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I was thinking of switching from AFE to PP since Mobil says 16,000 km but Shell says 24,000 km. Is that a good reason to switch?

Where did you find this VOA? On their site I can only see the API SN M1 0W20 AFE from 2017.

You built up their economy, they did not save the Soviets from collapse. I think that is the deal the US made. However, it's not only about costs. If it was, any country where labour is cheaper would be able to replicate China's success. I don't think they will be able to. It's not only your...

They are your rival. Whether they are your enemy that depends on your point of view

Not surprising. Just look at the roofline.

It depends how much free time you have.

From my understanding it wasn't Toyo. I think it was Pegasus tires that had the molds stolen. Toyo had a recall where wrong molds were used at a Serbian plant. Even some Michelin Pilot Sports are made in China. Unless they are contracting the manufacturing to the lowest bidder I don't think...

I would also replace the fuel filter. There is a youtube channel, m539 restorations, where a guy revives BMWs that have been off the road for a long time, and documents the whole process. You may be able to get some tips from his videos. He is pretty meticulous and takes a lot of steps to...

I don't think people want 100'000 jobblosses. They just want Elon removed as CEO. Tesla tanking should eventually lead to that, but I don't know, the Tesla board seems like an Elon cult. If I was a Tesla investor I'd be pissed as well. That a CEO who harms the brand reputation and does not...

Maserati is struggling as well. Stellantis had 18 billion profit in 2023, Maserati was 200 million of that. From my understanding, Stellantis is French dominated and they don't really care for the Maserati brand too much. There is lots of articles in the media about Stellantis considering...

Bridgestone owns Firestone so they likely own the Firestone tire shop franchise where they sell these tires. I think it's pretty certain they are rebranded Kumho.

There is a second factor. Premium tires are difficult to market. When a customer sees an iPhone in the showroom they immediately see the difference between their budget phones. Apple is still the best selling phone brand in the US, despite being a premium product. When they look at a Michelin...

If in doubt you can check Honda service manual to see if they are replaced.

How was it so easy? Are you not in the rust belt? I did about a dozen brake jobs and it still takes me a couple hours per axle. Half the time spent cleaning rust.

If you need cheaper you came to the right place though. I think collectively BITOG has probably tried every brand of Chinese tires, which is no small feat!

It is my car. It has recently been for service at two different shops and they didn't flag it during their inspection. I guess this is a normal clamp for the rust belt.

That's a good question. When CC2 was released it was tested against outgoing CC1 and there is no drop in wet performance. At least for the Euro versions. Maybe the compound is harder for the US. https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Michelin-CrossClimate-2-VS-Michelin-CrossClimate.htm

Kumho is as cheap as I'd go.

I was doing an oil change and this is what's left of my 2012 Mazda 3 hose clamp. I am planning on replacing these as preventative. Would you do the hose as well? The wet spot is just moisture from undertray btw. I was thinking hoses bursting isn't that common on modern cars, but the rust might...

I think we went full circle. If I recall correctly 20 or 30 years ago Amsoil didn't carry so many approvals. As far as I can tell Amsoil users never cared about the approvals though. It's Amsoil so it must be better than whatever spec is listed by the manufacturer. In a way, the Amsoil logo...