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Last week I ordered some brake pads from Rockauto and as usual I looked around for parts shipped from the same warehouse to save on shipping. One item I bought was an 'AutoExtra' oil filter 57002 for our Mazda 2.5 Skyactive engine. The parts arrived yesterday and the 57002 is made in Mexico and...

I was looking at 9mm ammo today and noticed Federal 'Punch' 124g hollow points for $19.99 a box of 20. Federal HST 124g hollow points were $34.99 for the box of 20. Both mentioned 'personal defense' so I'm wondering what makes the HSTs better?

I walked into an AA today in Florida looking for Castrol Edge EP that's on 'CLEARANCE' but of course none was on the shelf. I asked the counter guy if they had any 0w20 or 5w20 and he went into the back and returned with a 5 quart (or maybe 5 litre) jug of Total Quartz 0w20 saying he had no...

If you purchased a brand new Honda, Toyota, Mazda etc...that you planned on keeping for 300K miles...when would you change the OE PHOAT coolant?

It seems some filter manufacturers add a silicone ADBV to an identical filter and charge much more and extend the mileage usage recommendation. Supertech's $3.38 10K filter appears to be identical to their $5.90 20K filter except for the addition of the silicone ADBV....STP's 5K filter seems...

While watching the NFL on Sunday I saw ads against this legislation. What are your thoughts on it? I agree it will raise costs for consumers. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/credit-cards/is-congress-going-to-kill-credit-card-rewards

Has anybody else noticed that milk isn't lasting until the 'Sell Buy' date? I buy a gallon of milk that says (for instance) "Sell Buy August 20th" and it's gone sour by the 17th or so. At first I thought it was a Walmart thing but it doesn't seem to matter where we buy it....Costco, Aldi...

As I mentioned in some other threads my daughter has a 2021 CX-30 that was bought new in August 2021. She now has 37K and it's running very well. Within a week of buying the vehicle she got a "Battery Low" warning along with a suggestion to start the car and drive it to charge the battery. I put...

I know that Mobil 1 can go 10K because Tig1 has been doing it for years with great results. I have never done 10K on an OC and probably never will (7500 miles is about my limit and I've only gone over it once....8200 when away from home for months and lot's of highway miles). If I accidently...

I stopped at a Mazda dealer to price some filters etc...for my daughters CX-30 and saw their new CX-90 on the lot. It comes with a 3.3L straight 6 turbo which has a 'mild hybrid' motor as well. The powertrain claims 28 mpg highway in what is a fairly large, roomy vehicle. The sticker was $47K...

The spark plug (Champion DJ8J) on my 35+ year old McCullough 3.7ci chain saw won't tighten down because I apparently stripped the threads. I have never used a Helicoil or Timesert and I'm looking for suggestions on how to fix this beast of a saw? The DJ8J plug has 14mm thread but there are very...

I went to change the transfer case oil on my daughter's 2021 CX-30 and this article shows the problem I encountered...the bracket blocks the plug from being removed. Do any BITOGers have any ideas for a workaround this? TIA...

A family member just purchased a used 2020 Kia SUV with just under 19K miles at a Toyota dealer. While looking at it I noticed it had new tires which were made in the 26th week of 2022. I'm a bit curious (actually suspicious) that a vehicle would need new tires in under 19K miles. My head is...

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/plumes-from-roaring-bronx-fire-seen-miles-away/4136038/

https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/suspect-nabbed-in-shooting-of-off-duty-nyc-cop-sources/ Sadly, the PO died this morning. PS: I post this story as a warning to those who carry large sums of cash to 'buy' things posted on CL, FB etc...

Last March, before returning north, we had a new 38 gallon water heater installed in our Florida condo. The old one was still working but was 17 years old and most of our neighbors had changed theirs out already. Being on the 2nd level we didn't want it to spring a leak down on our neighbor...

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While changing my All Season tires (with about 20K on them) over to my snow tires last week I noticed some wear on the inside edges of the front tires (more so on the passenger side where it's harder to avoid potholes etc...). This 14' Ford Focus has 67K and has never had an alignment done. My...

About 2 years ago my daughter asked me what brand TV to buy for her new home and I recommended a Samsung. She ended up buying a 58" Samsung at either Walmart or Costco (I can't remember which). It crapped out about 2 months ago after less than 2 years use. Needless to say I'm very disappointed...

I was in Walmart this morning and thought I'd pick up a Supertech MP7317 (oversize for the Mazda CX-30). When I checked to make sure somebody didn't put an ST in the box I noticed the ADBV was black not the usual blue silicone one. Since most people feel the only difference bewteen the ST and...