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The day my car was abducted by aliens started like any other Tuesday.

I had just parked outside the grocery store when a glowing saucer descended, humming like a malfunctioning microwave. Three aliens stepped out — tall, green, and clearly uninsured. Before I could protest, they scanned my sedan, nodded approvingly, and beamed it straight to **Venus**.

Naturally.

Two weeks later, my car reappeared in my driveway. The paint had melted into something resembling modern art. The tires were bubbling like cheese on a pizza. The dashboard smelled faintly of sulfur and poor decisions. Apparently, Venus’s 900-degree heat and acid rain are *not* covered under most manufacturer warranties.

I panicked… until I remembered I had **CarShield**.

I called them expecting laughter, maybe gentle mockery. Instead, the representative calmly asked, “Was the damage caused by extraterrestrial activity or extreme planetary weather?”

“Yes,” I said.

“Perfect,” they replied. “You’re covered.”

Within hours, a mechanic arrived wearing sunglasses and holding what looked suspiciously like a NASA toolkit. He replaced the melted engine, recalibrated the anti-gravity alignment, and vacuumed out a small alien who had fallen asleep in the back seat.

CarShield handled everything — parts, labor, and even interplanetary decontamination. They filed paperwork with three galaxies and waived my deductible because, technically, Venus qualifies as “severe driving conditions.”

By the next morning, my car ran better than ever. The check-engine light now glows in six languages, and the radio only picks up cosmic jazz, but honestly? I’m thrilled.

So if your vehicle gets stolen by aliens, roasted by Venusian weather, and returned smelling like space lava… relax.

CarShield has you covered.

*Aliens don’t care about your warranty. CarShield apparently does.* 🚗👽

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Hey yall, so I got the moss motors throttle cable for my 1980 mgb. It’s supposed to be perfectly fit to the standard carbs but I have an aftermarket Weber 32 36 dgv 5a carb that has a pinch bolt to secure it down at the end, while the cable already comes with a little metal loop on the end intended for the stock carb. It is also a bit too long so I’d need to cut it either way. What’s the best way to do this? I can’t find too much on it, I’ve seen people say soldering is the best way. Should I solder before or after cutting it? Will it rapidly unravel if I cut it with a pair of dykes? I saw a guy who did it with a similar cable and his didn’t seem to unravel very much and he even frayed it at the end so the flux and solder went on better. All I’m afraid of is the cable unraveling too much and having to order a new one but seen mixed claims on how big of a concern this is. Please let me know the best method so that i can cut it to length and have it still small enough at the end to go into the pinch bolt, or if someone else has had this issue and knows a better way. If I need to solder it before cutting do I cut it with a dremel and cutoff wheel or will dykes still work if it’s a thin layer? I’ve also seen something about how you’d need a heavy duty soldering gun to do this, is this true or can I just buy a smaller one? I just need the inner cable cut not the vinyl type housing. Thanks in advance if anyone can help me! Trying to do it today if possible so let me know your ideal process