Preface: what the manufacturer recommends is always what you want for the best power and efficiency. No more, no less.

Depends greatly on...

A vehicle I own recently reached that point where second and third generation owners really start taking over the online discussions. Constant threads about octane. Almost no correct information posted whatsoever. You can have a thread with 100+ replies and only a couple people actually provide accurate information.

3k may be a myth but 10k (or more!) is also a myth. It’s a cheap oil change schedule for leased vehicles that then get dumped on other people.  Somewhere between 5 and 10k is where most people who care about their vehicles are doing changes today.

Cars can definitely go much further today but 100k is also when a lot of shit starts to break. Depending on the amount of money you want to put into the car and your ability to buy a new one it may very well be advisable to get rid of it at around 100k.

Didn’t the Team O’Neil rally school do a video on this showing that it was true?  I can’t find it offhand right now but I feel like I watched something on this.

I made the exact same estimate in my head - one month of weekends for all of this (minus airbag).

There is a massive difference between the time a job takes for someone who has never done it before, for someone who has done it once before, and for someone who has done it more than once before. I see people on car forums say a job took 2 hours, I figure at least a day. If I’ve done the job once before, figure half…

I already added a comment, but the more I think about this article the angrier it makes me. You’re supposed to be an automotive journalist and we know...we KNOW...that more speed does not necessarily mean more accidents. Nevertheless, you dig up a few statistics and a cop who offers, “The most likely explanation”…

The CP people are objectively wrong. They may not want one, but this is a very good price. 

The FJ does not have full time AWD.

Do. Not. Buy. MOPAR.

There are some similarly priced cars which also have issues. The boxsters/caymans are what I was looking at. Not unlike the vette, the issues weren’t dealbreakers. Unlike the Vette, though, fixing porsches costs a fuckload of money. The harmonic balancer issue on the LS3 which is really the only known issue?…

Its gotten to the point (and admittedly I am tall and have back problems which also result in me being fat) where I think I’m going to start flying business class for any and all personal travel. I fly a bit for work and it’s just getting impossible. The width of the seats means I am constantly twisted to one side…

Totally agree.  The valve issues are certainly fixable but as a bargain sports car the Grand Sport is obviously the way to go.  The targa top (clear targa top!) is super super nice too.

I have a Grand Sport without the valve issues and I still think what you’re saying here is a crock of shit. The valve issues on the LS7 are serious, for sure, but can be fixed. As far as the rest of the car, I don’t see why you say they’re junk...they actually have a pretty solid reputation for being very reliable.…

The Grand Sport, which I have, is probably better as a bargain sports car. There are well known issues with the valves on the LS7s in the Z06s. Certainly not a deal breaker at all, but it’s something used buyers need to look out for and potentially have fixed. The Grand Sport gives you the dry sump, widebody, etc.…

Never took martial arts as a kid, but did some Muay Thai later in life. The best thing a martial art is going to teach a kid is confidence. They’ll have the confidence to know that if a fight happens they will be able to take care of themselves and that they don’t have to put up with an unlimited amount of shit from a…

As I mentioned, the amount of bullshit that gets tossed around is my main issue here, not preserving the fossil fuel industry. When we switch, what we switch to, the other environmental factors involved, etc. all play a role in this debate which is currently being dumbed down to “EV’s are cleaner!” I’ve read some…

You mention the carbon footprint of producing the car at the beginning of your comment but it falls by the wayside a bit in the links you provide. The calculator specifically says it does not take production into account.