I’ve about 50/50 luck with Avis. The last couple calamities were:

Yeah. Mine specifically went into saying they would cover it if it was a millitary accident, but not if its war.

During calamity appraisals like this, generally what do you look for to decide if something’s totaled or not totaled? Specific to flood can be fine if that’s easier to answer.

$6,000 and would last for 10 years (assuming they qualify for historical plates)

This. Michigan even has a historical license plate that lasts 10 years, and only costs $30. I bet he could save quite a few with that alone.

A good friend had a low mileage used Sephia from the early 2000s, it was by far the worst assembled, least reliable car I’ve ever seen. My 98 Cavalier beater and his wife’s late 80s Buick were infinitely more reliable.

A lot of electric vehicle charging can be done at home, at night. During those times, electricity consumption is low, hence why many utilities already incentivize night usage by lowering rates at night.

Because idiots run the airforce/ they don’t care about the other branches it helps.

As much as I’d like to see that stateside, I get why they don’t bother.

Sounds like he needs a plug-in hybrid like the Volt. City commute? Electric. Long distance? Gas.

You’ll get a check engine light if you do that. The plug for the wiring side has a resistor in it that fools the PCM into thinking its still connected/working.

You can get a dummy plug that you plug in instead of the solenoid. You could just unplug the solenoid, but I’m pretty sure you get the check engine light then.

And the CTS-V.

First gen CTS-V was for sale the same time this was, it’s damn close to a performance v8 family sedan. That said, the sticker may have been in the $50k range vs $35k... but having been in both and owning a V, the V has way more refinement (which is saying something as Cadillac’s first stab at it was a bit rough around…

Doesn’t really matter for the heat (most of it’s going to end up released into the atmosphere via the radiators), but that’s dumb as hell for the AC.

Sounds like your situation is the perfect use case for GM/Onstar’s remote start via app feature.

Oh, so you’re suggesting what is basically non-franchise dealers. That’s not a bad idea.

That’s just physics, and the fact there’s usually only one float in the tank. Depending on placement, you’re going to get different readings if you’re going up or down hill.

This isn’t accurate for many cars on the road today. Most modern cars have one fuel level sensor that is wired to the ECM/PCM.

My CTS-V is the opposite of this... Gas light came on with “40 miles” of calculated range left, ran out 20 miles later. It wasn’t the conditions either, it was normal straight, flat 55mph roads. I got lucky and was able to coast into a nearby family member’s driveway.