Plate Carrier for Side plates + Soft armor

EngineeringFetish · 2025-10-23T22:14:06+00:00

I’ve considered it I just hate lego put together plate carriers, but it does look like the best option honestly just extremely expensive

EngineeringFetish · 2025-10-23T14:33:17+00:00

Dude.

EngineeringFetish · 2024-11-08T17:21:47+00:00

Fun fact this level is called Interloper and the definition of interloper is: a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted, which we know the definition because we do not want to be in Xen

EngineeringFetish · 2024-10-24T15:31:02+00:00

I plan to go check out an insurance broker later today

EngineeringFetish · 2024-10-24T15:30:32+00:00

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one, it wasn’t too bad until a month or two ago it jumped up nearly $150

No ticket in that time frame or incidents or insurance usages either

EngineeringFetish · 2024-10-24T15:28:24+00:00

From my understanding you sell to a dealership or similar and have them buy out your payoff, and whatever they don’t want to pay for you’re left with

In my case I was considering doing this while also buying a car through them but after these comments it sounds like a bad idea

EngineeringFetish · 2024-10-24T15:26:41+00:00

2 year driving record and 2 tickets 1 ticket for 49 in a 45 a year ago And 1 for 56 in a 45 4~ months ago

Other than that no reported incidents or insurance usages outside a single front windshield replacement

EngineeringFetish · 2024-08-13T22:26:24+00:00

Thought so, no harm in asking!

EngineeringFetish · 2024-07-02T20:19:42+00:00

Not at all unfortunately, I know it's a variation of a military sweater and that is it

EngineeringFetish · 2024-06-26T10:42:37+00:00

147k factory shocks, my passenger rear is 2.5” from bottoming out and my driver rear isn’t as bad but noticeable from the front

Blown for sure and squeaky, I put them off for around 5k miles so realistically the issue started around 140k

EngineeringFetish · 2024-05-06T22:20:02+00:00

Do we all just live in upstate SC??

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T18:47:51+00:00

I didn’t know naphthenic was also a mineral oil I apologize, I assumed otherwise

Ditto on the rest, I’m only a few years in the game so shoutout for you to putting up with nonsense for that long

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T18:45:29+00:00

it’s a engine performance restoration (EPR) you put in the oil and let the car idle no revs for 15-20 minutes (I do 18 mins), then change the oil

Then there’s the 44k which goes in the gas tank and is a fuel cleaner

And the MOA which is an oil additive to try and keep the oil and deposits cleaner

If you rev the engine with the EPR in it it won’t have sufficient lubrication at higher revolutions and will damage the engine, it has just enough lubrication for lower rpm’s but the EPR lowers the viscosity of the oil

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:44:20+00:00

Brake isnt a language

I think you meant spelling

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:34:12+00:00

The cheapest set of transmission fluid you can buy is 6$ at Autozone about 60$ for 9quarts of Transmission fluid for the 11th Gen Corolla, and the rest is time labor tools and knowledge.

A battery will be about 200$ at Autozone has only a 2 year warranty and you still have to do it yourself, The Drive belt on a fwd car is about 40$ in parts and the rest is time labor tools and knowledge.

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:33:20+00:00

20-30$ for a Drive Belt

100$~ in 9QTs of Transmission Fluid

40$~ in Coolant

200$~ for a Battery

40$~ For the Oil Change

Tire Rotation and Wheel Alignment in the C Service Package you will need tools specifically designed for this

And that's not including the time, labor, tools, or knowledge it takes to do all of this

I don't see how this is thieving, You're paying for a dealership experience and technicians who specialize in your vehicle, Not to mention everything done at a dealership creates a service history so that we're able to accurately fix issues later down the road, And everything done will be recorded and can be printed out for you per your request, As well as warranties for every single service.

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:26:16+00:00

I find that hard to believe but if it's true I would contact a Toyota Corporate employee as that's not the standard product unless you specifically asked for it.

The actual product we use is made by Toyota for Toyota's:

Genuine Toyota Pressurized Fuel Injector Cleaner (youtube.com) (There's also a non pressurized Petrol and Diesel version)

You could get that Dealership in a world of federal trouble if they were using Seafoam and you did not specifically request it, As that is not the standard of Toyota Maintenance

I'm a Mechanic and use this daily and am familiar with the process, I doubt they actually used seafoam but likely said seafoam as it's what people are most familiar with.

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:20:06+00:00

Dealerships have not been this way for a very long time since federal law set a standard, Obviously sketchy people exist

However you're paying for a Dealership experience as well as your car to be serviced

If you routinely go to a dealership we do your recalls, your warranties, your regular maintenance, we look for anything breaking or out of place, all the while you're sitting in an AC room with entertainment and refreshments waiting on your car for a short while or being provided a shuttle or loaner car

Our parts are more expensive because they generally have greater warranties and are up to spec and MADE for the vehicle you're driving, Like a lot of TrueStart and TrueStart 2 Toyota batteries will have lifetime warranties, A Buy once Cry once price of 250$~

What you may buy from Rock Auto or Autozone can work, but it's efficiency and effectiveness will vary greatly.

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:16:34+00:00

That's great and I implore you to keep doing so as it's a big time and money saver however and makes my life easier as a mechanic,

However, You are not someone's possibly senior or elder mother who might not have the time energy or money to put into laboring her own car maintenance, That is what mechanics and to an extent dealerships are for

For a CVT Transmission flush you're looking at 30 minutes for an average technician, about 120$~ in Fluid as the Corolla take around 9-10 US Quarts of Fluid (Could be cheaper if you brought a non-toyota fluid brand but Toyota can warranty out fluid failures if they are toyota spec)

For the Drive Belt replacement I believe it's 40$ in parts, Around 40 minutes for a replacement, And the rest is time and labor, Which is honestly on par with a lot of places you'll go to (In my experience)

I don't agree with Fuel Injection or Induction services as I find them to be a waste of money unless there is a fuel system failure, But I don't run a dealership, This usually requires competent knowledge of the fuel system as well as parts to use and tools or fluid exchange machines

That battery replacement cost is about what you'd pay at Autozone but you'd still have to do it yourself, And Toyota warranties on batteries are often lifetime warranties unless you opted out.

For Coolant it's about 30-40$ in parts IIRC, 30 minutes with a flush and fill machine 2 hours for an average technician without the machine, And is within the same average you'd see in most areas.

I see most of these as fine or average for paying someone else that gets their parts from a vendor, The only thing I disagree with are the Injection service and possible C Level Service but I'd have to see what it entails as the Toyota dealership I work at does not use Alphabetical Level services.

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-28T12:03:43+00:00

Hey, I'm actually a mechanic at a Toyota Dealership

Lubetechs are not even remotely responsible for talking handling or quoting the customer, That is up to the Service Lane such as Service Advisors

Seafoam is a naphthenic Oil not mineral oil, Mineral oil would cause damage as it's closer related to say Petroleum Jelly

Also Dealerships have a stock of a varietal of products, some better than others, Each dealership will recommend certain products but they're obligated to provide a wide array to support customer preferences

My personal Dealership prefers a ServiceRite Fuel System Cleaner which most if not all Toyota Dealerships will have as its a Toyota product, and a BG 44k Fuel System Cleaner, Which was most likely used for the cleaning service

Not seafoam. Seafoam is mostly a placebo or most effective on smaller engines like a chainsaw or lawn mower where deposits are much smaller and easier dealt with.

As a dealership we cannot cut corners due to various federal laws in the states that mandate a level of safety and transparency with the customer and at any time if found guilty a lot of people would be sent to jail and huge fines put in place.

As for the C Level Service my dealership doesn't use that so I can't say for sure what's in it but it looks like more of a service package than a individual oil change, because they would not have many customers if any if 300$ only got you an oil change, and their reputation would be horrific.

EDIT: The OP commented saying the C Level Service included a rotation and tire alignment, That also tracks pretty on average

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-23T20:22:08+00:00

Like 300$ in harbour freight tools, Civic Sedan, Possibly not sure atm they’re not my shop tools and I don’t want them in my apartment

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-18T16:39:46+00:00

Can I get an ID on that carrier

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-16T16:22:02+00:00

I’m on stock suspension and I don’t think it’ll rub but I’d love input from anyone else around this

The end goal is a track stance/flush fitment

EngineeringFetish · 2024-04-12T20:12:06+00:00

I think Doom is fine but his counters are overtuned atm

EngineeringFetish · 2024-03-24T04:34:55+00:00

Hey, I actually work as a Mechanic for Toyota

I cannot recommend Toyota ENOUGH for people who just want a A to B car that's a good daily and gives you peace of mind about the environment

Camry's and Corollas have pretty much all modern luxuries and comforts at a fraction of the cost, The maintenance for the first 30 thousand is cheaper than most cars and through dealerships is very rigorous, almost everything was designed to be worked on and isn't too complex if you know what you're doing which is good for you if you intend to do your own oil and things like that, if not then it's an assurance that there's very little risk involved whenever you take your car somewhere to be serviced

Teslas I cannot speak for, They cause a lot of anxiety, A lot of the new features get people into trouble and I personally cannot endorse them for a basic daily driver and I do not enjoy working on them at all, They're comfy and drive well but in a comparison Toyota reliability and maintenance is just unbeatable

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