ok guys go no replies on the kit last week so i went ahead and post it on ebay. there is only 1 day and 8 hours till auction ends. you might be able to get the...
There was some discussion recently about the stock lug wrench being useless. During a recent flat tire (on the highway) I used mine and it worked fine. I've...
When I tried to remove the lug nuts with the Toyota supplied tool the nuts would not budge. I obtained a section of galvanized water pipe to gain some leverage...
Barb, I had that happen to me on my 1991 Miata this past summer and I swore that I would never let it happen again. The local garage where I bought the new (4)...
I had problems starting my '05 XR. It would turn for 5-8 seconds but wouldn't fire up. Every time I brought it into the dealer (under warranty of course)...
thanks R, that's one reason we need to see those TSB. Many of them mention problems some experience but some dealers can't diagnose or fix properly....
I was thinking about running my Matrix through a local car wash as it certainly needs it this time of the year, but I'm concerned about the antenna pointing...
It unscrews. However, I've washed my 03' base many times at brushless carwashes, no problems. Brushed car washes I avoid, because they always leave very tiny...
The first time I unscrewed the antena, I had to apply a lot of "torque" with my hand, I think they tried to use an airwrench to tighten it. After that, it is...
I can't get my CD's to play now that the battery in my Matrix went dead the other day. The stereo will still work, but my CD player won't. It registers all 6...
Does it have an anti-theft activation code? Is there a CD jammed in there? My 2c, disconnect the battery again then reconnect it to see if it does anything....
I find the "touchless" car wash better at getting the dirt out of the bottom/back part of the car. Yes, the antenna unscrews, (turn it counter-clockwise, as in...
FYI, here is an updated graph of my fuel economy over time in my 04 XR manual 2WD driven in New England. The numbers are pretty high because my commute is...
I second that. I guess it's not the fuse. There's power bec. the stereo works. Try ejecting all the CDs first, then start all over. ... in there? ... does ... ...
Hi Karl, I continue to be amazed by how high you MPG are as you state below. How exactly do you measure your gas loads? When I wait for the vapor lock to turn...
I sometimes get highly variable fills also, so instead of measuring from fill-up to fill-up, I measure from F to F on the gas gauge. I keep records like this:...
I got a checkbook register from my bank. Every time I fill up, I put down the location (reminds me of whether I am in town or on a trip), the mileage, and...
30.46 mpg combined for the year (Jan - Dec) that I had the car 75 fillups, more than 19k miles (so a lot of highway driving) Range has been anywhere from 20.7...
It's blue which, from what I have read, gets worse mpg than other colors. I also have my cd player pretty loud so that saps some energy right there. I laughed...
You're doing better than me, my yearly avereage for 2005 was 29.72 mpg [9280.9 miles driven] with 29.58 mpg [27919 miles driven] over the life of the car....
Greetings, Does anyone know how many gallons of fuel are left when the fuel warning light comes on? Our Matrix was driven for 20 miles or so with the light on...
The manual states the Matrix has a 13.2 gal capacity. In the several times I've loaded at yellow warning [on attempts to get Karl Brace's excellent mpg ...
... Thanks Karl, that explains a lot. Don't you need to subtract gallons from G2-Gf, Gf being the among used from fill until the gauge reaches down to F, ...
I seem to hit the warning quite often and it always has 2 gallons (or slightly less sometime) left in the tank. I figure that gives me an easy 55 miles to get...
I ran a test when my 04 XR was new: The low fuel light came on at 1/16 tank, the gauge got to E 20 miles later, and I filled up 15 miles after that, putting...
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