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  Topic: What's that console button for?
SteveJ

Replies: 2
Views: 232

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 8-1-08 04:29   Subject: Re: The red button is your 4 way flasher switch; the other one..
Come on Mike.
We were supposed to tell him it was for the anti-rust switch. And then ask him, "you didn't push that switch, did you?"

Nope, Mike is right.
Do a little looking and you'll find that ...
  Topic: Display Cases for Protecting '02 Models (& others)
SteveJ

Replies: 8
Views: 191

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 8-1-08 04:23   Subject: Re: Display Cases for Protecting '02 Models (& others)
Scale model or not, it's still an '02. They are only happy when they are taken out and played with.

No '02 should be a garage queen.
Regardless of scale.
  Topic: Serious sodomisation at the dealer...
SteveJ

Replies: 42
Views: 1336

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 8-1-08 04:21   Subject: Re: Serious sodomisation at the dealer...
They charge whatever they can get away with.
I wanted to get a couple of the cig lighter plastic plugs for our Mini. I figured a few bucks each.
Theguy looks it up on the computer, can't find it, go ...
  Topic: Check your shutter actuation count on your digicam . . .
SteveJ

Replies: 5
Views: 203

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 8-1-08 04:11   Subject: Re: Check your shutter actuation count on your digicam . . .
I like how digital photography has taken us back in time.

Ok. Everybody look this way. Smile. Hold it, hold it. OK.
Wait, the flash didn't go off. OK, it's set. Smile, hold it, hold it, OK. good. ...
  Topic: mmm... GRIP!!!
SteveJ

Replies: 24
Views: 805

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-25-08 01:12   Subject: Re: mmm... GRIP!!!
the tires are 275/35R15


Why were you running the skinny tires for that event? Rain? Loose surface?
  Topic: I see your 02!
SteveJ

Replies: 2
Views: 425

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-24-08 10:46   Subject: Re: I see your 02!
I wanted Richard to use my 02 in the paint care pics for his catalog, but he ran off screaming.
  Topic: Going North to Eugene Oregon
SteveJ

Replies: 12
Views: 401

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-24-08 10:36   Subject: Re: Going North to Eugene Oregon
I'm a Duck
Norm

That explains the waddle.
Or was that from the beer?

Gonna be passing thru Eugene early next month.
  Topic: Ford posts $8.7b loss, looks to small cars.
SteveJ

Replies: 4
Views: 815

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-24-08 10:33   Subject: Ford posts $8.7b loss, looks to small cars.
Ford posts a $8.7 billion loss, looks to building small cars.

Well...............DUH.
Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it?

Let's look at what Ford was selling in 1973-74.. ...
  Topic: Reflections on "God's Country" (the Land of Blunt)
SteveJ

Replies: 11
Views: 449

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-24-08 10:22   Subject: Re: Reflections on "God's Country" (the Land of Blunt)
GOD is where you find him (or her, or it).

Just because it is God's country does not mean he will be there.

The lines from Caddyshack-
Ty- "What's wrong with lumberyards? I own two."
Danny- "I ...
  Topic: Evan Chong- call/email me.
SteveJ

Replies: 4
Views: 119

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-17-08 02:20   Subject: Re: Evan Chong- call/email me.
Damn!
Argentina? It sounds like you are in the next room.
  Topic: Who has a Cruiser Bike?
SteveJ

Replies: 19
Views: 653

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-17-08 12:35   Subject: Re: Who has a Cruiser Bike?
i have a nice rusty cruiser i get around on. but i'd rather ride my other two wheeled machines.
That first one has Moto Melee written all over it.
  Topic: CA Congresswoman proposes dropping the speed limit. (rant)
SteveJ

Replies: 4
Views: 147

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-17-08 12:27   Subject: Re: CA Congresswoman proposes dropping the speed limit. (ran
I just saw a headline in the local paper with the same info. Had a pic of some guy with a big 'ol work truck (Freightliner size) with wording on it about at 75mph = 21mpg, 65mph = 24mpg, 55mph = 28mpg ...
  Topic: is it just me or has this site been buggy lately?
SteveJ

Replies: 6
Views: 176

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-17-08 12:12   Subject: Re: is it just me or has this site been buggy lately?
Yep.
Did you keep trying and trying to get in?
Do ya have to have your FAQ? (like me)

Time to make a donation!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Topic: Evan Chong- call/email me.
SteveJ

Replies: 4
Views: 119

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-17-08 12:09   Subject: Re: Evan Chong- call/email me.
Didn't know about the SoAm trip.
  Topic: Best Audi Forum?
SteveJ

Replies: 3
Views: 103

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-16-08 05:15   Subject: Re: Best Audi Forum?
Audiworld is where I tried to get my info from, but be prepared.

I often ended up here on the FAQ off topic and got better, more technical knowledge. When you ask a technical question, the reponse ...
  Topic: WARNING: Wife may post here!
SteveJ

Replies: 14
Views: 731

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-16-08 05:08   Subject: Re: WARNING: Wife may post here!
At a social function-
Two women wearing the same outfit or top or shoes...watch the daggers fly.
Two guys show up with the same t-shirt...instant best buddies.

Especially if it is a car event s ...
  Topic: Evan Chong- call/email me.
SteveJ

Replies: 4
Views: 119

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-16-08 04:54   Subject: Evan Chong- call/email me.
Evan!
Have you left the country already?
Or just turned off the cell phone?

Give me a call or email or stop by.
  Topic: MPG
SteveJ

Replies: 8
Views: 285

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-14-08 04:33   Subject: Re: MPG
Crap in your trunk or fat passengers can impact your mileage as well.
I justify carrying all the crap in my trunk by having skinny passengers.
No. I didn't figure the fat driver (me) into the equat ...
  Topic: CA Congresswoman proposes dropping the speed limit. (rant)
SteveJ

Replies: 4
Views: 147

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-13-08 01:54   Subject: CA Congresswoman proposes dropping the speed limit. (rant)
I was ~just~ waiting for this.
It's 1974 ALL OVER AGAIN. Let's see...does my car have odd or even plates? If it's Tuesday I can wait in line to buy my 5 gallons of gas.

The crap I love is how they ...
  Topic: Saw an Audi R8 last Sunday...
SteveJ

Replies: 8
Views: 198

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-11-08 03:18   Subject: Re: Saw an Audi R8 last Sunday...
I was the passenger in the R8.
It was at the Audi drive experience. They gave you an hour or so in various cars playing with the ABS, driving around cones and such. Once they were sure you weren't a ...
  Topic: If you need seatbelts, check this out.
SteveJ

Replies: 3
Views: 237

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-11-08 03:09   Subject: Re: If you need seatbelts, check this out.
Max?
Any word yet??????
I'm tempted here, but would gladly wait and pay a few dollars more for ones that look closer to the originals in my 72tii.
  Topic: Saw an Audi R8 last Sunday...
SteveJ

Replies: 8
Views: 198

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-11-08 03:04   Subject: Re: Saw an Audi R8 last Sunday...
Nah.
He was some furrin' guy with a furrin' sounding name.

Actually his name was Christian something. Drives pro rally and had placed second in some big-deal national drifing competition.

I th ...
  Topic: BIG BIG BIG Nor Cal Euro meet
SteveJ

Replies: 7
Views: 314

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-11-08 01:38   Subject: Re: BIG BIG BIG Nor Cal Euro meet
Damn. That's ~way~ too far for me to drive to.
  Topic: Saw an Audi R8 last Sunday...
SteveJ

Replies: 8
Views: 198

PostForum: Off-Topic   Posted: 7-11-08 01:32   Subject: Re: Saw an Audi R8 last Sunday...
I got a hot-lap ride in one at Sears Point last November.
Only one other car (a formula car) on the track and a pro driver. It was a flippin race car. He got it a little light (sideways) in turn 2. ...
  Topic: $4k Budget - What do you get?
SteveJ

Replies: 5
Views: 362

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-10-08 05:20   Subject: Re: $4k Budget - What do you get?
A beater $500 car.
A fix-it budget of $1500.
Then $2k to go do roadtrips and just drive the wheels off of the thing building memories.

Seriously. One of the best 02's I owned was a $500 car that ...
  Topic: Cali Black Plate?
SteveJ

Replies: 13
Views: 337

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-10-08 05:16   Subject: Re: Cali Black Plate?
And all the companies that sell these "repro" plates always state that they are for display purposes only. CVC has a bunch of stuff on what is and isn't allowed for license plates. Most of the stuff o ...
  Topic: Turn Signal Switch
SteveJ

Replies: 9
Views: 240

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-10-08 05:08   Subject: Re: My Dec 72 production US '73 has the turn signal switch that
Our 2008 MINI has the same "boulevard parking light" features.

One thing I do know about the 71,72,73 turn signal stalk switch is that there were 2 different connectors. One small white plastic and ...
  Topic: For those going to CCA Ofest, or familiar with Watkins Glen
SteveJ

Replies: 6
Views: 197

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-10-08 05:04   Subject: Re: For those going to CCA Ofest, or familiar with Watkins Glen
Corning has the advantage of being a "business" town. You may get a weekend rate as they tend to cater to the Corning Glass Works.

We stayed at the Raddison there in Corning a couple of years ago. ...
  Topic: A (Mother)Lode of fun
SteveJ

Replies: 9
Views: 470

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-3-08 11:29   Subject: Re: A (Mother)Lode of fun
Not a club.
I think most of us subscribe to that notion of "I wouldn't be a member of any club that would have someone like me as a member."

Mostly friends of friends, so everybody comes with som ...
  Topic: Flofit Front Seats, Cloth, Black, Good condition. Nor Cal
SteveJ

Replies: 3
Views: 250

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 7-3-08 11:20   Subject: Re: Flofit Front Seats, Cloth, Black, Good condition. Nor Cal
I like that "somewhere near Santa Rosa". Sounds like a treasure hunt.

I had Flofits in my 71. Very comfy even after a 10+ hour drive.
 
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