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Stopped into Honda of Princeton today. They had a 1972 Civic. I think the guy paid $80k for it. 2 cylinder engine. Manual. Very small car, especially to an American. MSRP in 1972: $1,543.00.

They are delaying some models until the market matures and focusing on a more affordable EV. That makes more sense. "Ford is reassessing plans for several future electric vehicles. The company today said that it is shifting focus from a new three-row EV SUV to a more affordable compact EV."...

Current gen 4Runners (TRD Premium) are still going for $53k. They're arguably one of the most reliable vehicles on the planet, which should be no surprise due to their simplicity, being made in Japan and the 4.0L. I was considering one prior to going with the ZR2. With the new one likely a...

Despite the pushback, is there any reason to think EV's will come to a halt? "Once 5% of new-car sales go fully electric, everything changes — according to a Bloomberg Green analysis of transitions underway across four continents."...

No PDS yet. https://www.amsoil.com/p/amsoil-signature-series-0w-16-100-synthetic-motor-oil-azs/

From Russia with Love. Amsoil 0w20 SP subjected to the d7109. If I'm reading this right, after 90 cycles the kv 100C went from 8.92 to 8.69, which is an excellent result. https://www.astm.org/d7109-22.html...

Nice overview. Lot of low vis oils. Page 23 they discuss film strength and stribeck. To combat fuel dilution they recommend early oil changes. David Whitby for his technical rigour. David spent 22 years with BP and as Programme Director for Lubricants Courses at the Oxford Princeton...

https://blog.amsoil.com/bound-by-performance-the-lingenfelter-amsoil-strategic-partnership/ AMSOIL products are now the “Official Lubricants of LPE.” “The choice for us was performance based,” said Mark Rapson, COO/VP of Operations for Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. “The synergy from a...

Points: Europe and US preferences for Group V. Niche applications for Group V. Better awareness of Group V potential in many applications. All base oils have their strengths and weaknesses. Host of the show's favorite base oil is Alkylated Naphthalene.

Good article. Importance of good ring seal in an engine to keep blowby down as much as possible. Blowby really impacts your OCI. Thijs Schasfoort and Clinton Buhler are senior technical services advisors for Petro-Canada Lubricants. "The above explains that the ash throughput must be...

Was a consensus ever reached how some of the more complex ones are made and why radiation is detected near them? Or why some the plant is bent only at the top of the plant, rather than smashed by a board? Some are made by humans, but they pale in comparison to the complex formations. The two...

Notice how the clean the top end is, but also notice how bad the pistons looked. (6K km/3,728 miles) OCI's 0W20 full synthetic Dexos1Gen2. Motor used oil, rings packed and stuck and skirts/bores badly worn and one wristpin looking bad. Short OCI, Dexos oil. The car is one of a fleet of his...

Haven't seen a RL comparison in a while.

“You all know the story about the Ferrari horse. How Enzo Ferrari was gifted the iconic horse from the mother of the WW1 hero pilot Francesco Baracca. For good luck, she said. The stallion is now closely connected to the Ferrari brand, being part of both the square logo for the street cars and...

Sample was taken 2 months ago from YT channel - La Taberna del Motor.

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Certainly not the same CVT's found in passenger cars. I'm sure this wasn't designed to handle stop/go driving. Would have been interesting to see that thing torn apart but it never made it that far.

We've had quite a few good posts about the TEOST 33C test and whether it's relevant. Star polymer VII, very high levels of moly, concentration of VI, AO and base oils all play a role. https://www.savantlab.com/testing-highlights/teost-turbo-test-method-evolution/...

A lot most already know. The benefits of neopolyol esters include oxidation stability and engine cleanliness.

Yesterday my TL sent a message to me but it ended up being received by one of the kids iphones. Her phone has a different number, different plan. How can that happen? I'm not even on the same WiFi network. Bizarre. I can't think of how this could even be possible. My number is much...