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    What is considered as 'Optimal' engine oil temperature... ?

    My 23 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the 3.6 and runs around 205* and my 24 VW GTI has the 2.0 turbo EA888 gen4 and it stays btwn 210 to 225. In the GTI I have the Water, oil and transmission temp selected to show in the gauges and it gets the water to 194* very quickly, like in a couple blocks, but on...
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    Highest-paying trade jobs in 2024, according to Indeed

    It would increase the competition for those jobs thus flushing out the lower producing teachers.
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    Strap a camera to your cat and post video on youtube. Cha-Ching?

    We used have an outdoor only tomcat. Well he chose to hang around our house. If a camera was mounted to him I’m sure it would have been rated R for violence. He literally killed something every single day and drug it back home. Many times he would show up looking like he lost a fight with a weed...
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    Anything holistically accurate or likely in this doom and gloom economic prediction.

    Yes the higher interest rates in America are sucking money from the rest of the world who are trying to cut their interest rates in order to stimulate their own economies. It’s a double edged sword from a global perspective.
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    PSI adjustment for larger tires

    I wouldn’t change it by that much. Many different cars with the same size tires call for different air pressures. The Mazda leans towards the sporty side of things and there is no way I would decrease the pressure to 32. I usually go over a pound or two on everything I have. The GTI calls for 39...
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    1 In 5 Crashed Cars Now Totaled By Insurance Firms, ADAS Partly To Blame

    I hope everything checks out ok. I’ve been battling serious afib for the last few years. Last year around this time I started feeling weird and was just a couple blocks from the ER. When I got there my heart rate was 35 bpm and was immediately admitted and after several cardioversions and two...
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    Thread for photos that 100% do not violate any Terms Of Service, not political, not too lewd, no gas price pics etc.

    Found a picture from my time as a Fire Captain. We recovered this beauty from an elderly ladies house after it knocked over her clothes dryer when she turned it on. I’m the one on the right. One thing about the Fire department is that you never know what you’re going to do on any given day.
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    Post your latest oil change

    2024 VW GTI SE Odometer 700 miles Out: factory fill In: Mobil 1 ESP 0w-30 OEM filter
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    VW504 Castrol Edge 5W30 LL or Valvoline Synpower XL-III 5w30?

    I just changed the oil in my mk8 GTI with Mobil 1 ESP 0w-30 504 spec. I used it in my Atlas Cross Sport and A4 in the past. Now available at AutoZone at a reasonable price. Can’t really go wrong with either of your choices.
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    Inflation of common items since 2021

    Exactly. That’s why I shop at my local Ace Hardware or equivalent whenever possible.
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    Does UCL, 2 stroke oil, MMO cause valve deposits etc?

    Why would anyone want to add anything other than a fuel system cleaner to their gas tank?
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    Inflation of common items since 2021

    A good bit of the current state of the economy is a lack of competition due to monopolies. When there are fewer players in a given market we get higher prices and record profits, which is what we have today. Bust up the mega corporations.
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    In the market for a newer vehicle

    I had a 2019 Jetta SE that I bought in 2020 as a left over for 18,800. Wife drove it daily 100mile round trips to work for a year and then she went work from home. It got crazy mpg 40+ every tank with mostly highway mileage. Didn’t need it anymore and carvana came and picked it up for over 23k...
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    Best Brand of Gasoline

    Sunoco. Half mile from my house, new tanks and pumps and price matches Walmart to the penny most of the time and that’s before their app discount
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    Geomagnetic Storm Warning

    My youngest son is a otr flatbed truck driver and he starts his day at 2am. He’s currently driving from Gary Indiana to Watertown South Dakota and he said it was pretty cool last night
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    It's over, 19 years of bogus orders

    I would have cut him off on the third cancellation.
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    Oil concoction/multiple brands at once

    My old 2012 ford transit Connect made it to 220,000 miles living on a frankenbrew of leftover oil from my Audis and VW. As long as all the oils meet spec it won’t hurt anything.
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    Allstate Insurance

    Progressive raised my rate when I REMOVED my transit connect from my policy when I sold it. I should have included free insurance to the buyer lol
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    End of Pollen Season = Time to Change Cabin Filter

    I just changed the cabin air filter in my Grand Cherokee and it was surprisingly easy to do. Wasn’t too bad but I do it every may.
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