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My understanding is that the issue is that we do not have refineries capable of making Group 3 base oils yet which make up most synthetic oil. Pennzoil and everyone else is buying whatever Group 3 base oil they can get from wherever. Hence the lack of Dexos certification. A lot of oils on the...

Best advice I can give is put as much as you can in your 401k when you’re young and live as frugal as possible in your 20s and 30s if you are able to. Compound interest works in your favor for money you invested young. It’s a tricky thing because 20s and 30s are when you start a family and...

I find it interesting that textured ceilings are popular again.

Since we are posting our collections… Left to right: - Timex Quartz (my deceased grandfathers watch) - Seiko 5 auto with blue face from around 2013. - Seiko Orange Monster auto from around 2010. This is the only watch I’ve had to service so far. - Ratio diver auto which my father gave me...

My everyday watch is a Hamilton manual wind which was a wedding gift from my wife that had an engraving on the back. I also own an Omega and have a Timex Ironman and a bunch in between. It’s too personal of an item to say “buy this” or “buy that.” Research and get into the hobby and buy what...

Dawn Powerwash

Given the current events I have 2-3 years worth of oil for both my vehicles.

Regular Supertech 0w20 and 5w30 synthetic are all sold out near me in stores and shipping shows out of stock. Synthetic blend Supertech is now $21.88/5qt. It seems price increases are hitting DIY. What’s amazing is they held on for so long, but things seem to have suddenly gone up in price...

Walmart was completely cut off by Exxon Mobil and Shell a couple months ago. Rumor has it Walmart stocked up big time before they were cut off. Whatever is on Walmart shelves should be what they have stocked up in their distribution centers. That is to say it should all be the original spec oil...

Update: No call back yet from code enforcement. Will try again tomorrow… At a certain point do I just send a certified letter to code enforcement stating I no longer own the vehicle and to contact me for any proof needed and file that form that I am not the owner with the DMV and call it good...

I received a notice in the mail from the city that my car was abandoned on a public street and it has been towed to a city yard with a $25 fee per day. The VIN and description match a 2011 Mazda 6 I previously owned but traded in about 2 years ago to a Honda dealership when I bought another...

Sounds like you’ve met my brother in law.

$4k sounds about right for a full panel replacement these days.

Why aren’t oil changes $225 then? I’m not saying mechanics shouldn’t earn a living and make money but $255 for removing two screws and spraying MAF spray and screwing it back in is more expensive than an oil change? If it can’t be justified by logic it seems like a money grab based on...

The mass air flow cleaning is pretty egregious considering it’s two screws and some spray.