Recent content by SmithOp

I just started doing it this year after watching Ed Slott on PBS, its part of his retirement roadmap. Sent from my iPad Mini 4 using Tapatalk

We did the opposite, finished all the major remodeling a year ago, just listed. Made the realtor job real easy. We were going to sell last spring but decided to stay another year to enjoy the new master suite. We had a garage sale at the beginning of every month, letting go of everything got...

California Auto Museum in Sacramento. It used to be the Towe Ford Museum. Sent from my iPad using the strange new version of Tapatalk

Sure it does, but there is also a rubber diaphram on the underside to keep moisture out. The hole allows the diaphram to adjust to different atmospheric pressure and lower as the brakes wear and fluid level drops. I check fluid level in the master cylinder and top up as part of normal under...

I faced a similar choice 15 years ago, stay in a State job or jump ship. I had two significant differences, I was 45 and married to a spouse with State job. I was able to jump and still keep the CalPERS medical as spouse, and make double the income for the last 15 yrs. I think those two...

Simple, delay your purchase to Saturday instead of ordering on Friday if you want a Monday delivery, you have the power to make the difference. If you have a student with a .edu mail account Prime is $49 now. Sent from my iPad using the strange new version of Tapatalk

I dont dispute the facts but how is water getting into a closed brake fluid system? I flush the fluid when the pads / rotors are changed, ie when the system is opened up. Opening it up just for the sake of flushing is why I lol'd. I dont disagree with doing it on old cars where seals have...

Those are mostly wear parts, no warranty will cover them. I didn't pay anything extra, but I'm sure it was bundled in the pricing. Its AWD and had that serviced several times when it made funny noises going around corners, plus the rear door locks made funny clicking noises. They did try to...

You indicate enjoying cruising before kids, how about with kids? They will love Aulani, not so sure about a cruise ship. We have been going to Hawaii every year for the last 15 years, prefer to stay in condos or rent timeshares. I can tell you that all the shops jack up prices when the ship...

Hondacare extended warranty, my wife's car, she complains about any little noise so it paid for itself every time I didn't have to look at it, just sent her to the dealership. http://www.honda-extended-warranty.com/coverage.aspx Sent from my iPad using the strange new version of Tapatalk

Be glad you don't have the 4 liter V6 with aluminum heads, leaked like a sieve.

Agree with Mike, I owned a Ford Aerostar in the 90s that was nothing but trouble, always in for $500 dealer repairs. Now own an 07 Honda CRV with 110,000 miles, still going strong. Just put on a set if 90k Michelin from Costco, expecting it to make 200k easily. AC compressor went out on a trip...

We had a free inspection as part of our pest control service from Clark. They noted no termite activity but there was dry rot on most of the fascia boards and old evidence of mold in the crawlspace. They wanted $3000 to remediate, I had my handyman take care of everything last summer. We listed...