Recent content by vwmaniaman

What about Duane Eddy.

I have been very happy with my Gabriel Shock purchases. I would hope that their struts would be as good.

I will tell you that our Mazda's have been very reliable. Our 2.5 now has 168k on it with oil change every 5k with synthetic and our 2.0 has needed nothing but oil and filter changes.. At 165 K I replaced a water pump that had no issues and the serpentine belt that was not bad just because it...

I personally have owned a VW since my first 1955 Beetle. They have gotten more complex over the years since then and I still value simple designs. I still own 4 different models of VW's , but I don't drive them a lot anymore. They are garaged though and all could be used daily. My wife is...

I was bitten by a brown recluse on the leg while I slept. The skin developed a hole where it bit. I went to se the Dr. and was sent to a dermatologist for treatment. He told me to use Bacitracin on the wound and wrap gauze with sterile water on it. Kept that up for weeks and then Use Dollar...

My 1965 VW Beetle will still go because it still uses an old style generator and points. My only issue will be fuel and getting my wife to drive so I can protect us with our shotgun.

I have a 1-2 year old Kenmore drip pot that has a carbon filter at the entrance to the heater. Coffee is OK but I still prefer perked coffee. It still takes the same amount of time to perk as it did when I first bought it.

We have a Mazda 5 and for us they can't be beat for little kids. The sliding doors on each side make loading kids a breeze. We have had ours through 2 babies and getting them in and out of a seat when in a parking lot with cars on each side makes them the bomb as far as wife and I are...

I do a lot of research before committing to a purchase. I still have a VW cabriolet with a timing belt, but it is easily replaced and doesn't destroy if it breaks. Its cheap and easy to replace and I have replaced it and the tensioner twice and it has 185k miles on it.

I have 2 older VW Westfalia vans and you can bet they have come a long way in the value department. I drove my 75 to a car show on Saturday but didn't show it. I picked it up in Santa Fe new Mexico so very little rust. I put much work into it in all areas mechanical but it has original paint...

could be autolite too. Either way they are fine in lawn mowers

My 1965 VW Beetle has shoulder and lap belt in the front seats and lap only in back. it was brought over from England so that may be why.

I bought the regular Sam's Club Duracell. They are East Penn.

In my opinion Chrysler should have stuck with the Chrysler mini van and the K car and improved those. The newer Mercedes base vans are not the style that Dodge /Chrysler was accustomed to in the U.S. The old K car was a durable old platform that had good room and you could see out the windows...

I have a Kenmore that i recently acquired. It was new 2 years ago a has a charcoal filter in it from the water tank to the heater. Makes good drip coffee but never as good as percolator coffee is. I also have an old universal percolator that is getting retired because filters are getting...