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Northern California: Amazon 4-Star Store, Costco Chili and Hot Dog, Elk Grove Costco!!!

Hi guys!  I make a small road trip to northern California to visit the new Amazon 4-Star Store and Elk Grove Costco!  The drive from Los Angeles to Berkeley to Elk Grove took more than 8 hours starting from 3:30 AM.  The Interstate 5 had some road construction, however overall it was safe and uneventful. Btw, my Youtube vlogs and reviews may also have associated affiliate links to products that may earn from qualifying purchases.

I was able to see the heavy dust filled air caused by the recent wild fires in the center valley and northern California, especially in Berkeley, Sacramento, and  Elk Grove.  I brought my P95 respirator mask ( https://amzn.to/2KeDY9p ). Which really helped breathing as my eyes and nose itched.   I heard from my friends who lived in Elk Grove and Berkeley that the local stores were out of stock.. 🙁  sad.  In Berkeley i was not able to see across the bay to San Francisco. Heck. I had issues seeing down more then 3 blocks.

Amazon 4 Star store was pretty packed with 4 star products and above. Prime members got a discounted price compared to non prime members.  So if you are a prime member you should visit.  The prime price is similar to the online price for many things in the store.

Costco Elk Grove was a very interesting store. They had the deli kiosk for the majority of food ordering which made it fast and convenient. I tried the $3.99  bowl of chili beans and chedder cheese and a Costco $1.50 hot dog for my day’s dinner. It was pretty good. In fact i just put the chili on my hotdog for a chili cheese dog!!!!. YUM!

The Costco in Elk Grove was pretty big and had many other products relating to  outdoors like Yeti coolers, hunting cameras, Pelican rifle cases ( https://amzn.to/2Pz7sVo ) , and lots of really large home decor.   I will post my finds later!

Thanks for watching and following me on my Costco and Chevy Volt Vlog adventures! Stay tuned! I will be posting more videos of my Costco finds soon!

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Does a Dahon Speed D7 folding bike fit in a 2016-17 Chevy Volt?

I just got the 2017 Chevy Volt and needed to fit my two 2008 Dahon D7 folding bikes into the Chevy Volt with a spare tire. This video goes over a few situations with the Dahon folding bikes and Chevy Volt, with the seats up, seats down, and tire on its side. They sell the current year Dahon Mariner D7: https://amzn.to/2wP5Qvx Btw, my Youtube vlogs and reviews may also have associated affiliate links to products that may earn from qualifying purchases.

Weighing at about 23 lbs its one of the lightest folding bikes produced. I have owned this bike new since 2008, and it has been my primary bike when i travel or for leisure riding. It was very affordable compared to a custom brompton or bike friday and provided a lot of value for the cost.

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Chevy Volt Vlog #67 – 50,500 Miles – TIRE MPG HIT, Air Filter, and Cargo LIGHT !

So it s 50,500 miles and about 2 years of owning my 2017 Chevy Volt.  At 48,000 miles I change out Michelin Energy Saver tires which gave me 54 to 63 EV miles per full charge, to Bridgestone Serenity Plus  Grand touring tires.

I love the Serenity Plus tires. With great road manners and cornering, never squealed during hard acceleration or turns especially with the great torque of the Volt’s motor.  However, the mileage efficiency  hit was about 10-15% of my EV range (46-48 EV miles at full charge)  my MPG hit using gas went from 42 MPG to about 35-38 MPG.  It may be the increased weight of the tires (25 lbs versus 21 lbs) , thread pattern and the great grip of the tires as  my Chevy computer showed my “Terrain Score” was -4.5 to -3.5. With the hot California weather at 90-100 degrees, i have been using air conditioning that also impacted mileage efficiency.

After 2,000 miles with the Serenity Plus I replaced them  back to Michelin  Energy Savers. I would have gone with Bridgestone Ecopia EP422, however they needed to be special order and was not available at the time.  I would expect that the Ecopia EP422 would probably have similar efficiencies as the Energy Savers.   I will never know.  I would have love to tried out those tires!

With the Energy Savers, my Terrain score increased to – 1.8 to – 1.4 and my EV range grew back to 52 miles at full charge during the first two days of driving. NICE i got back my miles!

Of course, I do not like returning perfectly good tires.  That why i am posting this video and results:

  1. IF YOU VALUE MPG AND EFFICIENCY – PICK THE BEST FUEL EFFICIENT TIRES.
  2. IF YOU WANT GREAT DRIVING  EXPERIENCE FOR TOURING with GREAT HANDING AND COMFORT – GET A GRAND TOURING TIRES!  

Tires aside,  the 50,500 miles, 25,000 miles are ICE / GAS miles. Checking the air filter its barely dirty.  I did buy one : https://amzn.to/2K5qzPz  ready for the replacement.

For my hatch i needed more light beside the weak light on the hatch, so I added a battery operated LED light and attached it with Velcro.  Simple solution.  CAT small LED lights:  https://amzn.to/2LZ8HHw



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