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02-03-2015, 01:46 PM
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I had a Fix It Again Tony 124 Coupe in 1969. Hopefully, there's been an improvement since then.
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02-03-2015, 02:01 PM
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I had a Fix It Again Tony 124 Coupe in 1969. Hopefully, there's been an improvement since then.
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We had an 850 Spyder in 1969, and dummy me, I traded it in 1971 for a 124 Spyder when we had our daughter (because we needed more room) Hmmmmm Also had a Fiat 500 in Germany. Nope, we didn't learn the first, or the second time, but I sure learned the third time. I hope the diesel engines are much improved over their gas engines from previous years !!!!!
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02-03-2015, 02:05 PM
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We had an 850 Spyder in 1969, and dummy me, I traded it in 1971 for a 124 Spyder when we had our daughter (because we needed more room) Hmmmmm Also had a Fiat 500 in Germany. Nope, we didn't learn the first, or the second time, but I sure learned the third time. I hope the diesel engines are much improved over their gas engines from previous years !!!!!
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Funny. I sold my Porsche 1600S for the Fiat when my son was expected. The things we do for kids...
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02-03-2015, 02:26 PM
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Funny. I sold my Porsche 1600S for the Fiat when my son was expected. The things we do for kids...
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I never owned a Porsche, but my next door neighbor in Denver did. We used to trade cars and race to the top of Lookout Mountain from Golden. I tried many times to get him to swap my Fiat even for his Porsche. He never seemed interested
Yup, the things we do for kids. The first year was awesome (except for the sleepless nights). After that it was either "Man this is wonderful" or "Damn, will they ever grow up and leave home"
I'm glad we kept them around though, having grandkids is so much nicer than raising the "first set of screaming banchees"
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02-03-2015, 02:36 PM
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Jeez, both the 850 Bertone spider and the 124 Coupe were beautiful. I lusted after both. Not quite Alfa Romeo coupe gorgeous, but very very nice.
We had a VW Scirocco until kids came along and swapped for a Jetta. What a POS. German engineering my behind. Fusebox burned, alternator burned, wiring burned. I was on first name basis with the VW dealer tow truck driver. Wife refused to drive it anymore. Traded it for Buick station wagon with plywood on the sides, no issues!
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02-03-2015, 05:57 PM
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This thread is diverging, but I could go on about English cars and Lucas, the Prince of Darkness. They made refridgerators, you know, which is why the English have warm beer. Driving a Lotus Elite with a Stage 2 Coventry Climax engine and a close ratio ZF gearbox was worth it all, though.
Having said that, I am still kicking myself for not investing in D Jaguar futures during the 60's.
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02-06-2015, 01:39 PM
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Something I have instilled into my kids... an oil change is the cheapest form of insurance to ensure longivity of any vehicle you own. Use a quality oil and filter every 5,000 km and the body will fall off your car before the engine fails.
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And so it will at exactly twice that interval
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02-06-2015, 01:50 PM
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The OE part number for the filter is 68229402AA, $60.00 list price CDN. The oil is Pennzoil 68001334CB ultra low ash $16.33 list per litre, 10 litres required. These are the Canadian Chrysler dealer part numbers I am specifying.
I had a customer in this morning who was rather indignant when I quoted him 60 bucks for a filter. Tried to tell me he could get them for 7 dollars each. I think he was full of s*** but told him to fill his boots if he wanted to use Chinese filters on his new truck. I've been in the bussiness for 35 years. I've cut filters open at various seminars and training sessions. There is not a better filter out there than the OE whether it be Ford, GM, Chrsyler or whoever. You get what you pay for.
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The ultra low ash is required to extend the life of the DPF as long as possible.
A case of pay me now or pay me later.
Using an OEM filter is always the best idea, especially if you ever have a warranty issue.
They are building 100K engines annually at max capacity. Prices will come down as manufacturing numbers rise
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02-06-2015, 06:37 PM
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The ultra low ash is required to extend the life of the DPF as long as possible.
A case of pay me now or pay me later.
Using an OEM filter is always the best idea, especially if you ever have a warranty issue.
They are building 100K engines annually at max capacity. Prices will come down as manufacturing numbers rise
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An OEM or other brand filter will not have an effect on warranty, that is illegal. However, OEM filters typically are a good quality, but most filters are made by just a handful of manufacturers and there are definitely different levels of quality out there. Some examples, Mobil 1 and K&N oil filters, same...Mopar and Fleetguard (I believe) same. Donaldson makes the Amsoil filters, Wix makes NAPA... You definitely get what you pay for in most filters though. They cannot build a high efficiency and high capacity filter cheap. You need both to be effective. If they filter out a lot, they have to be able to hold a lot.
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02-08-2015, 06:33 PM
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BSsmith
You are correct, however if you want to remove one variable that will create an issue/hassle, it is just easier to use an OEM filter. You can also rest assured that the quality of that OEM will be up to snuff.
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02-08-2015, 07:25 PM
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02-12-2015, 03:42 PM
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Unfortunately, the AC Delco filter is not anywhere near as good as Mobil 1, K&N, Wix, to name a few. It is one of the best fuel filters and air filters available, but the oil filter is lacking. I'll stick with filters based on specs, not name
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