Recent content by Miniata

I found the Spyderco Sharpmaker to be a worthwhile investment for sharpening all different kinds of knives. Just takes a few minutes to learn how to use it, well worth the $50-60 I paid for it 5 or 6 years ago.

I wonder if you just got a bad one, or if the design has changed since I bought my Ryobi (corded) sawzall 10-12 years ago. I have both corded and cordless Ryobi sawzalls, have used both quite a bit over the years around our property (love the cordless one for tree-trimming duty) and never had an...

Didn't realize our Forester had a cabin filter until this year. Replaced it last month after 7 years and 90k miles on the stock one. It was pretty nasty, but I couldn't tell any significant difference in the quality or volume of air the HVAC was passing. Replaced the cabin filter on our Mini...

My wife has never broken a cell phone (and neither have I) in about 18 years of owning them. We still have a bunch of old cell phones that were used for several years and then retired. Most recently I passed onto her my original Motorola Droid after I had used it for 2-3 years before upgrading...

I like to give Tire Rack my business when I can for the motorsports they support, their good customer service, selection, and all the info they provide. I've even driven 4 hours to autocross at their headquarters on their test track. I also give my local Discount Tire store some business...

Wonder if the Hamster is over here on official business or not. I met James May a few years back when he was down in Florida filming a TG segment on the Fisker Karma. He was very approachable and relatively friendly.

I borrowed the DVD from the library. I can't stand Tom Hanks, but heard he gets beat up by the pirates, so thought it would be worth watching, for me, because of that and the last 1/4 of the movie where the SEALs took charge. Those two things made it worth it for me to watch it.

I use elbow length neoprene gloves and warm water for washing my cars in cold weather. The gloves cost me about $25-30 8 or 10 years ago, and were well worth it. Keep my hands/arms dry and warm through the process.

Originally Posted By: Phishin Originally Posted By: Miniata Been running PureOne oil filters for most of the 90k miles we have on our '07 Forester. No problems have surfaced yet. With P1 tears lately...I decided to go Wix. Yeah, I've read about those recently as well, but already had a P1 on...

Been running PureOne oil filters for most of the 90k miles we have on our '07 Forester. No problems have surfaced yet.

Originally Posted By: mclasser Falkens have a bad habit of wearing fast. Had a set of Ziex 912s and they were great for about 10K miles. They then got super noisy and wore down like nobody's business. That was my experience as well. Had 912s on our Mini and Forester. For the first 10-12k miles...

No problems with my BRZ yet, coming up on two years of ownership (June). Hated the stock tires, ordered some sticky rubber (Dunlop Star Specs) 10 days after picking up the car. Only use the stock tires for storing it inside over the winter months. Overall I really like it, but I would love it if...