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a friend asked to borrow my truck for a 200+ mile round trip tomorrow and offered $40. When I declined he got pissy. So here’s context: I’ve got a buddy who sells trailers. He has his own 3/4 ton diesel truck but it’s old and showing its age. Went all winter without 4wd. He just got 4wd fixed...

I currently have an Amazon Inokraft rust proofing spray gun with 360° extension nozzle running with an 8 gallon 1HP air compressor. Max 120psi. I’ve tried just about everything and it’s just not spraying as well as I’d like. It’s 70 degrees out today. I get about 5 seconds of spray before I...

I have a ‘14 Silverado 1500 crew cab out of CT. Underbody is clean but cab corners showing a few small bubble under the factory rocker coating. I pulled the body plugs and there’s a 3-4” patch of rust where the sun roof drains are - still very solid but couple of pin holes which are causing...

got rid of my F150 and picked up a 2014 Silverado 5.3 ecotec. 150k miles but beautiful rust free body. Mechanically it’s running great. Direct injected motor. First cold start in the morning it’ll long crank(1-2 seconds before firing up). If I cycle the key once and let the fuel pump prime(I...

I have a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid that did not come with a temp spare. My summer set is on the original wheels wrapped with 235/65/17 I came across a good deal on 18” Jeep wheels and put 235/60/18 snow tires on them as my winter set. The diameter difference between the two is 0.07”(1.9mm) I...

Looking at a couple of 2016-2019 Ram 1500 and 1500 Classics with the 3.6 Pentastar. Can get a relatively low mileage truck for $20k. I was mistaken thinking the 3.6 equipped with factory tow package came with 3.55 axle ratio. Apparently it’s a standalone option and it has been near impossible...

Have a 2021 Chevy Bolt EV. Passenger door latch decided to give up today. Both door handles inside and out don’t seem to be engaging anything. Knowing GM it may be rod retainers that broke due to cold temps, possible the latch mechanism but regardless I still need to get the door panel off to...

Planning to get into commercial car hauling and have been looking at new one-ton dually diesel trucks. Had my eye on a Silverado 3500HD LTZ but after reading about GMs new electronic package that basically ties the whole vehicle into the headunit, and subsequently bad OTA updates bricking the...

I have a gallon of wool wax that’s been sitting for the past 2 months because I haven’t decided the best application plan for my cars. I have three I need to do. A Pacifica Hybrid, Model Y, and Bolt EV. Anyways besides the Chevy both the Chrysler and Tesla are heavily dressed up with aero...

Brought an ex rental mini van the other day. Thing smelled fine at delivery. Just a strong hotel smell(I figure they ran an ozone machine in it?). Now I get whiffs of wet dog every time i get into it. The smell lingers around headrest height. Only ever smell it when I get into the van or when I...

‘22 Dodge Durango SXT 3.6 V6/8-speed. 11k miles ‘21 Ford Explorer XLT 2.3 I4/10-speed. 33k miles ‘21 Chevy Traverse LS 3.6 V6/9-speed. 32k miles ‘19 Ford Explorer XLT 2.3/6 speed. 26k miles ‘18 Ford Explorer XLT 3.5 NA V6/6 speed. 45k miles Interested in these examples. Am in the salt belt...

In my line of work I jump start cars all day long. Employer supplied me with a Clore JNC660(425amp crank/1700 peak) which would start just about anything except maybe a completely dead AGM. with these cold snaps I come across dead AGMs a lot more, even some lead acids that I can’t start with...

So I was headed home today and my neighbors got mad because apparently I almost hit them on a turn in the road. It is a residential street and I am doing 25 mph as usual. The speed limit here is 30. I can’t cut the corner short even slightly and always have to stay right because you can’t see...

Upstate NY. Toying the idea of consolidating my F150 extended cab and Accord Hybrid into one vehicle. Not really wanting to spend $50k+ for a new crew cab truck so I’m looking at used. $30-35k highly preferred but after seeing the rust on some of these trucks I question if I am asking for too...

A little over a year ago I purchased a CPO 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid with 71k miles. It came with a 2 year/100k Honda-backed powertrain warranty. It has the newer 2 motor hybrid drive not the older IMA/eCVT set up. The car ran flawlessly up til about 79k miles. I run the same commute every day...

I currently have a set of Continental VikingContact7 on my ‘17 Honda Accord hybrid size 225/50/17. They’re at 8-9/32nds on the front and 6-7/32nds rear. New tread depth is 10/32nds. So these tires are currently between 60-80% life remaining. I purchased them used so I’m unsure how they are at...

2014 F150 5.0 V8 119k miles -hard to start first thing in the morning. Long crank, sputters, eventually fires up. -after it starts the first time it’ll start perfectly as long as I don’t let it sit for more than 12 hours -PO300 multiple cylinder misfire CEL(sometimes no CEL, just vibration at...

I’ve got a old bar/pub that was originally constructed back in the 1890s then saw major renovation/addition in the late 1940s. The renovation added 2 additional apartments to it, making it 3 units total above the bar/pub. The two newer apartments are the ones in question. All of the toilets run...

Talk some sense into me. Last week I put a $500 deposit down on a 2014 Ford F-150 V8. Everything on the truck looked good, ran and drove good. It was supposed to be a 2-3 day ordeal. Dealer went to inspect and prepare for registration and it won’t pass emissions due to a CEL. I do not know the...

I am on the search for a replacement to my Tacoma. One that has more cargo/towing capacity, and cheaper. Didn’t make sense to have a $25k truck to dent and scratch. looking at a 2011 F150 XLT extended cab, long bed, 4x4, 3.5 eco boost 120k miles. New turbos. 3 issues during my inspection...