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"I dont' know if it's leaking oil or burning oil" means it's burning oil... I know not everyone has a garage, but even in apartment situations, people park in the same spot often enough that it takes a willful effort to not notice that your car is leaking oil. I would have it looked at by a...

My understanding of the rear hub assembly is that it's all one piece, and you can't simply swap the bearing like one would think... I had a horrible "whirring" noise on my car and replacing the left rear hub fixed it. Cost was around $300, which is more than it should have been, but after...

Towing with a CVT is never the best option, but 500 lbs. is negligible... You could put 2 fat friends in teh back seat and be over 500 lbs. 90% of the time towing isn't an issue at all - it's stopping. I don't have a hitch on my corolla, but I have considered it a lot lately, just so I don't...

it's weird that it would die while idling... I am no car mechanic, but on a motorcycle, that would make me think they (accidentally or inadvertently) turned the idle screw down too low, and now it's not getting enough gas to turn over or properly idle when cold.

Are those "people" licensed to practice law in the states you're driving? I admit I haven't explicitly researched the topic you're discussing, but as an attorney who practices criminal law, I think you're reading whatever source you're citing far too broadly. Any 'federal exemption' is...

Fair enough. I suppose i'm thinking of it more along the lines of firearm safety... "treat it like it's loaded, and don't point it at anything you don't want to put a hole in." But by that logic, simply driving the car would be dangerous... How hard was the installation? You said 10...

I know this procedure has been detailed elsewhere, but are you saying you removed the airbag without disconnecting the battery? I have been led to believe that is required to install cruise. I'm extremely interested in adding cruise to my 2003 CE model...

I appreciate that, but I'm solidly in the second pack of experts. I turn :57's at that track when I'm racing. The fast guys will turn :55's, and the 13 yr old (who started racing before me!) has clipped off a :53.8 or something insane like that. With the mini bikes in particular, I tend to...

I never ran a camera on the big bike, but i'm on a few races (actually one crash) from a user named "zippytech" I have tons of footage of the kart track stuff The user "Bark615" is my teammate and uploads a lot more of our videos.

Ah the advantage of racing a low-powered vehicle! When I was racing a 600RR, I would cook a rear tire in 3-4 days, and that is if it was dry, and I could flip it to keep the wear even. The fronts would last maybe 6-8 days, but both front and rear would start to offer less grip after the first...

I'm used to racing motorcycles, so while the basic principles are the same, the costs and modifications are quite a bit different. How many days will a set of tires last you?

"quite a few" is an understatement. I drive a lot. I fill up at least once a week. My commute to work is currently 39.x miles, and before Thanksgiving, we're moving and it will be 47.x miles. Multiplied by 10 trips to and from work each week ...well, you get the idea. I've tracked over...

if nothing else, fuelly gives me something to do at the gas pump. Driving as much as i do for work, it's also helpful to keep track of how much i'm spending on gas, and how much I would have spent if i hadn't replaced my Altima with the Corolla.

well then, i guess there's no harm in giving it a try.

What tires are you running?

How much is it going to cost to buy new injectors and have them installed? My guess is it will take quite a few miles to recoup your costs. I would concentrate on keeping your tires properly inflated and use the AC less often. Both are free, and will have a meaningful effect on economy...

It's possible, but your sample size is far to small to be sure. For reference, the best mileage i have gotten from my 2003 was achieved driving from the East side of Cleveland to Indianapolis, and back again. I was doing more like 75 the whole way, and ran the AC almost the entire time. I got...