@krustywantout Ah, yes, the East Longmeadow rotary. I've been through that. It was an interesting experience.

Also, the Swindon Magic Roundabout has entered the chat:

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@Rusty-Vandura I be cautious of overdoing it on cheese at least at the beginning. Nothing like a good case of the sharts when you are 6 hrs from the car. Believe me your GI track will be going through hell, keep the food to things you are used to eating and are agreeable with.

@derp

@Qaaaaa if yer gonna do it, DO IT.. lol
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@Green-Truck I've been using my C4 convertible as a summer daily driver, if it isn't raining the top is down no matter what! Top up when I park so the leather doesn't heat up and scald my legs though. But I'm going to sell it in the fall when it gets cold because like you mentioned a soft top isn't that useful in Michigan most months of the year.

Most years my Trans Am is typically my summer daily and with the T-tops being so annoying to store they don't get removed much. I haven't been driving it as much either since I bought the corvette which is sad.

@tophercrowder said in Filed to: Awesome Ideas:

@Long_Voyager94 said in Filed to: Awesome Ideas:

to build my daughter a minibike.

Sweet Buttered JEBUS....did you buy your daughter a carton of smokes and a pack of rusty razor blades too?!
LOL...Just kidding. Looks like fun.

Son, she's been smokin since she was 8...... LMAO!

She has been rocking a 20-ish HP high rev Dingo for quite some time now, handling the power shouldn't be a problem, I'm not concerned for her.

Whether or not I survive it will be the real question

I'll settle for Brown

Brown Mazda NA Miata

@Sovande The JagMatts? Also the name of your eventual comfy rolling mats you both develop to work under your cars in comfort.

@Bruh

@DuckDuckGreyDuck they do really gorgeous work

@FourMalibus said in Your results may vary.:

@Rusty-Vandura What year was his truck? The early LB7's definitely had injector issues, and the warranty was extended on them. But the replacements should have been good.
If he went through 5 or 6 sets in 300k miles something is definitely wrong. I have never heard of that happening. By the third or fourth set he could have just gotten a new truck...diesel injectors are insanely expensive. Are you sure he wasn't adding sand when he filled up?

Yes, it surprises me as well. The guy is one of the most talented artificers I've ever known. He wore out a lot of front end parts in that truck as well. Apart from injectors, he was very happy with that truck and drove it from its cradle to its grave.

@Skyfire77 No, at least I have not heard about anything out of the ordinary; and this is a pretty safe part of town. DeLand, in general, is a fairly low-crime community, but there are other parts of town with higher crime.

Interestingly, the unit is about 200 ft. from the Publix entrance, to the right on a diagonal. If someone robbed the Publix, they could exit to the left and stay fairly hidden.

@Sam-Blockhan I haven't played in a few weeks. Thanks for reminding me to hop back on!

@Manwich isn't that just sports in general?

I mean, what do you call the team that loses the Super Bowl? Millionaires

@100percentjake

https://anthonyryanschmidt.com/

Kid who photographs scale models that he buys or makes and then puts them in full scale scenes with some realism.

@nerd_racing Back when they showed the vehicles actually doing anything

Im sure that C10s drivetrain aged about 10,000 miles 😂

@ITA97 my dad has a very similar XLT, minus the off-road package. That 3.5 Ecoboost sure does make it scoot for a big truck - it’s fun. Good purchase.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 Carmax seems to have it's shit together. I know a few people who have gotten a car from them without issue.

@RallyWrench what about Robin? 1977_Reliant_Robin_850_(14136529926)_(cropped).jpg

@Otto
Cinquecento? Haven't seen one in years. Even the Seicento is getting scarce now.

@facw said in It would explain some parking jobs I've seen:

If drivers don't know basic traffic laws, that says we need better driver instruction/testing/licensing/enforcement, not that we need more signs

Yeah... sadly we really do need some form of mandatory retesting or something. If my DL is good for 10 years I don't think it is unreasonable to have to take a quick written test to renew it.

Pineapple is the most metal of fruits, because it tries to digest you back!

@zipfuel
That's what I was going for. Lol.
I loved the two Ronnies, while much of their stuff is specific to that era, there is just as much that is timeless.

@tophercrowder said in DOTS..Parked next to my Wifes rental.:

Pretty Shitty looking car

It's White Plains. What did she expect?

Lots of really pretty magic scenes, real thin on story details. A few disappointing outcomes and plot choices, too.

At the end, I asked my wife: "So, uh, what were the 'secrets' alluded to in the title?" Neither of us found an answer.

@Just-Jeepin oh, this wasn’t what you meant?

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Luscombe model 8’s are going for $20k (needs some work but flying) to $40k, more if it is a shiny polished show plane in perfect working order.

@flatisflat I always find it funny how aggravated they get when they scoff at me rolling in only to see half a dozen people instantly swarm the van to check it out while walking right past "their scene".

It's a nice little "F you" without needing to say a word.

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@theturbomrt I suspect I am going to be using all of this advise shortly! Much appreciated

@Long_Voyager94 said in NPoCP?:

@Rusty-Vandura Yep. Used to be called Valvoline Synpower, now it's this: e091faeb-7c3a-4cf4-a081-c9240223fe78-image.png

@Rusty-Vandura said in NPoCP?:

I was teasing you, though to be honest, I am surprised to read in your other reply about gunk and sludge from Mobil 1.

My FIL ran nothing but Mobil 1 for years. He ran 8k intervals on everything. When we bought 2 vehicles off him which started having top end issues (valvetrain noise) I was blown away at what I saw in the top of those engines. They we both around 100-150k when we got them and they were some of the gnarliest engines I've ever opened up.

My van's current 3.8 had run Mobil 1 since new at 6k intervals and the motor was under 100k when I got it. It looked like this: IMGA3131.jpg But the bigger issue here was the oil didn't stay on the bearings when it sat, so when I started it up the first time it dry started and launched 2 rod bearings.

Conversely this engine had 205k miles on Valvoline when I had it out to replace the transmission: 3eee7a8a-66cd-4813-a129-729470811f32-3.3L swap 2.jpg

I'm convinced. I'll switch to Valvoline moving forward. Thanks for the tip.

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@ibRAD said in Just filled up today... made a new fuel economy record...:

@Manwich What do you get for mileage on the Fit if you just drive 'regular'?

If I were to drive like everyone else including doing 120km/h or more on the highway and idling at red lights, I estimate my fuel consumption would average around 6.5 to 7L/100km

@SilentbutnotreallyDeadly Honestly that sounds like a deal for tractor tires. Especially installed on site.

@RamblinRover I saw Toots play a frat house at USC in 1997. The dudes played for 3 hours. Such a showman. Legend has it he coined the term "Reggae" or "Reggay" as it is sometimes written.

@ash78
I live where the local airport is a hub for both Alaska Airlines and Delta. I much prefer direct flights, and Southwest is a real pain when flying from Seattle.

I used to live in St. Louis. Once TWA went out of business, St. Louis lost its status as a hub and there were almost no direct flights except to the major hubs such as O'Hare, DFW, or Atlanta. Southwest wasn't too bad from St. Louis and I never had a cancelled flight on them.

So far, I've never had a cancelled flight on Alaska. The only airline I fly regularly that does cancel flights often is Air Canada. They have the only direct flight from Seattle to Toronto. My wife's family lives in Toronto, and the direct flight is easier. However, it gets cancelled or delayed with surprising regularity. It's bad enough that I prefer taking an Alaska direct flight to Detroit and driving another 4 hours to Toronto.

@CB Mostly cat pictures and Trans Am Tuesday, some blather about my car, and more than a little useless trivia. Also early-morning Wordle.

@dogisbadob I checked. Engine is still there.

My dad just caught during his most recent hospital stay last week. He's back in hospital because of it now and has been since Monday.

I can't confidently say I've never had it. I've always tested negative and never shown any symptoms. Though, my mother tested positive for antigens early last year but has otherwise been fine through the pandemic.

@xsnowpig MAN! That was a LOT of work!

@HUGZ said in CALLING ALL BORED PENGUINS!!!!!!!!!:

@HoustonRunner For everyone asking about price range I have asked the penguin wrangler (she is in charge of the families money) and she said $30,000-$35,000 at most

I currently have 4 cars and their combined value is well under that price! With this option on the table, I'm surprised that soccer mom didn't hit you sooner, if you know what I mean.

@ranwhenparked

given that Canada is the center of the United States entertainment industry

The things you learn here on Oppo!

@Just-Jeepin

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Yeah, you suck Warlde.

@MasterMario Yeah, all the rust-belt states with no inspection are about equal in their vehicular atrocities.

@Sam-Blockhan The Urban trim could only be optioned with a single speed transfer case, since it wasn't supposed to go offroad.

@benjrblant Definitely!

@Shop-Teacher I remember your post about that, which is why I added the caveat "locally" as no matter the carrier, the driver on the last mile can make or break the experience for the whole company. Lord knows, with all the Ring cameras now, there's plenty of evidence... some funny, some sad, some infuriating.

@jminer yeah, rebuild and reinstall. Engine swaps cost money and power just hides mistakes

@farscythe In my world that’s a good thing because I don’t like coffee. I probably should take it more seriously but I haven’t yet (like really haven’t, to the point where one of my teachers at school keeps lurking around the hall to make sure I sit on a chair so I don’t fall over - she’s nice really). I’ll get it sorted - probably!

@Vondon302 I see an open header big block (not sure if its a big boi actually). Ive run my smol 350ci v8 open header and that was insanely loud so i can imagine how loud that boat would be

@pip-bip Possibly, but I’d like to see it happen (and hopefully it will).

@pip-bip

More on Snopes.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/glove-thy-neighbor/

@ttyymmnn

Interesting history

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I imagine GM would just crush the car at their own facility now, before sending it into the outside junkyard ecosystem

@jminer thank you

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@krustywantout It's a pipe dream anyhow. I know my spouse would take one look at the ad and would veto it on looks even if it were 10 grand. This one has dropped 20k over the past year! Can't imagine why it's not selling.

@Powered_By_Howard Nice! Love the little details, down to the license plate . Taking pics out in the wild like that adds authenticity too.