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I just spent 4 days driving a fwd Rogue rental car around the Miami area and I got 7.1 litres per 100 km or 33 mpg. This was city and highway with aircon running all the time. I liked the vehicle; roomy for 4 adults and very comfortable seats. Lots of luggage space as well. I did notice the...

You know the part number for your oil filter (across multiple brands) and check prices and for elusive wire backed filter media when shopping in any store that carries oil filters.

Our old 2001 Civic tranny would slip like crazy, especially in cold weather, until the fluid heated up and got thin enough to flow through the plugged up internal filter screens. My solution was to use Dex 6 and thin it even more with seafoam which kept the car running for a few more years...

My wife and I really enjoy our Roomba. It’s a 985 model with wifi mapping and some sort of vision. It’s great at picking up lots of fine dust and hair from our laminate floors. It has a good pleated paper final filter and I do empty it out after every 2 to 3 runs. I do have to put away dangling...

Okay, after going back through many past discussions on this topic I saw a lot of speculation regarding the new media vs OG. I agree that it is not just about the surface area. I also have seen the independent testing showing that the previous version met or likely exceeded Fram’s 99% at 20...

The new Ultra has 50% more surface area than the OG, 133 sqin vs 89 sqin in the XG10535 size. Must be more space for pleats without the wire mesh in there. This is a significant improvement provided that you can get past the wavy look.

My opinion is that the new version of the Ultra is actually significantly better! 50% more surface area 133 sqin verses 89 sqin for the new vs OG XG10535. Plus the new media has slightly higher efficiency, according to Fram. Still better than 99% at 20 microns. We just have to get past the...

If you could get a Tesla to charge while driving it would have to tow a 21 kW (28 hp) generator to hold the battery charge at 70 miles per hour.

This calculation appears to be incorrect I get a much higher mpg using your inputs: 1 US Gallon of diesel contains 40 kWh gross energy 40 kWh x 44% x 95% = 16.7 kWh net generator output Teslas model 3 use about 30 kWh per 100 miles highway (less in city driving) Therefore 16.7 / 0.3 = 57...

Small amount of gasoline on a cotton make-up remover thingy. Take care with this - flammable, explosive vapours but works great.

How about selling real estate?

I have lots of experience driving in snow and ice and my favorite is Goodyear Ultra-grip Ice WRT. They are absolutely amazing without studs (studs are optional). I put 4 studded Altimax tires on my girlfriend's BMW 320i last winter and they were not very impressive. Might have been partly the...

I looked at one and the only thing under the hood was a cap for windshield washer fluid! Quite a bit of luggage space under the hood plus the car had two rear facing seats under the back hatch for a total of 7 seats. Awesome car but the oil/lube might be a bit boring for us BITOG people. I can...

Has anyone experienced a timing belt failure with this engine? What was it like? Did the engine still run? I just experienced what I think was a 1MZFE engine bearing failure and I am trying to rule out the timing belt: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3583918/1