Recent content by SciFiMan

Thank you all very much for the info and tips!! I will look into what devices have a DC cable available and I imagine not all will need to be plugged in at the same time. We are thinking of Chicago to Grand Canyon road trip next summer so I am just wondering. Should be able to keep the load...

Hey all, we now have a 2010 Mazda 5 Grand Touring. I see it has a 12v socket way in the back. Can I safely assume that we can use an inverter such as in the link below for the rear passengers and the front at the same time? For long trips I can imagine we might have one laptop going, plus...

Right behind ya! Saturday we traded off the beloved '03 Protege LX (155K miles) for a 2010 Grand Touring for the wife (I'll be driving the 05 Tribute for now so I'll have to actually slow down for corners sometimes). I guess I'll be lurking in different sections now. :) First mods the wife...

I would be very interested to know what y'all think about the long drives in a short wheelbase car? How about the butt factor- did the seats hold up or did you need more breaks than expected? that sort of thing. Thanks!

I can't wait for Speed2! The wife is changing cars this fall and I'll be driving her 2005 AWD Tribute until next year, poor MPG be damned, just waiting in case they do bring us one. I want to go small but I just can't quite bring myself to be that slow yet. Another 20-30 HP in a car that light...

I've been running 205 50 15 on my 2003 LX since new.

Try these Yes, the RE92's suck. On the stock rims any tire you like in 205 50-15 is fine. Little wider stance looks better and larger contact patch. If you don't live in the snow zones and just have dry/wet to deal with I can highly recommend Toyo Proxes 4's. Mine lasted about 40K miles even...

Just did the same My Check Engine light has been on a week or two. Finally had the codes read and it said the O2 sensor. I didn't want to mess with splicing wiring for a universal unit. I found front and back plug-in OEM units from Parts Train for about $50-60 each. Haven't put them in yet...

new struts? I just remembered that my LX doesn't have the welded tabs for the end links. So I will need to acquire OEM endlinks I guess? Or maybe a salvage yard would have rear struts from an ES? Or what about replacement with something like Tokico Blue? It has 132K miles but the drive train...

That's awesome! Thanks everyone.

Dealer says my 2003 LX (132K miles) told me I need new rear endlinks, for about $400. The clunking in the back has gotten fairly noticable on bumps. Will aftermarket (such as protegegarage.com) fit that I can put on myself and save a ton of money? Or even AutoZone or Napa? Other than a floor...

I call BS I really doubt that they could lower the CD more than Honda already did. But they know that no consumer could possibly check it or detect a difference, so it's all in the marketing.

Check your radiator Just had my radiator replaced today. Thought it was a bad water pump, but no. 2003 LX with 125K miles. A week ago during -17 degree (-30 wind chill) I noticed no heat and smelled coolant and vapor from the front of the car. Found coolant sprayed around a bit. Prior to that I...

How many miles? I had the contact sound during the summer. I finally got annoyed enough to look for it. Turned out to be just some of the plastic "shielding" under the engine area. I tucked it back in properly and the noise was gone. The whining I've had since I had the timing belt changed...

Pointless, but good Better Mazda is away from Ford now I say, now that it's a small but profitable brand. It won't help Ford much anyway; as someone said, the Detroit 3 have such a cash burn rate that not much will help them. If Washington loans them $25B it will be more money down the rat...