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Yeah, the attitude for me back then was "BUY ALL THE OIL!" I've resorted to using old bottles of Lucas HD oil stabilizer as my 2 stroke oil of choice. Oh, and also for bar and chain lube.

I'm not worried about thick/thin. I'll use whatever is appropriate and easy to come by. I may just go w/ Motul. I've always wanted an excuse to buy the stuff.

Haven't visited much lately and saw this thread while I was looking for another with slightly more relevant details to something I'm discussing. Long story short, I should have taken my own advice. I have so many random odds and ends bottles of oils and additives that 13 years later I haven't...

Originally Posted by Delta Originally Posted by BrianWC IDK, always seemed to be the goto, no BS oil to use over the pricier euro-specific oils, while still seeming to hold up fine. I kept my OCIs to 5k in the SAAB b/c it was one of the sludger year cars (bad PCV design). I'm not worried about...

NHTSA has a site where you can input your VIN

Originally Posted by rooflessVW Originally Posted by BrianWC My new Atlas and GTI are my first foray back into Euro cars since trading off my 01 SAAB 9-5 in 2009. Can I really not run RTS (excuse me, RT6) 5W40 in these cars? Of course you could - I'd keep the interval to 5k/6mo. Why would you...

My new Atlas and GTI are my first foray back into Euro cars since trading off my 01 SAAB 9-5 in 2009. Can I really not run RTS (excuse me, RT6) 5W40 in these cars?

Originally Posted By: wtd I wasn't having a mid life crisis when I bought it but I guess my 14 Mustang GT would qualify. If I was to buy a new one now, it probably would be a Challenger Scat pack. I bought a '14 Mustang GT new, as well. But yeah, it was just the natural evolution of buying...

Yeah, a drain and fill should be no problem, I guess. Although not as fun as on my old SAAB 900 manual trans that required motor oil, lol. I just wanted to check and see if everyone thought that was a good first step or pointless.

Neither did any cleaning of any measurable amount in my past experience w/ them. That's how I got sucked into the additive vortex.

I didn't think this is one of the ones they collaborated w/ GM on. Is it? TBH, I'm not easy on this little cute ute. So no telling how much is my fault. I bought it 2 years ago this week and already have almost 75k miles on it. Mostly highway, but I'm pretty good at mashing the accelerator to...

Wait, what?

I hope not

Same vehicle as Escape, yes. Don't know if the transmission is the same one as in the 2.0l base engine that's also available in the Escape but probably.

I've got a 2015 MKC 2.3l that's been pretty flawless. In at 74k miles now and very recently noticed a slight judder when the auto trans shifts. Doesn't seem to be limited to one gear or during cold but it's not constant. Just seems to happen periodically when the trans shifts. Fluid's never been...

Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd I still prefer built-in navigation to dash-top systems and phones. I know they're expensive (embedded nav), and I know that you don't objectively get what you pay for. But I still prefer them over alternatives. After years of trying to be frugal, I traded in my...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Originally Posted By: BrianWC Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd Ours are getting to that point, too...or at least to the point of not necessarily wanting to have their eyes glued to the DVD the whole trip. Our 2007 T&C had the factory DVD...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Originally Posted By: cptbarkey Originally Posted By: BrianWC And to be clear, I discouraged my wife for as long as possible from getting rid of the Odyssey. The Yukon XL barely feels like it has more room. rest your weary mind, the Odyssey has more space then the...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd Ours are getting to that point, too...or at least to the point of not necessarily wanting to have their eyes glued to the DVD the whole trip. Our 2007 T&C had the factory DVD system, and the kids used it all the time. Our 2005 MDX has...

Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd There's a valid correlation, though. Heavier vehicles are more likely to dampen noise because: 1) There is usually more mass in the chassis and suspension to filter out vibrations and harmonics. 2) There are usually more insulating materials, heavier carpets...