Recent content by greenjp

I installed the VCM and idle stop defeat gizmos today. A VCM Tuner II and the IdleStopper. VCM Tuner II was pretty easy, though a more complicated thing than the original VCMuzzler I had on the 2015. But still just a matter of unplugging the sensor (relatively easy, just a tight squeeze...

I looked at the other trims but just didn't see the value, no must have upgrades. Sport (beyond being ridiculous for a minivan) is just larger rims and some appearance stuff, Touring adds a whole bunch of very minor things, rear seat entertainment (phones/tables/laptops for the win) and parking...

Forgot to mention that the first price the guy came back with included the all weather floor mats for $399 that we didn't want, and the wheel locks for $159 that I was told was a great price because they're usually $399. Which is of course preposterous and I didn't want them anyway. So they of...

Right so here are pics, it's the grey/blue color that looks nice with the light interior.

I mentioned in the couple years old thread about my Accord getting wrecked and replacing it with a Civic that my wife recently crashed our 2015 (long paid off 😭) Odyssey and so we just got a new one. I did the send an email to the nearest dealers (about 10 here in the DC area) telling them what...

Both Rockville and Mt. Airy had it; Rockville's a bit closer to me but combined with another trip the Mt. Airy one was more convenient.

This morning I got a text from our tenants (we were fortunately to be able to keep our old townhouse when we moved to our current place) that the AC wasn't working. Went over around 5:30 pm to check it out, determined it was the start capacitor on the outdoor unit. Checked the HD and Lowes...

Love your license plate! My "new" Civic is in fact a manual, but the new Odyssey is the 10 speed. Right cars right transmissions :)

Indeed! The "new" Civic is going strong, no issues to-date and it's a pretty great little car. I did manage to remove the little add on spoiler attachment, and a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport AS solved the road noise issue. My body has gotten used to the seat so I haven't bothered trying to...

I definitely have certain things that I'll be very particular about and possibly over-research. But in general I don't. A colleague who I respect tremendously once told me "What you're really good at is making decisions about things that don't matter" which sounds funny but was really a high...

My last two replacement wedding rings have been titanium, they're about $20. To think my 25 year old self spent ~$700 on a platinum ring :ROFLMAO: jeff

Concur. The Terminator is probably my favorite movie and has a realism/grittiness that T2 lacked. And T2 is really excellent don't get me wrong. But it's quite clearly more of a big budget blockbuster with the more involved special effects, big set pieces, and shoehorned in humor. The first...

This is funny, as I was reading through the thread I grabbed Pablo's post to point him to Metallica's great version of this BOC classic, but you beat me to it! I am mostly a Metallica/Maiden/Alice in Chains guy but I think my single favorite song might be I Was Wrong by Social Distortion:

I lived in a townhouse for about 22 years. First one for 7 years and the second much larger one on the same street a stones throw away for 15. We still own the second one and I'm on the HOA board despite not living there anymore. As others have noted the details regarding the HOA rules &...

Learned about something I didn't know existed today. Interesting! I usually wear a head lamp and supplement with one or both of these: 18v stick light - https://makitatools.com/products/details/DML801 12v mini flashlight - https://makitatools.com/products/details/ML103 - I love this goofy...