Alberta trip pending... Aug 21-???   I have a jug of 0w8 and might drop the oil Thursday in advance now that we have passed the 1000-mile mark. Or, it's there for doing immediately on return. Toyota only changes the oil at 16k, which I am not going to do - it'll be at 8,000. Such low tolerances....

Up to 25,000 GBP? What? X 1.88 to CAD   So, the answer to the unasked question is - don't even ask the question.

Photo of Snowball celebrating its 200K km with a CEL.

New Smart #2 EV: ForTwo successor leaked ahead of official reveal https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/smart/366334/new-smart-2-ev-fortwo-successor-leaked-ahead-official-reveal   Word is that the new EV architecture will give it 300 km range, which is pretty spectacular. The range was the major limiting factor in the last electric smarts.

Yeah I've seen that happen to an Ioniq5 in BC. A ding in the floor causing warranty to be cancelled and a writeoff.   Luckily for me, M-B PHEVs have their batteries above the rear drive axle.