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  1. Nitrousbird
    I bought my truck out of Illinois, which requires a front bracket on all vehicles sold. I have dealt with it since Ohio has required a front plate (though I don't have front plates or brackets on my BMW or wife's Audi). Ohio finally smartened up and as of July 1st, front plates aren't required. That means I need to get parts together to get rid of the bracket. I haven't really looked to see what it will take but assume someone has the parts list already.
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    Your percentage on 1965 dollars is way off, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Try over 700%. But you made a lot less then. But that's inflation; perhaps you are comparing media income. In 1965, media income was $6900. In today's dollars, that is $55,985 . Median income in 2019 was $63,688. So you actually have a LOWER media income in 1965... As for paying off a mortgage early...who the hell is paying 7%? We haven't seen awful interest rates (baring poor credit) in a LONG time. Our house is financed at 3.25%. Could pay it off today, but investments tend to pay out more than that, ignoring any tax advantage. As for new vs used, it simply comes down to tracking actual cost. I keep spreadsheets of all of our vehicles, with all maintenance and repair costs, along with updating what i'd expect to sell it for regularly. Once that monthly cost number after sale climbs to a certain threshold, it is time to sell. That's what triggered buying my truck, my last one (Escalade EXT) was hitting a number that was no longer making sense.
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    Mine will go weeks without being driven. Still worth it.
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    Sell it and buy a performance car. Doesn't sound like you need a truck at all. I have a truck only because I need a truck for: - Towing our boat - Family trips (something your truck is worthless for being a single cab) - Home Depot type runs If it wasn't for the above, I wouldn't have one at all. Hell, if it wasn't for wet life jackets/towels in the bed after boating and HD runs, I would have bought a used 2nd Gen Cayenne Turbo instead for towing duty.
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    GM has never offered wireless CarPlay or wireless Android Auto...
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    Then why are you asking about an additive?
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    GM has went through several revisions of fluid and had the current formula created specifically for this issue. I wouldn't pull the Amsoil if there isn't a shudder issue, but if there is I wouldn't put this additive in it. If Amsoil had the answer, I'm sure GM would have been interested in licensing their solution or purchasing from them...
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    By "Instant Shutter Fix" do you mean this product: https://www.lubegard.com/products/isf/ Instant Shudder Fixx (yes, two X's for some dumb reason). I wouldn't dare until trying the newest fluid flush.
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    This guy will end up doing a CAI and a crappy cat back plus some cheap zero HP parts. Very easy to sniff out a dreamer.
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    Buy a '15+ Suburban. Not even a similar topic to this thread, as this is just doing the factory facelift update to a K2 truck vs GMT-900 to K2 front conversion.
  11. Nitrousbird
    iPhones have issues with CarPlay. Common problem.
  12. Nitrousbird
    HMI 2.5 to 3.0?
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    The cooling on the Max Tow package has been proven to not be any better than the regular trucks. The benefit of Max Tow is the rear end ratio, tow mirrors and rear springs. Disadvantage is the shocks are pretty much the worst offered among all trims.
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    You live in the US. Hasn't been recalled here. See above...
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    They paid a $100 and removed your pump. An aftermarket company came up with a better pump, which is what I installed on my Escalade EXT to replace the removed pump. Cost $85 and a few minutes of my time.
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    Your problem: Your solution: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s10-plus-128gb-unlocked-sm-g975uzbaxaa/ I used iOS products early on when Android just wasn't up to par. Things have changed years ago. Less reliability in hardware/software and charging more for less features. Oddly enough, bluetooth issues on 3 different iPhone 6+ units caused me and my wife to dump all things iOS.
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    Except GM doesn't recommend 5W30 for track events on the LT1 (Corvette or Camaro). They recommend 0W40 or 5W40. They recommend 5W30 for daily use and 0W30 for cold use. Why spec it differently? Fuel mileage.
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    Then why is it okay for GM to spec 5W30 in the Vette LT1, running the same longblock?
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    Google is your friend. I'm not doing your legwork for you, as my truck was forced to get the worthless GPS due to wanting other options so I have no interest in knowing. Yes, the Shark Fin has a GPS antenna. Antenna != GPS unit. It's just an antenna. You need the correct HMI to be able to utilize the GPS antenna. Simply put, your truck does not have GPS in it. So either spend a bunch of money on a junk GPS, or simply download offline Google maps and have a much better GPS experience with $0 out of pocket.
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    You don't "turn it on." Yours was not sold with GPS. GM solds the top units with/without GPS. You could get GPS as a stand-alone option on lower models and forced into it on higher models (which is the only reason I have GPS in mine). You have to upgrade your HMI unit. I'm guessing around $600-700 to do so.
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    FOR THE LAST TIME: OnStar DOES NOT GIVE YOU FACTORY NAVIGATION. Period, end of story. You have to upgrade your HMI unit to a Nav unit (should be IO6, and you should currently have IO5). This is a hardware change and requires nothing to do with OnStar. Get it?
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    GPS on your phone works fine without cell service. Download offline maps in Google maps, done. Again, you DO NOT NEED ONSTAR TO HAVE FACTORY GPS. I have factory GPS + no OnStar subscription. My bet is you don't have factory GPS...
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    You don't need OnStar for the GPS to function. Mine works and I would never pay for OnStar. Pointless as Waze and Google maps (among others) are far superior to the factory crap, so Android Auto / CarPlay and use a real map.
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    That's not upgrading the USB port. Doing that prevents you from using Android Auto (or CarPlay forr the Apple Sheet), so a very certain no-go. Fortunately, my LG G7 ThinQ, even with Waze, streaming spotify, Android Auto and a Hotspot going can do it without the battery draining further, but it doesn't charge much.
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    Over a year on my truck still running the original factory fill.
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