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    Can GM key fob be unprogrammed from vehicle?

    Thats really good advice. I think you can sign the purchase agreement, but its not really sold until you take possession. Of course this assumes you did not need the ride.
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    Can GM key fob be unprogrammed from vehicle?

    True but the OP said it was 2nd key not the valet key, so presumably if they try it in anything it won't work. If they throw it in the drawer and forget about it then ya. I would try a new key at least once. Maybe I am odd.
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    *Investors Blog*

    Cisco is a better match, a bigger crash, and more correlated in strategy - Cisco was going to fuel the hardware for the .com revolution.
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    Mobil 1 FS European 0w-40 5qt at Walmart

    I bought a bunch, but it was shipped and sold by walmart, not 3rd party. There was a similar deal with Edge as well.
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    *Investors Blog*

    Short US dollar is reported to be the most crowded trade currently, first time ever. I think there late to the party actually.
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    Mobil 1 FS European 0w-40 5qt at Walmart

    I don't believe walmart sends the CC info to 3rd party marketplace sellers. The transaction is sent but not the cc data. That is the whole point of the secure transaction platform - walmart.com, amazon, ebay etc. They do get your name and address. Not sure how that helps them because if you...
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    12V battery charger question

    Maybe a new one would get to a higher charge. The thing I don't like about the older ones is they charge at too high a current and cut out too soon - there float control is too rudimentary. Of course the old ones will charge a battery when its very low which the new ones will not. There is no...
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    Can GM key fob be unprogrammed from vehicle?

    Given the key is of no use to the other guy he will likely return it. Usually you can remove the key codes stored in the BCU / ECU. You usually want to anyway since there is a limit to the number of key codes it will store.
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    Toyota ... warped rotors

    I am not even sure what these deposits look like. Can someone post up a pick? Every rotor I have taken off are all shiny?
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    oil for a marine 351w?

    They run backwards comparatively, and hence has a different cam. Other than that, not much. I agree that they were not known to have cam problems like some other flat tappets, and in this case they didn't make enough power to really hurt themselves. If you get further up the HP curve the weak...
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    This is a rental car rant

    When I rent a intermediate car I almost never get one, but they usually go up. If you didn't want that car you should have asked for a different one. I have. There usually pretty accommodating if they can be.
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    Toyota ... warped rotors

    Do you check runout with a dial gauge as part of the standard replacement protocol? Just curios.
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    *Investors Blog*

    Technically different, equally worthless.
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    Its a bit more complex. If your a nerd like me you may wish to look up the recent reversal by the court of the Chevron ruling. https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-chevron-curtailing-power-of-federal-agencies/ The jest was a bunch of states sued the EPA, saying while...
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    Are German cars safer than Japanese or American cars?

    Safest is to stay out of an accident. So the passive tech might in the end be more important. After that, the most likely accident is your rear ended. In that case for the most part mass wins. German, Japanese, USA assembled mass probably does not matter that much. Euro cars in the past...
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    If you want to get into this - even though it has no relevance to the topic. I'll start with California does not even have the highest GDP per capita, and CA GDP is large primarily due to population. If a building in LA owned by developers in FL for tax purposes is leased to a firm based in...
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    Will probably age itself out, for the same reason I still have cash in my wallet while a lot of people do not. That survey is 8 years old - might already be quite different?
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    Well, do you have a masters in comp sci from a top 10 school and your Thesis was on programming AI models? Or do you have a GED? My point was that people try to make the GDP of California sound so impressive, but in reality its not particularly impressive compared to population. Even in the...
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    I'll file this into the "never trust data you have not manipulated yourself" While they may have the highest GDP, they do not have the highest per capita GDP - I think there 3rd or 4th. There just a very populous state. In fact SD has almost the same per capita GDP as CA. Not many people...
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    A V engine is not inherently more reliable. V8's used to be reliable comparatively, but even years ago inline 6's were even more reliable generally. They went the way of the dodo and you were left with Turbo vs V8, and while turbo'd engines are not inherently unreliable either, it seemed many...
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