Oppocrash update: My new-old Purple 2008 Fit...

"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich) 01/19/2019 at 14:56 • Filed to: None

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... in the IKEA parking lot earlier today.

I wanted to get a nice daytime picture to highlight the colour better. However it’s snowing here. So that will have to wait for another time.

So this car sets a record for me... highest model year owned. Prior to this, the highest model year car I owned was a 2007 Focus Wagon.

The only surprise I’ve found in the 50km/2 days I’ve driven this car so far... the trunk latch sticks and needs to be lubed.

Everything seems to work. And I’m really enjoying the silky smoothness of the engine. And while it’s onky 109HP, it has enough power given this thing only weighs around 2400 pounds.

And it has ABS too! I haven’t had a car with ABS since I had the Saab 9-3, which I got rid of 6 years ago. And I have power windows, power locks and *working* A/C.

Such luxury!

And I’ve determined my Fit is a Sport model given the wheel size, body cladding and other features. However, it is missing the aluminum wheels the sport typically has. Previous owner must have sold them and kept the steelies that have winter tires on them right now.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/19/2019 at 15:51

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MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/19/2019 at 16:03

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Was thinking of going down to Ikea later today. No apparent reason though. Also congratulations.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/19/2019 at 16:18

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My wife’s 2011 has a sticky hatch handle too

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/19/2019 at 16:20

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If I lived near an IKEA I’d be there like once a month. We still have the coffee table we bought there after we got married.7 Years is longer than the expected life span of IKEA furniture 

Not the one in Minneapolis tho, the parking lot is a shit show. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/19/2019 at 16:21

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Definitely a Sport. And those hubcaps are from a 01-05 Civic. 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/19/2019 at 17:04

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Which explains why they have to be held on with zip ties 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/19/2019 at 17:05

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Yeah... I saw a YouTube video about the issue. It’s a common problem and the solution is to lubricate the hell out of it while locking and unlocking it and opening and closing it to get the lubricant to spread around.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/19/2019 at 17:08

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Thanks.

And  let me give you some reasons to go to Ikea... If you have some burnt out lightbulbs, they have light bulb recycling bins.

And don’t you need to eat dinner soon? They have 75 cent hotdogs...

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/19/2019 at 17:09

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I have an ikea pretty close to me... can walk there in 30 min

facw > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/19/2019 at 17:26

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Do they have to be? Many people just do that so the hubcap won’t be lost if it does come off.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/19/2019 at 18:33

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But how will you carry all those boxes home?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/19/2019 at 22:22

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Steal one of their carts

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > facw 01/19/2019 at 22:23

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I’m gonna replace them with moon disks at some point soon anyway