Recent content by 96Firebird

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    Anyone ever driven the Alps?

    Oh yes, the car will be parked for lots of outside time, including hiking the Pasterze Glacier, hiking the Tre Cime, biking in the Alpe di Siusi, walking around Lago di Braies, and whatever other fun activities we can find. Do you know where your picture was taken outside Bolzano? SS38 is part...
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    Anyone ever driven the Alps?

    Going to Italy for my honeymoon at beginning of September, first week is Rome/Florence/Bologna and we'll be taking public transportation. Second week we are renting a car (right now I have a "premium" car, which Sixt specifies as BMW 4 series or similar. We will be heading from Bologna to San...
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    2025 EV & self-driving news

    However, that bigger battery also (presumably) equates to further distance while towing/hauling. I think this is where the real win of the "long range" truck is. Edit - After looking at the electrek article, I don't understand the pricing. 478mi LT Max is $91,295, while the 478mi Trail Boss...
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    Happiest cities to live in 2025

    Crazy how a podunk town with low education and low life expectancy, such as Southaven, MS didn't make the list!
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    Really Happy About This

    I've never owned a vehicle that has start/stop, but I've driven some that have it. The one I've driven the most is my fiance's father Subaru, and I've figured out if I don't press the brake hard when coming to a complete stop, the car will stay on. If I want it to shut off, I just have to...
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    The People Have Spoken

    We get it, your feelings are hurt. You must be made of flakes of snow. Gonna answer any of the points brought towards you?
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    Know your rights if you have an encounter with ICE

    Since you didn't actually say how you'd respond, I assume deep throating and ball gagging are in the works.
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    We plan on having kid(s) in the next few years, and we have a large dog (why we want a third row, or at least a roomy cargo area). We are also active and haul a lot (skis, snowboard, bikes, other gear), so having extra room is a bonus. We also keep vehicles for 10+ years, so we want something...
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    My fiance will soon be in the market for a 3-row CUV/SUV when her current Escape dies, and would love to get a PHEV but there aren't many to choose from. She really wants a new 4Runner (not 3 rows but she likes the extra space), but being more truck-like and probably not the best ride I told...
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    Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

    Whoa whoa whoa whoa... You guys are assuming Greenman has had a job and worked, rumor has it he has sucked off the government's teet his whole life. He wouldn't know work if it slapped his wife in her face while he's being cucked.
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    Elon Musk now owns 9.2% of twitter...update.. will soon be the sole owner as Board of Directors accepts his purchase offer

    So when does that e-mail get flooded with false reports? I believe the president's cabinet is DEAI hires, I should let them know. Will be the only non-false report they get.
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    NFL 2024 Season

    So what's everyone doing instead of watching the final game?
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    Electric pressure washer for washing cars

    That Ryobi 1800psi is also $100 from Ryobi's site, looks like an upgraded version of mine. I've had mine for 5 years now, don't use it often but still works well enough.
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    Electric pressure washer for washing cars

    I previously used a "foam gun" (older model of this) with my regular hose, and while it was an easy way to soap the car in sections, like you said its not good to cover a whole vehicle at once. I got a better foam cannon and used it with my small electric pressure washer and it works much...
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    Manual cars in 2024

    I'm in the same boat, my fun car is a manual and my dailies will always be auto. Listening to a loud V8 rowing through 6 gears with a stiff clutch and RWD is all fun and games until you are sitting in stop and go traffic with a sore left leg and the sun beating down through the T-tops.