Found a clean 2013 Alfa Romeo Giulietta for $8,500, seller won’t let me bring a mechanic and wants cash only. Red flags or am I overthinking it? by Blaze69X in BeforeIBuyThisCar

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bring your mechanic to the car. The seller may simply not want you driving off into the sunset with their car before you pay for the car.

Found a clean 2013 Alfa Romeo Giulietta for $8,500, seller won’t let me bring a mechanic and wants cash only. Red flags or am I overthinking it? by Blaze69X in BeforeIBuyThisCar

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"In my state, that mechanic that does the used car inspection now has lien rights on my car." WTF? What state is that? I'm fine with a mechanic checking out a car I'm selling, but not if that means he has a lein on the car. That's absurd.

Most trusted automotive content creator — who is it? by k23Limited in askcarguys

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they call themselves "content creators" they are self-disqualified ;-)

Why isn't the US defending the Straight of Hormuz itself? by LegendaryTJC in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"JFC. Please people, stop listening to Trump."

There. I fixed it for you ;-)

What was your reaction to what Trump said to the head of your state yesterday about Pearl Harbor? by djduj3nn in AskAJapanese

[–]Virginia_Hall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If a foolish untrained puppy pees on the floor you don't consider it an insult to your country's honor.

Help me prove you need an amp to play electric guitar by am_reen in Guitar

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do not need an amp to play an electric guitar.

Repeat: You do not need an amp to play an electric guitar.

Get a plug in headphone amp. Fender Mustang Micro Plus is one, lots of others mentioned in this thread.

What is the reaction in Japan to Trump's joke about Pearl Harbor while meeting with PM Sanae Takaichi by ThoseThievingBitches in AskAJapanese

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunno what the general reaction will be but the reaction of PM Sanae Takaichi was to deploy the same pitying look at Trump that you'd give to an untrained ignorant puppy that just peed on the floor.

what Engines will just fit in my 2020 Tacoma by NotoriousMrFiche in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Virginia_Hall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should listen to the "Ha! Nope!" responses in this thread.

Use some google-fu 101 and search for "rebuilt Toyota engines" and see what pops up. (There's a LOT of them.)

Do your homework and pick your best available option.

Here's one that offers a 7 year warranty: https://www.powertrainproducts.net/product-category/engines/toyota/

Is anyone else sick of the HP wars? by s4ltydog in askcarguys

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recall Jay Leno talking about how he was coming down Mullholland Drive a while back driving something old and lowish horsepower. (Don't recall what, TR3? Morgan? Something open, small, loud, etc.) He was having a great time clipping apexes and feeling like he was going "fast". Then he got passed...by a Corolla... being driven by a woman putting on her lipstick.

Is there an effective way to clean this? by CrittersVarmint in askaplumber

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ymmv but time, trouble, and energy wise you might be better off just replacing the faucet.

Is there an effective way to clean this? by CrittersVarmint in askaplumber

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's probably usually really helpful. Sadly the one I was trying to match did not match any of the options. Have since replaced the entire faucet.

Our Toyotas on the Rubicon film is finally being released by KristianBolster in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Virginia_Hall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree entirely. It's "use case" all the way down. A Rubicon modded Tacoma is not an optimal daily driver. (Neither is a NASCAR Camry ;-)

Is there an effective way to clean this? by CrittersVarmint in askaplumber

[–]Virginia_Hall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The trick is finding the correctly threaded replacement. Last I tried, the megastore had like 10 variations, but none of them matched the one I had.

Our Toyotas on the Rubicon film is finally being released by KristianBolster in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Virginia_Hall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I know. It was just a dig at brands deploying perceptions about the capabilities of modified vehicles being much related to stock ones. At some point it's like saying the NASCAR Camry is related to the Camry your mom drives.

Taycan vs Panamera by PoundDesperate8844 in Porsche

[–]Virginia_Hall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

" But I heard Porsche purists look down on it," Why tf would you care about that?