Cold.

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 03/07/2014 at 10:01 • Filed to: None

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well, we lost heat in the res buildings here on campus.
in thunder. bay. where it CONSISTENTLY get to below -20 without wind chill

on the other hand, today it warm, only - 4. i hope they get it fixxed by tonight, because its going to drop to -20 again....

have an Aston. which is the epitome of cool.

Brian Silvestro > bob and john 03/07/2014 at 10:02

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DB9s the best looking car that Aston (or anyone for that matter) has on sale today.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:04

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I have some Brian Silvestro bait later. Not a DB9 but i'll made a note about that and will include them next time.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > bob and john 03/07/2014 at 10:06

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Start burning furniture to keep warm. That'll learn 'em.

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 10:07

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Well that's just great news. What's your dealership's website? I want to see all the cars you have.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:09

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we are here

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 10:11

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You have 7 DB9s and a V12 Vantage(!?)

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:13

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we have a V12 Vantage but pre owned. Those sell pretty good

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 10:14

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It's amazing how the '10 Rapide is $100k more than the new ones.

And I like how you guys put "5.9L" for the engine size, it's correct.

yamahog > bob and john 03/07/2014 at 10:15

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Time to find a cuddle buddy!

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:27

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When they Rapides came out, we sold a buuuuunch of them. An SUV wil be the best seller I think.

bob and john > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:28

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i'd say the new vanquish is a little nicer, but thats just me

bob and john > yamahog 03/07/2014 at 10:28

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girlfriend is coming up from toronto tmw XD

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 10:30

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Aston made a concept of one (that was really ugly), but since they're not doing too good financially, I assume it's not coming out any time soon.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:36

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true true, the reps that come by never tell us anything except that we need clean up the shop lol

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 10:38

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Please tell me they're stereotypically British. That would be so funny.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 10:46

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ugh, the dudes in parts are. Most things for Lotus and Aston we have to order from England and those dudes are super Bri-ish. Our regional rep is American. Only time we see the higher higher ups is when we have some tech issue. Last time those "stereotypical English" dudes came was when we had an issue with a Rapide. Both CEL codes were coming on and not clearing (2 ecm's and CEL for the 2 banks 'V12'") We replaced the ecu's, wiring harness, and injectors because that is what tech support told us to do. When that didn't work, they flew to our shop and found out the housing ported for the engine speed sensor (crank) was a bit too short. They called to stop production and inspect them.

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 10:48

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Wow that sounds pretty major, seems like a sound reason for the ultra British people to show up. Did they end up changing/improving the crank?

JR1 > bob and john 03/07/2014 at 10:49

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Time to burn those $600 text books!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > bob and john 03/07/2014 at 10:57

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Went to school across the lake from you at Michigan Tech in Houghton. I used to listen to a rock station out of Thunder Bay all the time since Houghton local radio was crap. Well, I would listen when it came in clear anyway.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 03/07/2014 at 11:06

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They just ported the block a bit more on the the new engines to accept the crank sensor. That happened to us waaay more when I was a tech at Lexus. Toyota takes that stuff super seriously (Kaizen) . Also, when they fix something, they fix it lol. I had those little Japanese geniuses around cars I worked on a couple times. The last time was for an IS-F. They had just came out and I was the only one really working on them. I had a brand new one that came in that had got hot. The thermostat was looking all sorts of odd. I ordered one and my shop foreman said that to leave it torn apart until they arrive. They took lots of pictures and data. The translator told me that the detergent they used during production to wash the engines was not properly washed away when building that mighty motor. I put the car back together after they left and the part arrived (took) a week. My shop foreman told me to "Tank it and Spank it". Our phrase for fill up the tank and drive it like the owner would drive an IS-F. OKAY!! lol. Sounds all fun and cool but I only got paid a warranty time of 0.8 to replace the thermostat. That car took up my only bay for a week and a half restricting me from making better money that whole time. Just one example of many times those dudes came over at least came with me. In all occasions, I didn't get paid sheeeet :( That's why I was the only one that worked on the m. The slight auto enthusiasm I had bit me in the ass.

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 03/07/2014 at 11:09

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Wow holy shit, many asian technical.

Being an auto enthusiast bites all of us in the ass.