Cars · by Cozy Mango · 2026-10-14

I finally understand why Cars people care about maintenance from my first week notes

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 8 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 9 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. evs got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam

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Olena Shevchenko · 12 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. I noticed the same thing in Istanbul

Elif Yılmaz · 12 likes

I had the same reaction to depends

Jasmine Cruz · 2 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Tiny Noodle · 0 likes

helpful correction

Lucas Silva · 5 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Luca Bianchi · 0 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Cedar Orbit · 6 likes

I am curious what changed your mind

Aisha Jacobs · 11 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating. This pairs weirdly well with lentil soup

Midnight Lantern · 8 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Omar Hassan · 3 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. The social part surprised me too

Beatriz Sousa · 3 likes

This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Maya Putri · 3 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating. I learned that one the expensive way

Bilal Raza · 2 likes

The framing feels off to me. Not terrible, just not convincing. This pairs weirdly well with idli

Grace Parker · 2 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Mia Bauer · 2 likes

This is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. The quiet part is easy to underestimate. Consistency beats intensity here

Mateo Ramírez · 2 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. That route sounds like type-two fun

Olena Shevchenko · 1 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Jiho Lee · 1 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it

Ananya Rao · 0 likes

I had the same reaction to competence

Noah Miller · 12 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Nicolás Díaz · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to fair