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Re: messy
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A minute later, I was hitting bugs like there was a hailstorm. Must've hit a thousand bugs in 10 seconds. Very very messy... VK |
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Scariest.... Pulling onto a highway that I thought I was familiar with, just after a down pour. Cross two lanes to get the the extreme left, as I was straightening out... swish!!!!! standing water, the drain must have been blocked, no lie, I was at a 90 degree angle, at about 75MPH, facing the center divider! I was still hydroplaining, and the car started to slide back to the correct direction when I caught dry pavement and spun the other way, my front bumper now facing an 18 wheeler, I over corrected 2 more times before I regained control. I never hit a thing! Not a Scratch... after I realized what had happened, and how lucky I was... I started screaming "YEAH!... WHOOOOOOO!!!!!....YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
What an adreniline rush! Just thinking about it sends my pulse through the roof! Oh... I then pulled off at the next exit, and called my wife to tell her how much I love her..... Seth |
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OIL!
Thought the "Oil" discussion would be better served in "Technical Q&A" so I moved it over there. Hope no one objects.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Excellent
Thanks aredub! Now I don't have to feel guilty about O.T. stuff. You'll just move it to it's rightful place, assuming you have time.
I'm afraid to post questions in the Tech Q&A sometimes for fear of no one replying, but I'm over it. Thanks.
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<<I'm afraid to post questions in the Tech Q&A sometimes for fear of no one replying, but I'm over it.>>
How come? You KNOW you'll get an answer. It may sometimes be wrong, or, it may be a smarta-- one, but, you'll get an answer. But, seriously, I got over my fear of asking stupid questions, or repetitive questions on the Yahoo board. I got torched a few times for asking repetitive questions, but, with the absence of a search engine, how's a person to know. That's why I was always eager to answer a "newby's" question. In fact, I had the o-ring fix ready to cut and paste, as well as speaker replacement instructions, brake job instructions and various other "FAQ" stuff. Luckily, now alls I gotta do is suggest an archive search.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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answers Yes...I know..
Ahhh...home.... home on the range....
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Mole
< here comes a little black MOLE running back into the garage from the car!>
Gee Jerry, I've heard about the mole in the FBI... .....but the mole in the SVX is a new one to me! ---------- Jean has hit two deer with her Suzuki Swift GT (we no longer own), each time the deer walked away and left about $300-400 in fender/headlight repair. I hit one with MY Swift GT (still own), same result. Last winter Jean nailed a young doe with her Impreza, when the deer jumped off an embankment in front of her. Bambi didn't survive that one. Just a few hundred dollars repair on that one. We hit so many deer because we drive slowly and cautiously through deer-heavy areas on the mountains. This enables the deer to hear us coming, contact all their friends, and get as many into the road to play "chicken" as possible. None of the local leadfoot 4X4 drivers that I know have ever hit a deer.......I guess the roar of those straightpipes coming down the road scares the deer-do out of them. Every time I try to cross White Oak Mountain at night, you would think it was a game of "name that animal". Every citizen of the forest seems hell-bent in running across the road in front of me. I have to say though, that the two bobcats that I have come upon over the years, were the most interesting! Don
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Cats: Clio, Inky, Sheba, Sparky, Rocky, Cali, Scooter 3 cars: 02 SVT Focus, 2012 Versa...2015 Fiat 500 currently SVX-less 1 wife ("She, who must be obeyed..") "One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries" |
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Swift, how inappropriate
The name and the car just don't go together. What an idea, get a car that's quiet, head out into the backwoods areas for a little "hunting", you don't even need a license! Several hundred dollars in body work, vs. poaching fines! HMMMM....
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Swift, how inappropriate
If you are thinking of the little 3-cyl Swift, then you are quite correct. The Swift GT however, was a very different bird. It has a 1300cc twincam with a redline that is near Honda S2000 territory. Motor Trend tricked up one a few years back that sliced through the cones quicker than a Vette. If you watch racing from Australia, they race Swifts down there (called Cultus) and the little suckers are nippin' at the heals of Porsches and BMW's with much more horsepower. On our tight mountain roads, if I hold it about 3500 rpm or above, which is where the engine really comes alive in 3rd gear, the little sucker can fly! Even car nuts many times had no idea about the GT. By the way, the first model was labeled GTi, but Volkswagen had a hissy fit and Suzuki dropped it.
I will post a cool website for the Gt and post it here in a little bit.... Don
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Cats: Clio, Inky, Sheba, Sparky, Rocky, Cali, Scooter 3 cars: 02 SVT Focus, 2012 Versa...2015 Fiat 500 currently SVX-less 1 wife ("She, who must be obeyed..") "One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries" |
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Swifts that are
Here is a website for Swift Swifts....
http://www.crosswinds.net/~ssgti/main.htm I am saving my pennies for some parts from Australia. Mainly new shocks, springs, bushings, and tower braces. Good handling is something we can enjoy every day! Don
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Cats: Clio, Inky, Sheba, Sparky, Rocky, Cali, Scooter 3 cars: 02 SVT Focus, 2012 Versa...2015 Fiat 500 currently SVX-less 1 wife ("She, who must be obeyed..") "One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries" |
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