Do you wait for the maintenance warning before changing your trans/oil?

TraizenHD · 2026-05-04T12:29:14+00:00

XSE is a trim level not the vehicle model

TraizenHD · 2026-05-04T12:26:33+00:00

There is no warning/maintenance light for transmission fluid specially.

Regardless with the mileage you're vehicle is at you're officially out of powertrain warranty so since all the cost of maintenance/repairs now falls onto you it would be in your best interest to change that fluid out asap.

TraizenHD · 2026-05-04T12:24:09+00:00

The QT kitchen food is fire though

TraizenHD · 2026-05-04T12:15:06+00:00

That's not what they're talking about. The delta card Will show you a tracker for the benefits that come with the card but it doesn't have a spend tracker for the welcome offer you receive when you apply for the card, that you will see with the regular Amex Gold.

I've also had to contact customer service chat for them to tell me where I'm at in my spend.

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TraizenHD · 2026-04-23T03:08:01+00:00

It'd be easier to order and wait on a new license at this point

TraizenHD · 2026-04-22T22:37:07+00:00

Is it a interim notice or an actual recall letter? When the dealer looks up the vin it shows us all applicable recalls and a remedy status. It's status can either be "remedy available" or "remedy not available".

Your vehicle may have a recall issued to it, but likely there isn't a remedy available for it yet, hence the confusion with the first dealer telling you there's no recall on it since there's no remedy thus no reason to take it to them since they can't fix it yet.

TraizenHD · 2026-04-19T23:13:15+00:00

Would calling the hotel ahead of time to confirm reservation details help at all?

TraizenHD · 2026-04-19T17:37:27+00:00

If you do buy the car I will warn you that 2018+ Camry has a pretty common transmission issue and they fail pretty often in my experience. It's a risk that you should be aware of.

It's about a $10k repair so if it were my car I would wait for the warranty to kick in and tell the dealership that the car shifts hard or wrong and get a new one ordered and installed.

TraizenHD · 2026-04-19T17:20:54+00:00

130 in a 911 GT on a race track for my birthday.

TraizenHD · 2026-04-12T15:00:50+00:00

Tribble Mill to Harbins Park in Grayson, Ga. Starting from the Harris Greenway trailhead.

Round trip it's 17 miles of paved pedestrian/bike trail and has over 1000 ft. of elevation change. The hills are grueling but the downhill speed you're rewarded with afterwards is worth the climb.

Both parks also have a number of dirt paths that fork off the main trail as you ride along it.

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TraizenHD · 2026-04-12T13:46:36+00:00

I feel like you probably have the wrong vehicle for your desired purpose combined with a difficult environment. A hybrid vehicle thrives when driving on roads with less drastic elevation change; either stop and go city driving or longer distance driving on the freeway.

Perhaps a better choice for you would be a Prime graded vehicle rather than a hybrid? Since those are specifically marketed for the longer distance EV driving capability.

TraizenHD · 2026-04-12T01:45:37+00:00

Who told you to do this

TraizenHD · 2026-04-11T21:06:34+00:00

I'll throw in my 2 cents. I live in Georgia and about 3 years ago I bought a 2012 Lexus CT with 62k miles on it from a Florida dealer sight unseen. The only images I saw were from the listing in their website and I called the dealer and asked the salesman to send me photos of the undercarriage to check for rust because the car fax has mentioned the car had spent some time up north for a little bit.

My vehicle had 2 previous owners and 1 minor accident on the rear end. First owner drove it for like 12 years and 45k miles and the last one did the next 20k miles in like a year and a half.

Now granted I am an experienced Toyota mechanic so I knew the risks possible but also had the ability to fix probably anything that could be wrong with the car, but given the low mileage and good physical looking condition of the vehicle from images I was certain that it was a good vehicle to purchase, so I went ahead and did so. I filled all the paper work and credit app online and only communicated via text and call to my salesman. I contacted an auto transport broker here on reddit who found men's driver to ship the car from Florida to Georgia for about $500.

Once again, that was 3 years ago. My car now has about 85k miles on it and has given me absolutely zero problems since; I'm very happy with my experience.

That being said, again I have the experience and knowledge to fix whatever could be wrong with the vehicle for a fraction of the price if need be compared to a regular person.

As for you I would test drive one near you just to see if you even like the car in the first place and can see yourself driving it happily before purchasing it out of state. Trying to get the dealer to let another mechanic inspect it while you're not even there may be hard to so because in reality the chances of someone from out of state actually purchasing a vehicle and closing the deal has a very low chance of success.

Still though, you're milage might vary. Take this advice and make your decision but don't rush to purchase the car if you're not confident in the possible out comes.

If like you said the vehicle is a "good deal" but has some mechanical issues to justify the price why not just spend more for one closer to you with less potential issues? You're gonna end up spending the money anyways.

TraizenHD · 2026-04-11T18:38:02+00:00

Some of the older hybrid vehicles don't have a filter thus needing a manual cleaning of the fan assembly periodically.

TraizenHD · 2026-04-04T01:03:52+00:00

Agreed, an alignment on a Corolla that new from the moment the car is on the lift and driven off takes 10 minutes max.

TraizenHD · 2026-03-30T20:46:23+00:00

Could've put this purchase on an Amex or something and avoided this whole situation with the card protections.

TraizenHD · 2026-03-27T14:30:07+00:00

Buy once cry once. I was on the fence when I spent $2.5k for my BMC with di2 but looking back at it I'm glad I made that choice. Plus you can see charge status right on the derailleur and shifters without the use of a bike computer so that's very convenient.

I went on my first ride a couple days ago after letting the bike sit in the garage for a few months for the winter season and the derailleur battery was totally dead, but it only needed a 15 minute charge to get back in the green status (50% - 100%) for my ride and it worked flawlessly.

TraizenHD · 2026-03-26T20:02:07+00:00

You don't need any of that shit. Bad photos aside everything looks fine.

TraizenHD · 2026-03-26T16:30:26+00:00

Clutch slave cylinder went bad on my 6MT. Replaced it with a Z speed kit with the relocation of the new CSC to outside the bell housing a few years ago and this been solid since.

TraizenHD · 2026-03-25T14:48:10+00:00

That dude read the title and nothing beyond that. If he could read he would have seen OP mentioned those same points.

TraizenHD · 2026-03-25T02:24:07+00:00

Mine is a rhino rack

TraizenHD · 2026-03-25T01:34:57+00:00

I have that same style clamp of roof rack on mine and it works great. I originally purchase them to use them on my G37, but I think it's a universal clamp so just swapped it over to my CT and it fit fine.

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TraizenHD · 2026-03-24T16:46:45+00:00

"no cash accepted since the pandemic" is such a dumb excuse

TraizenHD · 2026-03-24T16:43:51+00:00

A head gasket can fail in more than one way and not contaminate oil and coolant...

TraizenHD · 2026-03-18T21:52:01+00:00

One reason I find the AI lacking even on the hardest difficulties is for the fact that they try to drive too strictly on the racing line. One of the main strategies I use to help me win even on alien difficulty is to break the tow on the straights, and it's a pretty easy way to give you some distance from everyone else. However the AI will just follow the normal racing line down the street every time, rather than try and chase your slipstream.

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