Post whatever is on your mind!!

[ZR]

Congrats Stephen. ;)

[Stephen06GT]

Congrats Stephen. ;)

Thank you, and thanks for your help with this issue.

[5.4MarkVIII]

I read something awhile ago about people who cruise ship surf.

Apparently it was cheaper to take last min empty cabins than to pay for retirement living. The couple in the article had been hopping from cruse ship to cruse ship for a while

Unlimited food, medical ext.

[mavrrrick]

You can start a DR chapter of TMC........

DMC (RUN).. lol


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[Stephen06GT]

New oil pan was installed on BuRT. All I need to do now is order a new Ronin drain plug.

Ronin sells spare parts, so I don’t need a complete plug. All I have to get is the wavy spring and o-ring spare parts kit.

[ZR]

^ Good to hear, not often that happens.

[Old Fart]

Big fire at one of our oldest buildings...Empire Hotel built in 1928. Was renovated into an apartment complex 15-20 years ago. Mostly occupied by seniors. Fire started around 12:30pm yesterday and still burning.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62iJk_go40Q

[ZR]

Hope everyone is ok.

[Old Fart]

Ya, no injuries. All residents moved to a nearby motel.

[ChickenLips]

Ya, no injuries. All residents moved to a nearby motel.

no cruise ships available?

[92redragtop]

no cruise ships available?

Maybe the water there is too shallow?

[hsousa88]

Maybe the water there is too shallow?

Could still live in it if it was permanently docked

[mavrrrick]

Well I’ve heard everything now. Toronto mayor wants a “rain tax”. Oh boy… we’re f****d!!


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[ChickenLips]

Every time I think we've reached the point where stupid is too expensive I get shown a new variant. On the one hand it shows just how effective capitalism is in wealth generation that even when hamstrung by approx 50% skim to taxes etc it still produces enough wealth to cover the cost of stupid. Do you think they recognized the turning point from prosperity to sustainability to decline in Rome?

[hammerhead]

living in the country on a property with septic and a well, a 100 yard gravel driveway, no street drains or curbs we are immune to all the dumbass city taxes —but I have read of ways it can be done and won't mention them and after all the air is clean and we are pinned down, I'm sure they will come after the water.

[Zee]

So apparently we're all going to revolt against the PM.
Not sure why its taking so long?

[Zee]

Does anyone know this guy or the car? Anything you can tell me?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/683754979968109/?referralSurface=messenger_lightspeed_banner&referralCode=messenger_banner

[MUSTANGWOP]

The only thing I know is the guy is out of breath from taking that video, lol

[Minaccia]

My Mustang buddy Ian Strecker says that the owner of that car is a good guy, hope that helps.

[hammerhead]

have to love April...

39054

[mavrrrick]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240411/7399a449335a74b5688b53ea50dfb1f5.jpg


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[MUSTANGWOP]

RIP

[Zee]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240411/7399a449335a74b5688b53ea50dfb1f5.jpg


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F**k this guy. He didnt suffer enough for murdering 2 people.

[redo75]

Please don't judge me but it's not RIP but BIH (Burn In Hell).
Most know he did it, a lotta hurt....

[RedSN]

A. Fuck cancer.
B. 30 years pursuing the “real” killers, came up zero…FAIL


Simpson said that "I will pursue as my primary goal in life the killer or killers who slayed Nicole and Mr. Goldman... They are out there somewhere...

[5.4MarkVIII]

A. Fuck cancer.
B. 30 years pursuing the “real” killers, came up zero…FAIL

must not of had any mirrors in the house

[True Blue]

Gas Prices to rise 14 cents overnight, increase based on moving to summer blend.

[ZR]

^ We get screwed from the left right n every other direction.

[MUSTANGWOP]

Gas Prices to rise 14 cents overnight, increase based on moving to summer blend.

If this continues, I'm going to forget what color my Mustang is because it's going to stay under cover in my garage most of the season.

[RedSN]

increase based on moving to summer blend.
....so why can't we just continue running winter fuel?

because the government says so.


federal law restricts sales of gasoline with an RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) greater than 9.0 from June 1 through Sept. 15.

To comply, refiners reduce the amount of butane in the gasoline and instead use pricier additives, hence one reason gas prices generally increase in summer. The blending process also takes longer, adding to the cost.

[bluetoy]

They increase price in fall to switch to winter fuel as well.

[bluetoy]

We need a dislike button as well. lol

[Zee]

must not of had any mirrors in the house

Great response

[hammerhead]

Saw two Hummer EV's yesterday. Out of curiosity checked out the price tag —between 150 and 200,000 $'s. I don't get it.

[ChickenLips]

The price of stupid has yet to cramp the style of upper middle class. If you can afford EV's, still eat bacon and steak, still get on airplanes, still take vacations the price of virtue signalling still isn't high enough to make you believe what you see over what you're told.

It's also getting apparent that votes don't matter. The recycling and garbage all go into the same bag.

[Laffs]

Theres a non-zero chance I saw the price of gas and immediately started building and pricing F150 Lightning EV's

[ChickenLips]

do any members here have experience with F150 EV's?

[Black Sheep]

do any members here have experience with F150 EV's?

It would be shocking if they did

[5.4MarkVIII]

do any members here have experience with F150 EV's?

test drove one for 2 days. would not buy. only reason i have a truck is to haul stuff and tow my trailers. lightning is useless in that regards. bought a hybrid F150 instead, so far very pleased.

[hammerhead]

I lean towards —if my vehicle is paid for the cost of fuel is irrelevant. Long term I don't see any benefit to an EV. In the long term (for me) it would have a lean on it if the financer sees fit. If I had 100-150,000 $'s of disposable cash I would feel as tho I just threw it away and couldn't recoup it over the life of the vehicle. Financing I would worry the vehicle would be gone but the lean would still be in place or carried over to the next purchase. I can't see any benefits to an EV for my economic sitiuation.

[ChickenLips]

I read a story about resale value of used EV's being low and they're hard to unload. No idea if true or just an EV hate story.

My uneducated, unresearched take is that EV's higher capitol cost up front will buy lower operating costs for the outset but there is a crossover point. IMO the only valid comparator is cost per kilometer over the life of the vehicle including energy inputs and maintenance from new through to scrapping of the vehicle. Include in that should be lost opportunity cost of waiting for a charge or any costs like extra overnight stays due to range limitations.

I'm also not a fan of hybrid, having a second drive/control/nanny system(s) to maintain add complexity that I don't figure adds to reliability or reduces life long operating costs. Again, just my unresearched opinion.

The fact that consumers are looking to EV's means the carbon tax is working. Whether a shift to EV's is more beneficial to the consumers over ICE is separate question. There's a lot of $$ in EV's and the whole climate change hysteria.

[hammerhead]

I read a story about resale value of used EV's being low and they're hard to unload. No idea if true or just an EV hate story.

My uneducated, unresearched take is that EV's higher capitol cost up front will buy lower operating costs for the outset but there is a crossover point. IMO the only valid comparator is cost per kilometer over the life of the vehicle including energy inputs and maintenance from new through to scrapping of the vehicle. Include in that should be lost opportunity cost of waiting for a charge or any costs like extra overnight stays due to range limitations.

I'm also not a fan of hybrid, having a second drive/control/nanny system(s) to maintain add complexity that I don't figure adds to reliability or reduces life long operating costs. Again, just my unresearched opinion.

The fact that consumers are looking to EV's means the carbon tax is working. Whether a shift to EV's is more beneficial to the consumers over ICE is separate question. There's a lot of $$ in EV's and the whole climate change hysteria.

For me its age thing mostly. In my sixties I have a 2019 f150 I paid 38,500 for it new —why would I not keep it regardless of the cost of fuel?

Consider a person retires and buys on EV thinking I'm not going to drive much it should last —but I think regardless of mileage the batteries will deplete in relatively the same amount of time weather it sits or not.

I'm certain my ICE will last at least 20yrs. I have a 20 yr old Subaru with around 300,000 on it still runs great. It will fall apart first I think lol

I just can't make any sense to an EV right now. I think there cool and on occasion thought maybe it would be good to own one —but for me it always comes back to batteries and longevity. I think the cost of a EV would do a person far better to invested into something else. (non auto related)

Tesla is laying off ten percent of its staff. Other EV manufacturers are doing the same. This in turn will slow mining, battery manufacturing rippling thru subcontracting all the way down to battery recycling —I don't think carbon tax is the driver. If the gas industry is worried they aren't showing it.

[92redragtop]

I'm sure these comparisons (Hybrid vs ICE) are not unlike those when ICE was the "new" technology vs Horse and Buggy. Incumbent at the time had economies of scale, built supply chain (hay, leather, shoes, etc), "refueling" stations, parking (ie. hitching posts everywhere), and the new tech had none of that and needed subsidies of various forms to develop and market development to bring down costs over time.

[RedSN]

When the EV developers all adopt a standard EV pack analogous to this…
https://www.milwaukeetool.ca/--/web-images/sc/c9e0814912bd4900b8f585c8d1651105?hash=7dea362b3fac 8e00956a4952a3d4f474&lang=en-CA&w=520&h=520
…where you can swap your battery at a service station for a fresh one in a matter of minutes….

Then I’m all in.

[5.4MarkVIII]

When it came to buying a new service vehicle ( I hate the dedicated mini transits due to short narrow wheel base and uncomfortable seats) I looked at ev. Decided it wasn’t worth the upfront costs and the risk of long days requiring a long pit stop making a long day longer.

I looked at hybrid. But the hybrid suvs seem to be all FWD (or were at the time)
Decided that an suv that nets 7.5-8l/100lm with awd was a better choice than an suv that nets 6l/100lm but is fwd only

As I mentioned the range in the lightning was deal killer

The cost break done on the hybrid didn’t make sense a few years ago when the extra cost was so much. Now that that cost is lower figured I would try it.

My truck pulls a trailer 2-3 days a week and the wife commutes the 3-5 days a week (about 20 min one way rural driving)
We were getting a combined fuel economy of 17-18l/100lm with our 2020 5.0
So far we are netting 13l/100lm combined with the hybrid. It also tows WAY better than the 5.0. Way more power.

With no trailer and my wife’s light foot she is seeing 9.5 to 10l/100km on her commutes to and from work. Very very happy with that since it’s still a very capable truck.


I would consider an ev like the Mach e for her as a commuter but it’s hard to justify the cost of a whole other car since I would not want an ev as the only car we had.

[ZR]

Guy in the sweeet lookin STI on the 401 earlier................. sorry about your feelings. :)

[92redragtop]

When the EV developers all adopt a standard EV pack analogous to this…
https://www.milwaukeetool.ca/--/web-images/sc/c9e0814912bd4900b8f585c8d1651105?hash=7dea362b3fac 8e00956a4952a3d4f474&lang=en-CA&w=520&h=520
…where you can swap your battery at a service station for a fresh one in a matter of minutes….

Then I’m all in.

Standardization comes later in the product lifecycle. What Elon Musk is doing with the Tesla charging system/network and getting others to sign on is one of several steps that will occur as one technology moves to replace another. Batteries will happen at some point like with manufacturers using USBs or rechargeable household batteries (AA, AAA, etc).

[Snaketamer]

Happy Palindrome Day!
4202024...

[5.4MarkVIII]

Standardization comes later in the product lifecycle. What Elon Musk is doing with the Tesla charging system/network and getting others to sign on is one of several steps that will occur as one technology moves to replace another. Batteries will happen at some point like with manufacturers using USBs or rechargeable household batteries (AA, AAA, etc).

Wonder if there is ever going to be a chance, either from a manufacturer or a “safety” stand point, that “aftermarket” batteries will be a thing. Either for replacement of bad ones or even additional packs that can be added to increase range.

[92redragtop]

Wonder if there is ever going to be a chance, either from a manufacturer or a “safety” stand point, that “aftermarket” batteries will be a thing. Either for replacement of bad ones or even additional packs that can be added to increase range.

That's inevitable later in product lifecycle. Vertical integration will not work for all companies over time and someone will figure out a network effect company/model for batteries (branding strategy) as well as all the other parts. It's early days so ICE to EV comparison is still like apple to oranges in a lot of ways (other than basic transportation).

[Zee]

Just bought an 08 GT :)
Extremely happy with my purchase, got the color i wanted, the mods I wanted and the car is mint.
Super pumped to bring her home tonight.

[Laffs]

Just bought an 08 GT :)
Extremely happy with my purchase, got the color i wanted, the mods I wanted and the car is mint.
Super pumped to bring her home tonight.

Congrats, pics or it didn't happen!

[MUSTANGWOP]

Just bought an 08 GT :)
Extremely happy with my purchase, got the color i wanted, the mods I wanted and the car is mint.
Super pumped to bring her home tonight.

Glad you found what you wanted, congratulations!!

[Laffs]

In todays episode of "dog shit journalism"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/loud-car-study-psychology-1.7177688

[ChickenLips]

In todays episode of "dog shit journalism"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/loud-car-study-psychology-1.7177688

In psych terms, men with dark triad traits. Not totally wrong though, just written in the most negative terms.

Here's the thing, women often select the "bad boy". Tats, prison time, guys who demonstrate a facility for violence. Men who are capable of defending them. Hybristophilia isn't present in men. Isn't present in all women, but is only present in women.

Men subconsciously play to this dynamic as dark triad "get's da gurlz".

[ChickenLips]

My water bill is on auto billing from my bank account. I've been doing a little long overdue book keeping and discovered a billing error. At the time of the eror my account had a much higher balance and a lot of cash flow. The smallish error took place on a monthly basis, for 30 months. In total worth over 3k.

They're refunding me the overbill amount. Once that's in my account I'm going to push for the same interest they charge for overdue accounts (19% per year), plus compensation for inflation.

They refunded me the overbilling immediately without question, which is a clear indication they know they fucked up and are vulnerable.

Billing for the city is administered through my electricity provider. Each of the several people I've spoken to there have said this is the biggest "mistake" they've seen and all are long term employees.

[92redragtop]

Will be interesting if they play that game - my guess the T&Cs probably have a section on billing errors and a 30 or 60 day period to check and report on errors, to limit their liability (similar to what's on your credit card statement) - that way they transfer the responsibility to checking to the customer.

[ChickenLips]

maybe so, but the implied deal with auto billing is "I give you access to my bank account, you don't steal from me".

If they don't make good then I'll force them to revert to the most onerous time consuming payment and billing methods possible, and generally make myself the maximum asshole with all manner of requests. I've never been to a city hall meeting but am feeling the pull of civic participation.

[Zee]

Congrats, pics or it didn't happen!

I havent driven it since my first drive, just havent had the time - cant wait to drive it when the weather clears up...I'm still smiling like this pic every time i pass by it in the garage.

https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/439908191_10163641346909056_8650027740565925511_n. jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=RQbNtcMN2b4Ab6nZQ0N&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&oh=00_AfCLuGlaejb3l2D32RdKar3ouqbM3FDK42npZ_yei7fz aA&oe=6635D5D1

[redo75]

Actually I have the time - address and I'll drive it for you, no charge..........

[Zee]

Actually I have the time - address and I'll drive it for you, no charge..........

Ahaha, looks like i've got about 30min on the friday to rip it around.

[Laffs]

Finally got car out. Felt like it was hesitating a bit outta storage. Swapped plugs but had run out of TR6's on the shelf so running the TR55s I had stocked for now till I order fresh TR6s. Noticed it was running a bit leaner than normal on the afr's and sounded a little louder, wonder if the exhaust is loosened up. Always something but happy to be driving it.

[ZR]

^ Plus old gas can do funny things.

[Zee]

Just heard that La Paloma meets are done.
Are the Burrito Boyz friday night meets still a thing?

[Scrape]

I heard it is still on at Burrito Boyz.


Just heard that La Paloma meets are done.
Are the Burrito Boyz friday night meets still a thing?

[Laffs]

^ Plus old gas can do funny things.

Yeah, I was going to mix a little Octanium in but worried it would be an issue not a help, just gonna try and ease it on this tank down to half then mix in some fresh Shell. The NGK's that were in the car looked fine tbh, but were a couple season old.

[ZR]

Yup best to just drive the old out taking it easy.

[5.4MarkVIII]

^ Plus old gas can do funny things.

Yep. Genny filled and ran with premium and stabilizer in October. Power outage two weeks ago and it would not start. Took a whiff of ether to get it going.

Spoke with the repair shop and they said yep seeing it a lot. Fuel isn’t lasting 6 months.
No idea what the plan is going to be seems like a way to lead to dumping un used gas

Sounds great for the environment

[Old Fart]

Ya, since they got rid of non-ethanol fuels it doesn't last long.

[Laffs]

One of my intake pipe to TB clamps left the chat. Hoping it was leaking and thats the cause of the lean condition cuz its on a fresh tank of 91 and still creeping into the 12s

[ZR]

Yep. Genny filled and ran with premium and stabilizer in October. Power outage two weeks ago and it would not start. Took a whiff of ether to get it going.

Spoke with the repair shop and they said yep seeing it a lot. Fuel isn’t lasting 6 months.
No idea what the plan is going to be seems like a way to lead to dumping un used gas

Sounds great for the environment


Syn fuel may be your best bet but I also have complete faith in fuel plus SeaFoam.

[ZR]

One of my intake pipe to TB clamps left the chat. Hoping it was leaking and thats the cause of the lean condition cuz its on a fresh tank of 91 and still creeping into the 12s

The 12s should be just fine.

[ChickenLips]

Yep. Genny filled and ran with premium and stabilizer in October. Power outage two weeks ago and it would not start. Took a whiff of ether to get it going.

Spoke with the repair shop and they said yep seeing it a lot. Fuel isn’t lasting 6 months.
No idea what the plan is going to be seems like a way to lead to dumping un used gas

Sounds great for the environment

When I drain the fuel systems and carbs completely I get a good start months or even years later. I find the older small engines made before "emissions" and other improvements all tolerate older gas no problem (older gas with a gulp of Seafoam). Any small engine made in the last 15 or so years is super finicky in my experience.

I have a 25-30 Y/O genny that was drained and sat for at least 15 years. Put it on the bench, did an oil change and inspection. Fresh starter battery and fresh gas, fired right up. Drained everything and slept comfortably knowing the hum of my genny will attract scavengers within range following the great pre election grid outage.

[ZR]

No Sex Tonight https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t91/1/16/1f625.png

I never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so much. And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing. I have never figured out why men think with their head and women with their heart.

FOR EXAMPLE: One evening last week, my wife and I were getting into bed. Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says "I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me."

I said "WHAT??!! What was that?!"

So she says the words that every husband on the planet dreads to hear... "You're just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me to satisfy your physical needs as a man." She responded to my puzzled look by saying, "Can't you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in the bedroom?" Realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.

The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big unnamed department store. I walked around with her while she tried on several very expensive outfits. She couldn't decide which one to take so I told her we'd just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so I said let’s get a pair for each outfit. We went onto the jewelry department where she picked out pair of diamond earrings. Let me tell you...she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn't even know how to play tennis. I think I threw her for a loop when I said, "That's fine, honey." She was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement.

Smiling with excited anticipation she finally said, "I think this is all dear, let's go to the cashier." I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, "No honey, I don't feel like it." Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled----WHAT?" I then said "honey, I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You're just not in touch with my financial means as a man enough for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman." And just when she had this look like she was going to kill me, I added, "Why can't you just love me for who I am and not for the things I buy you?"

Apparently I'm not having sex tonight either. Women......!

[ChickenLips]

Expecting a woman to think and behave like a man is about as practical as expecting a man to think and behave like a penguin. Society tells us men and women are the same which the majority accept without question, while at the same time we all inherently know they're different, just like exemplified in the the above. Sure it's funny, but also has one foot in the "all the same" camp, with other foot in the "different" camp. Frustration lies in one camp, you decide.

[True Blue]

Did an oil change this morning on the family hauler. I was surprised by the amount of oil caught in the catch can that I installed only 3000 kms ago. Honestly thought maybe 2-3 table spoons worth of oil would have been caught. Should have installed one years ago, especially with this engine being direct injection.

https://i.postimg.cc/NYNh4GDC/catch-can.jpg

[ZR]

^ Especially important in a DI engine.

[5.4MarkVIII]

Been contemplating catch cans on both my 3.5eb f150 and the 1.5eb bronco sport

Pros and cons?
Do they need to be model and engine specific.

Would ford warrenty care?

[ZR]

There is absolutely no con to using one.
Another upside that hasn't been mentioned, once you have a baseline of how much oil it's catching, switch to a heavier oil (10w30 syn) and you can monitor difference a heavier oil makes. From what we are seeing, the average amount of oil accumulating in the can is reduced by 60%+ (in some it reduced to almost zero).

[ChickenLips]

IMO the amount captured is a comment on the effectiveness of the the PCV system, not the lubrication system. I'd be making oil selection based on lube requirements and whatever the catch can captures is a cost of doing business. Oil flow is what's needed to lube. Oil pressure is easy to measure, oil flow isn't. Oil pressure is a proxy for oil flow. if you have pressure flow is assumed. You can get pressure against a blocked passage. The gauge will be happy, the component being starved not so much.

Normal oil pressure in my 1UZ is 4psi at idle, but the oiling system is adequately flowing. If I pull the valve covers one head is varnished, the other clean simply because the PCV is drawing from only one head.

[ZR]

In some cases the PCV contributes to the problem but bulk of what ends up in the catch can is directly related to how poor a job your oil is actually doing and in the case of a DI engine, it's a cost the engine can not deal with. It's ridiculously easy to test, replace the 0W or 5W oil with something thats heavier (no not 5w30 instead of 5w20, move to 10w30) and you will instantly see a difference, a difference that will continue to cut down on the sludge the can catches. My Coyote is what we typically see, barely a trace in the can on heavier oil, yes even after a full day of lapping with it buzzing 7-7500 rpm all day. Same results in everything we've tested. Spin off of all this, your now using oil that will actually protect the engine long term.

[ChickenLips]

There's more to oil than viscosity. With my turbo diesel van I was specifically warned off of Mobil for high NOAC. Dealer and OEM uses and spec's Mobil 1 for fuel economy and CAFE, don't care about fouling. I got a raft of info from a Mercedes mechanic and diesel guru on this. High catch can capture might be related to oil volatility.

[ZR]

The mfg does not give a rats behind about you and how long your engine lives, CAFE CAFE CAFE is all that matters and of course getting bulk of the iron they put out to hang in long enough to get the hell outta warranty. So many of the mfgs are seeing premature catastrophic engine failures these days.

[True Blue]

Rick, what oil weight are you using in Kath's Santa Fe? I've been using Pennzoil Syn 5w-30, since it was new. Thinking of switching to 10w-30 for the next oil change after seeing the amount of oil caught in the catch can.

[ZR]

It's on 10w30 full syn with OE oil filter (bulk pak off Amazon).

[True Blue]

It's on 10w30 full syn with OE oil filter (bulk pak off Amazon).

Thank you... Only OE filters for me as well. Bought a bunch of OE filters last week from RockAuto, surprised they had them.

[Laffs]

The 12s should be just fine.

Yeah but 12.5 when target AFR is 11.7 makes me think something else is off.

[ZR]

Is there a reason for that rich?

[Laffs]

Assume to be kinder and have more room for safety with stock bottom end.

[Laffs]

Man 21-23 Mach 1's have an impressive road presence. I don't often desire the new stuff but those, those are special I think.

[Zee]

Was driving my car back from work last night, hit an unusually massive pothole on the 407 just before my Bayview exit headed EB in the far right lane... hit it so hard that i thought my airbags were going to go off. In my rear view i saw other cars swerve to avoid it.
Now my steering wheel is about 3 inches off center and theres a horrible vibration.
Lets see what the shop says

[hammerhead]

Was driving my car back from work last night, hit an unusually massive pothole on the 407 just before my Bayview exit headed EB in the far right lane... hit it so hard that i thought my airbags were going to go off. In my rear view i saw other cars swerve to avoid it.
Now my steering wheel is about 3 inches off center and theres a horrible vibration.
Lets see what the shop says

Check your wheel —I saw a Jeep’s wheel come apart in a pothole on Lakeshore in TO several years back

[ZR]

Spindle bent? Super common on earlier cars.