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#7376
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Me too! And yeah, it WAS fun! I've never had a car before or since that I was so "at one" with. It was just the right size, just the right amount of power available when asked for, and any opening in traffic that I saw, I just had to think about it and I was in it and moving at the right speed. Hard to believe it was only 106hp.
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Just got my flu shot; the person at HEB was so smooth and fast she was in and out without my feeling it.
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It wasn't the volume of the TV, it was the vein-popping delivery of the "analysis". The commercial breaks were more quiet than the show.
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#7381
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Some of us need more water than others. I'm sure intense hiking in hot weather is similar. I've done road rides on 6 or 7 liters and still needed more. I've drank 6 liters at work. When I was working I had to force myself to stop and get water throughout the day or I would be wiped out.
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Some of us need more water than others. I'm sure intense hiking in hot weather is similar. I've done road rides on 6 or 7 liters and still needed more. I've drank 6 liters at work. When I was working I had to force myself to stop and get water throughout the day or I would be wiped out.
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No offense to VW lovers... I bought a VW Rabbit years ago for my wife. A headlight burned out. I have pulled, rebuilt and replaced several auto engines and many motorcycle engines. I'm not a complete newb. I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to get the headlight out. I actually found a VW Rabbit manual, and it said to break the grill rivets, replace headlight, re-rivet the grill. I swore never to own another German vehicle.
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Generally though, $50-$60 is about the range that I would want to look at.
There's a real issue for me in picking a tire out, though. There are so many options with tread patterns it becomes overwhelming. Road tires are stupid easy in comparison.
Although it's a moot point at the moment since the bike budget is zero, and has been for a while
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Are you using pre-loaded syringes, and where do you have to inject the stuff? I might have some advice (or not) as to minimizing discomfort. Not professional, mind; just from on-going/rest-of-life experience.
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No offense to VW lovers... I bought a VW Rabbit years ago for my wife. A headlight burned out. I have pulled, rebuilt and replaced several auto engines and many motorcycle engines. I'm not a complete newb. I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to get the headlight out. I actually found a VW Rabbit manual, and it said to break the grill rivets, replace headlight, re-rivet the grill. I swore never to own another German vehicle.
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No offense to VW lovers... I bought a VW Rabbit years ago for my wife. A headlight burned out. I have pulled, rebuilt and replaced several auto engines and many motorcycle engines. I'm not a complete newb. I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to get the headlight out. I actually found a VW Rabbit manual, and it said to break the grill rivets, replace headlight, re-rivet the grill. I swore never to own another German vehicle.
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By contrast, Mrs. GeneJockey's 2001 Toyota Sienna just keeps running, and running, and running. And my 2014 Dodge also just keeps running, and running, and running. Cars are so much more reliable now.
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My Dad had a 1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas that he ran for about 10 years till it rusted out, then he replaced it with a 1972 that had spent its life in the South, and ran that till it wouldn't pass either. It was all kinds of trouble, but mostly hydraulic, and the nearest place to repair it was 35 miles away. One time, he needed it repaired but didn't want to pay to have it towed 30 miles, so he just stopped every so often to top up the reservoir. Mom followed him, and got a windshield sprayed with a fine mist of hydraulic fluid for her trouble.
And that's not even touching on the two decades when my brother and his wife owned Citroens and Renaults.
And that's not even touching on the two decades when my brother and his wife owned Citroens and Renaults.
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