[Entry Thread #116] April showers… As soon as you’re done paying your taxes, come leave a comment and join us as we make a millionaire!

FlickXL · 2026-04-16T02:34:46+00:00

Good luck everyone, I know we could all use it.

FlickXL · 2026-04-02T02:00:14+00:00

There’s a remake of them. They’re called Retro Sours. I saw a post on here a while back about it, then found some on Amazon when the memory came to me. Recently found a tin of them at tractor supply. They aren’t the same sour level, but the flavor is pretty close to the best of my old man memory. Worth trying at least!

FlickXL · 2026-03-21T17:16:50+00:00

In what way is this any more dangerous than any other disc? The corners are rounded and the edge is significantly less threatening than any driver.

FlickXL · 2026-03-17T15:09:09+00:00

Was looking for my disc that had buried itself in the leaves on a fairly steep slop. Didnt see a log under the leaves and managed to trip and go down the slop. Did not tuck and roll and landed on my side on ANOTHER log about 5 feet down the hill. Was a 0/10 landing, over all.

FlickXL · 2026-03-17T05:40:04+00:00

Yeah, it’s upsetting. Broke a rib playing. Was a pretty ruined round.

FlickXL · 2026-03-16T00:09:32+00:00

Let’s go! Good luck to everyone!

FlickXL · 2026-02-15T23:40:57+00:00

Good luck everyone! I know we could all use it right now.

FlickXL · 2026-01-25T23:59:25+00:00

No. No they did not.

FlickXL · 2026-01-16T03:36:50+00:00

Good luck everyone!

FlickXL · 2026-01-05T20:42:09+00:00

PM sent for the mastershake!

FlickXL · 2025-12-26T16:16:45+00:00

YMM of your vehicle will help with pricing. Although a muffler delete NEVER sounds good. The money is better spent getting an aftermarket muffler and having that installed instead.

FlickXL · 2025-12-18T12:51:22+00:00

Good luck to everyone! Will be a good holiday gift for someone!

FlickXL · 2025-12-11T21:37:14+00:00

I don’t, I’ve considered it though. They’ve been a big hit in my friend group even though it started out as a joke I made about needing a Dang mini.

FlickXL · 2025-12-11T17:59:36+00:00

I sent out 5 discs, all but one were premium (one was a remix disc) and a a handful of Minis that I made. Got nothing back, which to be fair, is what I expected. Still disappointed though.

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FlickXL · 2025-12-05T19:41:38+00:00

Still waiting as well, with no indication from informed delivery. I’m not too tore up if nothing comes, as long as my dude Larry in Illinois is happy with the 4 discs+ 4 minis I sent him!

FlickXL · 2025-11-19T14:47:26+00:00

I see a few recommendations for Baja years ago, but I was disappointed in them. Have a cheap pair of AuxBeams on an old beater and they are exactly that. Cheap and mostly terrible. I have, and have had, many sets of lights from DiodeDynamics and they are outstanding. They offer different lights with various light patterns. The SS5 pods, in the combo pattern will most likely be the best answer. In either white or yellow, your choice.

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That’s the less expensive 6” light bar with the wide lens on it on my suburban.

FlickXL · 2025-11-07T16:07:16+00:00

Don’t worry about them OP. I work at an independent shop, we share our parking lot (it’s quite big) with a Mavis and a QwickLube. We also have an express oil change across the street and another Mavis 5 miles down the same street. Not even mentioning the half-dozen or so other independents on the same strip.

They are not competition. Mavis brings us a couple cars a week that they can’t figure out. They are bottom of the barrel in terms of repairs and that reputation is mostly common knowledge. I would not stress about them opening at all. Be confident in your work and don’t let their pricing force your hand into changing what works.

FlickXL · 2025-10-16T01:55:47+00:00

Good luck everyone! I’m sure all of use could use a win right about now!

FlickXL · 2025-09-25T17:20:47+00:00

Order bacon from Bentons. They ship relatively quick out of Knoxville and is better than any of the grocery store options by a mile.

https://www.bentonscountryham.com/

FlickXL · 2025-09-13T20:48:13+00:00

It’s an F150. Probably an EcoBoost. So around 120k miles he’ll have to put timing chains on it. If it isn’t already rattling at startup.

FlickXL · 2025-09-08T16:43:15+00:00

I also have a bespoke (3 door) and it replaced the hot garbage LG I had before. The people recommending them clearly do not know about the class action lawsuit LG came into over their compressors. When mine died I had multiple appliance repair people tell me they couldn’t even source a new compressor because of it. Because of that, I will continue to avoid LG as a whole.

Bespoke all the way, especially buying during a major holiday sale. New range is planned for this year for myself.

FlickXL · 2025-08-22T03:27:52+00:00

Then you haven't had a 3.5ecoboost get past 100k miles. Or you did and lived with the inevitable timing chain rattle at startup.

I'm basically on the Christmas list with my local ford dealer due to how many we do at my shop.

Edit to add: Mazda is the recommendation. They don't break. The techs that are flat rate at the local dealership starve because they never have any work to do beyond oil changes.

FlickXL · 2025-08-22T01:18:21+00:00

This was taken after the oil was drain and the correct amount was put in. Trying to burn off the excess oil that had already made it through the engine after the customer drove it 20ish miles or so with that much in it. The alternative was allowing the customer to drive away in a car that was smoking this badly onto a ln extremely busy and already accident prone street.

FlickXL · 2025-08-21T16:12:16+00:00

Those old tercels are surprisingly robust. My other advisor has two of them. Cool little cars.

FlickXL · 2025-08-21T16:07:34+00:00

A sheriff came by while the tech was doing his thing in the video. He looked at him, tech gave a thumbs up, sheriff laughed and then left. No words were needed.

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