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Originally Posted By: pdxyota Chrysler products don't really work well, regardless of the oil used. I wouldn't worry about it. As the long time owner of a 2005 Dodge Caravan I should be offended by your comment... but I'm not. If I had to list the amount of money on parts and repairs done to...

I'm changing oil on a 2012 toyota corolla, the plastic cover for the element filter says 25nm pds torque, do you think this is close to hand tight and 1/4 to 1/2 turn on a regular filter? When I changed the oil for the first time from the factory there is no way it was on there at 25nm, that...

How does valvoline synpower compare with other synthetics? I can get a 5 quart jug of 0w-20 valvoline synpower at walmart for $17.00, with coupon. It's for a 2012 Corolla.

Originally Posted By: Miller88 Last winter I had to take a trip on Cooper CS-4 in the snow. That was scary! That is strange because my Cooper CS-4's do pretty well in the snow for an all season tire. I've also heard from other drivers that Cooper CS-4's do well in moderate snow, perhaps it's...

Originally Posted By: Miller88 The CS4s are horrible in the snow and ice. I wouldn't recommend them if you live where there is snow. I could not disagree more. I have a 2005 dodge grand caravan and I bought a set of CS4's, out of the three sets of tires I have purchased for this van the CS4's...

Originally Posted By: sciphi I see a lot more Cavaliers and Foci around me than Corollas of the same vintage. My own Cruze has 68k miles on it, and has proven to be quick, fuel-efficient (can't remember the last tank lower than 40 mpg), and fun (to me at least) to drive. The only problems I...

Originally Posted By: sciphi Corolla. The appliance of cars. After 6-7 years on the current chassis and drivetrain, Toyota is likely going to sell this transportation appliance on appliance-like reliability. It better be reliable, since it has nothing else going for it. The Focus beats it for...

Originally Posted By: asamek I have 215-70-15 Cooper CS4s on my Town & Country, and they've been superb. 65,000 on them now, and not a single problem - worn evenly, great traction wet or dry and great road feel. They won't make 80,000 like they're rated, they're getting pretty close to the...

Originally Posted By: webfors Originally Posted By: Buick92 I think the new Grand Caravan's are a good buy, the powertrain is great. We own a 2005, my wife likes it most of the time, but it has been the most unreliable car our family has ever owned. We've owned the van since 2006 and I've done...

I think the new Grand Caravan's are a good buy, the powertrain is great. We own a 2005, my wife likes it most of the time, but it has been the most unreliable car our family has ever owned. We've owned the van since 2006 and I've done all the maintenance, however we have a "book" sized stack of...

I have a 2005 GC with the 3.3, I have 114,000 miles on mine and have been using dino 5W-20 since new and it uses maybe a half a quart over 4,000 miles. The last couple of years I've been using mobil super 5w-20, the price is cheap and I think the oil is a good value and will serve you well.

I replaced the factory cabin filter on my 2012 corolla and it was a very dark gray (13,000 miles 1.5 years). I went with a Wix this time, seems like a good filter and fit.

The newer Toyota models have 3 year/30,000 cabin filter replacement intervals, that seems a little long to me. The same interval also applies to the engine air filter too. Any thoughts on this would be helpful. Thanks.

When I did some research it seems the dodge minivans encounter this problem more than other newer vehicles. I've heard of tranny problems on dodge vans but not flex plates.

Last week I found our 05 caravan had a cracked flex plate, the transmission had to be removed to replace it ($60 part) the van only has 109,000 miles. I was just wondering if anyone else has seen this before.