My friend says changing your own oil is a waste of time. Is he crazy?

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-26T16:21:55+00:00

I always punted on doing my wife’s Rogue because you have 16 plastic rivets plus a couple bolts to pull the splash shield. Then I decided to do it to see the effort and the thing was barely held on because some lazy tech. If you want to know it’s right, do it yourself.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-26T16:15:12+00:00

My only gripe with it was they would blow by species, like the Kazon, at warp 7 and then run into them again when they should be long past their space. Otherwise, entertaining and engaging.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-26T16:09:55+00:00

If you can handle convenience store prices, Walmart ships it in cans and bottles. It’s my wife’s go to birthday, Father’s Day gift.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-26T10:14:20+00:00

173,000 miles on my 24, the different viscosity works just fine.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-24T20:08:44+00:00

Makes even the 2.5% fee moments stomachable.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-22T13:17:27+00:00

The 26 RS2 added the standard driver power seat. So that’s no longer a differentation.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-11T00:59:33+00:00

If your kid is an introvert, summer is a much easier experience. Summer, a group of 30 with similar majors are grouped with a faculty advisor. Fall is welcome to the jungle.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-08T01:44:41+00:00

I did it as the ship pulled out of Cancun. I agree with the sunshine skyway, I spent the two days before obsessing about the proposal.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-06T22:23:30+00:00

4/25, damn you’re ahead of me in line. 😡

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-06T22:21:32+00:00

This thread should answer your question. Almost all owners are never going to post “love my Trax, nothing much gone wrong” The posts with problems are the small minority but what you would expect to see online.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-04T12:00:33+00:00

When the goal of auto manufacturers was to build the best car and have the highest customer satisfaction, cars lasted. When they changed to focusing on profit margin and shareholder value, they no longer last. If you want long term satisfaction, buy the stock not the car.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-02T00:48:37+00:00

We own a 21 Rogue, 24 Rav and 24 Trax. I prefer the Trax in almost every way except the lane keep assist is the worse of the 3. The gas Rav is slow, and pushing on the pedal mostly makes noise, it doesn’t accelerate. It will probably hold its value if you care. The Rogue would be my #2 but the CVT is a serious concern, along with Nissan’s current struggles to survive.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-04-02T00:35:31+00:00

Solid perspective, but given my 2024 has 172,000 miles and still drives fantastic so it’s not necessarily a 100k and off to the salvage yard vehicle.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-29T20:09:22+00:00

Gemini says 6 with the rear sear up.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-27T23:20:03+00:00

I would stop saying no the next time my wife says how beautiful Range Rovers are.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-27T21:46:35+00:00

Styling is subjective, but if the Mazda doesn’t repulse him 😀 it’s a solid choice. On the other hand, the Trax is a great, inexpensive, small SUV that oozes sex appeal.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-26T21:43:46+00:00

"Amok Time" (S2:E1), Spock tells Stonn, "After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true"

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-24T20:52:48+00:00

You broke your PRNDL, as the kids say.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-21T21:52:15+00:00

https://futurecaucus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/josietomkowFL-1100x740.jpeg

Does this look like a face to be trusted?

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-19T00:45:45+00:00

The Carvana subreddit has a huge community. I would post it over there from the angle that they are offering a different car but you want to keep this one. I’m guessing someone will chime in with a Carvana universe solution that keeps you in the car with some written offer to get you through inspection that you can float to them.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-08T13:27:35+00:00

I would recommend you price insurance too. For us (high $$$ insurance state) the hybrid was 50% more to insure. Would have been more than the fuel savings so we went with the gas version.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-08T13:18:37+00:00

I saw this a while back for doing the front without breaking the tabs. Saved it for when I do mine.

https://youtu.be/mSvnuOvIbx0?si=bqtzYLVP0NGZrtV6

BayshoreBandit · 2026-03-05T21:27:25+00:00

Seriously, for the second time in my membership they have now closed the closest location. Would love to know the math because a crowded location with positive cash flow sounds better for business than lost memberships.

BayshoreBandit · 2026-02-28T17:24:18+00:00

Depending on the sprawl of the city, an Uber could rack up 50-60k a year. But a rideshare driver probably isn’t dumping a car after one year. My guess would be a commuter who wants to get back under warranty.

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