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  1. How's this? size is right. all season. Rated for 130 mph, they also have H version (HP II) rated for 149 mph. How relevant is this? Toyo Extensa A/S II 225/55R17 107V Passenger Tire $90.35
  2. Me too. I have the 2019 Premium model. Congrats on the Limited upstep ;-) I love the fact that the cpo gives you 7 years and 100k power train from date of service instead of the 5 years 60k if purchased new. btw, cv joints are included in the drive train warranty and you bet I will have them inspected before the warranty expires. do you notice any wind noise issue at the driver window area?
  3. Never used Toyo before. Which model did you get? Are you happy with them? How did the price break down? In CT I see Town Fair mounts free but charge $25 per tire for stem and balance...
  4. All good info. The problem I see with going with Michelins at twice the price of the others is that if you have a failure with one tire and need to replace all 4 to appease the AWD gods, it's a hurting feeling. I do keep my cars garaged so UV degradation is minimized. If on average 12-13K/year drives, that's roughly 3.5 years on a 45K mile tire so even without lathering on sunscreen, it should last. Probably looking at a mid grade tire for the above reasons. Only other question I haven't been able to sort out is "road noise". I once bought Triple Tred and they were extremely loud from day 1.
  5. Need a set of all season tires for New England driving. 2008 Outback. Any suggestions for value 225 55 17 appreciated. Prices seem all over the place.
  6. Call Tactrix. I found them forthcoming. BUT as advised, be sure to make a backup of your stock rom. F'd around with an android phone once without making a backup rom and when it went south, discovered there weren't any stock roms on the net to source to back out. As far as the P0420, I just got used to looking at the CEL until I traded my 05 in last month. Easy enough to clear the code and establish system readiness to pass emissions inspections over a period of 7 years.
  7. I always confuse the Day the Earth Stood Still with the Twilight Zone (?) episode where the "benevolent" aliens arrive with a handbook titled How to Serve Humans and it turns out to be a cookbook
  8. Props to 1 LT for establishing a tool rental department here on USMB! Wish I had been aware over the past 8 years dealing with the never ending P0420. BTW is your avatar Gort?
  9. An hour on hold?? Silly you. Let the CC sort them out. They will simply ask PB for explanation and then charge back to you. No waiting. The cc card companies don't want to waste your time or theirs. KEEP RECORDS of everyone and every conversation. There is a recurring pattern with their new rebate company Black Hawk. If it says limit 2 rebates to household, they only send for one if on same receipt "My bad." Many people may not even notice when the gift card arrives. "the rate of shoppers who fail to submit rebate claim forms on qualifying purchases is 50 to 70 percent." and then of course how many do it incorrectly or fall for the "My bad" excuse. I do tons of rebates (I'm retired) and keep great records. A call clears it up or even a threat of contacting the AGs office (I've actually made the call) but now I will do 2 separate rebate submissions with two separate receipts.
  10. same deal as before FREE OIL UPDATED 2-21 to 3-27 after mail in or on line rebate rotella truck and gas synthetic oil at pep boys 0/20 5/20 5/30
  11. How long are the codes stored after the ECM resets the CEL. On my $20 top o the line code reader/eraser, once I erase, it doesn't show any stored codes.
  12. Unless there is a new "pending" code (code pending, waiting for a second hit but no CEL yet), the computer has cleared the old codes and there won't be anything stored. Props to your daughter for nosing around.
  13. The Check Engine Light is often referred to as the "Money Light" Get the codes read not erased and then report back here where you will be charged absolutely nothing!
  14. Likely not related to the battery change but, off topic, when replacing the battery on the MY 2017, do you need to have the computer recalibrated for the charging circuit of a "new " battery. I miss my 1984 GL...
  15. LT you didn't mention plagues ;-) as far as crypto "NSF STD 42 Class 1 levels (0.5 micron)" is achieved. which is smaller than crypto at 1.0 microns. Here is a link to the parent company that serves the Asian market's One World Filter. The inventor is a long time friend. Read his bio in the "About" page. No slouch there.
  16. LT and all. I feel your pain. I live in the middle of 3 wooded acres in the middle of a town with trees upon trees and seems like whenever someone exhales a tree falls onto power lines. I have a generator ready to go and am on well water so I'm all set. Enough about me. I have been consulting with a company that makes water filter devices that are gravity fed (no electricity needed). Developed for the less advantaged, the units have been released in Asia but the application for emergencies is where the first world can benefit. Unlike Berkey or Alexapure at over $400, the device retails in the $45 range. LINK and it has greater filtration capabilities, removing virus unlike either of the high end devices. Limitation: Cannot remove salt from seawater. One filter pack for the unit will filter the equivalent of 1400 water bottles at a fraction of the cost of buying water bottles.. Saves the environment from mountains of plastic which is rarely recycled. Imagine a truckload of these being handed out by FEMA or the Red Cross instead of cases of bottled water. Buy it once, save on bottled water in your home everyday or stick it on a shelf in the garage for the next emergency. This is not an infomercial. Until emergencies like Texas or Detroit occurs, most of us take clean water for granted.
  17. Interesting "feature" driven battery killer. Problem described resulting from leaving rear gate open on cars with auto rear gate. Solution starts at 3:00. Battery killed in a few short hours due to system readiness feature ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VovqLka1B4
  18. check cv boots? splashing that grease onto exhaust is a peculiar smell. I once snagged a plastic shopping bag on the exhaust and it took a while for that to burn off and the smell to go away.
  19. just tried SPFY.com wanted vin# but did a quick search on 25D engine and came up with the same info about availability he suggested try junkyards verify part/engine as 99 OB had three alternator options Not sure but your unit might be rebuildable some other member might confirm and offer instructions
  20. As per the original post, "haven’t been able to find any sort of shift lock like the one in the pic"
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