Recent content by OFFRD

I’m on my 5th 3.6L engine since 2012, and this new one has given me the first issue with any of them. It needs a new PCV valve. My last one had 202k miles the day I traded it in and it was running flawlessly. The 3.6L is an excellent engine with top notch reliability. The people who kill...

So essentially, with a price of $70k, no rebates, and terrible resale value, the leasing payments will be around $1k. Rivian's new R2 is much less expensive and even that vehicle is at $850/month for a lease. It's nuts. The residuals are just too low on EVs to make it appealing to buyers...

The prices on used F-150 Lightning trucks has gone up $10k or more here in the last 6 months.

I think maybe a better summary would be: "The current new truck market is in trouble......but sales numbers don't agree." Or maybe: "People who buy new trucks are complete idiots. I drive a 1984 Nissan and everyone else should too." Well, I bought a truck in summer of 2023 and was $20k...

You guys were around from 2021 into 2022 when prices on EVERYTHING including raw materials increased over 100%, the likes of which nobody alive has ever seen happen before, right? But you still expect them to build full size trucks at current union labor rates and sell them for $29,995 like...

Really? So my Android phone, tablet, smart watch, ear buds, pen, etc. that all work together flawlessly and have for years now is just a fluke? Get outta' here man.... Android is the OG. The Open Handset Alliance was working on this over 20 years ago, and Apple RUSHED their product to market...

Exact same here. I was Android from the very first phone (HTC G1) back in 2008 until present day. In January of last year I bought a new Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. I spent a full week trying to get it to do the things I have always done in Android. I got 95% of the way there with a LOT of...

So has anybody seen motor oil prices on the shelf go up in the past week or two?

I used 75W90 synthetic in my Sterling axle. Got it from Walmart. Valvoline brand. Great stuff. The tolerances maybe are such that the "lighter" gear oil is better.

So here’s the thing…. When Cummins went to the CGI engine blocks in 2019 they apparently did a poor job of opening up the oil passageways. In addition they went to a new roller rocker valvetrain. These two things combined to create a different need for oil. A lot of engine builders have...

Yes, they do. A couple years ago, the large state govt. building I work in got put on evacuation because a woman phoned in an "active shooter". Before I could even reach the door to the parking garage state police where rolling in with cruisers and a helicopter showed up shortly thereafter...

Oh I'm going to get enough for this OCI and the next one too. Amazon has some fantastic deals on 5 qt. jugs right now.

Was gonna' do the first oil change on my Jeep next month. Guess I'll move that to this coming weekend instead.

Looks to me like that dealership 10W30 was doing the best job.

IF Ford gets these trucks to market and the prices are in the $30k range like they say, it'll be interesting to see how well they sell. If an affordable EV still flops, that'll be the nail in the coffin for Ford's EV program I would say. And, I'm betting there's a chance of it, because they...