Recent content by RhondaHonda

Cold tires and stability/traction control turned off.

5-7 at 70 mph is my guess since that’s the speed you asked about. Maybe 9 at 55-60 mph.

I’ve never seen a clear bra sprayed on. They are a sheet of film that is applied. Are you talking about rock guard texture using clear coat like is applied to the rockers on some vehicles?

A Yukon XL, same as Suburban is what we actually have. She likes riding up a bit higher and we do tow a 6,000 pound travel trailer at times which would not work with the Sienna or any other minivan.

I’ve had a Green Mountain Grill, the size down from the big one, Daniel Boone maybe, for 8 or 9 years now. I love it. I added the thermal blanket for less pellet consumption in the winter. Everything I’ve made has been delicious. So easy to use and it’s been trouble-free through many bags of...

I wanted to rent a minivan for 2 weeks in Florida in January but the cheapest we could find was $2000. A Tahoe/Suburban was over $4000. Ended up reserving a “Ford Edge or similar” for $800 and when I got to the counter they didn’t have an Edge-class vehicle so they offered me a RAV4 or a new...

My FIL had a 49 Studebaker pickup restored a few years ago. He could probably sell it for $8-12,000 and I know he had quite a bit more in it than that. It was bought new by his grandfather in 1949 so the sentimental value outweighed the logic. Just another opinion if you are considering a...

Well, I only borrowed $7,500 as they told me I had to borrow 10% of the purchase price to get the $1000 rebate for financing through GM.

My BFG all terrains do it on my driveway where I have to stop and back up if I want to park in a particular garage spot. My wife’s Bridgestones and my C7 Michelin’s don’t do it. The driveway is a few years old at this point and it seems to be lessening but maybe that’s due to the BFGs wearing?

Only car I’ve had a loan on in years was the C7. Borrowed $7,500 to get the $1000 rebate for financing through GM. Paid it off the first month. The finance guy wanted me to keep the loan for at least 3 months so they’d get paid but the dealer screwed around with me too much so I didn’t want to...

This is what I’d do if I were just looking for oil to keep an old truck running. Maybe drain it into the containers and set a strong magnet underneath for a few days to let any metal settle out. Hold the magnet to the bottom of the jug when you top off.

I may be wrong but I don’t think 1% of current techs could diagnose and figure this out like you did. Nice work!

The one I go to has a section with spinning cloth instead of nylon brushes. The person at the entrance hits it with a pre-spray with a pressure washer/soap solution. Then there’s a few stages of soap and the cloth section, a bottom blaster, a rinse, some sort of wax spray and a spot free rinse...

I have an unlimited membership to a nice tunnel wash for my Raptor and my wife’s Yukon XL. With 3 little kids it’s just too much time to wash big vehicles by hand. I pay $500/year for 2 vehicles, unlimited washes with some sort of wax, wheel cleaner, tire dressing and dryer. This package also...