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    What do you have in your emergency Food supplies?

    I have been building onto my Food and supplies in general as of late. Nothing to crazy but maybe a 2-4 week supply. All the talk of potential cyberattacks is a good reminder to me to make sure I have the "just in case" stockpile. Anyways, what are some essentials you all have in your supply? In...
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    Ugh dropped washer in intake manifold

    Doing an intake manifold job for a friend on a Crown Vic and was buttoning everything back up and that metal crossover on the front side of the manifold. The holes where you plug up with an NPT plug was open had not put them in yet and somehow someway I dropped a washer in there. I think it went...
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    2010 Avalon vs 2013 Corolla

    Doing some car shopping and narrowed down to these two. Very different kinds of cars I know! Corolla has 61k miles and is 12500, Avalon has 68k and is 13500(would try to negotiate down). They are both very clean cars for the age. Basically I'm looking for reliability mostly. The Avalon...
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    2012 Toyota Avalon

    I'm toying with the idea of replacing our Crown Vic in the near future and noticed these. I must have a thing for old man cars 😁 Anyways, from what I've read the 2010-12 models are good vehicles. Anything to know specific to these cars- good or bad? Here is one very clean example with low...
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    Can Bad lash adjuster on Ford 4.6 cause long term issues?

    Vehicle in question is my 2008 Crown Vic, sitting at about 179k miles. Based on the cars symptoms, a member of a Vic forum believes that a lash adjuster may be causing the issue. Here's what it does: After sitting for long periods of time, greater than 8hrs; on cold startup it will make a...
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    2019 Nissan Titan Review

    This is my brother's truck. It is an SV trim, 4x2 with 82K miles. SV is kind of a mid-level trim, but his has some nice options including tow mirrors, DVD headrests and the Titan Boxes in the bed. He has owned it since around 31K miles and put the miles on fast in the first two years. It's the...
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    Control Arm Replacement Question

    Hi all, I'm starting to gather supplies to rebuild the front end on my Crown Vic. I came across a comment regarding control arms that I want to verify. Someone on a Crown Vic forum mentioned to "have the car down on it's weight before tightening the control arms or the ride height will be too...
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    1A Auto Suspension Parts

    Anyone have experience with them? I am looking into their kit for my 2008 Crown Vic. Currently sitting at almost 179,000 miles and realistically looking to get at most a couple more years out of her before she's retired. Reviews seem good although limited. Price is right, piecing these OE parts...
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    Crown Vic - clunking in reverse

    Noticed this the past month or two on the Vic. It is not when I engage into reverse, it is when the vehicle is actually in motion sounds like a clunking possibly almost like a binding. Does not do it in forward gears at all. Any ideas on this? The only thing I can think of is possibly u-joints...
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    2014 Mazda 6- Thoughts?

    Hey all, My brother has owned this car since 2015(purchased with 15,000 miles). He may be selling soon, and would sell to me for a great price. I am not necessarily in the market but the car would actually be good for my upcoming 90mi/day commute when we move back to Phx( I believe it's rated...
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    Fuel line disconnect tool "hack"

    First I'll start by saying it's much easier of course to just use the tool designed for this. However when I started doing the intake manifold on the Crown Vic the other night as I was disassembling I thought I had the right size tool but it was not. Got me thinking and looking around my...
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    Intake manifold bolt missing

    Good morning everyone, The intake manifold on my 2008 Crown Vic needs replacement. I started tackling the job last night everything is going pretty smoothly actually. However when I went to finally remove the intake manifold itself, I noticed that one of the bolts was actually missing from when...
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    New brakes bed in noise, how long does it last?

    This past weekend installed some new rotors and pads on the Crown Vic. Noticed a little bit of squeaking noise as I'm driving. How long do you guys typically notice that the noise last before they're fully bed in?
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    What would you pay for this car?

    Good morning all, We're thinking about purchasing a vehicle for a friend of ours who is having a child soon and could use one. We don't want to spend a ton of money on it and it's actually just to get around town (we live in a small town) so no longer than 10 mi each way commutes. My...
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    Lubegard Gear Supplement/Biotech differences?

    I was wondering, does anyone know if LGs gear supplement is specific to gears or could it be rebranded engine product? I'm asking because I have a couple ounces of Gear supplement left over and have a mower that needs an oil change. I wouldn't mind using it there but of course won't use it if...
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    HPL Green ATF suitable for Mazda FZ!?

    Hello all, I was on the hunt for an alternative to Mazda FZ as it is incredibly expensive. However I've decided if that's the best option got to do what you got to do. I was looking at hpl's application sheet and it mentions their green ATF as suitable for fz. I was very surprised by this...
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    In a world of part shortages, I'm grateful for this score 🙏

    I don't know how many of you have had issues getting parts here and there but it has happened to me a few times with the Crown Vic. Recently I stumbled upon a video on YouTube describing a brittle hose that's part of the emission system if I remember right. Anyways, the guy was discussing how...
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    2018 Mazda CX-9 air speed fluctuating?

    It was real cold out today and I put the defrost on max actually defrost with feet blend setting. Immediately noticed it sounds as though it's blowing and then slows down and then goes back up for a while not a dramatic increase or decrease but there. My first thought was to check the cabin...
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    Review - '18 Mazda CX-9 51k miles

    I enjoy reading car reviews that people post on here so I figured why not review the CX-9! A little history; we bought the car in January with 36,000 miles. Funny little side story, according to the ad it was supposed to have somewhere in the neighborhood of 31,000 miles. They did not tell me...
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    2017 Tundra Rental Review

    Took a trip out to Phoenix to visit family about a week and a half ago. Had plans with some of my brothers and a buddy of mine to get an Airbnb. Chose a place that was pretty far north and from what I read had rough roads so decided four wheel drive was a good idea. Came across this beauty on...
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