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Why change the oil at 1000 miles? IIRC Blackstone Labs claims that oil doesn’t go bad at this age. They tested old bottles from 10 years ago and the oil was fine. Regarding the oil filter, I doubt anything happened over these 2 years with such minimal use unless it’s a new engine that’s being...

They have Pep Boys in France? 😂

I’ve crashed a simulator flying a Falcon 7X, a few times. The screen froze. My buddy used to work at a sim center where he had probably a dozen machines under his control. It’s the ultimate video game and we were fooling around for sure. I’ll have to upload the video one day. Flew under the...

I have an Honda HRX 217 it has wheel height notches 1 - 6 with 1/2 settings in between. I run it at 1.5 to keep the lawn as short as possible so I don’t have to mow it frequently. I often run the blade through the grass into the dirt, occasionally stall the mower leaving small crop circles...

Historically, living next to bodies of water has never been safe. Many of these areas were flood zones for eons before man declared them flood zones officially. Rivers and coasts move overtime naturally. We’ve had weather extremes over the last centuries and before industrialization that...

Scion’s version of a solid gray was literally called “cement gray” paint code 1H5.

Very nice! Are these OE? I spray painted my on my last break job but they were not as rusty.

How often does the nitrogen have to be refilled? Is there a tank that’s replaced every x amount of times or is nitrogen added when fueling up?

OK I guess my mother in law isn’t crazy after all. Those mechanical timer switches could fail in or never really click off and keep the toaster on I presume. That was me, I’m not a fan of these batteries anymore or any large batteries inside the house at this point, even computer UPS boxes...

This pack was indeed left in a drawer and forgotten about. I gave it to a family member in 2017 due to power outages they were having that year and it looked pretty new when we found it in their house a few months ago after they died. It was drained probably 2 times to before it failed. I top...

I think manufacturers have realized insurance companies have no option other than to pay for the part, it’s another revenue source. Meanwhile you can get a frame rail for $800 because you don’t want to total the car when you can sell more parts.

Probably have run into one of you guys at Auto Zone when their tool clearance is announced in the promotions forum.

Journalism is like photography, anyone can say they are one. Many of them pump out crappy work even with 4 year degrees.

Probably never. Total loss. In California? Arm and a leg unless it’s owned by someone connected. Probably was underwater for millions and now even more. I’d wager that operations like these are only viable with some government funding otherwise no sane company would take the risk.

They were competing for the USPS postal truck contract. Oshkosh won it, Lordstown stock tanked, and the company went bankrupt.

Very nice, I can park this next to my Toyota Mirai and illegal Kei cars.

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If it weren’t for the Sony MX5 noise cancelling headphones I bought for this trip, then it would have been much more uncomfortable. Everyone around me was well mannered but there is no way around being uncomfortable in steerage class unless you have an entire 4 seat row to yourself to lay down...

Yes, it went very smoothly and we arrived 15 minutes at terminal C before boarding started. We were a little concerned when we saw a long snaking line at passport control but amazingly that took only about 15 minutes. Customs at AMS is a very smooth operation with at least 12 border officers...

There are so many stories. I guess the only thing we can do is buy reputable brands and throw out a power bank that may have been dropped or older than 5 years. Also checking if a power bank is getting very hot when discharging might be a good idea as well.