Morning Oppo!

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 07/30/2020 at 09:03 • Filed to: good morning oppo, Michelin

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Humdrum is in the garage for an oil change and that power steering leak . Hopefully I’ll be hearing good or bad news about that leak in the next hour or so...

In the meantime I went for an hour walk while I wait while it’s still cool...it’s supposed to be a high of 40C or 41C including the Humidex today...joy of joys. It’s around 25C now!

Here’s a picture of the local Michelin tire plant I just walked past while on my outing ..

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/30/2020 at 09:22

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good evening

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/30/2020 at 12:32

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Morning. Looks perfectly, um, industrial? All those snow tires might as well be manufactured close to where they are needed. Hope Humdrum gets fixed and stops leaking.

I think I am pretty spoiled in terms of places I can walk or ride a bike to. All that will change soon though when I am on campus in Atlanta. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/30/2020 at 14:55

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Humdrum is fixed! Oil change and the power steering leak was, luckily, one of the metal pipes running to the rack that had rusted out right at a bracket....$165 later and she’s good again!

BUT....he pointed out that my front-left outer CV-joint boot is split and flinging/leaking grease....so I had to book another appointment for next week (coincidentally on my birthday) to get THAT fixed for an estimated $150....at least it’s not the price of an entirely new CV joint...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/30/2020 at 15:00

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The idea of having done so much rust repair on such a low mileage vehicle is entirely crazy to me. But just think: it is almost always more economical to fix a vehicle than sell it while broken. Those repair bills hurt, but at the rate you are going you could keep Humdrum for a long time to come. Just more room in the budget for 126p shenanigans. And getting your own place.

Substitute teachers are heroe s for doing what they do at the kind of salaries they get. Just my 2 cents. So are your schools going back in person? 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/30/2020 at 16:40

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Well, like I said to mom when I got home - the power steering leak could’ve been a rack and then I’d be out like $1300, but it was just a pipe.

...and the CV joint can be saved rather than having to spend more on a whole new one, so I ave money there too. So, despite spending money I don’t really want to spend when possibly getting my own place soon, it could’ve been a lot worse!