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Orange Construction Cones
Buy a plastic orange construction cone to place in the parking spaces on each side of you during those brief visits to the mall or supermarket. You're gone before anyone in authority becomes aware of them and you've avoided those hundred dollar dings.
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New car and/or tire buyers.
Read the following from Tire Tech, it could prevent/save you from wrapping around a pole! Tires are comprised of many layers of rubber, steel and fabric. Due to these different components, your new tires require a break-in period to ensure that they deliver their normal ride quality and maximum performance. As tires are cured, a "release lubricant is applied to prevent them from sticking in their mold". Some of the "lubricant stays on the surface of your tires", "reducing traction until it is worn away". Five hundred miles of easy acceleration, cornering and braking will allow the mold release lubricant to wear off, allowing the other tire components to begin working together. It is also important to note that your old tires probably had very little tread depth remaining when you felt it was time to replace them. As any autocrosser or racer who has tread rubber shaved off of his tires will tell you, low tread depth tires respond quicker."Don't be surprised if your new tires are a little slower to respond (even if you use the exact same tire as before). Their new, full depth brings with it a little more tread squirm until they wear down. NOTE: Be careful whenever you explore the capabilities of your new tires. Remember that every tire requires a break-in period for optimum performance ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 285 of the owners manual. CHECKING ENGINE OIL LEVEL 1. Park the vehicle on a level surface and apply the parking brake. 2. Run the engine until it reaches "operating temperature". 3. Turn off the engine. Wait more than 15 minutes for the oil to drain back into the oil pan. 4. Remove the dipstick and wipe it clean. Reinsert it all the way. 5. Remove the dipstick again and check the oil level. It should be within the range*1 . If the oil level is below*2 , remove the oil filler cap and pour recommended oil through the opening. Do not overfill*3 . 6. Recheck oil level with the dipstick. It is normal to add some oil between oil maintenance intervals or during the breakin period, depending on the severity of operating conditions. CAUTION Oil level should be checked regularly. Operating the engine with an insufficient amount of oil can damage the engine, and such damage is not covered by warranty. |
Always buckle up.
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If your hatch doesn't pop the first try every try, take it to the dealer for the correct (longer) springs.
...alternatively, go the lazy man's route and put 2 to 3 pennies at the bottom of the plastic grommet on each spring ;) works like a charm. |
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Only ester synth' oil for the 370. For the 350, it's optional.
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Rtfm.
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Put a pretty girl in the passenger seat. that is what it was made for.
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