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Just though I would share the long term ownership of my wife's 2014 GMC Terrain 3.6. She bought it new on Sept 13/14 with 33km on it. Dark metallic grey with the chrome package, basically 18" chrome wheels, and chrome trim all around. Started with getting all service work(oil changes and...

When you figure that GM states the AWD gets serviced at 156,000km and the dealer wants to do every 50,000 at $225 a shot, thats $708.00 by the time I hit 156,000km. So far the Terrain has been trouble free, and I can do pretty much all the services myself. Just wanted to get a good relationship...

The extended warranty is called "Auto 4 life", which basically says if I follow the recommended service schedule booklet they will extend the powertrain warranty to 10 years/160,000km vs 5 yr/160/000. This is a service schedule made up by the dealer. There is no upfront cost to getting it, as...

My wife and I bought a new 2014 GMC Terrain 3.6 AWD from a local dealership. This was the first new vehicle(and most expensive) thing she has ever bought. Since it was a new purchase, and the dealership has a extended powertrain warranty to 10 years(no extra cost) if serviced according to the...

I personally leave mine set all winter, and shut it off in the summer. People always say you will save energy, and cost, by having a programable thermostat. I understand the theory, but how can you determine if it actually saves you money? You could set it one year, and program the next and...

I live in a country where I do not fear walking the streets, going to the mall, to a movie, to a food court, driving my car, going to church, work, and sleeping at night in my home. I do not fear for my family and friends. I don't have to look over my shoulder to see who is walking in the door...

They can make a 25 speed if they want, if a 5 sp manual is still available, I will take it in a heartbeat. I could give a rats @$% about gaining a couple extra mpg. As long as I can shift gears, gimme a manual.

How can the coffee or any hot brewed water based beverage be any hotter then the maximum boiling point of water which is 100 deg. celcius? It cannot be hotter then 100 unless it is made in a machine that simulates a cars radiator, increase the pressure and the boiling point goes up. Now, at what...

So don't give them the chance. It is a user pay system. Don't run red lights, don't fail to signal, don't tailgate, don't go 120 in a 50 zone, don't use your phone while driving, don't drive drunk, stop at a stop sign. These are all things that people do. In the end it comes down to the driver...

Ok, then how bout this: get rid of the holes. Make the laws black and white, no middle ground. Example: radar detectors allowed in some states not in others, just outright ban them, can't sell them can't use them, period. How dose that stop anything, people slow down when it goes off, then...

What dose that have to do with the topic? I have a thought, I contributed it, I was not rude, or offensive to anyone, and get a personal shot like that. How did I offend you?

So, people don't like radar, photo radar, or red light cameras. These are devices that police use to catch people breaking the law. If you are speeding, you are breaking the law. Also, this is a user pay system, if you speed, you get a ticket, plane and simple. If people don't like the devices...

The only way to say one is better is you need 2 identical homes, all furnishings, paint, decor, furniture, flooring, has to be the same. Both homes need to be built beside each other and get the same weather. Put a programable in one, and set the other to a constant temp. You cannot tell from...

I only have one question. How the heck do you get at the turbo? I have seen that engine on display, the turbo is right on the backside of the block. When it is in the engine bay you have a transmission right below it and the firewall above it. Considering the turbo is the hardest working...

Instead of shooting the same topic over and over, the question here is, why all the flak on a product that has been used for decades and has proven to just plain work? Yes, Fram uses different end caps and ADBV is their base filters. They market it as a 5000km oil filter, so treat it as one...