I hope your day improves sir

my friend was actually told by her doctor to eat less rice. Just wanted to share!

They’re all style, interior comfort, features now, sadly the important things in a car like making sure the powertrain is dependable, electrical things don’t short and cause fire, isn’t stupid easy to steal, making sure warranty and recall work is done right all take a backseat to those two. People like to say “all car companies have problems” and they’re right, but they’re also missing the pattern of HyunKia stupid cost-cutting repeatedly biting buyers in the butt who have to deal with it. And half-assed recall “fixes”. And needing to be sued to care for owners of their many engines. Some models might be better than others, some years, but it’s not worth the risk.

Some BIOS updates remove the S3 option so that’s possible. It’s also possible that Modern Standby was working before and something changed which broke sleep for you. You can run a Sleep Study (instructions on the web) to see how your computer has been sleeping but it sucks that you’d have to resort to that.

Ugh, I had a Latitude 7210 2-in-1 and upgraded the 2230 SSD to a Western Digital SN530(?) one. Turns out after hours of troubleshooting Modern Standby, poring over Sleep Studies (“why is it draining 8% of battery an hour asleep?”) that the specific drive I put in didn’t “support” “Modern” Standby?

Anyways I have a ThinkPad with S3 sleep now and the fans actually turn off when I put it to sleep so that’s a win.

Mostly incorrect, entering the BIOS and having the toggle to switch between S0 and S3 (or, “Linux”) sleep does indeed exist but it is hard to identify what models have it (I hear Lenovo’s BIOS simulator helps) and it’s increasingly being removed in newer models or even removed in updates. Dell has no interest in putting it back and recommends hibernate or just powering off the machine when on-the-go.

I made sure the ThinkPad I own personally had the toggle but my work-issued one does not so it is now a Hibernate-only machine. No setting can help that.

When you say “couch” my first thought is a recent-ish Celeron or Pentium Silver fanless laptop. Performance akin to a Core 2 Duo but no fan to get blocked sitting on the couch. Like the Latitude 3210(?)

Laptops that appeal to me are often bottom breathers so it’s one thing I miss from my old MB Air.

oh no, sorry to hear about that interest. good luck

I just bought a 4Runner, it’s a nice blast-from-the-past and not-huge-nor-a-Jeep off-road SUV.

I actually replaces my 2016 Sorento - I traded engine concerns, other quality and theft/insurance worries for poor fuel economy. Hyundai/Kia are pretty much on my shit list since it seems like “they’re fine now!” has been the internet mantra since sometime around 2009.

If I wasn’t going off-pavement, I’d probably look at the last-generation Highlander or current Passport since I still would want the space and AWD since I would venture down forest roads anyway.

I rented a Corolla Cross recently and I liked it a lot but I’d probably get it in hybrid guise if I had the option. But the dash shape was a little weird for my larger frame. (6’ 1" in height)

My SO has an last-gen HR-V, I like it a lot. Except my head touches the roof sometimes. 4Runner’s with sunroofs are a no-go too. I’d recommend it too since the Magic Seats and interior packaging are nice - although it’s slow and I’m not crazy about the CVT - but I do appreciate it doesn’t fake it’s shifts most of the time. My concerns with Honda’s mid-sizers despite being nice is their width (78.5" wide versus my Sorento being just under 75" and the 4Runner at 76" - all not counting mirrors.) but if you don’t mind those and the push-button shifters, I’d look at them. The Passport’s fully-open hatch though is too low and I’d have to keep ducking to get under it.

Maybe not all relevant to you but I just decided to ramble.

It’s an early-‘10’s Sonata, could be that its engine seized as it was turning in, or maybe it was stolen and the 12 year old behind the wheel couldn’t be bothered.

You’d have to check, my personal X1 Extreme Gen 4 has the toggle but my new work T14 Gen 3 does not.

You’ve done it now, now I’m catching up on Oglaf!

I’m sure you tried but the definitive option would be a BIOS switch to change it. Sometimes is says S3, sometimes it says Linux sleep (like my personal ThinkPad)

But if you don’t have that toggle at all, the firmware probably dumped S3 entirely - especially if it’s a relatively new machine and you’ll have to lean much more on Hibernate like my new work ThinkPad.

I would investigate whether an older BIOS version still has the S3 toggle since some BIOS updates have removed S3 I believe but a search of forums would probably turn up enough complaints to hit your radar.

Attacked by the Nut-Devil ma’am!

I would see how the tires help since if they + traction control help enough with traction you might not need to worry about an LSD as much.

Results may vary but you can always plug it back in after testing.

Toyota’s have no negative effects beyond obviously no cellular functions and the microphone ceasing to work.

I recommend figuring out what the opt-out procedure is too. If I ended up with a Toyota, calling in via the SOS button will start the process of disconnecting the system.

Also note that some may have 3G radios, etc. which are already defunct.

Edit: Fixed typo

Ayy, fellow 15k budget buyer! Except I was more into that I could lay down flat + my bike fits in the back with the wheels on. (2016)

I forgot to note in my comment that my skid plate is an aftermarket one - 1/4" aluminum, not the stock plastic/fibery cover.

Personally, it’s handled everything I’ve thrown at it well. Mud, sand, dirt, rocks within the limits of it’s dimensions, but I also have some light AT/trail tires on so those help too. I did say I liked the AWD system but it’s not user serviceable sadly and seems to be built and designed to fail eventually. (replaced AWD clutch earlier this year, cha-ching!) The big issue is obviously there isn’t much headroom for errors or tougher conditions.

I’ve done things to my Sorento most shouldn’t off-pavement (the crossover, not the BOF one, good AWD system and transmission I’d say until the engine seizes - probably graduating to a 4Runner when I get the chance for tougher things), there have been a number of times I’ve slid onto my front skid plate.

Disappointed this “skid plate” seemingly wouldn’t stand up to that.

My favorite is that their seeming takeaway from the success of Barbie is to go heads deep into TOY MOVIES.

just hyundai/kia things!