A much deserved first UOA for the Corolla – not a moment too soon at 182,641 miles! Decided to go with long OCIs (1yr) and hit 16k on this oil change. Other changes won’t nearly be as long due to the Fit taking over some of the DD duties, but still a good baseline. A…

9/12/13 Just a quick before after snap of the crystal vision ultra: not at the exact same spot but definitely a marginal improvement, which is exactly what I was expecting. A lot of the “bad” reviews about this bulb were from people expecting this to basically be an HID light – but that’s not its…

Part of my ongoing efforts to get better light output from the Corolla – trying to do everything I can before determining whether it would be worth the cost of properly retrofitting HIDs in. First step in doing this is making sure the headlights are clear and unfogged – which mine were not. I used: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TI5IIQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1…

Thought I’d throw in a how-to for the air filter change. Probably the simplest thing ever to do for the Corolla, doesn’t even need a how-to, but here it is anyway. No tools required. I chose a Mann MA1026 Air filter – 9 bucks on http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DRP9K0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Not the best option in the world, but this…