hahahaha. the rid-a-rat? I have one. Not sure how effective it works as I still see rodent poop on top of my intake manifold - but haven’t had chewed wires so far *knock on wood*

Was hoping to get my Acura TL 6MT up to 200K miles at least...sadly that day may never come as insurance is looking to total me out on being rear ended =\ (car still drives fine though)

I think one extra thing to think about is also insurance. On an old car, it makes more sense to only have liability insurance. However, on a new (or newish car) the buyer may want to also put collision on it, which could then greatly increase the insurance rates. If I knew the car would be reliable after putting in…

Why not just make every single parking spot a wireless charger. Extra bonus - maybe it’ll charge phones that have the capability as well

I was actually at the Port of Oakland last week, and saw two of these. They may have had a sticker that said chassis only though - not sure if it had anything to do with import rules, etc.

Was driving down the hill from my house at about 7PM, and saw this gigantic light trail up in the sky. I’ve never seen anything like it before and honestly thought it was either aliens, or the North Koreans. Took a picture, sent it to all my friends. I was told 10 minutes later that it was a SpaceX rock either landing…

Maybe this doesn’t apply to you because I guess new cars have a low chance of breaking down (unless it’s an Alfa?) but what if the car has an issue? Wouldn’t you be regretting that you didn’t wear warmer clothes if you can’t start the car and you’re waiting for the tow truck, which can sometimes take 2+ hours…

I’ve got a 2005 Acura TL manual transmission @ 140k miles. Brakes were changed by the previous owner for the first time at 75k miles, but noted they weren’t worn down. He just did it for good measure since they were never changed before. I haven’t changed any of the brake parts either (aside from fluid), and I’ve…

do your VWs smell like crayons inside?

I can’t paint cars, but what I can do is add interior lighting which can hit a red that borders on pink! Let me know - free of charge and can travel to you in SJ!

East Bay Jalop checking in. Can/will travel as necessary.

Not my car, but my buddy’s BRZ has a power port/cigarette lighter in the glove box. Normally I would have wondered why they would put one in there, but it actually comes very handy when installing a dash cam. No need for add-a-fuse circuits or T-taps anymore - just hide the wires through the interior trim and plug it…

I got an S2000 towards the end of last year, and was able to attend the annual “mega meet” up here in the Bay Area. The drivers like to meet up at least once a month, and also do some drives when weather permits. The coolest thing that happened at our mega meet though was when we all parked by the same color, and got…

This looks oddly like how Trump sold himself to the US during his presidential campaign...

“Can they pull it off? Will it work? Will the rental car companies freak out? “

Does the NHTSA do tests that would mimic hitting the back of a semi though? More precisely, the thing that hangs down from the rear of the trailer? I remember seeing some article on here about that...

A6 rear struts look like a breeze compared to the B6 ones. Had to help my cousin and the springs don’t go over dampers. Took forever to put in the new Bilstein springs, and then even longer to adjust everything

If the car is for yourself, I would try to do the best job possible. Can’t remember where I saw this from Steve Jobs, but:

January 2011, a few days after NYE. Had to drive back to college from Northern California to Southern California, which is normally about a 6-8 hour drive. However, it just so happened that 3/4 of the way down to LA, an area known as the Grapevine had some snow, and traffic safety conveniently decided to shut down…

I usually do this, in first. The one time I forgot to sort of saved me though. I was helping a buddy out change his sister’s brake pads (automatic G35) on the street, and parked 2 car lengths behind the car he was working on. Once he was finished he wanted to do a test run, but forgot to pump the brakes a few times to…