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I actually performed a lot of engine oil testing for my shop looking to extend our service mileage to save cost. We did not see any significant issues with oil up through 10k miles, and some sitting for several years without being serviced. I would have no problem buying it, although my first...

The truck bashing here always makes me laugh. I actually own a deleted diesel crew cab Super Duty... that went over 2,000 miles towing last year hauling a 25' camper, three kids, two dogs, and the wife. The only real benefit I have over those coal rolling bro-dozer douche bags, is I'm stock...

Thankfully I had a third candidate who did make an effort to be presentable.

My last round of interviews I had two candidates come in with dirty t-shirts and jeans. Who TF can't even put on a clean t-shirt for a damn job interview?

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Nah, their resale value is terrible...

Agreed! Absolutely amazing drive.

Wow, you're up in my neck of the woods! Most people don't even acknowledge the existence of Wyoming except for Yellowstone...

Has anyone here seen the new Mini Cooper S interior? WTF??

No, but it's right around the corner from my work so it's easy to snap a few pics from time to time. They spray over it in black and put up new art about once a year, pretty cool stuff.

As a former dealership tech, I can verify with certainty that warranty time is NOT how long it takes. At least not for the first 10 or so times on a job. After you've done a few, maybe you can make a few minutes profit. Maybe.

I just finished that book few weeks ago, what an interesting read. I liked it a lot.

I used to have a B&M metal shifter handle in a third gen Camaro with t-tops. The t-tops would magnify the heat from the sun and heat up that shifter to molten magma temps. I had to keep a rag in the console to shift on sunny days, even in the winter. Do not recommend.

So does every professional automotive shop in the country, haha. Those allen holding fixtures are garbage if there's even a little rust.

Maybe I could even get her to pay for half of it out of her allowance :unsure:

That's some excellent step-by-step guide. Thankfully, I have been able to keep my temper with her while she is learning (which is more than I can say for my wife, who my daughter describes as "dramatic", haha). I also know I'll be needing a clutch soon anyway, so if she burns out the clutch or...

I have too steep of a driveway for that, but I'm across the street from a school that has a nice, big, flat, empty parking lot!

That's great suggestion. Being 15 she basically lives on her phone, haha

So my oldest kiddo is just learning how to drive. Currently, she mostly drives her own car, a 2003 Toyota Matrix with 164k miles that's somehow still in great shape mechanically. However, it's an auto. I want her to learn driving a manual, so I'm planning on getting her driving my GTI. Any of...

CSB - I wore a Halloween costume for the first time last year at the tender age of 37... My parents were insanely religious when I was a kid, and they flat forbade me from participating in the devil's holiday. I just wanted the free candy. Jeez. But last year, I went as Tom Hanks from Cast Away...