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It's at the point where we don't even need to lock the doors because nobody in their right mind would steal it. I think it bluebooks for about $250 but it runs so well we haven't had the heart to give it up. The radiator fan is hardwired to the ignition, the drivers sid'e door is practically falling off, the power window on that door sounds like a cat in heat - it's been in a major collision (before we owned it) and parts of it are held together with zipties.
Toyotas are ridiculous. The entire car is falling apart around the engine, that seems to be the most durable and enduring piece of the whole mess.
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Duct tape helps 
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Yup. Apply WD40 to the parts that are supposed to move, duct tape to the parts that aren't. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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honey the codewitch wrote: The entire car is falling apart around the engine, that seems to be the most durable and enduring piece of the whole mess.
1. Buy all the parts except for the engine
2. Replace old parts with newly-purchased parts
3. Profit.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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The cobblers have no shoes.
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I'm not a mechanic tho
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The fan hardwired. 
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I didn't do that. A mechanic did. 
It was either that or pay extra to diagnose why the hell the thermostat wasn't kicking on.
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You're a computer person. Buy a computer on wheels[^]
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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I was just gonna get a camry i think
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My '98 Camry V6 station wagon ('97 build) is still going strong. Travelled round the moon, started on the return journey.
One engine bearing (somewhere in the top end I think) is getting a bit talkative, and the suspension is a bit loosey goosey.
The foam rubber behind the headlining cloth disintegrated, but a staple gun cured the vision issue.
The tailgate wiper doesn't (wiring issue), but hey the original aircon gas is still there.
Toyotas are virtually unkillable. (Top Gear had to try very hard!)
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I just fixed my car today. Rear break lights were constantly on. In 42 degree celcious heat the break plug (whatever the offical name for it is ! the thing that keeps the break sensor switch pused. ) break away. Replaced it with a screw. Youtube video helped to find the solution. Saved myself a trip to mechanic and few quids and impressed wife with my mechanical skills.
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Toyotas are ridiculous. The entire car is falling apart around the engine, that seems to be the most durable and enduring piece of the whole mess.
To be fair, for the most part, that can probably be said for most cars nowadays. My Charger (2006, first model year) has had some rust spots done, but engine-wise, there hasn't been a need to touch anything. Not to suggest that anything is "falling apart around the engine" in my case.
I only replaced the (original) battery last month. The car is outdoors 24/7/365 and has been through -35C temperatures. I work from home and hardly have any mileage - and remaining stationary (especially when exposed to the elements) is a lot harder on a car than driving it regularly.
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I've been struggling with reproducing the error in my version of unicode Rolex that isn't based on GPLEX.
There's something wrong with the DFA table generation, I'm about 80% certain, but I can't even reproduce it with (i think?) the same code I ran last week (last time i did anything with the project)
This is frustrating. It's like putting something together and having pieces left over.
This thing is not ready for primetime. I have to reproduce that bug. Meh
Update: Never mind, I reprod it in one case but I can't tell what's different from my other case.
*Headdesk*
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modified 1-Feb-20 14:43pm.
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haha.
I'm not pregnant. That must be my problem.
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I'm sure hubby will be pleased - and possibly confused - when you tell him that ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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I joke about it sometimes. I'm weird that way.
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Youn know you can buy Fake Pregnancy Testers[^] if you want to twist his brain a little? :EvilGrinSmilie:
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Hahaha now i know what I'll do april 1st
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Apparently the real ones will indicate pregnant if dunked in cola ... just sayin' ...
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42 : 0
Ouch. That last one was just rubbing salt in really ...
Well done lads!
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modified 1-Feb-20 11:27am.
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