" I am not getting into this.... "
Too late Jason ;
That ship sailed a while back

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I* enbjoy reading your similar struggles as mine , I think it's a good thing overall and IMO there's NO ' denial ' about it ~ I'm keeny aware I could go buy a $1,500 prius P.O.C. and drive it until it died then repeat .
Life's too short to compromise on what one drives .