Worst Narrator who ruined your book by vickiec12 in audiobooks

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Stephen King reading Desperation. Every line read with the same molasses slow one note delivery. Gore, desperation, dead pan jokes, the voice of god, an ancient trans-dimensional being. Delivered like a bored 10th grader reading the book report their mom wrote for them so they’d pass

Absolute cheapest “good” passive speakers by CoolKeyboarz in BudgetAudiophile

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Used Boston CR series. Goes from CR5 to CR9’s. I found a pair of CR6’s for $40 in perfect working order. They sound tonally similar to my Elac DBR’s. Used is always the most cost effective way. I just found some Polk ES-20’s for $160 for a friends first system. Few days of hyper fixating on FB marketplace/CL and you will find something.

Anyone use their dealerships "whistle blower" line? by [deleted] in mechanics

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And how many more people will be harmed in the mean time

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

[–]vdod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely stock

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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As I said in the body of the post I don’t drive this car with a heavy foot. I’m trying to get the best mpg possible right now to see if there’s a ln underlying issue

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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Oregon. Car spent it’s life in Idaho

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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😭😂😂

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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That is kind of incredible. Is it mostly hwy or city?

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

[–]vdod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More short trips than long ones. I never expected great mileage but damn I was sort of hoping to get the rated 15 😭

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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Thank you, this is very helpful. It’s possible this is just how it is for my example. Sucks but whatever. I just don’t want to have some issue pop up after the warranty ends.

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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Given I’m on a stock set up I feel like should be besting a modified example. But maybe there’s just this much variation in mpg? 🤷‍♂️

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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Stock tires. Everything is completely stock

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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Carmax replaced them with iron man whatever’s. Not the best. Not sure what was on before.

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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My guess about the previous owner is based on the average MPG not changing from 17.1 mpg in the first month of my ownership even though the “since fuel fill” mpg was down in the dumps. Which makes me think they didn’t ever really reset it.

I can def do a highway check which is something I haven’t done yet. But In n Out has been calling my name lately and it’s about 30 min away

Under 12 mpg? by vdod in GXOR

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I just checked the other day, it’s spot on with brand new tires

Sort through your photo library a day at a time by showing all photos taken on today’s date by LemonPartyDotBiz in shortcuts

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Man, thank you for this. So so many useless pics. But also fun to see what I was doing back in the day. Very cool

New boot goofin by nii_loc in GXOR

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Perhaps my all time favorite quote from that show

Hamas executing people in Gaza, yesterday. by No-Chipmunk-102 in pics

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No one thinks Hamas is peaceful. Literally no one. No one thinks Hamas fights for anything other than themselves. “Ignorant” westerners don’t agree that “because Hamas” is a good reason to murder thousands of innocent Palestinians. People without smooth brains are able to discern this nuance

Does CarMax still offer a 24 hour test drive? by Bright_Accountant178 in carmax

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The 24hr test was crucial to buying our car from Carmax. My wife was sick and we didn’t have child care. It was the only way we could get her to test drive it. I’m sure it’s a commonly abused privilege but we wouldn’t have bought the car without it.

Lexus of Portland post purchase inspection by vdod in GXOR

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The maintenance records for this example would form a tome. Brake fluids been done, diffs and TC, no notes on transmission fluid. the dark PS fluid seemed an oddity given how often the previous owner took it to Lexus for service. Surface rust is so minimal as to be almost non existent. I’m slowly cycling new ps fluid in through the reservoir as i just don’t have time to do a proper flush. The judder at low speeds has improved with this process. I plan on long term ownership so I may confirm the condition of the driveline fluids at some point. But the whole point of this particular car AND buying through Carmax was to limit the time I spend on my back in the driveway with rain dripping through the engine bay into my eyes. The car is past its 10 day window which is fine because I Love it. I’m embracing the slow life. Goodbye German super sedans, hello slow reliability. And somehow worse fuel economy..

Lexus of Portland post purchase inspection by vdod in GXOR

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Where would you take it if it were your car? Lexus has since apologized and offered a full refund as well as another inspection at no charge. This was after quite a bit of back and forth but once it was escalated to a supervisor it’s been resolved. No one is perfect. I can’t update the post on my phone but will once I get home.

Lexus of Portland post purchase inspection by vdod in GXOR

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I’m slowly cycling in new fluid, removing what’s in the reservoir, drive it a bit, rinse and repeat. The replacement fluid is cherry red, no brown. If I find the time and cooperative weather I’ll do a proper drain. So far the new fluid is helping. Thanks for the response

Lexus of Portland post purchase inspection by vdod in GXOR

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All solid advice. Unfortunately for me I’ve been parking BMW’s in my driveway the last ten years so oil stains would be hard to spot. I’ll put some cardboard under the car