[email]<\/p>\n
Jeb wrote:<\/p>\n
> Got a nail in the VW, although it didn’t go flat.<\/p>\n
> Kathy drove it to get<\/p>\n
> patched today, so I took the Honda to work. Some<\/p>\n
> questions…<\/p>\n
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> 1. Was there a “star” nick on driver’s side<\/p>\n
> windshield? If so, did you fill<\/p>\n
> it using one of those patch kits? I might do that<\/p>\n
> unless you already did.<\/p>\n
USAA allowed me to get that nick patched for free at a<\/p>\n
body shop. If I wasn’t happy with that, I could pay<\/p>\n
the deductible of $250 and get the windshield<\/p>\n
replaced. I decided to try patching it and then<\/p>\n
decided I could live with that. So it has already been<\/p>\n
patched. If it’s any consolation, it looked a lot<\/p>\n
worse before. I may have mentioned that when selling<\/p>\n
it to you because I think I could have still gotten<\/p>\n
the windshield replaced at that point, but then you<\/p>\n
just bought it anyway.<\/p>\n
><\/p>\n
> 2. Does the car leak somewhere? I recall you saying<\/p>\n
> that. It hasn’t rained<\/p>\n
> since I bought the car (well almost.) Wondering if I<\/p>\n
> should buy a car cover.<\/p>\n
It can leak, but it always smells musty. The back left<\/p>\n
door got crunched in while parked on Rae. You can test<\/p>\n
if the door is making a good seal by closing the door<\/p>\n
on a dollar bill at the top. If the dollar slides too<\/p>\n
easily you can kind of bend the top of the window back<\/p>\n
into the car while the door is open and check again.<\/p>\n
It could also be AC-related.<\/p>\n
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> 3. What is the tinker bell noise when the car gets<\/p>\n
> shut off. Is that the<\/p>\n
> removable stereo plate saying… “don’t forget me!”<\/p>\n
> Sounds like it comes<\/p>\n
> from the right-side of the car.<\/p>\n
That’s the faceplate reminding you to take it. If I<\/p>\n
was in a bad area, I would take the faceplate off and<\/p>\n
hide it in the pocket behind the passenger seat. But<\/p>\n
now that the car is kind of old, I don’t know that it<\/p>\n
matters much.<\/p>\n
><\/p>\n
> 4. The seat seems low. I have plenty of head room.<\/p>\n
> Is there any way to make<\/p>\n
> the seat (base) go up?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
— Ted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[email] Jeb wrote: > Got a nail in the VW, although it didn’t go flat. > Kathy drove it to get > patched today, so I took the Honda to work. Some > questions… > > 1. Was there a … Continue reading