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STR posted:I've found 5 quart jugs of Mobil 1 at Walmart tend to be the same price as store brand conventional at most stores. Though the oil change bundles will sometimes offset that when you factor in the filter. But then you have to go to Walmart, and I will usually pay more to not do that. Only exception the last few years have been the dog’s insulin and car batteries. I will investigate order for pickup, though, since that’s now right at the front of the store. Edit: I will note that my reluctance to visit is equal amounts not wanting to support their rapacious business practices, and, well, People Of Walmart is truth.
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I hate Walmart too, but their prices are decent on oil. Thankfully the one near me is a small store and not very busy, so I can get in and out pretty quick. They've raised their pay, at least in Austin stores. It's still not great, but it's on par to what I'd make flipping burgers at Dairy Queen ($12/hr to start there). Rhyno posted:Meijer (does that exist outside of the flyovers?) tends to have pretty killer rebates on M1. I think I got $24 back from a gallon and filter deal. Meijer exists only in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. So yeah, flyover country. The closest thing to Meijer that we have here would be HEB's "Plus!" format stores. Which are still nowhere near as big as a Meijer (the store I work at is about 130k sq ft). HEB, even in their "Plus!" format stores (which carry plants, patio furniture, some clothing, kitchen stuff, small appliances, etc), just has the typical grocery store assortment when it comes to automotive - I think my store has 1/3 of one side of an aisle dedicated to automotive. Though from Wikipedia, it looks like HEB's Plus concept is kind of like a smaller Meijer - the one I work at carries kitchen stuff, patio, gardening, and a small clothing section (also has a bank inside). Some of them have an attached restaurant (owned and operated by the store).
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STR posted:I hate Walmart too, but their prices are decent on oil. Thankfully the one near me is a small store and not very busy, so I can get in and out pretty quick. That, too, but I meant more on how they beat down their own suppliers and are actively destroying them AND any competing general/variety store. A race to the bottom, where no one wins. Seriously, they have unreal expectations. The company I work at works with Walmart, supplying IT products. We *had* to establish a local office, and it could not be any kind of “fancy”. I’m not kidding - it had to be plain and functional. They’re like an HOA in reverse.
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Dec 18, 2019 22:07
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Rhyno posted:Meijer (does that exist outside of the flyovers?) tends to have pretty killer rebates on M1. I think I got $24 back from a gallon and filter deal. Seconding Meijer. It's always nice when the rebate checks show up too because it takes so drat long you forget about them. I'm a couple hundred miles away from a change, too.
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Dec 18, 2019 22:09
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Mobil 1 synthetic at Costco is often $25-28 for cases of six quart bottles. At it's highest somewhere around $36. I just buy multiples when it goes cheaper.
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Swapped coil packs to chase rough idle. No change, so original coil pack seems to be good. Might as well move on to plugs and wires next.
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Verman posted:Mobil 1 synthetic at Costco is often $25-28 for cases of six quart bottles. At it's highest somewhere around $36. I just buy multiples when it goes cheaper. What up this is me but also with diesel oil became of course Costco....is good.
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We have hit maximum cheekiness.   I've got 150lbs in the trunk and 350 in the driver's seat and i've got to get rowdy for a little rub.  I have to get the front spacers machined again because i'm an idiot, but go ddamn does it fill out the fender well.    I've got a pair that are a little more worn, but i don't think i'll even need spring spacers to run brand new take-offs. That's only 28" to 32" but it looks like those online memes with 5'11 and 6'1
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Dec 19, 2019 01:54
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That's an even better fitment than the Grabbers on my Town Car.
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Dec 19, 2019 03:21
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That looks like a hot wheels and yes it's fantastic.
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I love cats with all terrains. Reminds me of Grand theft auto where I would put the off-road wheels and tires on all my super cars. If I had the money for a Bentley, lambo or a Porsche, I would put BFG all terrains on them with white letters out of course.
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Darchangel posted:But then you have to go to Walmart, and I will usually pay more to not do that. Only exception the last few years have been the dog’s insulin and car batteries. Sure, I detest Walmart and avoid at all costs except to go in to buy oil/filters/wiper blades. Plus they have an auto center where I can leave my jugs of used oil on the counter without fuss. It's a moral quandary.
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Darchangel posted:That, too, but I meant more on how they beat down their own suppliers and are actively destroying them AND any competing general/variety store. A race to the bottom, where no one wins. Seriously, they have unreal expectations. The company I work at works with Walmart, supplying IT products. We *had* to establish a local office, and it could not be any kind of “fancy”. I’m not kidding - it had to be plain and functional. They’re like an HOA in reverse. Then get a Costco membership. A few other people mentioned Costco has drat good prices on Mobil 1. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Dec 19, 2019 |
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Dec 19, 2019 15:44
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Installed two hyperspots and one spotlight I snagged on ebay
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Been staying with the grandparents for a couple weeks now, doing some work around the house and stuff and keeping them company. So far grandpa's pickup has gotten: Car wash Oil change New headlight bulbs and some aim adjustments New cv after noticing some vibration and finding a torn boot during the oil change Remove grille and whole headlight assemblies again to change a high beam bulb that was out new wipers If only my own car got so much attention. Plus side, I got some new tools out of the deal. Like an awesome set of really long box ends with a flex ratcheting end. Which I didn't specifically need to do any of the work but I've wanted a set for awhile and they were on sale. And a new big torque wrench because mine has been acting funny and I don't have it here and needed to torque the lugs and axle nut. jamal fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Dec 20, 2019 |
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jamal posted:Been staying with the grandparents for a couple weeks now, doing some work around the house and stuff and keeping them company. So far grandpa's pickup has gotten: I borrowed a set of those style wrenches from a coworker a while back to do the starter on my mazda. I got a bolt loose in 5 minutes that I spent a couple hours the night before fighting. Its not a constant use tool but it is a godsend when you need it. Like I actually do right now to take out an exhaust bolt on a family friend's car.
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STR posted:Then get a Costco membership. A few other people mentioned Costco has drat good prices on Mobil 1. You know about where I live (south end of DFW airport.) For some reason, Costco refuses to put a store anywhere in the Mid-Cities. Closest is Southlake, next closest is South Arlington. Neither are "close". I wouldn't get there often enough to offset the cost of the membership. I do ride on a friend's coattails when there's a *really* good deal on something I want, though. We let our Sam's Club membership lapse years ago. They're better positioned, but we never went to the store. Elmnt80 posted:I borrowed a set of those style wrenches from a coworker a while back to do the starter on my mazda. I got a bolt loose in 5 minutes that I spent a couple hours the night before fighting. Its not a constant use tool but it is a godsend when you need it. Like I actually do right now to take out an exhaust bolt on a family friend's car. Stuff like that is why you end up with questions from significant others about why you have so many tools. "Don't you already have a set of wrenches?" In my case, the response is usually: "don't you already have a pair of shoes/a purse?" Not really. My wife is the daughter of a tinkerer electrical engineer. She understands the value and necessity of tools. I got lucky, there. By the same token, I don't give her poo poo about kitchen tools.
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Got one of the fronts mounted and they don't really fit. I didn't get a good pic because....  when i dropped the jack the car rolled out of the garage and into a neighbors fence    no real damage except the rear bumper strip there and the gas door coverand i don't even understand how the gently caress that rubber goes back in. it's hard as a rock and there are no fasteners. Then i stuck the old front wheels on and washed it and stuck it away in the corner for a while. Sitting there in my shame staring at what i had done, i did notice the fender badges are tapered so they present straight out on a curved fender. I thought that was kind of neat.   I'll hopefully replace the fuel pump tomorrow and get to assessing what i should have been doing on it instead of messing around with big tires.
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Got the new cargo area mockup half done
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taqueso posted:Got the new cargo area mockup half done Are you rigging it up to camp in?
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taqueso posted:Got the new cargo area mockup half done Just fiberglass that up, and you're good to go! Then put it on Etsy and Instructables.
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yeah that is tight, sorry to hear about your fence incidentPowershift posted:Are you rigging it up to camp in? I didn't start with that idea but it is going to be better for camping. It started with reading a sweedespeed thread where someone removed the 3rd row for a trip and took a bunch of pics. I thought that'd be cool since I never use the third row, having a larger under-floor trunk area would be cool and it looked pretty easy. Then I got the idea to put in a subwoofer in, and the best place to do that is between the 2nd row seats so I took out the center seat there too. The cardboard is at the same level as the tailgate and what the 3rd row seats used to fold down to, so the interior is essentially the same size as before.  Now I've got a bunch of ideas:
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I clearly pay too much attention to the meme compilations my daughter watches on YouTube, because the '69" nice' made me laugh out loud.
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Elmnt80 posted:I borrowed a set of those style wrenches from a coworker a while back to do the starter on my mazda. I got a bolt loose in 5 minutes that I spent a couple hours the night before fighting. Its not a constant use tool but it is a godsend when you need it. Like I actually do right now to take out an exhaust bolt on a family friend's car. Yeah a coworker at an old shop had a set of similar wrenches, and the 14mm is invaluable for removing subaru downpipes. Tons of leverage and you can reach all five fasteners on a stock one. So I was planning on maybe just a 12/14 and 17/19 combo, not thinking of a ratcheting end. But this whole set was only 130 canadian dollerydos and I didn't pay for it anyway. well, I did in labor.  i guess the only downside is they're canadian tire brand, so if i break one, especially back in the states, i'm poo poo out of luck. Previously I was thinking about these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002AIX502/?coliid=I6CU6GP983BIM&colid=1ZBE362UPRXA7&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it jamal fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Dec 20, 2019 |
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jamal posted:
Holler and I can send you a new set. CTC prices have gone way up in the last few years, though. Is this the set? https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-metric-flex-head-gearwrench-set-7-pc-0588587p.html#srp Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Dec 20, 2019 |
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These https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-extra-long-double-box-end-flex-wrench-set-10-pc-0580370p.html#srp They were 129.99 when i got them wednesday. I should probably go through some of great grandpa's old stuff and post it in the tool thread. Like this big rear end snap-on ratchet that appears to have been made in 1949 
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Verman posted:Mobil 1 synthetic at Costco is often $25-28 for cases of six quart bottles. At it's highest somewhere around $36. I just buy multiples when it goes cheaper. Yeah it's a great deal, I wish Costco carried the oil weights I need though. They don't have the right weight for 5 of my 6 cars, 5W-40 and 15W-50, and even the auto parts stores don't carry the 15W-50 in gallon sizes so I have to go to Walmart for 3 of my cars and my Walmart is super sketchy. I finally got done applying some protective clear coat on the top of my Suburban since the clear and the paint was nearly worn through on top, apparently there was a recall for the paint on my truck back in the 90's and it wasn't done because "The paint was fine" then. I really need to get the thing repainted properly but it is really expensive so this should buy some time.
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Dealer wanted $36 each for windshield wiper nozzles. Seemed high. Parts store had some for $20. Was surprised anything made it to the windshield at all because one was completely broken and disconnected and the other fell apart as soon as I touched it.
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Oil change but also installed a Fumoto valve on it. I was excited until I realized I don't get the benefits until the next oil change. Also realized I only put in 8 quarts not 8.5, I must have been looking at the liters column. That half quart is going to screw up my oil purchases at Costco, since they are 6 packs.
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I always enjoy when I see an engine that takes 4,5 or 6 qts. Five is the magical one.
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Annoyed that both of my currents take 6 quarts. The 5 qt. jugs were on sale, but the additional 1 qt. bottles were not. Plus, I buy an extra just in case (which I shouldn't have to do next time, unless I have a leak the Subaru has a leak. I think you know where.
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Could be worse, you could have an 11.5L sump. Having to buy a $180 20L drum of oil every single change is a pain in the arse.
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Last car was 5.5qts, pain in my rear end. Current is 10, while a lot at least I can easily grab two 5qt jugs.
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I can do the car and truck with a single 20 liter pail of 0w40 synthetic for $125. The car takes 5 and the truck 15.
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I really enjoyed the Civic we had that was 3.4L.
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3.6 L capacity with the expanded filter* in my Capri. It feels great to buy a gallon, dump basically the whole thing into the funnel, and have enough to cover how much is burned off between oil changes without needing to ever buy a quart *It's just a slightly bigger 626 filter on a 1.6L 323 engine. Who know if it does anything positive, but the boards swear by it
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I put Mobil 1 0W40 in the Panda, as while the spec calls for 10W40, I'm really not that worried about it in a modern engine. When Ford were specifying 5W30 in wheezy old Valencias, yeah, I ignored them and put at least a 40 weight in.
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