?” Erica asked. “’Cause if not I was thinking ‘Dusk Light’.”

“After that dopey vampire movie? No way!” Rory protested.

Erica glared at him. “For your information, that is one of the best movie series there is!”

“Star Wars.”

“Harry Potter.”

“Back to the Future.”

“I like Pirates of the Caribbean.”

Erica crossed her arms. “Fine. What’s your idea then, geeks?”

“Well, I wanted us to be called Muse-a-tronics but Benny doesn’t think it’s ‘rock and roll enough’.” Rory said. 

“It’s not!” Benny protested. “And besides I like Ethan’s idea.”

“No, it’s stupid, really.” Ethan said, rubbing the back of his neck.

“Can’t be any worse than the other suggestions,” Sarah said. “Come on, whatcha got?”

Ethan sighed. “I was thinking ‘My Babysitter’s a Vampire’ just as a silly suggestion because when I was a kid I thought that, well, my babysitter was a vampire...”

Sarah smiled. “I like it! Plus it gives us a vampire theme for Erica and a personal experience from you.”

Erica shrugged. “It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like ‘Dusk Light’ but, I guess it will work.”

Benny twirled a drumstick. “Well then, M-B-A-V, should we get to work on some songs?”

[kobolddick]

Reasons you should reconsider hating Furbies:

1. They were made to bring joy, not fear. They were marketed as a children’s toy after all. 2. If they have an evil personality it’s not their fault, they were made that way by the person who owned them. Resetting fixes this! 3. Older ones may randomly activate because older electronics sometimes just do that. (They don’t have off switches so they can’t help it!)

Media often makes animatronics seem scary, when in reality they’re an automated thing that reacts based on what actions are done to it. Furbies are no different (see reason 2). Although some models of the toy may not seem very appealing or may be quite creepy, I seriously doubt it was intentional. If you look at other toys from the era older Furbies were made in, like the 1998-1999 models, you’ll see similar designs involving large eyes and expressionless faces. As a programmer and someone who has worked in robotics in the past, they’re quite fascinating and were definitely ahead of their time as far as their code goes, I’ve taken a peek myself and can agree. Their mechanical bits weren’t all that impressive, but are interesting none the less. The Emoto-Tronic Furby (2005), is the only Furby known to have an mouth capable of expressing simulated emotions, and therefore I find it most mechanically impressive compared to the other editions of Furby that have been released so far. Newer Furbies were more complex, the revamped Furby (2012) and Furby Boom (2013) are most interesting as far as their code goes in my opinion, though I haven’t actually looked at it myself. Based on their behavior, it’s unique compared to the other’s to say the least, because both models have personalities that can change overtime, and are easy to identify because their eyes will be in different styles depending on which it possesses. The 2016 Furby however is puzzling to me, I own one myself because I was interested to see how it’s personalities worked and could not find a guide for it anywhere, although on the Furby wiki there was a comment that mentioned a cat like personality. I also asked in a Furby Discord server if anyone knew where I could possibly find a personality guide, and though a few named ones were suggested, I can’t confirm any. So for now my guess is that it may just have one base personality with possibly different traits. I didn’t mean to turn this post into an essay but here we are. If anything I hoped it eased the fears of those who may have been afraid of them, or answered some questions regarding how they operated and worked, because they definitely aren’t sentient. If anything it’s a nice thought depending on how you view them.

[smoothshift]

Test drove several sport coupes in the 30k range this past weekend. Here are my impressions. via /r/cars

Test drove several sport coupes in the 30k range this past weekend. Here are my impressions.

I am in the market for a new car.  Looking for a sport coupe either new or slightly used in the 30k ballpark. I have always been a manual transmission guy, but I did the Porsche Driving Experience in Atlanta last fall and I was extremely impressed with the PDK gearbox.  So I have been focused on cars with dual clutch (very few options I can afford) or very good shiftable automatic transmissions like the ZF8 and A10.

2019 Camaro SS: This car looks really big, with huge wheels/tires/brakes. Yet somehow the interior feels very small and cramped. It doesn’t feel like a boat when driving it, but it doesn’t exactly feel nimble either.  It feels like you have a lot of grip primarily due to the giant tires, not the suspension if that makes sense. And people are not kidding when they say this thing has visibility problems!

I am not really a fan of the retro-style interior.  The 1SS looks decent in pictures, but looks low quality/cheap in person.  The 2SS interior with leather is nicer, but still not great. The materials on the wheel and shifter were decent, but most of the interior still feels dated and cheap. I think I would really want the 2SS if I went with the Camaro, but the 2SS is closer to 40k and out of my budget.

This car is fast, though! Definitely faster than the others I test drove. The engine sounds great, almost good enough to make you forgive the cars shortcomings.  The A10 felt really good, too. Shifts were instantaneous up and down in manual mode, the tach just pinned from one RPM to another.  I did notice a very clunky downshift when coming to a stop in manual mode, though.

2015 Mercedes C350 (W204): I think this is a beautiful car, very understated but still sporty. My girlfriend (who is not a car person at all) thinks it looks like a car for old people. She kept calling it the “granny car”.  Driving the Mercedes was different from the others.  It absorbed all of the bumps in the road and felt kind of like driving a couch, yet somehow still felt planted and handled really well for the ride comfort.  I felt very insulated from the outside world in this car.

The interior in this car is pretty good. The materials on the dash/wheel/console felt really high quality. The seats looked and felt really good, also. The only problem is the center console and navigation screen look really dated for a 2015.  The buttons and radio don’t look like something you would find on a new, modern, luxury car. The nav screen looked tiny and was very low resolution. If I plan to keep the car 5 years, the nav screen display is going to look absolutely ancient.

The C350’s speed was just decent, not slow but it doesn’t feel fast, either. It lacked the “oomph” of the Camaro or 435i. Honestly, I could live with the speed, I just was not impressed with the Mercedes 7G-Tronic transmission at all, though.  I have seen some reviews online where people said it was pretty good for a “regular” style automatic, but it was miles behind everything else I drove.  There was a noticeable delay between when I pulled the paddle and the shift actually executed.  It also seemed to downshift pretty clunkily on every downshift while cruising slowly.  The car only had less than 30k miles on it, but I almost wonder if there was something wrong with the transmission?

2015 BMW 435i M-Sport:  The car looks great in person. It looks the most modern of anything else I drove.  Very futuristic and angular.  Really loved the look of the headlights and taillights, too. I know the roofline is roughly the same height as the others, but my perception is that it seemed lower.

The interior of the 435i was miles ahead of the other options.  It looks super modern and I have no worries that it will look dated in a couple years. I personally like how the navigation screen extends out of the top of the dash (even though many seem to hate it).  The materials in the interior all felt top notch.

The car’s handling felt very balanced, nimble, and in-tune with the road. It kind of reminds me of how the Porsche’s felt when I did the Porsche Driving Experience. It was also very fast, it felt like it had more power in the low RPM range than even the Camaro.  It must make full boost really quickly, because I didn’t feel any perceptible turbo lag. But, I was most impressed with the ZF8 transmission! It shifts so perfectly like the A10, maybe even better.  And I did not notice any clunkiness on downshifts at all. It had perfect shifts in manual mode but still felt super smooth like a regular auto. I think the ZF8 is the best gearbox out of anything I tested.

2017/2019 Toyota 86: This is the cheapest option I have considered.  So that definitely helps it to try and overcome some of its downfalls.  I have also kind of wanted one of these since they came out, so it was near the top of my list now that I am in a position to get a new car. I think they look great in person, especially the new headlights on the 2017+ models. I drove both a 2017 automatic base model and a 2019 manual with the GT trim level.

The interior of the base model was passable.  It was not amazing, but I could definitely live with it.  It’s a big improvement over the FR-S, which had a horrid interior in my opinion.  The only thing is that the GT interior was just way nicer. If I got this car I would want the GT interior no question.  The layout of the interior kind of reminds me of a poor man’s Porsche. It is definitely Porsche inspired.  The only thing I didn’t really like is how they just forced a rectangular LCD screen into the round pods of the gauge cluster.  It just doesn’t look right.

The steering feel in this car was awesome, maybe even the best of anything else I tested.  I really liked how it felt smaller and more nimble than the others.  The automatic shifted pretty good in manual mode, definitely better than the Mercedes. This is the only car out of the bunch that I would get in manual, though. The clutch felt excellent, nice and light. The shifter was also amazing, so much shorter and tighter than the stick in my Civic.  This car is actually a ton of fun to drive.

There is just one problem: after driving the other cars, this car is just so slow!  I know it’s basically a meme how this car is slow, but the power is really just underwhelming.  On the test drive in the auto, I told my girlfriend I was going to gun it from a complete stop to see how fast it was.  She literally started laughing because it was so slow (yet somehow far louder than anything else with the TRD exhaust it had).  It kind of hurt my soul a bit because I really wanted to like this car after lusting after it for so long.  The manual did feel a noticeably faster than the auto, but it was still pretty underwhelming.

The other downside of this car is that I would want to mod it.  Header, tune, coilovers, wheels, and supporting mods.  After you add all of that up, you could just buy a better car to start with (which is also probably a wiser financial decision).

Additional Options: I still plan to drive a 2015-2016 Audi A5 and S5 (with the DSG) and I know I need to check out a new Mustang GT.  For some reason I thought only the GT350 had the A10, but I just found out you can get it on the GT.  Not sure If I will bother trying to drive a V8 Challenger. I know it has the ZF8, but I have been in them before and the interior is sub-par quality and feels like it was made for giants. I suspect it would feel like the Camaro, but all the downsides would be magnified. Is there anything else out on the market I am missing?

Conclusion: I am really glad I went and test drove a bunch of different models.  It really gave me a feel of all their differences.  I have not really ever been a big BMW guy, but after driving the competition, I get it. The BMW is my first choice right now, which is not what I expected.  It has the driving dynamics, the speed, and the super nice modern interior.  I was really impressed. I may even stretch my budget a bit and try and get a 2017 440i M-Sport.  I’m curious what everyone else thinks about my impressions.

[jeankirsteind]

Beast Morphers ep.2: Evox revenge

In this episode begins with Blaze & Roxy were moved into virtual world. On there, we are introduced with the original villain are made by Hasbro named “Scrozzle”. I thinking this villain like a mechanic who invented a few weapon especially creating key power for Blaze and roxy. And also, the appearance of main Villain “Evox”. This villain is almost like “Venjix from RPM that was a virus who want to take ranger powers. In this scene was so good in introducing the villains.

Back to the GB hq, Devon, Ravi, & Zoey are discussed about who will be the leader of rangers. But only Ravi and Zoey who rivaly to get the position as the leader. During the discussion, they’re giving a buddydroids. Such as, Cruise, Smash & Jax. Unfortunately, the actor who voiced Cruise is Kelson Henderson who before have role as mentor of Ninja steel rangers. Then, to scene Ben & Betty who before were a security of Grid Battleforce also were working in any part of the GB said by Commander shaw. In they’re showing the invention that just like stun gun. Their execute is still like a dumbass characters who electrocuted with their invention. Back to rangers, they’re go to Zords and Also the new arsenal for the cheetah zords that make Devon was impressed. Ravi & Zoey are still effort to get attention from Commander shaw that one of them is deserve as the leaders.

During the battle was described as good as well. The rangers are compete in getting the leader position. With a little bit conflict can be make this battle not look like show of strength. In there, rangers have a weakness as look as Go-buster. In my view, the purpose of this weakness was preventing for this rangers wasn’t like a Gary/Mary sue. Ben & betty also proved their role as well in helping Devon when he was stunned because looking a dog. They’re using the invention for defeated one tronic. I know, they’re very helpful when Devon at the bad situation, but they act was still like silly people who created from the formula from MMPR.

In the zords battle, there are a few footage from Go-busters are adapted into Beast Morphers. and honestly isn’t a big deal for this scene and episode. I’m glad the zords cockpit wasn’t like the previous zords that controlled by the five rangers. I’m so hate with that cockpit zords and not make sense with that concept.

In the final scene are concluded with good where Ravi & Zoey were decided to give the leader posisition to Devon because he deserved it. And Devon giving a respect to Ben & Betty Because helped Devon before. and Betty was looks like narcissist character.

Grade: -A

Still beginning of the story, the characters still have a chemistry and hope they will be useful. Especially, Ben & Betty