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A few off the top of my head: -my former Buick Lacrosse used both of the door lock buttons (on both front doors) as the interior trunk release - you’d just hold them up in the unlock position for a couple seconds. -my Camry keeps the gas gauge and odometer active for 10 minutes after shutting...

I got a comped oil change and the cost of the filter reimbursed by the dealer. That was all they were willing to do. It’s been 10k miles or so since the incident and no trouble (oil burning, strange noises, etc) to report. (Knock on wood!) I’m hoping the non-replaceable secondary charcoal...

I've used Sharp Prints (out of Eau Claire) for dozens of rolls of film and all have turned out well. It's mail order - you print a label and order form (shipping of the film to them is included), mail the film off, then get a Dropbox link to your pictures a few days later. They've averaged under...

I’ve done tons of miles in various parts of the Midwest (especially Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa) and have thought about this some. I think it’s quite regional. The predominant sellers of fuel in, say, Iowa are basically Kum and Go, HyVee, Casey’s, and Kwik Star, plus BP, none of...

I got my permit in mid-2014 and my license in mid-2015. I'd estimate I've driven 250-275k miles over the past decade - I've put 125k or so on my Camry in the past five and a half years (almost all of those miles being mine), put 25k or so on my first car in the three years I had it, and put a...

Update - got ahold of the manager. He offered a reimbursement for the air filter (what I paid at Advance) plus a comped oil change to take care of any particulate in the oil. Not great but better than nothing, considering I’d want to do that oil change anyway. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t...

After looking at it more closely, there's a mesh screen on the inside of the air box cap (between where the filter goes and where the air is drawn out). Behind that appears to be some kind of charcoal filter (a dark layer behind the mesh) that's apparently for emissions purposes (capturing fumes...

Yep, I grabbed a picture. What happened makes a bit of sense after thinking about it, and I do check the oil level after an oil change at a shop/dealer, but making sure the air filter box was secure wasn't something that even crossed my mind (I check the filter and replace as needed, maybe once...

I got an oil change a few weeks ago at a Toyota dealer (the apartment doesn't allow auto maintenance so DIY is out for this situation) on the Camry. A few days later, I noticed that it was making a very sporadic knocking/rattling noise when stopped in gear (like when waiting at a light), but...

I totally agree on that feeling - I've not been without a car for longer than a week since I started driving the day after my 16th birthday (a body shop visit for a deer hit was the longest I've ever gone, at around a week). That included college, when I had a car that wasn't strictly necessary...

My personal computer is a MacBook Pro with the problematic butterfly keyboard (from 2018). I got a warranty replacement keyboard installed three years ago due to a few sticking keys, and it's been good ever since (knock on wood). I'm pretty careful about eating near it, due to that design, but...

I’m firmly in the pro-turn-signal camp, but one interesting situation that’s a bit unclear comes up when using the innermost of multiple turn lanes (the rightmost of two plus left turn lanes, or the leftmost of two plus right turn lanes). You could make an argument that continuing to signal...

I was between the Maxlife and the Weatherready when I was shopping (due to this same sale) - I'd be interested to see what you think of them, and how long they last.

I have a set of the Goodyear Assurance Maxlife on essentially the exact same car (mine being a LE trim that's a year older). My Maxlifes have over 40k on them and are wearing quite well (they were measured at 7/32 at an oil change recently, but I haven't verified this myself). I've been...

The 2013-15 model (pre-facelift in 2016) is easily my favorite Accord ever in terms of design. I liked the looks of them when they came out, and think they’ve stayed fresh even 10 years later. The interiors were nice, and the exterior styling was fresh and modern without looking like it was...

I've been very happy with our Honda (which uses one handle for the clutch and another to enable the self-propelled feature, which itself has a lever controlling its speed). We have the HRX217HYA and have gotten about 10 years of good service out of it so far. (Be warned - these are going for...

I always notice this when traveling home (softened water) from my apartment (hard water that's not softened at all). It seems like double the shampoo and body wash are needed with the hard water. Bar soap leaves much more scum on the tub, and gives a waxier/greasier sensation on the skin than it...

My main issue with the prepaid cards is that (unlike store gift cards) they don’t take the full card balance off a transaction that’s larger than the card balance. Instead, they just decline entirely. That is, a card with $49.99 left on it won’t apply any of those funds to a $50 purchase...

I probably land around 75% generic/25% branded. The first basket tends to be things like staples (flour/sugar/cooking oil), sandwich bread, dairy products (milk, butter, eggs, etc.) Ditto for some household supplies (I typically buy the store brand version of Bounty and Charmin for paper towels...

I’ve used a hair dryer (low should do it) and then some bug and tar remover that was laying around to get the residue. Super easy and a great improvement IMHO. (I also throw away the dealer license plate frames.)