Canada Day long weekend, 2024 Getting my 2004 XC70 ready to go....wait for it....cross country!. Alberta to Ontario and back via Northern USA. Car is at 475,000km (300000miles) and should be close to 1/2 million km when I get back. Following is the "regular maintenance list" Change Rear D...

A one time NJ to VT, no problem. Stay in 4th gear and 3rd on hills, flashers on , 50 mph

I’ve. Towed some big boys home for short distances.

My gut tells me the manufacturers marketed the hell out of them, made them seem attractive, the "new" factor gave them a boost, the tax incentives were attractive, and then that initial group of people who wanted them all have one now. Everyone else is either not really ready for them, or ...

I knocked more than one septic tank/water well top into non-usability with the mower blades. Brass tops I think, just a quick replacement, no real damage.

Beautiful documentation and context, VLN.

Update. Fixing this hole in the accordion tube has made a HUGE improvement. Pep is back, like I gained 50 hp. My guess is tape just gave up the struggle recently, and it was so hard for me to see the patch, as the tape was black, and that wasn't something I was looking at anyway. I was checking vacu...

Good to hear you are happy w/your results. Have you done anything to address the underlying issue - valve body and solenoid wear, varnish, and seal degradation? That would be helpful going forward, I think. A fresh fill starting to shift oddly that quickly is indicative of something a little more go...

This is the humbling thread for people like me who thought "I know cars."

examine the rotor faces thru the wheel spokes, run it and brake until the rust is gone.
check the temps of the disks, any that are sizzling hot i would clean the slide pins and lube, or do them all anyway.