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CarMax called and confirmed that basically everything that didn't blow up last time is getting replaced; took two trips but now it has a completely new, top to bottom A/C system. Will have, actually since they had to order the parts

basic lab, using a meter to measure the conductivity of various solutions; meter output is in microsiemens and apparently everyone in the lab is 12...*sigh* grow the fuck up, seriously

retards and chem labs *sigh*

ok I'm done...for now

Sure, if you're buying

spoke too soon, the highway speed NVH is still there oh and the so called "fixed" air conditioner? notsomuch driving ~130 miles to Houston and back with a car that feels that its about to fall apart and no A/C in September = fun Bourdain was a hoot though, so its all good Exactly why I prefer BM'ers to MB. That shit just happens over and over on the MB's that everyone I know has owned. I kind of expected the A/C to go out, seeing as most factory original A/C's don't last more than 10 years down here, regardless of make. I can see how 10 year factory original rotors can warp, especially in this climate. Tires throwing a belt I did not expect, but I have no experience with Pirelli tires so who knows.

Thank god for warranties at least

So chatted with folks at CarMax They (service people) seem like a decent bunch of guys and agreed that they should have replaced the entire A/C system last time but the warranty people won't let them replace components that don't need it; they apologized profusely and said they would fix it ASAP Haven't had a chance to check it out but I'm almost certain the front brake rotors are warped, and I have a sneaking suspicion one (if not more) of the tires has thrown a belt...going to check in depth when we get it back from CarMax

spoke too soon, the highway speed NVH is still there oh and the so called "fixed" air conditioner? notsomuch driving ~130 miles to Houston and back with a car that feels that its about to fall apart and no A/C in September = fun Bourdain was a hoot though, so its all good

Needs to stop raining so I can climb underneath the E55 :glare:

Re-Balanced the front tires on the E55; rides much better but there's still a violent shudder present when you press the brake pedal (~50% pressure or so) at highway speeds....the search continues...

there's just something about swimming in a saltwater pool aboard a 200,000,000+ pound boat in the middle of the ocean that kind of makes me go cross-eyed normally I would advocate piling in the car and roadtripping to Mexico as a vacation but uh....that's not such a good option right now...

Treadmill - 1 mile @ 3 MPH, 3% incline Upright Row Reps 12 Sets 2 Skull Crushers Reps 12 Sets 3 Front Raises Reps 12 Sets 2 Rear Raises Reps 12 Sets 2 Air Bike Reps 20 Sets 3 Barbell Curls Reps 12 Sets 3 Hammer Curls Reps 12 Sets 2 Arnold Press Reps 12 Sets 2 Bench Press Reps 10 Sets 4 I think I might actually be getting into shape Decided to stop concentrating on legs since they're basically strong enough to mule kick a chihuahua across three counties Treadmill is definitely helping the right knee and ankle get back to normal, although the people I've talked to with similar knee/ankle problems seem to feel that they've never quite gotten back to 100%; we'll see...

I went on one when I was like 10. I think exploring everything yourself would be a lot more fun than doing everything on a schedule and sleeping in a mobile hotel. Might as well join the Navy, save yourself a couple thousand bucks

saw a thing on the history channel about cruise ships and I threw up in my mouth a little honestly who the fuck would want to go on a fucking cruise