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  1. SOUNDMAN5000

    Regional Only multi-location gas station chains near you?

    I know Marathon Gas is HUGE ( Over 6,000 stations ) but I remember seeing one the first time about 25 years ago and always thought it was cool Marathon teamed up with STP and had STP on the signs and said STP was in the gas, Made me at least "Think " I was getting more for me money... I wonder...
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    Morals and working with the public

    Funny how we all built different... in my much younger day I had a job as a City meter reader, I was dropped off at 7 am and picked up at 3:30 and spent my day walking, reading 300-500 electric and water meters a day and many days I would not talk to a single person after being dropped off in...
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    Morals and working with the public

    People with OP's mentality is the reason we have Walmart. Nothing matters but price and how much money OP has left in his wallet when he buys something. Try calling Walmart and asking a question and see what you get. Was a time before Walmart, Amazon and the internet that many consumers wanted...
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    WRX Oil Choices

    The short time I owned a WRX ( Traded for a first year Hellcat ) I used Idemitsu and that older Japan made OEM Subaru filter but around 2014 / 15 Subaru changed that Japan made filter to Fram made OEM in the USA market, I then started using WIX filters with the same OEM by-pass PSI spec. I'm...
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    Regional Only multi-location gas station chains near you?

    Way back about 1998 a Sunoco station in Rock Hill SC ( Dave lyle and I-77 ) had a dedicated pump with racing gas! At about 3 tanks in my old Harley that blue gas some how killed the stock carb! Looked like it melted the rubber parts and the gas turn off petcock swelled and stuck 1/2 way on and...
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    STEAK: which cut is your favorite?

    Ribeye or Filet is a good safe bet most places... Personally, I would rather eat a FANTASTIC great steak ONLY 1x a year and hamburger, chicken, pork ALL the other times than a not so great steak once a week!
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    Do you miss the days of Everything PTFE / Teflon? Any positive snake oil experiences?

    I do remember seeing the old cans of Arco but I think it was off the market before I started driving in 1981? My good friend had turbo T-Bird, I was a fan as I was a early Ford guy as my fist new car purchase was a 1989 Mustang LX 5.0! Back then not 3K but I did 1,500 mile oil changes in my...
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    Pencil Tire Gauge Prices

    I know you may have a need for a pocket gauge but if I may offer my 2 cents. It takes a lot to impress me and I'm IMPRESSED! I purchased this Made In The USA Joes Racing tire gauge from Amazon and in this world we now live of import junk, I was blown away with the build of this thing! I ended...
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    Regional Only multi-location gas station chains near you?

    Yes, actually we have (2) new GoGas Stations South Carolina! Not only does this company sell Ethanol free it Promotes it! Has 93 octane Premium 100% Pure NON-Ethanol GAS! The parent company is Quality Oil Company LLC based out of North Carolina but the gas stations go by ( 2) Names one is...
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    Any headlight cleaner you would recommend... if you did a lot of them...

    Kinda off topic but my last truck I had the front clear bra professionally applied ( and the headlights ) and 1/3 rd up the hood and behind the wheels paint area. My clear bra was purchased to help protect me from rock chips, sand blased headlights etc but that clear bra film protected my...
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    Fuel stabilizers

    Im on about my 27th year of running non-ethanol pure gas with a mix of Marvel Mystery Oil AND Sta-bil in 99.99% EVERY tank of gas my 1997 Harley has ever had in her! I purchased bike new in 97. I started doing this gas mix in every tank about the time the bike turned a year old and I changed...
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    What is your Internet provider and speed?

    FASTER upload speed is coming from Spectrum via copper, the tech is called High-split DOCSIS As I understand when that arrives across the US we will see speeds like fiber if not perhaps faster setting us up for a 10G speed future with copper. As I understand some states / areas have it now...
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    Fanttik K100 pocket pressure washer

    I had never seen this before, I just watched this video showing it in action and I GOT TO have one for cleaning my Harley Motorcycles! This is EXACTLY what I have been needing as I need to get in and around Chrome things ( air intake ) and behind things and under things with soap water but at a...
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    Any headlight cleaner you would recommend... if you did a lot of them...

    Back in 2014 I purchased a new Subaru WRX and wanted to protect the new headlights day one. I purchased a kit, the XPEL brand and did it myself. You need a Harbor Freight heat gun, a spray water bottle ( water and 1 drip of dish soap ) and a small $2 plastic squeegee thing to get the bubbles...
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    What is your Internet provider and speed?

    Spectrum, 1 Gbps down x 40 Mbps UP! Its PAST time for Symmetrical Spectrum!
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    high charge voltage causing LED Headlights to Flicker

    I know nothing about this as the Only aftermarket LED headlight I use is on my Harley and I have no flicker, However when searching LED headlights recently I did see a in-line box labeled "Anti-Flicker" and now I see your post so I guess its a thing? Looks like you can get a anti-flicker box...
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    Early failure of Amazon Basics AA alkaline battery

    I needed to come back and UPDATE this POST about the RAYOVAC AA batteries, I have discovered I was wrong as the large multipack AA Blue Top Rayovac batteries I have been buying via Amazon are STILL Made in the USA! I did however buy a Rayovac AA in the (8) pack from Walmart that is MADE IN...
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    Any headlight cleaner you would recommend... if you did a lot of them...

    As far as fade? That truck in above photo I did in 2022, truck was sold a few months ago but up until we sold it the headlights looked as good as the day I did it 3 years ago. That eBay $10 True Brand kit included a small aerosol can of spray top coat... I was impressed as I think it would have...
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    multiple break-in oil changes

    Way back in 1988 my then girl friend purchased a new Suzuki Samurai. I was young and board so I purchased a new yellow oil ( yellow was coolant pan perhaps but I used it for oil ). I changed her break-in oil myself early at I think it was 300 miles. With that new yellow pan and changing still...
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    Would you buy a “New Car” that is 15 months old?

    Dealers move cars around on the lots so IMO nothing to worry about except perhaps windshield wipers. As long as the new car warranty starts the day you buy it I would not give it one thought... During that "chip" shortage those Ford trucks sat...
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