Just bought this car for my son. It has 96,000 miles. Pretty good for a 16 year old car. Anyway, the car starts and drives fine. However, I have noticed that infamous 1 second cold start rattle, which although it disappears, still bothers me. Has any had an engine failure from NOT fixing this issue?...

Is this something the typical home mechanic could do? Thanks.

I have 32,000 miles and almost four years on my 2003 vibe base/automatic. To date, I have only performed oil changes every 3,000 miles. I am now contemplating doing some more maintenance. Can someone explain what is meant by the term Chassis lubrication, i.e., what is lubricated? Is this necessary? ...