Recent content by Taxlady

The other day I made a left turn. So, I turned into the leftmost lane (as is sensible and required by law in Québec). I signal that I want to make a lane change and the guy behind me, who was practically up my bum, changes lanes so fast, that I spot him when I check my blind spot. Okay, I let...

I can't believe it. Someone stole my hubcaps. I last heard about people stealing hubcaps in the 60's. I have a 1993 Volvo 850 with alloy wheels with a small hubcap in the centre, covering the bolts. Well, they don't have them anymore. They were stolen while the car was parked in the underground...

We left my friend's apartment about 01h30. A few blocks away I was stopped at a traffic light waiting to make a left turn. The light was for straight ahead only. The light changed to regular green and I was about to make my turn, when I saw the cop car turn on its flashers. Then we got slammed...

My sister recently bought a new 2003 Infinity I35. I've been looking for an online forum for her, but I haven't had any luck. Does anyone here have any recommendations? Any Infinity owners here?

I've seen TV ads for Armor All: CarWash Wipes. :eek: Does this sound like a new way to put micro marring on a vehicle or what? I imagine that they are made of the same wood fibre that other wipes are made of. Wouldn't an MF towel & some QD be better?

I got one good deal and one not so good deal. I bought the wash mitts at Costco for Cdn $16.69 and that is the good deal. There are two lambskin mitts with "sort of" thumbs. Really soft. There's a black lambskin/bug scrubber mitt. One side is lambskin and the other side is covered in that bug...

We got a bit of new snow last night, so I decided it was time to practice skidding. I headed to the huge parking lot at the local mall, after closing. I wasn't the only one with this idea. I saw other people playing in the snow with their cars. I had I nice big space to myself and hit the...

I finally got around to making a sock for my snow brush. I used an MF towel to make it. Now I just have to get some snow on the car. ;) This was measuring:

My Volvo has a "winter mode". This is a switch that supposedly allows the car to more easily start on icy, slippery roads. It puts the car in third gear. Can someone explain to me why this would help? When I drove standard transmission, I used the lowest possible gear for slippery winter...

I tried Meguiar's Clear Plastic Cleaner on one turn signal lens and Plexus on the other. Well, the Meguiar's did a much better job of getting rid of/hiding the hazing of the plastic that is caused by lots of tiny scratches. So, I tried the Meguiar's on the other one. I used it a number of times...

Did you know that accidents go up by about 7% in the week after we change to or from Daylight Savings? People's circadian rhythms are off and it affects concentration and thinking ( and maybe reflexes). Just a warning to everyone to be extra careful. Watch your own driving and watch out for...

Canadian Tire is advertising a hand held steam cleaner with accessories called a Steam Shark. It's for cleaning all kinds of surfaces. I was thinking it would be good for detailing the inside of the car. Steam clean the vinyl, the vents, spots on upholstry and carpets, etc. Has anyone...

The Volvo is the first car that I have owned that has automatic transmission. I just noticed that I have adapted a habit from driving standard. I ease up on the gas as the car changes gears. What I'm wondering is if this is bad for the transmission, indifferent, or good for the transmission?

I was noticing that most of my swirl marks are on my hood. The hood was repainted for cosmetic reasons by a previous owner. The car has 320,000 km (approx 200,000 miles) on the odometer. So, the parts of the paint that have seen the most wear and tear, have fewer swirl marks than the newer...

I just spent the entire day on the car. I applied DACP by hand. I know it would have worked better with a PC, but it really seems to have done some good. The marring from removing a bird bomb is much less visible. Then I applied Meguiar's #7 Show Car Glaze. I had my hubby look at the car when...