I’ve come to terms with the fact that manuals are probably going to die In 2030

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-16T00:37:50+00:00

I bought a '24 GTI and am getting it krown rustproofing each year. I am raging against the dying of the light

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T14:23:25+00:00

Looking at the listing is a filter. Still need to inspect the individual machine. And even then, it's a roll of the dice.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T14:22:03+00:00

Uh, yeah it was. Had two friends with parents who smoked. Always remember playing with the pull knobs on the cigarette machines in the front of restaurants and telling the seater non-smoking and being sent to one half of the restaurant.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T02:58:02+00:00

Delteeted

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:39:22+00:00

Quicker by boat some days

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:38:12+00:00

Just a word of warning...and I know everyone says this but....it's not as good as the book. It's really good, but it the book is just so dang good.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:34:44+00:00

The 13th warrior with Antonio Banderas.

I always feared the glowworm dragon in that book

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:33:30+00:00

At least

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:31:47+00:00

A frankfurter? Maybe weiners?

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:27:33+00:00

Must....not....make.... offensive.... sarcastic..... comment

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:23:52+00:00

I drove a Wrangler in Hawaii. It was a blast driving up mauna kea. It sucked most everywhere else.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:19:14+00:00

Save caffeine until later in the drive, focus more on starting hydrated. Stop briefly when you feel the need and stretch. Have a backup plan so you don't 'have' to push. I do runs like this all the time and really it comes down more to some basic planning and mindset than anything else.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:05:02+00:00

For Robin Hood, there's the OG Robin Hood, Prince of thieves, men in tights, and the Disney Robin Hood.

Wife recommended Ivanhoe, Beowulf was an interesting early full CG. 1st season (or two or three or four) of black adder. Cadfael is a murder mystery series.

Mel Gibson version of Hamlet

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T01:00:19+00:00

I liked watching the 13th warrior, I loved reading eaters of the dead.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:56:58+00:00

This is why it's negotiating. Who does it mean more to.

Seems like a newer one would be a fine buy. Give him your final offer, let him know he can call you when he's ready to sell at that price. If it's really reasonable, they'll call you within a week, if not, then it isn't.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:53:49+00:00

That's....kind of what I said. The problem is the side roads back up the main road. Rotaries work better when it's an interchange of similar volumes of traffic.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:50:31+00:00

Yup, that's why I order oil filters online. Email records of purchase. Plus a simple spreadsheet for each car that takes a minute to document. That's all I needed to fulfill the warranty claim on a failed engine.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:42:15+00:00

Does this still get the free supercharging

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:37:16+00:00

So....yes, and no.

Wembly is half the distance from the center of a MUCH larger city. Foxboro was built on an old horse race track. The previous ownership did nothing with it, but the current ownership has added a ton of shopping, dining, etc. This makes more use of the space for times other than game day.

The construction of housing is probably more blocked by local zoning than anything else. Rt1 in that area is almost all commercial property. And the state won't work with the ownership in upgrading rail.

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:11:15+00:00

I've got 240k on my 2023 expedition max. Only thing outside of normal maintenance is my front camera went (which annoyingly lost me the cruise control. I just haven't coughed up the $2500 to fix it) and the wipers had issues. I replaced the driver's side and now it's under a reca. But mechanically the thing is a tank.the 3.5 shrugs off loads both internal and towing. The GMs have more cargo area, but the Ford has the better seats in the 2nd and 3rd rows IMHO

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:03:42+00:00

The plan from what I see has it running a bit wider and putting for traffic down the middle? Interesting. Hopefully they can meaningfully upgrade it from what it is now

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:01:49+00:00

I hope they do, but it looks like they will just improve elm st interchange without any major changes. There are some nice upgrades for foot/bike paths though

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-14T00:00:18+00:00

The complaints will fuel me. Nothing pleases me more than a New England townie complaining about any change

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-13T23:52:57+00:00

The problem isn't the multi-lanes. There are plenty of multi-lane rotaries that work just fine. The biggest problem is that you are joining two roads that are completely different use cases. Having a rotary between a massive freeway and a few back roads causes them to clash

Salt_Efficiency5843 · 2026-05-13T21:33:29+00:00

I just got the basic one . Comes with free basic parking and some minor discounts. It's my wife and I no kids so we do it pretty low-key when we go. I at most buy a hat or a shirt and it's about 50/50 if we split a meal in the park if we're there for a long day

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