yah, for fuel economy sounds like a win! :tup:

im going to be doing a coolant drain and fill pretty soon on the 09. :) maybe next weekend.
need to replace the hose clamps more than anything... thing is corroded to hell from salt. :ugh:

:(

Oh snap, how many miles?

47k miles 6yrs, barely washed through the years in salty snow belt state. :icon17: hahaha.

lessons learned from it, i dab a thin coat of motor oil on metal bits on my '12 just before winter, and wash the engine bay in the spring. no such corrosion on that car. :D

:ugh: i noticed rust in the passenger side rear quarter arch last night on my 09...

i should seriously talk to my wife about replacing that car...

You have problems that I don't have to face every year :(

My biggest problem is spiders in my driveway :icon17:

:icon18: spiders, huh? hahahaha. i hate it when they get inside the side mirrors. :mad: i just wait until dusk and when they come out WACK! :tup:

crap, i forgot to grind that rust off the rear arch.

was telling the wife i should look for a new car for her. i might check out that versa note since it's a lot cheaper than the 13 GE's... and my wife wont be able to tell the difference. :rofl2: ive been wanting to get a c class (benz) for her, but she
keeps saying she does NOT want anything expensive and need a hatch.

:icon17: lol at tricking the wife!

What does the wife think of the CLA Merc?

my wife's fine with the rusting 09. :rofl2:

her comment was that since she can careless about cars, i can use
the money already saved up for the 09's replacement on my next dd. :p

...but the catch is, it must be a AT. :mad:

cause her plan is i drive for 3-4yrs, and she will then drive it as a hand me down when im tired of the car. :icon17:
hahaha... woh.. :ugh2: and you guys know i dont like driving AT...

craps, forgot to work on the 09's rear quarter arch rust.. :ugh:

i did spot wash my '12 using waterless. :D

I got some new polish from Chemical Guys that I need to try soon too.

What waterless are you using?

i use griot's.

hey, it's time to do the second oil change on my '12 this weekend. :D
will use green cap mobil1 0w20. will also swap intake and cabin filter.

will also do the coolant drain/fill on the 09...and try not to forget to grind and
touchup the rear quarter arch...:ugh2:

I need to do a tranny/coolant flush next oil change too

On a side note, I was hoping to have my pics ready from my Apex-i throttle controller up by now but the LCD that I ordered for my computer was the wrong size since the seller is an idiot and sent me the wrong thing

I hope to have a new one in a week or so, been meaning to share my install pics and do a review :shakes head:

dang, sorry to hear about getting shipped the wrong LCD size. that sucks :mad:

yah, i should probably start thinking about doing the tranny fluid on the 09 as
well if my wifes going to keep driving it longer.

doing my G's tranny fluid change tomorrow. :D

lol, i read this tread and got reminded i still haven't ground and touched up the 09's rear quarter arch at the bottom... lol :icon17:

however i did change oil, air& cabin filters on my '12 and coolant change on my '09
during the 4th weekend. worked on my cars everyday that 4 day weekend. :D