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Originally Posted By: G-MAN What a stupid post. My 97 Olds mini van, which is about to turn 170,000 miles, is as reliable as the day is long--and everything still works on it. So now I'm stupid because I've had a hard [censored] day, am [censored] from some chincy GM POS dying without...

Originally Posted By: JohnBrowning Well none of our Toyota have ever in history left us stranded and Mom and Dad have owned them since 1979. In fact we have never had one that wouldnot start ecept for the time water froze int he fuel rail. We took the line off and powered it up and when all the...

oh nooo... so the decision was made that it's going to the shop for diagnosis and not to the scrap yard! i personally can't wait to find out what the problem is, i'll let you all know. i just ask why hang onto this thing though, it's not hard to put the TSSA# on another vehicle

wapacz, essentially, yes! the failure is something electronic (probably coils) not like it spun a bearing or tossed a rod from no oil. defektes, the tranny being like a billion year old design actually didnt fail. it leaks like a sieve but it was topped off... it was something electronic more...

hey Addy, I'm no big fan of Ford, but the Econolines have over 400k KMs, gets treated much worse and while no luxury cruiser, has at least not failed without any warning like this!

So, it's not often I drive a GM. In fact, I can't recall the last time I did drive one...until today. Took a "work" van which is a Pontiac Trans Sport 3800 96-ish (with the bonneville headlights) for today. What a MISTAKE. It needed 3 liters of ATF before I could get it to move. The thing has...

Fusion, no doubt about it. GM's are disposable

lol@the photochops! Doesnt the OP mean "boutique" and not "designer"? Yes designer conjures up images of D&G oil, but it would probably mean a custom blend made for a specific application. Boutique is a nice word people use for higher priced products from small oil blenders, but all are...

I've never used ARX or any other flush product in our 97, just SuperTech (Safety-Kleen) synthetic, MaxLife and now a RedLine 0w10 blend, and it is much cleaner than that. The spark plug tubes show an archeological breakdown of previous varnish layers, and there is zero sludge in the engine. It's...

I regret selling my '88 MX-6 GT Turbo automatic the most. That car was awesome! The continuous low end torque could push you back in yer seat while never getting over 2700rpm. Plenty of torque and a competent electronic auto are a great combination.

Originally Posted By: vxcalais Originally Posted By: SuperDave456 Ive always wondered if "synthetics", regardless of which kind you speak of, break down less and therefore have more detergents left at the end of an OCI than dino oils. It is this lack of the oil breaking down that leads us to...

+1 on the Redline. Doesn't get much better than that.

It's 1982 all over again!!

Wouldn't have a problem. Some people may argue that the chemistries will clash and get into a cat fight or something or that your engine will be renewed to the pre-casting stage

Originally Posted By: ekpolk Originally Posted By: Max_Wander I think it looks pretty cool Max, you know, the doctors these days can offer you a wide range of medications -- supposedly, some of them can even instill a sense of taste where none existed before. . . haha whatever, that...

I think it looks pretty cool

Hey Smart cars are awesome candidates for a Suzuki Hyabusa engine swap!

Well, our 97 Camry 5S-FE currently has a blend of MaxLife 5w20 and Redline 0w10. Probably about 1/3rd the way through the OCI, and the engine's very quiet! Quieter than a popular 5w30 synthetic was. Engine runs great, leaks are all fixed and it consumes no discernable amount. The engine is...

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL Originally Posted By: labman There was a time when people laughed at Hondas. I still laugh at Hondas, but those typically have obscene body kits, lowered with atrocious camber, have 4" [censored] cannons and triple-decker wings on them. seriously!

It's indian so it must be junk, at least that's my father's logic.