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    LED tail lights, brake lights

    What have been your experiences with the life of these LEDs? I was behind a Caddy the other day, and noticed some of the LEDs were burnt out. In the high brake light, and many in one of the tall tail lights. Did a search on internet and found a replacement cost of the tail light of over $300! I...
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    dealer recomends oil change at less than oem oci?

    I have a 2011 T & C with the Pentastar engine. It has a 6 qt oil capacity and the book says OCI is 8000 miles. The dealer does free oil changes but service guy said don't go over 6000, they had seen some sludging. I have taken it in several times at 3000, sometimes at 5000. They usually put a...
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    Consumer Reports article on oil burners

    Skittles - I had replaced the PVC and checked for pluggage, etc. No effect. What does a longer hose do? Moot point since I got rid of the PT in 06, but curious.
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    Consumer Reports article on oil burners

    When we had a 2001 PT Cruiser and it burned a quart every 900 - 1100 miles I took it to the dealer and they said that is within normal guidelines! (A common refrain.) I mentioned it to a different service manager and he said oh no, with modern engines that should not happen. Wanted to do an oil...
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    Consumer Reports article on oil burners

    Article in the August issue titled Oil Crisis lists the worst cars for burning oil as reported in their Annual Surveys. Top of the list, BMW 5, then BMW 7, BMW 6; table covers 2010 thru 2014, and % of cars reported that used a quart or more between oil changes. Subarus also mentioned, along with...
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    Pentastar 2012/13 oil spec change - OCI question

    I have a 2011 Town & Country with only 38000 miles. The dealer does free oil changes and I have had them change the oil anywhere from 3000 to 5000 miles. The service manager told me not to go over 6000 miles. John
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    DSL, Modem and Download Speeds

    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1417376218.png
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    RWD v. FWD for snow use

    What surprises me about your post is that you are talking about 40 profile tires, in my mind far from ideal in slippery conditions.......
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    Chrysler Town and Country Van

    Interesting review of T&C in today's NYT. NYT review
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    Jiffy lube abandons 3000 mile oil change

    USAToday Mentions 3502 miles, but talks about a kiosk that ask questions and then recommends oil change interval for your car.
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    Tired of cleaning fridge coils..here's what I did

    We have a bottom freezer LG, and the book says to vacuum from the front. The space there is narrower than the crevice tool on a vacuum cleaner, does absolutely nothing. I have to roll the fridge out and remove the back to do a good job. Near as I can tell all the coils are at the back and the...
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    Soot: Convert ct/ml to Percent

    Could you give an example of some results? I expect it in percentage terms to be much less than 0.01%. There probably is not a good conversion as the size would vary. I am assuming that the ct is abbreviation for count....
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    Chrysler Town and Country Van

    Here is what I mean about the scoring: Weight 2011 Toyota Sienna SE 2011 Nissan Quest SL 2011 Honda Odyssey EX 2011 Chrysler Town and Country Touring- L 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew Personal Rating 5.0% 76.0 80.0 72.0 28.0 44.0 Recommended Rating 5.0% 84.0 68.0 88.0 28.0 32.0 Evaluation...
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    Chrysler Town and Country Van

    Edmonds did a test of all the mvs and it was a convaluted scoring. They liked the handling but gave it poor scores on some arbitrary stuff. Order of rankings were Toy, Nissan, Honda, T&C, Dodge. link The Honda was well below their price guidelines, and if they had bought a higher priced one it...
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    Chrysler Town and Country Van

    I have a 2001 Ody which has served me well, but I am sick of taking the 2nd row seats in and out. Approaching 70 yo and I feel the 65lb seats more and more as time goes on. I drove the T&C and placed one on order. The reliability is a big concern, and I may regret it, time will tell.
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    tankless hot water heaters? good blog?

    I have read many articles and seen where the experts shoot down each others economic analysis, and argue over cost savings. SailingWJ is a positive response, be interesting to see if others fail to see savings. I have read a lot about them but am undecided, though no experience. If you have...
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    Chrysler Pentastar V6

    I eventually figured the same thing, though I also have a problem with the context. Oh well, thanks.
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    Chrysler Pentastar V6

    Here is an older link with some nice details and photos.... link
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