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Originally Posted by TylerH860
Quite a few errors and misquotes, unfortunately, but I understand its difficult keeping 4 cars straight. My biggest worry is with grandmother, who calls the Benz "an extended loan then inheritance when she dies"  , and while the Lebaron story is true, that's not exactly how it happened.
Also, the 83 300D needing a head gasket??? Nope... That was the 95 E320 which is a gasser... not a diesel. The 500sl was not my first car given to me at 16. It was a very nice Dodge Dakota at 15 which I kept through high school. Of course, he maid the rookie mistake of failing to differentiate biodiesel and WVO as well. Good article overall, I suppose.
He should be posting pictures with the online article sometime soon, and I will see it in print later this morning.
http://www.kansas.com/126/story/643681.html |
Not everybody will know which details are incorrect, and the overall vibe of the article is awesome! I thought it was also a nice touch to tie in Colin's purchase of Norm and his senior class project trip.
Seems like I even remember reading about "starship-like mileage"!
The only thing is they make Ol' Turbo sound like a
Super metallic pickle [
repainted metallic green]
As so often is the case, they just needed more pics, and really should have used your signature collage.....
Very nice!