11-29-2025, 11:37 PM
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#27321
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Is Brupal the new springs1? Just swap ranch dressing with robotaxis and the posts seem eerily similar
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11-29-2025, 11:54 PM
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#27322
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Crash and Bang Winger
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LOL. To be honest, that Zoox robotaxi post was supposed to go in the X Transgressions thread, as talk there was shifting towards Amazon but I figured I’d let it slide and here we are getting called out for it. My bad.
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11-30-2025, 01:21 AM
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#27323
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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GMG when people post things in the wrong threads.
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11-30-2025, 02:25 AM
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#27324
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Originally Posted by Wormius
Are there 3 different places involved then? Dealer #1, Mechanic, Dealer #2? Which Toyota dealer was it? Does it rhyme with Duntry Bills?
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Yes, 3 different places. It does not rhyme but I don't want to stir the pot too much until I reach out the dealer/management directly to confirm if video footage can confirm my suspicion.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Do you mean the metal filings stuck to the drain plug magnet? Is it possible they just didn't wipe those off?
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It's possible yes but I can't see a scenario where any competent tech, let alone a master tech and shop foreman would forget to wipe the magnetic drain plug.
This was on Monday with the fresh snow and visually I did see them not following proper procedure for the CVT fluid. Didn't road test the car to warm up fluid, the entire procedure took approx 25 minutes including driving into/out of bay when it should be closer to 40 all things considered. Some items were checked during the drain/fill service and I can confirm those items such as tire tread wear, hoses etc. It's just very obvious they didn't do everything checked on the inspection report. Checking boxes for the sake of checking boxes.
I talked to the tech for about 5 minutes when he pulled my car up and moved onto the next job, clearing snow. Seems strange to have your shop foreman clearing snow off cars when he can be doing more important things.
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11-30-2025, 08:15 AM
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#27325
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Originally Posted by Brupal
Are you people setting me up? Get an EV where you can use an app on your phone while still lying in bed to start warming up your vehicle. You can even unlock it and start it so someone else can drive it. Ground gears solved
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Or I can retrofit park heat using a remote-controlled fuel burning heater for far less money than an EV costs AND I get to keep my soul.
Although cheaper still, I can just park indoors / underground as much as possible.
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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11-30-2025, 09:20 AM
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#27326
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Now you are asking the OP to build a heated garage or possibly move to a new house with an attached heated garage because that’s cheaper? Who is out of touch now?
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11-30-2025, 09:32 AM
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#27327
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by curves2000
Yes, 3 different places. It does not rhyme but I don't want to stir the pot too much until I reach out the dealer/management directly to confirm if video footage can confirm my suspicion.
It's possible yes but I can't see a scenario where any competent tech, let alone a master tech and shop foreman would forget to wipe the magnetic drain plug.
This was on Monday with the fresh snow and visually I did see them not following proper procedure for the CVT fluid. Didn't road test the car to warm up fluid, the entire procedure took approx 25 minutes including driving into/out of bay when it should be closer to 40 all things considered. Some items were checked during the drain/fill service and I can confirm those items such as tire tread wear, hoses etc. It's just very obvious they didn't do everything checked on the inspection report. Checking boxes for the sake of checking boxes.
I talked to the tech for about 5 minutes when he pulled my car up and moved onto the next job, clearing snow. Seems strange to have your shop foreman clearing snow off cars when he can be doing more important things.
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I think this mostly comes down to your expectations of perfection from auto shops, of all places, maybe a bit high for today's society. Have you met people recently? FWIW my dad used to clean snow of vehicles and do all sorts of "above his title" little jobs, because that's what it means to be an owner or be in charge. You do what needs to be done.
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11-30-2025, 09:39 AM
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#27328
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brupal
Now you are asking the OP to build a heated garage or possibly move to a new house with an attached heated garage because that’s cheaper? Who is out of touch now?
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A Webasto is under $2k.
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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11-30-2025, 09:43 AM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Or…. Simply having to touch the brake pedal to start a physically keyed ignition is bananas and that’s the end of the complaint. I could just get a remote car starter for a couple hundred bucks ya donkeys.
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11-30-2025, 10:00 AM
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#27330
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Perfect. I think we have arrived at the perfect answer for What do you want for Christmas, Scroopy?
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11-30-2025, 10:06 AM
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#27331
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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You can join the secret Santa Scroopy and enjoy a bottle of scotch while you shop online for your remote starter on Boxing Day.
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11-30-2025, 10:22 AM
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#27332
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: the middle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brupal
Now you are asking the OP to build a heated garage or possibly move to a new house with an attached heated garage because that’s cheaper? Who is out of touch now?
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The cost of winterizing a garage is a lot cheaper than the cost of a new car.
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11-30-2025, 10:34 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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I get the sense the OP doesn’t have a garage to begin with. And I didn’t realize we were factoring in all in costs for the life of the solution. I was simply throwing out the fact that in the case of a cold start, it was possible to do it very easily using an app with an EV. Maybe the next vehicle one chooses might now include an EV for this reason. Or maybe they will think about the repeated cold morning starts the next time they are in the market for a new home and consider the parking situation more carefully. Regardless their gears are currently being ground. I thought the point was to suggest ways to ungrind them.
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11-30-2025, 10:43 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: the middle
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Suggesting an EV for somebody without a garage who is concerned about the cold seems kinda dumb.
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11-30-2025, 10:49 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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So he should just imagine a hypothetical insulated garage that he doesn’t have then? I think we both whiffed this one. The remote starter is the obvious solution for now.
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11-30-2025, 10:57 AM
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#27336
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
A Webasto is under $2k.
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So, $2K or $100K for a cybertruck? Tough call.
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11-30-2025, 11:57 AM
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#27338
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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11-30-2025, 12:27 PM
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#27339
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Or, I mean, if you want to risk it, a smart plug and a small space heater will set you back $50 or something.
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11-30-2025, 02:02 PM
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#27340
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brupal
I get the sense the OP doesn’t have a garage to begin with. And I didn’t realize we were factoring in all in costs for the life of the solution. I was simply throwing out the fact that in the case of a cold start, it was possible to do it very easily using an app with an EV. Maybe the next vehicle one chooses might now include an EV for this reason. Or maybe they will think about the repeated cold morning starts the next time they are in the market for a new home and consider the parking situation more carefully. Regardless their gears are currently being ground. I thought the point was to suggest ways to ungrind them.
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You've missed the possibility that he just doesn't have feet, or a single foot in this case.
Anyway, why don't y'all have one of your help start your car for you and bring it around like Locke and I do.
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