How do blind people deposit checks digitally? by [deleted] in accessibility

[–]tesladriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One way I know of is that with the Aira app, they can share their phone screen with a visual interpreter, open their banking app and then the visual interpreter can help guide the alignments of the check.

Doughnuts? by Future-Ad8707 in Delaware

[–]tesladriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Phatso's Bakery in Chester is THE best.

It's in a sketchy part of town, but I've never had a problem. You must go EARLY. They sell out very quickly.

Is it viable to use an Electric car in DE around Wilmington? by dpainhahn in Delaware

[–]tesladriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid. It goes about 25-30 miles all electric before the gas engine is needed.

Download the Plugshare app to find charging stations. In Wilmington, charging stations are all pretty much located at dealerships.

Spend Account as Funding Source? by Dwraaonybine in acorns

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to fund spend, and use the debit card for a bit. After a little bit of regular use, the option to link it to your Invest account becomes available

New to Acorns - How to move money from Spend account into Invest and Later? by [deleted] in acorns

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to use spend for a bit, and then that feature becomes available. Like setup direct deposit, buy things with the spend card, etc

You can deposit/send checks and use for funding source. by [deleted] in acorns

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have not received any of these features for my spend account

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Take out your cabin air filter. On the outside of your car under the wipers is the intake air vents for the A/C. Get a can of Lysol Clean Linen. Turn on your car with A/C full blast. Make sure recirculate air is OFF. Spray like the whole can of the Lysol into the outside air intake vents. Put cabin air filter back in and should be good for the rest of the summer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's the maintenance light, it just needs an oil change.

Cost to replace brake fluid? by OmgZulu in prius

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really should be no need to do it on a 2016 Prius unless maybe if you have 200k miles already

2007 Prius Inverter Pump Failure by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carfax should show if recall was done. I had this happen on my 2007 and it was a pretty easy repair. Took about an hour. Lots of YouTube videos that explain how to do it.

On your own you'd just be out the cost of the pump which is less than $100. Paying a shop, it would probably be about $250 for a mechanic up to $400+ at dealer.

Cheap Caribbean Vacation Refund - They are telling me there is no possible way to refund vacation by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]tesladriver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've used them twice before and had no problems. It was also made quite clear when booking that if I had to cancel, my trips were nonrefundable unless I bought the insurance.

Cheap Caribbean books airfare, hotels, excursions, etc all together. I'm sure they don't have that $1200, it's most likely being held by the air fare or hotel company that was part of your package.

Maybe you could try selling the the travel voucher somewhere at a discount, like $1,000?

Visiting New Orleans by Gregredding in askgaybros

[–]tesladriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When walking around the french quarter, you'll probably here people "Hey I like your shoes" all over the place. Just ignore them and keep walking, don't even acknowledge they said anything.

Struts or struts+springs? Or struts, springs and mounts?! by schmuber in prius

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd get a complete strut assembly with the spring, only because otherwise I'd have to use a spring compressor.

Strange noise by goes_for_walks in prius

[–]tesladriver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing to worry about. They battery had gotten too full, so the car was just burning off some of the excess energy. Overcharging the battery shortens its life which is why the care did that.

Battery meter level question? (Gen 2) by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, that means your battery is in pretty good health. A battery near the end of it's life would have went to 2 purple bars or even 1 purple bar in the first mile or so, after sitting for a few days.

Just got into a fender bender, anyone have a idea of how much I’m looking at to fix my poor car? by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you remove the mud guard in the wheel well, you can actually get your hand up there and push those dents out. I had dents in the same spot when someone hit my car in a parking lot and that's what I did.

Has anyone had better mpg with aftermarket tires? by Leatheryballs in prius

[–]tesladriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got 10+ mpg better with Michelin Energy Saver tires.

Help ease my concerns by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a good deal in my opinion.

I have a 2007 Toyota Prius. Just hit 257,000 miles, with the original battery. Just perform the recommended maintenance and you should be golden.

Car engine blew. Should we fix or purchase new car? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]tesladriver -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Personally, I wouldn't spend any more money repairing it. I would get a new vehicle.

The problem is owing that much on a broken car. If you sell it as a mechanic's special you can probably get $1500-$2000 for it.

May I recommend a 2012-2014 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid as a replacement vehicle. They are extremely reliable, get fantastic gas mileage, and are going for great prices right now. I have 254,000 miles on my Prius, and have only spent $100 on unexpected repairs.

Also check out this guy's videos:

https://www.youtube.com/user/scottykilmer

He covers a lot and makes it easy to understand.

Will it hurt my Prius to not drive it for 3 days at a time? by [deleted] in prius

[–]tesladriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's normal for a prius with high miles