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Nobody here will ever come that close.

My son said, "You should rig a vacuum up for that. Just take a milk jug, cut a hole for a 1/2" line in the upper side of it, then run a length of 1/2" tubing in there and seal it off around the entrance point. Take the shop vac hose and seal it to the jug's opening. Now, when you turn on your vacuum, it will suck through the 1/2" hose. Use that to suck up the fluids, and when they reach the jug, they'll fall to the bottom of it and prevent anything from getting back to the shop vac."

I thought about it for a moment, decided it was brilliant, and went back to mopping up the mess with my rag.

Toyota is already dipping its toes into the subscription shenanigans with the Toyota Connect stuff. They have various packages you can select from, generally free for the first year. I have the safety connect and the one that gives you cellular remote start on the Tundra. Here's the kicker: the conventional remote start, which is operated by the key fob communicating directly with the truck, says it is only complimentary for the first ten years of the vehicle's life. I guess they either send out a signal to disable it or it is programmed to shut down at that time unless you pay them more $$$?

I ran the Highlander through the car wash on Sunday. Monday morning I woke up and it was covered in bird poop (as was my Prelude). I took some time tonight to give it a thorough exterior cleaning, then wiped it down with some Griot’s Spray on wax.

So I found a new M240i in another state. Nicely optioned out and the price was reasonable. I emailed a salesman and was informed every new car on their site is either already sold or ordered by a customer. The wait for a car built to order is 4-6 months.

And the doc fee is $1,200.

Sheesh.