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I replaced the OE pump on my TSX in July 2021 when it started to get a little noisy. I figure that was around 285k miles. I've since put 30k on the Aisin that I installed. We'll see...

Hey, @fantastic - I picked up a toy hauler today to go with the new truck. It's a 2019 KZ Sportsmen 270THLE. Should be a good little trailer for us. (y) 400 mile round trip to pick it up. Truck now has 700 miles on it and pulled the trailer home like a champ.

Maybe call up an auction house nearby who specializes in antiques? They should be able to give you an idea if you have anything of significant value. If so, they could help you liquidate.

That's awesome. Keep it up, young man!

That green bike is a Kawasaki KX65. He also has a Cobra CX65. Both 65cc two strokes. Nasty little rippers. One trick we do to these little bikes for woods racing is gear them down and then start in 2nd gear. He loses a little top end, but these races rarely have wide open sections where that...

I'm very fortunate to be in the position I'm in. Just a dirt poor farm kid growing up. Hated school, but saw the value in it, and got a valuable education (computer science) that has turned into a good career. My boy is only 7, but he loves dirtbikes, so we gave it a try last year. He did very...

Yeah, the lane departure has yelled at me a lot already on our little two lane roads. I found the button to turn it off, though. 🤣 Supposedly these trucks only use 1st gear when in tow/haul mode. All other times, they just start in 2nd. So, I think it probably has enough gearing with the 3.73s...

Yeah, I really wanted a long bed. The plan is to buy a bumper pull toy hauler where we'll carry the dirt bikes and then throw an ATV in the bed of the truck for pit duties. A short bed would have been a tight fit for the 4wheeler, so I was really holding out for a long bed. Being able to haul 8'...

Now I just need to find some running boards like you did, so I can stop using a parachute every time I need to get out of this monster!

The gasser comes with 3.73, and the Duramax 3.42

Picked this big fella up on Thursday. Felt like I needed to offset the Tesla that's been in our driveway with a big fuel-gulping American V8. 😂 It's a '24 Chevrolet 2500HD Custom with the 6.6 L8T gasoline engine. For 2024, this engine also comes with the Allison 10 speed, which was a big...

I estimate 6-700k miles over the past 25 years. I can document 500k, and figure I've easily driven another 100k beyond that.

A couple things could drain the battery - sentry mode and schedules. Sentry mode uses the cameras to monitor its surroundings at all times. If the owner has a schedule set for the car, the car may have been heating the battery and interior all week for trips that never occurred.

Another thing in Virginia is that we don't have differential sales tax. If I buy a $100k car today, I pay $5k sales tax. If i trade it in tomorrow on another $100k car, and get $90k trade, I pay another $5k in tax...not just on the $10k like is done in some states.

Yes, we get to pay 5% sales tax when purchasing a vehicle and then 4% every year thereafter. I paid about $3200 in personal property taxes this year for my vehicles. My locality only taxes what is owned on January 1, so I try to time my vehicle purchases to give myself an extra year of tax free...

@eljefino - I went through a couple smart thermostats and they didn't have all the features I wanted. I didn't want a Nest, so I built my own. I have a second zone with an identical setup.

LH timing chain tensioners and cam tower leaks are the only real bugaboos for the 5.7. Neither is truly something that will leave you on the side of the road. I've seen reports of people going many tens of thousands of miles with the tensioner issue. Once the engine warms up and enough oil...

Good idea!

I've got a 2006 TSX 6MT with 312k miles. On one hand, I'd like to send a sample in for comparison, but on the other hand - ignorance is bliss. :) Mine also runs perfect. No oil burning here, either. Owned it since 2008/10k miles. Best car I've ever had.

Bitter sweet for sure. Maybe more bitter for you right now, though. :D Did you get them down on price any? I've noticed prices aren't what they were, with some dealerships around here advertising below MSRP for the first time in 2+ years.