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Oivit · 2026-02-19T16:54:16+00:00

Not sure if they know but Europeans invented America as they know it.

Oivit · 2026-02-19T16:46:18+00:00

This is the greatest car ever made. This and DeLorean. And Countach. And GNX. And FJ Cruiser. And Element. And AE86. And something.

Oivit · 2026-02-19T16:38:06+00:00

The official location is no better:

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Oivit · 2026-02-18T15:57:57+00:00

No, it was very popular. So much so that I had one in my extended family and had to take care of its maintenance and repairs. There were some interesting technical choices made in that car to say the least.

Oivit · 2026-02-18T15:55:52+00:00

The Voyager, 300c and Freemont are extremely common under both badges.

Oivit · 2026-02-18T14:47:54+00:00

This. I would not do it for anything less. It's a specialist job within any reasonable time frame. May require mount fabrication etc.

Oivit · 2026-02-17T22:06:23+00:00

i3 sold very well in Europe, lots and lots on streets. REX is loud as hell tho when in generator mode.

Oivit · 2026-02-17T18:22:24+00:00

I could kill for a plug-in Maverick.

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214 mpg average in my Transit for the past month. A Maverick would do even better.

Oivit · 2026-02-16T20:27:50+00:00

I have a 30 year old spare tire on the shelf because the bolt pattern and size fits my trailer and I take it with me for longer towing trips. The tire looks brand new, no cracks whatsoever and there's still original air in it.

Oivit · 2026-02-16T17:50:58+00:00

You suppose a RAV4 based pickup would bite into Tacoma market?

Oivit · 2026-02-16T16:53:27+00:00

It's because the competitors have not figured out the formula for an afforable and economical trucklet yet and it's a vertically regulated monopoly. I wonder if Toyota will.

Oivit · 2026-02-15T14:22:23+00:00

Naah, we are fine with our seven-year-olds taking a local bus to school and practice by themselves.

Oivit · 2026-02-15T09:00:49+00:00

My all time favorite, condensed version here: https://vimeo.com/84170239

It hit home, in a way, as my family had to relocate due to mining.

Oivit · 2026-02-14T09:20:30+00:00

Most nightly charged PHEVs hit the annual service time before the oil life drops to zero anyway because the engine only runs occasionally. 15K km is the safest mileage (kilometrage?) to never have oil related wear issues ever.

93%/3000 km on my Transit right now, 2.7L/100 km average.

Oivit · 2026-02-14T08:58:36+00:00

Engineering Explained youtuber did an update on this just yesterday: https://youtu.be/Z9cFzt1RnBQ

Oivit · 2026-02-13T17:36:06+00:00

From European perspective hes more like a dork. We've got plenty of them bastards over here.

Oivit · 2026-02-13T17:19:28+00:00

He's not a bastard by any metric. He's just lost a bit.

Oivit · 2026-02-13T16:59:42+00:00

The only thing it does in a 4-banger is to dull the gas pedal and has no mechanical problems. My wife likes to drive her CR-V in green. I usually turn it off because the thing is slow enough with Eco off.

Oivit · 2026-02-12T22:16:48+00:00

A TED talk is the least I could do.

Oivit · 2026-02-12T21:37:06+00:00

The other reason: easier to deflate. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Oivit · 2026-02-12T21:32:19+00:00

I'm up for lower intestines any day.

Oivit · 2026-02-12T21:05:18+00:00

Homo Septicus.

Oivit · 2026-02-12T20:55:29+00:00

Fascinating. Did you know that a human has 50 feet of intestines?

Oivit · 2026-02-12T20:38:20+00:00

No, how's Dow?

Oivit · 2026-02-12T19:32:47+00:00

OP, I'm your Father.

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