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hogwash == blogwash

Internet experts abound.

I'll simply observe that the same idjits that want to
beat on a motor from the beginning as "break-in"
will later caution that you have to warm up the
engine and all other components before truly getting
on it in the races the engine was built win.

Seems just a tad inconsistent to this observer.

Myself? I need 2 cups of coffee and 6 cigarettes
before even thinking about a shower.
 
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Well, I'm a blind idiot. Here it is, under the maintenance section.




Break in procedure


The lesson here is: don't ever listen to your dealer about break-in.
 
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It's also in the index, under 'breaking-in period'...
 
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Originally Posted by plums
hogwash == blogwash

Internet experts abound.

I'll simply observe that the same idjits that want to
beat on a motor from the beginning as "break-in"
will later caution that you have to warm up the
engine and all other components before truly getting
on it in the races the engine was built win.

Seems just a tad inconsistent to this observer.

Myself? I need 2 cups of coffee and 6 cigarettes
before even thinking about a shower.
That's why no one in their right mind would take a leap of faith and believe those methods. Maybe with a $10K garage project, but certainly not with a $140k vehicle.

I refuse to shower until strangers begin judging me. My wife's opinion doesn't concern me.
 
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Originally Posted by hoonery
That's why no one in their right mind would take a leap of faith and believe those methods. Maybe with a $10K garage project, but certainly not with a $140k vehicle.

I refuse to shower until strangers begin judging me. My wife's opinion doesn't concern me.
Really tough for me to avoid my wife's opinion.
 
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Best videos were the Art of Villainy Jaguar commercials released in 2014
and "The Reveal of the F-Type Coupe"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFhg...rda9LaZ4jM15DA

Tom Hiddleston's masterpiece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFqa...rda9LaZ4jM15DA
 

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Today's Doonesbury seemed somehow appropriate...


 
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Wow they are reprinting those? It's been years since I've seen that strip...brings back memories
 
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Trudeau is on hiatus - they call these 'Doonesbury Classic'. I've been following Doonesbury since the 70s...
 
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I knew he wasn't drawing them anymore was just pleased to see the reprints. I too had been reading them for years. They certainly helped make Joe Gibbs even more famous in the 80s then he might otherwise have been. Of course the Hunter S Thompson references were always evident as well.
 

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