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Keep an eye out at your local WM. Add the VL $5 rebate and that’s a pretty good deal.

Might be in the market for one soon. Likely new or few years old. Daily drive situation. Thoughts them?

Thanks to all the people who have responded to recent threads about carry preferences. I thought of another one today while putting on my Shield Plus to go out and enjoy this beautiful day. Do you top off your carry pistol? I mostly don’t with the exception of the LCP which only has 6 round...

Talking with a friend about carry position nuances yesterday. I like appendix at about the 1 o’clock position for day-to-day concealed carry. And right side 3 o’clock for open carry while hunting or hiking. For pocket carry it is my right side front pants pocket - nothing fancy there. Appendix...

Hey folks, I’ll be running some VRP this spring on the Sienna and looking for some input on the filter. I bought the VRP earlier this year for our previous Sienna with 85K but it was totaled shortly after. So I’m going to use it now on the new (to us) Sienna which will have ~ 35K come spring...

Stopped by HD to pick up some home repair items including 10 cedar fence pickets… even grabbed dinner on the way. The Malibu has really great trunk space for its size. I haven’t had a truck in years and I don’t miss it to be honest. Just don’t ask me to haul anything much bigger or I’ll have to...

Winter run of 5,600 miles from Dec ‘23 to Mar ‘24. OA lists oil as PP 0W16 on report but it is actually PP 0W20. Previous data from Dec ‘22 to Mar ‘23 is with PP 0W16 for 5,000 miles. Viscosity stayed around 7.0 cst @100c this time which is about the range I was hoping for going up. The Toyota...

Plotting and scheming on the next oil change for the Hyundai… It is my daughter’s car and it isn’t driven more than a few miles at a time around town. The original owner says the vehicle got only quick lube service with mostly blends at 6 months or 5K miles. Can’t argue with the results as the...

New Malibu’s fuel range meter is way off. It starts out at full usually showing 500+ miles until E. However the gas light comes on slightly before 400 miles, according to the trip meter, with the typical range left at approximately 50 miles… cannot say I trust it though. That’s a pretty large...

Do you, or have you ever, train in a combat sport, and if so, was it a striking or grappling (or both) sport? And what was it? Martial Arts absolutely can count for the topic however there must to be live sparring or a competition aspect in order to count. If you never tested your physicality...

The Sienna ended up with a nail in the sidewall this weekend. I took the vehicle to Discount Tire to get the tire replaced under the road hazard warranty. Exact replacement was in stock. Everything went well. No issues there. However the counter guy said the lug nuts were getting swollen and I...

Oil level went this OCI. First time this has happened. As suspected there is fuel dilution. Maybe from the abnormally cold winter weather and recent short tripping. Going to take it to the dealer before the 60,000 mile Powertrain warranty is up so I can get the event on record if nothing else...

Recently picked up a new Sig 365. Though the 365 was not on my short list I opted to get it. It was good deal and I have had good luck with Sigs in the past. Figured why not. Well, first trip to the range and the gun is broken after less than 100 rounds. After some target rounds, I decided to...

Did some skeet shooting recently and had a lot of fun shooting a rented 20 gauge. It was lighter, more maneuverable, and generally easier to shoot than my 12 gauge. I hate to say it, but I liked shooting it more than my 12 gauge. It’s honestly got me thinking about picking up a 20 gauge now. And...

I saw this topic came up again recently. I recall a long thread last year that I thought put this to bed. But I guess not. The electronic oil pump speculation appears to be based on a video by the Car Care Nut saying the oil pump was electronic and calibrated for 0w-16. This being the reason for...

Admittedly, I had never heard of this concept until a few years ago. And I can’t seem to find much on it except that it is a possibility. I thought part of the API standards was a requirement for compatibility with other oils of the same rating, as well as backwards compatibility? Both of my...

Contemplating the idea of collecting longterm UOA data on the A25A in the Sienna Hybrid. Getting oil changes done recently due to a hectic schedule. So I’d have to start doing it myself again to ensure accurate sample data. I would only be doing these UOAs to get more “real world”, longterm...

Found a local mobile oil change/maintenance provider near me with reasonable pricing comparatively to quick lubes places. The hours are flexible and they say they use Mobil1 & Mobil products. Thinking about giving it a shot. Probably going to wait until I use up my last Pennzoil $25 gift card...

Backstory: I have decided for the foreseeable future to have oil changes done instead of DIY. As such had an oil change and rotation done on the Toyota last month. The service invoice states Pennzoil Platinum 0w16 and Pennzoil PZ37 filter was used. The oil change was done a little less than a...