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Re: Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous
@mjfloyd1 said:
Blue is not a good color for a patient. I like how you think
But since it is a Smurf, it’s normal
mjfloyd1
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Re: Mystery car pix
A few miles from me, a Dallas suburb. No longer a Tom Thumb at that location, too bad, would have been fun to see the changes.Tom Thumb started in the Dallas area, and that looks Dallas-flat. And that church in the background looks vaguely familiar, but I can't find it.1966.
Josey Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas.
texases
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Re: Mystery car pix
Often spoilers spoil good design.
I don't know where this is but I can guess when this is, zooms well:
I don't know where this is but I can guess when this is, zooms well:
fintail
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Re: 2025 Subaru BRZ Lease Deals, Incentives, Rebates, and Prices
Are you able to get VIP pricing for 2025 BRZ Limited w/ manual?Sorry, we don't have that info
kyfdx
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Re: Mystery car pix
many years ago NY did prefixes by county. My father was a volunteer fireman and the name of the fire company was Excelsior, and in the county they used EX for them. NY has an Excelsior county that happened to use EX on the plates. So many of the fireman went and got plates out there so they would have EX plates on their cars.
stickguy
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Re: Acura Owners Club - Meet the Members
This oil change the wrench came on at about 10 months and 4k miles (maybe 3). Must not have liked all the short trips.
stickguy
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Re: Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II
I definitely alter my schedule on this. I know that they have to account for worst case scenario, but some of these are also too generous in that respect (like CVT):
- Oil changes/oil filter: Annual (unless driving > 15,000 miles a year, then cap at 15,000 miles)
- HVAC filter (AKA "cabin air filter"): Annual
- Engine air cleaner element: Annual
- Brake fluid: 3 years
- Rear differential fluid: 50,000 miles (also front differential and manual transmission, if applicable)
- Spark plugs at 60k/5 years - yes! I actually tend to go longer, but the plugs may get tired after this.
- Drive belt: No replacement with annual conditioning
- CVT transmission: 30,000 - 40,000 miles
- Fuel filter 72k miles/6 years - This one is interesting, and I have to wonder if they changed how they do the fuel filter. In my Subarus, the fuel filter is coupled with the fuel pump, in the gas tank, and they intend that this is replaced as an assembly (about $500). So, that would be pretty ridiculous to do every 72,000 miles. I'd say this tends to be more on the order of lifetime, but at least 150,000 miles on older Subarus that do not have an engine-compartment in-line fuel filter (older ones, like until around 2004, did have this).
- Radiator fluid: 10 years
- Power Steering fluid: 5 years - not applicable on newer Subarus with electric power steering, but very important for older models with hydraulic systems!
xwesx
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Re: Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II
Below is the Subaru maintenance schedule from the manual of our 2024 Outback. The print is tiny and it's a bit challenging to read, but beyond lots of inspections, here's my summary of when it says to replace things.
Oil changes/oil filter every 6 months or 6k miles
HVAC filter: every 20k miles or so
Engine air cleaner element every 30k/2.5 years
Brake fluid every 30k/2.5 years
Rear differential fluid: every 60k miles/4 years
Spark plugs at 60k/5 years
Drive belt replace at 60k/5 years
CVT transmission fluid 60k or so
Fuel filter 72k miles/6 years
Radiator fluid: 11 years or 137k miles
The last one is the big surprise to me, bc I've never heard of radiator fluid lasting 11 years or 137k miles.
Oil changes/oil filter every 6 months or 6k miles
HVAC filter: every 20k miles or so
Engine air cleaner element every 30k/2.5 years
Brake fluid every 30k/2.5 years
Rear differential fluid: every 60k miles/4 years
Spark plugs at 60k/5 years
Drive belt replace at 60k/5 years
CVT transmission fluid 60k or so
Fuel filter 72k miles/6 years
Radiator fluid: 11 years or 137k miles
The last one is the big surprise to me, bc I've never heard of radiator fluid lasting 11 years or 137k miles.
