Velo Vol 

Brilliant. Maybe he is a terrorist?

I assume it is much more convenient crossing the border there than it is in Detroit, Buffalo, and a few other locations.

rdtompki

2002 Jetta TDI wagon - 290K miles, 44 mpg @ 78 mph, 37 mpg with the tandem on the roof. Discretionary clutch and turbo replacement at 280K miles. Best car I've ever owned and I'm going to drive it til it disintegrates. Oh, and the front brakes were done, first time, at 270K miles.

Soloist Assassin

Ever single tie rod end, and ball joint must be completely destroyed at that point. I would dare to say a number of electronic features no longer work either.

WhyFi

Jetta SportWagen rocks. If I drove 25k miles/year, I'd get the diesel. As it is, we'll drive much less, so we got the the gas 2.5L.

RollCNY

Anyone have thoughts on Mazda CX-5? I thought the base FWD 6 speed manual looked interesting. It is on my short list of potentials (along with Audi A3 & VW Sportwagen). Or I keep my rapidly rusting Mazda 3S (which is the most likely outcome).

patentcad

Sam, as captured by the 10-22mm zoom during another critical Cotsis CAD Business Meeting. We hold these on the front stoop.

patentcad

Lester porno shot. If you leave them to their own devices they might procreate. You'd wind up with Les Paul Juniors of course.

rjones28 

Routine, noun, \rü-ˈtēn\

1. a: a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine— J. A. Perkins>
b: habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure <the routine of factory work>
2. : a reiterated speech or formula <the old “After you” routine— Ray Russell>

3. : a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated <a dance routine>; especially: a theatrical number

4. : a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task
[h=2]Examples of ROUTINE [/h]

• Grandma gets upset if we change her routine.
• A brisk walk is part of her morning routine.
• The job will be easier once you settle into a routine.
• the boring routine of paperwork

[h=2]Origin of ROUTINE[/h]French, from Middle French, from route traveled wayFirst Known Use: 1676

rjones28 

It all breaks.

LesterOfPuppets

This Samurai has manual fallback mode.


Wind up Suzuki. by Lester Of Puppets, on Flickr

rjones28 

I just bought a new set of tires for my decrepit old Saab, so I'm gonna have to keep it for a while longer.

Velo Vol 

Nice walkway. You ought to put a bench out there.

Velo Vol 

Your usage implied a workout routine. Hence the confusion.

rjones28 

I don't workout. That's something that happens at a gym.

I just ride around on a bike and sometimes run around in the fields near my house.

coasting 

Fine looking dog is Sam.

Back on topic, I just went for a good long ride along the riverside MUP and I totally smoked this jaked up dude on his fancy smancy Colnago an his clipless pedals. I have totally perfected my platform pedal pedalling technique.

coasting 

My friend has a Giant TCR advanced and he says he rides about 700 km a year. He has never changed his chain in the 3 yers he has owned this bike and he wears a Cervelo team jersey and baggy lycra cycling shorts.

Just saying. I don't judge.

Velo Vol 

Post a "how to" video on YouTube.

coasting 

that reminds me. my fred baggy shorts friend called up his TV director friend and told him I was going to do a tv cookery show video and send it to him for consideration of making me a tv chef. Oy vey!

patentcad

Japanese cars not so much. My Acura TL (2004): 153,000 miles, ONE repair other than routine maintenance, a seized rear brake caliper, under $300.

SlowOlympian

https://www.insideline.com/toyota/pri...g-barrier.html
Teach your wife to hypermile. Dealing with you, she obviously has patience .

priuses (priui?) are able to actually get 1700 miles per tank! well thats the record. actually, its been awhile since I've done my research, but it was over 110 mpg on the record I saw, hell, I got 50 mpg avg on a tank across texas on my old '08 civic loaded down near its weight limit(850lbs including passengers! try loading 5 average americans into that thing! just kidding, it was a coupe, not possible), should be able to break that regularly with a hybrid!

Really, 60+mpg in a prius isnt hard at all all the monetary savings can go toward your new recumbent!

SlowOlympian

you mean rotors, pistons, and fluid right? I hate coming to a stop the hearing SQEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! knowing I'm now deaf for a week, yet the driver is oblivious to the fact.

WhyFi

Mazdas are fun - they handle nicely, for the most part, but I haven't driven that particular model (Mazdas are a favorite of ZipCar, I drove them quite a bit in NYC). I don't much care for their styling - little too swoopy for me, but that's personal preference, of course.

My last car was an Audi, but I didn't see much point in the A3 over the SportWagen unless a) you're getting one with Quattro AWD and/or b) you like the trim levels. I REALLY didn't like DSG transmission on the the S-series version - punchy little engine, but it felt like a 16-year-old was operating the clutch; it was more jerky than a BF Social. The VW also seems to have more cargo space, but that could be an illusion.

WhyFi

Great dog. Close to a great pic, but don't cut off his paws next time and level your horizon (it's tough with an ultra-wide angle, but practice at it).

sbxx1985 

A golden is next for us.

sbxx1985 

Tacoma tailgate doesn't lock. That's dumb. Not good for bike safety, even with the security system. Pop n Lock ordered. Leer cap goes on Thursday.