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    School Closing Because of Predicted Weather?

    In HS our practice field was near the Middle and Jr. HS. One afternoon in late August a thunderstorm rolled in. We all took cover underneath the covered walkway at the middle school waiting for the storm to pass. Lightning struck near by and the steel cleats worn by a teammate sparked.
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    P0420 code after Protect and Restore

    I would have continued with the Valvoline product.
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    Tesla AutoPilot runs over and kills motorcycle rider

    Per WSJ today, NHTSA getting involved again, "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday that it launched the probe after its Office of Defects Investigation identified concerns from crashes that occurred after the recall and results from preliminary tests the agency...
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    HPL EC usage

    Tell us more. How much longer do you have to go before you switch to HPL Euro?
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    HPL EC usage

    If that's the case I would skip EC altogether and just use their PCMO product. IMO the EC should be used on neglected engines.
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    Using conventional 10w30 in the summer and 5w30 synthetic in the winter

    If you're a meddler welcome to the world of meddlers. You'll unlikely find another automotive site with more meddling than BITOG. Note: It takes months for soft high performance summer tires to flat spot. Tires will not flat spot over a weekend. IJS
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    Cat pee

    No Did you follow any of my suggestions?
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    What would be the best way of maximizing the longevity of a Tesla?

    80/20 rule when charging and avoid constant use of fast charging.
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    Hertz EV disposal plan in effect.

    See post No 12
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    Hertz EV disposal plan in effect.

    I'm sure some percentage of business traveler would not mind it especially if they don't want to have to deal with having to find a place to "fill up" before they turn in the car. If I were Hertz I would've only stocked Teslas where I had the on-site space to install a handful of superchargers...
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    Hertz EV disposal plan in effect.

    Grade F on execution. Otherwise it was not a terrible idea to offers Tesla's.
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    Tesla AutoPilot runs over and kills motorcycle rider

    I don't think it would go over well if he did that.
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    Tesla AutoPilot runs over and kills motorcycle rider

    Well it something cheaper appears to be coming per the earnings call earlier this week or late last week.
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    Misleading headline regarding home foreclosures; is there any integrity in media sources?

    Housing shortages are not limited to urban areas. In any case I'm seeing deals where individuals have over the last 3 yrs bought up to 10 investor properties in areas like LA and Austin TX, Remember it's a good news story when the big bad corporation can be blamed for buying a bunch of new...
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    Concrete driveway expansion joint

    I think it's a regional thing. I live in a townhome community of 180 units. Every unit with a garage on grade has combined poured concrete driveway w/walkway and the concrete poured right up to the brick. None of it has cracked in 24 years. The only place where there's an expansion joint...
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