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So maybe it's just me but I've had negative experiences with two of my local Toyota Dealerships and I'm wondering if it's just me (possible, I'm rather dis-trustful of most mechanics) or if others are having issues getting proper service at their local dealers as well. I'll detail the most...

Some would say I'm a simple-sort of guy; I like cheese on my burgers, my bacon crispy and my women curvy (I had a hard time thinking of a third thing). My ride for work is an F-450 which uses a column shifter. It's there, it works and I never have to think about it. Well last week the truck...

So this was a simple fix to a problem which had been bugging me for the past couple of months. My Corolla doesn't have any way to secure cargo in the trunk, which normally isn't a big deal since I don't carry much back there, although I do have a tool bag and a small fire extinguisher back...

I was on the freeway the other day when I saw a Corolla go speeding by me at about 1 Gazillion MPH! I gave chase as quickly as I could in my Corolla, but alas it just couldn't keep-up (must have been the lack of down-force my lowly, wing-less Corolla can muster). As the Black Corolla I was...

So my lady friend (we'll call her crash) got backed in to by a rogue garbage truck (happened the first day at her new place too, nice 'welcome to the neighborhood' LOL). The airbags didn't deploy and the car still ran and drove fine (a little too fine, she drove it like that for two days before...

So for the first time since I've owned it (three years, though a relative was driving it for most of that time until last month) I took a trip in my Corolla for a work/pleasure trip to Las Vegas with a friend. Here are a few things I learned: :yes: 1) The stock radio will pick-up AM talk radio...

Seems to be slow on the site today so how about a top-speed thread :yes: I'm generally a pretty conservative driver so I'll set the bar low at 80. :laughing: Kevin

Hi all, so from what I've read the small, lump on the roof of a 2010 Corolla is an antenna for Satellite radio. I have a portable Satellite reciever which connects to the stereo via the Aux port so what I'd like to do is use the existing satellite antenna on the roof. I know I'll need to make...

So living here in So.Cal. I'm used to seeing my fair share of customized vehicles (a couple of which live in my driveway but I digress). Lifted trucks (guilty) slammed cars, custom paint, window tints, odd-sized wheels (me) and patina (seriously, just paint your car, you're fooling no one). So...

Here's a quick write-up about one of my favorite gadgets. It's a ScanGauge II. It plugs into the OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) port at the bottom of your dashboard. In the US every car or truck since 1998(?) must have an OBD II port located someplace (fairly) close to the steering wheel. The OBD...

So I'm getting ready to do an oil change on my new-to-me '10 Corolla and realized that I don't seem to have the correct-size tool to remove the oil filter. I know this car uses a canister-style filter so what do you all use for removing it, don't make me go to the dealer to buy one! LOL Kevin

Let me begin by saying that so far I'm pretty happy with the headlights on my '10 Corolla, especially the high-beams which I use frequently (I live on a dimly-lit street) but what I don't like is there seems to be no way to over-ride the auto-on feature. Let me explain. The other night I was...

Hi all, so my new-to-me '10 Corolla seems have warped front rotors. I'm planning on doing a front brake job this weekend and wanted to know if there was anything special I needed to know in order to get the rotors off. Thanks! Kevin

Hi all, been lurking for a while but now I have a few questions (which I'll post in the appropriate forums) so I thought I'd join the fun over here :) I drive a '10 Corolla LE which I just took-over from a friend who no longer wanted the payments. I'm a pretty hard-core gear head who's into...