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Red Line Oil is awesome. Before it was commonly available, I knew guys who used to drive to Benicia to buy it for their track cars.

Don't let anyone stop you. Do what you want to do. Just know the pros and cons before you pull the trigger.

Nice. I like the wheel chock.

Conventional wisdom applied to the cars of yore & yesteryear. New cars have better technology. Seals and tolerances are better in modern engines. Modern synthetic and semi-synthetic blends work better than the dinosaur juice we had back when motor oil came in cans and you needed to stab in the pour spout. You can either trust the engineering and owners manual.........or do whatever you want to give yourself peace of mind. Ultimately, you can't "over-change" the oil. Change it every 3000 miles if you want. You're not hurting your car by keeping the oil fresh. Others will argue that you're throwing away good money, and point out the environmental impact of pouring used motor oil down a storm drain. But I'm on your side. If it really bothers you to drive up to 10,000 miles on the same oil, then change it.

I've always wondered how some dealerships have such sharp people, and great service.......while other dealerships suck the big one. That goes across the board. A friend of mine has a Mercedes with a non-serviceable transmission. Yet, her dealership charges her for a transmission service once a year.This same dealership also puts a little sticker on her windshield and calls to remind her, that she is suppose to bring in her vehicle every 3 months for maintenance, or they won't honor her warranty......despite the fact that in the owner's manual, they recommend Mobil1 full synthetic, with service intervals at every 10K miles.

Just make sure that you get some gas before your readout says 0 mi to E

Good photo. Thanks. 5150

You need a set of these. They will work. I don't know why your local shops don't have tools for doing the job. They should. Snap-On, Matco.....they all have a kit just for removing lug nut locks when someone loses the key.

Did the little flag come with the car? Just kidding. Towne Ford. So you're in the same part of the country as i am. I've never been in that dealership. RWC is only about 30 minutes from The City. Have you been driving your Transit Connect through all of the storms we've had this past week? How's it handling the wind and wet roads for you? Having that splash guard / fairing / gets in the way during an oil change piece of plastic tucked behind the front bumper gives me a feeling of security knowing that it's keeping water from puddles away from my engine bay. One of my biggest fears in my Honda is water splashing up into the engine bay and disabling the vehicle by getting sucked in through the intake. It can happen. Little cars failing in big puddles. You see it. That's why I usually drive my truck in bad weather. Even though people worry about rear wheel drives fishtailing, all those police cars and taxis seem to do okay.

You'll put so much work and money into it, that you'll never get it back. I've seen so many guys who are auxiliary fire, police reserve, et cetera, make modifications onto their personal vehicles. And actually, most full time cops & firemen don't get to take cars home, so they wire up their personal cars in case they get called in. At the end of the day, they find out that all of their goodies actually decreases the trade-in and resale value, because the dealer or next owner will have to do so much to return the vehicle to stock. Sure, you take out all of the flashing lights and siren; but now there are clipped wires and holes everywhere. Your best bet when you want another car, is to try to sell it to some other guy on your department. Plenty of guys have alimony, child support, gambling problems, drinking problems, kids in private school, spend all their money on girls........they can't afford a new car, and will be glad to buy yours, with all the lights and siren, at a good price. Go ahead. Drill holes. Cut things off. Do whatever you need to make your vehicle functional.

when you've seen the worst in the human condition, all that you have left is a sense of humor. Just remember that when you're out with your SAR K9; the service that you perform, is the rent that you pay, for living on this earth. 5150

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Well, if they get lost, the rescuers can always follow the trail of k-cups. It used to be that for outdoors training exercises, guys would have coffee from home (or maybe 7Eleven) in a vacuum bottle. Thermos was popular. I always had, and still have, a 2 qt Stanley. Then a few years back, dudes started showing up with Starbucks cups, and Starbucks coffee in 96 oz boxes. If there was ever an overnight trip, I bring along the percolator. But ever since Snoop Dogg invested in Philz Coffee, guys who used to bring the Starbucks, are showing up with pour over coffee makers. 5150

Obviously, this guy didn't read this forum. I kept flashing my lights, he kept looking at me. Then he reached under his dashboard, pulled out a speaker mic, and I swear he must have been calling in my description and license plate number. Like he was calling for backup, or trying to get me busted.

It even lets you know that you're getting bad mileage.

At home, I use a French Press. It just brews a better cup of coffee. When I'm outdoors, I've got the old fashion percolator. Those Mr. Coffee machines just don't make a good cup of coffee. What worked the best, was a coffee siphon. I had one until my ex-girlfriend got mad and threw it across the room at me. Although, she wasn't really mad at me. She was mad at someone else; my other girlfriend.

Funny. I came to the opposite conclusion when in Manhattan. I'd rather live in NYC, than commute from CT. I was the only non-Hablo-Espanol person in Spanish Harlem. And this was long before gentrification.

A beeper and rows of dimes.

Sounds like a lot of electrical draw, to brew k-cups, then litter the woods with used, non-biodegradable k-cups while camping. Just kidding. I'm sure nobody is tossing out k-cups in the woods.......

I've seen those on Park Service vehicles. Although I never bothered to ask a ranger if it was any good.

Am I the only one who does it the old fashion way? I simply fold down my seats, and go to sleep in there. If I go in the truck, I lay in the truck bed. I have friends who bring along air mattresses and yoga mats. But I just lay down and sleep. When i camped in Jeeps, where I didn't have the luxury of such a long, flat surface, I slept outside on the floor. Sleeping out under the stars, drinking beer, shooting guns, making the new guy stay up all night, with a rifle, guarding against wild animals, then drawing on his face with a Sharpie when he finally passes out. That's kind of what camping out is about.

Man, I can't wait to see what you will do. That commute must be quite a bear......especially in the winter, stuck in traffic, and deep in the snow. Are you going into Manhattan, or one of the other boroughs? When I was in Manhattan, most people I knew didn't have a car, and some didn't even have a drivers license. There just wasn't anywhere to park. Everyone got around on the subway or by cab. And out of the people that I knew, I was the only one with a set of tools who actually changed his own oil. Keep posting the pics. Especially when you start with the mods.

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Depending upon your needs.......there may, or may not, be enough space for you to carry everything that you need to do your job. Certainly tools and parts should be fine. But if for whatever reason, you need to actually haul an appliance.......you may, or may not, be able to carry the weight. Are you repairing small appliances like George Foreman Grills, blenders, and 2 slice toasters? Or are we more into washers, dryers, and refrigerators? Does a commercial ice maker qualify as an appliance? I know a guy who services commercial laundromats out of a little Honda. He only carries 1 little tool bag, a few spare parts for wear items, and his lunch box.