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Put this on your holiday wish list: https://toolguyd.com/kincrome-emergency-spare-10mm-socket/
And yet you will diminish the internet with the most incoherent thing I’ve read today?
Best car I’ve ever owned. If you do the maintenance yourself they’re very inexpensive to own. OC every 10k, fuel filter every 20k, air filter every 40k, and being a VW don’t forget the timing belt/water pump job around 120k. Made it 113k miles on the stock pads and rotors too! I can’t remember what else I was going to…
Fancy Alanis? That’s new!
I see the appeal. The interior is fine... definitely not up to the Audi/MB/BMW standards but not a huge step back, if you’re into the super-minimalist look. The performance is pretty great, and the majority of people buying those new probably have another car (for long road trips) and a home where they can charge, in…
We have one of these Turkish wonders (I think that’s where they’re made at least) at work. 2010 with 44k miles since everyone in the company hates driving the thing. Around town it’s fine, but at highway speeds the road and engine noise probably necessitate hearing protection. The Kia or Scion will feel like an S…
Ah the DSG filter services are notoriously expensive, and one reason why I loved my Golf TDI manual even more. If you feel up for DIY-ing though you can do it for much much less. IDParts was my go-to for VW diesel service kits. I did my oil changes every 10k and fuel filter every 20k (I think intake filter was every…
1st Q: I managed to get a small local dealer to match the out-of-state pricing on a Pacifica Hybrid last year. He seemed motivated to move it on the last day of the month, and it was actually a great buying experience (much more relaxed and straightforward than I feared the 8 hour drive away DC-area dealer would have…
Recently moved to Asheville but can confirm most of this. There will also be a 1UP bike rack attached to the back of your Outback. And you’ll have to watch out for the hoards of violent Tacoma owners who make up the other 50% of the population, and they will not hesitate to lay a beat down on your unibody ass. But…
Pretty sure this one’s dead now
Pretty sure this one’s dead now
You can buy tons of Haier appliances in the US:
Huh who knew! I just assumed my WRX’s FA20DIT 60k mile interval was just Subaru being mediocre at engine development but it looks like that’s actually relatively long by modern standards (they’re still pretty crappy with their engine cals). Looked up MB maintenance manual and they recommend 40k mile intervals for…
What new car needs spark plugs at 30k miles? These new iridium tipped plugs should easily last 100k miles in a modern engine.
Check out what Plug In America (VW) is doing with Tesla batteries (though I’m sure they’re not the first to come up with this concept). Here’s yesterday’s article: https://jalopnik.com/volkswagens-charging-infrastructure-will-use-tesla-powe-1832335969
I actually saw a Model S without a vanity plate the other day! About as rare as a Bugatti around here!
I don’t think it’s the same, but it’s not much better. At least with a bath fan you’re controlling the infiltration rate. There are also balanced air exchangers without heat transfer; a bit of a step up from a bathroom fan (not in terms of efficiency, but at least air quality since you can filter it), and in milder…
Yes sorry VRF’s are a bit different. Benefit with something like the MVZ is a single outdoor unit for that plus could add additional mini split indoor units (i.e. don’t need a complete second mini split system)... really only a benefit if you have an additional unconditioned space you want to add to your system... No…
True but many new higher end heat pumps will still output a lot of heat down to sub-zero (F) temperatures, and in a well-sealed house can easily meet demand in most of the coldest US climates. If the house isn’t so well sealed, you’d probably have to massively oversize the system or have backup resistive or gas heat…
Yep absolutely if the duct work is already in place, a fully variable heat pump system should offer comparable efficiency to a bunch of mini-split systems at a much more reasonable cost (and with less install work). Carrier’s Infinity 18 and 20 models, and Trane’s XV18, XV19, and XV20i are some examples.