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Some dealerships sometimes have promotions like Free Alignment Checks. If you see one take advantage of it.

Its always a good idea to use your parking brake when parking.Thats why they call it a parking brake. when you put your transmission in park the only part that is holding your 4500+lbs vehicle from rolling is the parking pawl. locks the transmission from moving. Its also good to use your parking...

I use Steelie Ball similar to the nochoice. Has multiple different mounting accessories. Makes mounting and dismounting frustration free. https://www.amazon.com/Nite-Ize-Steelie-Cellphones-Magnetic/dp/B00BAQKRHY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486306358&sr=8-1&keywords=steelie

A trick I know a bunch of people have used and works is fuel line antifreeze. wont ruin the paint either. Goo gone spray gel left on for 24hours will work well too. It needs to really soak into the decal than use a plastic razor blade after. you will need a degreaser after to get the spray off.

don't just look for cracking on the belt but you should see how much material is left on the ribs. there could be no cracks but the belt can split between the ribs and break. buy a belt wear gauge.

Waste of money. adjust your pressure on the accelerator pedal

i recommend dielectric grease for connector terminals/pins and i use a spray silicone like 3m on the seal. it lubricates but its dry. use it at work on connectors all the time. works great

You should be fine. if rotors surface is good i would just sand the pads to get a flat surface and than install. after a few drives the pad should match the rotor face profile. i would also recommend replacing brake fluid every 2 years or when the brake fluid has a max of 2% water in it. Seems...