What do you drive?

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Gary2MBz

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Yeah - those teenager Benz dont do it for me --  but if you like it - thats all that matters.

 

I would much prefer an E400 sedan but hey, a Benz for a first car is still pretty sweet ;)

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I would much prefer an E400 sedan but hey, a Benz for a first car is still pretty sweet ;)

Oh hell - I didnt know that was your first car - if thats the case - then hell yeah that is sweet.

My first car ?  a 1985 Ford Tempo, 2 years after I got it, the IRS impounded it because of a tax lien my father had and it took $93,000 to get my $500 tempo out of impound.

I had the most expensive Ford Tempo in the world !  :D

I hated that thing - everytime I stopped at a red light I felt everyone was looking at me, making fun of me because I drove a crappy car.

Now that I am older, and have nice cars, I realize at the stop light - nobody give a &*%^   - nobody is judging me and Im not judging people who have less - its just a car..... one that goes 0-60 in less than 3 seconds !  :D

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Oh hell - I didnt know that was your first car - if thats the case - then hell yeah that is sweet.

My first car ?  a 1985 Ford Tempo, 2 years after I got it, the IRS impounded it because of a tax lien my father had and it took $93,000 to get my $500 tempo out of impound.

I had the most expensive Ford Tempo in the world !  :D

I hated that thing - everytime I stopped at a red light I felt everyone was looking at me, making fun of me because I drove a crappy car.

Now that I am older, and have nice cars, I realize at the stop light - nobody give a &*%^   - nobody is judging me and Im not judging people who have less - its just a car..... one that goes 0-60 in less than 3 seconds !  :D

I'm VERY grateful that I could lease this car as a first! Why pay $260 for a Honda Accord and a base-model C250 comes at ~$280? I opted for Black on Black and wanted mostly the Lighting Package but hey. On one hand, I am stuck with Halogens for 27 months, but I still get the Entertainment Package and SiriusXM! 6 Months for $30 was a promo I got after the 6 month trial and yeaa not complaining!

 

In 1985 for that money, you could probably get 2 Countach's haha! An AMG isn't worth a daily driver with the busted roads of Hollywood and is FARRR from my budget! I would personally take an Infiniti Q50 & your GT-R if I were to go Japanese otherwise I am not fond of the handling compared to the Germans. My dad had a beater Ford Celebrity back in the early 90s, that thing was comfortable!!

 

I have gotten looks on my car; I just floor it and get in front of them at a distance. That's where I draw the line. My car as an i4-Turbocharged with these pipes turns heads but cops have yet to give me crap. I kept the stock look (1 Tip exit) for that as one of the major reasons; others would be unneeded cost for fake 'AMG' tips and splitting an already tuned exhaust system possibly harming performance. My 0-60 I haven't clocked yet but I'd say I could pull under 6 seconds but that's it. Its a shiny German Econobox and I know its limits. I could care less if someone who lives in an apartment has an ///M or AMG, I would love to keep on this Econobox and park it at a nice garage with the house I get with that spared money I mean look at your picture as a good example!

The AMG can happen in my 30's but it will happen. I just wanna have enough money to keep a family for the future. I am 22 but I gotta be wise too; testosterone doesn't ALWAYS dictate my choices. ;)

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I'm VERY grateful that I could lease this car as a first! Why pay $260 for a Honda Accord and a base-model C250 comes at ~$280? I opted for Black on Black and wanted mostly the Lighting Package but hey. On one hand, I am stuck with Halogens for 27 months, but I still get the Entertainment Package and SiriusXM! 6 Months for $30 was a promo I got after the 6 month trial and yeaa not complaining!

 

In 1985 for that money, you could probably get 2 Countach's haha! An AMG isn't worth a daily driver with the busted roads of Hollywood and is FARRR from my budget! I would personally take an Infiniti Q50 & your GT-R if I were to go Japanese otherwise I am not fond of the handling compared to the Germans. My dad had a beater Ford Celebrity back in the early 90s, that thing was comfortable!!

 

I have gotten looks on my car; I just floor it and get in front of them at a distance. That's where I draw the line. My car as an i4-Turbocharged with these pipes turns heads but cops have yet to give me crap. I kept the stock look (1 Tip exit) for that as one of the major reasons; others would be unneeded cost for fake 'AMG' tips and splitting an already tuned exhaust system possibly harming performance. My 0-60 I haven't clocked yet but I'd say I could pull under 6 seconds but that's it. Its a shiny German Econobox and I know its limits. I could care less if someone who lives in an apartment has an ///M or AMG, I would love to keep on this Econobox and park it at a nice garage with the house I get with that spared money I mean look at your picture as a good example!

The AMG can happen in my 30's but it will happen. I just wanna have enough money to keep a family for the future. I am 22 but I gotta be wise too; testosterone doesn't ALWAYS dictate my choices. ;)

It's a i4 c250 right? Don't think it's going to pull anywhere near under 6 sec at 0-60. Unless your a pro driver, it should be a little under 7 sec 0-60.

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Gary2MBz

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It's a i4 c250 right? Don't think it's going to pull anywhere near under 6 sec at 0-60. Unless your a pro driver, it should be a little under 7 sec 0-60.

Gahhh!! 7 seconds! Its a typo!

I wish I could pull a 5.x sec 0-60 on this! Only goes to the CLA45 on that one!

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I just drove this.

 

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Driving that was like driving a whale in comparison to the little Toyota Yaris that I was driving just a few minutes before that. 

 

Being able to see over practically every other car on the road is awesome however. Except for all the other damned SUVs... :p

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I'm VERY grateful that I could lease this car as a first! Why pay $260 for a Honda Accord and a base-model C250 comes at ~$280? I opted for Black on Black and wanted mostly the Lighting Package but hey. On one hand, I am stuck with Halogens for 27 months, but I still get the Entertainment Package and SiriusXM! 6 Months for $30 was a promo I got after the 6 month trial and yeaa not complaining!

 

In 1985 for that money, you could probably get 2 Countach's haha! An AMG isn't worth a daily driver with the busted roads of Hollywood and is FARRR from my budget! I would personally take an Infiniti Q50 & your GT-R if I were to go Japanese otherwise I am not fond of the handling compared to the Germans. My dad had a beater Ford Celebrity back in the early 90s, that thing was comfortable!!

 

I have gotten looks on my car; I just floor it and get in front of them at a distance. That's where I draw the line. My car as an i4-Turbocharged with these pipes turns heads but cops have yet to give me crap. I kept the stock look (1 Tip exit) for that as one of the major reasons; others would be unneeded cost for fake 'AMG' tips and splitting an already tuned exhaust system possibly harming performance. My 0-60 I haven't clocked yet but I'd say I could pull under 6 seconds but that's it. Its a shiny German Econobox and I know its limits. I could care less if someone who lives in an apartment has an ///M or AMG, I would love to keep on this Econobox and park it at a nice garage with the house I get with that spared money I mean look at your picture as a good example!

The AMG can happen in my 30's but it will happen. I just wanna have enough money to keep a family for the future. I am 22 but I gotta be wise too; testosterone doesn't ALWAYS dictate my choices. ;)

 

@ 22 and driving a new Mercedes - thats awesome.  I dont want you to get the wrong impression by what I said, that car is great - very nice.  Im in my late 30s and would prefer something else, thats all.  But any new Mercedes is ...well.... a Mercedes. ;)

Hey man - I just want to repeat the GT-R is not technically mine. My dad bought it, but cant drive it, but he hasnt never just said, "oh to hell with it - you can have it" .  My daily is a G37 sedan.  Just wanted to be clear about that & that pic of the driveway with the Raptor & GT-R is not mine - I found that on Google. ;)

 

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@ 22 and driving a new Mercedes - thats awesome.  I dont want you to get the wrong impression by what I said, that car is great - very nice.  Im in my late 30s and would prefer something else, thats all.  But any new Mercedes is ...well.... a Mercedes. ;)

Hey man - I just want to repeat the GT-R is not technically mine. My dad bought it, but cant drive it, but he hasnt never just said, "oh to hell with it - you can have it" .  My daily is a G37 sedan.  Just wanted to be clear about that & that pic of the driveway with the Raptor & GT-R is not mine - I found that on Google. ;)

 

My tastes changed within the year too trust me I get where you're coming from so no worries.  :)  I didn't figure you would grab that picture from Google hahaa.

I used to be all about BMW but after seeing all the recalls, reliability issues on the F30, and that a 328i would set me back ~$370-$400, the C250 was more viable. I'm not a VW/Audi person. I fill up my tank at the most twice a month for $40 for 91! :rofl:

 

My coworkers drive G35's and G37's and filling gas is a major drag for them, I hear it all the time! My 4 banger has its perks there hahahaa :D  My lease is up mid-September 2016; I'm waiting for the new 2016(?) 2-door C-Classes.

 

The way your dad owns his GT-R is the way I wanna be with an AMG for my kids one day. I wanna keep the car fixed/tuned/cleaned in a cover and only open it once or twice a year. Preferrably an E63-S ;)

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My tastes changed within the year too trust me I get where you're coming from so no worries.  :)  I didn't figure you would grab that picture from Google hahaa.

I used to be all about BMW but after seeing all the recalls, reliability issues on the F30, and that a 328i would set me back ~$370-$400, the C250 was more viable. I'm not a VW/Audi person. I fill up my tank at the most twice a month for $40 for 91! :rofl:

 

My coworkers drive G35's and G37's and filling gas is a major drag for them, I hear it all the time! My 4 banger has its perks there hahahaa :D  My lease is up mid-September 2016; I'm waiting for the new 2016(?) 2-door C-Classes.

 

The way your dad owns his GT-R is the way I wanna be with an AMG for my kids one day. I wanna keep the car fixed/tuned/cleaned in a cover and only open it once or twice a year. Preferrably an E63-S ;)

As for my father, he figured whatever car he bought would probably be the last sports car he ever owned as he is getting to old to be driving crazy, and he wanted something awesome.  He looked @ the Cadillac CTS-V too.  He went to Vegas where you can drive a GT-R on a track for an hour.  When he came home, he bought the 1st red one he could find.  However, he got in a wreck in another car of his and fractured 2 vertebrae and cant get into the GT-R anymore  (too low)  so instead of getting rid of it, he let me take it... so to speak.  It is paid for, but it is not mine.  He figured since I was the sole reason he even knew what a GT-R was - that I should be the one to enjoy it.  (I have a sister and brother but neither of them are interested in cars)

As for a Mercedes, I just never thought about getting one because there was always something else I wanted more.  But like I said a few posts back, I am pretty fickle and right now - cant decide because it seems every week it is something different - last week it was an F150, this week....well its only Monday morning - so we will see ;)

 

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My tastes changed within the year too trust me I get where you're coming from so no worries.  :)  I didn't figure you would grab that picture from Google hahaa.

I used to be all about BMW but after seeing all the recalls, reliability issues on the F30, and that a 328i would set me back ~$370-$400, the C250 was more viable. I'm not a VW/Audi person. I fill up my tank at the most twice a month for $40 for 91! :rofl:

 

My coworkers drive G35's and G37's and filling gas is a major drag for them, I hear it all the time! My 4 banger has its perks there hahahaa :D  My lease is up mid-September 2016; I'm waiting for the new 2016(?) 2-door C-Classes.

 

The way your dad owns his GT-R is the way I wanna be with an AMG for my kids one day. I wanna keep the car fixed/tuned/cleaned in a cover and only open it once or twice a year. Preferrably an E63-S ;)

Reliability issues on the F30? Mine has been rock solid, and my F30 335i is a 12/2012 build, so it's a pretty early build. The forums are always a good place to look at common problems, and so far the F30 has no major problems. The new N20 engine on the 328 has gotten very positive reviews. BMW is underrating their N20 and N55 engines, and BMW is also a little conservative in the 0-60 rating. The gas mileage on the turbo 4 and turbo 6 are also excellent. On my 335i (N55 engine), I can get 34-38 mpg on the highway, 24-26 mpg on the city, and it's rated for 0-60 at 4.8s. 

 

I see the new W205 is having a lot more early problems, so not a good sign. @ AMG - I had a '07 CLS 63, it was an amazing car, and was my quarter life century crisis car (25th birthday present to myself :D). If you are getting a used AMG, be prepared for out of warranty repairs - I can't stress how expensive they will get. Sadly I had to get rid of the car, because it was just simply way too expensive to maintain, even though the car cost less than a fully loaded Accord/Fusion. Not to mention, wearable items like tires are expensive (and it will eat through them), and it just drank gas. When you own an AMG, you measure gas mileage in different units called smiles per gallon :laugh:  My advice to you, if you can afford it, go for it. It's a once in a lifetime experience. Just have plenty of money saved up for the inevitable maintenance and repairs. I am looking into getting another AMG - looking at C55/C63 or any M156 based 63. I'd love a M157 AMG, but they are all more than I'm willing to pay for. I'd also love a 500E - that is an iconic car. Or, I'd go the pCar route - the Cayman is calling my name.

 

There is something about Audi that leaves a poor taste. I don't like that a $40k+ car shares parts with VW. Hell even a million dollar Bugatti uses a similar key fob to a $20k Audi. 

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After trading in my 5 series (with 120K miles) I got a short 27 month lease on a Lexus IS350 since I didn't really see anything I liked.  Now (a little over half way into the lease) I've locked into my next car:

 

 

The sound just got me.  A complete sleeper and the Gallardo/R8 V10 under the hood. :drool:

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After trading in my 5 series (with 120K miles) I got a short 27 month lease on a Lexus IS350 since I didn't really see anything I liked.  Now (a little over half way into the lease) I've locked into my next car:

 

 

The sound just got me.  A complete sleeper and the Gallardo/R8 V10 under the hood. :drool:

So when are you getting one?  :)

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Ironman273

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So when are you getting one? :)

As soon as I can get out of my lease. Could be a little before it ends, if my friends at Lexus hook me up.

Already scoping some out but they probably won't be available by the time I'm ready but it's good for information. I know it'll be a 2010 or 2011 with around 40k miles.

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I just drove this.

 

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Driving that was like driving a whale in comparison to the little Toyota Yaris that I was driving just a few minutes before that. 

 

Being able to see over practically every other car on the road is awesome however. Except for all the other damned SUVs... :p

That is one of the things I love about my truck.  Living in Alberta >80% of vehicles are trucks or SUV's and when I had my car I had a hell of a time seeing around other vehicles.  My truck (though stock height) sits above pretty much everything except other trucks, big vans, and 18 wheelers. 

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After trading in my 5 series (with 120K miles) I got a short 27 month lease on a Lexus IS350 since I didn't really see anything I liked.  Now (a little over half way into the lease) I've locked into my next car:

 

 

 

The sound just got me.  A complete sleeper and the Gallardo/R8 V10 under the hood. :drool:

Damn that thing sounds great.  I like it !  Is this S6 suped-up or is it factory like this ?

 

Waiting to see some runs with this thing.  I hope it comes out when the successor to the Veyron comes out.

"290mph is within reach" - -Hennessy website

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Damn that thing sounds great.  I like it !  Is this S6 suped-up or is it factory like this ?

It has a Magnaflow exhaust.  I would do something to the exhaust anyways, just not sure what yet.

 

This is completely stock:

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Draconian Guppy

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How is this for a driveway ?

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This might be the most practical / sensible family on the planet.

Weekend drive up the coast or day @ the track: GTR

Need to go camping in the Sierra Nevada for the week: Raptor

What else is there ?

 

Nothing much really ,just will them with naked women :laugh: and please if you do so, bring me along :cry:

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I recently purchased a 2004 Ford F120 4x4 Lariat SuperCrewCab and loving it.

Never though i'd love a vehicle so much.

Currently upgrading alot of it and modding it.

Tis my baby.

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Also really enjoying fixing it up and working on the engine. Same funness that comes with troubleshooting and fixing a computer, but with a much more of an happy achievement satisfaction feeling.

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I recently purchased a 2004 Ford F120 4x4 Lariat SuperCrewCab and loving it.

Never though i'd love a vehicle so much.

Currently upgrading alot of it and modding it.

Tis my baby.

Looks in great shape for a 2004.   I love my F150 (posted a couple pages back)  I can definitely see my next vehicle (in 5 years or so) being another F150 solid truck, solid drive, and definitely dependable.

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I don't know if this counts but I "drive" a 2013 Honda Ruckus. Got rid of the money pit I knew as a 1998 Mazda Protege Touring edition with no regrets.

 

Bought it brand new for about $3600CAD including taxes and registration fees, approx $5CAD for a full tank of gas (5L) which gets me almost 200km, approx $460CAD annual insurance, and I do my own maintenance.

 

It's 50cc so it tops out at 70km/h but that's good enough for 95% of my commute. Hoping to do some cheap mods to get it up to 80km/h.

 

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It's 50cc so it tops out at 70km/h but that's good enough for 95% of my commute. Hoping to do some cheap mods to get it up to 80km/h.

 

Head down, elbows in, try slipstreaming should get you up to hmmmm, 71!

 

Usually with mods comes noise, something to remember.

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This week in hardware news Image: Thermaltake Catch up on some of the latest software news updates that arrived throughout the week: Intel and AMD PCs in one case: Thermaltake's CAPO X dual-system chassis brings you the best of both worlds by supporting two microATX (mATX) motherboards and up to two 360 mm AIO liquid coolers. If you want ideas, maybe you can use one as your main PC and another as an AI agent. Google Tensor production: While TSMC will remain the lead producer, the search giant is reportedly in talks with Samsung to hand over part of the production of its next-generation Tensor AI chips. The upcoming TPUs are reportedly codenamed “Icefish” and will be produced using Samsung's 2-nanometer process technology. Lethal fake phone chargers: UK-based consumer rights organization Which? has warned that "potentially lethal knock-off chargers" are still being sold on online marketplaces, including Amazon and eBay, despite the dangers of such chargers having been exposed. This week in Google News Image: Google Catch up on some of the latest Google news updates that arrived throughout the week: Sliding into DMs: You might remember that YouTube had a direct messaging feature back in the day. It's now rolling out a revamped direct messaging inbox that lets you share Shorts, videos, and live streams and have conversations about them. New in NotebookLM: The AI-powered note-taking app got some new agentic capabilities and more advanced reasoning, thanks to support for Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity. NotebookLM can now generate outputs in more formats, making it easier to start new projects with less information. This week in Apple News Image: Apple Catch up on some of the latest Apple news updates that arrived throughout the week: WWDC 2026: This week was all about Apple's annual developer conference, where the iPhone-maker finally unveiled an upgraded Siri AI and a platter of new Apple Intelligence features. Siri AI now has a cross-platform app, which is supported on select models of iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. What's different about WWDC: I wrote a detailed feature this week discussing how Apple changed the WWDC keynote this year, blurring the lines between its operating systems. Apple didn't have dedicated segments for its operating systems this year and didn't even publish the official press releases. Liquid Glass slider (finally): It's that time of the year when Apple previews fresh updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other platforms. A new transparency slider for Liquid Glass is coming to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate. Is your device supported?: If you're wondering whether your Apple device supports the new developer beta builds, you can check the respective compatibility lists for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and watchOS 27. Siri AI not coming to Europe: Yes, that's true due to complications related to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). While Apple penned a blog post to tell its side of the story, a European Commission spokesperson told Neowin that the DMA does not prohibit Apple from launching its services in the EU; the company is simply required to comply with the law. New child safety features: Apple announced a trove of new safety features for kids, including a simpler setup experience for parents, Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, and a redesigned Screen Time UI. Parents can now visit a new website to find answers to common questions around child safety features. More cloud power: Apple's Private Cloud Compute cloud infrastructure will now run beyond its own data centers for the first time. It's working with Google and NVIDIA to run new Apple Intelligence workloads on Google Cloud systems powered by NVIDIA GPUs. This week in Meta news Catch up on the latest Meta news updates that arrived throughout the week: Data from outside: Meta is rolling out a new update globally to personalize your AI responses and primary feeds using data from outside businesses. It already targets ads based on shopping activity, but the latest development enables it to personalize other "parts of your experience." There is a toggle in the Settings to disable activity from other businesses; however, it won't prevent companies from sending your data to Meta. Level playing field: The European Commission has ordered the social media giant to restore access to WhatsApp for third-party AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Copilot. Meta previously blocked rival AI chatbots from operating on WhatsApp, prompting the Commission to launch an antitrust investigation. Spying on users: On the flip side, WhatsApp accused the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm, NSO Group, of deploying a fresh wave of targeted "spear phishing" attacks against its users, which were thwarted by WhatsApp's security teams. Reorder profile grid: Adding some customization for the profile grid feature, Instagram now lets you rearrange posts in your profile without deleting and reuploading content. Go to your profile and long-press any thumbnail to find the "Reorder grid" option. This week in AI news Catch up on the latest artificial intelligence news updates that arrived throughout the week: Claude RAM hogger: Windows users are getting infuriated by Claude Desktop's hidden 1.8GB Hyper-V VM bug, which spins up if you use Claude Cowork or agent mode even once. It shows a Vmmem process in Task Manager, indicating 0% CPU usage but 1.8GB of RAM usage. Claude Fable 5: The new state-of-the-art AI model from Anthropic beats OpenAI's ChatGPT-5.5 in multiple AI benchmarks. Claude Fable 5 sits above the Opus models and outperforms most other generally available models across knowledge work, vision, scientific research, and more. However, the model was abruptly suspended after receiving an export control directive from the US government. Stack Overflow for AI agents: The popular Q&A platform has launched Stack Overflow for Agents in beta, which AI agents can use to share, find, and reuse coding knowledge. It explained that AI agents operate in isolation, creating an Ephemeral Intelligence Gap, and valuable tokens are wasted on something another agent has already solved. Upgrading Codex: OpenAI is buying a company called Ona, which makes secure cloud execution and orchestration technology for developers. The ChatGPT-maker aims to make Codex agents run for days without being tied to a local machine or an active session. It also announced a new developer mode in Chrome. This week in open-source news Catch up on some of the latest open-source and Linux updates that arrived throughout the week: Linux 7.1 rc7: Linux Torvalds dropped an optimized rc7 with crucial fixes for AMD and laptop hardware. He said that a stable version of Linux 7.1 could arrive next week, adding that the latest RC is not small, but smaller than recent releases. Alpine Linux 3.24: The latest Alpine Linux release added support for COSMIC Desktop, Linux 6.18, IPv6 installer support, automatic serial console configuration for headless setups, and major package updates and removals. This week in Microsoft News Microsoft had to shut down more than 70 GitHub repos after they were compromised by malware, Teams is getting a controversial tracking feature that users may hate, and the company explained why the new update makes PowerToys faster. You can check out Taras's freshly baked Microsoft Weekly roundup to catch up on all the interesting stories this week. This week in gaming The latest issue of Pulasthi's Weekend PC Game Deals curates several exciting games on sale this week. On the Epic Games Store, the new titles on display for grabs include Warhammer 40K Speed Freeks and The Ouroboros King. NVIDIA GeForce NOW's summer sale lowered the prices of both the Performance and Ultimate membership options for a limited time period. Meanwhile, the Xbox Free Play Days brought Undead Labs' post-apocalyptic title State of Decay 2, as well as two Team17-published titles. That said, here are some more stories from the gaming world: Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion to bring snowy region, new updates also coming Playground drops 30 minutes of Fable gameplay, shows off life sim and morality system Playground Games confirms Forza Horizon 6 save wipe bug Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations expansion gives the Slayer a brutal Chain Spear State of Decay 3 is out in 2027, reveals Plague Nests with new co-op gameplay trailer From the review corner This week, Taras got his hands on the DuRoBo Krono portable e-ink reader, which comes with a $279 price tag. It's a smartphone-sized device with a rotating dial, sitting somewhere between premium and cheap in terms of build quality. Speaking of the pros, the physical controls are cool, the smart dial is useful, the battery life is good, and Android 15 has no-nonsense software. On the flip side, the device lacks software customization, the built-in AI needs improvement, the smart dial is a bit wobbly, and there is no ambient light sensor. EA Sports UFC 6 EA Sports UFC 6 does a better job at onboarding new players than most fighting games, according to Pulasthi's detailed review. The game comes with rewarding combat systems, top-notch animation, impressive impact physics, and visible damage on fighters. However, the menus lag a lot, grappling isn't very fun, and the flow state feels a little misplaced. More price drops! We got you covered with some hot tech deals all week. For some reason, if you missed out on a great discount, here is a summary of some recent deals that are still alive: GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G - $649.99 (13% off) 1TB Samsung T7 Portable SSD - $189.98 (31% off) AirPods Pro 3 - $179 ($50 off) Edifier R1280Ts Powered Bookshelf Speakers - $129.99 (24% off) To view all of our recent deals, click here. So, these were some of the biggest tech news and other updates from this week. There will be more issues of our 7 Days series in the coming weeks and months, so stay tuned. You can also support Neowin by registering for a free member account or subscribing to extra member benefits, along with an ad-free tier option. Have a great weekend!

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