I would get a black sharpie out of office supply cabinet and just draw over the scuff. If you go to trouble of replacing it, you will end up scuffing the new one in month or two.
Since you are thinking of trading, the delta of your 2.0 and his 3.0 is the important number. His going in number is a little high. In trade situations, I just go to Kelley BB for both cars and get a delta range that I can live with. Personally, I would keep to 2.0 if you happy with it.
I would call the boss, and tell him that my neck and back are feeling a lot of pain. Unless he pays up now, I have this lawyer friend that chases ambulances.
To the OP, if you bought tires before and you had a good experience with that shop, I would go back to them for your service. Another data point is the Tirerack recommended installers, I never had an issue with any of them in several states. Google reviews help somewhat.
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I would make sure the repair is covered under warranty. If it is covered, I would let them do the repair. They should road test the car before they let it out of the shop.
Some banks offer private party car loans. PNC is one. The rates aren’t great but you can refinance later. Home equity is another option but there is a risk of being homeless if you default. I am old school when it comes to auto loans, if you don’t have the cash in hand to pay it off, maybe you...
The connection that I see is both have a cat like appearance. I have never been a fan of the 59 impala but my favorite American cars are from the late fifties to middle sixties.
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Look at the installation instructions of this product. I think they appear to be what you are looking for.
Did you get a CEL? Did you check for codes? Have a fire extinguisher handy. My guess, probably an EVAP system issue. As you speculated, it could be a EVAP system charcoal canister may be flooded out.
The Southeast plays by different rules according to a car salesman of local Toyota dealer. He said if one shows up they will give you call to drop a deposit on it. He had no idea when one was going to show up. I gave up and found a used one on a lot.