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imidazol97

ab348 said:

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ab348 said:

imidazol97 said:

ab348 said:

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The Cloudflare/Vanilla axis was misbehaving badly this morning.

Ain't that the truth. The only good thing about this is that it's not my problem to try to get it fixed or get someone to fix it. I have enough problems of my own. Latest was that when I clicked "pay" on Tracfone site and it never completed the order indicating that it bought another year of service for my wife's fone at $192. I had forgotten that Brave browser sometimes had trouble with the popup buttons and windows on certain sites...

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

It usually it wont be repaired.

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I didn’t say you or I would want an ICE car after it was fire damaged but when insurance companies total these cars a good number of them are repaired and sold as a “salvage car”. Again, neither of us would want it but there is a market for salvaged cars otherwise they wouldn’t repair a burned ICE car. But, there is nothing to salvage when an EV car erupts.

jmonroe

venture

The Cloudflare/Vanilla axis was misbehaving badly this morning.

Yes. Yes it was.

corvette

The "special" tires for EVs are also often further optimized for rolling resistance, since that kills their range.

driver100

Testing....I have to try and post about 6 times and then reload the page.

roadburner

venture said:

If someone likes your Jeep they may put a duck on the hood. Some people put them up on the dash, some don't.

I'm starting to see other cars with ducks sitting on the dash. They, evidently, don't get what it's all about.

I saw in a news article that the lady who started it all passed away recently.

Someone asked me if I named my Wrangler- I told him I named it NDA; No Ducks Allowed. On a couple of other forums I noted that my Wrangler is a CDFZ: Certified Duck Free Zone.

oldfarmer50

If I have to struggle through the posting process it might as well be for a good cause:

https://youtube.com/shorts/bEymXLlHVao?si=VUQpI4HVnEROabRt

imidazol97

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

kyfdx

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

suydam

I get a message saying it can’t post, but if i use the back arrow, and then click on the thread again, it has posted. With the same text also in the compose area, which goes away after awhile.

oldfarmer50

kyfdx said:

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

I have trouble on both discussions I participate in just like suydam describes.

imidazol97

kyfdx said:

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

forums.edmunds.com/discussion/bookmarks is the only one. I check other forums less frequently and no problems. After closing Brave and checking Chrome and Firefox, I now restarted Brave and I was able to sign in with no "malformed" error.

When I do post a comment on Brave and Firefox, I get a slow posting with the Save Comment button staying greyed out, and after 20 seconds or so I get a flydown menu on screen telling me communication with Vanille between Cloudflare and Vanilla had a problem.

The draft post does NOT get deleted from the topic but the post does get added.

EDIT:
I'm on an HP laptop that originally was Win 7 now Win 10 using Brave browser.
And the edit was added to the original post normally, without delay like when the original post went up.

jmonroe1

suydam said:

I get a message saying it can’t post, but if i use the back arrow, and then click on the thread again, it has posted. With the same text also in the compose area, which goes away after awhile.

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I’ve noticed that too.

For me it’s like this on CCBA and Cars and Conversations.

The good news is that a portion of our dues is being refunded.

jmonroe

Michaell

jmonroe1 said:

suydam said:

The good news is that a portion of our dues is being refunded.

jmonroe

You think?

driver100

kyfdx said:

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

I am only in this discussion

kyfdx

driver100 said:

kyfdx said:

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

I am only in this discussion

So, it'll be okay if this one doesn't work...

driver100

kyfdx said:

driver100 said:

kyfdx said:

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

I am only in this discussion

So, it'll be okay if this one doesn't work...

OK for you.....not so good for me

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

suydam said:

The good news is that a portion of our dues is being refunded.

jmonroe

You think?

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Me thinks. Sometimes wrongly but I think.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

@oldfarmer50 said:
If I have to struggle through the posting process it might as well be for a good cause:

https://youtube.com/shorts/bEymXLlHVao?si=VUQpI4HVnEROabRt

Nothing like creating a felony when the cops have your plate number.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

If I have to struggle through the posting process it might as well be for a good cause:

https://youtube.com/shorts/bEymXLlHVao?si=VUQpI4HVnEROabRt

Nothing like creating a felony when the cops have your plate number.

I was just impressed that anyone could twin turbo a Coyote and still be able to handle the power like he did.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

If I have to struggle through the posting process it might as well be for a good cause:

https://youtube.com/shorts/bEymXLlHVao?si=VUQpI4HVnEROabRt

Nothing like creating a felony when the cops have your plate number.

I was just impressed that anyone could twin turbo a Coyote and still be able to handle the power like he did.
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I think @roadburner could give that guy a run for his money. If somehow he couldn’t, he’d sue him and win. Especially in his courtroom.

jmonroe

laurasdada

On the way to pick up a pizza, a blue oval-shaped Hyundai Accent turned left from a side street as I approached. At least I thought it was an Accent, but I fear my cognitive skills are diminishing, as written clearly beneath the hatch window, was P O R S C H E in bold white lettering. No sign of the Hyundai brand.
Perhaps it was the new Panamera Coupe. Yeah, that's the ticket.

stickguy

Did real repair work today. My sister is visiting and her fairly new forester glitched. Infotainment lost audio (display was fine). She read the manual as I instructed and did some googling and learned how to hard reboot. Did not help. So she called a local dealer (we were at the wedding) that suggested pulling the negative terminal.

She was stopping at our house on her way back home so I pulled out the wrench set and got out a 10 mill. Loosened it up and took off the negative for a few minutes, put it back on, cinched it down and not only did car start sound came back after the system had a chance to get fired back up. I felt like such a mechanic.

stickguy

Maverick worked again today. Returned the tables
We
Borrowed and then stuffed to the gills taking stuff home and dropping off flowers and
Returned rented party stuff. Little thing worked hard this weekend (unsung hero to getting the wedding off without a hitch!). Put on about 250
Miles, and the TC reported about 43 mpg overall

Oh, I finally got to use my ratchet straps too to make sure the tables stayed in the bed.

driver100

kyfdx said:

driver100 said:

kyfdx said:

imidazol97 said:

About Vanilla, I can't log back in on Brave browser after cleaning extra files on computer using ccleaner. But I can open Firefox browser and log right in to previous login to the forum topics.
Next I'll try Chrome. (Brave is based on chrome's engine?)

It's only this discussion, right?

I am only in this discussion

So, it'll be okay if this one doesn't work...

I am very loyal, I am no traitor.

btw....still not working properly.

ab348

This popped up in my auto news feed today, surprised Driver isn't all over it already:

Over 50 Rivian EVs Damaged In Factory Parking Lot Fire. Here’s What Happened

tjc78

@stickguy
Finding the 10MM was the impressive part for me!

roadburner

laurasdada said:

On the way to pick up a pizza, a blue oval-shaped Hyundai Accent turned left from a side street as I approached. At least I thought it was an Accent, but I fear my cognitive skills are diminishing, as written clearly beneath the hatch window, was P O R S C H E in bold white lettering. No sign of the Hyundai brand.
Perhaps it was the new Panamera Coupe. Yeah, that's the ticket.

I saw a new 5er in the wild last weekend; it's not very attractive- from any angle.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

This popped up in my auto news feed today, surprised Driver isn't all over it already:

Over 50 Rivian EVs Damaged In Factory Parking Lot Fire. Here’s What Happened

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I tried to open your link 3 times and all 3 times I was taken to the top of this page. It appears to be worser than before.

jmonroe

kyfdx

jmonroe1 said:

ab348 said:

This popped up in my auto news feed today, surprised Driver isn't all over it already:

Over 50 Rivian EVs Damaged In Factory Parking Lot Fire. Here’s What Happened

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I tried to open your link 3 times and all 3 times I was taken to the top of this page. It appears to be worser than before.

jmonroe

It's a bad link

corvette

Try this... not sure whether it's the same article:
https://insideevs.com/news/731281/rivian-factory-fire-r1s-r1t/

laurasdada

roadburner said:

laurasdada said:

On the way to pick up a pizza, a blue oval-shaped Hyundai Accent turned left from a side street as I approached. At least I thought it was an Accent, but I fear my cognitive skills are diminishing, as written clearly beneath the hatch window, was P O R S C H E in bold white lettering. No sign of the Hyundai brand.
Perhaps it was the new Panamera Coupe. Yeah, that's the ticket.

I saw a new 5er in the wild last weekend; it's not very attractive- from any angle.

Have to agree with you, it just appears a bit disjoint to me.
Especially not fond of the C pillar window treatment/extension.

driver100

ab348 said:

This popped up in my auto news feed today, surprised Driver isn't all over it already:

Over 50 Rivian EVs Damaged In Factory Parking Lot Fire. Here’s What Happened

I had an early tennis game but thanks for catching me up.
I checked the other link and they had a video showing the trucks cordoned off, I guess to investigate.
What a mess........
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a61972616/rivian-evs-destroyed-fire-factory/
Although EV fires are rare they said, they are harder to put out apparently.
I'll add this to my notebook about "Reasons to put off buying an EV at this time".

kyfdx

Testing...

mlevine

Any thoughts on renntech upgrade to boost power in GLE 350 4 Matic 2018 or E350 2020.

jmonroe1

kyfdx said:

jmonroe1 said:

ab348 said:

This popped up in my auto news feed today, surprised Driver isn't all over it already:

Over 50 Rivian EVs Damaged In Factory Parking Lot Fire. Here’s What Happened

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I tried to open your link 3 times and all 3 times I was taken to the top of this page. It appears to be worser than before.

jmonroe

It's a bad link

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Thanks and thanks to @corvette… his link worked.

jmonroe

ab348

kyfdx said:

jmonroe1 said:

ab348 said:

This popped up in my auto news feed today, surprised Driver isn't all over it already:

Over 50 Rivian EVs Damaged In Factory Parking Lot Fire. Here’s What Happened

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I tried to open your link 3 times and all 3 times I was taken to the top of this page. It appears to be worser than before.

jmonroe

It's a bad link

Since I previewed the link before posting and it worked I will blame the Cloudflare/Vanilla debacle.

mjfloyd1

College move in this past Saturday went as expected. Long lines and broken freight elevator but at least they hired people to unload the cars.

Only a couple of welled up tears from my wife this time during dinner with our other daughter and none on the drive home.

Weird being empty nesters. How long till this is feels normal?

oldfarmer50

mlevine said:

Any thoughts on renntech upgrade to boost power in GLE 350 4 Matic 2018 or E350 2020.

I’m not sure what a renntech upgrade is but I installed a factory upgrade to my Mustang a few years back. It gave me a little more horsepower and torque. Not earth shattering but noticeable.

How much would it cost and what kind of performance are you expecting?

snakeweasel

@oldfarmer50 said:
I’m not sure what a renntech upgrade is but I installed a factory upgrade to my Mustang a few years back. It gave me a little more horsepower and torque. Not earth shattering but noticeable.

How much would it cost and what kind of performance are you expecting?

Renntech is an aftermarket automotive performance tuning company located in Florida that specializes in Benz products. Since it's not a factory upgrade I would be weary of it for obvious reasons.

fintail

mlevine said:

Any thoughts on renntech upgrade to boost power in GLE 350 4 Matic 2018 or E350 2020.

Renntech is generally well-regarded, it all depends on the strength of the tune and what you are looking for I suppose. I am sure it can go from mild to wild.

Local MB shop is the only regional Renntech retailer, they've hinted they'd like to do my wagon.

nyccarguy

@fintail said:
Renntech is generally well-regarded, it all depends on the strength of the tune and what you are looking for I suppose. I am sure it can go from mild to wold.

Local MB shop is the only regional Renntech retailer, they've hinted they'd like to do my wagon.

Maybe they can perform the upgrades gratis to you if you let them use your car on their social media.

roadburner

Renntech has been around for decades and is well respected in the tuning community. I would not hesitate to go with a Renntech tune if one was available for my car. My E24 M6 had a Dinan chip, my Club Sport has a Turner/Conforti chip, and my MS3 had a Hypertech flash tune- no problems or issues with any of the three- on either street or track.
A good tuner knows the limitations of a given platform. For example, the 2.3 liter GDI turbo in the MS3 had a ceiling of around 300 hp with a stock turbo and internals. Some tuners eked out a few more horsepower, but the usual result was what the Mazda community called "Zoom-Zoom-Boom!"
My research on the M276 DELA 30 motor in the C43 indicates that a +65 hp (450 hp) tune is the safe limit for an engine on stock internals. Will I go that route? I'll probably be a bit more conservative- 30 hp and 44 lb-ft of torque.

cdnpinhead

mjfloyd1 said:

Weird being empty nesters. How long till this is feels normal?

20 minutes, at least in my world.

fintail

nyccarguy said:

@fintail said:

Renntech is generally well-regarded, it all depends on the strength of the tune and what you are looking for I suppose. I am sure it can go from mild to wold.

Local MB shop is the only regional Renntech retailer, they've hinted they'd like to do my wagon.

Maybe they can perform the upgrades gratis to you if you let them use your car on their social media.

I might not be against that idea. Not sure if I would want anything too hot though - definitely no suspension mods, and I might be leery about exhaust. The wagon is plenty fast as-is, but I suppose a little more wouldn't not be fun

fintail

roadburner said:

Renntech has been around for decades and is well respected in the tuning community. I would not hesitate to go with a Renntech tune if one was available for my car. My E24 M6 had a Dinan chip, my Club Sport has a Turner/Conforti chip, and my MS3 had a Hypertech flash tune- no problems or issues with any of the three- on either street or track.
A good tuner knows the limitations of a given platform. For example, the 2.3 liter GDI turbo in the MS3 had a ceiling of around 300 hp with a stock turbo and internals. Some tuners eked out a few more horsepower, but the usual result was what the Mazda community called "Zoom-Zoom-Boom!"
My research on the M276 DELA 30 motor in the C43 indicates that a +65 hp (450 hp) tune is the safe limit for an engine on stock internals. Will I go that route? I'll probably be a bit more conservative- 30 hp and 44 lb-ft of torque.

Recent MB 6 cyl engines have proven to be very stout. Some 48V issues for 2021, but prior cars like yours and mine seem to be able to handle a lot.

For mlevine, both of his cars can probably handle some mods.

28firefighter

I had a hard enough time dropping my 7yo off for a week of overnight camp…I need 11 years to mentally prepare for college.

stickguy

It was a bit weird but I got used to it quick. Got its perks.

ab348

I would be wary of aftermarket upgrades. The ATS forums have long been filled with tales of woe from people who bought "tuner" upgrades from the many places offering them for the 2.0T who later go online to complain how they blew up their otherwise stock engine, quelle surprise. You're rolling the dice.

nyccarguy

28firefighter said:

I had a hard enough time dropping my 7yo off for a week of overnight camp…I need 11 years to mentally FINANCIALLY prepare for college.