Recent content by Atlanta_man

I also had the 2005 V8 2WD. 160K miles, 6 months ago I traded for something a lot more modern. Top end fully loaded Kia Sorento v6. I do miss the V8 low end torque and the roll down back window, but nothing else really The V6 Sorento was limited in power by the ECU for the first 2,000 miles...

Never heard of a V8 with head gasket problems. Mighty pricey to change it before it fails.

Friend of mine has a brand new Honda, well it is now a couple months old. Looked to have parasitic draw killing the battery. That was my diagnosis (without measuring) but from the type of failures. Overnight sit, would not crank in the morning. Dealer replaced the battery, now the car can...

I traded in my 2005 4R V8 and looked at all the pickups. Immediately rejected the ecoboost models, not nearly enough mpg relative to performance.

Did mine after getting the error code, did not do the blocking plates. Of course it IS removable. Potential cost of not dealing with this makes it a no-brainer.

OK, I'm 70+ years old now and have decided to no longer get under the car for maintenance. I've done all the brake and rotor replacements, oil changes, dash bulbs, radio aux adapter, PS service, serpentine belt, two AC blower replacements, and wheel bearings in the driveway. The money I save...

Check for wind noise after the replacement. I'm still trying to correct it. Probably moulding related

Last week I had a local auto upholstery / headliner / convertible top place replace two or three of my leather panels with matching vinyl. Looks good, one day service, $325 total out the door 1 year guarentee

Has the fluid clutch on the radiator fan seized up ?

Time to get a new battery, on your schedule. Not in the next snowstorm. I'm on my 5th I think, two were bad and replaced quickly - one under NAPA warranty, and the Toyota dealer one by something else since I was far from a dealer. The Toyota one did last a few days but I consider it a waste...

"Deadly" comes later, from gun, not crash.

Finally, tomorrow, leaving it with the upholstery shop. Vinyl replacement patches for me - perfect color match. Cheap ($350) two side panels and back panel replacement. There's a couple of holes in the leather seat back from something metal poking through into my back when driving. (I had...

Hey, I live about a mile up the Wilderness Oak hill from that intersection. It's a speedway, once or twice a year the motorcycle cops work it for a day or two. Last guy who brake-checked me was on I-85, light traffic, Atlanta, GA. Cop saw the whole thing, driver (out-of town guy in a rent...

That's a very dangerous pay-back to admit to doing. Next time, you may not have a satisfying end to such a transaction. Expensive, even deadly results happen often from this sort of thing.

At some point this guy will mess with someone just as crazy agressivw and will come to a bad end. People in San Antonio are unfailingly friendly except on the road.