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    Bought a Toyota even more boring than The Critic's

    Oh come on. Live a little. Our resident cheaper-in-chief, El Jefe, Painted a Mercedes blue with a roll.
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    Thinking of getting a Prius

    Prius V you have 2 generations: 2012-2015 with sub-models two, three, four and five/lux? 2016-2017 Head to Priuschat forums for advice on what to look for... Most vehicles at this point will be 50k-120k miles Alternatives, hybrid: Chevy volt Alternatives, non hybrid: Mazda5 and VW golf sportwagen.
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    searching for non turbo, non cvt, newish vehicle

    OP, 2011-2015 Mazda5. AT, 2.5 L NA engine. It is a mini-minivan Or a mazda3 with a bigger body. The footprint is like a medium sized car. Gas mileage is not great in town. Change the 17" wheels to 15" mazda3 wheels. (Or do a search, someone posted in a thread of mine on Tires/wheels with a Big...
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    September is Suicide Awareness Month

    Was 5 when Hay grampa hang himself ( my moms uncle and aunt, adopted her after her parents died after the war). I could not understand how that hard worked guy with Big hands could had that happen. What shocked me as a 5 years old, was the discussion that on the way to the grave, he was not to...
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    Inherited my great grandfathers cast iron pan

    OP, just so your wife does not kick you out because of smell-you later alligator, next time please use a grill for 1-2 hours. The guys, give you all you need to know already.
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    Cats Dilemma

    Not only. Also because of the CXXXXX event, a lot of people took pets in and than just change mind or life change. All shelters around me full to capacity and pretty much begging for adoption. Back-to topic: Buy the special friend food or treats (separate from your cats). Have a blast with...
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    :( Lost Indoor Cat

    My tortoise shell was hiding in plain site for a week in a tree in our yard, between leaves and our ornamental bushes. It took a month of calling, talking, to get in the house. She is now a mixed outdoor-I-sleep-inside-whenever-I-pamper-myself, really skilled huntress (birds, chipmunks, mice...
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    Off my chest: I hate CAULKING!

    plastic spoon, or old credit card water + dish soap
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    How’s your garden doing?

    Tom NJ, beautiful pictures. Re: potatoes, can you get them a cover next time like for garlic/onions? RE: rabbit, can you plant some clover patch in a corner close to garden, leave the grass taller and don't use any pesticide? he will come for the taste. I wonder if strobe light will do also....
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    Rural telephone boxes along road

    Originally Posted by dlundblad We have one right in our front yard. Not only is it an eye sore, it is also an inconvenience to mow around and we'd like to do some landscaping in the area. Plus it looks like someone hit it at one time because it's bent. Everyone else on our road has them in more...
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    Scam: Ghana $+2 - US $-2

    Hello BITOGers, just wanted to put it out there to be careful who you talk to on the internet and who you thrust, especially with money. Just got a story from friends of mine, that college girl got chatty with a nice looking guy, supposedly stationed overseas in a war zone, smooth talking, etc...
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    The worst job you ever had?

    Emptying the outhouse content! The smell of chilly, and other foods and cigarettes while dishwashing in a restaurant. The smell of old clothes thrown into garbage mixed in with whatever chicken condiments she used. Hearing a hyper-hyper-hyper boss having a "civilized" conversation through 3...
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    Need a sensible but fun daily

    Originally Posted by OVERKILL What's the distance you plan on covering? HMMh, Do I smell a rec for a Grand Cherokee SRT? I saw one taking off on a ramp right in front of me in Chicago burbs; The weather was just right, not too cold and not warm/hot. Beautiful, and way less sound than a...
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    Can a 2005 Volvo go 300K Miles easily?

    Originally Posted by VolvoZ Be sure to watch Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with David Letterman (Netflix). They drove Letterman's 960 wagon with a Supercharged 5.0 Ford V8 that Paul Newman talked him into. You can read the story of the vehicles conception by doing a google...
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    MMO vs Oil Consumption.

    Originally Posted by Vladiator ... I am really looking into getting a top end oiler for the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan, as it is direct injection and those 2.0TSi engines could really use something to clean the intake valves. Still researching. Maybe water/methanol injection is what I'm going to go...
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