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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:50 AM
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All soggy and wet out this am. so no motoring the G.

I adjusted psi last night to 37psi for both the G and Z. With the temps rising it was like 38.5... Kinda on the high side.

Maybe before lunch I'll take her out for a quick spin. oh wellz. More time for me to practice piano this am I guess.
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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motored the G for about an hr this pm. the nav bracket turned out good. not as solid as my homemade folding bracket for the Z, but not bad at all~ i likes.


going to motor my Z tomorrow am.
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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I didn't notice the Z at SuperDawg last night
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Motor On
I didn't notice the Z at SuperDawg last night
 
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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
Charburger and heart attack fries! We had about 20-30 MINIs!
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Motor On
Charburger and heart attack fries! We had about 20-30 MINIs!
heartattack fries?? sounds like you guys had a goood size get together.


Going to go motor the Z in 35.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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It was yummy. Needed cheese for the fries but otherwise *almost* as good as Portillos! And lots of MINIs, and everyone got to meet Josie
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 05:10 AM
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Sounds yummy indeed.

Motored my Z yesterday and SpeedShined. was a good time.

One of my buddies from LA stopped by and checked out my G and Z. Being a G-sedan owner himself (current gen) he noticed similaries and differences of my cars and his G and was a fun analysis.
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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RJ- you sound like you can't wait for your oldest daughter to come home and finish the 3 other wheels for you.
FYI Ken, I Finished up those 3 Wheels before we were supposed to go and pick up the Oldest Daughter, but Molly couldn't go 'cause it was Raining!! Oldest Daughter and I will have Tons of Fun...Rain or Shine once Hubby leaves for his Trip to TX...uggghhh I really feel sorry for him...Hot/Muggy and Ugggglllyyy!!
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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hot and muggy i can understand but ugly? hahaha. too funny.

great to hear all 4 wheels are sparkly.

this am i drove my FitS to work and it was warm, humid, and full of gas... so with the a/c running car was super clumsy and slow. i have to floor the thing to get it going. doesn't help either that i was driving my Z with over 200 more hp over the weekend.
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
this am i drove my FitS to work and it was warm, humid, and full of gas... so with the a/c running car was super clumsy and slow. i have to floor the thing to get it going. doesn't help either that i was driving my Z with over 200 more hp over the weekend.
See if you had an MCS (a new one not old with broken AC) you'd be saving yourself gas and you wouldn't have to be flooring it to get anywhere and you'd be cool inside with the AC. MPG, power and coolness, it meets all summer requirements and is a great snow car too!
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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errrrr~ hahaha
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Yep...I S@@ a Countryman in Kenchan's Future!!
 
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Old May 25, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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kenchan eyeballs circling in anger and confusion and shame.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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i cant believe the number of mis-shifts lately on the FitS due to the changing throttle response (from heat and humidity)..
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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Yeah the MCS Get a Clubman. doesn't really mis-shift that often, in fact it's known for sooth shifting. Get a Clubman.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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kenchan waiting to hear back from music store since his digital piano keeps delaying week by week... now waiting over 2 months.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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With a MINI you can track your order process as the ship floats across the Atlantic.

What's the deal with the piano?
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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i usually just pickup a car the dealers have in-stock.

yah, im donating my VPiano to my wife and kids to play and get me a new digital piano for me... problem is, i was suppose to have it like back in April... delays upon delays i finally got a ETA of 5/27 last week... but then it slipped again now to mid-June.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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woot looks like a nice t-storm is coming our way to cool things off.

hope it hails like hell so that i can get a new car.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
woot looks like a nice t-storm is coming our way to cool things off.

hope it hails like hell so that i can get a new car.
Whatcha gonna get? A new MCS Clubman

I don't want any hail here, but I really want things to cool off and this storm is supposed to bring wind from Canada so it'll get cold, and the pavement will stop exploding.

Being able to head out and do a little storm spotting without the storm chasing us would be nice too.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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wind from canada sounds good.... but cold air + hot humid air can mean tornado.

i guess the tornado can pickup my FitS and drop it from about 50ft that'll also work.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
wind from canada sounds good.... but cold air + hot humid air can mean tornado.

i guess the tornado can pickup my FitS and drop it from about 50ft that'll also work.
The front already moved through, so it's just going to be a dump and cool. The storm is so far behind the "front" it's kinda weird. I can hear thunder but it's still muggy as Hades here as I watch the clouds move right by me.

Your new MCS will come with a tow hook so you can anchor it and it won't fly 50ft when a tornado comes through.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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damn it, no tornado (over my car), no hail.
 
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Old May 26, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Do they make a "warm motor oil" air freshener? That would be awesome.
 
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