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2013 Honda Pilot needs front pads and rotors. I would usually DIY but don't have the time right now. I got quotes from two places: - An indy Honda specialty shop: $577 with all Honda parts. They did my timing belt last year and did a good job. They are 30 miles away, though, which kind of...

I drove a '22 F250 XLT with ~32k miles on the clock for 1 week. My original selection was a Jetta or equivalent but this small Enterprise location ran out and this beast was all that was left. Overall, I hated driving this thing. I'm not sure if my poor experience was from the truck being an...

My 2013 Pilot is due for a front brake job. I'm usually an Akebono pads & Centric prem. rotors guy but the Raybestos E3 complete kit looks tempting. Pad-wise, the car calls for ceramic. The Raybestos pads are hybrid. What can be expected by changing materials? Better cold bite but increased...

I installed a remote start system and connected its ground wire to an existing interior ground (might be the infotainment system?). Is it okay to ground two things to the same bolt?

Car wouldn't start the other day. No dome lights, dash lights, nothing. It had started just fine a few hours earlier. Roadside assistance came and it started with a jump. Guy connected his tester and it said the battery was bad. This was a Sam's Club Duracell 24F I installed in Dec 2022 (mfg...

Was planning to hold out until the spring for new tires but WM's Black Friday special @$95 each was too good to pass up. Had a local shop install them along with new OEM Pacific TPMS sensors (Denso re-boxed). Initial observations are positive. They balanced out with minimal weights. Ride is...

https://www.reuters.com/business/toyota-group-companies-plan-47-bln-sale-denso-stake-sources-2023-11-28/ The bZ4X was a rush job response to the EV trend. Will be interesting to see what fully-thought out product(s) Toyota devises that are up to the usual high quality standards consumers have...

2018 Elantra w/ 55k miles. I decided to replace all three of these sensors in an effort to fix a hard start / extended crank this car's had since it was essentially new. It happens so intermittently and sporadically that I didn't bother pursuing it when under warranty since Hyundai dealers...

2013 Pilot. My mechanic quoted his labor costs for the following work. I'll supply all parts: $350 - front struts, strut mounts + bearings $180 - rear shocks $530 total Is this fair?

I installed a set of Nexen Aria AH7 tires about 5 yrs / 34k miles ago. These are H-rated, 80k mile warranty tires. As of late, I can feel that they've gotten stiffer and don't take bumps as well. Cornering and wet grip has also gotten sketchy. The remaining tread is 5-6/32", with regular...

The TPMS light on my 2013 Pilot randomly turns on and off while driving. It's only the TPMS light and not the tire with exclamation point light. I checked all the tires (including spare) and pressures are good. What do you guys think? Weak / dead sensor battery? Can Discount Tire use their...

- Replace leaking washing machine shutoff valve. Appears to be the original 35 yr old Watts unit, so not a bad run. - Upstairs toilet has a leak from the tank-bowl gasket. This is a Kohler Wellworth which takes a unique 3-bolt triangle gasket. From the looks of it, the gasket is also original...

2013 Honda Pilot w/91k miles is not starting or cranking. Battery is less than a year old and tested good a few months back. Suspecting a bad starter, I tapped the starter body several times with a tire iron and it fired right up. Feel like 91k miles is too soon for a new starter but it is what...

I'm researching front pads for my 2013 Pilot. The factory pads are GG-rated while the standard aftermarket offerings are FF-rated. Advics is the OEM but even their aftermarket offering is FF. I don't know much friction ratings. Can someone please educate me on / explain what the rating...

2018 Elantra w/52k miles. The front pad squealers have started making noise. Peaking through the rims, the meat on the pads indeed looks low. The factory rotors are not grooved and there is no pedal pulsation when braking. I'm wondering if I can get away with just doing a pad slap here...

I rented a 2023 Malibu LT and drove it around 300 miles. It was brand new with just 11 miles on the odometer at pick up. I was surprised to learn GM still made these. Here's my quick review: Pros: - Smooth and quiet ride, even with 19 in rims on low profile tires. No wind noise at 80+ mph. -...

Background: Beginning last summer, my 2013 Pilot would randomly lag when accelerating from a stop. It would happen on warmer days (80+) and not in the winter. As possible remedies and because some of these items were due anyway, I did the following last summer: Spark plugs S-VCM disabler PCV...

Is posting on Craigslist and Cars.com still common? I'm helping a friend private party sell his car and this is his first experience with such a thing. The last time I sold a car using one of those sites was over 10 yrs ago via Cars.com and it worked out well. I wanted to ask the group to see...

Do you guys do anything to prep your car when someone else will be working on it? Before turning over the keys to the shop, I do a few things - Clear out the glovebox of registration + insurance cards and old invoices with my personal info on them. - Remove EZ-Pass (toll transponder). - Remove...

In my area, nearly all of those frames containing the dealership name block some portion of the plate. In my state, the police can ticket you if the numbers, state name, state motto and date sticker are not clearly visible. I imagine this is the case in other states as well. I'm surprised...