++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[zzuupp]

four hours til kickoff

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

BTRY B 529th FA BN

 

[zzuupp]

under three hours, almost time to go to Macado's

 

[sdifox]

ni

 

[eldorado99]

bned

 

[sdifox]

ni

 

[sdifox]

packing is hell

 

[eldorado99]

yes packing bad

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[sdifox]

I figure my ht is over 1 tonne. Yes, 1000kg.

 

[sdifox]

surprising part is the weight of DVDs. damn plastic.

 

[eldorado99]

sidfox is not sid

 

[alfa147x]

 

[eldorado99]

still cheaper than where i live by far

 

[MotF Bane]

I return.

Went to the dealership this morning. Upon arrival, we realized they already replaced the brakes, all rotors and pads were brand new. Not OEM quality equipment, but still, new brakes.

Took it inside, upon on a nice lift, and then they left us. Salesman went away, even the mechanic went off to work on another car, not even a babysitter, full toolboxes ahead of us if we needed/wanted them.

We didn't end up using tolls, since the brakes were replaced, we had no cause to yank the wheels off, and by walking under it, we could see the suspension. There's some rust along the exhaust system, but that's normal, everything else is in great shape, O2 sensors have been replaced. I see how the newer G35 (07-08) gets another 20 HP; reduced backpressure by using two independent exhaust routes.

Dropped the car back down, everything we wanted to investigate checked out fine. Low beam xenons are confirmed as being the top capsule section, the lower is the bihalogen multipurpose. No problem.

Nav seems to work fine, CD player works, lights work, tons of brake lights all over the place, et cetera.

Tires look pretty fresh, one of them has two nails short in it, they're just gonna put a new tire on there. No mention of shaving, so I guess the other tires are that fresh it'll be okay, something I'd like to try to confirm.

They'll try to find an owner's manual and some floor mats, the driver's door weatherstrip will get reattached, and the body molding stuck back on. By the time we were leaving, they were already starting to try to buff out the marks on the headlights.

I'd been a little uneasy about this dealership at first - not after seeing the brakes there, not after they left us to look the car over.

 

[MotF Bane]

Funds will be transferred, and the final repairs, for Tuesday or Wednesday.

I'll have what, a year and a half, out of the brakes, since they'll be normal wear pads, instead of Infiniti's rapid wear soft pads, cheap rotors too I suppose. Tires will probably do 20-30k? That's 3-4 years before they're worn out - and I'll get rid of them before that out of desire for stickier tires.

It does mean that I'll have money to get the HID's this fall though. :awe:

The A/S on there are narrower, but with lower sidewalls, than my previous tires on the GP. They'll still suck though. I recall being told the local tire shop would supply, mount, and balance Pirelli somethings for $180 each, Conti DW's will probably end up being about $220 each. Cheap no-brand A/S was about $130 each.

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[IndyColtsFan]

FYI. I hate weddings.

 

[sdifox]

here it is about 1.32 per litre.

so about 4.99 per US Gallon.


stop bitching.

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[alfa147x]

here it is about 1.32 per litre.

so about 4.99 per US Gallon.


stop bitching.

where did i bitch? :awe:

 

[eldorado99]

bitch bitch bitch

 

[Arcadio]

Damn... Mastodon is such a great fucking band...