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#477
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#478
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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I hopped on the "VW is getting rid of dieselgate TDIs at dirt cheap prices with an extended warranty" wagen a couple years ago but by the time I looked all the Sportwagen TDIs had been gobbled up. As it was I got a Jetta sedan BUT it has a manual transmission and with the turbodiesel is super fun and snappy to drive. Plus it had every conceivable option available that year (heated leather seats, BOSE stereo, moon roof, etc.) and it was very low mileage.
Anyway I'd still like a wagon but it's more work to get one than I'm willing to do, and having a stick shift is fun for now. I assume my next car will be electric so I'll just have fun with what I've got until then.
Anyway I'd still like a wagon but it's more work to get one than I'm willing to do, and having a stick shift is fun for now. I assume my next car will be electric so I'll just have fun with what I've got until then.
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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I hopped on the "VW is getting rid of dieselgate TDIs at dirt cheap prices with an extended warranty" wagen a couple years ago but by the time I looked all the Sportwagen TDIs had been gobbled up. As it was I got a Jetta sedan BUT it has a manual transmission and with the turbodiesel is super fun and snappy to drive. Plus it had every conceivable option available that year (heated leather seats,
#481
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I have heated seats in my Explorer. It's a feature I never use, but my daughter seems to enjoy, especially on cool mornings when we are up before the sun driving to her softball games.
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#482
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I hopped on the "VW is getting rid of dieselgate TDIs at dirt cheap prices with an extended warranty" wagen a couple years ago but by the time I looked all the Sportwagen TDIs had been gobbled up. As it was I got a Jetta sedan BUT it has a manual transmission and with the turbodiesel is super fun and snappy to drive. Plus it had every conceivable option available that year (heated leather seats, BOSE stereo, moon roof, etc.) and it was very low mileage.
Anyway I'd still like a wagon but it's more work to get one than I'm willing to do, and having a stick shift is fun for now. I assume my next car will be electric so I'll just have fun with what I've got until then.
Anyway I'd still like a wagon but it's more work to get one than I'm willing to do, and having a stick shift is fun for now. I assume my next car will be electric so I'll just have fun with what I've got until then.
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#485
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Heated seats are a definite plus in winter frigid country, I leave mine on all winter.
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Heated seats are wonderful in the winter. I can't remember having a car without them. Now, heated steering wheels is where it's at - have them in my car and the Jeep. Both my wife's and my car now have cooled seats up front. That's the schizz during our summers.
One thing that I'm really learning to like is the ability to pre-heat/cool my car from my phone before getting in it or even turning it on.
One thing that I'm really learning to like is the ability to pre-heat/cool my car from my phone before getting in it or even turning it on.
#488
Fat n slow
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Heated seats are wonderful in the winter. I can't remember having a car without them. Now, heated steering wheels is where it's at - have them in my car and the Jeep. Both my wife's and my car now have cooled seats up front. That's the schizz during our summers.
One thing that I'm really learning to like is the ability to pre-heat/cool my car from my phone before getting in it or even turning it on.
One thing that I'm really learning to like is the ability to pre-heat/cool my car from my phone before getting in it or even turning it on.
#489
Should Be More Popular
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And how! We just had a tree guy come by to look at our trees. Cost to take care of everything is 8K.
He pointed out that our big old ash tree has the dreaded emerald ash borer and needs to come down. That alone is $1800.
He pointed out that our big old ash tree has the dreaded emerald ash borer and needs to come down. That alone is $1800.
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#492
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Ritchey doesnt do custom paint jobs. Just throwing that out there.
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VFL For Life
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#496
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I got to enjoy a couple of 17°-ish mornings, (and colder than that in Ely, NV) with the Jetta but still didn't want to heat my ass. I just set the HVAC to 70 or so and put vents on feet and hands after scraping the windshield, then feet only after my hands thaw out, and defrost only when needed.
I did try the ass heater on a 25 degree morning to see what it was like but it just had my balls sweating by the time the rest of the cabin warmed up
I did try the ass heater on a 25 degree morning to see what it was like but it just had my balls sweating by the time the rest of the cabin warmed up
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Daughter's boyfriend called yesterday asking if I could have lunch with him tomorrow. How can I make him squirm? Just a little bit.