Search results

Trying to help my sister get her car sold. The car is located in Markham. Bought it last fall to use for internship, returning to school shortly. Previous owner's father was a mechanic and maintained the car. Since my sister purchased this, I have taken care of the maintenance. Cheap to own and...

New ad because new price. All of the details are listed here: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-bikes/markham-york-region/2005-suzuki-sv-650-track-bike/1022299399?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Absolutely the best looking and best sounding exhaust for the 2nd gen SV 650. Fits 2004 - 2009 models. http://www.holeshot.com/sv650/highpipe.html Price: 350 Serious offers considered, low ballers ignored. Kijiji link located here...

In the last 5 years I have had: Firestone Winterforce General Altimax Artic Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 Michelin X-Ice 2 Michelin X-Ice 3 Nokian Hakkapelita Best value - General Altimax Artic Most overrated: Blizzak WS-60. Don't know if the WS-70 has improved, but the WS-60 wore out extremely...

NSX engine development is currently still in the simulation stage. I'm not privy to any more details than that, but I suspect they are still quite a ways from pre-prototype mule engine. All of the spec's quoted above are engineering targets and subject to change. Would take a C7 vette over the...

That article pertains specifically to US vehicles, so you may not get reimbursed from a Canadian dealer. Still worth a try. EPA has frequently (if not always) checked the fuel economy numbers that is calculated from the FTP, US06, and SC03 drive cycles. These are the cycles are used in...

This magical material called high strength steel.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/02/hyundai-kia-admit-exaggerated-mileage-claims-will-compensate-o/#continued Pretty well known in the industry that Hyundai is "optimistic" about their claims. And that is just being politcally correct.

Roof crush standards that came into effect in Sept 2012 are the motivation behind the increasing sizes of vehicle A pillars The pedestrian safety standards that came into effect a few years back are the reason why hoodlines are so tall and vehicle front ends are so bluntly shaped.

You need to specify the size of the house or the rated output of the heater. IIRC, paid about $1000 installed for a natural gas tankless for a 1800 sq ft home three years ago.

I agree with what you said above, but then you have OEM's playing a numbers game and the consumer is left to compare apples to oranges when manufacturers have models with differently equipped base models. Nothing new there I suppose. I had to wait 6 weeks when I ordered my car because it was a...

People usually look at the sticker price as one of the criteria when they go to purchase a car. If they realize it costs $ xxx dollars to get the "uprated" interior it is one more variable in the decision making process. If the buyer doesn't realize that there are two levels of interior trim and...

I have no idea why the civic is the best selling car for so many years. I'm guessing it is because the average consumer doesn't know any better. A friend of mine with a 2003 civic (worth noting that it was a problematic POS) said she needed to replace it with a new car. I said get anything but...

No pics, too dark and snapping photos in this area will just draw the wrong type of attention. That and the car I am currently driving has manufacturer plates, so it sticks out a bit. If you get off/out of vehicle and draw I don't think that would be "in vehicle." You just have to be able to...

Because of this thread, I went for a drive through the area adjacent to Krainz woods...adjacent because I'm not brave/suicidal enough to drive through Krainz woods. It is the same old scene. At 8pm, mostly junkies and gansters out. Sometimes I can't tell the difference. The place looks like a...

I hear you. You can find later model S2K's that are 4-5 years old going for sub 20K. The more I work with the late model cars, the more I want a vehicle pre 2008. With full factory scan tools, diagnoising and troubleshooting newer vehicles is an absolute nightmare. Some of these newer vehicles...

If you end up doing this ride, PM me and I can recommend some places to visit. Jane & Finch is a rough area for Toronto, but it is childs play compared to Detroit. The not stopping at red lights is a pretty regular occurance at all hours of the day in certain parts. When you see cars pulling...

A few points for the OP and anyone following this thread: - There is definitely truth in first year model reliability issues. Certain manufacturers are better and others are worse in this regard. Examples, 03-05 corolla intake manifold gaskets, ECU grounds etc. Current pentastar V6 with...

Timing belts are 1-2% more efficient at power transmission than chains - that is a well established fact. Gates has a number of technical papers, here is a link to one: http://www.gates.com/facts/documents/Gf000287.pdf Gates claims up to 4% better in power transmission efficiency compared to...

There are two internal wrenching torx head plugs under the cams in the cyl head. It has been a while, but I think those plugs were for coolant - try having a look there. I think that is the same place Kneedragger is referring to. They are installed with red loctite, so getting them out is an...