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    "Maintenance Required Soon" - oil change

    Do I call the dealer now, or wait until it gets to 5000 miles and says "Maintenance Required"? I want to get the oil and filter changed now, I know that's extra. I do a lot of short trips, plus a lot of stop-and-go, and slow-and-go driving - plus I just want fresh oil in after the break-in...
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    Body damage - low cost options?

    I f'd up with my Corolla - ran into and scraped against a small file cabinet I had in my garage. I haven't had estimates for body work done yet, I thought I'd ask here. What's the minimum cost, but effective, thing(s) I can have done (or do myself, if it's not complicated) to prevent rust...
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    Blocked? Participants: You may not start a conversation with the following recipients: xxxxx ??

    I got the above message when trying to start a conversation with one other participant. The participant's name appeared in that message where the xxxxx is, above. Have I been blocked by that user? Or is something else happening? I clicked on the user's name from the list that appeared after...
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    2018 Corolla LE: Avg MPG Display: 20.8 ???

    I've got 157 miles on the odometer. 37 were highway, the rest was mostly short trips, or stop and go. Shouldn't this still be higher?
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    CVT Issues: More with the 'Sport mode' feature?

    I'm looking to buy a 2017 Corolla I'm renting (will have inspected tomorrow). I thought I was getting an LE but it's an SE. Does the Sport feature ( and paddles )cause more issues (including the one that Toyota ahs a suspended campaign for)? Or is all of that just more electronic inputs to...
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    Is the Extended Warranty worth it?

    I have a friend who is pretty savvy in things related to both money and cars. Mostly. He states that the extended warranties are more profit than anything, he says as much as 70%, and don't provide good coverage. I'm wondering what opinions are here.
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    CVT transmission: "braking" and "maximum braking"

    So I'm looking at buying a 2017 Corolla LE. As near as I can tell, with the LE I don't get the M setting w/ simulated gear-shifting control with the paddles I drove one of these as a rental, and noticed the owner's manual has the following definitions for the transmission modes the showed up...
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