Well. Meet my new-to-me 2013 Chevy Caprice PPV!

6.0 V8, 6-speed auto, RWD, 9" longer than a G8, Chevy SS wheels, already had the cylinder deactivation deleted with an LS3 cam, headers, and a partial Pontiac G8 interior swap.

It's still mildly copified with some body holes and the strobes in the headlights, but I'm planning on grabbing some G8 carpets, rear seats, and getting holes plugged with a buddy that can do some body work (if he's willing). I'll also be upgrading the radio to be more than AM/FM/CD (restricted because cop car), and eventually I want to wrap it not-white.

It's going to be a fun project and runabout that's also going to allow me to dig into some BIG projects on the Vibe. The Vibe has had me solo for a long time, so hopefully she can learn to share me.

This buy also establishes that I APPARENTLY buy cars that aren't actually what the nose badge says. Here's to many adventures in my new Caprice!

June was a good month. Summer finally arrived, I got to hang out with fellow enthusiasts for the first time in ages, and Oppo stickers were cut, pulled, and shipped out to Opponauts everywhere!

In the interests of full transparency myself and our glorious leaders, @Curators, decided to present the data and metrics to Oppo at large. As-promised, profits from this endeavor will go to keep the lights on here at opposite-lock.com.

BUT FIRST, let's look at some fun metrics.

In the month of June there were 238 visits to the Etsy listing for the Oppo decals

123 items were sold in all those views

Orange is by far the most popular color, and to my surprise the smalls are more popular than the larges for all colors.

Between all the stickers sold, I pulled 2196 dots off all of them. (Etsy and I are +/-1 for our totals, but I'm not going to worry about that because the error is likely in my spreadsheet, and I don't want to fight Excel any more than I already do). This does not count the stickers that are on the shelf right now, nor the ones I have to pull to get stock numbers back up.

And now, the important numbers... The American pesos and Canada bucks that have been transferred as trade for these fine, hand made, premium Oppo stickers.

Curators and I agreed on a $2/sticker "KITT profit" number back when we agreed on pricing for these. Using such things as 'math' and 'formulas' the long and short of it comes down to three numbers:

Total revenue: $757
Oppo Profit (sticker price -$2): $513
KITT take-home ($2/sticker): $244

Proceeds will be donated after review. I appreciate the generous support for myself and for Oppo. I feel good in the investment I myself have put into Oppo as you have given wonderful support, excitement, and gratitude for the stickers and my effort.

Oppo-on you glorious weirdos!

And if you needed any reminder: Normal-mount decals here, and Reverse-mount decals here

Let alone two!

What a lucky day

And now I own FOUR of them!

For years I have been searching for GM part number 22649423 based on the thumbnail image. Every now and then I'd try to order from a dealer, or check ebay. Well, it's finally paid off. I have four in my possession, and I am definitely going to be holding onto them.

But why does such a thing exist? Is it because of the Pontiac Vibe, which I own and am highly involved in the community of? Well, sorta. But also not sorta. Allow me to introduce you to (or remind you of) the Toyota Cavalier!

For some odd reason, likely something to do with Toyota building a GM-badged Toyota for GM, Toyota got this RHD captive import straight out of the USA. And since it came from a GM factory, GM needed Toyota badges for it. Thus: PN 22649423.

Bonus: Toyota made a TRD package. So your Cavalier can be a turd in more ways than one!

God Bless whatever both parties were on way back then...

In our last installment I added some stripes and CAPRICE stickers to make the car stand out a little. Here's a small reminder, and an addition to the interior:

The interior one might be a little big, but for now it's a decent substitution for a proper interior badge. Also seen is what I'll talk about next (spoilers!) and an index card bent to be a prototype of a cell phone holder. THAT will be coming... eventually.

Anyway, I want to take the Caprice home to Minnesota from Michigan for Thanksgiving, and that meant making sure it was roadtrip ready. And the first thing about Minnesota in the fall is that it could very easily be a winter wonderland, and you'll need the right equipment to handle it. Namely, tires.

The tires on the Caprice's alloys were some high-performance Michelins, with the fronts being strictly summer-only, and rears very much on the """all season""" side of all-seasons. I like them a lot, but they're not great for winter. Especially since I'll be learning to drive a high power RWD car in the snow. Thankfully the car came with the cop steelies equipped with winter tires.... That had been driven on while overinflated, and thus burned away the tread on a pair. Great.

No matter, a buddy just put all-terrain tires on his hybrid Rav4 (because yes), and wouldn't ya know it, they're pretty much the right size! Caprice OEM tire size is 235/50/18, while the 2018 Rav4 Limited has 235/55/18s. And they're not just any tires, they're Michelin CrossClimate 2s, which is a tire I'd want if I had to get an all-weather tire (I also had influence in him originally buying these, sooooo). And they weren't just tires I liked and wanted, but he's a Toyota tech. Which means he can install them for me. Perfect! So, all I have to do is drive to southern Ohio and get them installed! A pre-roadtrip roadtrip!

...

Okay, maybe do a tiny bit of prep before then. Specifically, finally buy and install an Ultra Gauge into the Caprice! I've had one in my Vibe for years, to the point that I should replace the one in that car due to age. But it's been a great tool for reading/clearing codes, monitoring temperatures, and showing fuel economy. So I bought a new Ultra Gauge with programming for post-08 GM CAN cars, a vertical mount, and installed it. Wires are hidden on top of the knee airbag.

These weren't the final gauges chosen. A few don't work, like transmission temp (because it's reading the wrong temp - it needs to read TCM not ECM) and AFR, so now I have MAP pressure, engine load, and fuel level percent.

In addition to this I hooked up the handbrake. I had originally bought a full cable that would replace the cable that was there. However, an easier solution presented itself, and I went for it.

This is how the cable should be:

My car lacked that metal block. This block is important because it has the threads that go to the handbrake adjuster. Someone had just this block for sale from a G8. So I bought the block, cut it with the deathwheel until it could go over the cable, and installed it.

It was superfluous for the pre-roadtrip roadtrip, but it was on the list for my buddy and I while we had the lift, and this just made lives easier. I need to sell the cable now, but that's Future Me's problem.

With that all set it was time to load the car with four wheels, plus a toolbox, and a bag of potential projects.

I really don't like putting wheels on seats, but without a folding back seat, that's what's necessary. The front seat can lean back to hold onto the wheel, and a worn sheet protected the leather.

But wait, you might say, I only see three wheels! Ah, but that's where the magic of the ex cop car comes in: Full-size under-floor spare! Why have five spares when I only need four? And thus, I was off!

Then we arrived at... a Toyota-Honda dealer! The natural place for a big V8 Chevrolet.

(relevant items hidden for your protection)

The tires in question

Hover Caprice!

Steelies on...

A surprisingly good and clean underbelly. I'll need to protect that.

Next challenge was stuffing the summer wheels where the steelies were. The hard part there: The fronts are 255/40/19 and the rears are 275/40/19. So they're around 3/4" and 1.5" wider, which makes the already tight trunk even tighter. But I won't let THAT stop me.

Yes that's an Aztek cooler/center console toolbox. Yes it's awesome.

I kept the two good winter tires just in case I need them, but as soon as the Crossclimates prove themselves, I'll sell these.

After that it was a bit of fun, a visit to Wright Patt (great museum), and homeward bound. Unrelated to the Caprice: Sometime soon, my buddy's dad needs to get rid of this

I'll let Oppo know when it's available in case anyone wants all this glorious Oldsmobile goodness...

With the fuel in the tank when I left, I managed a solid.... 12mpg. But that was E85 and mostly city driving. The rest of the trip was on 87, and I managed to squeak out a whole 19mpg from this big motor. I'm impressed. So is my buddy with the Rav4 hybrid. I think I could get over 20mpg if I tried (which I may).

Anyway, following that, I had to clean up the center caps for these wheels. I want some kind of protection from all the grime getting into the wheel hubs, plus center caps just look neat. But if we'll take a quick glance at a photo of a Caprice in-duty where mine was...

They definitely did not clean those wheels, and that's a lot of brake dust accumulation. My caps were... Not great.

This was after some scrubbing with dishsoap. So I had to get out the big(ger) guns: Wheel cleaner and Purple Power!

Not great, but way better. That's where Never Dull aluminum polish came it. It's a tub of cotton with some gasoline-smelling cleaner that powered through the remaining grime with a little elbow grease. And yes, these are aluminum, not plastic. I don't think they're painted either. After wearing my fingers out cleaning I ended up with this!

Good enough! And it saves me a LOT of money compared to buying new caps.

$12 and some new M14x1.5 x 20mm bolts later...

It still looks a bit 'cop,' but I think I can live with that for a winter. The stripe helps a LOT.

Next up on the docket was more of a personal thing than anything: rear turn signals. You see, I am very much on team #AmberLamps, to the point that I was scoping out foreign market lights for the Regal just to give my (supposed) next car amber rear turn signals. Instead I was gifted with a chance to buy a Caprice, and a police department that used the turn signal bowl (which is blocked off on US cars) for a flasher.

Removing these yielded a washer with a 3/4" hole. Hmm...

PERFECT! Time to get to work (after reorganizing the garage to get the Caprice to fit)

The front bumper is closer to the door than the Vibe's usually is. The rear is where my garage cabinet used to be. It's still tight. But it fit! And if you want another size comparison between the Caprice and the Vibe...

And that's before you get to the overhangs. ANYWAY-

Secondary battery box

Potato quality pic of the main battery

Bulbs in and grounded

Severing a lifeline the brake/turn signal wire...

More connectors and solder-butt joints, set up so I can undo this without tools. Note: I altered the light-side of this harness instead of the car side in case I eventually get the proper Aussie lights (featuring LED brake/park lights and pre-installed amber bulb for turn signal), because then I can reprogram the BCM to accommodate. Right now the brake/turn is on the turn signal wire, and nothing is on the brake wire. Weird choice, but whatevs, I can work with that.

Adding the signal to the Curt module (yellow), wire to turn bulb (green), and wire to the brake bulbs (red). All using connectors to make my life easier.

No split-loom this time, just fabric wiring tape. I actually like how this came out...

Left side wired up and strain-relieved to the factory harness.

Right side strain relieved. Fun fact: I did this because, as I was wrapping, a terminal popped out of its connector. I pushed it back in, but it got me thinking that maybe I shouldn't put weight on these wires.

And finally: results.

Before:

After:

And that's a success!! I have amber rear turn signals, so I can have both brake lights and turn signals going without any confusion.

That said, a couple notes about this Curt module: It will light up the brake lights if it receives a signal from both sides. That means the hazards are still going to be red. I'm going to need to keep this in mind if I ever need it. Also, you'll notice in the brake/turn GIF that the turn signals seem to... stumble when the brake lights engage. I lose a single flash when I transition to brake lights on or off. I figure the best way to remedy this is to add side repeaters, so someone on that side of me still sees a flash. That was on the docket anyway.

The bulbs in the rear turn signals are 1157 bulbs, which are dual filament. I used incandescent for a starter because they're cheap and wouldn't mess with the car. And I was right, there's no hyper flash or anything (or at least there's not after I properly wired up the right side - I got that one wrong the first time). BUT this also gives me an idea: If I also replace the reverse light bulbs with 1157s, then buy some switchback bulbs, I can have full-width reverse lights AND full-width turn signals. More light is a good thing.

Finally, the way I wired it makes it really easy to add a trailer plug. Just unplug the green wires, add a branch that goes to a relay, and boom, there's your trailer light wires. That said I would be tempted to do a seven-pin and add a trailer brake controller, especially if I want to tow the Vibe with this thing. But we'll see... I need the trailer hitch first.

Next time: Rear seat shenanigans

Today, it's still one of the best decisions I ever made. Hello, my name is Nick/KITT, and my life has been heavily influenced by a car.

11 years ago to the day of the week, I brought home possibly the best decision of my life. November 21, 2010 I bought a 2004 Pontiac Vibe. Today that car has done over 162,000 miles with me, made me some amazing friends, put me at the helm of an amazing group of people, presented me with some amazing opportunities, and been a reliable friend through the turmoil of high school, college, moving a few times, and starting a career.

It's not just about the car, it's what the car has allowed me to do, what buying this kind of car has done for me, and what this specific car has given me or taught me. I'm not sure I'd even be in Michigan if I hadn't bought a Vibe. I know I wouldn't have the same friends. And this car's uniqueness has taught me certain things, such as long-term implications of a salvage titled car (not that bad), and how to fiberglass (over the corroded area where the car was repaired - I promise that's what I most want repaired right). Hell, it's even gotten me on the Jalopnik front page.

https://jalopnik.com/were-all-underestimating-the-pontiac-vibe-1826143995

A lot has changed since then, and now the adventure itself has changed. I've acquired another car and can start paying the Vibe back, and undoing the worst of the wear and tear. She'll be more of what I want, and should be restored to glory in due time. I'm still enthusiastic about this car, and I still love my Vibe!

@flatisflat Tl;dr:

Aside from that, I am not a fan of the accusation that all NEW cars look the same. Because as far as I can tell, even when there were more design freedoms, they weren't always taken...

A smaller update than planned, but banking for a better one next week...

I like really good lights. This has led me down the path of HID and LED retrofits for my Pontiac Vibe several times, culminating in my current Vibe's headlights which feature a pair of Morimoto MLED 2.0 projectors. They're badass and I love them.

^ They aren't on in that pic, but it's the closest I've got on my computer to feature them. Anyway, the Caprice has some H11 projectors with some poopy halogen bulbs in them. I could drive at night but I didn't like it very much, so I set out to rectify that by doing what I tell people not to: Buy some LED drop-in replacements.

Now now, let's not get too worked up here. LED drop-ins can be decent, but the second you say that, someone is going to think Amazon shit is acceptable (and it's not). I referred to the gurus at Headlight Revolution and their fantastic Youtube showdowns to help me out.

The top bulbs in this comparo are the GTR Lighting Ultra 2.0, costing a pretty penny. However, I went with the Morimoto 2Stroke 3.0 bulbs that are too new for this comparison. One reason I did that was that initial tests showed they're pretty badass. Another is that they have a low-voltage mode for the DRL, and I don't want to play with my DRL right now (eventually I'll change it to the eyebrow lights instead of the low beam BUT WE'LL GET THERE). While I was there I grabbed a pair of LED 921 bulbs. One for the eyebrows, one for the license plate lights because I had a bulb out anyway...

Behold the adequate glory!

The Vibe was very helpful letting me aim and adjust her little sibling's new headlights.

Alas, these low beams are temporary... Apparently you can retrofit these lights without even removing the lights from the car, which blows my mind. So I'll have proper bi-LED projectors going in... eventually. I also have a sidemarker out, but that's not important...

So that's the 'seeing (part 1)' of this title, how about feeling?

Many years ago I went from the injection-molded foam wheel in the Vibe to a leather one, and I haven't looked back since. The difference is beyond tangible to me, and a must-have. This was proven by how nasty the Caprice PPV's steering wheel felt when using it... I just felt like I had to wash my hands after touching it. Thankfully, a Pontiac G8 in the local junkyard came to my rescue!

Oh, but the silver trim wasn't great, and the leather needed polishing. I polished the wheel, and decided on vinyl wrapping the trim. I'd never done such a thing, but I had a heat gun and a 15 foot roll of metallic silver to work my way through.

And after four tries, I got this!

With some hole-poking and setting in the sun, it got better. Then after some fiddling inside a big white sedan, I ended up with...

The final piece to my full leather interior! And it feels so much better. I can't really describe it, but I love that this was the first thing I grabbed. I actually owned the wheel before I bought the car.

Alas, I made a small oversight. I kept the buttons because I think the phone hangup button will be more useful once I get my unlocked radio into the car. But that means these buttons came from a Pontiac...

Red Pontiac buttons. White Chevy buttons... Nah, I can live with this. I kind of dig it, actually.

ANYWAY, next time on Decopification: Of Rare Parts, and KITT's Wants

PS - I love writing these long posts and telling a story. Thank you for entertaining my need to have a fun with my writing.

I've busied myself already, leaping at a G8 in my local junkyard. It was fairly ravaged by the time I got there, but I ran away with some real nice goodies. Specifically:

A full leather rear seat! It's in the shower because it had rained the night before I was at the yard, and the G8 only had one door left. But after drying off and a provisional cleaning I got to work removing the stock vinyl rear seat. That's when I discovered...

The vinyl rear seat wasn't even bolted down. And only one of the clips was holding the base down. There were loose nuts for the seat under there. I'm going to guess they removed a plastic rear seat, tossed in a new vinyl seat (because it looks really fresh), and sent it without caring about the nuts. I guess it was okay, because my friend that was up for Motor Bella didn't notice when we were off to dinner, or on our way to the show. I also found...

Cut wires! This doesn't make me nervous! Not at all!

Nah, the OEM harness looks good, and the only real wiring thing is that the windows can act weird if I open the driver's door. I also can't raise the driver's side rear window with the main switch, but can via the rear one. But that's an issue for another day. Anyway...

Tadaaa! 95% of the way to a full, leather, G8 interior. And I didn't get this just because it was leather, it also has...

An armrest! And....

Trunk passthrough with cupholders! That should really make it a more comfy car, and more usable.

After letting it sit for the night, I came in with some Lexol, and clean and conditioned the seats front and rear

(Yes there's a tear. Yes I need to deal with it.)

Not half bad if I might say so myself. I'd like to get some USB ports to the rear to make it even better. There's a LOT a legroom back there, so it could be a nice place to spend some time. That's kind of the goal. But that will probably happen when I also make the center console 12V port work, and add USB to the radio. Which should hopefully be soon.

I also had a friend help me remove the window tint from the car, because you can't see diddly with limo tint, and I didn't like the 30% on the front

Removal was pretty darn easy with only one window leaving behind residue. The rear window and the quarter windows are still limo-spec, but I'll probably get to at least the rear one.

Next up: leather steering wheel and forward lighting!

The Series II WM/WN Holdens come with a touchscreen GM iQ radio with FM/AM, CD, backup camera capability, Bluetooth connectivity, and a USB/AUX jack.

Because cops don't deserve any of this, the Caprice PPV only has AM/FM and CD, and you're lucky to even have radio (the antenna port on these breaks off real easily). This had to be rectified as terrestrial radio is awful, and I only own one CD.

My car came with a spare "silverbox," AKA the unit that controls the media screen and HVAC. There are services out there that reprogram these to add/unlock capabilities. I live very close to one of these services, but still had to UPS mine in for the unlocking. Word gets back eventually: "CD player keeps cycling, antenna port is broken." Well damn.

No matter, I have a good, whole unit in the car. I can take its CD player, and.... who cares about radio? The Vibe hasn't even had the antenna hooked up since the Emergency Alert System feature of my Pioneer radio scared the bejeesus out of me for the third time.... It won't be missed. Of greater note was that I needed some wiring. Specifically, some wiring to add the USB/AUX port to the Caprice.

The Caprice people are an interesting bunch, and among them is a cool guy that makes these wiring sets for us using parts from Mouser. After an email and a Paypal (plus shipping) I receive THESE:

THAT are four micro harnesses. One for USB, AUX, G8 shifter tapshift function, and traction/trunk buttons. I currently am not planning on using the fourth, but we'll see what happens. I also needed some ports to connect these to. Specifically, GM 25832462. I also need a spot to put it, since the Caprice has no provisions for it.

But wait, I acquired a G8 cubby the last time I was at the junkyard...

I also don't like these auxiliary power outlets. USBs are better.

Wait for it...

Yeeeeeessssssss.

By this time the radio unit had arrived, so I dug into removing the problem CD player.

Easy enough. Thank goodness I knew I'd buy a GM eventually, and had some torx bits on hand...

But here's where my project hit a sudden halt. I was going to add the unlocked radio and try and go about my day. But then I saw an ad on the Bookfaces...

You see, my car is a Caprice 9C1. That means it's patrol-car spec. It arrived brand new looking something like this:

Chevy also sold a detective-spec car; the Caprice 9C3. This is what that interior looks like.

The center console specifically is what we're looking at. And one of the attractions to my car was that it came like this:

Not quite 9C3, but it had 3/4s of the center console from a Pontiac G8 (Caprice 9C2?). I wanted the console, but staring at it bothered me just a little. I'm fortunately/unfortunately a stickler for details, and want stuff to work and look right. My car's Bluetooth didn't work, and the console was not quite right. I'm very glad I went for it, but the console was definitely not perfect.

BUT the listing that put me on hold was for these glorious parts:

The center support, cover, and middle piece (with shifter surround!) from a 9C3. I couldn't pass it up. Some paypals later, and they were mine...

Once they arrived, I began setting to work tearing apart my car...

Along the way we made some discoveries!

A data cable (??) for.... something.

This close-off plate. Ductwork usually routes conditioned or heated air to the vents in the center console. Because criminals are scum and don't deserve center vents, these are blocked off. I likely can't make G8 ductwork work, but I'll work to find a workable ducting solution to make the rear ductwork work.

My car's third pedal cable. And yes, my car has three pedals. According to some twelve year olds that makes me better than you, so ha!

(this picture sucks until you realize it was taken in low light. Also, that's not actually hooked up. I have no parking brake, something I will need to rectify soon)

Also found: An antenna cable, and split-loom set of wires going into the roof! The antenna cable was removed and will be disposed of or made into a neat tie. The split-loom cable goes to Narnia for all I know, so I'll need to remove some pillar trim and drop the headliner. But THAT is a can of worms I don't wish to get to.... Yet.

Also, this guy.

It's not actually cop equipment. It's for my trunk button. I need to get a new trunk button, and/or relocate this. Right now it's dangling. So not ideal, but workable for now.

With the car taken apart I can get to swapping the CD players...

Install the glorious, holy 9C3 center support

Adding the AUX & USB harnesses...

(the white clip is for the radio antenna. My port is broken so it gets to dangle)

Install the radio/HVAC unit and new cubby (including rewiring the APO outlet to work with the G8 harness.... that I already adapted to the USBs. Whoops).

Aaaaaannnndddd..... I'll be honest, progress here came to an abrupt halt. At this point I decided to fit the faceplate for the radio/HVAC back on to test and see if everything is working. Spoiler: IT WASN'T. It was like there was nothing there at all. No lights, no inputs, even the hazards button wouldn't work.

After a good night's rest I came to the conclusion that I was an idiot, and re-seated the harness plug. It worked immediately. Connected to my phone, streamed music, and made a phone call. So word to the wise: Take a nap. Get some rest. You'll figure it out better the next day.

With that back on track...

Side panels installed For Real this time (they were previously just hanging there on the lower trim, that's notably held on with a self tapping screw in the front). By the way, if anyone knows what that rubber block is, please let me know. It's held on by a piece of wood on the other side of the plastic.

The coveted 9C3 center cover goes on...

9C3 center trim (G8 trim is too long)

And hey-presto, she's a car!

While in there I added the wires for the G8 tap-shift function, but did not connect them to the body control module. I'll writhe on my back another day.

(that's what she said)

It's currently held in place with my handbrake. I also added lights to the center shifter. Red, of course, to match the steering wheel. Thus leaving me with....

Something that doesn't quite look the same as the car I took home. And I love it. I drove it to an appointment tonight and enjoyed every moment of Bluetooth streaming, and that interior.

It's not perfect, nor done. Console Part 2 is going to involve hooking up the parking brake, adding a power inverter for an AC outlet, a couple USB ports for the back seat, maybe make the rear vents work, wrap the better shifter surround with vinyl and installing that, and filling in that empty space in front of the shifter. I'd like a cell phone holder there but not sure how ugly it might look. Or how well it might work. There's a button set for there with traction control off and trunk. And once I do the G8 shifter wiring, putting the shifter in the 2nd gate will enable Sport Shift mode. It would make my neat center cubby redundant, unless I found some heated seat buttons that would fit. In that case, I'd have to tear apart the seats and add heating elements....

Anyway, in the next installment: Controlling and Exploring Bodies

@hammerheadfistpunch

It's even more brazen that they sold the GLA and A together (or I think they did....). But if a few mils to the springs and some cladding make Americans buy small hatchbacks, I'm all for it. Bring it on.

Besides, the GLA45 AMG was sick and I will hear no opinions to the contrary

@davesaddiction I swear an Audi was the first CUV I saw that was clearly just a hatchback pretending to be tall. Like your short friend insisting some bottle caps in their shoes makes them tall enough for the ride at Disneyworld. But the line is so thin these days it's basically an admission that hatchbacks and wagons are the superior vehicle form.

@davesaddiction I feel like this is the logical end to the thin line blurring crossovers from hatchbacks and wagons

@facw I'd be up for that. At least blind spot detection systems exist.

https://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/wabco-truck-onside-blind-spot-detection-system/

@facw I'll bet he can't even tell the car is there. Especially if the blind spots on rigs are as bad as driver's ed told me.

@davesaddiction I've seen it on Facebook and now it's here. There's nothing about this that I like. At minimum those workers need hardhats and maybe some floaties.

@mark-tucker Aww, groggy pugs. We had them growing up. Allegedly, Dairy Queen ice cream can perk them right up. And I do mean allegedly, as my dad was the only one that would (allegedly) take them for ice cream. then scold us for even looking at the dogs while having dinner.

@Roadkilled

@jarrett Hm. Should probably check those, especially since I just returned from a 1400+ mile roadtrip.

@musashi66 Oppo has had some hiccups on my end

@italia Shipping to Canada takes some time, so I'm not surprised. I do hope it gets there. It will be in a normal envelope with a couple international stamps on it. If it doesn't, we'll take care of it.