Recent content by mcgophers

I had an 02 and drove it from 108k to 198k with only two breakdowns the entire time I owned it. It wasn't the most comfortable ride, but it was efficient and more reliable than I expected it to be.

I drive the Sentra most of the time and my wife usually drives the Altima. We take either on trips depending on how much gas is in the tank. I usually end up driving on these trips anyway.

I have some washer fluid and a partial quart of oil in the Sentra, but otherwise I don't keep any around. When I drove a beater, I had oil, ATF, washer fluid, and coolant ready to go.

Ozzy (saw him in concert last year, was awesome even at his age) and Avenged Sevenfold are my top two right now, but it changes often depending on what I get a chance to listen to.

Maybe when I have some money to burn in the stock market. I haven't owned a GM since shortly after college, though I would be open to it after my Sentra has had a good life.

2015 Nissan Sentra. 61K miles on engine, 4600 miles on oil Out: Valvoline Conventional 5W30, Valvoline filter In: Same

2015 Nissan Sentra. 56K miles on engine. 4700 miles, 4 months on oil. Out: Valvoline Synthetic 0W-20, Fram Tough Guard filter In: Valvoline Conventional 5W-30, Valvoline filter Working 60 hours a week makes it difficult to change my own oil, so I took it to the VIOC. It's crazy how much...

2015 Sentra: Out: Valvoline White Bottle 5W-30 with Valvoline filter In: Valvoline Advanced Synthetic 0W-20 with Fram TG filter (aka Orange Can of Death)

2015 Nissan Sentra Out: Valvoline Synpower 0W-20 In: Valvoline WB 5W-30 & Valvoline filter I feel so bad for taking it to a quick lube and for giving it conventional oil for the first time in its life, but it's been too cold to work on it!

My wife makes us keep half and half at the house, which is probably healthier than a flavored creamer and tastes pretty good in coffee. When I was a bachelor, I was fond of the Bailey's Irish Creme (Non-Alcoholic version). A nice aspect of the Bailey's creamers is that they are dairy-based as...

I love the Castrol Edge black bottles. I'd like Valvoline's Synpower bottles more if they didn't have the same dull grey that Mobil1 has.

Valvoline

2015 Nissan Sentra 1.8L. 37500 miles on engine, 4500 mile OCI Out: Castrol Magnatec 0W-20, Bosch filter In: Bulk 0W-20 (suspected Nissan syn-blend), Nissan filter

It works well for me.

I've been alternating oil changes between myself and the dealer. It's easier to get the tires rotated at the dealer since I don't have an impact wrench, but I actually enjoy changing my oil to a point. On my last car, a 2002 Elantra that I took to 198,000 miles, I did some more extensive work. I...