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If you own an Audi, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Fisker, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Jaguar, Mercury, Nissan, Suzuki or Toyota then your car might be subject to a recall.
Certain units of the following vehicle models are under recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to address these potential issues: Continue reading
I was delayed in getting this out but… if you own a Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC, Fiat, Infiniti, Jeep, Lexus, Lotus, Nissan, Pontiac, Subaru or Toyota then your car might be subject to a recall.
Certain units of the following vehicle models are under recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to address these potential issues: Continue reading
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In the top echelon of luxury vehicles there are automobiles such as the Mercedes CL600 coupe. Introduced for the 2007 model year, it is still currently in production.
There are other models in the CL range but the 600 is one of two with twelve cylinder engines – a 5.5 liter twin turbo V12 good for 510 hp and 612 lb ft of stump pulling torque.
All this is driven through a 5 speed automatic because the 7 speed unit that V8 models are equipped with cannot handle the torque of the V12. Continue reading
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Ever since the nostalgic revival of the Mustang for the 2005 model year this car has been on a roll with a bunch of different high performance variants. But the standard Ford Mustang GT may be the best bargain of them all. Continue reading
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Quite possibly the sleeper of the past decade, the Chevrolet Cobalt SS was super fast, super nondescript and super affordable for what it was: a regular subcompact sedan with tuned suspension, stuffed with a turbocharged 2.0 liter direct injection engine, a 5 speed manual transmission and equipped with 4 wheel ABS disc brakes.
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And other things to check for when looking over a used car.
The bipolar motorsports event. Am I a race or a demolition derby? Guess I’ll be both! Big crash at the end. Happy Thanksgiving!
Here’s how I ended up playing the Monroe accordion in the video below. The shocks on my Toyota Pickup were totally worn, not really providing any damping. So I stopped by the auto parts store and picked up a new set of Monroe shocks to replace the old ones which were probably original (205k miles).
The procedure itself was really easy. It took me about 1.5 hours at a leisurely pace. And not having done it before I made a couple of minor errors such as bolting on one of the shocks and forgetting to mount a washer, which made it necessary to do it twice.
Old and new shocks
The main tools involved were a floor jack to life the axle at the pumpkin, wheel chocks, a 14 mm socket, and the trusty Haynes manual. And a friend to stand on the truck to compress the leaf springs enough to slide the shocks on.
New shocks installed
Also I needed snips to cut the plastic straps (kind of like zip ties) to decompress the shocks once they were mounted. For the 2wd models the bolt torque values are really low, just 19 lb-ft.
This work in progress drives much better now.
This is a commercial but it is interesting. Tracks better than GPS.
No, they can’t drive through people’s yards like Bruce Willis, but hopefully they can find the stolen car.
Road test of the 2006 Audi A4 2.0, equipped with a 2.0 turbo and good for 200 hp. Twin of the VW Jetta.
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