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Have you owned a BMW before? BMWs require a bit more awareness than Japanese cars. Preventative maintenance is a must if you want it to be reliable. You can't get away with ignoring the car like you can with a Japanese car. However, if you're going to buy one, buy one with records so you know...

Do you live in Colorado or Arizona or some other high-elevation/high UV area? I've never seen a 4-year-old tire look that bad, and I've had several sets of Hankooks.

Looks like ToyoDIY doesn't have wiring diagrams anymore, or I'm just not finding them. Do you have a source for electrical diagrams for your car?

Can you provide a linky link to an electronic copy of the wiring diagrams? Or can you tell us what the exact model/trim is so we could look it up on ToyoDIY? (I still have a "secret" ToyoDIY account from the good old days before Toyota cease and desisted them.)

What do the wiring diagrams say that the ECU-B fuse powers?

Same here, pour over is about as easy as it gets. I have a plastic basket I bought for backpacking years ago and still use it with a plastic double-walled mug. I even used it when I went bikepacking last year, it's that easy to pack.

I was gonna say, I did not opt for the Skyactiv 6AT when I bought my 6 but I thought it was an excellent transmissionmission in the CX-30 and CX-50 turbo that I drove earlier this year. Definitely did not seem to be outdated and the cars with it tend to get pretty good mileage for what they are.

I actually had a late model CX-30 as a rental last year, and almost bought a CX-90 a few months ago. I thought the CX-30 seemed like a perfectly fine car, but had no idea what someone needs a lifted Mazda3 for. It seemed like that was basically what it was. A Mazda3 that handles worse and gets...

Counterpoint, the 9-speed ZF in my Acura is clunky as heck and still sucks on mileage.

That's odd, I have never heard of a hybrid suffering from poor mileage in 90 degree weather. There's not really a reason why it would take more energy to push the car when it's that hot except for A/C, and A/C really doesn't take very much energy in the grand scheme of things. My old 2010 Prius...

Some sectors are doing this. For example, Intel is in the process of getting completely out of china, due to IP and national security reasons. Other sectors are doing it for other reasons. Personally, the modern slavery thing in Xinjiang back in 2020-2021 was kind of the last straw for me. I try...

Amazon's entire business model relies on being able to sell crappy Chinese counterfeit garbage to Americans by the metric ton. Why would you expect that they would be upfront about letting you know how crappy it is?

Would you say it is going to be ... Found On Road Dead?

Camry is an anglicization of "kanmuri" which is a type of crown or fancy headwear that Japanese would wear.

"Citroen" seems to take the cake here. (it means "lemon" in Dutch)

Today's fill up for the Mazder: 35.1 mpg (Dash said 32.8) This tank was about 80% highway but with lots of AC and both bike racks on top (and hauling bikes for a few trips). https://www.fuelly.com/car/mazda/6/2015/bdc/330213

You're literally describing the business model behind the website known as Amazon

I actually need to replace one of these, but I have to get under my house to do it which is kind of a pain in the rear (only crawlspace access is in a closet full of crap)

This is a great take and something I haven't really considered! I have never owned a truck and I've always just towed with my family cars. But I've never needed to tow anything really that heavy either. My wheel and tire "upgrades" have always been pretty close to stock, or downsizing. With...