Recent content by redcon1

Originally Posted By: 1 FMF i never have a problem with snow or ice on top of trucks because i simply don't follow close enough to them for it to ever be a problem. if they are going to slow and i need to pass, well they are either going slow enough to where snow and ice coming off is not a...

I can only offer personal experience also. My 15-year old GTI has been bulletproof, with only normal maintenance. The only exception was the window regulators, a common problem with the MkIV and replaced by VW under warranty. I wish I could say the same for my Subaru Outback, also purchased...

Don't know much about tread separation but my experience with aging tires is you can tell immediately because of the traction loss, particularly in the wet. I've had some tires last lots longer than others. For example, I put new Kuhmo KH16 tires on my daughter's Ford Escort when we purchased...

If purchasing new or CPO from a dealership with warranty, I say go for it. VW Includes maintenance for the first three years so that's covered. The GTI provides an affordable package of performance and utility that is best in class. But then again, having owend 7 different VAG vehicles, I...

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle Yet AGAIN, at least the fourth time: Climbing "rolling stairs" to clear snow IS A VIOLATION OF OSHA REGULATIONS! Keep rereading that until it sinks in! Show me a citation that OSHA prevents the use of portable ladders or stairs to aid in the removal of snow. You...

From Edmunds: Nearly Half of Cadillac Dealers Will Not Sell ELR Just the Facts: •Nearly half of Cadillac's 940 dealers in the U.S. have decided not to sell the 2014 Cadillac ELR, the luxury brand's first plug-in hybrid vehicle. •Cadillac told Edmunds that about 410 dealers will not sell the...

Next time you're in Charleston, take a drive by the Governor's Mansion. It's quite spectacular. You'll know you're there when you see the double-wide with the CHROME hubcaps.

Originally Posted By: spackard In Kelly's Heroes, Oddball mentions it's routine for the Germans to run the Tiger tanks' engines for 20 minutes every few hours to keep them warm. Maybe the news writer is a fan? [censored] in the mid 80's it was stil the SOP in the 8th ID to have a crew in the...

Yeah I spent a few thousand hours in the M113 variants, both in the back and in the track commander's hatch. Best sleep I ever got was inside an empty M113 ambulance that I hitched a ride with during a 150K road movement.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/201...-headlight-rule Wow, read the article and Mercedez-Benz, BMW and (gasp!) General Motors are also joining the lobby for DOT to repeal the antiquated lighting ruling! That blasted GM... always pushing the envelope of the next automotive fad... LOL!!

Originally Posted By: rfeir I believe it was Audi's Management that decided that a purple flash was cool so they had it designed into their HID bulbs. I was a major glare problem for many people. You believe? How about a source? I've never had an Audi, HID or otherwise with a 'purple flash'. I...

Holy [censored] I knew the collective was arcahic here but I had no idea. DEFENDING the DOT/NHTSA on quashing advancing technology, like they hgave been doing for years? Really?

Good progress, keep it up. At this point your only job is to continue to improve your fitness level. Do you have issued boots? If so, start walking in them! Work your way up to walking 12 miles, at 4mph minimum. Carry some weight on your back, too. Good luck!

Originally Posted By: rshaw125 The thought of all those lives needlessly lost is not my idea of a vacation. Most pointless waste in American history. ...says the guy with CSA in his location.

I put KR21s on my daughter's '98 Escort in October 2009. The car sits around a lot since she is away at college most of the year. The tires now, 2.5 years later, have about 15,000 miles on them and, although treadwear is minimal, the performance dropoff is astounding. Dry traction is not great...