Weekend diyer. Here to compare notes, learn, and talk cars.
1998 Lexus LS 400, about 176,000 miles. A windshield was replaced and now there is a whistle around highway speed that did not exist before. Glass looks seated. Any simple way to locate the air leak…
1998 Lexus LS 400, about 151,000 miles. News says my model year is involved, but the VIN lookup shows no open recall. Is that usually because only certain build ranges are affected, or can the databa…
1990 Ford F-150 XLT, about 250,000 miles. Ignoring limited-production supercars, which current or recent cars have the ingredients collectors may care about later: drivetrain, design, rarity, enthusi…
2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E450, about 126,000 miles. There is early surface rust on brackets, fasteners and seams underneath, but nothing structural. For a salt-belt car, what treatment slows it dow…
2024 Ram 1500 Limited, about 30,500 miles. Most roads are plowed quickly, but there are cold wet days, slush and a handful of serious storms. For a daily driver, where is the line where dedicated win…
1998 Lexus LS 400, about 139,500 miles. The light was on for two days and then disappeared before I could schedule service. Car feels normal. Is there still likely to be useful stored or pending data…
