DOT:Gas Station.

"XJDano" (xjdano) 03/11/2020 at 19:34 • Filed to: None

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So I got gas in the van before dropping it off to get worked on. And they can’t check a possible misfire because there is too much gas and the tech will drive it home.... wat. Ok whatever.

f you haven’t seen the original Herbie movies at least the first has some vintage racing clips of XKEs and cobras. Hard to suspend belief that a beetle could actually beat them in a race, but it may have started the suspension of realism way before the F&F franchise. 

boredalways > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 19:43

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Damn you

lone_liberal > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 19:47

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It’s been years since I’ve seen it but I seem to remember some pretty nice cars in the Monte Carlo sequel too. 

Chariotoflove > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 19:56

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Even as a small child, I knew the whole beetle racer premise was bs.  Didn’t care then or now.  Still love it.

XJDano > lone_liberal 03/11/2020 at 19:56

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I haven’t gone through the whole series, I thing just the first movie we rented from the Libra or streamed.  I should have the kids watch more.  

XJDano > Chariotoflove 03/11/2020 at 20:45

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I laughed taking the photo. Thinking: herbie wouldn’t have door cards or map pockets.

brianbrannon > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 21:03

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Wut?

Chariotoflove > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 22:18

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Well why would he need a map?  More racing hijinx can ensue without it!

shop-teacher > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 22:43

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Herbie!

XJDano > brianbrannon 03/11/2020 at 23:27

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So......... . But the”FP” Jalopnik used to have this thing: DOTS. https://jalopnik.com/tag/down-on-the-street

Down On The Street, and it’s been adopted here as “Down In The.....” fill in the blank. And in this case “down in the: gas station”.

More like a “I saw this and you should see it too”

See something, share something.

In all, Opositelock is a place to generate conversation. It doesn’t have to be about cars, but we of us are having car culture at our root and it’s mostly about cars, but it’s an off topic. BUT ALSO CARS!

XJDano > shop-teacher 03/11/2020 at 23:28

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Have you; your kids? 

shop-teacher > XJDano 03/11/2020 at 23:33

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I haven't seen any of those movies since I was a kid. My kids have definitely not seen them.

XJDano > shop-teacher 03/11/2020 at 23:48

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If you have a streaming or library rental service. It’s good for a once watch.

Don’t waste time on Savage Sam a sequel to old yeller. Many red face, political incorrectness, horribleness. It’s just bad. 

shop-teacher > XJDano 03/12/2020 at 07:05

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Duly noted!

brianbrannon > XJDano 03/14/2020 at 11:43

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Not being able to check a misfire because you have a full tank of gas means you have to find a new mechanic