Recent content by Blinker

The new Sonata’s are pretty sweet. I’d look at getting one of those

The cobalts are good cars. Keep an eye on the timing chain tensioner as some had issues mostly due to neglected oil changes. The Achilles heels of the Cobalt is the suspension and steering. Lots of clunks, rattles, and vibrations. Easy to work on and parts are cheap. They run forever. I still...

While that is definitely a direct injector, it almost looks like it’s positioned above the intake valve. Moral of the story, it looks like an inaccurate illustration more than anything

I have nothing negative to say about the new Altima. They are a very solid car and a great buy. They can be purchased new for a fair price. IMO, a great midsized sedan that makes good financial sense.

You sure it wasn’t the problematic DCT acting up? Those 7-speed DCT’s had a ton of issues.

This sounds like a Toyota problem. You even switched to what you thought was a more appropriate oil high ZDDP 0W-40 and it still wiped out the cam…

I agree, very interesting oil formation

The OP is from South Korea according to the profile location. In SK Genesis vehicles are almost always referred to as Hyundai Genesis then the model. So Hyundai Genesis G80. In SK, news media, the general public, and even Hyundai themselves reference them as Hyundai Genesis.

Your license plate is on full display in real life anytime the vehicle is in public for anyone to see.

I’m not a fan of Toyota products by any means, but alternators and ac compressors are wear items that should be expected to be replaced at some point.

I love the home button too as do many others. Only reason Apple removed it was to make the screens bigger

A woman I worked with had a 2009 or 2010 Hummer H3 with the I5. It ended up needing a cylinder head replacement when it was 1 year old.

A frame swap is a big job, there aren’t many dealership level technicians that can do this job successfully. As someone else mentioned, all the parts installed on the old frame also have to be removed and installed onto the new frame. Big big job. I’d go ahead and let nissan replace the frame...

I agree it’s a very stupid trend these days. I don’t think the engine/exhaust noise I heard was artificially piped in thru the speakers. It was a very unpleasant sound, sounded very industrial like a tractor almost. Whatever the deal is, it was clear from a passenger comfort perspective that...

I’ve never cared for Toyota, but personally I think the last well built car of theirs was the 2003-2008 Corolla. Everything built since then it’s clearly evident where Toyota has cut corners. The Camry was severely cheapened up for the 2007MY. I recently had the displeasure of riding in a...