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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 8h
I’ve been in it from the gitgo. Took my foot off the throttle quite a while ago. There’s a project on the back burner, a doc that’s gotta be told. One day. The ride up the hill was awesome. The way down, not so much. It’s all about the ride. It always was. You gotta fish where they’re running.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 13h
Need to contrast this with used EV sales data.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 21h
Imagine a world where Kei/LSV regulations evolve. A Topolino crossbred with a Super One, in kit form, like a giant Tamiya. A snail, crawling along the edge of a Polaris RZR. This is my dream. Make it so.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If they had offered an eight-foot bed, it might’ve opened up additional markets. Shoulda Coulda Woulda? Fathom will change the game.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This might be the crazy coolest last-mile delivery van since the IH Metro. www.autoexpress.co.uk/citroen/3706...
autoexpress.co.uk
Van-tastic! Citroen 2CV Fourgonnette is a retro commercial vehicle designed to be loved | Auto Express
Alongside its 2CV concept at the Paris Motor Show, Citroen has revealed a ‘Fourgonnette’ mini commercial vehicle
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How about this? www.motor1.com/news/707963/...
motor1.com
GM Might Build The Wagon Of Your Dreams — But Only For China
GM-backed Chinese carmaker Wuling recently published a handful of images showing off a stunning wagon based on its Starlight sedan. We hope it gets built.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Those who Resist Resilience Efforts are [fill in the blank].
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Run the VIN. I’d wager it was a government fleet car. I remember driving a Clarity nearly two decades ago. It felt like driving something that rolled out of a Time Machine.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Make that two. Third went poof. There’s a fabulous and overpriced time capsule in Milwaukee.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not a single Aztek on eBay, BAT, or C&B, but AutoTempest spit up a trio, out of a baker’s dozen sources.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The daily constitutional shall be heretofore known as signing an executive order.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Supercool!
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m gunna delete this, right after I take a nap.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Howdy! I’ve been working on something wacky, new and completely different: Say Hello to my Feathered Friend https://youtu.be/MI0i4N9pd70 This is the current ...
Howdy! I’ve been working on something wacky, new and completely different: Say Hello to my Feathered Friend https://youtu.be/MI0i4N9pd70 This is the current ...
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New new new cheap cheap cheap is a bare porch lightbulb on a hot August night. When the cars inevitably break, the rubber meets the road. “South America’s” e-bike episode is fabulous.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What’s old is what’s new, unless it’s Olds. $20 on a Saturn and Pontiac exacta in the 9th race.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The last time I saw this magnificent REO was the day I hitched a ride in an Aptera, eons ago. www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2022...
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‘Food that welcomes everybody in’: The power of Nomad Pizza
Nearly sixteen years ago, friends Tom Grim and Stalin Bedon found an REO Speedwagon truck on eBay, and Nomad Pizza was born. 
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What if a brand announced a new initiative to use state-of-the-art modularized standardized lighting units across a range of new vehicles to improve safety and slash costs for all?
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Amazed at how many businesses and musicians rely on it.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
youtu.be/LtEktJIPPuM?...
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Roger Rabbit please
YouTube video by Julios Steiner
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Can AI repair broken Glassholes?
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🍕 🐀 🧠 🏆
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I found a few this week … www.reddit.com/r/cars/s/NjX...
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Two bucks on a hundred to one shot.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Robotaxis will slash income-generating opportunities for many folks. The platforms will profit from this. The little guy will lose. Depreciation is a huge consideration. Laws will need to be rewritten.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Walking away from the livery market seems like a mistake. (After a day bookended by Lyft ride.)
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Considering what the seller put into it, yeah but. Think about what it would cost for a thrifty builder to replicate in their own garage.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Nugget of Wisdom of the Reddit crowd. www.reddit.com/r/nottheonio...
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From the nottheonion community on Reddit: FDA Announces Hand Soap Recall in 15 States—Thousands of Bottles May Contain Bacteria
Posted by JimboJJ26 - 9,849 votes and 768 comments
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Knock wood they pay the authors and publishers they ripped off before the bubble pops.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EV Sambar.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The rise in the cost of gasoline does not affect consumers who order online to the same extent as the “gig” workers who choose to deliver those purchases using their own personal vehicles. The cost of convenience is paid by those who can least afford it.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Imagine a day when gas prices have little effect on the economy.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Uhhhh, okay. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mechanical Turk rides again!
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Or you could a fully depreciated magnificent beater. www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/...
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Car ownership costs an average of $5,851 a year on top of auto loan payments, analysis finds
The cost of insurance, gas, and maintenance or repairs can add thousands of dollars a year to the price of owning a car.
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Stacey Shick @staceyshick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Diesel is averaging more than $6 a gallon today and that could be political problem for Republicans, writes @joshuagreen.bsky.social in Businessweek Daily. The Midwest and South are big diesel-consuming regions, and they’re home to many of the key House and Senate battlegrounds in the midterms.
bloomberg.com
Record Diesel Prices Hurt Trump Among a Key Constituency: Truckers
States like Texas and Ohio with close Senate races are also major truck freight corridors.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
America lacks diesel refinery capacity and is currently exporting a huge amount of fuel. There’s no easy way to reduce domestic consumption in the short term. Strategically located renewable diesel refineries could help in the long run.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ouch. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Diesel Prices Rise Past $6 a Gallon for First Time Ever
US diesel prices rose above $6 a gallon for the first time ever, raising the risk of further energy-driven inflation just ahead of peak demand season for the fuel.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is my Sunday driver: www.reddit.com/r/cars/s/YUt...
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A new retro take on the StarTAC, tho.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hard plastic door cards are worth their weight in gold microfiber towels every time you forget you left the windows down when an unexpected thunderstorm drenches the interior. Mother Nature’s Ionizer is the Best Ionizer.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is The Way.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A vehicle’s design is not properly judged by Internet photos, but by its presence in the real world. I had a new Prelude in the driveway three decades ago. I would be interested, if it was offered with a manual or as an EV.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Take a look at where the world’s most abundant heavy crude and the USA’s refineries are located.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
afdc.energy.gov/data/10965
afdc.energy.gov
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Maps and Data - Renewable Diesel Production and Consumption
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I skimmed the transcript, but didn’t see renewable diesel mentioned in the conversation. Maybe I missed it.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Some states win. Others lose. $2 on the Wyoming, North Dakota, and Iowa trifecta boxed. All that extra heat could be put to good use.
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MPGomatic @mpgomatic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Whoops. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated
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