ETC(SS)'s Recent Activity

  1. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Buying a used 150k mile Gen3 Prius in 2026.

    Prius Cars For Sale | PriusChat

    Dec 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
  2. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Buying a used 150k mile Gen3 Prius in 2026.

    I was about to say that you won't have to worry about the IIHS rating because the car is going to be a hangar queen buuuuut you're a G3...

    Dec 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
  3. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Welcome to Winter (Solstice).

    See the most light or see light the most? Local horizon at sea level or the reference ellipsoid or the local horizon? Does daylight...

    Dec 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
  4. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Welcome to Winter (Solstice).

    Just gonna get some popcorn....

    Dec 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
  5. ETC(SS) liked BiomedO1's post in the thread How to buy a new car?.

    I hear what your saying; but if you need something fairly quickly that's still fully backed by an OEM warranty with less than 30K miles...

    Dec 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
  6. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Replacing spark plugs.

    So do I.....but I keep the plugs in for 120k and this means that I've mostly only needed to change them once for all of my cars.

    Dec 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
  7. ETC(SS) replied to the thread How to buy a new car?.

    Hard pass for me on a rent-a-wreck. Same with 'fleet returns.' Nobody EVER takes good care of their rental cars! May be a good way to...

    Dec 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
  8. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Welcome to Winter (Solstice).

    Every US state is represented by a VERY tiny number of people who thought that Seinfeld was mindless drivel. Since I am a proud delegate...

    Dec 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
  9. ETC(SS) liked cyberpriusII's post in the thread Rainmakers & Dowsers both have always perplexed me.

    When our Oregon well went "dry" several years ago, a few people including our local highly respected well driller, said that dowsing is...

    Dec 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
  10. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Welcome to Winter (Solstice).

    Happy Festivus! (a little early....)

    Dec 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
  11. ETC(SS) replied to the thread How to buy a new car?.

    All of that narrows his options considerably - but he CAN look through the inventories on line and get some comps from the nearby...

    Dec 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
  12. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Rainmakers & Dowsers both have always perplexed me.

    Both Science and $cience claim that dowsing (or water witching) ....."does not work as a reliable method for finding water or other...

    Dec 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
  13. ETC(SS) liked cyberpriusII's post in the thread National Drivers Test?.

    I figure a natl. DL would be a major boondoggle. Not because it is not somwhat practical it just seems as if it would add another layer...

    Dec 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
  14. ETC(SS) replied to the thread How to buy a new car?.

    Does he want a car instead of a truck? Is he a brand snob? What's the budget? Would he be willing to buy out of state? WAAAY out of...

    Dec 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
  15. ETC(SS) replied to the thread National Drivers Test?.

    Good catch - I was thinking about the 50-state FAA Part 108 license instead of the FCC Part 97 Lots of Federal regulations and licenses...

    Dec 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM