Recent content by satyajitmenon

Hard to say. Technically, if there is a warranty claim for some reason, unless they can prove that something you did (such as the things I mentioned above, and other mods too) actually caused the issue that's being warrantied, they cannot deny a claim. But there are plenty of stories of...

Did some searching and came across this. http://www.pecj.or.jp/japanese/overseas/conference/pdf/conference12-19.pdf

Not sure about the Kia engine, but almost every DI engine still has this issue. The severity depends on a lot of factors. Having said that, there are options available to alleviate some of the carbon buildup. a) Walnut blasting - offered for many cars, typically not by the dealership though. I...

Maybe take a video from inside the car while driving? Does it sound like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0evGYOpEXGw Can't really see from this angle, but is that a collapsed ball joint?

Nice looking car. Is it just me or is that the Mazda MX5 smile?

That looks like a really nice track. Specs of car? How, umm, boaty was it?

Tell her she might have made the typical rookie mistake of not greasing her muffler bearings. Once that's done, all those performance mods on her car will really start to take effect.

I've used Crutchfield in the past (a few years ago). Wasn't half bad for exploring options and reading reviews. Then amazon for an alternate source of reviews.

Have you tried tire rack? https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/results.jsp?autoMake=Acura&autoModel=TSX&autoYear=2008&autoModClar=&package=false

Stay away from the Vue. Admittedly anecdotal evidence, but I remember an old friend of mine having insane problems with that era of Vue. It was in the shop more often than not, and eventually when they gave her a "too good to believe" deal to get out of the Vue and into another Saturn (possibly...

Now for the important part - what rental did you get? Anything interesting?

Ugh... sucks that your shiny car got a boo boo. Although considering the way that corolla looks, I thought the rear of yours would look a lot worse. Also, bit surprised the airbags didn't deploy on the Corolla. I know every front-end collision doesn't warrant airbag deployment, but that one...

911 GT3 of course. :-D Serious answer - depends on budget. Still think my old Miata was the most cheap fun car I've ever owned. 3k car + 3k in suspension and wheels/tires and it cornered on rails. No power, but who cares when you're wringing the piss out of the engine and it just keeps running...

Yup.

I think it was $75 per day. Although that still came with an 8k deductible.