Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

K.T.Tran wrote:had the replace the dead battery today and I really did not enjoy trying to pull that thing out from where it was it was place. grrrr.
Oh well its running again :beaten: :beaten:

^ Hey stranger!

How's CSULB treating you?

License renewal for truck came in the mail today, $77 more than last year!! :grumble:

krim wrote:

Ah, i get it now.. our fuel tax is about 30%, and our "road tax" = registration fee based on age and cost of said vehicle.

i think 30% is something big ..



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tax problems

Gehh, had no idea the price of oil had gone up so much: I finally used up my last case of Castrol GTX and went to Kragen to buy another case... Each quart is like $4.00USD!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

No wonder I never see any discount oil coupons at Kragen anymore... :sweat:

Price of gas is up too. Mid-grade now over $3 a gallon.

gaijinmark wrote:Price of gas is up too. Mid-grade now over $3 a gallon.

That's still better than $4.00 a quart... :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:Gehh, had no idea the price of oil had gone up so much: I finally used up my last case of Castrol GTX and went to Kragen to buy another case... Each quart is like $4.00USD!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

No wonder I never see any discount oil coupons at Kragen anymore... :sweat:

they have coupons online. i think this week is it they have various oil filters thrown in.

krim wrote:they have coupons online. i think this week is it they have various oil filters thrown in.

Yeah, they're offering something like five quarts of oil (Castrol/Valvoline/Pennzoil) and a Fram filter for $16...

i usually use M1, it's fairly cheap at costco. though i think ill just stick to the bmw/mini branded castrol euro formula from the dealer, since i can't find any of that at any of the autozones or pep boys near me.

krim wrote:though i think ill just stick to the bmw/mini branded castrol euro formula from the dealer

That can't be cheap. :sweat:

hmm.. i haven't gotten it from the dealer yet (im using M1 right now) but i've been hearing $5.59-$8.79/qt... should be good for 7500, so it really isn't that bad if you consider $4.00/qt dino @ 3k intervals.

^ I've never ever used a synthetic... Didn't think it was worth the extra cost.

with the newer stuff, you could easly up your change intervals w/o any harm. of course it's mandatory on our engines, the turbo would cook any dino in a few short sprints.
On higher mileage engines, it's probably a good idea, even the blends would help.

Yeah, with the turbo spinning at around 100K it would turn any oil into water in no time and cause the bearing to overheat... :sweat:

British GP qualifying results:1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:19.509
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0:00.929
3 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.941
4 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:01.164
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:01.289
6 Jenson Button Brawn 0:01.362
7 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:01.434
8 Timo Glock Toyota 0:01.563
9 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 0:01.788
10 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:01.814
11 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:00.000
12 Robert Kubica BMW 0:00.381
13 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:00.426
14 Nelson Piquet Renault 0:00.465
15 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:00.521
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:00.875
17 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:00.971
18 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:00.982
19 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:00.990
20 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0:01.309

Looks like Williams are starting to figure things out while McLaren, Hamilton second from last!! :shocked:

I wonder if kenjilina is there?[/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:Looks like Williams are starting to figure things out while McLaren, Hamilton second from last!! :shocked:

What a topsy-turvy season!! :crazy: :nut: :shocked:

Vettel and Red Bull in Britain1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:22:49.328
2 Mark Webber Red Bull 15.188
3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 41.175
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 45.043
5 Nico Rosberg Williams 45.915
6 Jenson Button Brawn 46.285
7 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:08.307
8 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:09.622
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^ They're broadcasting the race (delayed) at noon on FOX... Guess I'll watch. :victory:

2009's Highest-Quality Cars

1. Toyota Yaris
2. Hyundai Elantra Sedan
3. Scion tC
4. Nissan Z
5. Lexus IS


Toyota Tops Again

Toyota's 10 segment awards were spread across its Lexus, Toyota and Scion brands. Lexus won awards for its IS, GS, GX, LS and LX models. The LX fared particularly well--it has the fewest quality problems of any vehicle, with just 52 per 100 vehicles reported. "The LX basically sets a new standard in dependability," says Raffi Festekjian, the senior manager of product research and analysis at J.D. Power.

The MINI brand fared the worst in the study, with an average of 165 reported problems per 100 vehicles. (Gulp! :sweat:)

Full story: http://tinyurl.com/kouhx6

it's a british car.. what did you expect... i have 4 things i need taken care of when i take it in for service.