Recent content by fatpat

Hehe... yes, it can be hard to convince the significant other about stereo upgrades. "What wrong with this one?" ... Actually I think that's true about every upgrade I attempt! (shady)

I think he means that since the bikes on the rack are sticking out a lot, they apply a lot of leverage on the hitch. Here are just 2 bikes, but you get the idea: ~165 pounds sticking out 2 feet from the receiver are actually applying MORE than 200lbs on the hitch. Over time this may cause...

Vasy/tanstaafl: Nearly 2 years in, now, do you feel like this was a worthwhile upgrade?

Hah. Good ol dealer. I got dinged 19 a pop! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I guess it can't hurt, but I never sprayed my 2009 M5GT and I never spotted any rust other than surface rust on the chassis. The bolts on the lower engine cover did rust and seize though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2009 Mazda5 GT in Galaxy Gray Here's our 2009, shortly before it was totalled. A new (to us) 2012 GT is on the way!