Today's Market Place is going to have a pice about COVEs.
What's a COVE? This is even better then a NIMBY:
Citizens Opposed to Virtually Everything.
Here's an example I heard this AM: The Milk advertisers (Got Milk?) put up

The Toyota dealer told me it was time for front brake pads and rotors
at 30,000 miles.  I know the pads are getting low, but rotors at 30K
for this car?  Neither the Toyota website nor the manual helped me out
on this one.  

I'm in the market for a RAV4, and I have been looking for a 2004 model.
According to the VIN decoder on the Toyota Fleet website
(http://fleet.toyota.com/html/vin_decoder.asp), the 7th digit
represents the restraint type.

I have a leak in my left rear shock and need to have it replaced. So
far, three different mechanics have told me three different repairs I
need. The most costly one is $1,400 to replace the left rear, left
front, and the gear box. Another place said it was not the shock and a

Is an objective (empirical) measurement of rolling resistance available?
All I know is the column in Consumer Reports assigning one of five icons,
ranging from all-black to all-red.
CR rated the Michelin MXV4 Plus Energy all-red (best), along with one

Hello, I own a 2004 Corolla LE. The car drives great and has since I
bought it new from the dealer in July 2003. However, for about 1.5
years now, I've occasionally heard a loud, high-pitched buzzing noise
coming from (as best I can tell) the dash, somewhere behind the

I'm planning to change the bulb covers on the bulbs in the instrument
panel of my 1999 Corolla. Does anyone know where I could purchase these
bulb covers and what size to use? I want to change the colour of the
display from the stock green to a more exciting colour. Thanks

I am having troubles with my fiance's 91 camry. it seems to have an
intermittnet drain on the battery, at times we can go for about a week
without a problem other times it is only about 4 hours and the battery
is dead. I have gone thru most of the wiring systems and not found

I'm used to paying extra at the dealer, but this has gotten ridiculous.
Went in for the 90,000 service and specifically requested new timing
belt because it's needed.  They call back and start in on how the front
oil seals are leaking and the water pump is leaking, which they

Well, you would have thought I'd have learned my lesson after trying this
stuff on the Supra, and being disappointed with the swirl marks and the
water spots, but NO, I had to try it again.
This time, on the Mazda. This car was parked under Evergreens for a few

My manual states I should use rubber preservative for the new
motormounts I am about to install on my geo prizm. Anyone know who has
this or what it is ? This is for a hot climate.
thanks

92 toyota 3.0L, we just replaced the heads. nothing else was done. 1/2
throttle the truck runs perfectly until high rpm. 3/4 to full throttle
it can't even carry itself. sounds like a tps problem right. i have
played with it and adjusted it... no change. if anyone can help me out,

My check engine light is on, and running diagnostics brings up code 71,
"EGR temperature reporting too low."
I replaced the EGR valve with one from a crashed Corolla of the same
year, which was far cleaner.

On cue from the lit Tarago Oil Change Lamp on the dashboard,
I dutifully complied including the filter but not the supplementary
tank
under the hood / bonnet, which was not dirty and didn't drain with

Help, my 1995 Corolla has a very weak heating system.  I am freezing
driving to work up in the north country. What are the potential reasons
for this "lukewarm" heater? Any regular maintenance for heaters?