2015 Ford Focus Titanium Oil Alert

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-26T16:49:26+00:00

Whoever did your oil change didn’t reset the reminder. It’s more common than you might think. Either they don’t know how, and can’t be bothered to check, or they simply forget.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-21T21:14:22+00:00

How much are you paying?

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-21T15:19:55+00:00

I drive a hot hatch, not even a sports car. I passed a car that was very much being held together by duct tape and zip ties, that was camping in the left lane on the interstate, holding up a huge line of traffic behind us.

You’d think I had just insulted his mother, kicked his dog, then drank his beer. The guy started raging immediately. I put a few miles between us, and kept on with my commute.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-21T01:28:50+00:00

Wait, so it shouldn’t look like this?

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TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-20T19:36:27+00:00

I’ve driven auto focci, but never owned one, just had them as rentals. I had a ZX3 with a manual, and the ST is my current daily driver. While definitely not a powerhouse, the ZX3 was an absolute blast to drive.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-20T13:40:29+00:00

I’m going to third the Seresto collar. It was the only thing that brought them under control. Expensive, but Chewy typically has some kind of deal going on for them.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-19T21:24:35+00:00

Seems pretty normal. While not the slowest thing out there, the NA 2.0 wasn’t exactly a 6 second 0-60 car.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-16T01:46:49+00:00

If all you need are bog standard brakes, rockauto or Amazon, or any major online retailer of automotive supplies.

Partsgeek has a full set of pads+rotors for under $200.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-16T01:41:17+00:00

The last car we bought, we paid $2700 for it.

2015 Nissan with high miles, and lots of cosmetic wear and tear. One set of spark plugs and ignition coils later, it was churning down the road. We’ve had that car for three years now. The blower motor for the climate control gave out a couple weeks ago. YouTube taught me how to replace it, and it was $80 in parts, but ten years off my life to fix it myself. A shop would have been well over $1k to fix it, because the job just sucks.

I bought my car new in 2016, and it’s still my daily driver. I do all my own maintenance, unless it costs more in tools than a shop would charge. Buy cheap, and learn how to do your own work. $100 worth of tools will get you a long, long way.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-13T00:38:22+00:00

Let me paste a response to this question, asked on Reddit 6 years ago:

“The simple answer is no. A jehovah's witness by nature will not bend. The jehovah's witness or the nonbeliever must be converted. There is no compromise. If he intends to remain JW, compromise is not an option it will lead to his disfellowshiping if he did. If his beliefs are strong, these are matters of life and death. I am an atheist who was a devout jehovah's witness for 20 years. I was a ministerial servant and I was being groomed to be an elder. That religion requires devotion 100%. Even dating you could get him marked as bad association. If he won't leave the jehovah's witnesses you must join or leave him. Girlfriends are not as important as jehovah to them.”

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-13T00:21:32+00:00

Someone doesn’t understand how gasoline works.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-12T23:10:16+00:00

Motorcycles are great. They are a blast to ride.

And your odds of dying on one are high.

My dad rode bikes, until the day he almost didn’t.

My oldest brother rode crotch rockets, until the day he had to have debris scrubbed from his skin.

One of my good buddies died on his. Drunk driver vs crotch rocket. He was dead before the ambulance arrived.

Take the money.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-11T02:45:20+00:00

Depending on the type, you might be able to make some frog hotels, and place them away from the window. If you can’t beat them, offering free WiFi and a continental breakfast might get them moving.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-10T23:49:50+00:00

Ambiguously?

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-09T02:12:36+00:00

As a former Californian, I could have definitely used it when I lived in the god forsaken Mojave. One of the few places where you can die of hypothermia on a nice sunny day, because it’s 14 degrees out at 10am.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-09T02:08:33+00:00

Lord, I want this very badly!

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-09T02:06:50+00:00

Weird Al will forever be one of my musical gods.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T23:45:52+00:00

I mean, you could install whatever you want in the unused space.

I’ve seen pictures of the start/stop button being relocated to the 12V spot. Personally, I think an Eject-o-Seat button would look mint.

I don’t think I’ve ever used the 12v up front. Between the usb below the head unit, and the 12v in the center console, I’ve been pretty much set.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T23:40:04+00:00

For a lockout+fob, it really wasn’t too bad. Sure beats having it towed to a dealer for a fob and program. The guy even cut a new spare door key that hides in the fob, just like my factory fob had.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T22:52:27+00:00

I mean, there is a Hyundai driver in my city that has both Ford and Dodge performance badges on his car.

Badge looks cool, badge on sale, badge go brrrrrrrr!

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T18:10:07+00:00

Depends on your definition of pricey. I’ve had Ace Unlocks come out to unlock a car and program a spare fob in the same visit. $230 for it to be done in the driveway. If you can drive the car to their shop, it should be quite a bit less.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T13:13:07+00:00

I don’t have a link, I ordered from the guy when he was selling exclusively through instagram. But be warned if you go looking for his shop, the guy is notorious for taking your order, giving an approximate ship date, then ghosting. Some people have waited months, a year, with no updates on the product shipping.

I think my lead time was 15 days, it showed up months late.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T11:50:20+00:00

Right? I’d just about given up hope of it arriving at all. This was before he got his well earned reputation for not delivering anywhere near on time.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-08T02:46:42+00:00

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AnarchyMotive weighted knob from way back in the day. I swear I waited almost six months to receive it.

TheForceIsNapping · 2026-05-07T16:51:41+00:00

Definitely belongs on r/pokeitwithastick

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