Recent content by Z51L9889

I wish I could have gotten the correction I wanted just with white pads and a polish. I tried that first and it did absolutely nothing to remove the damage. I ended up using a heavy compound with microfiber pads, and it still took two attempts in most areas to get decent results. I did a...

I recently (last week) finished a full paint correction and polish. I had trouble getting any good "before" pictures, but here are the "after" photos. My car was unfortunately "pre-swirled" somewhere between the factory and when I took delivery from the dealer. When I bought the car, it had...

Are you triggering the stability control frequently? That can cause rapid brake wear.

These are all good comments. What alignment settings you choose ultimately comes down to how and where (street/track) you drive. The comment made above about wide variation in the factory alignment is spot on. Regardless of how you drive, it is a good idea to at least get the alignment...

I know I'm really late to the party responding to this now, but you can start and drive the car normally. My '15 Chevy SS had this feature and I activated it every year before I parked it for the winter. I know you can drive it because I forgot to turn it off one year and didn't realize it for...

I do NOT miss the winters where you live in the slightest. That said, I'm moving back to that area in another year or so. I'll have to relearn how to deal with actual seasons, lol.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming... Totally agree. I still have a mortgage and a car loan. I could easily pay both off, but my mortgage is 2.625% and my car loan is 0.9%. I have both payments included in my monthly budget and my retirement income covers the payments, so there's...

Not all of them. We had a red 2019 Mazda3 that we bought new. As many have said, the color is absolutely beautiful. The paint is great as long as you never touch it, take it to a car wash, or try to hand dry it. I swear that the clear coat on our car scratched just by looking at it, lol...

I have 5200 miles on mine. I've had it since February. Right now, it's sitting in my garage cleaned and prepped for paint correction. I have a bunch of marring/scuffing in the hood due to an unfortunate incident on the highway with a large plastic storage container (it flew off a trailer and...

There are exceptions to every rule, lol!

My last two jobs did not have defined pension plans. However, I worked for GM/Delphi for 20 years and was vested in their pension plan. I left in early 2007 and immediately applied for a lump sum payout. As it turns out, my timing was perfect -- Delphi discontinued the buyout option TWO WEEKS...

Small world. I lived less than 10 miles from Walker's location before I moved to Florida. In fact, I bought my G8 from them back when they also had a Pontiac dealership. My experience with them was similar to yours, even though it was over 15 years ago.

Congrats on picking the car up! Sounds like the buying experience was really good. Which dealer in Ohio did you use, and where are they located?

Staying on-property is definitely the hot setup. Enjoy the class!

When I lived in Ohio, my Chevy SS would sit in the garage through the winter with the summer tires still on the car. I never had an issue with cracking, but it didn't get driven when it was below 40 degrees outside. I only drove the car one time in really cold weather -- the alternator died in...