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My vehicles owned list does not support prius habits. So yes, I have owned, modified and operated on public roads vehicles that were obnoxious or at least mildly distasteful. My first run in? Removed the baffles from my two stroke triple ported polished and milled expansion chambered Kawasaki in...

A lot of vehicles here violate the tire rules. The rules are in place for safety reasons. Ever try to see around that wide tire Jeep on the highway in a rain storm? You rolled the dice and lost. Suck it up and fix it.

Are you ducking your duties?

Born in 57. Pound as in weight when Mom taught me how to read before kindergarten. Any thing else can # sand.

All of you space challenged folk can send it to me. Eventually I could build one!

And yet, there are those who will. I would prefer self limit of 7K with max tow Sport S. Safety margin and all.

Another reason for a load distribution hitch with proper set up. Imagine the sag and loss of steering control with 800 pounds of tongue weight.

Check the calibration procedure in the OM. I had a new employer supplied service truck delivered from the factory, through State motor pool and USC motor pool with constant pressure alarms. Verified correct pressure all around. Still alarming. Recalibrated the system per owner's manual. No more...

Buy an Equalizer brand and read the instructions.

It has been my experience that charges for re-programming are mostly horse hockey. I started out in 1976 as an electronics tech for the USAF. Vacuum tube days. From there to Honeywell Delta 1000 and later, Apple computers in 1983. I have routinely reprogrammed my motorcycles' ecu with a lap top...

In place, aerodynamics improve. Good for an extra 50mpg.

Some fine looking machinery all 'round.

There will be some nomenclature changes. Wheel wells will become Hairy Armpits. DEF will be white wine and Diesel to Port. Things get really cheesy after that.

Bees sting, flies bite. Low tolerance here also for stings. Sooner or later, every one hits their personal "reaction threshold" That is what the doctor told me and his name was not Donald.

Aluminium vs steel.

The climate controls also play into this. Is the system set for recirculation or fresh air? Open a window a smidge and with a smoke source near the opening, drive a ways using both settings. Fresh air in creates a positive pressure forcing the smoke out. At higher speeds, the window on my 150...

Glass. An extremely slow moving liquid, not a solid although we assume it is.

Adjust the height for proper tongue weight when loaded. Usually 10% of load.

The Station Wagon Effect. A vehicle moving forward with an open rear window and one or more sides open will cause air to flow in from the rear. Your window shards were part of the flow. I can spot an ill informed boat owner by the position of the forward facing Dorade vents, if equipped, at the...