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I hated the grabby nature of my BMW X1 pads, so I put Akebono ceramic on, and I can actually Modulate the stopping power. Almost no dust or squeak. I even seem to get less rust marks on rotor when car sits for a month or so. As a side note that tamed the excessive dynamic braking involved with...

I never rotate and use tire wear to show need for alignment since if tires wear funny alignment is usually way off. Tires take a set, and rotating means they are never quite settled in.

I was a fuel distributer here for 25 years of bad economy with 89cent gas in 90's. The Texas DPS was "Training" their troopers on truck driving tickets. I got out knowing that all those safety laws don't make a good driver, since when they run out of competent drivers, the scrubs try to play. I...

In West Texas desert the trucks have ruled the roads for approx 10 years of oilfield fracking. It's day and night grind of headon collisions, and PU's falling into pavement holes the tractor trailer trucks make. Lots of trucks rear ending each other, so even if you drive safe you can get...

I had a Canon Pixma ip1800 that I got free on computer deal in 2005. It had these small cartridges that seem to run out soon, but that was a very good printer, and never jammed until the last day when the feed part broke. I just bought a Canon Pixma Mg3522 from WM for $40 which also gives...

That's Verizon on a Verizon Galaxy note 5. Part of that is we have to pay $15/month for World calling to Indonesia. The US phone companies are Oligarches and ripoff agents. In Indonesia she can call with prepaid time in her phone # for maybe $10/month. I can call US from there for about $1 for a...

I've been paying $7/month for Tello for several years. Works great for the little I wanna use it. Wifey pays $80/month so she can use Samsung phone for net and phone. I use desktop for this.

My 07 Mazda RX8 had several front fender liner plastic buttons missing by the time it was as old as your car. I read one guy lost front liner at high speed on the track. I just Googled it up, and found a box of Mazda TRibute buttons (same thing) for $15. Yes, they can get old from heat and...

Back pocket is a pickpockets dream.

Our 66 Impala station wagon had 2ply tires on it new. We sold same type tires for approx $7, and immediately put the best 4ply Atlas Plycron tires on.

The 5.5" wheel is near perfect fit for that 175/65, and with a 6.5" wheel the 195/65 is near perfect fit. You are correct to assume that the 195/65 will feel less slop. I could tell my 225/40r18 had slop on a 7.5x18" wheel, so I made tire tight with 215/40r18. Tirerack says wheel size for...

I wanted to drain BMW diff with no bottom plug, so I made a suction tool from a plastic gallon dispenser and small bendable cooper tubing. Might work here if there's some open space inside.

I'm old enough to remember the US causing inflation approx 1968 to fight that Military Industrial complex war. On TV there was a repetitive free Ad council ad that told us inflation was caused by Piggy People! What nerve! I was teenager and knew they were blowing smoke. By approx 73 or so Nixon...

I like Rain-X beam wipers which are cheap enough. Many windshields will get water spots or other dirt you can';t even see. I used to like Rain-X liquid, but it will rot rubber, etc. I cleaned with Amway glass and metal, then, put some wax detailer like Turtle Ice, and barely need wipers...

I built a modern concrete home and put $200 Rennai lpg gas heaters in 3 baths. The one we use all the time uses less than $10 worth of LPG/month.

We got it back because the guys couldn't drive a stick and messed up the clutch. Then, someone else broke in and beat up the ignition interlock. El Paso is a less rich city, so many junkier cars on the road. I read once where some guys at a Juarez junk yard got hold of a radiation canister and...

Yeah we had a F150 stolen in Monahans, Tx that was found in Juarez with ignition lock and transmission damage. Got it towed back to El Paso, and fixed. This scenario could be adding to the repair of older vehicles. In hindsight. We should have just not collected it.

Good 2 stroke is designed to clean deposits while lubing. I run Ravenol FD snowmobile oil as premix in my Mazda RX8 rotary engine. I swear it's got a little more growl than with even the API-TC Mobil 2 stroke. Cleaning secret is polyisobutylene (PIB).

iahawk, it seems that High Tech likes these kind of NERDS for programming or whatever so that's an idea for her.

It's a definite paradise, but problem is I can only visit for 2 or 3 months at a time. We'll be lucky to go back 2 years after we planned with this covid crap. Flights on American Air were about $1k per person, and we'd go twice a year. I gave to wife so she feels secure knowing she has a store...