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My last vehicles (2018 Silverado and 2007 Lexus LS460) were both direct injected. Both consumed oil; with the Lexus it took a while...really started consuming oil after 140,000 miles. With the Silverado, it was right away...usually a quart to a quart and a half between 5,000 mile intervals...

Was in need of a car/truck/suv. Found a 2016 Avalon XLE with 50,000 miles for $15,000. Really didn't "want" an Avalon...had my eye on a few things...Lexus GS350, Lexus ES350...a few SUV's (Cherokee, Explorer). I ended up buying the Avalon. Didn't want to, but when I drove it, it kind of blew...

Looking for a used SUV for the wife, I'm seeing a lot of 2012 MDX's in the $10,000-$13,000 range. Just found one with 56,000 miles for 13k....pretty loaded. Anyone own one of these things? I figure it's a Honda so it's probably pretty reliable, however did a quick google search and oil...

I have two friends that are in the business (one owns their own company and the other works for a bigger company). Both are hurting right now. Anyone in the business doing outside the box thinking to bolster business? Primarily they both deal in trade shows...printing on t-shirts, pens, coffee...

I've met some curious car owners over the years, people that will easily drive 50,000 miles with a component failing/failed. I'm not talking "dangerous" - although I guess any neglect can be dangerous - I'm talking...hey I'm going to drive it till the wheels fall off...then 50,000 miles later...

Enjoying this good driving weather before we enter the dark, frozen, salt infested land of horror here in New England. Up here in the rust belt we spend half our year wondering where the sun went. So in a couple months I'll be driving in darkness, spending my mornings scraping ice off my...

I've noticed this "phenomenon" now for quite some time right after an oil change, my truck gets better fuel economy right after an oil change (lasts for maybe a 1,000 miles). I'm talking an uptick of about 2 mpg for around 1,000 miles. Just this past Monday I changed my oil and filter (0w20...

Couldn't be happier. Made the switch a year ago...always thought people were nuts for doing it...been pleasantly surprised. Now I know why I see so many pickups on the road. The driving height and visibility is great. The gas mileage has been a pleasant surprise (I average around 25 mpg over my...

I always go into buying a vehicle with the thought of...I'm going to keep this thing forever. Then it's sitting there at around 170,00 plus miles, it needs a major repair (and small ones) and I bail. Just did it with a Lexus, it needed $4,000 in various reposts and I traded it in. Kind of...

I've owned my 2018 5.3 for almost a year now. Curious to see how others feel about these trucks and what problems I may run into with it. Also, does everyone just run 0w20 Synthetic, or are some running 5w30?

Always been a fan of these pickup trucks that get used for work and pile up major mileage. Out of high school I worked for a Chevy dealership and some of the fleet trucks that would come in would blow my mind...the repairs, the neglect, the abuse...pushing these things to the maximum, and...

Maybe this isn't the right place to post this, but can cold weather driving help with cleaning the valves on a direct injection engine? Emptied my catch can the other day, and just like every time this winter it's filled with what looks like a lot of water. Summer was different, it appeared to...