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  1. ETC(SS) liked Salamander_King's post in the thread GM pulls back even more from EV's.

    We have our Equinox EV. With tax credit and other incentives still available back when we bought it, it was even cheaper than base model...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
  2. ETC(SS) replied to the thread GM pulls back even more from EV's.

    Get her drunk first...... It's much harder to make EVs make sense when you're sober. As for your needs? Get a Bolt and a garden trailer...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
  3. ETC(SS) replied to the thread The 1980's just called......they want their Garmins back!!!!.

    I've been a AAA member for over 30 years - and yes.....it appears that they still do Trip-tiks according to our benevolent AI...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 1:20 PM
  4. ETC(SS) liked ColoradoBoo's post in the thread The 1980's just called......they want their Garmins back!!!!.

    Before Garmin and Tom Toms, we had something called TripTiks. In 1990, I used them when I changed my duty station from San Antonio,...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
  5. ETC(SS) liked Salamander_King's post in the thread The 1980's just called......they want their Garmins back!!!!.

    Our 10+ years old Nuvi was dying, it still works, but temperamental to turn on-and-off at random. I purchased a newer model to replace....

    Aug 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
  6. ETC(SS) replied to the thread GM pulls back even more from EV's.

    This is one of the reasons for the narrowing cost differential between BEVs and petrol cars. In the end it's probably fair since BEV...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
  7. ETC(SS) replied to the thread When does Toyota plan for the Gen 6 line to come available?.

    Toyota's profit center is their RAV4 and Camry - and their Tacos sell 5-6x more than the Prius and at a much larger profit margin....

    Aug 24, 2026 at 6:04 AM
  8. ETC(SS) liked Arthree's post in the thread When does Toyota plan for the Gen 6 line to come available?.

    The Prius sold better than half of Toyota's models in North America in 2025. It sold better than every other electrified car except the...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 5:50 AM
  9. ETC(SS) replied to the thread GM pulls back even more from EV's.

    Gas is $3.499 locally, per US gallon. I cannot say what it is in other places because I simply do not know but it seems to me that if it...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 5:47 AM
  10. ETC(SS) attached a file to the thread Starship Flight 13.......

    Elon's handlers must be starting to have some rudder authority with him. Under Promise - Over perform. SpaceX scales back plans for...

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  11. ETC(SS) attached a file to the thread Panama Canal is bigger.

    @ Greater good: Kelo. (a.k.a. little pink house.) A government that is big enough to give you everything you need is also big enough to...

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  12. ETC(SS) replied to the thread The 1980's just called......they want their Garmins back!!!!.

    Very soon Cell-LESS will not be cell-free.... ;) I agree that a garmin that you already HAVE can be a useful unitasker, but I'm trying...

    Aug 23, 2026 at 9:44 AM
  13. ETC(SS) replied to the thread End of Life?.

    "Only the rocks live forever......"

    Aug 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM
  14. ETC(SS) replied to the thread have U been "Flocked?" Enter plate & see.

    An 8-legged cat once told me that you can forget your past but your past does not forget YOU. ;) GitHub - SharpAI/DeepCamera:...

    Aug 23, 2026 at 9:29 AM
  15. ETC(SS) replied to the thread New tire requirements = a few more centavos added to tire price.

    The supposed cost savings for the LRR tyres are an exagerration that even the current administration hasn't been guilty of, and it...

    Aug 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM