socal_eric
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Re: What Would It Take for YOU to buy a diesel car?
Bought one of the first Cruze Turbo Diesel when they first hit the dealers here in Southern California. To answer the title of the thread, it took a manufacturer other than VW to offer a reasonably a… (View Post)3 -
Re: Swapping Summer Tires for a Summer Showdown - 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Long-Term Road Test
Your price is pretty close to what they go for on tirerack.com but I'd agree that for the approximately extra $150 for the set the Pilot Super Sport would be a much better choice. I've run a set of r… (View Post)1 -
Re: Chevy HHR suddenly not starting, cranks fine, runs great.
For future reference to anyone reading this, it is a somewhat common problem on the Ecotec engines used in that generation of cars and is normally an easy and inexpensive fix. If you have hard starti… (View Post)2 -
Re: Ten Cubic Feet of Trunk Space Goes Far Enough - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test
Yes the press did, but I'm also guessing a large majority of actual owners don't care what method is used and if you have a car with scissor hinges and gas-pressurized struts that wear out after a fe… (View Post)1 -
Re: Swagger, Heft and the Roots of the Hellcat - 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Long-Term Road Test
Unless you bought a car from an owner that took meticulous care to go above and beyond the factory recommended service (assuming they kept up on that), the power steering fluid probably hasn't been c… (View Post)1