Author: Mark Alexander

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Maintenance is Important

We’re planning a road trip next month. I supposedly had another thousand miles or so to go before I was scheduled for an oil change, but I took Rabbit into MINI Tempe a couple days ago anyway. I also wanted a tire rotation and the various air filters changed.  While I could have changed the air and cabin filters myself, I just didn’t want to deal with it. At this point in my life, it was worth the added expense to just have them do it. I learned (but not too surprisingly, BTW) that the car was also due for a tuneup and a fuel system flush.

Considering that in all likelihood Rabbit will be my last car*, and I’ve been driving it exclusively in Sport Mode (which may or may not cause more engine wear; I can’t seem to get a definitive answer from anyone) I want to do everything I can to keep it in top condition, so I bit the bullet and told them to go ahead and do it all. Totally worth it.

*I’m planning my retirement date to coincide with the last payment on the auto loan.

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Everyone Remembers Their First

Mine was a chocolate brown color. As much as my sister and I pleaded, my parents steadfastly resisted getting those “newfangled” push-button phones, so the moment I moved out and into my first place, getting my own was a no-brainer. I don’t remember exactly when I got rid of it other than it was many years after I moved to San Francisco…

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