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  1. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Anyone else concerned that tariffs might make cars more expensive?.

    What tariffs, I know nothing in a news free zone. Nothing I can change so why fret. Better not to know. It’s more how it was 60 years...

    Nov 15, 2024 at 6:51 PM
  2. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Just need to vent....

    Post Office? Maybe someone will retire. My daughter is single and a family income can be higher and still be on the lower premium tiers....

    Nov 15, 2024 at 2:48 PM
  3. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Pine Hollow Diagnostics does a Prius v Head Gasket.

    There should be angle turns after the head bolts are torqued, as the bolts are stretch I looked it up. I did two 90 deg turns on my hg...

    Nov 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
  4. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Pine Hollow Diagnostics does a Prius v Head Gasket.

    Doesn’t this engine use stretch head bolts?

    Nov 15, 2024 at 1:16 PM
  5. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread California’s $100 registration surcharge.

    I have a smart electric meter on the house like most do now. Maybe they could do that with electric cars and plug ins, and the fee is...

    Nov 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
  6. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread California’s $100 registration surcharge.

    Waiting for a link to the $100 fee on my plug in. The tariffs are paid at the border and passed on to the consumer like a sales tax....

    Nov 14, 2024 at 12:15 PM
  7. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Can't make this up.......

    In this case I would think Costco would just have the vendor they buy from relabel the butter. The FDA isn’t hauling away the butter I...

    Nov 14, 2024 at 9:37 AM
  8. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread AGM battery for Gen 4/Gen 5 Prius/Prius Prime and observations on the 12-V charging system.

    I see about 14.3-14.4 v in ready mode in park. It seems to charge fast sometimes, other times slower. No amp scale to know. The 20 hour...

    Nov 14, 2024 at 9:27 AM
  9. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Just need to vent....

    My daughter pays like 125/ mo on the ACA for the best kaiser plan, platinum. Maybe it’s $175. She pays very little for health care...

    Nov 13, 2024 at 6:31 PM
  10. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread California’s $100 registration surcharge.

    I wasn’t able to find a $100 fee I paid, where is the link to this fee? Seems hard to find any reliable info, like from dmv.

    Nov 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM
  11. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread California’s $100 registration surcharge.

    I didn’t see any extra $100 on the Prime, so you don’t on a 2012 plug in. Now I have to double check. New cars get 8 years no smog due...

    Nov 13, 2024 at 2:08 PM
  12. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Just need to vent....

    It must add a lot of stress too. Keep looking at schools, colleges, government agencies, city county federal. Although I don’t know your...

    Nov 13, 2024 at 10:22 AM
  13. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Can't make this up.......

    It’s not law by feelings, what regulations from laws say, they say. Yeah it’s nitpicking and a waste. Another time it might be the label...

    Nov 13, 2024 at 9:51 AM
  14. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread AGM battery for Gen 4/Gen 5 Prius/Prius Prime and observations on the 12-V charging system.

    My 2020 Prime once again charged fully yesterday, and it wasn’t any 20 hours since the last time. It had been colder. Without the...

    Nov 13, 2024 at 9:41 AM