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The simple answer is no. Using a good detailer, local to you, is always best. If possible, ask the dealership if your detailer can use their premises to prepare the car. The problem with dealer applied is that the folks that actually apply the paint protection are often untrained and have 30...

Just done about a million on mine (bloody black, never again!). What I did was fill in using touch up paint, left it for about 20 mins, then used a lint free cloth with a bit of petroleum spirit (not petrol) to remove excess in a similar method that Chipex use, came up quite good, would be...

I have seen balancers that were seperated on the inside and outside areas to cause the timing to show as incorrect. Not that this is what you may be expierencing though.

You know, I think I'm having the same issue. I have an 06 2.3 5 sp. And it just started after an oil change at Walmart. I took it back and watched them re-do the process. It went away for a few miles, but has come back intermittently. I can't seem to narrow down the circumstances. It's very...

I'm not sure what it is for sure but I hope it's belt driven, also a belt driven system seems like what Lexus would do. what would you prefer it be?

The only thing you should really need to worry about is starting the motor without lubrication. The rest of the servicing work can wait until after it's running. To be careful: pull the ignition primary wire and crank the motor a couple times so the oil pump can fix that. To be really anal...

The best advice for buying a used car is preparation. Know what car you want and know what a fair price is. Use websites like Edmunds, NADA, and KBB to get an idea as to the value of a used car and use websites like autotrader and cargurus to get an idea of what other dealerships in the area are...

I have never had much success with anything marketed as a leather cleaner. I've done full interior-out cleanings to my E36's 4 or 5 times and have tried various products, though none of the expensive/high end(Leatherique, etc) products. What I will general use now is Mr. Clean Magic Eraser...

Good post, thanks. One question on the financing... I've always thought that when paying cash or doing your own financing it was best not to disclose that until the final price was negotiated. Gives the dealer the impression they could make some more off of the financing aspect, offering more...

A three-year-old boy fell eighteen feet into a zoo enclosure containing seven gorillas. He was immediately rescued, not by zookeepers, but by one of the animals. The 150 lb. female gorilla picked up the unconscious form of the boy and laid it at a door to be easily retrieved to by zookeepers...

I was driving with my friend. We come to a red light and he speeds up and whips right through it. I start freaking out "Hey man, your going to get us killed!" He replies "Relax, my brother drives like this." We come to another red light and he blazes right through. "You're going to get arrested...

The Pope goes to New York, and gets picked up at the airport by a limousine. He looks at the beautiful car and says to the driver, "You know, I hardly ever get to drive. Would you please let me?" The driver is understandably hesitant and says, "I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm supposed to do...

My mother taught me the same technique when using a public restroom. Too funny! I remember the time we were traveling and stopped at a rest stop to use the facilities. After my mother went to the restroom and washed her hands she proceeded to get her hairspray out of her purse (can we say...

Just had my Leon Cupra R 225 remapped with Revo stage 1 Linear map. The Linear version is the same as the regular stage 1 map with the exception of the throttle response map - it's linear as opposed to the other Revo (and indeed stock) throttle maps which have a steeper curve, so now 50%...

Is it me, or are there only 11 scores? Thought there were 20 people in attendance? Surely there weren't 9 involved in the waxing on Saturday?