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thor_barley t1_jd2ue3u wrote

Don’t want to use their unique bags; dislike the way regular bags fall into the bin when half full.

My version allows kids to splatter filth into the lid mechanism too easily. Which begins to stick and needs to be hosed out. Generally the lip under the lid is a goo collecting area.

Although I don’t love the design, I have 2 that are just fine after ~8 years.

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TheSuperGiraffe t1_jd2s5uh wrote

Simplehuman bins are also recommended by myself. Not cheap but a few nice features that keep it simple and clean. Mine is 12yrs old and still working like new.

simplehuman CW2058 18L Slim Butterfly Kitchen Pedal Bin, Strong Steel Pedal, Silent Soft Close Lid, Non-Skid Base, Fingerprint-Proof, Inner Bucket, Brushed Stainless Steel https://amzn.eu/d/eBEyacW

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doubletwist t1_jd2ql0s wrote

>My last 3 cars have been German made, still haven't had an engine shit out on me.

And in 30+ years of driving, I've never had a Japanese engine die on me either. Even my super cheap 200SX, which I put almost 200k miles on and drove the piss out of for 8 years. In that time, I replaced the O2 sensor, the alternator, and an engine mount bolt. Not counting consumables like oil, brakes, clutch and tires, I spent less than $1000 total in unplanned maintenance on that car.

Still, my story is just as anecdotal as yours.

That said, I'd love to have a BMW, but I've been too terrified to actually buy one. I test drove a used 5 series (stick shift) once. It drove like an absolute dream and was the smoothest shifting I'd ever experienced.

Unfortunately (or fortunately for my wallet) when I took it to a BMW mechanic for a pre-sales inspection, he pointed out a bunch of stuff that was wrong with it that would very quickly end up costing me thousands to fix, even at an independent shop. Including very weird but simple/basic things that I'd never even heard of failing on a Japanese car.

And any time I look at a BMW forum, is full of 'I love this car, but a, b, c, and d failed and it cost $hoogoob to fix", for things that would've been a) not failing on a Japanese car and b) hair the price to fix in the unlikely event that it did.

Though I'd still buy the shittiest German car before I ever spent a dime on an American car.

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Lagkalori t1_jd2jsza wrote

Fun story, one of my friend bought one from this brand. The usual thing which happens at parties is that a few will gather in the kitchen. When my friend got in the kitchen someone pointed out that he got a new Hailo trash bin. He was like "yeah! The best part is it got wheels." The next moment we were six guys standing around the trash bin while he explained everything about that. We spend a solid hour talking about trash bins and the brand Hailo.

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