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Re: How To Ruin Your Electric Car's Battery - 3 Common Mistakes - 10 months ago

I'll be the poster child for what not to do and we will see how long mine lasts. I charge to 100% every night and routinely go down to 10% or below. Also DC fast charge a good amount. Basically, everything they say you aren't supposed to do I'm doing on a regular basis. It is also cold here more often than it is hot, and it said the 80% thing doesn't matter if it is cold outside.

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Re: As A Truck owner, my biggest rant...... - 10 months ago

Quotemacphanatic QuoteC(-)ris QuoteBernie Let me say that until long past middle age, I hated trucks. Always had an El Camino so I was in a gray area. Another post' eh. As a truck owner of a nice plushy 1500, I use it as a truck as well. My RANT is Trailers! Empty trucks pulling TRAILORS. Empty trucks pulling EMPTY TRAILORS. Better now. Here is some info that might make you feel bet

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Re: 65" Pioneer 4K UHD Smart Xumo LED TV $300 - 10 months ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotedk62 Just to be clear - those are TCL TVs sold under licensed Pioneer name. Pioneer exited the TV market 14 years ago, after making amazing plasmas. It's sad to see what has become of the vaunted Pioneer brand in the TV space. I was just going to google and see who makes Pioneer now. The TCLs aren't bad, but the deal turns more lukewarm than hot knowing what it is.

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Re: As A Truck owner, my biggest rant...... - 10 months ago

QuoteBernie Let me say that until long past middle age, I hated trucks. Always had an El Camino so I was in a gray area. Another post' eh. As a truck owner of a nice plushy 1500, I use it as a truck as well. My RANT is Trailers! Empty trucks pulling TRAILORS. Empty trucks pulling EMPTY TRAILORS. Better now. Here is some info that might make you feel better. Unless you have a load to

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Oakland is now officially off the visit list: Only In-N-Out to close - 10 months ago

Oakland’s only In-N-Out will serve its last double-double on March 24 after more than 18 years in operation at 8300 Oakport Street, the burger restaurant’s chief operating officer Denny Warnick confirmed with SFGATE in an emailed statement Sunday. Warnick described the store as “busy and profitable” for the company, and drive-thru lines during the dinner rush often stretched all the w

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Re: does anyone have a WSJ sub? theres's a piece on EVs (!!!) that I'd like to read - 10 months ago

My charging outlet gets installed tomorrow(Hopefully!). I'll have a post if that is the case detailing what I needed to do to get the outlet in.

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Re: Super confused: Word on an iPad? - 10 months ago

You need a 365 license to use Word on an iPad Pro.

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Re: For truckers driving EVs, there’s no going back - 10 months ago

QuoteOmbligo Chief mechanics are going to against EV for the simple reason that it would mean laying off most of their diesel mechanics. No one likes giving up their little kingdom, especially when it is filled with friends and family. Not a good reason, but a realistic one. Same reason many IT departments don't want to switch to Macs. Anyone who has switched knows different. IBM(of all co

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Re: For truckers driving EVs, there’s no going back - 10 months ago

Local delivery routes are perfect for EV trucks. Low total miles, all in town at low speeds, they sit all night and can charge. Nothing not to like for that use case. The total cost of ownership should show a significant savings. For commercial/industrial areas the power infrastructure is already there. 1300A 480V service is commonly available and you could easily install transformer, brea

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Re: Not a good day. My car's engine destroyed itself this morning. - 10 months ago

There are used engines in the 100-120k mile range for around $2500. Brand new rebuilds with 3Yr/36k mile warranty for $4k. It is not another $5k in labor to swap that engine. Should be able to get it done for $4k to $6k out the door at an independant shop. Still not sure it is worth it though....

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Re: Cable : We shouldn’t have to let users cancel service with a click - 10 months ago

Sounds like AOL back in the early 00s.

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Re: Car Rental deals - 10 months ago

If someone can pick them up from the Airport and go to a non-airport location it will be considerably cheaper.

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Re: EV Uh oh?!.....there is an issue with electric vehicles (EVs) this time of year [ for some people ]..... - 10 months ago

Quotemattkime QuoteC(-)risThought it would be a few days tops, not a few months. Was that a few months to schedule an electrician? Correct, between getting quotes and getting one scheduled. Also took a few weeks to get initial contact from the Power Company(Xcel) who is subsidizing the charger to find out their requirements and prefered contractor.

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Re: EV Uh oh?!.....there is an issue with electric vehicles (EVs) this time of year..... - 10 months ago

Quotegadje So glad I have full service for the gas car and that I can charge in the garage at home for the other.. I have a gas car (Truck) as well, but at 11mpg I'm trying to drive it only when I actually need the truck or when we need two cars due to scheduling. I would absolutely not be comfortable with an EV as my only car, or two EVs. At least one of them would need to be a hybrid. I'm

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Re: EV Uh oh?!.....there is an issue with electric vehicles (EVs) this time of year [ for some people ]..... - 10 months ago

I'm holding off on posting my latest Bolt review since I still don't have adequate charging at my residence. Was scheduled for Monday and the electrician said it was too cold to work, rescheduled for Monday which looks to be warmer. I will say that charging and range has been rough with the cold and I've wasted more hours than I care to admit at charging stations this month. The 120V charging a

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Re: In Minnesota why aren't car repair shops made to disclose what their labor rate is? - 10 months ago

Quotemattkime QuoteC(-)ris Went with the least expensive flat rate. Did you come out ahead? They didn't start yet....too cold. Rescheduled for next Monday. The tricky part is they need to pull permits, pay the inspector fee, etc. I know what the BOM should be around $800-$900 in parts. That leaves them around $800 in labor which is probably less than 8 hours. I believe they have to g

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Re: Not a good day. My car's engine destroyed itself this morning. - 10 months ago

VW has the same problem on many models. I had to do a front crank seal on a 2.8L Passat that blew out because the PCV was clogged. Using a catch can is a good fix, or drilling a bigger hole.

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Re: In Minnesota why aren't car repair shops made to disclose what their labor rate is? - 10 months ago

QuoteAcer QuoteLux Interior "$500! But it only took you 30 minutes to do the repair!" "You're not paying me for the 30 minutes I took to do the job. You're paying me for the 30 years of experience that it took for me to do the job in 30 minutes." The book rate seems to be calibrated for the guy who has 30 minutes of experience. There is more than one book rate as well.

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Re: In Minnesota why aren't car repair shops made to disclose what their labor rate is? - 11 months ago

There is no requirement to post or provide an hourly rate or a number of hours to do a job. That is just a flat rate quote, exists in almost every business.

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Re: Save 30% on used toilet seat? Deal or no deal. - 11 months ago

Used like new usually just means the box was opened.

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Re: Electric Oven Fan runs too long - 11 months ago

Maybe a blocked vent or a bad fan motor making it take longer to get rid of the heat?

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Re: COVID Trends... Yikes!! - 11 months ago

Quotemattkime Does anyone feel like they're in a high covid area? A couple of months ago I heard of one covid case near me. (I'm sure there's more, thats just what I was specifically aware of) As the headlines have emphasized the current covid wave, I know of no one. I wonder if there's a greater rate of symptom free covid. I work in schools and there is a lot of covid going around, but

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Re: [WARNING] One of my machines installed an OS upgrade _without_ my permission. - 11 months ago

The updates also no longer require an admin account. I've had students upgrade most of the machines in my computer labs without being able to do anything about it. I gave up and just updated them all. Which I think is what Apple wants everyone to do, keep upgrading.

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Darn Tough Socks... I'm Sold - 11 months ago

I have a pair of steel toed Keen workboots that have given me blisters on the tops of my toes every time I wear them for a day. Every couple weeks I give them a wear for a day to try and break them in, but its been a year and it still happens. I've been wearing Columbia boot socks that are pretty thick. I ordered myself a pair of Darn Tough Mountaineering Micro Crew Extra Cushion socks for

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Re: wheel size - 11 months ago

QuotePat Quotedavester QuotePat Larger wheels allow larger brake rotors which allow higher tow ratings. That may be true in theory, but brake rotors are generally sized for the smallest wheel option that is available for a particular vehicle. Getting the largest wheel option is not going to get you better braking. Also, many of the giant wheels available on SUVs and trucks these days are far

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Re: oh, we got trouble?!….United Airlines’s inspection of their ‘Boeing 737 Max 9’ planes finds an issue….. - 11 months ago

QuoteLemon Drop High School Teacher Finds Missing Piece of Boeing Jet’s Fuselage in His Yard Are you legally required to turn that in? I'd keep it, would be a very cool conversation piece. If not, can you ask for it back after the investigation is done?

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Purchasing DRM Free MP3 files? - 11 months ago

Hi, I have some old hardware for playing MP3 files that doesn't support any DRM. Replacing the hardware isn't an option. It has been forever since I purchased any MP3 files. I know in the past there was no DRM on Amazon downloads, is that still the case? If not, any other options?

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Re: wheel size - 11 months ago

It is purely for looks. There is no performance or ride quality improvements going to a bigger wheel and smaller tire. You don't see NASCAR or F1 running 20" wheels. That should tell you something. 17" is usually considered the sweet spot.

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Re: MBA M1 - screen black but computer works (and external display works). What's up? - 11 months ago

Oddity. Haven't had that happen and we have over 350 of that model.

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Re: The psychology of inflation in current conditions - quote from an economist - 11 months ago

Quotehal QuoteAllGoldWhat really bothers me is rent. That was purely opportunistic gouging by landlords and big housing management companies; there was no significant effect on their costs for units already built, they just raised rents because they could. that's how capitalism works - what are ya... some kinda commie??!! Rent is based on what the housing/building is worth currently, not what

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