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    Deep cut near sidewall

    I want to say, slap some rubber cement on that and run it... but in reality, I'd replace it..
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    How to drive CVT

    This Guy does fantastic videos of how these kind of things work... This one isn't exactly the Model of trans in your Prius, but the broad strokes are pretty similar across the Toyota line ( and to a certain extent, Ford, and the Chrysler Pacifica)
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    Ford police vehicles

    actually, the Previous FWD model had that... in the PPV's. They (ford) removed the 3rd row seats, and bolted in a Steel X- brace in their place. With that Brace, AND the Spare tire in the well, The Rear cargo area would "absorb" up to a 50-60 mph Rear impact.. as in they're stopped on the side...
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    Ford Five Hundred dash display oddity

    '08/'09 is the same body as your Fivehundred.. the big change was in '10, and they dropped the Mercury line, replaced the Sable with the Lincoln MKS
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    Ford Five Hundred dash display oddity

    This is the Dash of my '09 Sable... Mom has an '09 Taurus ( VERY similar) and Dad used to have an '05 Freestyle ( wagon version of the Five Hundred) all basically the same Gauge pod with different Fascia... NOTHING like the Volvo pictured. back when i was on a Dedicated Taurus Forum...
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    Ford police vehicles

    Back in.... 18, or 19...last time i was car shopping... I was set on getting a hybrid. the Bargain ( under $10k)Lot associated with the mainline Dodge/Jeep/Buick/GMC/Hyundai /etc dealership kept getting in a bunch of First Gen Fusion Hybrids ( the boxier ones, pre-2012), and they'd Disappear...
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    What is this odd but neat style of subdivision house called exactly.

    that might actually work for the GF and I... we're very much "Indoor Kids", and the Less yard work the better... looking through that listing... it would def. work...except for the absolutely MENTAL price tag....but if we had the cash flow...yeah... we'd have to invest in blackout curtains...
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    Package damaged and discarded, has this happened to any one else?

    not oil samples, but I've had a couple USPS packages fall off the map in Indianapolis this year.. one a Pkg of gummies, that i was quickly refunded, then a month later I get a delivery failure notification from the USPS, saying it's at the local PO to pick up. when i went there, they couldn't...
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    New Dodge Hornets reported as selling 33 percent below MSRP- worth consideration??

    one of the managers at work Traded his cherokee (?) trailhawk on a Hornet last fall... no complaints so far... just looked at the local Dodge Dealer's website, they have exactly 1 hornet listed. a (Former Rental) used 2024 with 32k mi. for $25k.. and the dealer changed the tires after the...
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    Any good model car shops along I-75? All of it, from MI to FL

    ummm...never been myself... but this is kinda known as the Best in the area (because it's the only one)... about 1.5mi west of 75 in downtown Wapakoneta, OH. Dad's Toy Shop: https://dadstoyshop.wilson1communications.com/ there's a few Good Eateries in the neighborhood as well. ( only one I've...
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    I must have this! Mosquito air defence

    skimmed a story about that yesterday... I'm thinking no way it works.... IIRC, the "basic" version was like $500, and the Deluxe one was around $700...
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    Wix oil filter manufactured in 2012...use it?

    even if it was 2012, I know everyone here would say to use it. I got a batch of CHEAP wix made private label filters from rockauto several years back ( like $1 ea). the Company they were labeled for was "Big A Auto", who went out of business in '97 or so... being the cautious type, and not...
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    Power and Sleep Screen

    I have one PC set up a a Plex Media Server, Running Win 11 "headless",ie: no monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. I get into it via remote desktop, or to add files it's got drives mapped to my main desktop PC. to keep the "server" from doing what you're describing, I had to download the "windows...
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    A last hurrah for the manual transmission

    2-3 years ago my nephew bought his first car, a '99 F-150xl with the 3.8 windsor, and 5 speed... IIRC when i was looking things about it up, it is a Mazda box, also used in the Ranger.
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    Yellow H11 halogen bulbs

    Went in @ 5a today, only remembered once I got to work... Unfortunately I parked under a lot light, but this is the best I have...
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    Boo NuFinish! You Killed Your Best Product!

    never personally used it as i can't be bothered to wax/polish/etc.. but there's always Mr.Sam's Spray wax as seen on Cleetus McFarland's youtube Channel.
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    Yellow H11 halogen bulbs

    don't have any night time photos to show.. and my current work schedule has me going to bed before sundown (should already be in bed as i write this), to work just after sunup... see what i can do when i get a couple days off ... ( work retail, no weekends or holidays off, go in 5a/6a a couple...
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    Yellow H11 halogen bulbs

    done this on my last 2 cars. with the Sable, they were amazon specials (iJDMtoy, or something?) Current ones are Hellas. the iJDMtoy bulbs would last about a year, the hellas have been in since... early Dec. '21. remember changing them in my buddy's driveway in Columbus, before we drove to...
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    The Car Guy YouTuber

    in the early 2000's, a girl i worked with had an uncle, or grandpa, or something, that worked as an engineer for GM, he told her that the Cobalt (new model at the time) was Designed to only last about 5-6 years.
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    Heatwave PHEV Lesson

    yes. many other makes have Liquid cooling for their batteries. This Gen of Ford hybrid uses Air cooling for the HV pack.
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