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My Kerida is Aging

We’re all aging, getting older. Some getting plumper. Some losing their hair and/or teeth? 🙂 Well… so is my babied XRunner. Fading roof and grille, hood scoop, the hood is getting all dinged and paint chipped. I need to repaint!!! One day soon.

Kirida’hu esta pa’gu

Photo Galleries, Thingie Area

15 years baby, don’t give up on me yet. Take me into retirement and I’ll baby you to death with all that time to wash, wax, polish, claybar, etc… 🙂 😉

The morning Trek in the car

Journaling

Not that I post every damn thing in a day’s events, but this morning was a doozy to say the least. I needed to drop car (2017 Honda Fit Sport) off for shipment to today. I had it detailed and the gas siphoned a month ago and had to put more gas, then put too much (needs to be 1/4 tank or less at drop off at Matson) and drove it around to burn off excess gas, etc..…

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TPMS aggravation

Journaling

Sometimes I wonder why the old school ways are not good enough anymore. TPMS system light on the X-runner came on in September, and putting air in the tires and trying to reset wouldn’t work. So I took the truck in to Lex Brodie to have it checked. I needed new sensors I was told. Fine $350+ for all five.

Last week the light came on again.…

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Car battery life and tips

Thingie Area

Hmmm cruising the web re: this topic while sitting in the waiting room at Lex Brodie getting my dead battery replaced. Battery life, tips on prolonging it.