I live in Kansas and have an ‘09 Jetta TDi. I’m going to be amazed if there won’t be some clause in there forcing everyone to do the recall before we can renew the registration. I'm not looking forward to it but I see it as inevitable.

Honestly, a credit card is pretty stupid. How many places do you think will accept credit cards if the power goes out? The answer is none at all. It would be more advisable to just stash a couple hundred dollars in a safe place for emergencies.

Yeah, the trains cooler lines was an easy, straight forward fix. The T case was a bit more complex. That took me by myself 10 hours between 2 days with the truck flat on the ground in my driveway. Luckily, there is good online enthusiast forums that had a step by step procedure with pictures that made the process…

This is a bit disconcerting. I just completed my basic riders course in which we rode Harley Street 500’s. We didn't get anywhere near 60 mph, though.

I bought a 2006 Chevy Siverado 2500HD about 8 years ago that has a few manufacturing issues which I didn’t do the research before hand. One concerns the transfer case pump wearing a hole in the transfer case housing causing fluid to leak unnoticed. The other is poor crimping on transmission cooler lines which cause…

I’ve had 2 recalls on my 2009 VW Jetta TDi related to the fuel that I’ve declined. The first was mailed to me that included 2 bright yellow stickers to be affixed to the dash and by the fuel cap stating diesel only. I affixed the one by the fuel cap but refuse to do the one on the dash as it is unsightly. The second…

We're all out of off white Persian.

I had an ‘03 Ranger FX4 and towed with it quite regularly. I handled quite well anything I threw at it as long as I stayed within weight limitations. I really liked that truck.

I never did work food service. My first job was working at a hobby/pet store. I was about 15 at the time I started. I was in marching band at school. When informing the boss/owner of a conflict with the schedule due to being in band, he told me that I needed to make a decision if I wanted to work or be in band. I…

On a personal vehicle, I repaired a possible fatal (to the transfer case) pub rub problem in my 2006 Chevy Silverado 2500HD. This involved dropping borh drive shafts, dropping the transfer case, popping the case open and replacing the pump and then reinstalling the transfer case and drive shafts. I did this all with…

So, is this like a really low tech TARDIS? I mean, if it only teleports you to the other side of the harbor instead of across actual time and space.

I have one of the original Harmony Ones and have been using it for nearly 8 years. It still works flawlessly although it's battery life isn't very long.

I have 3 vehicles. An ‘09 Jetta TDi bought new now with 95,000 miles. An ‘06 Silverado 2500HD bought in ‘08 with 50,000 miles, now with 117,000. And an ‘03 Passat bought with 148,000 miles and while I don’t drive it often, it’s got 153,000 on it now. The Passat had a few issues when I bought it but all have been…

Not quite a car company story but a tire company. Bought a brand new 2003 Ford Ranger FX4. Went in for the included first service which I think was at around 6000 miles. It was performed (which included rotating the tires) satisfactory. When I got home, k noticed one of the tires had a tennis ball sized blister on the…

A friend had an old 1950’s Caterpillar motor grader with a gas pony engine to start the main diesel. Playing around, I got pretty good at rope starting the pony engine. I never did care for the 6 volt electrical system to start it normally. The battery always ended up dying on me.

Depending upon the rules of the junkyard, I would think it would be a good idea to drag your tools and picks around the lot in an old wagon if you had one. Me thinks it would make things easier. I've never been to a you pull junkyard but they do look like a load of fun!

This is the exact path I'm taking. My class is the first weekend of September. I don't plan on even trying to find a bike of my own until I pass the class. That hasn't stopped me from doing some research online, though.

You completely miss the point of the satisfaction gained with building something with your own two hands. Sure, he could have bought a ready made something, but the journey of the build is just as fun an enjoyable as enjoying the fruits of your labors.

All the stars to you!

We didn’t have to think very long and hard about who we got to cater our wedding. We had been to a friend of my wife’s wedding a few years prior and their food was plain and unappealing. I do not know how much it cost but the name of the company was Affordable Catering. That has proven to be a long running joke…