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frustratedpilot

Preparing For Another Bug Hunt

Mar 19, 2009 17:00

My sister's VW TDI New Beetle, a.k.a. "Bianca", died this past week from a terminal case of Turboculosis. Since she is determined to find another such animal, I did a quick search of AutoTrader.com and sent the results to her just now ( Read more... )

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kiffie March 19 2009, 21:38:36 UTC

*salutes you on your grand hunting trip*

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Thanks to you, I actually got this joke: theidolhands March 19 2009, 21:47:04 UTC

Borrowing from someone else and embellishing. In honor of the new Sci-fi channel, I am changing my name to Brynt Spyner. - quoting the actual Brent Spiner.

Re: Thanks to you, I actually got this joke: frustratedpilot March 19 2009, 22:07:33 UTC

ROFL. Part of his and Wil Wheaton (or should that be Wyl Whytyn?)'s shift to b@d@$$-ity, as mentioned in Wil's LJ feed.

_eljefe_ March 20 2009, 05:01:38 UTC

Um, what exactly did it croak from? VW TDI's tend to be relatively indestructible. Except for the accessory parts that VW charges waaaaay to much for.

frustratedpilot March 20 2009, 05:35:01 UTC

A filter in the Turbo's ducts went unserviced for years and the crud (according to the reports I received) played havoc with all sorts of stuff and (my guess) caused corrosion in places that were economically impossible to replace/repair. I don't have all the information.