Yesterday my 2016 Subaru Crosstrek passed the 100,000-mile mark. I knew the odometer was close to rolling over, but I didn’t observe the magic moment when the digits all changed at once. I was too busy daydreaming about things I needed to do. The event made me wonder though how my odometer miles and driving habits compare with other drivers.
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I think most people have heard of Richardson’s Law, probably not by name but surely by sentiment as there are other ways of stating the same idea. The problem is that the law is easy to break, intentionally or not. In need of a continuing reminder, I had it printed on a small plastic sign that I attached to the sun visor of my daily driver. When I’m traveling and the driving gets stressful, I glance at it for some relief.
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What damage lies beneath?
What costs $500, looks like a quality item, and provides about as much protection as President Trump’s border wall? The answer, shown in the photo, is the rear bumper on my 1999 Toyota Tacoma. In a previous blog post, I wrote that the bumper came out second best when the truck was rear ended on Wheaton Way a few years ago, but at least it protected the underlying sheet metal. This time it didn’t even do that.
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Yesterday the nice people at the Les Schwab Tire Center in Bremerton installed four new tires on my 15-year-old Toyota Tacoma. And while my pickup doesn’t drive like a new truck, the ride improved so much that driving is again a pleasure.
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1959 Impala, Bel Air, or Biscayne?
Too rainy for a good look
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Securing a heavy load
Lots of ways to win
Bremerton “barn find”
Lexus: it starts with the badging.
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