During the nascar playoffs I said to myself “If Ryan Blaney wins the title, I am switching to Pennzoil”
Ha ha, he had a great year this year didn’t he!
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4 years. Jesus man. ?I've had a set of new Motorcraft windshield wipers in my garage for about a year and a half. I bought them because my wipers were "UGHHHHHHH." But of course, I never installed them. So I finally did that, and it's amazing how a new set of wipers just works so much better than a 4-year-old set. The cool thing is that they seem nicer than the factory wiper. The factory set is what I would consider a conventional set with leaf-style springs that press the wiper blade against the window. The new wipers are just the rubber blades that sit against the glass without the springs. But they seem nicer and of a higher quality.
I also got a dash-cam from my in-laws for my birthday. The funny thing is, they purchased it before my recent "run-in" with the Honda. (See that post here.) They had debated giving it to me for Hanukkah (my wife is Jewish, so I do Hanukkah with her AND Christmas!) but ultimately decided to give it to me for my birthday. Of course, I had my collision with that Honda and they were kicking themselves for not giving me the camera. HAHAHAHAHA
I got it hooked up temporarily, at first, with the cigarette lighter plug that the camera shipped with, but yesterday, I swapped the power supply for an OBD II plug-in and hid all of the wiring for a clean install! Look for videos of terrible South Florida drivers soon!
Let us know how you like them in the snow. =)
I have to drive across town this morning, it's been snowing since ~midnight. I'm excited about it. The gf, not so much. I love snow driving. She is a true Floridian. ?Let us know how you like them in the snow. =)
I love driving in snow and when I first read this cartoon, I thought it was talking about making a skidding turn, like an e-brake tool, which I did a few times yesterday with a perfect 90° back into the driveway. My wife was in bed reading and saw me do it and laughed at me when I came back in. =D
our fist "real" snow of the season
the first of three Sunday snow throwing sessions with the electric Toro
if this chain's dragging, time for tire chains! =D
US-made foam brush worked great!
Even with my 5'6" stature, I reached the entire roof without worry of denting the roof with the handle. And I could take away bite-sized amounts to keep from aggravating my shot shoulders
With the weather predicted this week I brought mine in to be a garage queen for a while. Cleaned and waxed. Yours looks great out in the snow. I also have the Alpins. Drove them all summer as my original Cup 2s are shot.I miss working company that had the annual site visit in Norway. I was always excited for snow while there. Once it was a blizzard and the ferries we normally took were shutdown so it was a really long drive round the fjord, finally conditions that allowed the use of the rear fog light on the shop's Volvo. I get excited for snow around here, but I drive the RS until it is too deep (>4") for it as it's the better equipped of the two, I ordered the RS with the Michelin Alpin PA4 optional wheel/tire set, so proper snow and ice tires. The OE tires on the Ranger are Triple-Peak rated, but still nothing next to a set of dedicated winter tires. I've even driving hours to get to the snow that is more common more inland from where I live to get some if there is none to be see here.
My Ranger gets the daily driver duty most of the time. Ranger doesn't have drift mode but that does not mean it can't be drifted.
Nice RS!I miss working company that had the annual site visit in Norway. I was always excited for snow while there. Once it was a blizzard and the ferries we normally took were shutdown so it was a really long drive round the fjord, finally conditions that allowed the use of the rear fog light on the shop's Volvo. I get excited for snow around here, but I drive the RS until it is too deep (>4") for it as it's the better equipped of the two, I ordered the RS with the Michelin Alpin PA4 optional wheel/tire set, so proper snow and ice tires. The OE tires on the Ranger are Triple-Peak rated, but still nothing next to a set of dedicated winter tires. I've even driving hours to get to the snow that is more common more inland from where I live to get some if there is none to be see here.
Expensive but much neater. Of course, with a bare-bones XL, I can't tap into the mirror but I did use a Dongar on my wife's car and it was great.
