Thread for photos that 100% do not violate any Terms Of Service, not...
Let's make this a RANDOM thread, but one that does NOT violate Terms Of Service. Political stuff does. Let us NOT include that! Let's see if we can, in earnest, have a random photo thread. BOB IS THE...
View ArticleLexus IS?
Always liked them, though they are small. Saw a new one on the road today. Don’t see many of them because they’re not teslas or SUVs or hooptys. The lines are still decent. It’s a real rwd vehicle...
View ArticleWhich vehicles are using K&N air filters as OEM fitted at the factory
Hi please provide details of any vehicles using K&N air filters either cone or panel type that are or were fitted as part of original equipment manufacture (OEM) from the factory. Thanks VO
View ArticleRando HDZ
Rando HDZ worth the price over regular AW32? The info I find talks about being heavy in VII, that it's more or less a multi grade oil. Fight with some of my equipment in the cold, sometimes takes an...
View ArticleDodge Durango 3.6L - HPL CK-4 5w-20 - 33,300 miles on oil - 173,000 miles total
This sample was pulled from my 2014 Dodge Durango with a total of 173,000 miles and 33,300 miles on the oil. I estimate the run time is 835 hours(33,300 miles/40 MPH). The oil is HPL's 5w-20 CK-4 based...
View Article2017 Camry V6 | Valvoline 0w-20 | 77,200mi | 5000mi
A pretty boring result. My father in law has been driving this car since it was new, and never thought much of it, but due to some clicks and clanks as of late (which turned out to be just the new...
View ArticleWhich 2012 Scion xB would you buy?
Unless they sell before tomorrow I’m going to buy one of these 2012 Scion xB’s. 96k miles, auto, one owner, no accidents $9500 35k miles, manual, moonroof, two minor accidents but looks good, $11,500...
View ArticleMobil 1 ESP X3 0w40 >FS 0w40
@chris719 told me about this XOM engineer (Haris Junuzovic) that happened to visit the Porsche Club of Hamburg for a technical discussion of the X3 0w40. As it turns out, the X3 0w40 is a better oil...
View ArticleFord F-350 PSD D-A Lubricant Reliant FS 5w-40 8,397 miles
I don't think I have seen a UOA on here of any D-A oil, so I thought I would post one I had done.
View ArticleFoods you loved that make you gag now
Anybody notice that when they got older, certain foods you loved make you want to gag now? Like I love pork and still do but the smell of it cooking makes me sick now.
View ArticleMy 2023 Ford Maverick still hasn’t arrived at dealer.
I placed an order for a 2023 Ford Maverick back in August 2022 through a large dealership in Kansas. This dealership advertises on the Maverick forums. They didn’t require a deposit for the order. They...
View Article2024 Subaru OBW 2.4L Turbo | 0w20 Factory Fill Oil | 1942 miles on oil & car
The first oil change is supposed to be at 6 months or 6000 miles. At 7 months we still didn’t even have 2000 miles but I changed the oil and did this UOA. Recommended oil is 0w20. Subaru says if that’s...
View ArticleSour Cream Salad Dressing
When I was a little kid, my parents used to take me to a restuarant that made their own salad dressing. They called it "ranch" dressing on the menu, but it didn't taste anything like ranch dressing. I...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines AS1282 door blow out!
This is really not good news for MAX. 2 month old airplane. Luckily, no one was injured, and somehow, no one was seated in that row: Section of plane blows out mid-air, makes emergency landing at...
View ArticleRecovering data from old hard drive
I have a couple of approximately twenty-year-old hard drives sitting in a tower-type computer. Are they too old to have the information recovered? Any recommendations for a place that can do such work?...
View ArticleMobil 1 success
All brands have marketing to consumers and business. Castrol originally competed against M1 with their name Syntec. The rest including Castrol keep changing their names to market synthetic oil. Now M1....
View ArticleThe death of the auto enthusiast.
Ten years ago the Autos section at Yahoo was one of their top four subjects. Today autos doesn't even rank in the top 50 for most media conglomerates. Nobody cares. It's as if the entire field of...
View ArticleTesla Stock
I was meeting with my financial advisor today. He's very knowledgeable and trustworthy. Works for a supermajor investment company; everybody here would recognize. Well he is bullish on tech companies...
View ArticlePost your Gas Mileage : Calculated
'18 Hyundai Accent SE w/ 6 speed auto and Continental Pro Contact TX 185/65-15 @ 34 . Oil : P.P. 5w-20 w/ Fram Ultra XG9688 . : Calculated : 44.35 M.P.G.. Driving mix % : 65 Hwy. / 35 City . Overall...
View ArticleGuns For Wives
My wife is not a gun enthusiast , but is not opposed to guns. She has shot with me at the range. She does not mind shooting my walther p22. She works from home, takes internet phone calls, and wears...
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