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    Educate me on the federal tax credit for buying a USED EV.

    Also be aware of the AGI cap. $75K for single and $150K for married filing jointly.
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    New Tire Confusion

    I have the Continental PureContact LS tires on my Subaru. They are whisper quiet, very smooth, and phenomenal in the rain and snow. They’ll serve you well.
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    Planning a Vacation...

    I’ve used Apple Vacations before. Just don’t use them for airfare; just book your hotel with them. You can typically get a week in the Dominican Republic for about $700-900 per person per week (plus transport).
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    Purchased Ford's Extended Service Protection for the 2019 F350 6.7L diesel

    Nice looking truck but just a warning about Ford warranties. I had a 2013 that required back to back $900-2800 repairs. I went in a third time for the same issue and they denied the work because “The total cost of the previous repairs exceeded the underwriting limits of the factory warranty so...
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    Non smart TV

    Big tech is already way ahead of you. https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/b?ie=UTF8&node=21328123011 “Amazon Sidewalk creates a low-bandwidth network with the help of Sidewalk Bridge devices including select Echo and Ring devices. These Bridge devices share a small portion of your internet...
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    Early Oil Change on New VW EA888?

    I always change my oil early. I always point early OCI naysayers to this post on the Toyota RAV4 forum: https://www.rav4world.com/threads/break-in-oil-change-w-pics.317167/
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    Two Thirds Of New Cars Will Be Electric/Hybrids by 2032

    In general, despite more accessible information, people aren’t good at research anymore. I have several colleagues that felt burned by the EV hype of 2021-23 but in reality they only have themselves to blame. One bought a Ford Mustang Mach-e, EPA range of 210 miles. Her commute is 70 miles in...
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    iPhone to USB C transfer Speed?

    Yes, I do a bulk export from Photos, the switch to the Files app to compress the folder into a single .ZIP and then copy/paste it to the encrypted volume.
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    iPhone to USB C transfer Speed?

    I connect the drive directly to my iPhone and then mount the volume from the “Files” app.
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    iPhone to USB C transfer Speed?

    I use a 2TB Samsung T7 SSD to backup my photos from my iPhone 15 Pro. No issues with speed. Just a couple of days ago, I moved about 8 GB in about a minute. And the only reason why that it is even that slow is because I have the drive set up with a FileVault encrypted APFS volume.
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    Tire antitrust class action suit

    Why do law firms that do class action lawsuits always have domain names that look like they were made by scammers? Seriously, bivens.plaintip.com?
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    How thirsty MSFT is for my documents

    lol. Oh how timely. 3-8-24 Russian state-backed hackers gained access to some of Microsoft’s core software systems in a hack first disclosed in January, the company said Friday, revealing a more extensive and serious intrusion into Microsoft’s systems than previously known. Microsoft believes...
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    Things we see driving around - original content (pictures you snapped)

    Pictures taken while driving around the greater Moab, UT area.
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    Toyota "FREE" oil changes

    You’re lucky. I asked at delivery but my dealer wouldn’t give me the oil and filters. I ended up not using any of my ToyotaCare visits.
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    Is amsoil severe duty gear oil THAT much better than the rest?

    This is AMSOIL Severe Gear after 75K miles in the rear diff on my 2012 Subaru Impreza. It holds up very well despite the tiny, 0.8 quart capacity. All other fluids came out jet black or silvery brown at half the mileage. Yeah yeah yeah, color isn’t everything but still…75K!
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