That Queer Car Girl

06/13/2026

SHOULD WE BE TALKING ABOUT THIS? “We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” Internal AutoZone Memo

03/22/2026

Are you getting terrible fuel milage??? It’s not just you.
Since the war people across the country have started to notice significant decreases in their fuel economy. Why is this?
The best theory right now is that the gas is being cut with ethanol. What is ethanol? Basically is corn. When you look at the pump, you’ll see a E with a percentage. E10 E85 etc. this is how much ethanol is in the fuel, 10 percent or 85 percent.

What does that mean? Well corn can be refined into a fuel mostly, but it has major draw backs, number one is its corrosive nature, in high concentrations like 85, special fuel lines and injectors are needed to compensate for this, when you see a “flex fuel” car, that is what you are seeing.

“But isn’t E85 race fuel won’t it make my car fast?” No. E85 is a very dull fuel that resists explosion. This is useful when using high pressure turbos and compression, but in a normal car, it just means its fuel that does not want to explode, and requires more energy to create that explosion, resulting in terrible economy or some cars just flat out unable to run on it.

It’s also bad for the air. Initially ethanol was marketed as a clean alternative, so percentages jumped to 15%, the decrease in efficiency was noticed immediately and when the math was finished, it was found that the decrease in milage, far out weighed any gain from using a “natural” source, it was soon lowered back to 10%

There is a significant shelf life issue with ethanol. Ethanol turns gelatinous with time, as little as 2-3 months can render it totally unusable, this clogs small jets in carburetors, or holes in injectors , pumps clog, fuel lines clog, as this continues we will start to see older cars that sit for a while suffer.

How can I help avoid all this? Make sure your car is in good shape, make sure your tires are inflated properly, make sure you adress all check engine lights, this can make a pretty big impact on your mpg.

Maverick gas stations sell non ethanol fuel, if you have a motorcycle, older car, or you know your car will sit for a while, use this. Yes it’s expencive but less expencive than a ruined fuel system.

Knowledge is power

10/16/2025

hello loves! im goint to pause schdualing for a couple of weeks while we finish a really big paint job. I have not been a super good multitasker as of late. hopefully this will help avoid miss apointments!

as a reminder, after 7pm my brain is much, and i cant answer questions about cars accurately.

before 10am, my brain is also mush.

i'll post as soon as we reopen scheduling!

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10/13/2025

Hello family! it is with a tinge of regret that I have to announce that i will be raising our labor rate at the shop to make up for raising costs, tools, basic supplies like brake cleaner and towels are getting to a breaking point.

what will it look like? currently most hourly job are billed at 75$ an hour, average shop rates are 200 -250 an hour at the dealership level. our rate will increase to 100 per hour only for jobs that are billed hourly.
some jobs are billed flat for simplicity sake, for example for brakes we charge 150 per axle. this will increase to 175 per axle. parts will remain at cost as always

oil changes right now cost 35$ in labor this will increase to 40

for most jobs this will be an increase of 25-50 dollars for repairs,

if you cannot afford the increase please let me know and i will happily bill at the old rate when needed.

please remember that I am one person handling the billing, shipping, receiving,parts ordering, scheduling, the actual labor and cleanup! a full time shop would have one or two people handling each part of this separately it can take me a while to get back to people. jobs can take a little longer than usual, but know im always doing my best. when we opened we had no idea how popular we would be and want to thank all of you for this.

love you all so much!

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10/12/2025

a quick moment to say thank you to everyone thats reached out to us, and not heard back or is still waiting. The last couple of weeks have been a little rough for personal reasons, if you've been waiting to hear from us i promise it isnt personal and im working on getting back to everyone!

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10/09/2025

HEY YALL!!! its warm up your car season!! woo!!!

Why is it so important to warm up your car and should you? and for how long?

should you? YES absolutely, warming up your car gives a gentle time frame where the explosions inside the engine can expand the metals evenly and slowly, revving the engine and worse, driving it, causes the pistons to expand faster than they cylinder walls and creates unneeded friction.

OIL LUBRICATION! your oil needs time to move around the engine and coat all the needed parts, this happens pretty fast in most cars, but when its cold your oil gets thick! if you're over due on an oil change or if you run a thicker oil in the summer, it can take up to a full miniute to fully lubricate an engine!

Does revving the engine or holding the gas down speed this up?
yes, it does... but so does driving.... you're kinda defeating the purpose doing that. in other words, dont.

How do i know when its done?
all your engine needs a nice full minute maybe two at most if if below freezing.
even 45 seconds can make a big difference if you're in a hurry

But i've never done it and it seems okay?
not warming up your engine will not usually make it explode on the way to work, but after a few seasons your pistons wont seal as well, you'll start having issues with emissions, and missing oil, maybe even tail pipe smoke, all of this is slow and subtle and often missed. but trust, the damage is there and it is accumulating

what about antifreeze?
antifreeze is there to cool the engine as well as keep it from freezing, if you over heated this summer and replaced your coolant with water.... PUT THE COOLANT BACK IN. your engine will freeze solid, and it will take weeks or more to thaw, if it doesnt destroy the engine in the process

conclusion? warm up your cars ya sillys, its a good time to slow down, breath a moment and start your day right for you and your car!

09/27/2025

Should a salvage title stop you from buying a car?

To answer that let's first understand what a salvage title is, and isn't.
1. A salvage title is assigned to a car when it's anticipated repair is above the anticipated value (usually nada, never bluebook)
The cost can simply be due to a lack of availability fir rare or old cars, in these cases it's not uncommon to see a car get a salvage title for an otherwise minor collision, this is especially true for high end cars.

2. A salvage title has nothing to do with the integrity of the frame, or chassis.
There is equal chance of buying a used car with hidden damage with a clean or salvage title, they are separate things.

3. Doesn't it effect the value? Yes. This can be a benifit and detractor at the same time. Anticipate that a salvage title will in most cases half the value of a car or truck.

4. Why would I want that? Well it is one way of effectively enjoying a car or truck that would otherwise be outside of your means, on the flip side, should you need to sell it, know you will not get the money out of it, but it to use it, not to sell it.

5. So is it okay or not? A car with a salvage car should be assessed the same as any other. On an individual basis with realistic expectations of futur value.

Bottom line if had cars with clean titles that were complete garbage and cars with salvage titles that served me well for years.

Let us know at the shop if you have any questions, we love you all!

09/08/2025

09/08/2025

Dear friends, i want to apologize to anyone who I haven't responded too, I apologize even more to those whom ive missed appointments with. Please know, I wasnt supposed to be working this hard, this soon after surgery and im doing everything i can to keep up, im trying to get to everyone, but I am sadly dropping the ball in alot of cases.

all i can do is ask that everyone remain patient while i figure out how to do this better, please know i care, i never mean to let anyone down and im running as fast as my little transie legs will carry me which right now... isnt as fast as i wish it was,

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09/07/2025

Huh huh huh huh … they’re like… doing it and stuff