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I'm interested in buying some aftermarket seat covers. These would be for my Chevy Impala (and possibly a set for the wife's Dodge Charger). I normally don't care for aftermarket seat covers but I really need something durable for the Impala since police duty belts tend to tear up...

I have a case of the red-#@$%!.... I'm sick and tired of the automotive media's bashing of American-made cars. If you buy their hype, it's almost as if the Hondas/Toyotas of this world are technological marvels with no possibility of breaking down. It's total B.S.! Let me tell you, as a police...

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Fellas, I'm a longtime BITOG member and I'd like to get some of your thoughts on this engine. This is my first Dodge vehicle (so far I love it!) so I'm unfamiliar with this engine. I've heard good things about it, though, and at this point I'm very happy with it's performance and economy. The...

Yeah, the title says it all - law school sucks. I honestly think this is just a bunch of #@$%!, like some kind of fraternity hazing rituals they put us through or something. (Been there, done that, too. Sigma Phi Epsilon, many years ago!) I keep thinking when it comes time to graduate - three...

One of the members on www.mercurymaurader.net posted this on that forum. He gave me permission to post it over here for all to see. This was his first UOA. He added 1 quart of makeup oil (half a quart at a time) during the UOA. He mentioned that most of his driving consists of short trips.

Well, it's about time to retire the old 2000 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor. I'm looking at buying a new police car in the next couple of months and I'd love to have your input on the matter. I pay for my police vehicle out of my own pocket - sorta - I actually receive a fixed allowance...

This is your chance to help me pick an oil to abuse (well, sorta). Yippee!! Well, my dad handed down his 1989 Cadillac Sedan Deville with the 4.5L V8. He owned the car since new and generally took very good care of it. He passed it down to me when my Crown Vic was totalled about three months...

Within about a year (or less) I'll be in the market for a new car. I normally don't buy new cars and I typically opt for American vehicles, but I'm thinking outside the box on this one, so bear with me. Jetta TDI - roughly $25,000 Pros: Awesome fuel economy (36/42) combined with the...

Well, I finally ponied up the $50 to buy two bottles of Auto-RX. I really wanted three bottles - two for my 140,000-mile Cadillac Sedan Deville and one for my wife's 80,000-mile Yukon XL - but I just couldn't stomach $75 right off the bat. Plus, I decided to start with two applications on the...

I remember hearing something about Goodyear tires having a 30-day test drive. Is this true? I recently bought two new sets of Goodyear tires from a local Goodyear Gemini Car Care shop - Eagle RSAs and ComforTreds - for my two Crown Victorias. Unfortunately, I got in a wreck yesterday in one...

Hey guys, I've been wanting to get a utility trailer - approximately 6' x 12' or slightly smaller - but they're rather expensive to buy ($1,200 and up). A buddy of mine made his own trailer a while back and it really came out nice (and cost him less than $400 if I remember correctly). Anyhow...

I plan on buying an FM modulated CD changer for my 1995 Ford Crown Victoria LX. It currently has the stock AM/FM cassette and I don't want to remove it because I like the factory look. I haven't bought any car stereo equipment lately so I would like some advice from y'all. I am looking for one...

Well, again, I feel like a complete idiot. If you've read the following thread, this is the follow-up thread. http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=007526 Some of y'all said there was probably a backup battery in my smoke detector, so I put the ladder back up...

My car is a very well maintained 1995 Ford Crown Victoria LX (Geezer Package), and, starting May 30th I'll be putting about 20,000 miles a year on it for the next four years, driving back and forth to law school. Basically, I'll be driving this cream puff on the highway from one side of Houston...

So, the other night my wife and I are sleeping and I start hearing an intermittent chirping noise coming from the smoke detector. It chirps one brief (but loud) chirp about every one or two minutes. I figured the battery was going dead or something, and when I went to change it I found out the...

I bought my wife a Yukon XL with the 5.3L V-8 about 8 months ago. It's been a great vehicle and it seems almost as good as new. The 5.3L is a really smooth and powerful engine, too, but there's been a nagging problem it's had: Sometimes it idles really low and acts like it wants to die. It...

I've had several cars tinted during my lifetime, but I've never really paid much attention to which brand of tint was being used by the shop. Does anyone have any thoughts, comments, or suggestions on the various brands of window tint (3M, etc.)? I'm looking at doing something like 30% all the...

Hi, my name is Todd, and I'm a BITOGer. I have a problem. It's a habit or something. I have become a monster of sorts. I am drawn to oil & filters like moths to a flame. Today, I was in the Walmart near my in-laws (about 45 minutes on the other side of Houston) and I saw a...

I feel like such an idiot for asking, but I cannot find the freakin' PCV on my wife's 2001 Yukon XL with the 5.3L V-8!!! I've swapped engines and transmissions on several cars, but I can't even find this simple little item. I've pulled the beauty cover off the top of the throttle body and I...