Recent content by rpiotro

And it will help you with all of your goesintas.

This!

Hey! Thanks for joining the club! I've been preaching a simple mantra for a long time now. Buy a tire depth gauge! It will tell you if you need a tire rotation or alignment. Is the wear even? Does it go down the road straight? Don't do those services based on an arbitrary number. For example...

My car is downloading V12 right now! V2024.3.15.

Yup. I had some experience with it three years ago when I borrowed my son's Y to go on a five day vacation. That was when the subscription service just started. I paid for a month to try it out. After spending come time with it my opinion has not changed. It is awesome on the interstates but...

I've probably said it a hundred times. It is pretty hard to go wrong with OEM parts and equipment.

Then why do it? Many people find it quite annoying. Only a few will speak out. You know, you are the only one. What is your purpose then?

Buy a tread depth gauge. They're cheap. It will not only tell you if you need an alignment but if you are wasting time and money with needless tire rotations.

This! How annoying. In need of attention I suppose.

Speaking of driving in heavy rain. I just went through a very heavy unexpected rain on a short road trip. Had to slow to 55 MPH as the visibility was poor. At least an inch or more of standing water on the road. Had a huge effect on rolling resistance. Initially it was projected to arrive home...

Sudbury? Canada? Do they still have the giant nickel on the hill?

This! I replaced mine for the first time at two years but only had about 13,000 miles, I was shocked at how dirty they were. The road ranger that came out and replaced them suggested every year. At only $58 parts and labor I'll gladly do it.

Just replace it. The battery is relatively cheap. I have found that most modern autos with a heavy reliance on electronics require a very robust electrical system. Even a load test may not reveal deficiencies. What's the worst that can happen? You'll have four more years of not worrying about...

Almost everything is a unibody these days. That has zip to do with the suspension. I guess your point went over my head.

I'm quite sure that they are noisy on a bumpy road. I owned two different Honda accords. Both of a vintage that still had unequal length wishbones front and rear. I would say they maybe didn't have the cornering Gs of other cars but they had the most precise steering of any cars I've owned. And...