Having their own infotainment sounds like a massive waste of time and money on Toyota’s part that no doubt is passed on to the consumer. maybe it is cheaper for them when they scale it up, but keeping things simpler could certainly help with a cost savings. also having the massive proprietary screen for a radio makes…

google offline maps solves the lack of navigation in remote areas.

my thoughts exactly. it might do well if they blow the mpg estimates out of the water (like 30mpg combined) but that’s unlikely.

Any word on why Toyota is diverting from their popular planetary gear dual motor hybrid setup for a bell housing motor setup? I assume it is to maximize performance but I expect it would have a significant reduction in MPG since the engine needs to be constantly running above 18 mph with the bell housing. Would love…

funny how most of the comments are pointed at how terrible the grill looks (not a very original idea) or people taking issue with the “thinking man’s” line.

admittedly I’m not much of a pickup truck guy, although I’m very interested if drivetrains are hybrid, PHEV, or a future EV option. I would be most interested to learn powertrains to be released and timelines for future powertrains (EV, Hybrid, PHEV) as well as expected combined mpg if they are releasing a hybrid.…

The most in demand SUV in the US right now is the Kia Telluride so I would put that at the top of the list. get a fully loaded one with the nightfall edition and you will be the envy of a lot of people. I believe they aren’t available in Australia. MSRP is way below budget but you may need to pony up significant money…

I’ve been really looking forward to the E-GMP platform vehicles and while I think the Kia EV6 is the best looking of the 3 so far, I’m still not excited about it, especially what you get for the money. disappointing as I love a lot of Kia’s recent designs. I’ll be interested to see how the Subaru Solterra and Toyota…

Thinking you should start adding Paramount+ and Peacock to these lists as they are quite popular streaming services and several of these titles are available now in August on these services, just changing hands in September

The Kia K900. Apparently the best value in the ultra luxury market wasn’t a good seller without the luxury brand name to go with it, despite thousands in savings.

besides the very low risk of consuming a solvent, Canola is touted as a cheap and healthy choice. My doctor at the Johns Hopkins division of Healthful eating recommends avocado, olive, and canola oil over animal fats high in saturated fat.

I have their 18 inch chainsaw and it works quite well for me and my limited needs. next purchase will likely be the multi-head system with a pole saw, edger, and string trimmer. lots of other companies do the battery power station like dewalt, milwaukee, etc... you don’t have to do an Ego, that just fits my needs.

I drink in mostly insulated cups so I really only have the coaster sticking issue when I’m drkinking a coctail in glassware. years back I discovered Libby’s nob hill glasses that have small bumps on the bottom and prevent sticking to coasters. they change the game.

reminds me of an incident I dealt with back in 2007-2008 while working for another rental car company. 2 branches drove together to the same lot to get 2 cars. turns out the cars got swapped and no one noticed. one of the rentals cars was never returned by the renter so the branch reported it to the police, problem…

these power stations have relatively niche uses. I really like the platforms that utilize power tool batteries so you are getting the most bang for your buck. everyone at least has a cordless drill. might as well make that drill battery work double as part of a power station too. I’m building up my collection of ego…

I find most lifehacker articles try to recreate viral tiktok videos to validate them this is just a regurgitation of unverified information from a viral video.  no information in the article is from a reliable source.  what’s the point?

I’m a master gardener intern in MD. need to complete my volunteer hours this year to be moved off intern list. what state are you certified in?

the sun has no effect on ripening biologically, only ethylene gas. industrially produced tomatoes are genetically inferior in terms of taste, picked prior to full maturity, and placed in gas chambers to ripen quickly and uniformly. ideal taste can be obtained by ripening home grown tomatoes indoors after they have…

Your observations are not entirely accurate. the reason for bland grocery store is twofold. 1. in general, grocery store tomatoes are bred to look good with a long shelf life, not to taste good (although there are exceptions). To accommodate this they select cultivars that produce very low quantities of ethylene gas…

It doesn’t mater where on the plant the tomato is growing, just that you can pick it as soon as it begins to ripen and finish ripening it inside. those that began ripening on the vine will ripen inside just fine. picking a fully green tomato low on the plant is not beneficial nor will it have the appropriate flavor to…