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  1. mfennell

    Tariffs...what to make of them.

    It's all part of the playbook. "See, these people don't know what they're doing. Contract the smart people at my private company."
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    Tariffs...what to make of them.

    Jesus. F'ing children. I'm embarrassed for them. I'm 'on vacation' now. Gov stopped paying our bills, we ran at-risk for a while, now I'm furloughed. I can either sign up for unemployment or use my vacation until I run out, which will be about a month. That's what I'm doing. Aside from getting...
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    Ask an automobile mechanic.

    It's a VW-specific tool.
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    Ask an automobile mechanic.

    I have OBD 11 and VCDS but my car doesn't have the battery monitoring stuff. Shockingly, it looks like I can get an OEM battery from the dealer for $110!
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    Ask an automobile mechanic.

    That's where I am with my VW. 6yrs old and heading into winter. I'll be replacing the original battery next month.
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    Gas powered bikes?

    Picked up a left over '24 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S yesterday in Richmond, VA. Flew down Friday night. 340 miles/6hrs back, staying off I95 until the last 100 miles or so. First adult bike. :)
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    Car-spotting thread

    A friend loaned them his Ford GT a few years ago. We got a private tour when he picked it up. Pretty awesome.
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    E-bikes are a thing

    The end is near for the Surron-style bikes IMHO. I saw 5 of them in a little wooded area around the corner from my house. It has some trails and jumps made (I'm guessing) by BMW bikers back in the day. A friend's son updated them a little for MTB a few years back but got some static over it...
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    Car-spotting thread

    These two were parked at Foreign Cars of Monmouth this morning. They work on absolutely everything as far as I can tell. The Ferrari has been there for months. My friend Drew works there and told me a few painful things about them. The steering mechanism has some kind of subframe with a...
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    What have you done to your car today?

    Installed wireless Android Auto/Carplay in the new-to-me '15 SLK250 for $138. The stereo in my lightly-optioned car uses an external NAV made by Becker that slides into a slot in the glove compartment. This device (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2ZBHZ6Y) replaces it and runs the factory screen. It...
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    Car-spotting thread

    My daughter is 16 and will be driving next year. My dad had a car he was tired of and needed room for another one. So this happened. '15 SLK250. We flew down on Friday, then spent 2 days driving back. Stopped at the insane Buc-ee's in SC ("this is the most American thing ever"), stayed at a...
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    Bad Driving

    Hah. "Yesterday" = "Sunday" when you post on Monday. Heard the NASA event was huge. 300 cars?
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    Bad Driving

    What were you doing at NJMP yesterday? I was at Thunderbolt with my Aprilia.
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    Gas powered bikes?

    Last Sunday was Bimota day. One of my friends bought a db3, a bike best described as an acquired taste, which seemed reason enough to pul them all out for a few pics. Left to right: db2, db3, db4, sb6.
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    From off.road.cc: Forget gravel bikes, XC MTBs are better, and nearly as fast

    Exactly - my friends and I use our gravel bikes to string together bits of parks we'd never bother with on MTBs because the ride over would suck and XC MTBs are overkill once you get there.
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    Car-spotting thread

    I drive my wife's E30 occasionally. It is ridiculously small compared to anything modern. You really don't want to get hit in that thing.
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    Relacing a wheelset using a rim with a slightly smaller ERD

    Ah. The 'fun' part. :)
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    What have you done to your car today?

    That's awesome. I see a modern AC compressor so I imagine it's pretty usable too.
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    Gas powered bikes?

    I was pretty amped after the first couple sessions on the 250 when I realized how fast I was going compared to where I expected to be as well as how much fun it was to ride (I honestly worried I wouldn't like it). Everyone was getting tired of me going on and on about it. In general though...
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    Gas powered bikes?

    That was Monday in Millville. It rained on the drive down but not a drop at the track. Very hot and humid though.
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