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I would say that if your tires are increasing from 75 to 90 lbs that they are overloaded. Check out barrystiretech.com. and read the pressure buildup test article.

Farm Bureau rebate has been renewed for 2024. My Maverick. ordered in July, just arrived at the dealer and is being prepped for delivery.

I have never put brake fluid in my Motive Brake Bleeder. I just use it to pressurize the master reservoir and don't worry about leaks. I also remove the bleeders and put anti-seize on the threads and put sil-glyde on the rubber caps when finished.

The exact same thing happened to the Borla exhaust on my Audi A4.

My 2007 A4 2.0's low oil light goes on exactly at the low dipstick mark, one quart low. Add a quart, drive 5,000 then change at 10,000 miles. Blackstone says to try 12,000. 10,000 is fine for me with mobile one european formula.

The irrational hatred of EV's is pretty funny. If you don't like them, don't buy one. For some uses they don't make any sense, for others they are great. My wife and I have two vehicles. At this point one EV and one IC make the most sense. Horses for courses. I wonder what political party the...

No, when the switch is turned off there is no computer, etc. running. When it's off, it's off.

Yea, like 10,000 mile oil changes. Scheduled maintenance on my Audi and VW is very cheap.

It's really simple. Use an approved oil and change when recommended or less and you will be fine.

If I am going to drive any significant miles I check the tire pressure and fluids. I have rented some cars that have like 13psi in one or more tires. If it smells at all like tobacco when I get it I make sure to note that when I check out. Lots of pictures of any flaws. Otherwise I drive like I...

Gummy Fledge is what BMW and Mercedes recommend.

The vehicle has to be level when checking the fluid.

I woul ignore anything the guy at the Volvo dealer says.

New (best) tires should go on the back, unfortunately.

The problem with this is that the better tires should always go on the rear.