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InitialDave posted:
I shopped for all my options online. The ricy fartcan was the cheapest option overall. Sorry I didn't spell that out enough for you to understand.
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revmoo posted:An oil change on my E36 is around that much, 8 quarts of oil at 8 bucks a pop, plus five bucks for a filter == 71 bucks. Yeah, uh, Rotella T is cheap and works great.
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Feb 18, 2015 21:32
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You might be able to get your oil changed for $20 if you buy the shittiest oil and a Fram filter on sale and do it yourself but I highly doubt you'll find a garage that will do it for that little - even Wal-Mart starts oil changes at $27.
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Feb 18, 2015 21:51
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ExplodingSims posted:$60-$80 for an oil change? Good God, what kind of oil are you using? Full synthetic oil is typically $7-10/qt unless you find it on sale, and my motor takes just shy of 7 quarts. Add in a non-poo poo filter for ~$10 and voila, $60-80 DIY. Ironically, it's pretty much the same price to let one of my indy euro shops do changes since they buy the appropriate oil and filters in bulk.
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Feb 18, 2015 22:05
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Guinness posted:Full synthetic oil is typically $7-10/qt unless you find it on sale, and my motor takes just shy of 7 quarts. Add in a non-poo poo filter for ~$10 and voila, $60-80 DIY. Guess you should buy an acvw.. 3 quarts, no filter.  Though you do need to keep a supply of those crush washers, they aren't expensive though.
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Feb 18, 2015 22:06
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kastein posted:
This reminds me the other day I saw a Smart Fourtwo with a huge sticker on the back that said "Not a liberal!". Was he afraid of the shame he might feel if someone saw him driving his tiny impractical shitbox and thought "well that guy obviously voted for Obama"?  BlackMK4 posted:Yeah, uh, Rotella T is cheap and works great. Even at Walmart, Rotella T6 synthetic is nearly $7/qt. Newer BMWs require synthetic. Oil changes on my E46 are similar to Revmoo's E36, around $70 each change ( I use Mobil 1 synth, as that's one of the oils approved for the M54 and it's not much different in price over T6 seeing as how I have to drive a ways to get to a Walmart, but there's an Autozone I can walk to across the street). Also remember that newer BMW inline sixes have timing chains and DOHC heads compared to your E30, so they take a lot more oil than an M20. fakeaccount posted:It doesn't always say that. Sometimes it says "I'm too fat to ride a loving motorcycle." This will never be the case: 
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Feb 18, 2015 22:27
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T6 is about 20 bucks for a gallon at walmart
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Feb 18, 2015 22:37
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HotCanadianChick posted:Even at Walmart, Rotella T6 synthetic is nearly $7/qt. Newer BMWs require synthetic. Oil changes on my E46 are similar to Revmoo's E36, around $70 each change ( I use Mobil 1 synth, as that's one of the oils approved for the M54 and it's not much different in price over T6 seeing as how I have to drive a ways to get to a Walmart, but there's an Autozone I can walk to across the street). He has an M42 which has a timing chain. M20s take 4 quarts and M42s take 5.25.
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Feb 18, 2015 22:45
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HotCanadianChick posted:This reminds me the other day I saw a Smart Fourtwo with a huge sticker on the back that said "Not a liberal!". BraveUlysses posted:T6 is about 20 bucks for a gallon at walmart This. T is like $14. 4 qt to the gallon means $5/qt. Also, I have an M42 (DOHC w/ timing chain) - it takes a little over 5qt. My E46 took about 7qt, I ran Rotella T on it for 60k miles or something. Meh. I just toss Rotella in everything I own since it's safe for motorcycles. If I had an E60 M5 or something exotic then sure.
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Feb 18, 2015 22:45
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The poo poo-trikes are spreading. I just saw a Slingshot on the road here in Shreveport. 
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Feb 18, 2015 22:59
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I can get a 5q jug of Mobil1 20w-50 for like, $26.68 at my local Walmart. Where the gently caress are you guys buying oil? Or is Mobil1 the "peasant" full synthetic these days or something?
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Feb 18, 2015 23:10
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I go with motorcraft oil. Is that bad? I go synthetic blend, the only thing that worries me is that its so darn cheap, $17.97 for 5 quarts. But hey I drive two fords.  Rotilla is for diesel engines, right? I remember getting laughed at when I said I would pick some up after everyone recommended it but I swear no one mentioned that they were driving a diesel.
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Feb 18, 2015 23:48
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I put rotella t in my Subaru. Although for awhile i was using Motul 5w40 synthetic because we stocked in and I got it at cost.
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Cage posted:Rotilla is for diesel engines, right? I remember getting laughed at when I said I would pick some up after everyone recommended it but I swear no one mentioned that they were driving a diesel. Rotela is for diesels, but it offers better protection than some other oils and meets higher standards due to the amount of stress diesel get put under.
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Feb 19, 2015 00:12
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Also IIRC has a higher zinc content for flat tappets.
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Feb 19, 2015 00:22
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T6 is awesome, it's recommended a lot for turbo applications. It's a diesel oil, which does throw a lot of people at first, but it's backed by the ratings the oil carries plus a myriad of Blackstone analysis reports across a lot of different models/engines. As for terrible car stuff, T6 is pricy in the land of maple syrup when it's not on sale. 5I jug plus a cheap fram filter came to just over $62. I need to stock up, somehow ran out and didn't notice when my last change came up.
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Bajaha posted:T6 is awesome, it's recommended a lot for turbo applications. It's a diesel oil, which does throw a lot of people at first, but it's backed by the ratings the oil carries plus a myriad of Blackstone analysis reports across a lot of different models/engines. It's 19.99 a gallon at my local walmart. Cross the border dawg.
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Feb 19, 2015 00:36
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Paging Boomerjinks http://saginaw.craigslist.org/cto/4895891902.html 
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Feb 19, 2015 00:56
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Why would you go to the work of doing that, using an Explorer... and not use the right Explorer?
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Feb 19, 2015 01:00
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To be fair, finding an unmolested, rust-free and mechanically sound mid-90s Explorer would be a pretty tall order at this point.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:02
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InitialDave posted:Why would you go to the work of doing that, using an Explorer... and not use the right Explorer? Exploder. It seems like every Ford Explorer I see in the south is sagging really badly from overuse.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:04
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Geoj posted:To be fair, finding an unmolested, rust-free and mechanically sound mid-90s Explorer would be a pretty tall order at this point.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:05
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Geoj posted:To be fair, finding an unmolested, rust-free and mechanically sound mid-90s Explorer would be a pretty tall order at this point. Guess it depends on what part of the country you're in. I did a quick Craigslist search near me and this one is $2,400 and already comes with the correct Eddie Bauer wheels, body kit, seats (including leather and beige color). And of course no rust, being a SoCal car. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/4897426981.html Throw on some paint and you're 90% there.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:22
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kastein posted:
Both of these have "I love my country / I fear my government" stickers, which is pretty great.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:27
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InitialDave posted:Why would you go to the work of doing that, using an Explorer... and not use the right Explorer?
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Feb 19, 2015 01:46
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Geoj posted:To be fair, finding an unmolested, rust-free and mechanically sound mid-90s Explorer would be a pretty tall order at this point. I saw one of those poor fuckers today on my way home from work. Looked like it was begging for death. Someone at Ford needs either a medal or a bullet to the head for that one. It's like the aspirational version of the dented Sunfire.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:51
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 It's not the sticker, it's where it's located
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Feb 19, 2015 05:34
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blk posted:
I like the way it could also imply that she only passes from the right side
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Feb 19, 2015 05:42
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What someone really needs to do is take a Mercedes ML and do it up Lost World style.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:44
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BoostCreep posted:Guess it depends on what part of the country you're in. I did a quick Craigslist search near me and this one is $2,400 and already comes with the correct Eddie Bauer wheels, body kit, seats (including leather and beige color). And of course no rust, being a SoCal car. This is like 5 miles from me. Almost tempting for a early 90s nostalgia factor, but it is in Mo Valley, which means it is either stolen or I'd get robbed picking it up.
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Feb 19, 2015 06:31
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Fucknag posted:What someone really needs to do is take a Mercedes ML and do it up Lost World style. That implies that there are any W163 ML-classes on the road. 
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Feb 19, 2015 06:39
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Sinestro posted:That implies that there are any W163 ML-classes on the road. I see a few here and there but only ever worked on the subsequent shape. Are they particularly doggy?
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Feb 19, 2015 06:56
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Slavvy posted:I see a few here and there but only ever worked on the subsequent shape. Are they particularly doggy? They are arguably Mercedes' worst vehicle ever made. Complete piles.
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I dunno the first generation A class makes a pretty convincing argument for that title, but I guess it isn't huge and thirsty on top of being lovely and retarded. Fun fact: the engine on those was laying on it's side, tilted forwards, with the trans and accessories strung out behind it roughly where the front occupants feet go. The idea was that in a major crash, the entire drivetrain would just detach like a lizard's tail and slip out underneath the car so the crumple zone could do it's thing.
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Slavvy posted:I dunno the first generation A class makes a pretty convincing argument for that title, but I guess it isn't huge and thirsty on top of being lovely and retarded. That's a legitimately innovative design decision that has some drawbacks when it comes to maintainance. The 1st gen M-class was just an awful car. You would think that a basic front engine, RWD, body on frame truck would be within the capabilities of Mercedes engineering but here we are.
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Feb 19, 2015 07:43
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InitialDave posted:The Sam Vimes boots principle of socio-economic inequality. I get that, but we're talking about a few buck worth of oil and paying enough attention to keep it topped off/change it on occasion to save hundreds if not thousands of dollars. It's triage. I've been there. It's possible.
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CommieGIR posted:I'm having a hard time believing that fartcans are a matter of cost savings. From last page but a Ebay exhaust from the headers to fart can was about 1/3 the price of a normal exhaust system when I put one on the Civic last year.
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Feb 19, 2015 08:17
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Sinestro posted:That implies that there are any W163 ML-classes on the road. Jeff Goldblum said he had one still from Lost World. I wonder if it is still going.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Boomerjinks made a Ghost Busters car out of a Subaru. Saying that, there's a Vauxhall Frontera here that's painted up in JP colours.
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From when I was living in the Cayman Islands: Yes, it's just a regular PT. But since the Cayman Islands has no direct taxation of business, income, or property, they make all their money on import duties. To get this car licensed, at all, somebody paid ( value of car + shipping + sea insurance ) * 1.26, plus another $600ish for plates, reg, and inspection. They didn't just casually go on craigslist and get this thing. They had to put it on a goddamn boat. Oh, and bonus round, here's what the tropical sun does to a PT's dash: 
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