Recent content by SouthDakotaDad

Really enjoying my 2017 Yaris with the SkyactivG 1.5L Has a pretty funny looking cat fish front end, but a good car overall. Also funny is how every badge is Toyota, even the engine cover. 65 mph steady interstate gets me 48-50 and city driving 42. Premium gas always though. Watched a very...

Originally Posted by parshisa Get yourself some griots garage fast correcting cream. Really easy to work with, long working time, no dusting and swirls magically disappear. you might even get away with one step only without needing to follow up with the polish - FCC finishes really well. I...

Originally Posted by danez_yoda I use meguiars ultimate compound from walmart. its between the 105 and 205 in aggressiveness. run it on 5 on 5 on flat surfaces. move press hard and move slow, like 2" per sec. I have the proter cable and i set for 5 abd press as hard as i can until thenpad...

Spent around six hours today with my Griots buffer and a container of M205. While it certainly helped to remove very fine swirl marks and some small scratches, it left way more than I though it should with as much effort as I put into it. I used the Orange cutting pad from Lake Country and the...

Installing new window and door casings, baseboard, and interior doors to a new and modern style. First time using a miter saw, so making mistakes on miters and stuff, but learning as I go. I really enjoy doing finish carpentry, even if I am not very good at it. haha

Originally Posted by dareo I'm not seeing below 2.75% on any wholesale rate sheets for 30 year fixed. I'm considering pulling trigger on a 2.75% with enough credits to cover all costs. How'd you get 2.6 The loan before this was at 4.125%. It was a refinance and maybe that makes a...

I'm pretty pumped. Got a 2.6% fixed rate on a 30 year mortgage for my home. I am absolutely shocked and never thought I'd see the day that a rate like that wasn't a 15 year loan. Wanted to do a 15 year like Dave Ramsey recommends, but just didn't want to commit to such a larger payment at this time.

Here it is, in all its glory. Looks just like what I ate 38 years ago! Definitely not healthy though.

Originally Posted by littlehulkster FWIW I wouldn't necessarily be afraid of Chinese made rotors. This is a country with a space program, after all, a brake rotor is nothing compared to that. As long as EBC requires tight QC from the manufacturer they'll be fine. The Chinese are capable of...

Originally Posted by P10crew Walked in the door tonight and man the house smelled Good. My babe made a bisquick cheeseburger pie. Mmmm num num. I don't know why but I think it's been a few years since we last had it. Really good on a cold windy snowy crappy day like today. My Mom used to make...

Originally Posted by ls1mike I bought this kit. Dent removal kit. I pulled 4 dings out of the Caprice, 2 out of the truck, 3 out of the Malibu. Then did about 8 different ones on the neighbors 2 cars. Works awesome! Really easy. From the description of the product you linked. Thought it...

I run an MTD form the late 90's 24 inch/10 hp (357 cc) with the Tecumseh. It is my snow beast and is great for the end of driveway after plow snow. I also run a Toro 824 QXE with an 8HP (272 cc) for snows of around 6" or less as it a lot faster and lighter to use. I run Mobil 1 0w30 in both...

Originally Posted by Al Originally Posted by D1dad I got a Nissan SR with the 3.5 and holy crap was that fun. My wife drives a 2018 rogue and when my son gets out of college I'm getting the SR. Nissan never made a SR 3.5. You are probably think of the VQ 3.5. SR20DE along with the VQ engines...

Originally Posted by Soggydog I have the Nankang NS-25s (235-55-17)on my caravan. The SP-9 were also a consideration in my size. They're louder than the Cooper cs5s that were on it before but theyre also about .75 inch wider and a "ultra high performance" instead of the cooper touring tire. I...