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Was studying some of the Exxon-Mobil SDSs, and one of my searches on their site produced this result. Notice the one that I've got highlighted. It does not appear to be marketed in the US, and a bit of further research seems to indicate that it's a UK-only product. The limited "stats" that...

I ran across this on one of the Prius discussion boards yesterday. Bad Wreck -- Good Outcome! The views aren't the best and you have to click on each little thumbnail to see the pics, but it's worth it. This result is, of course, not "Prius specific" at all. It's just reflective of how good...

Despite the complex array of motor oils offered under the Mobil-1 name, and the complicated way they are laid out on Mobil's website, Mobil has at least offered a Mobil-1 "Oil Product Guide", which is a pdf, available from several different links on the various Mobil-1 sub-pages on their site...

OK, if I'm out of touch, and this is nothing new, just let me know. Anyway, for the last two decades, we've had to sit by and watch as the car makers have, in one model after another, removed dipsticks from our transmissions. I get that the vast majority of the sheeple in the general public will...

This afternoon, I was driving north on I-95, headed from Vero Beach up to Melbourne. It's about a 25 minute stretch. Traffic was moderate. I was able to pretty consistently maintain ~80 in the center (of three) lanes. Except for a couple miles in the middle, where I/we (all the rest of us)...

Searched and did not find. Mods, if this is a repeat, please lock it down and accept my apologies. Went to the Toyota store to get a couple filters for the new Prius today. I fully expected to receive cartridges like my wife's Avalon, and so many newer Toyotas now have. But I got spin-ons...

Well, y'all are going to think I'm smoking crack or blowing smoke, but this is true. I went over to check out the restoration work on the Camry this afternoon on the way home. I got an interesting greeting from the tech working the car. He has the hood, fender, front cover, and underneath...

Well, the last 24 hours have involved a substantial amount of automotive weirdness. Yesterday, I was headed back to the office, and was almost there, driving the Camry-hybrid. A couple of fairly scruffy 50-somethings, barefoot, wearing pajamas and driving their mother's fairly new Town Car...

Well, I've been looking at the Chevy Cruze, studying it, and its characteristics, and I have to say, overall, I'm very impressed. That said, I'm baffled by two things: 1) All the cars EXCEPT the the low end LS model of Cruze come with a 1.4L turbo engine (the base LS comes with a 1.8L NA Ecotec...

Burnt Offerings. I remember watching this 1976 horror gem several times as an impressionable youth in the late 70s. Stumbled across it again recently (but wish I hadn't!). Anybody else with a few miles on their personal odometers remember this one? I had more than one nightmare about the...

Over the years, here and elsewhere, I have been very, very hard on Dunlop. I was exceedingly unhappy with both sets of Dunlop OEMs I had on my old Civic, and later on, on my wife's Sequoia. And I was not shy about talking about it. Well, times are tough, and although it's a long story, I...

OK, I think most of us have seen some of the goofy names of weird, off-brand or minor brand tires. Well, the other day, something about this car's tires drew my eye. As the title suggests, this one takes tire naming to a new height. Yes, it says "Fate". I suppose using these would add a whole...

Lambo! Quote: Lamborghini is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Murcielago and Murcielago Roadster vehicles. The welds holding the fuel pump support inside the fuel tank could detach. This situation may result in a fuel leak. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could...

Link to GM Recall Story...

I had begun to really see GE as one of my favorites programs. I installed it over a year ago. It even went through an update or two. And worked great. And now, the strange part -- it seems to have mysteriously UNinstalled itself from my computer, with absolutely no action on my part. It's as...

Yep, that's right -- Camry hybrids! I spoke with the driver of the one closest in the pic. He loves his and already has over 150k miles. The CVs (of which they have many too) win hands down for trunk space, but these are miles ahead for fuel use. And they're proving reliable too. Also saw a...

Morning everyone. I'm just back from a ~3500 road trip from Pensacola to the Boston and NH area, and back. About a week prior to departure, I prematurely changed changed out the M1 0w-20 (at 48500, due at 50000). I replaced it with good old 04 vintage GC 0w-30. Before anyone freaks, I did this...

In that other thread about people not keeping appointments on time, I mentioned that after I had retired from the Marines, I returned to the Public Defender's office, where I had started my legal career, over fifteen years ago. Got some nice feedback about that, which I appreciate. Today, I...

Just a bit of a rant here, please forgive me in advance. As you can see from this January 2009 thread, I had a rock-induced windshield loss last year. Being the affirmed and confirmed procrastinator that I am, I waited until last week to get it replaced. It was sort of fun, in a perverse way...

Well, it was a beautiful day, wife was off with friends, offspring are now all old enough to care for selves. So I was going to go cruise some of the local back roads and trails (yes, in a hybrid Camry!). Sixty seconds from the house, the Low Tire light comes on. Sure enough, the LR is down to...