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    Who will be the last to keep their logo

    A lot of folks debadge there cars. I wonder if that plays into it? If I stamp the company name into the back sheet metal harder to get rid of it.
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    store owner fires warning shot to scare off would-be robbers

    I was too young to pay much attention but there was a pretty good documentary out a couple years ago. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/04/28/us/la-riots-korean-americans
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    Best New Mix - Size SUV ?

    I don’t know which but I wouldn’t be jostling a hybrid around for even light off road. Batteries, electronics, and vibrations don’t mix well. For anything off road Get a gasser whatever it is.
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    Gas buddy become a useless app ?

    Search gas prices near me in the Google maps app. Google doesn’t rely on users and I find it’s quite accurate. They don’t do Costco either. You need to be a member to get gas there right? Likely the reason. ** edit - I take it back - they do Costco also. Near where I am at the moment.
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    Car battery

    Yes mine tests them. They will charge them if there discharged too much I was told. Every time they did mine was replaced once there test was completed without any issues.
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    Car battery

    Until they do they haven’t - so why bash Walmart for something they haven’t done? If I buy a 3 year battery today then it’s 3 years for me. Doesn’t matter what they do tomorow.
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    Car battery

    Ever start Max at Walmart is $140 with a full 3 year warranty. Depending on location you will get a JCI or East Penn. There are Walmarts everywhere for warranty. AGM for a few bucks more.
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    Everything is potentially fake / counterfeit these days

    What’s in a knock off lunch and how much did it cost? Inquiring minds want to know?
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    Looking for some input on a small Inverter - generator

    It was a typo - should be 3600rpm. A 2 pole generator at 3600 is 60Hz AC power - well alternator I guess right? So while it might still be running through the inverters coils there is little or no frequency to invert. Maybe cleans it up? The Honda 212 and clones are typically governed at 3800...
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    The South remains the largest gainer in migration.

    Most violent crime is either gang/drug related or someone you know. It’s also often concentrated, like Oakland or South Side of Chicago. So even looking at state level is a false straw man, IMHO. Just pick a good neighborhood.
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    Looking for some input on a small Inverter - generator

    You should look at the manual before buying an inverter for the max draw under “eco” mode, which is when the inverter is actually working. When you exceed that they revert to a standard generator running at 3000rpm negating any fuel savings. My cheap WEN is at 60% of its 3500W constant rating...
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    Small SUV needed; advice?

    Or I could simply read the manual and DIY. Or ask the Toyota technicians on this board. Novel concept I know.
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    Small SUV needed; advice?

    If he gets the basics I already know wrong, then why should anyone trust his other stuff there not sure about? That’s the point.
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    Small SUV needed; advice?

    I have run 16, 20 and 30 weights in mine. I am sure there all fine. But that’s not the point, or his only error.
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    Small SUV needed; advice?

    How does the 5w-30 or 0w-16 know what engine it’s in and control its own viscosity somehow? Car care nut has gotten basic things wrong that are documented directly in the service manual - like exactly what the control algorithm does. Toyota club did a deep dive on it also directly with...
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    Which truck would you buy

    Where are you located? I am coming there to buy a truck. Honestly buy the one in the best condition. They all look good.
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    Small SUV needed; advice?

    Yes but he says stuff like you must use 0w-16 because Toyota engineered the engine to only work on that. When 5 minutes of research tells you that’s patently incorrect. Then he portrays himself as the expert on these same things. I have no problem with opinions or speculation but that’s not...
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    Small SUV needed; advice?

    Because when he says things that we know as being patently false - like the oil - we have to wonder about everything he says. He is just a YouTube click baiter like the rest in the end - portraying himself as the expert on everything.
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    '67 Cougar, 289 CI oil.

    I would use it. Dad put a lot of miles on a 71 302 in a F100 when I was a little kid. Worked it hard, hauling too much pulling too much. Never had an oil problem with whatever oil they were selling in the 80’s and 90s. I think it got parked when I was in college in the mid 90s because it finally...
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    Ford 1.5L (4 cyl) Ecoboost, replace head gasket?

    Yes but they often don’t make it to N America.
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