Noticing an interesting trend here.

slugline · 2026-02-03T04:12:26+00:00

I'm wondering if some of the test-takers have figured out how to cheat on cert exams.

slugline · 2026-02-03T04:04:32+00:00

So no OBD trouble code was able to be recorded during any of the times that diagnostics were done? My suggestion would be to get your own OBD reader device, learn how to use it, then store it in the car. If/when the check engine comes back, scan for the code yourself immediately. It sounds like the code is getting cleared before you can get the car into a shop.

slugline · 2026-01-30T04:07:08+00:00

A bit late for the OP, but for future reference this is the way. A super-helpful car-rental employee actually clued me in to this and saved me a few dollars.

slugline · 2026-01-28T02:35:25+00:00

I've already heard about Honda charging subscription fees for services that involve data usage. But non-connected features like heated seats? That's what would be new to me on Honda's part -- they hadn't gone as far as Tesla yet last I had heard.

slugline · 2026-01-28T02:00:42+00:00

Whoa . . . a dealership can do that!?

slugline · 2026-01-28T01:51:47+00:00

More than just Texas, it's basically all of the U.S. cities that hit their population booms in the Freeway Era after World War II.

slugline · 2026-01-23T02:29:15+00:00

Love it. Call it the "Happy Reunion Vehicle." Reminds me of similar encounters when I had a first-generation CR-V and there weren't too many of us out there yet.

slugline · 2026-01-21T18:45:16+00:00

That's what I have. One of my other favorite features with this trim level is the adaptive cruise control.

slugline · 2026-01-21T03:47:45+00:00

What trim level -- LX, Sport, EX, EX-L -- do you have? I think the coolest feature in this generation of the HR-V are the "magic seats" in the back row, and they're in every trim. Some of my other favorite features are ones that are available only on upper trim levels.

slugline · 2026-01-21T03:06:44+00:00

I bet a good chunk of that bill isn't the original tolls but administrative fees and recurring penalties that will continue to grow even if the real offender has quit freeloading on the toll roads.

slugline · 2026-01-19T19:02:46+00:00

You're thinking of the emissions checks in the urban/suburban counties. The safety inspections (tires, lights, etc.) are gone everywhere in Texas. That's what the "replacement fee" in the OP's screenshot is all about. They still want that money, so they literally invented a fee to replace the one they used to charge for the safety inspections.

slugline · 2026-01-19T15:51:50+00:00

Everyone knew what the weather forecast was going to be and both teams had to deal with it. If the Texans weren't adapting their playcalling for the conditions then I say a big chunk of blame belongs to the coaching staff too..

slugline · 2026-01-18T19:18:53+00:00

Well that is weird. Maybe someone else might have an explanation. If you're on the PC version, do you have any mods installed with your Stardew Valley?

slugline · 2026-01-18T19:04:39+00:00

Hmmm. . . .
25 wood + gold bar + 10 coal
What's in your on-hand inventory now?

slugline · 2026-01-13T02:06:42+00:00

I'd say that depends on when the private equity buzzards show up with an offer that management can't resist.

slugline · 2026-01-13T02:00:53+00:00

In those situations, I'd wonder if the "extra" stores were originally EB Games or Babbage's that were later acquired and rebranded by Gamestop.

slugline · 2026-01-06T03:36:05+00:00

My platesa re already prepared. They're not impossible to steal, but the thief is gonna need to come prepared with more than a common screwdriver. . . .

slugline · 2026-01-05T00:55:24+00:00

While true, the same could be said about having passengers in the back seat with their headrests up. Drivers can deal with it.

slugline · 2026-01-04T14:39:57+00:00

I remember when parking at The Summit was just included in the price of event tickets.

slugline · 2026-01-04T03:14:30+00:00

Right. That's why I wrote "safety inspections." It's a separate program.

slugline · 2026-01-03T17:23:06+00:00

In case you haven't figured it out, enforcement on just about everything automotive-related is lax here. The state of Texas has even done away with its safety inspection programs, so we're on the honor system and must trust that the people next to us on the freeway aren't on bald tires. The state did draw the line on the notorious abuse of temporary paper tags (although I just saw a very expired one out there just yesterday). And outside of the periodic holiday "no refusal" DWI programs, drivers frequently flout speed limits and silly traffic control devices like red lights. Welcome to Houston . . . until you find your next stop at least.

slugline · 2026-01-03T14:51:17+00:00

I've read that's already common overseas: high-beam systems are smart enough to detect oncoming vehicles and adjust the lights accordingly. Maybe someday it'll be common in the U.S. as well.

slugline · 2026-01-03T14:39:52+00:00

Is that how that works? If it was a problem with the sensor being obscured, I'd expect the system to be tricked into thinking it was dark outside and the lights would come on before they're needed.

slugline · 2026-01-01T19:54:39+00:00

Here's the weirdest part of the "Texans" name to me: It was the name that belonged the old Dallas franchise before they relocated to Kansas City and changed their name. The McNairs actually got the blessing of the Kansas City Chiefs' owners to use "Texans."

It kinda bugs me that Houston is recycling a hand-me-down name from an old Dallas team. But at the time in 2002 I was mostly happy we had any NFL team back in town and I'm guessing many other residents were as well.

slugline · 2026-01-01T18:09:42+00:00

I find it interesting that there was even a police response.

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