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If you were heading camping through 530ish miles of National Forest would you carry a rinseless to get the bugs off of a DD before letting the car sit for a week?

I wouldn't exactly trust Car and Driver as a legitimate news source but there is a lot of truth here. Tesla would not have turned a dime were it not for these credits. CAFE is one thing but CARB is even worse (better?). Honda is actually the largest consumer of the credits because they have no...

My car is looking like a mess but we are having fun.

I don't work anywhere close to anything related to emissions but I could babble endlessly on my FMVSS and NHTSA insider opinions. As far as to Hybrids, Diesels, whatever. (I just put on my tinfoil hat) The oil companies are extremely powerful here in the USA. Gasoline is currently more...

The DIC has all four as well.

All 4 tires. It will also email you a more detailed report with decoded DTC information. I have written back end code for features I worked on to output to OnStar. Basically the system can read nearly any piece of data available in the vehicle. It is a little big brotherish but being able to...

My skinny tires will be back up to the recommended 38psi after 7-10 minutes at highway speeds. My best 50mi average is 45.8mpg. About 90% of the 268 miles were up hill and I had my wife, both kids and all of our stuff which equated to around 500 additional pounds so I am OK with it.

And skecty internet did not attach the picture. OnStar is pretty cool.

Wow, there really are a lot of auto geeks here which is awesome! We went from Milford, MI to Mackinaw City, MI yesterday. It was light traffic the whole way and I averaged about 70mph.

Sorry for what? I am a geek in general and I am working hard to become a diesel geek, I appreciate all like-minded individuals. :-)

I have been keeping track. I am currently using Opti Lube XPD which has a ton of good data and my Chevy runs a German common rail type engine so I am a little anal about the fuel.

Diesel fuel (in the US) has changed dramatically over the last 8 years. Are you using any additives when filling up? I am currently seeing 45 mpg but my engine is really a baby with 850 miles so I should get into the low 50's within the next 8000 miles.

I meant Volt but almost all of the D cars are getting a redesign for MY16.

What is your commute like? I go 25 miles in 28 minutes every morning so the Volt made no sense (plus the Volt parking here is full by 7:30am) I am creeping toward 50mpg. I am not saying anything but if I were thinking about a diesel I would wait a model year and a half.

I traded a half-ton pick up (ironically? weighing about 3 tons) for a 1.9 ton diesel burning car. So please forgive me if I randomly geek out about it. I filled up this morning and managed to squeeze in an additional 2.53 US gallons after the initial pump click off. I am averaging 42 miles to...

Nicely done!

Thanks to this site I did two test spots on my rear deck lid last night. So 1/3 spray on wax, 1/3 control (untreated) and 1/3 with Meg's ultimate polish and wax. Nature did me a favor this morning and it is raining hard currently. The spray wax is not appreciably different from the untreated...

We're going to be lucky to see temperatures above freezing. We are headed to Mackinaw City, MI for a couple days. It is cheap and I like to see the straits when they are frozen. The first ship is due through the Soo Locks in a couple of days so we are kind of hoping we can catch a freighter in...

There are just over 4000 of us on staff at MPG. The grounds are 2.5 miles x 1 mile with ~75 miles of roads. It's a truly amazing place.

You guys are awesome. Thanks for the honest answers. I too believe in doing it right so my panic is what is right? I was definitely annoyed that I brought home a ten mile old car with scratches all over the hood. The information on this site is amazing and has given me the hope that I can...