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I fully detail our personal cars a minimum of a 2 times per year and have that down to a system that works well, but I also have a company car (silver Ford Explorer) that I pay to have professionally detailed once a year. Besides that, it gets run through an automatic car wash every now and then...

Not debating the pros/cons of the recommendation (and most Volvo owners are aware of the ring issues with the 2015.5 and earlier years), but Volvo rather recently changed the recommendation for the 2.0T in my 2017 S60 and a lot of other model years from A5/B5 5W-30 to a Volvo spec (RBS0-2AE)...

Hi, I recently purchased a dealer demo CPO 2017 Volvo S60 Inscription Platinum for my wife. 5K miles, great deal, with a solid warranty. It is Osmium Grey Metallic, which is not as dark as a charcoal grey, but still significantly darker than silver. As far as I can tell the paint it is near...

I have owned both a 1988 and 1992 Mercury Cougar XR-7, both with a 5.0 V8. Even with all the cool cars I've owned/driven since then, I remember them both (especially the '92) very fondly. I sold that one with 168K on the odometer with nary a problem except for normal maintenance and a small rear...

Hi guys, I'll be buying a new car for my wife within the next few months as we sell the Cadillac in my signature and the Mazda 6 my wife now drives will be loaned to my college age son until he finishes school. The Explorer is mine (company car) and will be replaced late this year with a 2018...

Anecdotal evidence only, but here goes. My family has a 2009 Cadillac DTS that I bought from my granddad 3 years ago primarily for my 16 year old son to drive. I noticed a small oil leak, and after doing a little research realized that these Northstar engines can leak fairly frequently (among...

We'll be in the market for a new car to replace our 2010 Mazda 6 within the next year or so. A new Mazda 6 is at the top of the list, but we are also considering a 2013 or 2014 Mercedes Benz E350. In great shape with lowish miles, they can be bought for $30,000 + or - depending on options and...

When I was 16 years old, I changed the oil one time each in our family cars at the time, a '72 Nova, '69 Stingray, '84 Volvo 740, and '85 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo, and didn't do it again for almost 30 years. Since then, I've almost exclusively used quick lube type places, sometimes bringing my...

It's a long story of which I will spare most of the details, but I am essentially being given a low mile (20ish K miles) 2013 Hyundai Sonata by my mom late this year. Her intent is to give it to me so that my now 14 year old son will have something to drive when he turns 16 in slightly more than...

Assuming I am using high quality oils (Castrol Edge EP, PPHM, or full syn MaxLife for the Caddy DTS / Castrol Magnatec Syn, PP, or PUP for the Mazda) and filters (Napa Gold, Platinum, or Fram Ultra), is there any real danger of exceeding a 1 year OCI (max would be 18 months) if I am under 10K...

My high school aged son has been driving our 2009 Cadillac DTS to work, school, and sports practices etc.,pretty much every day for the last 2 years. Most of these are short trips, but some are in excess of 50-60 miles round trip. I bought the car from my grandad's estate after he passed away a...

I am considering purchasing a new car with (optional) magnetorheological dampers (2018 Mustang) sometime next year. I plan to own this car for at least 10 years, possibly longer. I understand loosely how they work and the benefits there of, but know nothing about long term maintenance or...