@Highlander said in Touched up Jolene’s cleanliness in advance of a couple cruise-ins on Saturday.:

looks like a .22 LR.

Sure looks like it, and it's statistically reasonable too -- if you find a random cartridge in the US, it's probably .22LR. There are of course other .22 rimfires for niche purposes, but this is the one with literally billions used annually (at least before the ammo price and availability crash of the last couple of years) and is small enough to escape easily.

@Mazda616 I just want to express my appreciation that your keeping this otherwise forgotten car in prestine condition. I always enjoy seeing relatively normal old cars in great shape and yours appears to be among the best!

@Mazda616 now you know it can do it, you can plan the odd longer drive in it.

@Mazda616 Sorry you had to park next to the VWs.

@Mazda616 Looks sharp! I just gave the Bronco a quick once over. My son wants to go to Cars and Coffee in the morning, then we're going to find a trail or two to hit. So, clean morning, dirty afternoon!

Have fun at the parade!

@Mazda616 said in Made it!:

the check engine light came on

Having had a couple of older Jeeps, I can relate...

@Mazda616 said in Made it!:

and off

...wait, no, no I can't

@Mazda616 Go Jolene Go make great adventures!!!

@Mazda616 Have a great trip and enjoy!

You can always continue north and join in the fun 😉 https://opposite-lock.com/topic/55407/come-join-us-this-saturday

@Mazda616 My van makes this trip every year along with being daily driven, I check tire pressures, check fluids, and go. 2cc780a8-a08c-4c73-98e9-f0c96615e70f-image.png
Just made this trip trouble free for the 5th time this summer: 3cccc1e7-b7bb-4716-b20e-c7c25b7d5ae0-image.png

Guess I just don't worry about it, so long as you take care of your vehicle, an old/high mileage one is no more trouble prone than a new one.

@Mazda616 I guess my point is that America is nothing but interstate, so would the lowlier ones have just been miserable in general? What market is there in the States for a city commuter? Perhaps just a suburban runabout, under 20 mile commuter?

@ash78 said in A Jolene meme for your Monday.:

In case you missed it, here’s a group performing a sequel to Jolene on AGT. Really solid. Spoiler in the video title, but still worth watching to the end:

Dude. They were/are so amazing.

@Mazda616 Didn’t know these had offset front plates, that’s so cool.

@HFV said in You *might* see Jolene on Season 5 of Stranger Things.:

@Mazda616 that would be pretty sick!
I’m not going to read comments here cuz I haven’t seen season 4 yet.

Make sure to add SPOILER ALERT when applicable for those of us that are in the middle of the series (just started Season 3) 🙂

Also - where do I audition my 1987 Fiero GT? 🤔

@Mazda616 take it up with the Torch man, he's got a real, what's the word, fixation, there

@Mazda616 saw this today and though of you. Top’s a bit rough and it’s clearly been parked in this garage a while but it appeared to be in pretty decent shape otherwise. White interior too.

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@Bandit said in A trophy! (Another car show.):

@Mazda616 of course the boomer car show gave out participation trophies! /s

Congrats, looked like fun!

The judges drove around on a golf cart and didn’t even get off of it to look at the cars up close. It was a joke.

@Tripper @Mazda616

@BritsnSwedes-was-MINIGTI said in At a car show and I’M NOT THE ONLY ‘80s/‘90s CAR HERE!:

@Mazda616 A good sign it’s been well maintained. The AC in my Jaguar actually still works, with probably the original compressor even. One of the Previous owners seems to have had it converted to R134.

Original owner of Jolene spent over $1,000 converting her A/C to R134a, as well. And I love them for it. 😂

@Mazda616
There are at least three film car agencies in Oz. There's bound to be more in the USA...

@Mazda616 I'm no expert but just do little things you can stick to and gradually make modifications to your lifestyle over time. No big resolutions or fad diets; some stuff will work for you (cut out soda) and some won't (kale smoothies) - there's no failing just an ongoing process.
Calorie tracking and data can be handy because some restaurant/processed foods are brutal but it's not for everyone. (I run "my fitness pal" from time to time, it's pretty user friendly as it scans barcodes)

Now that you mention it, I may head to the local exotics car show tomorrow. Haven't been in years and it's normally a pretty good show.

@Mazda616 said in Car Show Pictures from Today:

Best part: she was a total Karen

This was unexpected. I pictured the owner to be a big lad in a red hat and cammie pants. Anyway, she sounds like an asshole.

@Mazda616 Hey if it's all boomer-centric hot rods, maybe you could take out 'Most Unique.'

@Genesis_Haysenhox said in Kids and Jolene.:

Hello there.
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Sigh. Sorry to subject you to my ugly mug. 😂

@Mazda616 Jolene looks great! Brings a smile each time I see her.

@Mazda616 Also, I realize “built” means many different things to many different people. In my case, it means I got this car with low miles but filthy and in need of a lot of work. I have had it extensively detailed and I’ve also had paint correction done. And, I’ve painstakingly done or had done every repair needed to get it as close to 1990 factory-fresh as I can. That, to me, is “built.” ❤️

@ash78

Agreed on both accounts.

@Mazda616 I dunno, I find Instagram a much more constructive platform for that kind of stuff. People are too quick to judge and get angry on Tiktok and I just find the atmosphere really toxic, sadly regardless of community.

@Mazda616 only put them on when there.

@Mazda616 Maybe you need a new sticker "Pristine Original Sunbird"

@Mr-Ontop said in Not making an April Fool’s post about selling Jolene.:

@Mazda616 I hope the people are nicer to you this week than last. While your car isn't to everyone's taste, there's no need to be rude about it.

Me too. People tend to think that their opinion on cars is the only one that matters. Which is incorrect to say the least. I love my car and it makes me happy. You’d think that’d be enough for people but apparently not.

@Mazda616

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@chan Nah. Just to shows and such. She only comes out on good weather days and to shows.

@ttyymmnn I figure that's going to be my van's last step before it's retired.
Most likely can have it done for less than the cost of buying a new vehicle, which means I'll have a brand new version of something I know I love driving.

@ibRAD said in I missed all the drama, which is fine.:

@Mazda616 How much longer do you figure until it comes out? You're south a ways right? Can't be too much longer 🙂

I hope to have her out soon, although we are supposed to have a random 1-3 inches of snow tomorrow night. 😞 Every time we have nice weather, it is followed by rain and/or snow and cold.

@tripper said in Gratuitous clean Jolene photos.:

@mazda616 That front plat is a nice touch. Is that new or have you always had that?

It’s new-ish. Got it last summer on eBay!

@chariotoflove said in Jolene the Christmas Sunbird:

@mazda616 said in Jolene the Christmas Sunbird:

@chariotoflove He’s gonna be five in February. It’s ridiculous!

Wait til he asks to drive Jolene to prom!

That would make me happy! I hope to pass her on to him someday.

@mazda616 Don't mention rain....we just got 30cm of snow the night before last, and now we have a rainfall warning tomorrow for 30mm with flood warnings due to that and the snow melt 😕

That's pretty slick. Cool piece.

Man that thing is in good shape. It's apparent you take really good care of that car.

Now if it had a manual, i'd be drooling - but that is just personal preference. She's still a really, really nice car, even if it's not 'nice' by society's standards. Fuck society anyway.

@just-a-scratch One of my favorite Outkast songs. Along with “Roses” and “Ms. Jackson.”

@mazda616 you've neglected your blood sacrifice to the automotive demons.

@mazda616 you should've talked to them to find out what they drive and poke fun at them.

@mazda616 That's good. Gotta drive it.

@mazda616 mmmm orange dash lights

@mazda616

I always liked the read end of that car.

@mazda616 They just have that “thing” that feels really “futuristic” for the time. I’ve always loved wheels like that.

@mazda616 I hope that Ranger won best in show.

@wbizarre said in Can’t remember if I shared this or not.:

@e90m3 one's a shoddily built ugly American car, and the other one's a Pontiac 😉

Yup!

@old-busted-hotness They were the only 14s my tire shop had but I like them a lot. I was lucky they even had these. 13s are impossible to find now and 14s are quickly becoming that way.

@someoneatacura
My set, the small one fits certain wheels but there are still ones that don't.

@ranwhenparked said in I was worried for nothing (Jolene).:

@mazda616 If her a/c hasn't been converted, that doesn't surprise me. I had an '84 Town Car that blew as cold as a meat locker with the original Freon

It was actually all rebuilt and converted to R134a sometime in late 2017, but it still blows SUPER cold.

@mazda616 You'll be fine. Jolene is the best Sunbird around and the odds of a mechanical issue that would cancel the trip are very low given how well she's been maintained. Cars NEED to be driven to be reliable.

I usually plan trips based on "miles since last major failure." If the car left me stranded 40 miles ago, then a 50-mile trip is out of the question. At this point, I'm good to drive it to California and back without worrying about it.

If Jolene hasn't left you high and dry somewhere, fill'er up and go!

@mazda616 That concrete looks like its fiber reinforced, like mine. It only takes a week to cure for most passenger cars to drive on it.

Reminds me of when the Mrs. had to drive my Mini. She learned how to drive stick once and then she had to pick me up from the dealer as her Jeep service was going to take longer than normal.

The look on her face as she came rolling in was hilarious. Glad to see your wife is ok with another woman in your life 😉

@mazda616 Nice that they handle that in-house. My Marti Report was less spendy, and included some fun if useless stats, including actual production date.

@mazda616 Grats on the garage+ living quarters