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Gas mileage drops?

1995 Toyota Tercel, 1500cc, 212,000 miles. Took 1500 mile round trip. Cruise control set to 60-61 mph. Get 500 or so fe...
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posted by ivanvegvary
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by ivanvegvary

13 deaths cheaper than 0 deaths

Summary: Toyota is forced to pay a fine of 1.2 billion dollars for 0 deaths. GM pays 35 million dollars for 13 deaths....
10 comments posted 12yrs
posted by invalid
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by invalid

The need for speed.

Google,,, Designing the fastest car on the planet
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posted by dhiaduit
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by dhiaduit

Shift hard to move

In the LeSabre as well as my previous cars, it was always hard to shift out of park if the car was on a slope. Somethin...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by td_03
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by td_03

purge line fitting leak?

('04 Cavalier, 110K miles) Is getting a P0455 DTC. Replaced the gas filler cap; nada. On inspection, there's liquid in...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by gbeccles
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by gbeccles

Re: Where the World's Unsold New Cars Go To Die

> If this is true, then who is financing this pile of cars? The photos range from ordinary finished goods of car factor...
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posted by tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS

Unsold Cars

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5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by dhiaduit
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by dhiaduit

vapor canister disconnect (Cavalier)

(04 Cavalier) The (2) hoses running to the vapor canister have 'quick disconnects'. The plastic is all free, and I've t...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by gbeccles
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by gbeccles

Battery maintenance

I brought home 2 ragrats yesterday, found the lights were on a few hours later. Then I took battery home and put it on...
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posted by isquat
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by isquat

gas question

have 2 gas cans about 1 gallon each gas/oil mix for two cycle left over from last summer......I no longer have two cycl...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by buckwheat
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by buckwheat

Where to tap for 12 volts

Need to sleep in my car for two nights while on a trip. Use a CPAP breathing machine (cigarette lighter plug) but this...
19 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by ivanvegvary

How are cracks in windshield handled these days?

A few months ago I was working on my car (2000 Chrysler 300m) and lifting one of the front corners to do some suspensio...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by MoPar
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by MoPar

Car storage question

my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite period of time....possibly a couple of years........how...
8 comments posted 12yrs
posted by buckwheat
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by buckwheat

testing control arm bushings

('04 Cavalier, 110K miles) NYS inspection says that our control arm bushings are bad. They could be, given the mileage...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by gbeccles
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by gbeccles