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    TPMS woes

    TPMS has got to be the worst thing ever foisted on me I get daily updates from my wife "MY FRONT LEFT TIRE IS DOWN TO 30 AND MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE IS DOWN TO 29! It's 20° outside. They're going to read a little lower now that they've been outside all day instead of the 50° garage. That...
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    Suzuki Forenza

    My mom's '04 Heritage F-150 STX got sandwiched between two other pickup trucks in a collision and totalled. Prior to the collision, it was in good shape but it is 10+ years old....not much of a settlement check there. She's tasked me with finding her a new vehicle. I'm trying to steer her...
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    Whatever happened to Polycast wheels?

    Just looking at some of the really ugly wheel covers on some cars today and I started to wonder: Seriously. Why didn't this catch on? GM had some really sharp looking Polycast wheels. I especially liked the Olds and Pontiac wheels but the Berlinetta Polycasts were sharp too. I didn't like...
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    BITOG Consensus on EMPI axles

    Subaru and VW guys seem to approve. Mercedes Benz and Honda guys do not. What's the consensus here?
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    Under the valve Cover

    100,000 mile turbo Chrysler Spark plug tube seal started leaking. Mostly Quaker State Ultimate Durability 5W30. Couple of M1s and a Syntec change in there too. Every 5,000 miles
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    Mustang 3.7

    I drove 3.7 auto Mustang and I was a little disappointed. By my highly calibrated butt-dyno calculations, my PT Cruiser pulls harder at 2000 rpm than the Mustang did. A lot harder. Earlier 4.0 Mustangs pulled better. My Mazda pulls that hard and it's about to turn 140,000 miles with a 700cc...
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    Fort Worth Drivers

    For years I have complained ad nauseum of the inability of Fort Worth drivers to negotiate a double left turn lane. The inside lane will attempt to go to the outside and the outside lane will attempt to force the inside to turn head on into oncoming traffic. Ugghhh. Maybe they are reading the...
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    Spring Cleaning and Corvettes

    The shelves in my son's room are getting a little tight. He announced to me, "Corvettes are old school dad." So I cleared off my favorite shelf in his room. I think his Pinewood Derby cars and trophies will go there. Got myself 8 new Corvettes I love Corvettes. And you guys thought I was...
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    12v logic probe

    My poor abused Waekon logic probe needs to be retired. The tip has been sharpened so many times that it is just a stub now and the cord is more shrink tube and linerless rubber tape than it is cord. The orange wire has liberated itself from the circuit board again I really prefer my pistol...
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    Mazda6S 3.0 beats EPA mpg estimate by 1.5 mpg

    ...at 80 mph The speed limit on much of I-45 is 75mph EPA freeway estimate is 25mpg. I ran 26.5mpg on that stretch into the wind.
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    Trapped By My Seatbelt

    Arrived at my destination, pushed the little red button and.....nothing. No click, no release, no retractor rolling the belt back up...just stuck. Push again, still stuck. Thank goodness I'm not in a fiery crash. So I unwind the seatbelt and crawl out of it. Once free I push the button a few...
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    Washed the 45,000 mile Hyundai.

    I wish my phone could capture how good the pearl white paint is. It's a finish you would expect on a Lexus. I hear a lot of reports on how bad the paint on Hyundais are and this one does not appear to have that problem. It hadn't been washed in a long time. I would say well over a year. It...
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    Do you feel this vehicle is roadworthy?

    Yes I do….Yes I really do…I believe that….I know it’s not pretty to look at….but It’ll get you where you want to go. Cop:You don't have an outside mirror. Yeah, we lost that.
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    What kind of oil goes in a 280,000 mile Protege'?

    and another example of the condition my clients keep their cars in...
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    Thermostat Housing, Fusion, Mazda6, Milan, MK-Z

    I mentioned in another topic that my thermostat housing failed on my Mazda. The spot where they injected the plastic into the mold was weak and was starting the weep. I thought I might be able to save a few bucks by getting the part at the Ford dealer (the part has a Ford oval and a Ford...
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    Uncontrolled Acceleration 2006 Toyota Tacoma

    I admit that I was skeptical about this, until today. I was doing an install on a 2006 Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner. The client had parked it in the worst possible way preventing any further work from being performed until it was moved. Started fine. Went into reverse fine. Brake pressed I went...
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    The Fall and Rise of Automotive Quality

    Interesting read even if Mr Wallace does end by practically breaking his arm patting his generation on the back: The Fall and Rise of Automotive Quality
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    You Have To Be Kidding...

    There are actually people that think this is acceptable How does the garbage mound not consume the driver in corners or braking?
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    Volkswagen

    So with all the responses to the recent MINI and Fiat 500 posts, and all the enthusiasm for the Fit, Fiesta, Mazda2, Kia Rio, and Chevrolet Sonic, what is Volkswagen doing? If nothing else, introducing the Polo to the United States would get people on car forums like this to talk about...
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    Maybe the problem is me. 2012 Hyundai Elantra

    I decided to check out Hyundai's new Veloster. They didn't have a manual transmission but I was redirected to the Elantra. I gotta' admit, it is a very attractive car. The switchgear impressed me. Especially the HVAC controls which had a nice solid feel to them. It was a little button happy...
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