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Carfax can be wrong. Recently I got interested in a Corolla for sale at a dealer. Went in, and there was a big discrepancy between what their computer said and what the odo said. No biggie, and walked on the car due to price. Later I checked their website, and the error still existed. And...

I tried the Motive once, kept blowing off. Found a Mityvac at a fleamarket, and while not perfect I find it works well enough. Needed it anyhow to empty out the master cylinder. last time I was at a mechanics to do this, he had me hop in and work the pedal. IMO that is probably the best way...

I keep a logbook in each vehicle; when I do work I jot it down. [Recently I bought a tire depth guage, and have start putting in yet more info. Probably should start measuring brake pad thickness too.] I keep an Excel sheet elsewhere. If I were really smart, I'd enter in each time I made an auto...

Two doors is a hard sell. I could probably manage if I had to--but I'd want to have remote unlock for the trunk, that way I could throw my lunch and laptop in. Otherwise it's a pain to carry over my lap to put onto the passenger seat, and even more to toss behind the seat. For a track car, or...

Car is sold. I hope it serves its new owner well!

I repacked mine at around 292kmiles. At first I thought about buying the cheapest aftermarket axles, that way I could swap in something, repack offline, swap in when the junky aftermarket ones gave out. In the end I just parked the car for a couple of weeks to do at my liesure. After nearly...

Take what you'd spend on a warranty. Put into the bank. Add a few bucks per month to that. By the time you have a problem, you'll be able to afford it.

The bolt on the axle itself? I forget the size too, but it's also an SAE size, and that is what I used. 1 3/16 is the same as 30mm, and maybe that is the size I used... forgot now. However, Bentley says the nuts are one time use, and looking at the ones I got, it looked like they had a...

Which Corolla? I tested the current gen, and the last gen, and they certainly are penalty boxes. Drove a Prius C, and did not warm up to it at all. Kinda underpowered, too many gizmos, and too little car. Have not tried a regular Prius; while I might warm up to the exterior styling (can't...

Some people drive rentals hard; but how many drive over curbs? Most people think of driving "hard" as WOT acceleration and slamming on the brakes, and attempting to hear some tire squeal while cornering. None of which is really that abusive. Especially not on a lo-po rental, and not when it's...

Oh, *slaps head* for some reason I saw Koni, thought red. Sorry about that derail!

I thought you could contact them for an RMA, and buy a new set for half price. Mail the shocks back in the box(s), wait for them to inspect; if they deem bad, they will refund you. I'm 99% sure that is what I did when I RMA'd the the Koni Red Struts, as I wasn't going to park the car for the...

Sale is pending.

I also have a carfax for this, as I got a dealer trade-in eval. I'm not sure if I can hand that over to a potential buyer (not sure what is on it for private info), but honestly it's sparse for info. The one accident that I claimed is *not* listed on it, and of course, no oil changes either...

This is driver rear. I got sideswiped a few years ago, just a scratch on the bumper, but the paint under that got compromised. I squirt oil onto this area once in a while, but clearly there is something behind the bumper. Here, poorly, you can see rust popping up where the door seal hits...

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