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WK2
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join:2006-12-28
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What did you do to your automobile today?

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Lets see how this thread works out. Someone would post what they did to their car, truck, etc.

I put new Ford badges on my Ranger

Lurch77
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join:2001-11-22
Green Bay, WI

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I'd love to play the game, but all I did today was drive my vehicles.

Mospaw
My socks don't match.

join:2001-01-08
New Braunfels, TX

Mospaw

Just the opposite here. I let my Flex sit in the driveway. It did get a bath and a full tank of gas Friday night.

sk1939
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Frederick, MD

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Filled gas, took it to the car wash, vacuumed it out, and put the floor mats through the washing machine.

Caddyroger
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join:2001-06-11
To the west

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Installed a delay unit for the aux outlet so it can charge my phone.

Grumpy4
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join:2001-07-28
NW CT

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New front shocks, new front sway bar bushings, new fuel filler neck. No torch on hand, and so the sawsall rendered the shock tops. Broke down and bought new saw blades just for the occasion. Well worth the $12 spent. One of the old shocks was just along for the ride- zero dampening. Can't wait to roll with the new parts on my 150 mile 'round trip commute. One section of the commute is a bumpy curvy old NY State Parkway. Looking forward to cornering in a vehicle that doesn't handle like a shopping cart on pharmaceutical hallucinogens.

Vehicle in question - a 2000 GMC Sonoma, 134K on it. The miniscule 2.2 liter engine is still tight, and will give me 25 to 27 MPG. 5 speed manual tranny and rear end both received a Mobil synth change out a year or so ago. (Non LSD application)

Hope to turn at least 200k with it. Will have to get underneath with some rusty metal paint come Spring.

The crossmembers that support the pickup bed - I don't think GM could have used a lighter gauge steel unless they had opted to make them from super market tin foil. They're not looking too healthy from their salt exposure.

WK2
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join:2006-12-28
united state

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Got my truck washed

Cryptic24
Go Stewie Go Stewie It's Your Birthday
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Corry, PA

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Applied pinstripe and then added chrome strips to the grille to give it a better look.

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MD

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Probably doesn't really count because it's not in the car yet, but got rear cover / main seal back on engine and new pan/gasket late last night.

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rinsed it off. since it was covered in dust.

nunya
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O Fallon, MO

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I installed a dashcam and spent a shit-ton of money on gas today.

Grimm
join:2011-05-23

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Got divebombed by every fu*king bird in the county...

Also, my black car is now yellow.

WK2
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Put another badge on my truck

Grumpy4
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NW CT

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Last night did my first 150 mile commute on the new front shocks and sway bar bushings.
Report: Ahhhhhh - that's better.

CylonRed
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Bloom County

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Changed the oil in both cars - the BMW and the Honda minivan. I also rotated the tires on the BMW (side to side) and washed the wheels.

TheHarvester
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join:2006-08-25
Dana Point, CA

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Realized how dirty my truck is and thought...I hope a detailer is at the shop Monday.

jmacd27
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Toronto, ON

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Gave my ride a wash today.
rody_44
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Quakertown, PA

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Opened the trunk to put a new case of beer in it at the distributor.

Bruschi
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join:2001-04-16
Cape Cod

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Gave the pair of turbos in my Audi a workout today!

ilikeme
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join:2002-08-27
Stafford, TX

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Gave the 2012 CR-V a full tank of Exxon regular after running some errands. Driving it back to the Dallas area from Houston tomorrow afternoon.

Beezel
join:2008-12-15
Las Vegas, NV

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Washed both of them.

jester121
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Lake Zurich, IL

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Hit a new high mark for MPG in the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid, this is about 50 miles into this tank of gas:




The commute in (13 miles) was also a personal best, 50.9 mpg according to the trip odometer.

I think temps in the 60s may be the sweet spot, though I haven't driven in hot weather with it. In the cold it has to run the engine for the first few miles to work the heater, even if the battery is fully charged.

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join:2001-02-22
Hauppauge, NY

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Flushed the cooling system and then changed the ATF in my daughters 2004 Honda Accord LX. Then washed hers, mine and the wife's car.

sk1939
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Looked at the sticker on my windshield and saw that I'm about 6 miles over. Not an issue since I last got it changed about 4000 miles ago, on an interval of 4500-7000 miles.

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shiny rims before work

mjhouser
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said by pcdebb:

shiny rims before work

My kind of girl.

WK2
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looks good!
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Changed the oil using Valvoline Full Syn in my Ranger and used a Motorcraft oil filter

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Got an oil change at 9900 miles, and just put on another 700.

Gomez
ha ha, charade you are

join:2001-02-21
Atlanta, GA

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Inspection for registration tomorrow, registration this week, redo tinting this week, detailing next weekend, if the weather is good..

"What did you do to your automobile today?"

Today was all about driving it, and driving it where it's fun.







It was an absolute blast.