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I hope not. That doesn't sound fun. Hopefully it's some kind of OBD2 thing - which would not be compatible with any of my current fleet - all Pre-'95.

Misunderstood incorrectly... double whammy, haha

You mean you were just used to a "heavier" clutch? That's how my '83 F150 is - has a nice "spring" to it. Just about anything newer - not so much.

I set alarms on a phone too, but they tend to annoy the life out of me. It seems that no matter what time I set, they go off at the worst time.

Set them for a better time.

OK, now. I'd been having symptoms for a couple of years but no one would take me seriously until everything blew up. I was having "aura" or "Deja Vu" (name depends on who's talking) for a couple of years. The episodes were always a month apart (sometimes skipped) and on that day it would happen a dozen or more times. 24hours later I was fine. Of course "that can't happen" so I was left to keep a log on my phone. No one believed me enough to even look at my log. ...until that day (still didn't look at my log). I turned to my wife and whispered "it's happening..." and down I went. We were just finishing lunch. Five minutes later and I would have been driving my wife, DIL, and granddaughter.

I'm still having these, separated by a month but a fewer episodes (two or three) at a time and a lot less intense. I can easily identify the symptoms because of a peculiar smell just before.

I've had all sorts of heart issues and am "pacemaker dependent" (if the pacemaker doesn't work, neither do I), done intentionally. Getting old isn't for sissies.

I taught my future wife to drive a stick on my mother's car (50+ years ago ;-). It had a tough clutch to drive (underpowered engine and floppy clutch). We had lots of sticks after we were married. Even two Voyagers ('85 and a '90). They didn't last 100K either.

Headrest will save your neck (and perhaps life) in a rear-ender. That's the whole reason they're there.

Yes, heavier clutch. Interestingly, I borrowed a truck with a 1000lb clutch, then couldn't drive my car. I was laughing so hard I just about peed my pants. It's a really weird feeling.

If you spend $1000 and a lot of labor on it will you ever get your money back out of it? Much less $10000

Especially now. I was looking for some CDX the other day, turns out that for the prices I have to pay I may as well use Meranti marine plywood.

For me if the alarm gets annoying I just say "Alexa, shut the F up".

"Messing up (insert article of clothing here)" was one of the original excuses people used when seatbelts became mandatory.

I choose wrinkled clothing over broken bones and shredded skin.

I choose taking my hat off over the "uncomfortableness" of whiplash.

Isn's that one of the

In fact, many cars have "active headrests". My later model Honda's do.

This is a Toyota version, which appears to be electronic. Some other vehicles use a spring loaded system that releases upon impact, putting the headrest in a more forward leaning position.

Charge you thrice to price no doubt.

But you are already paying road tax in the gasoline, unless you are distilling ethanol for your vehicle.

The dongle is for electric cars.

A few years I saw an interview with a state trooper. He was talking about the license plate cameras that many jusristications have. He made a key point:

The data collected by each jurisdiction stays within the jusristication. Databases across jusristications do not directly communicate with each other, so sharing of information can be cumbersome, delayed, etc.

Apparently things have progressed since then. Fast forward to Aug. 18, 2020.

How long will it be until our movements become public knowledge, either via a data breach or a change in the privacy laws?

Recently I found I could by baltic birch ply for just over half the price of knarly SPF sheathing

On a Ton-mile tax it would be for EVERYONE.

Yup. It's nuts.

The Oregon state trial is voluntary test of a dongle for electric cars. As we who are drive gasoline fueled cars, trucks and motorbikes south of Canada USA border are paying taxes on fuel for road upkeep, both through a federal tax and state taxes.

But if you use gas for off road use (airplanes, farm use) you have to file for a refund on the federal taxes paid on the fuel. Unsure about states other than Illinois.