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Now than I'm thinking about it, I did buy the Fram Force at AAP-- it came with a Fram Synthetic (made by Amalie) oil change deal that was too good to pass up. It took 10 minutes for a manager to approve my 5 single quarts of 0w-40 because it doesn't come in 5 quart jugs, while people waited...

Excuse the dirty surface I was working on and debris-- it didn't come from the engine, noticed no metal flakes or anything unusual inside any of the filter pleats. Exhibit A: Mobil1 filter that came off a 2014 Sierra 5.3L, probably around 8K service. Baseplate holes made it clear it was...

No worries, I think this tire is still on the market. I love the look of it, if you want a nice thick curb rash protector, these are it. Wife ran over a coat hanger looking thing a couple months ago which flattened one of them. Used an inexpensive plug and it's been fine since. We do a fair...

I did three of these, angle grinder is definitely the tool to use, I used a fairly coarse grit (36?) sanding pad (with rubber backing) but was gentle. The first one I tried to use sandpaper before giving up; the shaft basically laughed at it. Nice work! Is the sharpie "diesel" written on both...

Since this thread was revived-- I ended up buying these tires. Have about 15K on them now. IMO, the tire excels in pretty much everything but treadwear-- I rotate them every 7500 mi. and I'm guessing they might make it to 50K. The wear is nice and even, but this is a heavy van which seems to...

I've had at least three machines come with Torch plugs, none of them gave me any trouble. I've read all the horror stories though, so probably changed them out sooner than I needed to.

My son (17 yo) asked for a 3D printer for his birthday. I know nothing about them, so I deferred to him: A) decide what model you want, do some research and explain why-- bang vs buck; he knew the budget. I was still inquisitive; for subjects I have little knowledge about, I turn to internet...

I know add packs aren't everything, but I was pretty impressed with it compared to the Amalie Elixir 0w-40 on the right column, which looks pretty vanilla in that regard. I usually search for VOAs if I'm trying to decide between two comparably priced oils, and I cannot recall seeing Valvoline...

Yes, it was a Wix WL10164.

Dang, if a $7K machine can't do that once a year, I want my older riders back. There was at least a summer or two where two week intervals were the norm and they didn't miss a beat-- obviously you had to go slow and often repeat passes in super dense stuff. But never got any weird behavior or...

Maybe he's brought the dogs to visit his departed loved one? Personally if I'm 6 foot in the ground, I couldn't care less what pisses and craps over top of me. I don't think my loved ones would either. Mother nature, that ground isn't sacred just because I'm lying underneath it. Would it...

I think you're wrong; it's not based on "blue book value". In my experience, in a total loss situation, the insurance co. runs comps across the same model (usually at least 3) with as close to the same features / miles / etc. that are for sale today. They make adjustments for mileage, missing...

I changed the initial fill at 5 hours using Mystik 15w-50 w/ new filter. Kawasaki issued a dealer bulletin a few years ago suggesting the use of 15w-50 due to oil consumption. Jury is still out, but judging by material quality used on the Kawasaki (plastic engine/cooling fin shroud...

The new mower got it's first good workout. I went on vacation for a week and the subsequent week was nothing but periodic thunderstorms, so 2+ weeks had elapsed before things dried out and I was able to mow. Main takeaway: The machine is not invincible. In the tall stuff, deck clogging / cut...

Either way insurance will make you whole. One of two things will happen-- they pay to fix your car or they declare it a total loss. In the latter scenario you can choose: A) take a small penalty for buying the car back (with salvage title), then fix it on your dime with insurance proceeds...

Many folks that waited out the initial release got really good deals on these. Often 6-10K under MSRP because A) wagons don't sell well here B) GM didn't do any real advertising. I've read of some folks getting fully loaded Essence models for $25-28K new. This was pre-pandemic however, before...

I was shopping for a 2-5 year old used car a year and a half ago online, one of these popped up somehow and I was stuck. I wasn't particularly looking for a wagon, in fact I think I was searching Subaru WRX and other sedans when some random ad came up for a used Tour-X near me. I sort of...

It's the GM LTG 2.0L turbo used in the 2013+ Cadillac ATS, many Regals, higher spec Malibus and perhaps a couple other GM cars of the era. Easily the smoothest I-4 I've ever owned. I used to drive a 2009 Caliber SRT-4 (2.4L turbo) years ago and GM fit more torque, nearly as much HP with 400cc...

When I went shopping for a used car (in the $20-25K range), this wasn't on the radar until one popped up at a local dealer when I was browsing online. Had to have one, I drove 3-1/2 hours to Columbus, OH to buy one with the right options vs mileage vs price. On the entire trip, I only saw one...

I've had this car for about a year and a half now and finally had the opportunity to take it on a good road trip. I live 35 miles southwest of Louisville. First jaunt was to Laconia, NH and to Pittsburg, NH from there. Took I-86 through southern NY on the way there, and went I-91 south to...