Recent content by postalUT

It's Spring again, my classes are over, and I have a lot of free time. So I decided to write a small ode to my car. In a world where we're paying 4 dollars per gallon for gas, it's truly hard to appreciate how fun driving is. When I was in High School, I can remember driving was the pinnacle...

Not odd at all. This way they don't have to take the trouble the design tail lights that can be removed by customers easily and they can profit off the parts markup through the dealer networks

I know this has probably been covered, but I just got a CHECK LEFT BRAKE LIGHT warning. I see the bulb in the bulbs list in the manual but there are two brake lamps listed. Also, it says to go to the dealer to get it replaced, but I think you'd have to be really desperate to pay that much for a...

No real question here. I had to replace my hydraulic fan (this was the problem I had previously posted about and thought was a thermostat error). It cost me just over $1000, but luckily the extended warranty covered a little over half. Apparently they only pay for their approved labor rates...

Unless it's an LSE. In which case it will say LSE regardless of engine type.

Well, short of moving I can't really do anything about the short trips. I always heard warming up your car beforehand wastes more gas. I guess there might not be a lot I can do. In response to an earlier comment, $25 a week is a big deal for me. I'm still in college (GO VOLS!) so I can...

I had a 2wd Titan Crew Cab as a rental and that thing CHUGGED gas. I spent $40 in 5 days just driving the two miles to work and back a few times. Was a very decent drive though and if it weren't ugly as sin on the inside, I'd probably get one as a post-grad vehicle when I can afford the gas.

I sometimes get my 6's and 9's mixed up!

Take him to court. If he lied to you about the mileage, he is breaking the law. A lot of states have specific laws about this. Make sure you can gather some proof though. When I go to strange people for car service, I always take a very small inexpensive digital voice recorder to record...

Not to be a little girl, but can you start posting using normal English rules. Try some punctuation and lose the capital letters on every single word. It will make it easier to read. That being said, if he gave you a lower mileage engine and a warranty and did not charge you for the work...

I get barely 26 MPG driving at 70 across the state. I'll check out my coils and also check out a thermostat sensor thats been acting up. Perhaps I have a dud electrical system. I'm getting about 250 miles per tank, if that

I was actually thinking about that today. I don't ever warm up my car before I leave so it might take longer for the car to warm up than it takes me to get where I'm going. But I think leaving it idle for 5 minutes would be just as bad on gas. I'm pretty heavy on the gas pedal as I'm really...

it's actually due for a 60k tune up but i've been doing it in pieces over the last 3k miles and most everything related to the powertrain is done (except tranny flush)

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The normal stuff seems alright. I'm also having issues with my thermostat and recently had some major electrical work doen so i'll just go ahead and take it in.

SO I've been doing some teesting and I've found out that lately I've been getting around 8-10 MPG during my daily driving. I realize that economy is going to be low because everywhere I go on a regular basis is in city stop and go traffic. However, I never leave a 2 mile radius from my house...