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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:10 AM
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780? wow. (now green with envy)
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:11 AM
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JagV8, that you know of????

On the garage the drawback is it only has 2 garage doors 9 x 8.
 

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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by joycesjag
Jeff don't you have a buddy with a heated garage? If not harbor freight/northern tool sells a small propane torpedo heater (I have the MrHeater 35,000 BTUs) for less than a hundred bucks, it works really, really well, and we have a 780 sq.ft. garage. That would cover the cost of the dealer itself!

We have the light/cream/ivory interior.
Ok, got it on the color. The dealer won't cost me anything, remember I have select edition coverage. So, given the choice, I'm going to let them do it. I thought it would be a fun thing to do in the spring, fishing around in a clean car getting to know how things are laid out...But not now...Salty, dirty, cold, yuk!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by joycesjag
JagV8, that you know of????

On the garage the drawback is it only has 2 garage doors 9 x 8.
Don't knock that..... Mine is about 550 square feet with an oversized double door. I have a little propane heater as well, and every time I open the door....woosh! out goes all the heat!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:27 AM
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yeah, that I know of

9x8.... mine has about 1.25" each side with the door mirrors folded in
but hey, it fits
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JOsworth
every time I open the door....woosh! out goes all the heat!
Don't open the door!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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Hey you wimps, suck it up and work outside in your driveway where a good shade-tree mechanic is SUPPOSED to! I find it too cramped in the garage (which is set up more for our dogs than our vehicles) and there is never enough light. So I always do what I need to do outside.

We changed our S-Type's IMT O-rings back on the morning of January 18th - outside in my driveway. The high that day was probably 34 to 36 degrees. But I admit - I'm a polar bear. While my buddy had on a jacket, I was dressed in a T-shirt and sweat pants as usual....
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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LOL

My driveway's shorter than the car, and has a wall on each side. It's that sort of temp in the garage. Barely room for the car.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon89
Hey you wimps, suck it up and work outside in your driveway where a good shade-tree mechanic is SUPPOSED to! I find it too cramped in the garage (which is set up more for our dogs than our vehicles) and there is never enough light. So I always do what I need to do outside.

We changed our S-Type's IMT O-rings back on the morning of January 18th - outside in my driveway. The high that day was probably 34 to 36 degrees. But I admit - I'm a polar bear. While my buddy had on a jacket, I was dressed in a T-shirt and sweat pants as usual....
Wimp, you say??? Try working outside when it's 15 to 20......
Hell I took down my Christmas lights one section at a time... Didn't want to be out there more than a half hour...Took about four weeks to get them down...Some people still have theirs up!

And actually I would look real silly sliding down the ice covered driveway on my &ss with a rag in one hand and wrench in the other all scared I was going to scratch the car on the way down....
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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15 to 20? No problem here. I've rotated tires before in temperatures that fell into that range....
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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I've rotated an entire car in that temperature
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jagv8
I've rotated an entire car in that temperature
Yup!!!! Jus push that little ol button with the picture of a skid mark!

Woooo Hoooooo.....

Well, my wimpy @ss is staying inside until it gets above freezing... or until the o-ring on the trans sending unit goes bad, whichever comes first.... Oh wait...that would be covered as well... Hmmmm there may be a way to get a "free" trans service.....

Just kidding!!!!
 

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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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I'm lost...what's this thread about anyway...useless features, garage space, or heater/wussy debates?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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matt you know us regular(s) S guys....I am a warm wimp BTW
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by h20boy
I'm lost...what's this thread about anyway...useless features, garage space, or heater/wussy debates?
I guess we could rename it "useless babble".
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:20 AM
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Or useless owners?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:32 AM
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You know the x-typers have a 'babbling thread', you might as well start one in the S section as well... if you want to. Be creative on the title, look what a few from my photography forums look like. POTN stands for photography on the net. Who wll do this...?

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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:39 AM
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I vote to reinstate danielastur as leader of the worthless, pointless babble section!
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:53 AM
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go back to sleep^^ you're dreaming
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by h20boy
go back to sleep^^ you're dreaming

I would like to type something meaningful, but it would be considered worthless, pointless babble!
 
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