So the girlfriend and I are making the transition from east coast to (almost) west coast, Colorado! Unfortunately I know next to nothing about cars. I've gotten lucky with the cars I've owned and I'm looking to make a really informed decision this time around, so I'm looking for guidance.
I know I want something roomier than my current car (2021 Honda Accord Hybrid) but I'm really not sure where else to go from there. I appreciate good tech in a car (nice display, HUD is great too, and I've really gotten accustomed to Honda's lane assist and car-in-front-of-you-aware cruise control), and I think I probably definitely want leather interior for the next vehicle. I have a $45,000 budget.
Outside of the above, I'm really not sure I have other preferences. I'm planning to start test driving cars soon but I don't want to go into a dealership without some kind of plan haha. I'd be open to any vehicle size/manufacturer. Any ideas?

Buying a new car for the first time ever. Kia Niro Wave here we come!
I should have known better, but was surprised at the 10-15K 'extra' warranties, coverage, insurance options that they are now trying to get me to add on, that go above and beyond the manufacturers warranty.
Do people generally go for these things?

Summary: Speeding slows you down, getting stuck behind a slow car doesn't slow you down much at all. I was curious about how speed affects efficiency, and realized that because high speeds reduce range, and increase need to charge, that higher speeds might actually lead to a slower overall trip for the Bolt. The results were really surprising. Calculations with a spreadsheet show the optimal speed is 70mph, but slower speeds like 60mph are only very slightly slower overall. In fact, there's less than a 1% difference between any speeds between 60 and 75mph. Here are the assumptions:
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• 40KW/hour charging rate.
• 80% of battery used (so, 10% - 90%)
• 15 minutes overhead for charging (getting off highway, finding charger, waiting for open slot, etc)
• kW usage for each speed was determined by:
  • driving on a flattish highway, in one direction
  • using cruise control
  • waiting until kW usage stabilized
  • taking several photos of dashboard, and recording numbers later.
  • averaging the kW shown in the photos for a specific speed.
• A more accurate estimate could be achieved by driving on a windless day, averaging over a longer period of time, and being on an absolutely flat road.

I divided the range for a specific speed by time to drive + time to charge, which yielded a net speed.
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Real Speed	Net Speed
55	40.1
60	41.9
65	42.2
70	42.2
75	41.9
80	40.1
85	39.5

I put my data and calculations in a spreadsheet. You can make a copy and adjust assumptions and values yourself.
Conclusion: Safe driving is fast driving. Fast driving is slow driving.

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In what is possibly the most ironic way of getting a flat tire ever, my very new (2700 miles) Ariya picked up a wheel weight in the tire this morning at school drop off. That will drain all the air out of a tire in record speed in case you are wondering.
Anyway- the guy at the tire shop looked at it and told me that the tires were still new enough that I could get away with replacing just the one if I wanted to go that way. However, I should know that the tires only had 6/32 on them, and considering they still have the new nubs on them that means they could not have ever had more than 7/32 and I would almost certainly have to replace all 4 within 8k miles. He said manufacturers do this to make the range better.
Also, the original tires cost $300 each and would have had to be special ordered. Since the Ariya doesn’t have a spare I would have been without my car for a week and then would have to replace all 4 tires within the year anyway. I wasn’t interested in that so I now have 4 new tires.
I know this is a personal preference issue to a large extent. I had a leaf before this and had to replace the first set of tires after about 15k miles too, so it tracks. I know EVs go through tires a lot faster and I’m willing to live with that because there is almost no other maintenance and fuel is so cheap.
But holy crap. $300 for a tire that only has 7/32 to begin with? I will take the hit to my range.

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Fletch gently pushed open the large and lavishly decorated bronze doors of the university administration building and ambled out into the portico. He set his cup of coffee down on the pedestal of a granite pillar and pulled his cigarette case from the breast pocket of his tan trench coat. The old chief inspector plucked a cigarette from the ornately engraved case with slender fingers and wondered why the Kael let him come at all.
Something felt very off with the whole thing. The more he thought about it, the more he questioned the story he got. Mike Anderson was certainly depressed, but as far as Fletch could tell, he had not displayed any suicidal behavior. And why now? Fletch thought. Things were on the upswing for the kid. His grades were excellent, his family situation was good, and he was out of the house more this term than the last. Fletch scratched his mustache. Why would the seals hide the autopsy and the gun? He brought the cigarette to his lips, snapped the filigreed case shut, and slipped it back into the breast pocket of his coat. Fletch flicked open his lighter and sighed as he lit his cigarette. Murder.
It was a hopeless case. These days, warrants were approved by the seals, and even if they weren't, he doubted that he could get one anyway. His suspicion of foul play was backed by nothing but his instinct.
Fletch watched students hustle and bustle through the plaza in front of him as he puffed away at his cigarette and pondered his theory.
But why kill him now? They could have done it in complete secrecy while he was a POW. And it couldn’t be to keep what happened in Philadelphia under wraps. His death brings more attention to it. And he wasn’t a rebel. So why? Fletch sipped at his coffee as he flicked ash from his cigarette. Vengeance? Did he kill some noble brat during the war?
Fletch scratched at his grey mustache and glanced at his watch. I’ll have to follow that thread. He tossed his half-smoked cigarette into a puddle as he briskly walked down the steps and through the university plaza.
The withered investigator was deep in thought when he entered the parking lot. What do I tell that Enrique chap? He unlocked his car and crawled in. I certainly can’t tell him that his mate’s been clipped with no evidence. Fletch turned the key, and the engine of his little Volvo sputtered to life. It’s no bleeding use. I’ll just tell the lad they weren’t interested in sharing and keep my suspicions to myself.
As he reached for the shifter, Fletch noticed a delightfully thick manilla envelope stuck in the gap between the center console and the passenger seat.
He pulled the envelope from the crack. Gingerly, he opened it and pulled out a small note. It read We’re even now, prick.
Fletch smiled and couldn’t help but mutter, “The game is afoot,” as he flicked through the stack of documents inside.
Isabella poked her head into the large office and saw Professor Dret’la with a ball of dark green yarn on her lap and bone darning needles beset with carvings in her hands.
Isabella was struck with confusion. What? She crochets!?
The professor looked up from her labor, spotted the confused girl outside her door, and called, “Come in.”
Isabella walked into the office and took a seat. She gestured to the yarn in the professor's hands. “What are you making?”
The professor smiled as motherly as one could with a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. “It will be a hat for my son. He just received his commission as a junior biologist, so he has to rummage around in freezers to get samples for his whole research team.”
Isabella blinked. This was not characteristic at all for the quick-tempered professor with a penchant for launching chalk across lecture halls at the mildest provocation.
Isabella shook off her shocked expression and gave the tall professor a dimpled cheek smile. “That’s so sweet! I’m sure he’ll love it. One of the best gifts I’ve ever received was a thick wool sweater from my mamma during a training exercise off the coast of Norway.”
The professor, still smiling, sat up straight. “I hope that’s the kind of reception I get.”
The professor’s demeanor hardened as she stowed the yarn and needles in the desk drawer. “Now, let's get down to business.”
Isabella gulped.
“To start, congratulations. You’ve passed our testing and been selected for officer training.”
Isabella asked, “Who else was selected?”
“There are nine others: Robert Rhodes, Elena Pavel, Hal Jellico, Zheng Li, Brooke Halsey, Colow Aden, Magnus Tordenskjold, Bill Lee, and Kazuya Yamamoto.”
Isabella didn’t recognize all the names.
“Should you choose to accept, you will be taking a prep course taught by Colonel Ocidea and I starting next week and lasting all through the summer. If we deem you ready, you’ll ship out for basic training and then off to the Royal Military Academy, where you can earn your commission.” Dr. Dret’la leaned in close to Isabella. “Do you accept?”
Without hesitation, Isabella answered, “Yes.”
“Mike, come over here. You’re going to want to see this.” Calty voiced from her seat in the front of the cockpit.
Mike rolled off the couch and walked into the front of the cockpit as the captain shouted, “Decelerate!” Mike couldn’t help but grab onto the back of Calty’s seat as the FTL drive kicked into gear. The cockpit glass dimmed just before blindingly bright blue jets of fire from the front-facing engines came into view. A bright green circle flickered onto the glass surrounding a marble-sized dot darker than the rest of the now dim screen. The dots and circles expanded at an extreme pace until they took up most of the display. Another dot appeared—minuscule compared to the other—surrounded by a red circle. The growth of the shadowy dots and the circles around them slowed and then stopped entirely as the engines sputtered out.
The HUD faded out of view, and the tint of the glass slowly lightened, revealing a vast planet embraced by blue-green ice with a colossal foundry in its orbit. The planet, a gas giant called Drassus, was orbited by four rings. One was made of containers, and the other three were made up of loose ore gleaming in the nearby star's light. Exhaust chimneys spewing gas and fire sprouted from the otherwise spherical foundry, giving it a sea urchin-like profile, which, together with the weave of pipes bringing fuel from beneath the icy surface of the planet below, made the foundry resemble an old naval mine.
The captain strode up to the front of the cockpit. “One-third ahead and steer 14 degrees left. We’re unloading in bay three.”
Six mech suits and a tug exited a plasma-shielded hanger as the ship came to a halt. The mechs glided to the front of the ship and started dismounting the external cargo bay from the Broken Fin while the tug hitched onto the opposite end of the ten-kilometer-long rack of containers.
A little while later, the tug pulled away with the load of containers, and the comm system blared to life. “Broken Fin, you are cleared to leave. The UO corporation thanks you for your business.”
The captain replied, “Our pleasure. Broken fin out.” as the ship pulled out of the loading bay.
He turned to the navigation officer and said, “Lock in coordinates for jump to Kael Prime.”
The captain went to the central control board and pulled up traffic control. “Tower 1, this is the Broken Fin. We request a jump slot to Kael Prime from Drassus.”
“Broken Fin, request granted. Your departure slot is at 16:33.”
Mike glanced at the top right of the ship's HUD and looked at the time. 16:21.
Better get my stuff together…
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The ship shuddered ever so slightly despite the inertial dampeners as it exited FTL. Mike was lounging on the couch with his bag at his feet. He was ready to get off this tub.
Mike idly watched flames lick at the cockpit window as the ship descended into the atmosphere of Kael Prime. He looked at Dreki, who was sitting on the other couch. His muscles bulged through his clothes despite wearing a white sweater so large it could be mistaken for the sail of an average-sized boat. Mike asked, “Do you know anything about what’ll happen to me now?”
The big Kael shifted in his seat. “Technically, I’m not supposed to tell you anything, but what the hell.” Dreki pulled the collar of his sweater down, revealing an angry white number burnt into his iron-gray skin just below the collarbone. “First, you’ll get branded.” He released his shirt and pointed to a small scar on the side of his head. “Then you’ll get an AR implant.”
“Where will I be getting that?” Mike asked.
“The Imperial Science Academy. We’re going to be staying there for a few days. They’ll run a bunch of tests and get you fitted for equipment there. After that, I’ll drop you off at the spaceport, and you’ll be off to Tlaxcalssus for basic training. After that, I don’t know.”
“Thanks.”
The ship shook as it touched down on the landing pad. “Time to go.” Dreki shouldered his pack and walked out the door. Mike fiddled with the straps of his bag as he followed Dreki down the ramp and to the far side of the ship, away from the rest of the passengers. Mike's nose was immediately assaulted with the acrid smell of sulfur from where the fiery exhausts of engines had melted asphalt. The spaceport was swarming with vehicles and filled with the constant roar of ship engines and a symphony of smaller equipment. Power loaders and mechs loaded and unloaded heavy cargo, shuttles bustled to and fro with passengers, baggage carriers snaked through the crowded landing pads, and vehicles that looked like floating garage doors zipped through the air at ankle height, bringing pilots and crew to their ships. Mike couldn’t help but chuckle a little at the absurdity of it all. Here he was, in the heartland of the enemy, walking through what was essentially a ten-acre parking lot.
Dreki plopped his bags on the ground and yawned as he stretched his arms over his head. “Our skiff will be here in a minute.”
Mike tuned out the beeps and whirrs of the tank-sized forklifts and mechs unloading the ship and gazed out beyond at the horizon. You’re not in Kansas anymore, bub. Mike thought as he studied the skyline of the imperial city basked in the glow of the early evening sun. Some of the buildings wouldn’t look all that out of place on Earth, but the skyline was assaulted with abominations that pissed on the laws of physics as Man understood them. Tusk-shaped skyscrapers defied gravity with their seemingly unsupported curves, and even more absurd were pyramids stacked atop another point-to-point like hourglasses. Any delusion of normalcy that Mike could come up with was shattered.
Dreki picked up his bag and pointed to a slab of black marble speeding towards them at ankle height. “Here’s our skiff.” A railing popped out of the center as the skiff came to a gliding halt. Dreki boarded the skiff and took hold of the rail, and Mike followed suit.
They sped through the spaceport and stopped outside what looked to Mike like a train station. Dreki shouldered his bag and stepped off the skiff. Mike stepped off and quickly fell in pace with Dreki. The big Kael led Mike into a grand station bustling with people. Most were Kael, but there was a smattering of other species. Some stared at Mike, others glanced, but most completely ignored him as he followed Dreki through the hall and onto a platform. Unfamiliar aliens clearly weren’t an uncommon sight here.
The walls of the station were covered with mosaics depicting Kael warriors from the distant past. Dreki noted the human's curiosity and said, “The founders of the clans.” He leveled a massive hand toward an opulent, towering mosaic of a Kael warrior wielding a bronze falx. The imposing figure's body was made of blue gemstones, the eyes rubies, one tusk silver, and the other gold. “That’s the founder of my clan, Drekalla Gold Tusk.”
Mike asked, “How’d he manage that?” As he followed Dreki into a mostly empty train car.
Dreki plopped down on a bench. “He was the war priest of Hroptaug the Conqueror during the unification wars. After the wars were won, Hroptaug granted us the Steam Hills.” Dreki pointed through the train window at the mosaic of another warrior whose body was made of milky white pearls. “That one,” He paused and spat on the floor, “Tiblan the Terror, challenged Drekalla to a duel for most of that land. Drekalla was cutting him to pieces, but the craven poisoned his blade. Just before Drekalla could deliver the final blow, the poison reached his heart, and Drekalla died. The only wound on his body was a cut across his forearm that barely drew blood.” Dreki rolled up his sleeve, showing a scar that reached from his elbow to the middle of his forearm. “Every K’alla is cut the same way to remind us of the blood feud.”
Mike inwardly sighed. Kael and their damned feuds… “How long ago was this.”
“Seven thousand four hundred and fifty-one years ago.”
Mike held back a snort. The absurdity of it all. The first human law codes came about to stop blood feuds, and out here, they have feuds that have lasted longer than Earth's recorded history.
“How’s that feud been going as of late?”
Dreki’s face sagged, “Not good.”
They both grew quiet. Mike shuffled uncomfortably.
Mike glanced at the route display and broke the silence, “What's with the middle city, inner city thing?”
Dreki relaxed slightly. “Oh, so the city used to be a fortification. The inner city is actually a volcanic island. The middle is built over the river, and the outer city was built on the banks.”
“I see.”
The doors closed, and the intercom sounded, “Next stop, the inner city.”
Dale Robert’s wrinkled face was unreadable, and his highly decorated black and blue dress uniform immaculate as he led a horse through the street. He felt the eyes of thousands of onlookers on him, and he hated it. The pure black horse had a black leather saddle on its back. Two tall, glossy black boots were placed backward in silver stirrups, and the elaborate hilt of Mike’s basket-hilted broadsword jutted from the top of a black leather scabbard buckled to the saddle. Roberts followed the horse-drawn caisson bearing the flag-draped coffin of his old commanding officer. Not much farther now, he thought. The sounds of the cartwheels rolling and the horse’s tack jangling were wholly drowned out by boots stamping the ground in unison. Almost all of the 1800 survivors of the 801st regiment were there, resplendent in their dress uniforms, marching behind Mike one more time. The local police and fire departments joined them.
Roberts was unsure about it all. He felt that the poor kid's family would have preferred a smaller service back home in Colorado instead of this damn near royal procession. And Roberts was damn sure that the seals did not give their permission for this, no matter what the police chief said.
A reporter ducked through the police barricade and tried to ask the marching soldiers questions, but they remained stone-faced as the procession marched nearer to the gates of Philadelphia National Cemetery. Roberts handed the reigns of the riderless horse to another man in uniform and joined seven other members of Charlie platoon in pulling the casket from the cassion. They silently began their march to the grave, closely followed by General McCarthy, the man who was Joint Chief of Staff, and the color guard. Bagpipers began to blare, “Going Home.” Roberts heard the sound of gravpulse engines and looked up in dismay as a Kael gunship broke through the low clouds and descended to just barely above the cemetery. A loudspeaker blared, “Disperse at once.”

Ive played FH5 from day 1 and im 99% sure ive owned every car (that doesnt cost money) at some point. A big flaw in FH5 are some sounds, mainly turbo noises being plain and repetitive which often become annoying but also how certian engine types of different manufacturers sounds way too similar like it was copy and pasted eg. inline 6s. After alot of testing i have made a list of cars with the upgrades that i think sound unique (very few to no other cars sound the same) / realistic. (!! i know i have left out some cars, its was just alot of work making this list!!) if theres any cars ive missed, comment them and ill add them.
Acura Integra [Race Intake / Race Exhaust / Race Turbo]
Aston Martin Valkyrie/AMR Pro [No Upgrades, sounds really good stock]
Audi R8 V10 Plus [Race Intake / Race Exhaust]
BMW E46 M3 [Race Intake / Race Exhuast / Sport Turbo]
BMW E92 M3 [Race Intake / Race Exhaust]
BMW F90 M5 [Race Intake / Race Exhaust /Sport Turbo]
BMW F82 M4 [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust / Stock Turbo]
BMW G80 M3 [Race Intake / Race Exhaust / Stock Turbo]
BMW G82 M4 [Race Intake / Race Exhuast / Race Turbo]
Chevrolet C6 Corvette [Race Intake / Sport Exhuast / Race Supercharger]
2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE [Race Intake / Sport Exhuast /Race Supercharger]
2023 C8 Corvette Z06 [Race Intake / Race Exhaust]
Ferrari 599XX [No upgrade options, sounds better without turbo]
2024 Ford Mustang [Race Intake / Race Exhaust /Race Supercharger]
Jaguar F-Type R Coupe [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust /Race Supercharger]
All Koenigseggs sound similar but good
Lamborgini Huracan LP 610-4 [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust]
Lamborgini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera [Race Intake / Race Exhaust / Race Turbo (Crazy turbo spool noise)]
Lamborgini Aventador SVJ [No upgrades, sounds good stock]
FD RX7 [Race Intake / Sport Exhaust / Race Turbo (very nice sound and realistic turbo noises)]
Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX [Race Intake / Sport Exhaust /Sport Turbo] Mitsubishi Time Attack Evo [Sounds amazing stock]
Mitsubishi Evo X [Race Intake / Street Exhaust / Race Turbo (Realistic turbo noises, nice exhaust crackle)]
Mitsubishi Evo IX [Race Intake / Sport Exhaust / Race Exhaust (Good sound, nice turbo spool)]
Nissan R32 Skyline [Race Intake / Street Exhaust / Stock Turbo]
Nissan Skyline 2000GT R [Race Intake / Sport Exhaust Sport Turbo]
Nissan S13 {club ks} [Race Intake / Street Exhaust / Race Turbo]
Nissan R35 Black Edition [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust / Turbo (very realistic)]
Nissan 350Z [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust / Race Turbo (realistic)]
Nissan 400Z [Race Intake / Sport Exhaust / Sport Turbo]
Porsche Carrera 2 by Gunther werks [Race intake/exhaust]
Porsche 997 GT2RS [Race intake / stock exhaust /stock turbo]
1973 Porsche Carrera RS [Race intake / Sport exhaust / Race turbo]
Porsche 911 reimagined by singer-dls [no upgrade options, good stock]
Porsche 991.2 GT3 RS [Race Intake / Race Exhaust]
Porsche 991.1 GT3 RS [Race intake / Stock exhaust]
Porsche 992 GT3 [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust]
Porsche 911 RSR [Fully upgraded]
Porshe 991.2 GT2RS [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust /Race turbo]
Toyota Mk4 Supra [Race Intake / Sport Exhaust / Sport turbo]
Toyota Gt86 [Race intake / Race Exhaust / Sport Turbo]
Toyota Celica GT [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust / Race turbo]
Toyota GR86 [Race Intake / Race Exhaust / Street Turbo]
BMW Mk5 Supra [Race Intake / Stock Exhaust / Stock turbo (one of my favourite sounding cars in the game)]

I've always thought about how another trilogy of movies could be slotted into the existing ones and keep the continuity consistent while also not remaking the movies.
After Doc time travels at the end of Back to the Future 1, we do not see him again until he returns in the 2015 Delorean to bring Marty to the future. Between those two moments, two thieves like Biff (Cliff and Tiff?) could have stolen the upgraded Delorean and gotten into trouble with it before Doc Brown somehow got it back and we the audience would be none the wiser. It could work considering we don't see the time circuit dashboard until the car is in 2015 and the bottom time would say 1985 was where they were instead of some other random year.
I feel like something new with this franchise is imminent and I would prefer something like this to keep BTTF3 the definitive end rather than have Marvel-type actors make a mockery of this story.
Thoughts?

I have a 2013 vr6 volkswagen passat that i just recently put raceland coils, rear sway bar, end links, all control arms, slotted and dimpled brake performance rotors and ceramic pads, stainless steel brake lines and race fluid, and most recently got michelin pilot sport 4s's and aligned.
Im thinking my car is definitely sporty now, and i could take it on the track, and i do want to try the track a bit, but then i did more research and found that my tires arent track tires so when they got hot theyll grease up and loose traction, and then theres the wear and tear on rotors and pads and how i dont have track pads or even just semi metallic.
Im beginning to wonder if its even worth it at this point to do anything beyond like 20 minute runs at a time. Im thinking the best activity for me is maybe try out hpde once and see from there. Also maybe the cones thing would be good for me, i think its called time attack or sumthin.

Background : I've been playing for about 2.5 years (38 years old now), shooting in the low to mid 80s. Decent knowledge about clubs. I've had about 6 different sets of clubs from different fittings done at club champion, PGA superstore, Golf Galaxy, Local course, and original sets bought on facebook marketplace and finessed by my first coach/teacher. (Northern California)
I've also spent over 10k on lessons from pretty much all the coaches from local golf course. Local coaches I've found online, coaching from golf shops, you name it. I wanted to improve fast.
So this is my rant, I feel like as a player, everyone here is to exploit and make their living from a game we love. A breakdown of each topic below.
Coaching:

• Korean academies ( subscription based) - It was $500 a month for unlimited range and the instructor would walk around and give you a pointer here and there, practically useless, like 3 mins of actual coaching.
• American style coaching - There is an inherit conflict of interest with golf coaching that doesn't make too much sense to me. Local coaches from golf courses typically only offer bandaid fixes to what you are struggling with and very much assume you are a beginner. It is fairly hard for them to gauge and access how much you know about the swing within the one hour period. Typically people go see them for a 1 hour lesson here and there and they don't really have a strong client-tell. There are coaches that I work with more frequently and they are always booked, but if you are a coach and you need clients, do you AT HEART really want to help you get better. Wouldn't you always want to just find a goldilocks zone where you are always booked.

Fitting:

• Retail stores - Trust me, a lot of these guys are utter garbage at big retail stores like golf galaxy and pga superstore, unless it's like a fitting van studio. There are the knowledgable ones but they are seasoned and just want to sell you shit. It's like going to a car dealership but for clubs. A free putter fitting means having a college student looking at your swing for 3-4 shots then when you make a putt, he goes wow.... that's a great fit. He doesn't care if you know about lie angle, loft, toe hang, length, stroke type. Doesn't know how to probably set up a SAMs Puttlab. Then when it comes to actual club fitting, I don't even know where and how to start, but it's probably some generic corporate training of recommending the latest clubs from different manufactures.
• Club Champion - Fittings are decent, but something about them. They know more generic numbers on trackman forsure. They are constantly trying too hard to upsell you into exclusive shafts, and their build prices are just way to expensive, but if they know you just want the fitting only, they won't spend much time with you. The $300 dollar fitting fee is realistically not worth it for them. They forsure care more about you buying their SST puring services and breaking each component down and charge you separately. A awkward moment is when I went in and just wanted to test out all the shafts, but already had one in mind. When the build came out, I played dumb and showed the guy the same build for $1200 cheaper. They broke down the head, shaft and grip down as individual components. Their rebuttal was they were the ones building it, and their tolerances are much better than stock manufacturer. As if it's really hard to get the loft, lie, length, swing weight checked anywhere else. Anyway, I just did the math infront of him and paid him $175 for the fitting.
• Golf shops - Don't be confused, the point of having a shop is to make revenue, you will get recommended to different brands that they have the most association with, and with the highest margin. They will try to sway you in a certain direction, especially when you are a newer player and don't really know exactly what you want.