Recent content by dlayman

This question and issue has much more to do with personal and societal economic issues than it does with any specific vehicle or with philosophies regarding keeping older vehicles. Due respect to OP.

I won't buy a black car, impossible to keep from getting swirling and scratches. I prefer a light interior, as they seem less austere and more "cheerful", also easier to maintain I think.

I personally have never used a car cover, although I do use a windshield cover in the winter since I park outside, and it's been subjected to heavy sleet and ice. If the car cover allowed those chips to happen, that's one poor cover. Hail stones don't have razor sharp ends on them and shouldn't...

Any updates on this? I'm still thinking head gasket.

OP has nothing to worry about. Those oil change prices are a bargain, and I would stick with Maxlife, but either oil in question will do just fine with a reasonable OCI. MY 05 Civic still had a healthy engine at 310k miles living on VWB when other repairs on the car overcame it's value. Two...

I experienced awful hail damage on my first new car, 1984 Toyota Tercel. Baseball sized hail and stuck on I-70. The whole car was dented, but no paint chips. Paint was better back then. The car had lots of cosmetic issues after three poor repair jobs from a highly recommended shop. It still...

I guess I had the best of both worlds. My parents lived 3 miles from campus, and allowed me to drive an old beater for free. I spent at least 16 hours a day on campus and only went "home" to sleep, so I got to experience the freedoms and benefits of campus life while not facing the cost of dorm...

My 03 Civic displayed exactly the same symptoms (other than the no heat at idle), and passed all the tests, including the test on the coolant. Head gasket. You could drive it around town all day with no problem, but take it on the highway and when you exited, the coolant temp would take off.

Yesterday's News, made of recycled newspaper pressed into little pellets. Its much less messy than Tidy Cat and such. I made the switch after my cat got a little cut on the bottom of his paw. The vet said the Tidy cat stuff would get caught in the cut and cause an infection. I've stayed with it...

I might have seen if the AAA guy or the workers could jumpstart your truck unless you were sure it wasnt the battery.

I hate the time change being this early. I get up for workout and work at 415 and this doesn't make it any easier. At when it's 30 degrees outside when I get home with snow still on the ground, the extra daylight does me no good. I wish we would just set the time in the middle and just keep it...

What could go wrong? He mixes flammable hydrogen gas with oxygen, the second of three necessary ingredients for fire or explosion and the provides a source of ignition in the form of an electrical spark. No wonder its so expensive, quite hazardous to make. Good grief. This is maybe the stupidest...

Clever solution. Any chance there is a problem with the trunk illumination light. I had that problem on an old Civic. Also, could the owner try using a battery tender on the car to prevent the discharge from happening, although your way is just as good.

PA State Police most certainly are allowed to use radar for speed enforcement. Local forces currently are not, although many of them are petitioning for this to change and it likely will.

Which means they can and will make it as cheaply as they can get away with. Inspect all you want, it won't be sufficicent.