A lifted Accord with proper tires will take you anywhere you need to go. 

Look up the AECD agreements with the EPA for your vehicle to get an idea.

And the EPA is targeting the shops and vendors that supply said cars. One of the shops I know of had the owner sent into bankruptcy. Another shop is in the middle of the settlement, but they handed over the VIN for every US customer they tuned.

I found a few discussions that mentioned the Duo on the TDIClub. Here’s one account of the Duo in 2000

It likely helped with city driving. My BRM gets 48-52 highway, but only 32-38 city.

A battery powered leaf blower is my go to if the snow isn't wet. A 4 foot snow brush with a rubber edge on one end and ice scraper on the other handle is nice to have as well. 

Most of your reasons are correct, but claiming that a crossover gets the same fuel economy as a midsized car is a stretch. The MQB Jetta gets around 40 percent better fuel economy than the MQB Tiguan. Lifting a vehicle doesn’t create a fuel economy change, but making the roof taller turns it into a giant sail.

Correct, VW’s AdBlue is just urea/diesel exhaust fluid(DEF) that has a lot of marketing dollars and a price tag.

You’re correct that dieselgate was about NOx, but this vehicle shouldn’t have the NOx issue. It’s been tested using the new testing procedures put into place after dieselgate. It uses an updated SCR with urea injection system and injecting urea at a much higher rate than before to meet the same tier and bin as the gas…

Usually after you fix that(or replace it before it breaks) on the TSI, the rear main decides to say “my turn!”

And the whole 4 timing chains thing on the gen 1 V6 TDI. VW has had timing belt design down pretty well over the last decade, but they can’t design a reliable timing chain system.

If a 250 mile range Cybertruck comes to market under 40k, that’d be beyond impressive. Batteries aren’t cheap, and I assume it’ll need around a 130-180 kwh battery. That's a big promise. 

If you got the invite, you’re likely in. You won’t notice it unless if someone else who has RCS messages you. Your message that is sent to the person with RCS will appear darker(the box around your text) and SMS will appear lighter(still used if that person isn’t on wifi or doesn’t have good service).

It depends a lot on who made the belt. I have a double prong 13mm from Lifting Large(not sure if it’s still made, it’s around 6 years old now) and I can remove it with one hand. One of my friends has a double prong belt that’ll give a claustrophobic person a panic attack, you can’t get out of it without the help of…

For lifting shoes without a raised heel, wrestling shoes are are great. The Sabo deadlift shoes are very similar to 30-40 dollar Matflex shoes, but the Sabo has an added strap. 

The DIY timing belt method for these cars usually look something like this:

I’d rather roll the dice on one of these than a preowned modern 1.8T or 2.0T from VW. The old 1.8T is pretty damn reliable compared to today’s VW engines or even the Ford Ecoboost engines. 

Yup. An old friend of mine would to full send it on those smaller harsh speed bumps near his house because he doesn’t feel it if he is over 30 mph. Then proceeds to complain a couple years later about how his truck is a pos for needing new wheel bearings and shocks. 

I lifted my beater MKV Jetta for this reason. I no longer tear the bumpers off when entering a steep driveway. 

It’s very pricey, but doable. Mercedes plans on delivering a PHEV diesel. Anyone making commission in the service bay for Mercedes will love these things.