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#259,903
dagrev said:
Thanks George. We'll always take another day.

Funny thing. We had been looking at a Ford 2018 Ford Expedition that seemed to check boxes for us. We went later yesterday and bought it. Took the truck and Grady and parked in a shade by the building. Told the people why. The whole time there people were coming up and asking if we had a dog with us and wanted to go see him. When we left there were about 3-4 people wanting to see and pet him. Weirdest think. You would have thought we had Mick J. in the truck! The lady (young woman) who handled the numbers asked about seeing him, and I said, "Sure, if we can make the check a little smaller!"

OK, this is unrelated....During our talks I mentioned why we liked that model and engine (sets inline not crossways) and I can work on them some and change plugs, etc. That above young lady looked shocked and said, "You know how to change plugs?" I tried not to laugh because it's hardly the big deal she thought. It ain't rocket science! But she was truly shocked. Maybe I just look really stupid. I should have told her about Kara who can take one completely apart and put it back together, and Irv, who seems to be able to make one from scratch in a pinch! I thought it sad that the poor girl didn't ever know anyone who could do something that basic. I suspect every one here could do that if so inclined.
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Heads up on those... If you get a misfire in one of your cylinders, there's a good chance the spark plug is gapped way too much. Common issue with the ecoboosts and one I dealt with personally. Easy fix, but look at the gaps before replacing anything if it comes up.
 
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#259,904
Seth334 said:
Thanks for the insights. Your Reverse Tbird looks amazing. I didn't realise that they come with the new pups (the Reissues) already installed. So I take it, then, that you find that the Reissues on yours are not just the same size ("drop in replacements") but also sound similar to the Epi 760 probuckers? The latter have been compared, I believe, quite favourably with some of the originals from the 60s. I personally like the Epi ones a lot....
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I personally like the Gibson pickups way more than the Epi 760's, thru my gear they have much more bass/lo-mid/mid going on than the Epi does, a bit less upper mid and treble as well. I traded my Epi pickups off for the Gibson, they came out of a 2021 Non Reverse, should be the same what has no become available to buy separately, for the money I think they're a great choice.

Here's a Gibson 2021, shameless self promo, mediocre hack bassist.

 
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#259,905
JJR58 said:
I'm happy driving this, especially since it's not mine.
My cousin gets to deal with the maintenance :laugh:

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My elder brother owned a couple BMW's, he swore that the initials stood for:
Break
My
Wallet

I'm a Subie girl, so I got nothin' except that when you visit you'll have the '99 to putz around in. :laugh:
 
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#259,909
TBird1958 said:
My elder brother owned a couple BMW's, he swore that the initials stood for:
Break
My
Wallet

I'm a Subie girl, so I got nothin' except that when you visit you'll have the '99 to putz around in. :laugh:
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He makes enough money to keep it running. :roflmao:
Oddly enough, that 600 series Beemer and his Cayman have been fairly maintenance free except for their usual check ups.
 
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#259,914
Ringhammer said:
I used to like to work on cars, but at this point I leave it to people that do it for a living. I work and do what I'm a pro at so I can now add to pay people that are pros at what they do. My '07 GMC Sierra looks as though I could handle some basic maintenance, plugs, etc and I still do the oil changes and filters on that one. My '11 Charger I won't even touch. 16 spark plugs and more modules, and shrouds everywhere, I can barely believe theres an engine block in there. Even an oil change means I'd need a lift and some undercarriage stuff / shields need to be removed just to get to the plug and filter I think.
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I understand. I can't do anything big and if I don't find it enjoyable I pay somebody for the reasons you mentioned. A lot these days you have to disassemble the front end to change a light bulb! Just not made to be worked on by the average person any more. Not to mention there's so much crap and no room. The truck is nice in that I can change the oil without jack and stands if I wanted. Not exactly easy to lean over into the engine compartment, but you can stand on the frame (basically) behind the bumper.
 
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#259,915
Got the call from Pat Wilkins - my gilded bird ships today... here on Thunderbird Thursday! I asked how it came out and Pat said great! - said it's his favorite of mine so far! That's saying a lot! This year is the 10th anniversary of starting Gildaxe & dealing with Pat. I've lost count how many basses/guitars he's final-finished for me over those 10 years. So needless to say I'm pretty psyched to see how the gilded bird came out. :bassist:
 
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#259,916
JIO said:
Cool - I always wanted a flute player in my bands.
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It's a very nice texture. Bob plays tenor sax mostly, but is also fluent on alto and flute. I've played with him in a number of different bands/situations. He's really great to have on board - vamps appropriate background tones sometimes rather than just sitting back doing nothing.
 
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#259,917
MCF said:
We will be facing that with our oldest of the three Cavaliers, Romeo. He has noticeably slowed the last year or so. He has the shakes at times. And some mornings he doesn't feel like eating. But he's generally healthy, just old. He is a wonderful companion. That's him in the middle.
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How sweet! Hopefully he will hang in there for a good while.
 
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Last car repair I did was replace the water pump on a 1966 Toyota Corona on Maui. Luckily when it blew I rolled into an empty parking lot that had a spigot and hose outside the building. I walked to a Napa , bought the water pump, gasket,screw driver , 8mm wrench and 10mm wrench ,walked back to the car and was on the road again in about an hour . Dang almost 30 years ago
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#259,920
MCF said:
We grew up doing our own work. My Dad wouldn't think of letting anyone else work on one of our cars.

I think the last time I did my own anything on a car was around '05 when my son and I replaced the radiator in his '94 Volvo Turbo Wagon. The stuff that had to be removed to get at the mounting bolts was ridiculous. We successfully completed the job, but that was it for my auto mechanic days. I just don't have the patience anymore.
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I learned to be careful and not bite off too much. I did a heater core on my '72 Plymouth. My dad helped and we both said never again. Had to take the dash out--and that was back then then there wasn't much going on. Not even any AC. Since then I'm careful about what something is going to involve. Generally if I can't get it done in a few hours without losing my religion I'll try it. But if I am unsure about what I'm doing or how involved it will be, I pass.
 
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