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    Difference between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022 Ford Super Duty front fenders

    Wonder a little if that extra hole and clip is actually from a mud flap/splash guard install on the newer truck but not on the older. I know my F150 splashguards use a clip in that location that has come off at least once in heavy snow and ice. I could see someone modifying it a bit to make...
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    Notes from yesterday's U-Haul auto transport rental (one significant)

    Uhaul attempts to influence how much equipment comes and goes from an area based on supply and demand... Denver is an expensive area to get trailers out of unfortunately. I did a one-way trailer rental from the area and in the Denver metro, the cost was near $600. By moving slightly outside...
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    Crazy to consider a high mileage Ford Flex Ecoboost?

    Water pump has already been done? For those prices (which really doesn't buy much at all anymore) and if the body is in good shape, I'd grab it and run it. The turbo phobia on this board is unreal at times...
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    Mobil 1 or Mobil 1 Extended Performance - 2025 Explorer 2.3 ecoboost

    No wet oil belt on the 2.3 Ecoboost - either the previous gen or the current one that started in the 25 Explorers. Our 21 Explorer with the previous gen 2.3 and 73k miles has similar recommendations in the manual 10k miles or 1 year. However, the oil life minder has somewhat different ideas...
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    Ordering online an epic failure bestbuy.com

    My last Best Buy online order also went sideways... Needed two of an item. The closest store had one, one a bit further away had 2. I ordered the two from the further away store for in-store pickup. Get my notification that the store I picked had one ready for pickup, and the other would be...
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    Going to tribal gas stations to save on fuel taxes?

    Used to have a tribal run gas station on my way to and from work. Often times was significantly cheaper than others, and used their gas many times. As of late, they are not nearly as cheap and are pocketing the state gas tax for the most part instead of being that much dramatically lower...
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    BUILD America 250 Act - EV Tax

    States have already started to do this. In my home state of MN for example, we now pay a minimum of $150 a year on EVs and $75 a year on Plug In Hybrids in addition to standard registration taxes. Its actually more than that for newer EV's and Plug in Hybrids. As a comparison point, what I...
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    Rental Car Review: 2023 Escape "Active" AWD - 3 Cylinders, 1 Awful Transmission

    Note the Escape is dead as of the model year 2026. Last one rolled off the line in calendar year 2025... If this is what you are looking for, then look at the Bronco Sport. Same chassis, different exterior... Had one as a rental, thought it was fine for what it is - an appliance small SUV...
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    New tires for my RAM 2500: Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure

    I run that tire on my F150, different size and in Load Range C. Its funny reading the reviews on them as they sell the tire in LT sizes and in P-series sizes, and the bad reviews are usually on the P-series sizes (shallower tread, and not 3PMSF rated either). For me, they've been a good tire...
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    Remaining Fuel when your vehicle shows “E”

    Is it so odd to have driven a vehicle for almost 150,000 miles at this point and to have at least once drained the tank to this point? One thing I like with the large tank on my truck is I can essentially tanker fuel in and out of places with expensive fuel and then fill up when fuel is cheap...
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    Remaining Fuel when your vehicle shows “E”

    2016 F150 with a 36 Gallon tank. Usually when the low fuel light comes on (50 miles range remaining) I can shove about 32 gallons in the tank... Last night I had 7 miles remaining and put just under 34 gallons in...
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    Just ordered $1300 of stuff from Rock Auto, they no longer ship to Arizona...WHAT?

    As has been noted, this is an ongoing issue with RockAuto and Arizona. The bad actor here is the state, not RockAuto. Frankly, if the ruling from Arizona tax courts ended up applying to more states, shopping on the internet would get extremely ugly, fast.
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    Fuel Level at time of Private Party Vehicle Sale

    Family or good friend -whatever it happened to have in the tank at the time. Private sale or trade in - I aim to get it down to the low fuel light :)
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    Classic cars restricted to weekend use bill introduced (Minnesota)

    It is being enforced - law enforcement regularly writes tickets for it. It goes to court and the judge looks at "the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes" with no definition of "general transportation purposes" and the cases get...
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    Classic cars restricted to weekend use bill introduced (Minnesota)

    More than 1... Back when I owned my Jeep Cherokee, it qualified for Collector plates as it was greater than 25 years old. I daily drove it as a rustbucket commuter. Should I have benefited from collector plates or paid regular registration?
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    Classic cars restricted to weekend use bill introduced (Minnesota)

    Lots of talk and speculation in this thread from folks who have no ties to the state or what this is about... In Minnesota, you MAY register your car and display collector plates assuming it meets the requirements to be called a collector (which are defined in state statute and isn't important...
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    EPA Issues Waiver Allowing E15 Ethanol Gasoline Sales Through Summer

    Neighborhood Station today: E10 87: 3.89 E15 88: 3.37 E0 91: 5.09 Diesel : 5:19 All my vehicles allow E15, and I've burned literally thousands of gallons of it in them with no ill affects. Not advocating for its use in cars or other equipment that manufacturers don't recommend it for...
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    EPA Issues Waiver Allowing E15 Ethanol Gasoline Sales Through Summer

    No idea what retailers in other locations are doing. In the upper midwest - Eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, E15 is sold side by side with E10 87 octane. Kwik Trip, Caseys, Cenex, Kum&Go (now Maveriks) are places you often will find both.
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    EPA Issues Waiver Allowing E15 Ethanol Gasoline Sales Through Summer

    Minnesota has mandated E10 for all grades of gasoline except for premium non-oxy dating back to 2003 by state law, and it was widely used by many brands prior to that dating back to the 1980's. Suffice to say, we've used E10 blends for going on 30+ years at this point up here. You call it...
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    EPA Issues Waiver Allowing E15 Ethanol Gasoline Sales Through Summer

    E15 has been widely sold here since about 2015 and is typically an option and does not replace regular E10 87 octane. Last year I can see reporting data, 143 Million Gallons of E15 was sold in MN in 2024. All 3 vehicles I own expressly allow E15 in the owners manual and on the fuel filler...
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