Bike mechanic of 15+ years here. This is probably the most common mistake with these bottom bracket types committed by novice mechanics alike. Same goes for the caged headset bearings as well. However, fear not as the cage is totally fine even if you cranked on them a little and will last you a lifetime of service…

As a certified cheap bastard, people sometimes come to me for cheap car advise. One that I get a lot in recent times is I want a cheap and reliable SUV. My go to answer is 1st gen. Ford Escape Hybrid. They usually go ‘oh okay thanks’ and turn around and go buy a 2nd gen Forester. Little do they realize that one of…

Ooh ooh I can answer this. Right around the time Kia started selling the Elan (for 28k in 1995, twice that of Sonata). Asian economy went through huge recession. Several big banks went under and Korea had to resort to IMF restructuring. People simply did not have the money to buy a sports car. In fact, Kia itself went…

I think the biggest problem we are facing right now is that the crashes are initially very difficult to detect and most people end up driving around not knowing whether they have crashed and causing more crashes.

This, also in Catalina and Canadair, it’s where the anchor is stored.

About a year ago, I moved to a new province, needed a new (to me) car but didn’t have a lot of money and bought a 2014 Kia Rondo. The base spec manual car didn’t come with roof rails and because this generation wasn’t available in the US, the aftermarket roof rack option was non-existent. So I drilled some holes in…

and they brag about reducing the roofline by 50mm. I want more volume to put all my sporty crap in my hatchback not less...

Nice feeling shifter is something that is seriously underappreciated these days. Even the last few remaining cars with manual gearboxes a bit of a hit and miss in this department. Mazda actually did a fair job in mechanical feel before they gave up on manuals entirely...

This one is easy. DW link if you have to climb. High pivot if you only ride park.

Once, I put the pads in backwards (baking pad toughing the rotors) after long hours of wrenching. I was also doing a clutch replacement and It was late and I was tired by the time I got to the brakes before throwing the wheels back on. Luckily I noticed my mistake the next morning and corrected it. Thank god I wasn’t…

I also came to say that it isn’t called a limo stop. It’s simply called stopping.

I took my manual minivan to a local mechanic to get my car fixed. They had to fetch the one mechanic who can drive stick.

Here is a photo of the three vans in the driveway, in various states of disrepair.

Me and two other guys living in the same house in my mid-20s all had Mazda 5s. All with manual and various bike racks. It was a perfect mountain bike hauler and camping it it was a breeze. My wife learned to drive stick in it. It got decent gas mileage and was surprisingly fun to drive. I even hitched a small trailer…

To understand why Hyundai/Kia does this, you need to look at the home market for the company, South Korea, where they dominate 85% of the domestic market of 1.6 million sales per year. To put this in comparison, Hyundai-Kia Group sold almost as many cars in South Korea as they did in US. In Korea, Hyundai and Kia…

Takeaway from this article :
1. Pay Tom to deal with Nissan dealers for you

This must be a 5th gen. Subaru Leggy/Outback

I’ll take this over the Nissan Micra (Yes, they do sell them here up north) or Mitsubishi Mirage any day.

Here in Canada, one can easily find a nice, clean and mostly stock EP3 for less.
Here is an example from the french speaking part of the country for less, with 81k (or 51k miles) on the clock.

For this price, here in Canada, one could buy a nice, clean and mostly stock EP3 SiRs all day long.
Here is an example in french speaking part of Canada for less with 83k (or 51k miles) on the clock.