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 Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:23 am
Vikki Keeler Lady Blodwynn Vikki Keeler Lady Blodwynn We own a 2009 BMW X5, nice and comfortable with enough room for all our equipment and roof racks for our bikes or surf boards. Sometimes I think its a bit too posh though! sweatdrop That is pretty posh! xp Not as posh as whatever you might be driving.. Used to drive a Pug and a Mini, now we drive a pair of boring old cars, one for Toronto, one for LA. Would've gone with a Porsche but those arent exactly family cars, plus that second apartment doesnt pay for itself. xp Oh rub it in miss posh-pants.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:46 am
Caleidah I drive a '92 Chrysler LeBaron with 164k miles on it. I am currently waging a slow declining battle against it, and fear that this might finally be the year that it retires to the scrap yard in the sky. Of course, I have said that every year since I started driving it. It's current issue is that the transmission really, really does not like fourth gear. I have to creep up on it at as low of an acceleration rate as possible to make it shift smoothly. Otherwise, it misses and kicks into "safe mode," which means that my car goes into second gear and will not shift above it until I shut down and restart. Wow, that's pretty bad. Must kill gas mileage too.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:34 am
Lt. Brookman Vikki Keeler Lady Blodwynn Vikki Keeler Lady Blodwynn We own a 2009 BMW X5, nice and comfortable with enough room for all our equipment and roof racks for our bikes or surf boards. Sometimes I think its a bit too posh though! sweatdrop That is pretty posh! xp Not as posh as whatever you might be driving.. Used to drive a Pug and a Mini, now we drive a pair of boring old cars, one for Toronto, one for LA. Would've gone with a Porsche but those arent exactly family cars, plus that second apartment doesnt pay for itself. xp Oh rub it in miss posh-pants. Nothing wrong with a bike yanno. wink
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:46 am
So has anybody ever changed the tires on their own car?
I checked out the four tires on the car, and they're all different brands, with recommended pressures between 31 and 46 PSI, so that's definitely the next thing I want to do, but I'm wondering just how complex it is to install them.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:44 am
All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:36 pm
Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Or in your case, a driver.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:50 pm
Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Possibly something to hold the car up as well. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:09 pm
DarkElf27 Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Possibly something to hold the car up as well. sweatdrop If your car doesnt come with a jack, youre going to have a bad time.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:26 pm
Vikki Keeler DarkElf27 Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Possibly something to hold the car up as well. sweatdrop If your car doesnt come with a jack, youre going to have a bad time. Comes with a jack, yes, but it's pretty dangerous using that jack for work that requires you getting under the car. sweatdrop That's what jackstands and ramps are for. The one that comes in the car is pretty much just for changing the tire in an emergency.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:38 pm
DarkElf27 Vikki Keeler DarkElf27 Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Possibly something to hold the car up as well. sweatdrop If your car doesnt come with a jack, youre going to have a bad time. Comes with a jack, yes, but it's pretty dangerous using that jack for work that requires you getting under the car. sweatdrop That's what jackstands and ramps are for. The one that comes in the car is pretty much just for changing the tire in an emergency. If you need to be under the car to change a wheel, youre going to have a bad time.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:57 pm
DarkElf27 Caleidah I drive a '92 Chrysler LeBaron with 164k miles on it. I am currently waging a slow declining battle against it, and fear that this might finally be the year that it retires to the scrap yard in the sky. Of course, I have said that every year since I started driving it. It's current issue is that the transmission really, really does not like fourth gear. I have to creep up on it at as low of an acceleration rate as possible to make it shift smoothly. Otherwise, it misses and kicks into "safe mode," which means that my car goes into second gear and will not shift above it until I shut down and restart. Wow, that's pretty bad. Must kill gas mileage too. I've only lost 1-2 MPG on all of it.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:10 am
Lt. Brookman Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Or in your case, a driver. I think she's in a part of the world where she can just get a few strong slaves indentured workers. wink
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:50 am
Lady Blodwynn Lt. Brookman Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Or in your case, a driver. I think she's in a part of the world where she can just get a few strong slaves indentured workers. wink Remember Brixton? Let's not.. talk2hand
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:57 am
Lt. Brookman Lady Blodwynn Lt. Brookman Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Or in your case, a driver. I think she's in a part of the world where she can just get a few strong slaves indentured workers. wink Remember Brixton? Let's not.. talk2hand I'm amazed you even know about Brixton.. gonk
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:21 am
Lady Blodwynn Lt. Brookman Lady Blodwynn Lt. Brookman Vikki Keeler All you need is working arms and a good wrench. wink Or in your case, a driver. I think she's in a part of the world where she can just get a few strong slaves indentured workers. wink Remember Brixton? Let's not.. talk2hand I'm amazed you even know about Brixton.. gonk Check your profile. ninja
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