Housekeeping: Happy Fourth

Hi there. You've probably noticed that it's afternoon Eastern time and there haven't been any posts til now. Normally that would mean we're busy working on the content with the plan of posting in the afternoon, but as you know, we're about to come upon a major holiday.

No, we haven't totally taken off for the Fourth this far in advance. But the schedule will be a little different. Click the jump and I'll explain.

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Housekeeping: Happy Juneteenth

We're off Monday to celebrate Juneteenth.

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Housekeeping: Memorial Day, 2023 Edition

As per usual when faced with a holiday weekend, we are going to be off.

I don't like to say we're "celebrating" Memorial Day, so much as we are honoring those who died serving our country.

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Housekeeping: We Have a Winner for the ThinkWare Dash Cam!

We have a winner from last month's ThinkWare Dash Cam contest.

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Housekeeping: Happy President's and Family Day!

It's a holiday Monday on both sides of the border. It's President's Day down here in the land of NASCAR and football that only has one 50-yard line. Meanwhile, the hockey-loving, syrup-guzzling folks on the other side are celebrating Family/Heritage day.

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Hey Audi F1 Fans, Check This Out!

Hi there, folks. We're working on another initiative with our corporate parents/partners to promote our forums. In this case, it's all about Audi and F1.

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Housekeeping: Martin Luther King Day

Hey there B and B. Just checking in here to let you know we are off on Monday to celebrate/recognize Martin Luther King Day.

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Housekeeping: Keep It Civil, People

Hey there Best and Brightest! How are you doing? Feeling good on a Monday? That's good. Well, grab a cup of coffee and sit down. We need to talk.

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Housekeeping: Merry New Year!

It's the last working day of the year, and we're going to shut down early so we can par-taaaay.

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Housekeeping: Announcing Our Noco Jump Box Giveaway Winner

A few months ago, we announced a giveaway for a NOCO Boost Plus GB40 1000 Amp 12-Volt UltraSafe Lithium Jump Starter Box.

We can now happily announce the winner.

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Housekeeping: Happy Holidays

As per usual, we're going to head into the Christmas holiday by taking some time off.

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Housekeeping: Happy Thanksgiving!

It's American Thanksgiving! So we are outta here!

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Housekeeping: Happy Veteran's and Remembrance Day

It's Veteran's Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada, so in honor of our veterans, we're taking the day off.

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Housekeeping: Tech Column Returns Next Week

You may have noticed our new tech column was missing last week and hasn't been posted yet today. Our writer was out sick.

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Housekeeping: More, More, More!

Hey there! We start this week with some TTAC news.

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  • TheEndlessEnigma These cars were bought and hooned. This is a bomb waiting to go off in an owner's driveway.
  • Kwik_Shift_Pro4X Thankfully I don't have to deal with GDI issues in my Frontier. These cleaners should do well for me if I win.
  • Theflyersfan Serious answer time...Honda used to stand for excellence in auto engineering. Their first main claim to fame was the CVCC (we don't need a catalytic converter!) engine and it sent from there. Their suspensions, their VTEC engines, slick manual transmissions, even a stowing minivan seat, all theirs. But I think they've been coasting a bit lately. Yes, the Civic Type-R has a powerful small engine, but the Honda of old would have found a way to get more revs out of it and make it feel like an i-VTEC engine of old instead of any old turbo engine that can be found in a multitude of performance small cars. Their 1.5L turbo-4...well...have they ever figured out the oil dilution problems? Very un-Honda-like. Paint issues that still linger. Cheaper feeling interior trim. All things that fly in the face of what Honda once was. The only thing that they seem to have kept have been the sales staff that treat you with utter contempt for daring to walk into their inner sanctum and wanting a deal on something that isn't a bare-bones CR-V. So Honda, beat the rest of your Japanese and Korean rivals, and plug-in hybridize everything. If you want a relatively (in an engineering way) easy way to get ahead of the curve, raise the CAFE score, and have a major point to advertise, and be able to sell to those who can't plug in easily, sell them on something that will get, for example, 35% better mileage, plug in when you get a chance, and drives like a Honda. Bring back some of the engineering skills that Honda once stood for. And then start introducing a portfolio of EVs once people are more comfortable with the idea of plugging in. People seeing that they can easily use an EV for their daily errands with the gas engine never starting will eventually sell them on a future EV because that range anxiety will be lessened. The all EV leap is still a bridge too far, especially as recent sales numbers have shown. Baby steps. That's how you win people over.
  • Theflyersfan If this saves (or delays) an expensive carbon brushing off of the valves down the road, I'll take a case. I understand that can be a very expensive bit of scheduled maintenance.
  • Zipper69 A Mini should have 2 doors and 4 cylinders and tires the size of dinner plates.All else is puffery.