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Detroit, 1:04 PM
Thu Dec 3
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11:46 AM
And, on a personal note, I dislike the way these bloody eco-aware leviathans are price-aligned specifically to target people like Bono and bloody Tom Cruise.
Wahey for the environmentally conscious super-rich!
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Actually, it probably means the bolsters are active, and inflate further under hard cornering. Mercedes offers this as well.
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I am intrigued by the ceramic controls option.
And while you're there, this being a screaming deal, you might as well spring for the extended wheelbase, so you can get the massaging, reclining rear seats. You deserve a little pampering every now and then.
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A douchey ride just got douchier. Just when you think something is 100%...
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As soon as I arrived, I asked her for the keys, got behind the wheel, and cranked the ol' grape jellybean up. As soon as I cranked however, the damn thing started to shake like a wet dog. "Sweet Jesus, what the hell happened here?", were the exact words out of my mouth at that instant. My curiosity piqued, I popped the hood open, saw nothing odd, and decided to pull the oil dipstick.
It was bone dry.
I told her that her car was likely toast, but for $30 bucks or so we might have a chance with an oil change. That is, if it a) actually started back up correctly again and b) didn't profusely leak out all the oil right there.
She gave me the money and I bought the most potent mix of stop leak, friction modifier augmented, high-mileage formulation oils and oil additives I could find.
I got to work on the oil change and noticed there actually was some oil in the engine, but it was about a half a quart of the thickest, blackest, slime I have ever seen come out of an engine.
A few minutes later, her plucky Probe was actually running without having a seizure. I told her to get it looked over again by a professional just to be safe.
Thinking back on the slime, I asked her: "When was the last time you got an oil change?"
She told me something to the effect of: "I think maybe a year, year and a half ago. Why? How soon should I change it? I have no time for these things."
I took away two things from this:
1. If you are ever in the South Florida area, and you are considering a used ride, you should probably avoid buying a purple Ford Probe.
2. That girl is not wife material.
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I think with normal camber and height it would actually look OK.
Props to the builder, looks damn near seamless.
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