Malibu SS

Never needed receipts or proof of anything to sell one of my vehicles. The guy just looks at my vehicle......looks in my barn.......and says sold. A smart buyer will just know......?

Good grief. After 9 pages Im worn out. I have to take a break and run out to Walmarts to buy a Mobil 1 oil filter for my next oil change........?

I think that at one time or other, I have used them all.........Except for Amsoil. Cannot even picture going 25K miles on oil. Too much of an old school car guy. Makes me feel good to change it before 7K miles.........?

I dont think that its the paint. I think that its in the prep. Why would multiple doors have a problem in the same spot.?? Oil ? Some other substance ? Somehow, something must have dripped on that primer before the white was shot. Was it not wiped off properly? My tricoat has none of this anywhere. Now the painted front bumper is a whole ' nother story. Rock chips everywhere. All I can do at this point is to have a wrap done on it. Where was the truck built? Mine was built in Mexico. Its 5 years old. Somewhere, someone at GM knows why that paint did not stick.

Have always put it on the lug studs. Its not the friction, its the stretch in the stud that you are trying to acomplish with torque. If you have friction with a rusty stud, you are not getting a correct torque reading. I have never lost a wheel on a car or truck either. Lug nuts are not an interferance fit, there is slop between the threads. When you torque that nut, any antisieze is squeesed out to voids in the threads, hence you still have some metal to metal contact. Now, the friction comes from the tapered seat of the lug nut against the wheel. Ive never had one back off yet. Just my opinion and my way of doing things. ,, and too old to care about any other way. Choice is yours about how you do it.

Pick a truck that fits your needs. Ive always had GM trucks and have...........always been fixing GM trucks. They all have their problems and youre not going to get away from that. Closest you can get to not working on them is to just Lease them......Not for me. I think that Dodge is building a pretty good truck these days.......except for rust. Overhead cam motors have been around a long time now, so maybe a Ford? If you dont have a favorite, just flip a coin......Good Luck....

Ive been using anti sieze on my studs and the center diameter my whole life. Its always been my friend. I think that I can safely say that GM is.......well you know. I have never had to beat off a drum or rotor.??

Didnt catch that it was a special paint. Hopefully its just the door thats going to peel. Good luck on your venture......

Automotive Touchup . Com.........Rattle Can......About $20 for color....I think another $10 for Clear. Blend it in with 400 and shoot it. If any other spots develop, you will have the paint ready to go. Thank your lucky stars that you dont have the White Diamond Tricoat like me. .......?

how many miles on the truck?..potholes take their toll on the front suspension. Rotate the tires front to back and see if it still does it. Could be that one or two tires are going bad. If you get 40K miles out of the original tires, your are doing good. Get it to an alighnment shop and go from there.

Buy a tuner. Delete the Active Fuel Management....Raise the shift points by about 300 RPM.......and increase the shift firmness by 25% That should fix ya' right up....

Perfect time to spray some Amsoil Metal Protector in there.....

Bought a 77 Suburban, 4 wheel drive, loaded. Brand New. Kept it 21 years and sold it for 1K dollors. Bought a 98 Silverado 4 wheel drive, brand new and kept it 21 years. Sold it for 3500 dollors. My 2007 Duramax is at 116K miles, and mostly sets in the barn. Ill have it til I die or give it to my grandson. My 2015 High Country, will be the same....Or until I am too old to work on it and have to buy an Electric Car....?.....Forever car.....It can be done.....It helps if you grew up in a time way, way back, when working on a car was a passion....and not a hobby. You had to be able to paint, build motors, transmissons, rear ends, and repair anything that was thrown at you. And most of all.......You have to have your HEALTH... Its much easier to have a forever car if you smoke, drink, do drugs and be stupid with your life. You wont be around ....Forever....and if you are, you will be too sick to worry about trying to keep a Forever Car. Keep it garaged and painted underneath. Dont run to the car wash every time it gets salt on it.....Keep it dry....Dont soak it down at the car wash every week in the winter. Once every 3 weeks to a month is enough. This tip is contrary to all logic...Take it for what its worth to you. I have all kinds of other tips but you will have to figure them out yourself. Good luck on your " Forever " ..venture. ....

I have a question. On a ZR-1 Corvette,,,what material is the rods made out of?? Full floating or press fit pins?? How about the ring package? As compared to a pickup truck. Just asking.

Just a quick question. Do you still have a stainless steel fuel line if you are not E-85 compatable??

Your talking 2 or 3 years....Im talking 20 . How much money and how many cars are you going to lease in 20 years? My cars are paid off in 2 to 3 years....The rest is just maintanance. When my trucks hit 5 years, its just liability and glass breakage. You think that you are saving money, and you are really spending money. Sorta like, you cant see the forest for the trees. By the way, Ive never had an extended warranty in my life. So far ,, no need for it. But you dont know my history, or what I have done in my life. You keep talking about 0% financing, well I never finance. I just drive em. These last 3 will be my last. Most people cant, or wont do what I have done with my vehicles. Thats OK. You just keep leasing, Ill just keep driving. Well see who comes out ahead.

Too old to waste money leasing. Bought my 2015 cash, and never looked back. Plan on keeping it 20 years.....or until I die. Still driving my 1998 silverado, and my 2007 Duramax. Dont forget to factor in full coverage insurance on those new trucks. Sorta" bumps up your payment. Like someone said earlier,,,,,Car companys dont lease for your benefit...They are there to make money. Keep you commin' back,, Guaranteed annual income. Keep the money flowing. Young people today should buy a good used vehicle ,, preferably off someone they know.. Change the fluids on a regular basis. Learn how to work on your vehicle. brakes are so easy to maintain as are other things. You can Google how to fix things on just about any vehicle. Thats what Ive done all my life, and im so far ahead of the game moneywise.......well you get the idea.

2015 High Country. 26k and so far perfect. Another keeper. Never been back to the dealer for anything, not even recalls. My opinion is, "If It Aint Broke, Dont F### With It." Change your fluids when your suposed to, gas it and drive it. I would assume that these problem trucks on the forums are "Bought" trucks and not leased trucks. If I had a leased truck with problems, I would suck it up and at the end of the lease, turn it in. Case closed. Luck of the draw. If my bought truck had a lot of problems, I would trade er in so fast that it would make your head spin. Probablly not on another GM. Life is too short to go through vehicle hassles with stupid dealerships that dont know what they are doing. Out of the millions of trucks that are sold, these forum problems are minor, no mater what brand, Ford or Chrysler. Luck of the Draw!!! You pick your truck, and you take your chances. Thats life. Most of these new trucks are great trucks........Im still driving my 07 Duramax......just another keeper.

I've had good luck with Duracell batteries from "Batteries + Bulbs ". Mine is located in Ann Arbor Michigan. They will change your battery at the store.