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    Odd Car Names

    GM’s 70’s subcompacts…OMG Oldsmobile Starfire - a star IS a ball of fire; so what is a ‘Starfire’? Pontiac Sunbird - is that like a Pheonix? A bird that comes out of the sun? Buick Skyhawk - a hawk is a bird, so it will fly in the sky, what is a ‘Skyhawk’?
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    My Huge Automotive Dealership Opportunity Missed

    Mazda had a kind of rocky start through the 70’s - the rotary engines were fast, but had problems. Mazda didn’t ‘get good’ until the 1977 GLC came out - they were everywhere in the early 80’s.
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    my controversial oil opinions

    I don’t understand the point of the 40 degrees C viscosity measurement they list for oils.
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    2001 Nissan Xterra

    I really like the colour. For $2500 I’d be in - looks clean and well looked after!
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    Engine blew up in the shop.

    The cost of the repair will come out of Chris142’s future raises, lol!
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    Amsoil Signature Series & GF-7

    I don’t think it’s possible to make this level of oil performance without some PAO…do they HAVE to list it?
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    Stunned by Mecum Auction

    I think the hood scoop is a ‘71. Would have cost $$ in that shape!
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    Rislone Users : How Often Are You Using ?

    I just did an oil change with Rislone on my new commuter, a 2016 Jeep Patriot 2.4 that before has done basically nothing but multiple short trips in a day. I had added Seafoam to the oil a few hundred miles before this change, and when drained there was a moderate amount of carbon and a bit of...
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    Engine blew up in the shop.

    200k Jag engine?? That is a lot of miles for any vehicle, let alone a Jag. Who knows what kind of care it had for those 200k miles. Glad you weren’t working on it, but it was just the engines time!
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    First new car. 2026 Honda Pilot Trailsport

    Very nice, congrats!
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    2013 GMC Terrain VVT Solenoids

    Good luck, engine is in the process of self-destructing.
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    Unknown 5w-30, 4.8k miles; Lincoln Navigator L, 3.5L EB, 77.9k mi Used Oil Analysis

    Looks good for a basic 5W-30 blend(?)
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    Why haven't gas prices gone down?

    Prices dropping up here as well - between $1.43 and $1.49 in most of the Ottawa Valley.
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    Post your latest oil change

    My 2016 Jeep Patriot 2.4 I-4; 140,000km on it. Out: Quaker State Ultimate Durabilty synthetic and a CT ‘OE Plus’ 10060 filter; 10,533km on oil and filter. In: 6-year old jug of Rotella Gas Truck 5W-30, bottle of Rislone engine treatment, and a Fram PH10060 filter. Was going to use up my...
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    Post your latest small engine oil change

    Briggs-powered push mower. Out: approx. 450ml from Frankenblend jug; 1.5(?) years on it; I really don’t pay attention. Uses no oil at all. In: approx. 450 ml from the same Frankenblend jug.
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