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by KRR
Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:38 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: THE GENVIBE PICTURE CHALLENGE THREAD
Replies: 533
Views: 132362

Re: THE GENVIBE PICTURE CHALLENGE THREAD

joatmon wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:15 pm feels like I've posted too much in this thread already, but seeing its the right time of year for the most recent challenge, thought I'd give it a bump
zbyers wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2019 4:06 am
Let's see a picture of your car with some fall foliage!

Vibe meets fall foliage - going backwards and spinning, at ~40+ mph... :(
by KRR
Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?
Replies: 9
Views: 1360

Re: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?

Thanks for the help. I've been unable to find, or get an answer from a seller with a good Vibe. So... Looks like I will be moving over to the Vibe's 'brother from another mother', a Scion xB. Like the Vibe, it's really a Toyota by another name. I'm going Wed to pick it up. ...It's a sad/happy situat...
by KRR
Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:30 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?
Replies: 9
Views: 1360

Re: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?

Although it wasn't a rear end collision, it *was* a rear end collision when all was said and done :D and so the airbags stayed put. Powertrain has only 116K on it. That's what *really* bums me out, and I know that the insurance pukes are going to lowball me and won't have any idea of how much that i...
by KRR
Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:05 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?
Replies: 9
Views: 1360

Re: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?

Thanks, Caretaker! Injuries were thankfully only soft tissue, and while painful hopefully not lifelong, so that's good. You are spot on about the insurance company, they are d*cking me around already, even though I do have a lawyer and have been a non-claimant customer with them for 40 years. They'l...
by KRR
Sat Nov 27, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?
Replies: 9
Views: 1360

Quick advice on a buy - '06 w/manny tran?

Hi Viberz - A couple weeks ago a guy with serious Vibe-envy (he had a giant Chevy pickup) turned left onto me when I was traveling @ ~50mph. Though I was paying attention and avoided a head-on, his side swipe spun me out into trees at roadside and we hit going backwards at probably ~40mph. I think m...
by KRR
Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:57 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: How many miles on your Vibes?
Replies: 1043
Views: 1419208

Re: How many miles on your Vibes?

My dark gray '06 is sitting at 116K right now, she had 86K on her when I got her - I think that was 5 years ago? Only thing I wish I could change would be to not have the plastic cladding that they dropped in the later years. It's a pain to maintain, though I did find a really good product for that....
by KRR
Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:15 pm
Forum: For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Supercharged 04 Vibe for sale, parts thread
Replies: 102
Views: 22910

Re: Bob's for sale/part pickin' thread

Hey, no problems! I can get them elsewhere, just wanted to check with you first. :)
by KRR
Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:30 am
Forum: For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Supercharged 04 Vibe for sale, parts thread
Replies: 102
Views: 22910

Re: Bob's for sale/part pickin' thread

NYFan - Two thangs:

Trailer hitch (w or w/out pull bar)?

and

Front left small bumper insert thingamajiggie.

If you run across these, I'm in the market. :)
by KRR
Mon May 30, 2016 1:42 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Won an auction for an Android head unit!
Replies: 37
Views: 17047

Re: Won an auction for an Android head unit!

I didn't know whether or not there was an amp for the antenna or not, so I just hooked up the antenna power wire on the 'droid harness/plug to the appropriate one on the stock harness, in case that was what was meant by 'antenna power'. :) After testing, as far as I can tell I have no signal loss - ...
by KRR
Mon May 30, 2016 12:38 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Won an auction for an Android head unit!
Replies: 37
Views: 17047

Re: Won an auction for an Android head unit!

Wow, this thing came *fast* - I think maybe 7 days from Hong Kong. Showed up early this past week. Put it in the car today, about a 3.5 hour process all told with no prep whatsoever, and am impressed. Using a pinout guide I found here on GenVibe, I pulled the metal connectors from inside of the OEM ...
by KRR
Fri May 20, 2016 4:03 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Won an auction for an Android head unit!
Replies: 37
Views: 17047

Re: Won an auction for an Android head unit!

Been comparison looking for a while now and decide to go in on this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-NEW-1024-600-Car-Stereo-Android-4-4-2Din-QUAD-CORE-GPS-Navi-Autoadio-Player/272243641553? It's not the Pumpkin/Christmas brand, but I'm hoping will perform just fine anyway, as it is a great price p...
by KRR
Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:49 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Plcd22 wrote:Nice work!
Thanks, plcd! :)
by KRR
Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:02 am
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Won an auction for an Android head unit!
Replies: 37
Views: 17047

Re: Won an auction for an Android head unit!

Yeah, that is pretty much what I've been thinking. Spend the extra $100 and save innumerable hours of fiddling around to try and get it right. ;)
by KRR
Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:01 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Won an auction for an Android head unit!
Replies: 37
Views: 17047

Re: Won an auction for an Android head unit!

Looking really good, I like your setup, the GPS antenna should work fine in the A pillar. I ran across some vids on YT where people were using regular 7" tablets, mounted inside double-DIN faceplates. I have 2 of those so am considering going that route, though it is more complicated and would ...
by KRR
Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:48 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Road trip yesterday, 425 miles or so, pleased to see the MPG's climb well up over 33. As I am still running on the old rubber, and averaged a bit over the speed limit for most of the trip, I could probably have gotten 35 without trying too hard. Beats the heck out of 20mpg's or so in the Astro, even...
by KRR
Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:39 am
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Won an auction for an Android head unit!
Replies: 37
Views: 17047

Re: Won an auction for an Android head unit!

Any updates/new info on these? I am planning on putting one in, might be able to do it in another week or two. Thanks!
by KRR
Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: The "End" plus a request for help
Replies: 24
Views: 3784

Re: The "End" plus a request for help

Power to the People! :D Glad it worked out OK for you!

BenWA - Funny, I saw that dashcam video before - it was included in one of those 'bad drivers' video mashups you see on YT. lol Wish I could remember which one for you...
by KRR
Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:23 am
Forum: Site Problems, Suggestions, Questions
Topic: broken links
Replies: 5
Views: 3456

Re: broken links

Necroing this topic, since the issue still plagues us... I tried a straight copy of textual links, replacing the 'zerothread' bits with the proper phpBB3 syntax, and while that does lead to links working, the thread numbers do not seem to align with the topics they are supposed to... Reading thru th...
by KRR
Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:51 pm
Forum: For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Supercharged 04 Vibe for sale, parts thread
Replies: 102
Views: 22910

Re: Bob's for sale/part pickin' thread

:!: +1, "2-Thumbs-Up" Satisfied Customer here, puttin' in a plug on my own - thanks Bob! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :!:
by KRR
Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:18 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Where did you get the "porch" tent from? IIRC, it from a closeout site named "woot.com" Addendum: Picked up a few pieces-parts from nyfan08/Bob, including among them a set of crossbars for the roof rack. Had a devil of a time trying to find the way to install these using the &qu...
by KRR
Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:46 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Latest pic: PDebadged the side and front logos, and also the front grill inserts. Did to the passenger side wheels what I had done to the drivers side. Got some window-edge rainshield thingies, new cabin air filter coming tomorrow, new front floormats, fixed drivers power window regulator. New tires...
by KRR
Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:19 am
Forum: The Others
Topic: Vans, Bikes, Boats - my 'Others'
Replies: 3
Views: 2228

Re: Vans, Bikes, Boats - my 'Others'

We have a really good and well-known Wooden Boat Festival here every fall, and get to see many of those old classics. And one of the guys who has a shed near mine, keeps both his old woodie Chris Crafts here. One is in mint condition, show ready, and he only pulls it out for the Boat Show, and maybe...
by KRR
Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:41 pm
Forum: The Others
Topic: Vans, Bikes, Boats - my 'Others'
Replies: 3
Views: 2228

Vans, Bikes, Boats - my 'Others'

'03 Chevy Astro Passenger Van - Love the Astro van, though the mileage is nowhere near as good as the Vibe, 22+ on the hwy isn't bad for a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a giant brick on wheels. :) It also has an enormous fan base of owners and thus great knowledge available online for fixing, fi...
by KRR
Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:17 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: handmedown03 2003 base Moon and Tunes in Lava baby
Replies: 21
Views: 7514

Re: handmedown03 2003 base Moon and Tunes in Lava baby

Wow, what a transformation - looking great! 8-)
by KRR
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Painting wheels
Replies: 8
Views: 2259

Re: Painting wheels

Just painted mine today, easy job, worked out better than I thought. More info & pics on my thread in the Garage. :)

Image
by KRR
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:45 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

...and here's what they look like on the car. RIMS220160301_133139.jpg RIMS220160301_133113.jpg EDIT: From here on out, unless it is a big project, I'm just going to append minor fixes/upgrades/progress reports to the last/previous post as an edit. No point in making a whole new post to say "To...
by KRR
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Had a bit of change up to my plans, as tends to happen. :) Started to shoot first black coat of Plastidip on rims today, and likes what I saw even after the first 'mist' coat, so I ran with it and this is the result (at least for now). A light black specklepaint on top of the reg'lar old silver plas...
by KRR
Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: vibenvy's Garage - 2009 Liquid Platinum Metallic Vibe GT
Replies: 114
Views: 75877

Re: vibenvy's Garage - 2009 Liquid Platinum Metallic Vibe GT

Man am I glad you don't have an '06 or even earlier - this is a long thread! :mrgreen:

*Very* nice ride, kudos!

How's that Hinda antenna working out? Have you noticed any difference WRT reception? The stock Vibe antenna works great, but an equally good antenna half its size would be a bonus.
by KRR
Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: Demonicvibe 2003 vibe base
Replies: 26
Views: 4695

Re: Demonicvibe 2003 vibe base

Diggin' those rims!

On the dash & parts - that's vinyl, like they use for signs?
by KRR
Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:39 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Here;'s what the steel wheels look like pre- and post-rust treatment. Simply by itself, it is an improvement...
Before (left) and After (right), 2 coats rust treatment rattle can spray job.
Before (left) and After (right), 2 coats rust treatment rattle can spray job.
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by KRR
Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:54 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Been putting at least a couple hours a day of 'sweat equity' into the Vibe, along with parts and whatnot. 2 heavy coats of plastic protectant, inside and out, all the way around. That made a big difference in her appearance. Windows cleaned spotless, vacuumed twice (holding off on a steam cleaning f...
by KRR
Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:13 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Need a strategy to buy a Vibe/Matrix
Replies: 9
Views: 2064

Re: Need a strategy to buy a Vibe/Matrix

The tradeoff for getting to use CL and find some great deals is learning to filter through the crap ads and the crap people. +1 to that! :mrgreen: Just remembered - when I was researching this Vibe, I noticed that the car pricing guides (Edmunds, KBB, etc), have a tool for you to look at cars, sear...
by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:02 pm
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Put some liquid love on the body cladding this evening, & noticed that I am missing the drivers side small grill piece, next to the fog lamp. Will have to find one of those. Also got the headlight lens polished, they were starting to craze and yellow a bit. Last, noticed that the steel wheels ar...
by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Need a strategy to buy a Vibe/Matrix
Replies: 9
Views: 2064

Re: Need a strategy to buy a Vibe/Matrix

Perhaps look elsewhere. Before I bought the '06, I was listing it for a friend on CL (for a percentage of sale price). In over a month, I had exactly *2* responses, one which when I called back never got in contact, the other from a guy who was going to be back in town in 3 weeks, and - get this - I...
by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:26 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Thanks, y'all. :)

A couple more shots from yesterday...
Had to try out the 'porch' tent. Fits pretty good on the Vibe tailgate.
Had to try out the 'porch' tent. Fits pretty good on the Vibe tailgate.
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The "new" tail light lens from off of eBay, at about 1/2 cost of 'real' New. ;) It was in replacing this that I could see the car has only been waxed once, if ever, in it's entire life. Also, these are good leaf/dirt catchers; might be a good idea to pull and clean behind them annually or bi-annually, if you plan to keep your Vibe corrosion free for a long, long time.
The "new" tail light lens from off of eBay, at about 1/2 cost of 'real' New. ;) It was in replacing this that I could see the car has only been waxed once, if ever, in it's entire life. Also, these are good leaf/dirt catchers; might be a good idea to pull and clean behind them annually or bi-annually, if you plan to keep your Vibe corrosion free for a long, long time.
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by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:02 am
Forum: Humor
Topic: W T F, manual?!
Replies: 13
Views: 7449

Re: W T F, manual?!

Sorry to necro this thread, but I am just old enough that when I was growing up, an automatic transmission was usually an extra, a luxury, not something most kids my age had on their cars. In fact, few people *didn't* know how to drive a shift - and you got made fun of, if you didn't. :P I hadn't re...
by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 10:47 am
Forum: Humor
Topic: Funny Repair Video
Replies: 2
Views: 4002

Re: Funny Repair Video

"...little bit of a Job to do that..." lol
by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 10:43 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: (Solved) Is it possible for low/dead batt to cause low idle/shutoff?
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: Is it possible for low/dead batt to cause low idle/shutoff?

Funny you should say that... :) I just went over to pull the battery and stick it on the charger, see if 'pumping it up' a bit would make a difference. After I had pulled the cables from the posts, I thought to myself "Hmm, what if doing that reset something...". So I stuck them back on th...
by KRR
Sun Feb 21, 2016 10:03 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: (Solved) Is it possible for low/dead batt to cause low idle/shutoff?
Replies: 2
Views: 626

(Solved) Is it possible for low/dead batt to cause low idle/shutoff?

ON EDIT - thankfully, it turned out to be nothing more than a bad connection at the battery terminals. :mrgreen: Did some more cleaning and fixing up of the new-to-me '06 yesterday, and the tail light lens came in earlier than expected. Monday is windshield replacement, and then she'll be road read...
by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:58 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Hello all - bought my Vibe today
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Re: Hello all - bought my Vibe today

Thanks, OB!

Pic thread is up in the garage now:
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by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:50 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

So that's all for now. Last night, for today, I bought some cleaning supplies and a little 'bling' for her in the way of a steering wheel cover. I did odor-remover bomb the interior overnight, so hopefully most of the rank smell will be gone today. Going to steam clean for sure, might wind up replac...
by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:36 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Bodywork continues...
Pulled the rear hatch inside cover, and spent an hour or so prying and bumping and coaxing.
Pulled the rear hatch inside cover, and spent an hour or so prying and bumping and coaxing.
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And slowly but surely worked out the worst of it.
And slowly but surely worked out the worst of it.
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Winding up with an area that could easily be disguised by a sticker or two, instead of a basketball-sized dent.
Winding up with an area that could easily be disguised by a sticker or two, instead of a basketball-sized dent.
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by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:32 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Time to address some bodywork.
Remember this dent?
Remember this dent?
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I broke out my custom set of fine, expensive bodywork tools...
I broke out my custom set of fine, expensive bodywork tools...
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...and went to work
...and went to work
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by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:29 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

There's being dirty, and then there's *this*... As if the PO/ALE was seeking to redefine the concept of 'nasty'... These shots really don't do justice to the grime-encrusted interior he achieved...
Nasty, nasty interior - ashes and dog fur everywhere, can't have been cleaned in the last year or two or more... Yes, that is a pile of ashes on top of the instrument cluster...
Nasty, nasty interior - ashes and dog fur everywhere, can't have been cleaned in the last year or two or more... Yes, that is a pile of ashes on top of the instrument cluster...
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Broken, nasty stuff. Sigh.
Broken, nasty stuff. Sigh.
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Blech. Took like an hour for an initial vacuuming. What you see on teh carpets was *under* the floor mats. Thinking that I am going to go get a steam cleaner today.
Blech. Took like an hour for an initial vacuuming. What you see on teh carpets was *under* the floor mats. Thinking that I am going to go get a steam cleaner today.
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by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:25 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

Re: KRR, All About My '06 Base

Views from further 'round...
The hatch dent came from the PO/ALE throwing a gas can after unsuccessfully trying to siphon fuel from his fathers boat. Not sure how/when he managed to so thoroughly destroy the tail lens. New one is ordered, to be here in a couple days.
The hatch dent came from the PO/ALE throwing a gas can after unsuccessfully trying to siphon fuel from his fathers boat. Not sure how/when he managed to so thoroughly destroy the tail lens. New one is ordered, to be here in a couple days.
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Both rear quarters have these many small dents where the PO/ALE beat on her, then tried to beat the evidence back out.
Both rear quarters have these many small dents where the PO/ALE beat on her, then tried to beat the evidence back out.
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by KRR
Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:11 am
Forum: GenVibe Garage
Topic: KRR, All About My '06 Base
Replies: 22
Views: 4915

KRR, All About My '06 Base

So here she is, as I posted in my intro "rode hard and put up wet". Neglected and filthy, and a little bit abused. All that is changing, and things are looking up for her. Planning to outfit her as a 'microRV' for road trips and car camping. 20160218_132212.jpg 20160218_132224.jpg 20160218...
by KRR
Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:24 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Hello all - bought my Vibe today
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Re: Hello all - bought my Vibe today

Also update profile for us showing location. We could literally be your neighbor and not know it. Done. :) The actual city name is Georgetown. It's tiny and relatively unknown outside of the state, so for those not familiar the way I wrote it should make it easier to place. Currently shopping on eB...
by KRR
Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:43 pm
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Hello all - bought my Vibe today
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Re: Hello all - bought my Vibe today

I'll post up some pics tomorrow, before I do any cleaning or anything, start a thread... But be warned, you won't like what you see. :) This afternoon made an appointment for the windshield replacement (Monday), found an '06 taillight on eBay in nice shape for about 1/2 retail, that'll be here Tuesd...
by KRR
Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:36 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: Hello all - bought my Vibe today
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Hello all - bought my Vibe today

She's an '06 model, only 86K on the odo, grey color, base model, been sore neglected, rode hard and put up wet (but I'm gonna take care of that). I'd never paid Vibes much attention, until a friend said he was selling and asked me to help him list it on CL and such. Learned more about the car in tha...