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Cake day: December 10th, 2023

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  • They’re built so that they can’t easily be repaired cheaply so that you have to buy a new one. The dealership makes all their money off of predatory financing. They pay mechanics on “flat rate” so there’s a gross incentive to recommend work that isn’t necessary. Then there’s the insurance industry. Then of course police use minor driving infractions to hassle people and generate revenue. The whole industry could just not exist and the world would be better for it. People spend half their salary just to have a car, it’s ridiculous.








  • It’s a good skill to know so you don’t get ripped off. You can find the most likely culprit and look up the book time and parts cost. Then go to the mechanic and don’t tell them you know. Just say the light is on. If they come back with some wild price for the issues, then you can tell them to put the car outside and you’ll come pick it up.







  • The one thing to be careful with swaybars is that it can make the car oversteer/understeer especially in snow/rain. Oversteer in fwd cars is fun because you don’t want to let off the gas and transition the weight off the rear. I used to auto-x a dodge neon. I would pump up the rear tires so I could get the car to rotate, of course I had to stay on the gas through long sweepers or it would come around.


  • After driving a lowered car with stiffer springs for a long time I wound up just keeping my koni struts and putting stock springs back on. Still handled amazing and was a lot better to drive. You don’t realize how much the jostling and vibrations affect you, but I find that having a quiet and comfortable car is better for my well-being. I had a Volvo xc70 for awhile and it was the best of both worlds, unfortunately It was nothing but problems reliability wise.