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Then you will likely just get their "best" cash price... specially if it is a high demand vehicle.

Yes, it can also happen with new cars... The end/final possible finance price and cash price can be different, cash is often higher. They get a kickback on the finance so they can take less on the vehicle. It can be hard to accept for the cash is king crowd... but, but, but I have cash???

I got mine this week, everyone else in the house is still waiting. I'm not sharing....

Yes electronic rust protect for a vehicle is a total scam. The device requires the circuit to be completed which really only happens when the car is more or less submerged. The concept works on ships and even buried pipelines as they are for all practical purposes submerged in a conductive...

Assuming buying when selling at the dealer. I think the idea is if the private sale is 13% higher than the dealer will pay that is break even money wise (HST savings on the new car). Then figure out how much your time and hassle is worth to get how much more than that you need to get private sale.

Usually one learns the lesson the first time they shove beans up their nose, to not do it again :) In other words, burned once don't go back. Not the same dealer or brand but I have never had a problem telling a dealer to just do the oil change, nothing else. They may say xxx is due, just do...

We have a rental water heater, not happy about it. I don't call them for service if I can at all avoid it. I basically have to stand between them and my boiler the entire time to keep them in their lane. Otherwise they start poking around and are just looking for any minor reason to red tag and...

We avoid Maytag and all sub brands as we had absolutely horrible customer service from them. That BTW is hard to do (avoid sub brands). We have GE for washer and dryer, old school (white top load etc.) simple base models. They have not been great, I had to jerryrig the pushbuttons (smooth panel...

For our first Saab way back when the winters were on aftermarket rims (bought as a package from the dealer) and they had plastic hub centring rings. Early on they stayed attached to the rims but after a few years you had to be careful not to lose them when swapping wheels. I can see this being...

Or Photoshop... :)

I have never used a wheatstone bridge in that context. For this fault it came down to regular troubleshooting, just time consuming and basic EE troubleshooting. Volt meter to check voltages. Swap to another breaker to see if the fault follows the line/circuit or breaker. Temporarily floating...

Here is one for a win IMO. Our boiler will burn up a thermocouple once per year or two on the better ones and every six months for a cheap one (better ones in this context are $11). I keep a spare but in some recent organizational fails I had no idea where it was. I was painting a radiator...

There is a lot of disagreement/conspiracy/blackmagic in the electrical industry on the benefit (or not) of arc fault. Much of it comes from nuisance trips. A lot of that IME is a craft issue with people backstabbing outlets, these connections eventually become loose and you get random trips...

Even many legit ones will ask if the reason you are there is a traffic accident/insurance. I assume??? the rates change?

Thanks for the clarification, you are correct CAFI/AFCI are not required when it is only a panel upgrade (not a full rewire).

This could go in so many threads... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-attempted-bank-robbery-1.7420779 Coles Notes, would be bank robber in Hamilton has his getaway bike stolen while trying (and failing) to rob a bank... Too bad neither got caught.

I was thinking police and/or insurance companies but I doubt either will do anything. It is very likely IMO that other passenger(s) were in on it and have done it before. I bet it will also reveal a list of fraudulent physio etc. places.

Not just the wheel grabber but some due diligence should be done for all the passengers to see if they have been involved in past like insurance claims/fraud. My guess is this will be an interesting onion to peel. I am also sure no one will bother.

If it impacts the buyers ability to get insurance it can be a problem, as they cannot close financing without insurance (smart buyer or agent will know, dummies may fail to close if it is an issue). Today aluminum and K&T are examples where many insurance companies (some still do for both BTW)...

The one big catch is most (all?) condos will require this work to be done by a licensed trade so you WILL be paying for labour. If it was a private residence you can legally do it yourself with an ESA notification (aka permit). For a new panel, if the stars align (length and location of the...