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Matt@boldulysses.bsky.social |
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Cars, planes, anime, Pokémon, Appalachia, Star Trek, France, Formula 1, Frasier, electronic music, Craig Ferguson interviews.
Words (occasionally) at spannerhead.com
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Wow! Thanks for all that. Love hearing from an actual expert. Sorry to subject you to Doug. 😂 I promise I won't request it again unless he decides to review another interesting Saab.
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Didn't get around to this last weekend, so I dove in today. 1. I *hate* how dirty my engine is. Cannot wait to get the cleaned replacement swapped in. 2. I'm about halfway done. Thankfully, none of the bolts gave me too much trouble. Heat & PB Blaster FTW. 🔧 3. Oh, and transverse engines suck.
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Maybe you guys are seeing some Nazca C2 proportions?
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How unpatriotic of you. 😉
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Alright, @glenn9k.bsky.social, you're up. Tell me everything Doug got wrong:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4ni...
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On this Independence Day, it's important to come together and recognize our common ground. So, can we all agree that this just didn't work?
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Yep; that was exactly the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the itinerary. It was the Concorde of its time.
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DOOLY. 🇺🇸 Happy 4th!
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Back home after the quick trip. 28.34 mpg, all highway. Distributor w/internal coil & igniter is a known weak point for the KL, and it finally showed signs of failure on the trip out (ignition cut for ~1 sec at 20-30 min intervals). Fortunately I had my spare on hand and swapped it out this morn.
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Yep; Murphy is even further west... I'm about 5 minutes from the Georgia line though. Where do you vacation?
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Very cool! I'm jealous that you get to spend so much time around planes!
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Currently in 1 of the 2 places on Planet Earth that feel like HOME to me. ♥️
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So...like hospitality? Loading/unloading luggage? Do you do any fueling?
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What do you do exactly on the flight line?
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For a "240Z Racer," it's interesting they still kept the factory radiator and underhood inspection light. 😕 Wondering what that doodad is up in front of the battery...
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When Saab was going under, I would've bought a 9-5 for $14K without hesitation. The Fisker, not so much, since it's so software-dependent.
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I agree; I think the Euro plate is better proportioned and just more attractive, even if it is larger overall. I do wonder if that's just a case of wanting what you can't have, since many of our friends across the pond seem to prefer the US size/proportions.
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Yeah you front plate state folks have some interesting ways of skirting the requirement (on dash, magnets, retractable plates, etc). So glad I don't have to deal with that. You could probably credit Audi with being the first automaker to really embrace the situation.
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Are there no provisions for custom plate sizes? I mean, there aren't here in the States (that I know of), but maybe the situation is different over there if you pay enough?
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I'm fortunate enough to live in a state where front plates aren't required (it varies by state), so I honestly wouldn't know! I do know the Vector W8's *rear* license plate is very conspicuously offset.
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Very much so. I wish I could've gotten them both in frame to emphasize the contrast, but the CT was long gone by that point.
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Also, some good advice for summer road trips. 👍
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This was a far more pleasant spot than the gold (!) Cybertruck I saw a couple of miles prior. #Caterham
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Probably important since I understand headroom was at a premium with these...
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Boy that is a base base base model. Oof.
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I see PB Blaster lurking in the background! I assume you plan to replace the fasteners with hex- or Allen-head screws?
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OK, so it's no Vigor/Legend, but I think Mazda did the very best job they could with the DTA ratio given the platform. There's a pleasing amount of fender (wing) between the wheel arch and the front door.
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Kouki looks like someone sat on the hood. I can't unsee it. And the eternal battle rages on... ⚔️
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Completely agree. Those who like the look will often defend it by saying it's basically the factory Shadowline package, but traditionally, the kidneys were always spared.
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I'm *kind of* OK with them on lighter-colored BMWs (white, silver, etc), but with darker color they're an absolute no-go. Best is chrome surround with black slats. Classic.
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Zenki > Kouki
I will not be taking questions at this time. #S14
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❌ Blacked-out kidneys ✅ 17" Style 5s ❌ Gangster lean ✅ M62 🤷♂️ Missing fuel door Final score: 7.5/10, since the ❌s are reversible.
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You guys are the best. 😉 And yep; I will die on that hill. Give me an LC and I'll give it right back.
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Indeed. Euro car (obviously), aftermarket bumper. I want those headlights, badly...
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Ooh; I'm blocked by 49 people. I feel notorious all of a sudden.
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From the calendar: July's MX-6.
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I'd get that in a heartbeat if it worked with Verizon.
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Looks that way. I thought we were discussing Biden's temperament re:electability. I agree with you he's a stubborn, dyed-in-the-wool old-school politician, but without the ability to pivot like some of his predecessors.
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Having swum though a humid 94° atmosphere yesterday, I'm just jealous, so I held my tongue. 😉
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I agree his lack of bipartisan "results" is a minor contributor to his polling deficit, but in this hyperpartisan climate, it was always going to be that way. I don't think that's the primary reason for the state of the race now vs. 2020 though.
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I mean, maybe. He won as an "old institutionalist" in 2020 b/c the country wanted a return to normalcy after 4 years of Trump chaos. The only thing that's changed between then and now is Biden's mental acuity. Trump's fitness for elected office was supposed to be the 2024 focus; now it's Biden's.
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They're not going to let him do anything but read off a teleprompter for the next 4 months... Biden & his team could put forth a killer legislative & executive agenda, but the bottom line is that people vote for a person, not an administration, esp. for a singular office like the President.
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Yeah, the Mk1 is definitely the classic. I wrote about it here:
www.spannerhead.com/2013/03/08/a...
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I've really come around on the 2nd gen TT's lines. It's very much a more mature, grown-up version of the (admittedly more iconic) 1st gen. Also 5-cylinder haveage in TT RS guise.
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Love a nice five & dime.
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I thought that was just a 996 issue, but some quick research reveals that it's not. And the car is a MY2002. Hmm.
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How would it protect itself? By being unreliable and thus not giving coworker the opportunity to rag on it? I probably should have been more clear: There's regular wear & tear, and then there's what this coworker puts their cars through. Just Rolled In levels of neglect. Hoping for the best tho. 🤞
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A roof scoop on an open-top car is a real statement.
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I should add that said coworker has a very, shall we say, checkered reputation when it comes to how they take care of their cars. So I'm more than a little concerned for what awaits the poor Boxster. 😬
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I have the same thought re:a smoker's car... Back to louvers, there's a way to do them properly if you integrate them into the design, e.g.
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