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Hey there, Theseus!

MT and AT tires suck in snowy conditions and even more so in icy conditions compared to actual snow/winter tires. I have snow rated ATs and they are barely acceptable on snowy roads, I’d much prefer actual snow tires. That little snowflake on the tire doesn’t really mean all that much. Lots of truck/jeep people don’t…

Having been through Germany’s TÜV inspection, I’m certain it would not have prevented this failure.

Actully you might find that newer cars fail sooner than older ones. The old time engineers didn't have the "design to 2x life" people on their asses. 

I once had to write an email marketing system that also had monthly billing. You aren’t kidding about time being hard...

You’re living the dream! As much as I love innovation and tech in other aspects of my life, I just don’t care about having it in my car. Makes me miss the simplicity of my ‘88 civic. Best clock I’ve ever owned! On that note I have some clouds to go yell at.

The article title is misleading. Sure- the FIRST version they will launch in a limited amount is going to cost a lot. But the “work truck” version that comes soon after will start at $39k. I think GM did a great job here. A much more of a clean sheet design than the F-150 which looks more like a current F-150 with…

$40k for a 400-mile range EV pickup is not expensive, Erik.

You are not alone.

As a developer that just dealt with a year rollover issue, time is hard to get right. Stuff like this is why you really want ota updates in your car. The “I don’t want my car to be a computer” fantasy is long gone and the best you can do is make the fixes easier.

Flammability is an issue with higher methanol concentrations. Cost is a major factor for other ingredients. The most expensive part is usually the jug it comes in. Margins on jugs, especially to places like Wal-Mart are razor thin. Sometimes they sell it so low that I am convinced it is at a loss to get people in the…

re: 911 that’s likely no longer *required*. 3G networks are being decom’d in Q1 2022. Lots of On-Star type systems are about to stop working b/c of it without a dealer supplied upgrade.

The second they pulled a gun on you it went from murder to justified homicide in self defense.

Nope. 00-Buck. If you shoot, better make sure they can’t shoot back, because they will.

Or you could just add methanol if you have access to it (I have drums of the stuff at work) or 99% IPA which you can find now that we all have enough hand sanitizer.

I work at a company that makes windshield washer fluid (WWF) and spent the first 8 years of my career in the lab. The freeze point listed on WWF is the temperature that it turns into a brick in the bottle. WWF contains 3 ingredients, water (duh), surfactant (like a soap), and an anti-freeze which is typically…

Dodge has maximum frontal area limitations in towing section of their owners manuals as well

You are right about not being in a hurry. But going 55-60 on interstates makes me feel like I am going to get rear ended, that’s 20-30 mph less than most of the open road traffic moving past.

I’m not bothered that other folks will get there sooner. I sometimes feel like one of the most subversive things you can do in America is to not be in a hurry. That said, I really hate trying to merge uphill with highway traffic while towing. That, and the behavior of other drivers on narrow roads. Some folks would…