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[–] notsure@fedia.io 21 points 2 weeks ago

...when the screaming into the void stops, that's the proper change time...

[–] Townlately@feddit.nl 14 points 2 weeks ago

Only change when the leaves get soggy, otherwise you are good to continue to raise the possum in the vehicle nest.

[–] BeBopaLula@piefed.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago

My buddy and I are techies. My van kept misfiring. Did we lift the hood. Nope we hooked up the port reader which confirmed that there was misfiring.

When we did open the hood there was a squirrel living under the hood and he had chewed the plug wires.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 13 points 2 weeks ago

If it's a synthetic possum, 5,000 miles is the usual recommended. But you can stretch it to 6 or even 7 thousand miles if you want to

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

How is nobody pointing out how bad this guy is with cars?

Everyone knows you don't change the opossum. You change the leaves when they become damp or start flaking off, or every 2000 miles.

[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

K24 wooh. You gonna turbo that Opossum or build it?

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I call the big one Bitey

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

It still looks good. I think it will be fine for another thousand miles or so.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I just rotate mine twice a month, change the toy, he loves it.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Poor little guy.

[–] absquatulate@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

This takes me back to when I was following /r/justrolledintotheshop. That sub is simply a goldmine.