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Rodney Dangerfield à la Thornton Melon (Back to School) I am not. Plus, I never did the dorm life at Uni. Contrary to my involvement here, a "people person" I am definitely not. 
When I first bought the G I kept the fob in my pocket. Not a month into ownership I went to lock the car and it wouldn't. Long story short the fob had slipped my pocket and fell between the seat and door sill and the car will not lock with the fob in the car. Thankfully. From then on I became paranoid that it would either slip my pocket again (or get pickpocketed) and get lost. Imagine that headache.
I don not carry any other keys, just the fob. So, no, around my neck and under my shirt is just fine- especially with my BMW as you can literally lock the fob in the car and get "locked out."
When I first bought the G I kept the fob in my pocket. Not a month into ownership I went to lock the car and it wouldn't. Long story short the fob had slipped my pocket and fell between the seat and door sill and the car will not lock with the fob in the car. Thankfully. From then on I became paranoid that it would either slip my pocket again (or get pickpocketed) and get lost. Imagine that headache.
I don not carry any other keys, just the fob. So, no, around my neck and under my shirt is just fine- especially with my BMW as you can literally lock the fob in the car and get "locked out."
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Yep, my hard key is for the wheel/pedal lock. It’s always on unless I’m parked in a private garage. Even then, hard-wired killswitches are engaged and OBD port is disabled. If anyone’s going to snag my car, I’ll at least make em work hard for it
Slim front-pocket wallet or just get used to taking it out of your rear pocket when sitting for any length of time. I get pretty solid sciatic pain if I drive with a rear-pocket wallet regardless of thickness.
I went with one of those little folio wallets that hold 5 cards in it that fan out with a switch, and a few other things under the fold (driver's license, etc.) Gave my old bulky wallet the heave-ho.
And I started carrying bills folded into a money clip, for times when I need actual cash.
Of course, the other thing that somewhat dovetails into all that is I rarely leave the house anymore.
And I started carrying bills folded into a money clip, for times when I need actual cash.
Of course, the other thing that somewhat dovetails into all that is I rarely leave the house anymore.
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The biatch is that they are going to smash the sunroof regardless. What does that cost to replace? Dreading coming back from a routine business trip to find my sunroof smashed and my front seats full of glass.OBD port mangled because they couldn't get the lock off.
On the highway this morning, some young guy in a 370Z roared up alongside. Lowered, (very lowered), fancy wheels, lots of scrapes and bruises, and a tune that made huge pops and snaps. He gave me this big thumbs up and kept trying to tell me something, but with all the noise, and being deaf in my left ear, it was pointless. We went our separate directions as the highway split, both of us hitting full throttle as we pulled apart.
I wonder what he wanted?
Kids, LOL.
I wonder what he wanted?
Kids, LOL.
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Funny story Rochester! I rarely get waves or nods from people in 350's/370's.
Has anyone done any carbon fiber wrapping on their vehicles? I think I may be buying an OEM spoiler and am thinking of going with a CF wrap. Is it doable for a novice? The only thing I've ever "wrapped" if you call it that, is just my window trim in gloss black. I did a pretty good job of it, but I didn't do the curved part where it starts to go vertical, either. Also, do you think it would look tacky on graphite shadow? I want my car to look a little bit more sporty without being overdone and some CF accents here and there are pretty cool IMO, like for example the lip spoilers on something like a BMW M3 or M5.
Has anyone done any carbon fiber wrapping on their vehicles? I think I may be buying an OEM spoiler and am thinking of going with a CF wrap. Is it doable for a novice? The only thing I've ever "wrapped" if you call it that, is just my window trim in gloss black. I did a pretty good job of it, but I didn't do the curved part where it starts to go vertical, either. Also, do you think it would look tacky on graphite shadow? I want my car to look a little bit more sporty without being overdone and some CF accents here and there are pretty cool IMO, like for example the lip spoilers on something like a BMW M3 or M5.
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I went with one of those little folio wallets that hold 5 cards in it that fan out with a switch, and a few other things under the fold (driver's license, etc.) Gave my old bulky wallet the heave-ho.
And I started carrying bills folded into a money clip, for times when I need actual cash.
Of course, the other thing that somewhat dovetails into all that is I rarely leave the house anymore.
And I started carrying bills folded into a money clip, for times when I need actual cash.
Of course, the other thing that somewhat dovetails into all that is I rarely leave the house anymore.
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On the highway this morning, some young guy in a 370Z roared up alongside. Lowered, (very lowered), fancy wheels, lots of scrapes and bruises, and a tune that made huge pops and snaps. He gave me this big thumbs up and kept trying to tell me something, but with all the noise, and being deaf in my left ear, it was pointless. We went our separate directions as the highway split, both of us hitting full throttle as we pulled apart.
I wonder what he wanted? Kids, LOL.
I wonder what he wanted?
Kids, LOL.Likely telling you something he likes about your car.
One of these days I should enlist my kids to ride along side me in one of their cars, and have the passenger take a video.
I've always wondered what my wheel & brake setup looks like in motion. I suspect it looks awesome.
I've always wondered what my wheel & brake setup looks like in motion. I suspect it looks awesome.
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Last week I was on the highway with the wife and noticed a Q50 approaching in my rear view mirror crazy fast, like 100 mph in highway traffic kind of fast. He flew by us so quickly that we felt it. My wife let out a little yelp and said, "Why are there flames coming out the back!?" LOL. It had a huge 5" single exhaust, and a stupid flame map.
In unrelated news... anyone ever had their gall bladder removed? OMG, the pain from the incisions in my abdomen is overwhelming, days later still. Ow.
In unrelated news... anyone ever had their gall bladder removed? OMG, the pain from the incisions in my abdomen is overwhelming, days later still. Ow.
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