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2015 Focus SE with a manual trans. 99k miles. Thursday I decided it was time for new tires, tech installed them and we replaced the thermostat at the same time. I live roughly an hour away from work, and noticed a vibration on the way home at highway speed. I assumed maybe the balance was a...

Ruger LCP 2 with extended magazine.

How many of us either are currently, or have been parts people? I work in a Ford parts department in a fairly large dealer group in the Midwest. (We have 23 stores between Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and one in NY. I started in a autoparts discount chain store in 1992, got my first dealership...

I've worked in a few dealerships in my time, and have to do plenty of writing and signing all day so I like to have a nice writing tool, or TUL as is one of my favorites. Never seems to fail that whatever I'm using also ends up being someone else's favorite as well and it gets nabbed. I've...

I just bought a 2010 Taurus, it has projector beam headlamps. These things are just sad compared to my 2005 Grand Prix. I put some Phillips Extreme power bulbs in hoping that would do the trick. Marginal improvement at best. Maybe I was just really spoiled with the light output of my last...

Hey guys, I decided that I need an outlet to vent and maybe get some advice. Maybe someone here has been in my shoes. I had an affair during the summer of 2011. I got caught. The other woman was our live in babysitter. She was also very close friends with my wife, which didn't help when I got...

2002 Taurus 3.0 Duratec. Misfire cylinder 3. First time the code came up was in November, and at that time I changed plugs and wires and cleared the code. Engine light came on this morning on the way to work, and started to spudder on acceleration. P0303 code again! I use a bottle of Techron...

I just had to purchase a referigerator as my 10 year old Whirlpool gave up over the weekend. The salesman at the local apliance shop informed me that 10 years is about the maximum expected life of appliances anymore, and that the manufacturers want it this way so that the customer is forced to...

I love hearing the real stories and the tall tales fom guys that lived thru the musclecar era. I listened to a couple of gentlemen in the service waiting room this morning talking about the 66 Chevelle SS396 4 spd with 4.11 posi that he "had up to 135 mph" and the other guy with a 68 Road Runner...

I just traded for a 2002 Taurus with the 3.0 DOHC. It runs great and smooth except for full throttle, the whole car shakes like I'm going over rub strips on the road. But not constantly, it does it in pulses if that makes any sense. Its almost a second between the shakes. It has new plugs and...

So I've been trying to get hired into this big company for many years now. I've been close a few times, but they always change their mind at the last minute. I finally found out yesterday that they recieved an "unfavorable" reference from a former employer. I know exactly who it is, but they...

A few weeks ago, we had a bad storm at work. The employee parking area flooded to the point that water got in my car up to the bottom of the seats. First thing I noticed when trying to pull it our of the puddle was static/crackling from speakers. (Radio was off) I immediatly vac'd the water out...

I had double hernia surgery in April of 2005. This was my first and only surgery and I hate going to the doctor. The pain has gotten worse over these last few years to the point that I cannot exercise, play with my kids, or even sneeze without pain. I researched the patches they used on me and...

I just noticed my local Shell gas station carries all the varities of Shell oil that I didn't even know existed. Syn blend, High Mileage, and Full Synthetic. All at decent prices. Anybody ever try any of these?

Today I will be giving my taurus an oil change with my last stash of old Havoline 5w20. What to use next??? I have 96,000 miles and drive about 80 miles per day 90% hwy. Was thinking of going the HM oil route. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Back in august, I traded in my 2000 Durango and had to get something better in gas (2002 Taurus) as I work about 40 miles away. Anyway, deal was done and everything was good, or so I thought. I had only purchased this Durango in Jan. 06 from the same dealer so I had some negative equity to roll...