piston ringgrove cleaner? I think? seems more complex than mine.

Matco is also acceptable.

A decent tool box for the starter mechanic. The cheap thing most box-store tools comes in isn't a tool chest. its a disaster. You have to bust your fingers to get the damn sockets out, yet they somehow spill every last fucking tool when opened upside down.

Jack and a set of jack-stands. Sears is okay, but I have had really good luck (surprisingly) with the sets Northern Tool sells.

Plausible. My mother had a 94 mustang, which had an identical keycode to my 96 F350. Ford only has a few key codes for the ignition, once you eliminate 'close enough to work' codes. You could crank either vehicle with either key. (The mustang wouldnt start, as my truck didnt use a chipped key.)

Unless its a pontoon boat, you aren't towing no 30 foot cabin behind an excursion. Turbodiesel excursions (rather rare) had a towing capacity of 10,000. The real issue however, is that you could overload the rear axle very easily. My 06 had a 5200lb rear axle load limit, and empty would put 3900 on the rear axle. …

So, owning parking spaces in Hong Kong is now an ostentatious show of wealth? I'll take 4. one for my van, one for my bicycle, and 2 to plant flowers and a zen garden in.

You're right. They figure those speeds out based on tonnage, brake temperature increases, and a chart they got from the USDOT.

I expected to read about how trailer queen track days cars are bad.

You mean Yakety Sax?

H-3 in Hawaii. Climbing up to the Tetsuo Harano Tunnels the grade is 6% and they expect cars to make 55MPH up this grade. If I could dodge the trucks doing about 20, and the other cars doing 35-40, my 425ftlb diesel pickup could climb it at around 50 if I didn't give a crap about overheating.

If you look at one of my other replies, I don't say this is bad, as they are lasting about as long as many engines or transmissions are expecting to. 13 year old cars will fail, its only a matter of time. Battery re-builders are doing pretty good right now, swapping second gen cells into first gen packs and shipping…

I suppose. Plus, he DOES specialize in repairing them. The truth is, the battery is lasting about as long as i would expect the car to be economical to operate. At 150k it has outlasted many transmissions in older cars...

A v6 track pack'd stang is actually a pretty vicious little fucker. More than vicious, they will eat an FRS for lunch. Not by a little bit either.

The oldest prius are reaching 15 years now. They were released in 97. For the US market they are around 12 years old.

Call up re-involt. Hes a major rebuilder, and the battery packs are getting into the 150k range before dropping. I don't mean they are failing unexpectedly, but they are reaching the end of their service life at around 10 years.

Early (first gen) prii are dropping like flies. Their battery packs are going out. Its a 2000-3000 dollar part. HONESTLY, I am surprised they are not being stolen, as all you have to do is pop the rear hatch, pull two connectors, unbolt 2 wires, undo 4 bolts, and run away with it.

I present, the 1995 Ford Econoline Club Wagon. Chateau Edition.

Ah, i didn't notice it was a Z06 (derp.) C6 vetts can be had with an automatic, most of them are automatics. Though no auto for z06s (well, conversions exist for some reason...)

Yeah, I am surprised when I hear these stories. I suspect there is missing information on the side of the car owner (for example, what if a 'few' miles is really 1000.)