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Today I replaced the lower control arms and the left front drive axle on my fixer upper Avalon. The handling is enormously improved but it needs an alignment. Tomorrow I'll eyeball the toe and adjust the tie rods. What did you do to your car today?

I just realized that I curse extremely PROFANELY and loudly when I am working on certain difficult, rusty vehicles under my care. Not even exclusively for cuts, scrapes, smashed appendages or burns - but even just for things like a dropped fastener, or when some fluids get spilled. I see it as...

Here's an interesting one. I did a long-awaited oil change on the original Louisville Sludger, a 1996 Toyota Avalon with the legendary 1MZ-FE "Sludge Commander" motor. To this day, people on this forum whisper in hushed tones about the sea of sludge this motor unleashed upon the pristine...

Quote: The original owner of the very first 1995 McLaren F1 in the United States has parted with his incredible supercar for $15.62 million at Bonhams auction on Friday. That is the most anyone has ever paid for a McLaren with the previous record belonging to a 1998 F1 LM-Specification that sold...

I'm wondering about the generalized failure mode of an HID system where the following conditions are met. 1) Of the two headlights, the right side headlight no longer comes on every time. 2) When the headlight won't come on, it stays that way. It won't turn on later with the light switch still...

As the title states confess here if you drive around with the check engine light on

RIP General Garrison A great actor of our time, lost to ALS. We just lost the initiative.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/201...tion/102840610/ Quote: Soupman of 'Seinfeld' Soup Nazi fame files for bankruptcy protection Too bad! I never got to try the soup. I saw it at some stores in the freezer or something, but I couldn't justify trying even the famous soup for $8.00.. for a...

A Toyota-affiliated site has put out an article arguing against quick oil changes. https://parts.olathetoyota.com/blog/1453/why-quick-oil-changes-suck/ Here's a photo that was posted in the article, I really got a kick out of it: Quote: These options claim to be fast, easy and cheap...

http://news.stanford.edu/2017/07/20/evidence-particle-antiparticle/ Quote: An experiment proposed by Stanford theorists finds evidence for the Majorana fermion, a particle that’s its own antiparticle In a discovery that concludes an 80-year quest, Stanford and University of California...

So I've got this image in my mind of fighter pilots being young hotshots usually between the ages of 24 and 32. Is my image correct, or am I off base here? This differs notably with what I see as mainline four-stripe airline captains, especially widebody captains: gray hairs, second marriage...

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-8-oled-price-john-gruber-2017-7 Quote: There are a lot of rumors and reports that point to Apple launching a redesigned iPhone this fall with a screen that takes up nearly the entire front of the phone. But if you want one this fall, you might want to...

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/07/12/end-is-here-dodge-viper-dies-on-august-31.html Sad to hear that the Viper is no more. Maybe the Dodge Demon cannibalized sales. I remember fondly reading about the Viper in Car and Driver 20 years ago - first in its RT/10 form, then in its wicked GTS form.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/el...sheds-4-n781896 Quote: Financially struggling battery-electric automaker Faraday Future will cancel plans to build a $1 billion assembly complex in the Nevada desert near Las Vegas, raising further questions about the start-up’s long-term future — and...

I remember a long time ago on a forum, not sure if it was here or Supraforums, a member who played with water injection in his minivan. He was getting good results from it but people were very skeptical of his claims. Bosch has developed a factory OEM water injection system for gasoline...

I got a 2017 BMW 330xi while my i3 is in the shop again, for about the 20th time in the past two years. Some thoughts; Hits: Overall experience - the car feels connected to the road. The steering, handling, braking, seating, instruments and ergonomics flow together to create a focused driving...

I did some reading about the history of Saab. It is gone now, and the latest attempt by estate holder NEVS failed to bring the brand back. I think the brand name still has a lot of goodwill worldwide - do you think it will return at some point? Post script: I do mean to say Saab automobiles...

The Chinese have decided to mass-produce a very high speed train to connect their cities together. I think that this infrastructure spending is wise and perhaps we could consider long-term investment in our nation's infrastructure as well. China Debuts 'Next Generation' Bullet Train, Top...

We've all had our share of automotive "uh oh" moments where disaster was just a second away, but it was narrowly averted. For example, peeking under the hood of a car with failing hood lift struts - you have your head buried in the engine bay in a pretty compromised position, then get up to grab...