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Cake day: December 26th, 2023

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  • Explain in detail; don’t just say it like it’s obvious and a “no shit” kind of take.

    Your entire argument is based on the assumption that your morals are the “correct morals” while everyone else who doesn’t align with you is incorrect. That’s a textbook definition of this fallacy.

    You are disingenuously undermining what veganism is by phrasing it as a trivial dietary choice.

    That’s exactly what it is. Disagree? Explain in detail; don’t just say it like it’s obvious and a “no shit” kind of take.

    There is no reason why veganism, as a subject, should get an automatic quick dismissal via accusations of a “superiority complex” than any other subject.

    Where has that happened here? I challenge you to quote the comment stating as much. Seems like you’re strawmanning here.

    I said “veganism isn’t about me.”

    you are just repeating the same exact issue of ad hominem and a thought-terminating cliché by calling vegans “self-righteous” and disingenuously strawmanning them as people who just want to circlejerk about the “superiority of their choices”

    “Veganism isn’t about me, but if you criticize me personally, you’re criticizing veganism!”

    This is hilariously illogical. It reads like someone whose brain is short circuiting from all the cognitive dissonance.













  • If your underbody is all rusty then you very well may need all this stuff done, which is super unfortunate as these vehicles are otherwise some of the most reliable out there.

    If you can take care of some of this on your own, you can find high quality OE or OE equivalent parts on RockAuto alongside the cheap stuff you’d find at Autozone (what they’re referring to). It’s nice as they break stuff out into “cheap” (economy) and “quality” (daily driver/premium) parts and all the prices are still excellent. I’ve bought numerous Motorcraft and Toyota branded parts for our vehicles from them.



  • Some of those seem like insane repairs. Leaf spring replacement? Steering rack replacement? Do you live in the rust belt by chance? If not, I don’t see why these would need any work unless they’ve been physically damaged in a crash or something.

    Is your engine a 4.7L V8? If not, you have a timing chain that shouldn’t ever need to be replaced. The 4.7L was the only engine that had a timing belt on the Tundra in 2007, which do need to be replaced since they can easily wear out.

    A lot of the other parts seem like reasonable items to repair, but their prices are crazy high.

    $15 per spark plug plus labor? I just did my spark plugs and think I paid $5 each for OEM quality iridium plugs from RockAuto.

    Front struts only need to be replaced if you notice that they’re leaking.

    An alignment is needed only if replacing suspension components or you notice uneven tire wear or the vehicle pulling to the left/right.

    Exhaust - $700 to clamp (!) a small section of pipe seems incredibly steep

    Wheel bearing and struts: prices for these parts are about double what you can buy OEM quality parts for on your own.