General Discussion is where I post when its not a mod or maintenance record. This will be anything from ideas, comments or updates about the car or related topics.
Aug 23
Miles: 99970 I had a lot done to the car at HOD this week. Brakes, Intake Motor Flap, Oil and Torque mount were all replaced. My brakes were starting to squeal and they had not been replaced since I purchased the car at 58k miles. Not sure when they were done before then. Regardless they …
Aug 15
Miles: 99952 I officially have my car loan payed off and the car is now mine. The title arrived in the mail the other day which I promptly put in a safe place, well that is after looking at it with a silly grin on my face for a few minutes. Its such a nice …
Aug 14
Miles: 99904 Over the past couple of years I have been getting Intake Manifold Flap errors here and there during cold starts when I idle for a while. I knew the issue was the Intake Manifold Flap failing to do its job correctly. Its a common issue with the older flapper motors and at one …
Aug 12
I picked up two new decals for the car. They are from a video game called Portal and its a person going in one portal and out the other, each are on their respective rear side windows. Here is what they look like. I think they turned out well and shows off the gamer geek …
Aug 08
Miles: 98365 The air conditioner system has been a little stinky as of late. Most likely due to moisture/mold building up. In the future a good way to resolve this is to run the economy air for a few minutes after turning off the AC to flush out the moisture. Also replacing the cabin filter …