Recent content by Robert2468

THANK YOU yes! I was once in a Lincoln town car, a limo in Arizona. The odometer read something like 400,000. I asked the driver, He said YES. The car was driven tons of miles, and had oil changes, brakes, etc as usual. It looked sparkly clean, too. that meant, an oil change something like...

good morning everybody! I seem to recall a very interesting thread about a ??1995? Civic with very high mileage, 500-600,000 miles. he changed the transmission. fluid with every oil change, car looks and runs like new. anyone know this thread? have a great day! bob

thanks everyone! will do brake fluid very soon. want to keep this car bob

great! will change brake fluid! have a great day. bob

good morning! A local mechanic I trust is doing my oil change, etc, today. My 2 year old Acura RDX says to change the brake fluid. he does not believe in that, and has a Honda with 250,000 miles, no change. Is this right? I think it possible that getting water in the fluid could lead to brake...

haha. friends don't let friends buy Subarus!!!! when she bought the car, i told her to get a toyota or honda we had a great Honda Accord for years, until car wreck. on my third Acura RDX GREAT cars best, bob

THANK YOU EVERYONE! the dealer fixed it, free of charge. she said it took 4 hours, and THINKS that they cleaned the valve. it still seems early to me to have carbon deposit in a big way at 35,000 miles best regards bob

good friend does not know about cars. she has a 2021 Forrester, she got new, has 35,000 miles. dashboard lit up. dealer says there is carbon on some valve, causing misfire cylinder 3. she faithfully changed synthetic oil at the dealer. he asked about gas. she gets I think Costco gas. car is...

good afternoon! THANKS for all the great advice over the years. OK. sister in law got stuck with a dead battery.She is single and got very upset. 2019 Honda Accord. We are mad at the honda dealer. we thought the dealer should have told her to replace it. she brings it in religiously for service...

My daughter wants to keep her forester long term. 2017, bought in 2016. around 47,000 miles. lots of short trips. OK, I have done all brakes and tires. oil changes, cabin and engine air filters. just did one wheel bearing in the rear. car is never garaged. always out in the cold Mass. winters...

the mileage is 47,000 original miles

to SC: I looked up, it seems to be a wheel bearing/hub. Mechanic's bill said wheelbearing/hub part $222. sounds like you are right! thanks all! bob

THANK YOU ALL! OK, my local trusted mechanic fixed my daughter's car today change oil and filter. check all fluids, needed washer fluid. check all brakes, fine. changed engine and cabin air filter. replaced right rear wheel bearing. total $579 wheel bearing parts was $222 I trust him...

good morning! Daughter's 2017 Forester still making wheel bearing noise, now loud. she ignores cars!! I insisted I bring to mechanic next week. an independent guy i totally trust. He said he does maybe 50 bearings a year. He said it is usually the left rear one. today's dumb quesitons 1...

thanks so much everyone!!