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    2024 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4WD

    This ain't Toyotas first turbo 4cyl! Enjoy it. Will last a long time.
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    Why are OEM tires so bad?

    Tyre Reviews made a video on this
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    change transmission filter before or after the full fluid flush?

    Cooler lines usually go right back into the oil pan so it's not an issue. You can double check your trans.
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    change transmission filter before or after the full fluid flush?

    +1 Most Japanese transmission have rock catcher filters. I would definitely add a Magnefine filter to help actually filter out contaminants that can wear the valve body.
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    TW Graphene Flex Wax vs. Pro To The Max Wax?

    My personal experience is conventionally applied products last longer than the spray stuff.
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    Data leak includes passwords for this site.

    Use a password manager and generate your passwords, every site is different. I use 1Password
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    Looking at a Used Car, lacking maintenance history

    It is but, without history for oil changes it likely would be a flight with the Dealer if any engine issues occurred. Just a factor in my decision but, I ultimately just passed on the car. After tax and typical BS fees it was just a bit more than I wanted to spend right now. It was Black on...
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    Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) hit by Cargo Ship and Collapsed

    100,000 tons 8 knots =768,000,000 J of Kinetic Energy. To compare a Hummer EV(9063lbs) going 80mph 2,630,000 J of Energy Just a staggering amount of energy from all that ships mass.
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    Looking at a Used Car, lacking maintenance history

    So I'm Looking at a 2021 Lexus GX460 with 36k 1 Owner. (Lease) It's not cheap, and I intend to keep it a long time. Car is 2.5 hrs away so I would go see it but looking at Carfax and Lexus vehicle history it does not show anything past 10k miles(Oil and Filter change). It had a tire blowout at...
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    Is 17ft lbs too much for a 5/16" diameter bolt?

    Fastenal has a Calculator that I've used in the past. https://www.fastenal.com/fast/services-and-solutions/engineering-calculators/torque-calculator
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    Wife's 2013 Hyundai seized up today 94k miles

    Someone on Reddit had their warranty denied since they didn't save their oil receipts when doing DIY oil changes and told they were SOL. OPs dealer seems to have a fair policy to check for sludge. Is that written anywhere?
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    The Solar Eclipse & The Path to Totality

    I would recommend anyone who hasn't been in complete totality to do it. I was in Madisonville TN for last one in 2017. Clear skies is the important part! Likely going to miss this one but it was a very cool thing to experience.
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    Transferring Music Files To USB: Why So Slow

    I once had to transfer files in a very awkward setting back in 2012, me having a 3.0 drives/3.0 laptop I was used to transferring files very quickly. This person brought out their flash drive, a USB 1.0 Sandisc cruiser... I already knew we would be there for way longer than I wanted too ugh.
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