Recent content by JDD

Mr. Newton is adept in critical thinking and should be acknowledged, if not applauded, for his efforts to point out the lack of it in others. It's hard to argue with any of his points. We should remember that Bitog (and many other sites, for that matter) is intended primarily to be informational...

OK--I know about the propensity for these engines to consume/burn oil. Just got a low mile (less than 70K), one owner '02 SC2 for one of my kids. Does not use much oil at this point, but I am wanting to know opinions of those who have experience maintaining one of these. Do these engines like...

Probably only CATERHAM knows for sure. But if it's SM, I would buy it and a bunch more. It's really good stuff. The SN is different and who knows if it is 'better' or not. There's always the argument that SN has made some additive numbers come down, but we really don't know for sure if the SM...

Originally Posted By: rslifkin Impressive. More than anything, I'm curious about his rust prevention tricks! He indicated in the article that he had a couple of quater panel fixes due to rust. So even he couldn't stop endemic rust issues-----The photos/videos are likely after the restoration

My current issue of Motor Trend has an article in it about a guy from Maine who put a million miles on an early 90s Accord. And the motor was original/never opened---! Wrap your head around that. The guy's (an ex honda mechanic) intent was to show that consistent good maintenance can make a...

I have a Mazda sourced M5ODR2 manual trans in an older Ford F-150 and it has a typical leak from the rubber plugs that go hard and shrink/crack over time. The plugs are on the top of the transmission. I have the replacement plugs, but I won't be able to get to the repair for a while, so I am...

1995 VW Jetta. Bought it new. Was in the shop at the dealers off and on for about 4 months total out of the first 24 months of ownership. Then the warranty was up. That was the warranty time in those days for VWs. I even had problems with the loaner '95 Jetta they gave me to drive. I haven't...

Anyway, it's certainly nice to have another cost effective ultra high VI 0W-20 alternative the great TGMO. 'Cost effective' is a moving target. I pay $8.75 a Qt. for the Mazda 0-20 at the dealership. I know that's low for the peoples' republic of Canada, but it's high for here. The Toyota 0-20...

Follow up to this thread. Continuing to use Lucas fuel treatment in every tank at about 5 oz per tank--which is about 14.5(+-)gallons. Fuel guage seems to be working and accurate. Now if I could just fix the oil leak--!

Originally Posted By: Vikas From reading internet forums, Techron has been known to fix the sending unit in Corvettes. There are many testimonial on it. I have run Regane in it before a couple of times every 3K or so, but have not put Techron in it since I've owned it. My hypothesis was that it...

Originally Posted By: Vikas ? 4) One of the reason one would select Accord over Camry is easier buying process because all the cars come quipped from the factory based upon the trim level. You don't need a computer program or a big "if-then-else" flow chart to get the options that you want...

Originally Posted By: Spazdog I know it's a little thing, but I HATE the Accord's automatic gear selector. That is the cheesiest, plastic, most imprecise selector ever. I've played video games that had a higer quality shift selector than the Accord's The manual feels pretty good considering...

Originally Posted By: bourne Should I address the elephant in the room and recommend the new Altima ??? It looks really good on paper, including handling and fe #s. What more , its still a port injected engine , so no worries about deposits like in a DI engine, also cheaper to repair in the long...

Originally Posted By: kkreit01 I think both are boring. Buy a 2014 Fusion. I say 2014, because it will take a year to iron all the kinks out...:) Seriously though, out of those 2, flip a coin. Drive both, and pick the one you like best. Both will have good resale. Both are appliances. Yeah...

Originally Posted By: HerrStig I'm a Toyota guy but the Accord still uses wishbones in the front. Easy to change shocks yourself. ALso, th enew Accord is a bit smaller than the last one. I thought they were getting a bit fat. I know it heresy, but Honda ditched the wishbones and went to struts...