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    Nokian One 195/65R15

    I miss that size. Perfect for passenger cars. Was used on the Prius until they gave in and made it look good and upsized the wheels. My VW Sportwagen handled plenty sporty with it as well.
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    Carvana is now in the new car business.

    I thought you could buy Hyundais on Amazon? For now, all they're doing is removing the dealership experience. No savings, though. Get me factory direct pricing and built to order and I'll be interested.
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    The industry is WRONG: your best tires belong up front

    Just call it "drifting" and all is good.
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    RC Cola pricing

    OP, just a few threads down on the list was ... https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/ive-likely-been-a-type-2-diabetic-since-and-maybe-even-before-30-years-of-age.402350/ :unsure:
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    Tire storage question

    I used large contractor trash bags and vacuumed most of the air out and then twist tied them closed. Overkill but the person that bought that winter tire setup later benefited.
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    Towing with a New Land Cruiser, Truly Irritating

    Toying (ha - pun was not intended) with an LC purchase later this year and those would be my preferred tire set over any ATs! Other vehicles could be a Taco OffRoad w/ the hybrid, or potentially a Ranger - we like the hybrid Toyotas with the 2400w inverter output as that could be used to power...
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    I can't decide what oil to put in my car after 6k posts here...

    Dude. Stop eating out so much! If you put 1/10th of the amount of anxiety-inducing research into your health as you did your oil change, you'd have a much different [better] priority to focus on. I'm saying this as someone who will also fixate on minute details that mean bupkis in the bigger...
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    Buy Oil Now! - per Lake Speed Jr

    I don't know him, so I can't hate him personally. I do hate social media and "influencers" because they are rotting the world's brains through endless, unneeded "content". Contributing to The Decline of Western Civilization (check out that doc, BTW) is not contributing to society, IMO.
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    Starting to Plan for New Car

    I believe Ford Escape PHEVs are having huge Ford and dealership discounts right now. Would be pretty hard pressed to beat some of those deals for a PHEV. Double check if your state/city/county and/or local utilities offer rebates or incentives also.
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    Recent Consumer Reports rating of tires

    I think you meant boomer submissions.
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    Anyone Here With A Reverse Mortgage

    Reverse mortgage can make sense - the HUD HECM ones are legit. Was the right call for my dad a few years back, and during much better interest rates, luckily.
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    Finally replaced my spare tire.

    Correct on the hybrid AWD Sienna. It is a small-sized spare and I just recently grabbed a cheap Rav4 18" wheel and a used tire to match our slightly upsized 235/65r18s for our Sienna, so we'll actually have a full size spare. Will just throw it in the Yakima Skybox up top and hope to never need it.
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