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Originally Posted By: Kool1 Yup I changed the water pump twice and it's very difficult to access it on this vehicle. The water pump is almost wedged in near the fenderwell. You must work from both the top and bottom of the vehicle and have very small hands. Whoever engineered the placement of...

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL Are certain types of car owners supposed to have a specific look to them? It seems so. BMW owners are commonly compared to a select few bodily parts.

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL I said majority, not everybody. I'm sure there are exceptions but the majority of people are not car enthusiasts and don't know their car has an oil spec in the manual, don't know the COO of the tires they are using....etc. They drop it off at Jiffy Lube for an oil...

OP, you got me so excited with the thread title: "Short Trip Driving = Oil Pan Sludge & Muck" I was expecting to see oil plan sludge and muck, with professional quality photos. - The extra 8 miles is a waste - If you're doing an extra freeway drive every week solely for a warm up, then it's...

I didn't even realize this was it's own genre, but yeah this concept has always intrigued me. I think it does very well as a plot device within an existing science fiction story eg Star Trek has done this several times. It will be interesting to see if an entire movie about an alternate...

Best bet is to go with Costco. Their system means that not only are you getting the additive, but it's been properly mixed. Read this from 2004. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=277725 Originally Posted By: fuel tanker man I've been in the petroleum...

Originally Posted By: kschachn Just to be clear though, all three will trap the particles.

I would be comfortable mixing coolant if they are manufacturer approved for the same application.

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL I just ordered this puppy: http://www.cloreautomotive.com/sku.php?id=516 Based on the other thread. Hope to keep the Charger's battery good this winter without having to disconnect it. Don't know what kind of deal you got on that but a few dollars more gets you...

Originally Posted By: madRiver Originally Posted By: Nyati Why is a gun evil but not a car? They are both inanimate objects. Very simple to many. Primary purpose of gun is to kill while vehicle primary purpose it transport you to wherever safely..... This "inanimate object" argument is so...

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR I'm very sure Pro-Logix is a great charger/maintainer(after reading 901Memphis' review). The concern I have is it may consume excessive power in maintainer mode, the tiny maintainer I have uses less than 10W(about 6-8W) in maintainer mode. I don't drive my S2000...

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix Originally Posted By: kschachn Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix Originally Posted By: turtlevette The founding fathers did not specifically include the right to own and ride a horse. It was something absolutely necessary for survival and was an assumed right. The...

Originally Posted By: pottymouth What kind of irresponsible person opens the door without first restraining the dog? I'm as much a dog lover as you are likely to find outside of a cult. I also appreciate that many people don't like or are even terrified of dogs. My dog never leaves my property...

I wasn't meaning to come back to this thread, but found an interesting article about how police departments are now selling guns. In some cases, they are ending up in criminal hands, apparently through gun shows. Quote: In another troubling case, a police officer was behind a scheme that...

Originally Posted By: NHHEMI How was it underhanded? Seems to me if you were as diligent as you claim you would have verified insurance would have covered it before agreeing to any tests/procedures. You could have looked in your policy or asked specifically at the doctors but you didn't. You...