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  1. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    That and the oil companies frequently take refineries off line "for unscheduled repairs" (several of them, at the same time), which...

    Jun 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
  2. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Sam's Club gasoline isn't top tier gas. Or at least it wasn't a couple of years ago. Costco sells top tier.

    Jun 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
  3. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Surprised it isn't even cheaper. A gallon of gas in California has around 90 cents of state and federal taxes plus assorted fees. And...

    Jun 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
  4. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    What works and what doesn't for those loops, and repairs in general, seems to vary with age. The units in question were 27 years old...

    Jun 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
  5. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    Right. Been there and tried that with all 3 actuators on a 1998 Accord. Seem to be the same style actuators as in the Prius. Had...

    Jun 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
  6. pasadena_commut attached a file to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    The actuators go bad over time. They are simple devices and can be easy to replace. The "can" being entirely dependent on how they are...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
  7. pasadena_commut replied to the thread agm battery drained to 1.5v.

    Do you have a jump pack? You could use that to start the car (as long as the 12V doesn't have a hard short in it, in which case...

    Jun 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
  8. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    Will the OP please take a picture of the climate control screen on the MFD and post it. It is possible that the car has the front...

    Jun 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
  9. pasadena_commut liked Prius_Gnome's post in the thread Right front window won't go up.

    I'm probably not qualified to answer your question, but BOTH of the window controls (driver door and passenger door) don't work?

    Jun 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
  10. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Regarding Iran, having a repressive force like Savak around seems to be "just the way things are" in that country. Swing from one...

    Jun 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
  11. pasadena_commut liked ChapmanF's post in the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    One way to avoid being asked about "super secret" sources is to identify them when you post. They're not secret then. I'm not saying...

    Jun 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
  12. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    That's not right. They grow the virus in eggs (which does not "alter it", although some mutations may occur as they would in any growth...

    Jun 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
  13. pasadena_commut liked Rmay635703's post in the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Accurate but you also don’t kick a hornets nest unless you plan on either running really fast or spraying it down getting stung. your...

    Jun 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
  14. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Indeed, even overseas. There were a few Persians at my college when I was going there in the late '70s. The revolution happened and...

    Jun 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
  15. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    I will still bend over to pick up a dime (but not a penny), so I wouldn't turn it down, but at $6/gal that would only be a 2.2%...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM