Author Topic: What did you do to your car today? (Read 3015094 times)

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11640 on:** October 10, 2019, 11:30:52 am »

The winter rims from the Passat do not fit the Jetta.

Dropped it off at Autohaus this morning to get a recall done. Asked them to swap the winter tires while it was in. Oh well.

The little bit of snow we got this morning meant that the shuttle from the VW place to work took an hour.

I'm so glad I can walk to work. I'd go bonkers sitting in that regularly.

Great_Big_Abyss · « **Reply #11641 on:** October 10, 2019, 11:45:11 am »

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on October 10, 2019, 11:30:52 am

The winter rims from the Passat do not fit the Jetta.

Dropped it off at Autohaus this morning to get a recall done. Asked them to swap the winter tires while it was in. Oh well.

The little bit of snow we got this morning meant that the shuttle from the VW place to work took an hour.

I'm so glad I can walk to work. I'd go bonkers sitting in that regularly.

You didn't research beforehand to see if you could use them or if you'd need to buy new ones?

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11642 on:** October 10, 2019, 11:47:00 am »

I did. Got conflicting information on the GLI. It uses the Golf R calipers, so a bit of an oddball.
I figured, I'd give it a shot and see.

draghon · « **Reply #11643 on:** October 12, 2019, 05:22:02 pm »

Swapped the winter tires on my car and my wife's car yesterday. Today I swapped the winter tires on both of my MIL's cars.

me_2 · « **Reply #11644 on:** October 12, 2019, 07:50:51 pm »

Quote from: me_2 on August 17, 2019, 05:32:47 pm

Officially transferred ownership of my (now former) 2013 Volt 171,434 km to my son.
I gave him a complete car functionality overview, paired in BT his phone ant let them go together...

Bye Bye Volt, you have been a fantastic road companion, take care of my son.

He still has a task to complete next time he comes at home: dump his 2002 Saturn SL2 !!
Le programme Auto-Rein au Québec / The Kidney Car Program in Québec
https://www.kidney.ca/autorein.qc https://www.kidney.ca/page.aspx?pid=3099

After sitting 2 months in my drive way, son finally make arrangement to dispose his 2002 Saturn SL2 thru The Kidney Car Program in Québec

"The Kidney Car Program in Québec is a fundraising initiative of The Kidney Foundation of Canada. People are invited to donate their old or unwanted vehicles to the Foundation. The vehicles are towed free of charge and recycled"

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #11645 on:** October 12, 2019, 08:34:53 pm »

Winter wheels for the Acura were looking rather shabby ...

Wire wheel + paint

Ready to go for another season

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #11646 on:** October 12, 2019, 08:56:17 pm »

Look brand new! Nice job.

Makes me think I should do the same to mine next year

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #11647 on:** October 12, 2019, 09:13:51 pm »

Thanks. We will see how long it lasts.

tortoise · « **Reply #11648 on:** October 14, 2019, 11:17:46 am »

Had the winter tires for the Highlander mounted onto Kijiji Toyota steelies. I was going to keep swapping the summer and winter tires into the OEM wheels but it's such a pain to get them done and Costco raised their prices. For the Ottawa folks, a few Canadian Tire locations have $15 & $30 off their installations for tires on rims and not on rims, respectively.

Also gonna change out the Highlanders oil and transmission fluid. I had accidentally bought 5W-20 and can't return it. I did some googling and in 2006 Toyota released a TSB saying that the 3MZ was compatible with 5W-20.

Yesterday I'd also noticed that the oil plug area was wet. I was able to give it a solid 1/4-1/2 turn so I'm assuming that's why. I'll keep an eye on it after I've changed the oil.

Firm · « **Reply #11649 on:** October 14, 2019, 05:46:59 pm »

Escalade day today; washed, waxed, leather treated, baby seat upgraded, drainage holes cleaned (all along the inner rockers), door jams waxed. Oil spray booked for Friday and she's ready for another winter.

Hannibalsmith · « **Reply #11650 on:** October 14, 2019, 06:17:24 pm »

Quote from: PJungnitsch on October 12, 2019, 08:56:17 pm

Look brand new! Nice job.

Makes me think I should do the same to mine next year

Exactly what I did today...for the Odyssey

BWII · « **Reply #11651 on:** October 15, 2019, 09:11:04 am »

Put the winters on Saturday, but hadn't driven it since. On the way to work, damn, I swear you can feel the lack of that extra 15 lbs per tire/wheel over the summer tires. It just feels more...spritely.

Great_Big_Abyss · « **Reply #11652 on:** October 15, 2019, 09:55:53 am »

The snow on the roads melted almost the next day. I will hold off installing my winters until at least after Halloween, unless another big snowstorm is forecast before.

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11653 on:** October 15, 2019, 10:26:04 am »

Walked over to get the Jetta on Saturday morning. Lots of broken trees everywhere. Soupy snow made it a bit of a trudge.

But the Jetta with snows is a beast. The limited slip front end makes a huge difference. The taller and softer sidewalls made a noticeable difference in compliance. Practically plush now, though it wasn't exactly a buckboard to begin with.

BWII · « **Reply #11654 on:** October 15, 2019, 10:32:12 am »

I would've waited too...but sometimes it aint worth the aggravation what with the wife shipping her pants that they're not on the car yet.

Everybody in my house, apparently, knows better than me.

Gurgie · « **Reply #11655 on:** October 18, 2019, 08:11:16 am »

Drove the 951 to work this morning... and boy does it love the cold dense air (temp was 6ºC), pulls like a freight-train... the tires, they're not a big fan of the temperature at first, once I got some heat in them they seemed better

Blueprint · « **Reply #11656 on:** October 18, 2019, 12:33:26 pm »

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on October 10, 2019, 11:47:00 am

I did. Got conflicting information on the GLI. It uses the Golf R calipers, so a bit of an oddball.
I figured, I'd give it a shot and see.

I had researched that prior to my Golf > A3 move. 15" won't fit GTI/A3/GLI brakes, so I kept the TDI on its winter alloys until buy-back time (in July!). The Golf's 16 inchers are now my winter wheels, and they barely clear the front calipers.

Scaerio · « **Reply #11657 on:** October 18, 2019, 08:46:13 pm »

Installed new windshield wipers - old ones were streaking like crazy.

blur911 · « **Reply #11658 on:** October 19, 2019, 06:40:50 pm »

Quote from: Vmango on October 19, 2019, 02:30:22 pm

Beating the crap out of it.

Me too. https://youtu.be/u8x4TDwBiBk

Not as badly as the guy in the Toyota though...

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #11659 on:** October 19, 2019, 10:20:23 pm »

I bought this in April or May - finally arrived and ready. Its got big, stupid 20" rims but otherwise decent.