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I use PIAA SILICON ONES.

 

I replace mine every 7 years, or when they
start to beep despite a fresh tested battery.
Have 3 (one dual, one photoelectric, and
one ionization type), and 3 CO monitors for a
two story house plus basement and attic.
One of each on each Level except nothing in the attic.

Got new winter tires and got them mounted
replacing the all seasons originally on the MINI and
put the winter tires on my wife’s car too.
Now have to finish cleaning off the 8 summer
tires and stack them up in the basement
for the winter.

 

I bet he car just needs to warm up a little longer in the colder temps but of need a belt tensioner buy it on Amazon for $80.00 US or lower. I change mine every two years because I am OCD about maintenance.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRXPA9C/?coliid=IRER16CMWCW0R&colid=318T4VMKBFPZR&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

Took my car to my buddies shop today to have PA state inspection done today.

Car passed without any issues for a total of $53.00. ($25.00 per sticker)

My car is exempt for emissions since I drive less than 5,000 miles a year. Last year I drove only 3,285 miles.


Thursday I am taking the day off so I can go to Helix and have my Power steering pump replaced.. I picked up a new one from FCP Euro for $380.00 + 100.00 core fee.

They are 100,000 times better than ECS Tuning and have 100% warranty’s and ship very fast. The even cover oil and brake pads.

 

I am just getting to 30,000 miles and am debating whether or not to have my auto trans fluid changed. It's supposed to be lifetime fluid but it is not. My problem is finding someone local that I trust to do it. Maybe I'll just drive to Detroit...

 

As for today, I drove my car in the rain... for the umpteenth time this month. It is supposed to be sunny on Friday, so I have my appointment booked for a State Inspection.

I'm glad I have an appointment, and a loaner car lined up. Next week is going to be hell for people doing drive-ups for State Inspections. It's going to be worse than the DMV.

CD

 

Not today, but Tuesday. New winter shoes & wheels for Babs little Skooby, Michelin IceX 3. The TPMS sensors gave the guys at Discount Tire fits. Two of the darned things kept leaking. They gave up & stuck in two new sensors & gave them to me at NC. They are a great place to buy tires.

Please excuse this filthy MINI.

 

It would appear my Continental DWS 06s on the 2011 are at 4/32, so time for a set of new tires. Nice thing, Discount Tire is getting me a set of the Vredsteins in 215/55/17 for the 2011 and allowing me $160 discount on the set due to the tires are only 3 years old and have about 31K on them, I find it interesting they allowed the discount on another brand of tire. OK by me. Discount is getting this set from the local Discount Tire warehouse, getting a little better price than I can and passing it along to me. Sigh!

Now to get the check eng. phantom fixed, it is off right now, but it is associated with the vanos exhaust sensor which appears to be intermittent. I find it funny, the 11 is getting it's best mileage ever with this flag and normally gets 24 to 26 in the city, but is now averaging over 30 city. Wonder, should I get it fixed or ignore.

Don

 

Wow Dave the paint looks like you could dive into it. Liquid for sure. Oh nice lights too.

 

MINIs of Portland gives me a discount, so when I am visiting Oregon, I usually drop by with a shopping list of parts.

 

I'm REALLY pissed. I ordered a pedal kit from Rennline and got it today. According to the pictures on Rennline's website, what I ordered was a gas pedal with a red extension that would work with the way I drive. I received a pedal with no red extension. I called Rennline and was told that the red extension was an extra...just read the small print at the bottom of the page. I am deciding whether to just return the lot as $245.00 is a lot to spend on 'looks'. Granted I am a 'cruiser' and show my car at local events and this would look great, but.... GRRRRRR If I return them, I will go on every list I can find and bad mouth them.

 

That's nice Dave, but I like your MINI more.

 

The hand crank is likely just for looks, now. This car still does vintage racing, and I am sure they use a machine to start it.

The wheels are classic, original Bugatti. A variety of wheels were used by different builders back in that day.

CD

 

Coding. I did mine with the Carly for BMW app.

 

24 hours ago, I knew nothing about bees. Now, I know more than I ever wanted to know. Well, sort of -- I'm still a bit fuzzy on the details, but have the general idea.

The best case scenario was a swarm doing "scouting" for a new place to live. Worst case was a full nest of honeycombs inside the walls of my house. My case turned out to be an active nest, with beeswax and honey, but in a soffit. So, the beekeeper was able kill them without doing any damage to the house -- two holes drilled into the soffit. BTW, if they find wax and honey, they know the queen is there. They kill the queen, the rest of the bees die.

Now I can focus on more important things, like getting my MINI fixed and washed!

CD

 

Took apart and replaced the cv axle boots and bearings on the cv axles

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I put my Dark Silver on dollies and rolled it into the back of the garage for the season. I drove the thing a total of 246 miles this year. Not the cheapest car per mile

State registration here is $108 now, add about $350 on minimal insurance, and about $1200 in parts and other stuff I bought for it, and you get a pretty good idea of the per mile total. That 3/4 tank of gas I used this year doesn't even register as a cost factor.

 

My MINI was a daily driver for years and I still modded it and drove it everyday.

Our work closed our local office so I have been a virtual employee working from home for years. That’s why my yearly mileage is so low. I only did 3,400 miles last year but the car has a total of 104,000 miles on it. Also when I do drive it I beat on it and enjoy driving it because that’s what I built it for.

 

Let us know how those all weather tires work out on your daughter's MINI. You are the first person I've heard mention those. Saw a piece about tires on MotorWeek & they mentioned them & showed they carry the mountain symbol on the sidewall.

I've always used dedicated snow tires, but it would be nice not to have to do that seasonal change on my wife's MINI. Getting old & lazy I guess.