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Also, it has to be from a country with a free-trade agreement with Canada, so not the Chinese imports. Not very many models will qualify. The new Chevy Bolt will qualify for the short period that GM is planning to build it. South Korean imports will qualify, but the Ioniq 5 (regardless of built...

If the owner's book has a "severe service" alternate maintenance schedule, follow that. It is not a bad idea to have an oil analysis done. I believe that all of the Xw16 and Xw20 oils are synthetic, which helps. If it was my car, I would change the oil spring and fall, and use 0w16 in the...

You know all the companies people love to hate because their profit margin contributes to the cost-of-living crisis? Buy those.

Nope, not been there...

This is the one that you need. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601 Still A$20 if you go through the ETA app. This is good for staying up to 3 months. The expensive one is only if you want to stay for up to a year.

My own view is to set up a brokerage account and do things yourself. You'll pay some transaction fees but no management-fee percentage off the top. Then pick several dividend-payers that aren't going to go broke any time soon. Or a broad-market dividend-paying ETF. Re borrowing to invest, I've...

Saw some things on social media which prompted checking exchange rates ... 1 CAD = 0.7366 USD as of a couple minutes ago. That is a significant change since yesterday. I spot-checked EUR and GBP which seem in the ballpark, if anything those have gained a little against the CAD. Means the USD...

Counting down the days is nice, isn't it? I remember the first time declining to quote a major job because the project schedule extended past my planned retirement date. I'd kept quiet about it until then, but that's when the cat got out of the bag.

If there is any question remaining that this was about money rather than safety ...

Loads of cars have phenolic brake caliper pistons. Doesn't conduct heat from the pad into the brake fluid anywhere near as fast. Had a customer that made those pistons. Canadian company. No idea how many caliper pistons they made, but it was a lot.

Tariffs (and misinformation about green energy) did that to our manufacturers first - that came first.

Trump's actions already spat in the face of Canadian auto workers, so at that point, what's there to lose? Unemployed because the orange blob pooped is no different from unemployed because we're importing from elsewhere, but at least this way the consumer has better choice.

We won't see the super-cheap models. With a limit on the sales volume, they'll focus on the higher-end higher-profit models. Also, at that sales volume, it's hard to justify setting up a new dealership network, so we'll see brands that already have one. Polestar ... Volvo ... Mini ... BMW ...

My R3 was assembled in Malaysia. Yamaha has a huge assembly plant there. The others came from Japan.

My Honda HS520 started on the first pull. I store small engines with the fuel tank and carb empty.

The beep "disengaged" when the car was already sideways was the best part. Or maybe the map track showing the car in the opposite direction lanes after it went all wibbly-wobbly. Can't decide.

Full self driving into wall https://www.threads.com/@firerock31/post/DTeG3ujCcaG?xmt=AQF0z_i3zDVZJxVv-VcnJ7ReRKVBHNzHu-US6z04i9kljkaAXrYUeclGsF6T9QfVAn3kd8s&slof=1

I had a mission to buy a new ECE 22.06 helmet and a new set of gloves. I bought a HJC RPHA12 helmet from Otomoto and RST TracTech Evo gloves from Riders Choice. The helmet is a last-year's style (mfg date Nov 2024) but that doesn't concern me, one less year of future available use on the track...

I may be out for a dumb reason. No parking! At entrance to Marriott across the street

Well. I just booked it. Track days. 4 in a row (yikes). Almeria, Spain. 30 March through 2 April 2026. I've not ridden there before. Requesting a hire bike for the track, they have a few available (already discussed this with them)...