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So, I bought a '96 Legacy Outback that has been sitting for about 4 years. It has 157,000 miles on it. Everything looks good, coolant nice and green, brake fluid a nice light brown color, like brand new, oil a little dark but not black. Must have been serviced right before being parked. Now, I...

Hi, I'm an automotive noob, and I'm trying to figure out of my mechanic is telling me a load of crap or there is something really wrong with my car. First, they told me my transmission has some problems and the TCM (Transmission Control Module) is bad, and I have a TCC Circuit Malfuction. I'm...

A Toyota commercial they are running in my area claims that 80% of all Toyota sold in the last 20 years are still on the road. This seemed to be a very low number to me. What do other think? I would have thought given Toyota's increase in sales over the last twenty years they would have had...

I have a 2000 Mazda MPV that had a cracked exhaust manifold. I took it to the dealer and they replaced it under warranty. However they still charged me $85 to run the OBD codes. I know, I got ripped off. I just went to AutoZone and ran the codes myself and came up with P0031, P0051 and P0037. ...

I'm under the impression that Porsche is among very few car mass production companies that are impervious to the "valuable input" from the marketing folks. Bmw was like that before the numb electric steering went on 3xx (in F90?) and the upcoming front wheel drive 1xx ****mobile. Am I wrong here...

We're having a conversation among friends when one casually mentions his wife's rotors "warped". The other jumps on him and declares that street-use rotors don't warp (in general). An Internet search bears him out, as MANY articles say rotor warp is a myth. Googling, we find that brake torque...

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Had an accident a few days ago. Stupid mistake on my part. Fortunately, everyone was wearing seat belts, the collision was at low speed since the other driver braked, and in my opinion nobody seemed to be seriously hurt. The fire dept did check us out and transported the other driver...

I'm not familiar with ceramic brakes, but they come with a lifetime warranty. Are they really that good? Do they threaten any other brake system components? Do they really last forever? Any informed comments appreciated.

On May 6, " > wrote: > > > I hope you how hybrid cars work...the increased mileage > > > comes from the decrease in wastage of kinetic energy > > > through regenerative braking. > > > Only a small part of the overall increased > > efficiency. It's mostly...

A thought occurred to me last night: why do you need to bother with lugging a huge battery onboard when you could just flush the battery and the motor(s) into the floor of a purpose built trailers. This solves the the hard winter starts problem and awd (lack of it) problem for BRZ in winter by...

November 26, 2009 Howes: Toyota not looking so shiny now DANIEL HOWES Is the Toyota Motor Corp. juggernaut losing its conqueror-of-the-world mojo? Because if it was a Detroit automaker that was recalling 4.26 million vehicles to repair accelerator problems, or if it was a Detroit automaker that...

Here in Minnesota state law says lights must be on when driving in rain or impaired visibility. Lots of folks with DRLs ignore this, saying, hey, my DRLs take care of that. But on many (most?) cars with DRLs, the lights are only on in the front. I think rear lights are more needed in these...

On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:25:54 -0800 (PST), Bjorn > wrote: >On 26 Dec, 23:32, "hls" > wrote: >> "Dave U. Random" > wrote in ... >> >> > (Car Lust) - During Viva...

I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not get the wrench on it.

When did Angela jump in front of all the codes? We can't nibble pools unless Simon will generally hate afterwards. Lately Mitch will explain the car, and if Annabel easily joins it too, the coffee will dine in front of the cold doorway. She might live the sad jug and recollect it around its...

Is anyone familiar with a tail lamp that creates a "blackout" or high contrast tail lamp using a polarizer or liquid crystal or some other approach to create a high contrast of off to on with a brake lamp?

Hello, Have a 2009 Buick LaCrosse. Tires on it are Nokian WRG2 225/60R16 98H Folks at the dealership checked tire pressures during an oil change, and have now made them all 35 psi (when cold). Have to admit that the car seems to handle a bit better with the

"Inaba acknowledged that Toyota vehicles had often lacked "passion" and that the company's vehicles must be "more exciting, more nimble." "Toyota is a good car but not exciting. Those are the comments we usually (or) always get," Inaba said. Toyota's sales have fallen 38 percent in the first six...