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  1. PlayfulBird

    Wife ran out of gas

    This is exactly how something comes about. If you, for what ever reason, are not taking care of it and she is not used to having to check she won't. Sometimes life is crazy and sh#t happens. If a lot of stuff is happening around you, you can miss something like this if you are not in a habit of...
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    Diesel car or SUV dead?

    the niche is rather wide and varied if you look around the world. Any drive it and forget it will not last too long, especially the more modern it is. so what can you brag about? Your 10 sec car, your yacht... is anything actually something to brag about? No! If the thing makes you happy, talk...
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    Diesel car or SUV dead?

    It is like looking in a crystal ball to tell the future, the lobbies and big money are currently pushing a different agenda, and that can change at any moment.
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    Nice rig. Love the trailer. Thank you for sharing your experience, all ways great to see and hear from the peeps that use and push their vehicles 🍻
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    Wife ran out of gas

    We have never been out of gas. Close..., stuck waiting for the gas station to get back electricity so the pumps work or waiting for a truck to come refill the station. Having driven a lot of diesels hammers it home that you don't let it run dry.
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    Back Pain - What do you do?

    I think I will manage to get ahead if it, just need to get out of this circle. Pain is a huge weakness for me. Since I had chronik migraine and was shot up with morphine a few times a week to stop me screaming (everyone doubted me and said i was acting, fun times). Luckily Carly was with me all...
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    Back Pain - What do you do?

    You are of course very correct. I need to loose weight and get back into old routines. This Cov situation threw me, and other stuff... We will manage to get through it.
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    Back Pain - What do you do?

    can make it way worse for sure... especially when you weaken the muscles that are needed to stabalize all to give it time to heal. I really don't recommend it, it is just my way of coping the last 3 years with back pain. Often I still need to be a good time and I can't otherwise.
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    What are you eating right now?

    Beer 🍻 :cool: 😋 jup we eat it. Liquid bread.
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    I know down in Canada they are deleting all the dpf, adblue etc out of the new diesel gladiators. Like you said, aftermarket is a wonderful thing (y) 🍻
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    As far as I am aware you cant disable etorq. It subtly supports the engine here and there... surely eking out a few more mpg and thus lowering the fleet emission score
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    is amazing i used to swear on manuals, my wife on automatics. Offroad while easier to fix a manual, automatic is so much harder to break, so so much easier tp drive and fool proof.
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    I am certain that the tazer mini keeps the ESS *(Start Stop) disabled on all available vehicles. All it does it is digitally disabling it fort you, almost the same as getting in and first thing pressing the button.
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    For sure I also like the 4xe. People need to realize that it is marketed for saving the planet etc and so on but as soon as you forget about the marketing you realize it is well engineered for performance, yes u will still burn through gas, still less than on the 392, but have similar power...
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    I get that. Good stuff and very available here. So far, if I will stick to the manual recommendation (i was advised to as the little guaranties we have may be linked to this), I am tending towards Ravenol anyway. I think the Ravenol has a great Noack and Flashpoint though. Also a medium to...
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    A lot of people here complain about not enough power or the mpg, we love the 3.6, I even think it sounds really good when you put you foot down. It is super silent but when it shifts down and you merge onto the Autobahn you get a very good sound🍻 I love our 3.0 CRD from Merc in the Grand...
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    We love the 3.6 and are happy that we don't have to deal with etorq etc. I am still learning about engines, Carly is a Mechatronics Engineer and gets most of what we have, and she also does not want to touch the e systems yet. I can't say an old hemi doesn't talk to me, but the newer the more...
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    Gladiator 2020 3.6 Pentastar (Import from US to Germany) Oils and Advice

    In Eurrope they are forcing a speed limiter onto people now. New vehicles that are developed 2022 and all vehicles built 2024 will need to have it in them the same as ESS. Uses ur gps to check ur speed vs speed limit data and will auto limit it. It is supposed to be disabled if it senses a...
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