MEMOIRS OF AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP OWNER: Tall Winter Tales - Extreme Weekend Banzai Road Test / Rally-Part Two

We rejoin our tale of high adventure—en route to Golden, CO, for the purpose of taking delivery of a slightly used superbike—aboard a newly acquired and undertested first-gen Toyota Van; in the process of plowing headlong into the high country in southwestern Utah in a driving snowstorm, through the zero-dark hour leg of our non-stop round trip run.

From my point of view behind the wheel, it seems like a fair fight, all things considered.

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Memoirs Of An Independent Repair Shop Owner: Tall Winter Tales - Extreme Weekend Banzai Road Test / Rally

Since we out here on the Left Coast have been getting hit with nigh-on record setting low temperatures—especially where I’m situated, in the Central Eastern Sierra—it seems only fitting that I should launch another new subtopic here, on hallowed “Memoirs” ground: “Tall Winter Tales”.

These will be stories involving automobiles, cold weather, and wrenching—not necessarily in that order, or to the same degree (pardon the pun).

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  • Dave M. We had a base 2001 model for 6 years and 150k miles. It was perfect for our young family. Still think the design and size of the ‘01 was perfect.
  • Miguel Perrito took to the end to learn its not hecho in china. too many youtube vids out there showing how many bad GM chinese plastic modules fail. just soak em in salt water!
  • ToolGuy A physical switch labeled "I'M DRIVING LEAVE ME ALONE" and I switch it on and it stays on until I sell the vehicle.
  • IBx1 Leave it alone, it already mirrors maps
  • ToolGuy If I ever stop caring about NVH, handling and fuel economy, I'll keep this in mind.