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From: homepc on 23 Sep 2007 20:55 I was thinking of putting a rolled up piece of the light fiberglass window screen in the channel just below the rear window. That way, the debris wouldn't collect as much and just roll off the back of the car. The trick is to find some that is soft and pliable enough so no to wreck the paint every time you open and close the trunk lid. "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:46f708d9$0$79265$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > Jeff wrote: > >> Two word suggestion: Car cover. > ======== > > Homepc, you'll want to be careful with car covers, because > some of them can actually scratch your vehicle if you're > not very careful using them.
From: Built_Well on 23 Sep 2007 21:39 homepc wrote: > I was thinking of putting a rolled up piece of the light fiberglass window > screen in the channel just below the rear window. That way, the debris > wouldn't collect as much and just roll off the back of the car. The trick > is to find some that is soft and pliable enough so no to wreck the paint > every time you open and close the trunk lid. ======== If you give it a try, tell us how it works out.
From: sharx35 on 24 Sep 2007 00:45 "homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:W7wJi.83459$Pv4.51536(a)newsfe19.lga... >I have a 2007 Corolla bought last fall. I usually wait for synthetic oil to > come on sale at the local Canadian Tire store, and then I buy at least a > couple of jugs at a time. When I get my oil changed at the Toyota dealer, I > bring in my own oil and ask for a credit. I know that you can get your oil > changed elsewhere a little cheaper, but my dealer is good at looking out for > other potential problems while they do the oil change. Oh, I am sure that he is VERY good at looking out for other problems, to recoup profit lost because you supply the oil. > > BTW, I'm getting some Amsoil MP metal protection spray today to undercoat my > car myself. We'll see how that works out. > > > > > "Rocky" <jcadellano.spam(a)optonline.net> wrote in message news:hFNHi.551$iA.221(a)newsfe12.lga... >>I just had the local Toyota dealer do the 5k mile service on my prius last night. He said it uses >>synthetic oil, but I can't find online that 00279-1qt5w-01 is synthetic or not. Where can I look to >>conirm this? >> Rocky >> > >
From: sharx35 on 24 Sep 2007 00:46 "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:46f693d5$0$62295$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > JohnGDole(a)hotmail.com wrote: > >>> Now how do you know if the high school kid working the part time oil >>> change job in the back didn't just looked at the oil chart on the wall >>> and put dino oil in there? That's what I want to know. > ======== > > You can buy your own oil bottles from Walmart, O'Reilly, Autozone, etc., > and ask the oil change technician or service rep. to return the empty > bottles to you. Shucks, I even ask them to return my used > oil filter ;-) Easy enough for them to empty the bottles....elsewhere. > > Last time at the dealership, I even tipped the oil tech guy, but the > service rep. told me the techs never get tips [chuckle]
From: sharx35 on 24 Sep 2007 00:48
"homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:XnzJi.102218$GO6.55640(a)newsfe21.lga... > > > > "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message > news:deKdncLN5d5kAmvbnZ2dnUVZ_gednZ2d(a)comcast.com... >> >>> BTW, I'm getting some Amsoil MP metal protection spray today to undercoat my >>> car myself. We'll see how that works out. >>> >> >> When you undercoat the vehicle, make sure the underbody is pristine and dry, otherwise, the spray may >> trap dirt and moisture between the coating and underbody, accelerating rust. Also avoid getting >> anything on linkages, wiring, and exhaust. >> -- >> >> Ray O >> (correct punctuation to reply) >> > > Thanks for the heads up. Actually I was going to pay attention to the underside of the rocker panel > and the wheel wells. It seems that edge of metal under the rocker panel always gets rusty after a few > years. Probably from chips and wear in the paint caused by debris getting kicked by the front wheels. > > Another thing I found with my Corolla, is that the drain channel around the top of the trunk gets > filled up with dirt way too easily. I have to park under a birchwood tree, and the channel is always > filled with seeds and leaves from the tree. There is too much clearance between the trunk lid and the > channel opening, so anything that lands on the car roof or back window, eventually winds up lodged > under the truck lid. That looks like a place I will apply some spray too. > Why do you HAVE to park under that particular tree? |