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Yep, still driving a stick most days. I appreciate the simplicity of the whole car compared to today's cars. Regular steering rack, regular brakes, A/C and radio knobs / buttons, no turbo lag or other delays between hitting a pedal and getting a response. I like technology, but I don't like the...

Thanks for the confirmation, all. I will stop obsessing now.

I bought a pair of NTK upstream O2 sensors about a year ago for future PM on my FX50s, which has a Nissan 5.0l V8. Long story short, that future PM happened a couple weeks ago. One of the two was defective. I ordered the NTK because RockAuto had is listed as the actual OE part, when I removed...

We had an '04 Audi A4 that called for timing belt replacement at, I think, 90K miles. A local indy mechanic told us to change it earlier, like before 60K, I dismissed him since surely the belt would last at least as long as the maintenance interval in the manual. At nearly 60K miles we had a...

I replaced one OEM steering knuckle ball joint at ~180K miles due to minimal play and a torn boot. The car now has ~210K on it and the reasonably expensive replacement ball joint (with a zerk) now clicks audibly under some conditions. I probably would have been better off leaving the OEM joint...

If you consider it a car, my FX50 came with 21" wheels.

Those prices seem to mirror our 3 local BMW dealers. Vehicle check is plugging in the computer, pulling codes, and updating software. Everything else is an hour + parts/chemicals/disposal. They will typically throw in a 'goodwill' safety check and wash. Most people don't blink an eye at the...

I have a couple of cars that ping lightly on 93 and have noticeable dips in power on 89. I drive them like rentals, so I don't think it's due to carbon build up. One is a VQ35DE RevUp and one is a Nissan 5.0 V8 w/ VVEL. Both are reasonably well managed engines, but they are always on the edge of...

That's interesting, Mitsu doesn't sell much stuff here in the US anymore. My parents had a few Monteros. All V6 4x4, a '90 and a '94 w/ a 3.0 V6, and an '00 Montero, and an '04 Montero sport, both with the 3.5 V6. The '00 was the worst quality, by far, but it had the nicest interior. I think our...

Be glad you weren't in the path between the car and the rock! I was going to say fix it and keep going, but with the rock damage, I'd take the money and run.

If you already drive it like an M3, I don't think there is much else you can do. I don't know about that generation of BMW, but, many cars I see only monitor the front cat's efficiency, so you may only need to replace 2 of the 4 if there is an issue. I seem to recall that those engines use oil...

That F150 in the charts had an incredible gain in real-world performance. I'd be interested in seeing the dyno curves of that engine with the two fuels. The performance difference indicates that there must be much more area under the curve w/ the higher octane gas - more than just the additional...

I was disappointed many years ago when I took my Infiniti FX45 in to the dealer for its first ATF change and a brake fluid flush. Primarily because I didn't have time and I knew they would use the correct fluids. When I saw that they used BG ATF and a modifier to make it equivalent to Matic S, I...

IMO, It's horrible. I had forgotten about the bird emblems.

I can't believe it's been a year. I clearly remember responding to the original post (a year ago) as though it was last week. Time flies.

Nice work!

This may sound negative, but the overall experience was good: My parents pre-ordered an '05 E320 CDI w/ most of the options. They drove it ~ 12 years and 120K miles before selling it to a friend, who may still be driving it. They had the usual issues, diesel smell in the car, requiring tank...

I replaced my OEM clutch at around 180K miles due to throw-out bearing (or release bearing) noise. The friction surface still had plenty of life left, but the dual mass flywheel was out of spec free-play wise. The surface was fine. I know people that have had to change clutches early due to the...

I haven't seen this thread in a while. I'm still driving one car I was driving in 2010 and recently sold one that I was driving in 2010. Both of them are currently over 200K miles w/ minor issues so far.

I've generally always preferred Michelins - and I previously actively avoided continentals, but Continental makes some tires that work better for me in some applications. We had one specific BMW that the OEM equiv. Continental worked so much better than the OEM equiv. Michelin. On my G35, the...