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02-08-2007, 04:20 PM
Bad: My windshield caught a rock and the crack got to be a foot long.
Good: A replacement was available for this (SE-i specific) bronze-tinted glass.
Bad: The ONLY new SE-i windshield left in North America was in Canada.
Good: I have glass insurance on my car, because it was $902.00 C installed.
Bad: Honda Canada would not ship it to the US. 370 miles to Montreal.
Good: Steve (88LXI68) had a sway bar that Jeff (Carotman) needed.
Bad: Steve lives in CT and Jeff lives in Montreal.
Good: I got to meet Steve, a fellow CT 3G, picked up the sway bar for delivery to Canada.
Bad: I couldn't seem to extricate myself from work to leave.
Good: Last weekend I was finally ready.
Bad: Wife's Volvo died at last minute. Wife says ANOTHER CAR NOW!
Good: Quickly found a cherry '04 Passat.
Bad: Was in S NJ (400 mi round trip).
Good: Bought it Sunday, wife was happy, cleared for the trip.
Bad: By Tuesday, bookeeper + wife were unhappy again because I had "shit to do."
Good: I went anyway. 7 hrs, mostly alone on I 87, no speeding ticket (75-90mph). The road goes through the Adirondack Park, the biggest park in the USA. Snow-capped mini-mountains, scenic vistas. Canadian Border guards were friendly (USA versions were cop-like). I didn't get caught smuggling in the sway bar.
Bad: Got lost in Montreal. It was fuckin COLD up there. Like zero. With a 25 knot wind.
Good: Canadians are patient and helpful. Hotel was great, with outdoor swimming pool on roof, great steaks, and close to dealership.
Bad: I decided to go to the casino, spent 7 hrs, lost my ass.
Good: Car got fixed, Carotman got the sway bar, I got home tired but happy. SE-i ran like a champ the whole way and back w/ no problems, cruising 75-80 at night. Weather was very cold but no snow. 800 miles in two days. My Accord is now an international traveler.
Bad: The next time I or someone else want an SE-i windshield it's gonna have to come off a wreck.
Good: A replacement was available for this (SE-i specific) bronze-tinted glass.
Bad: The ONLY new SE-i windshield left in North America was in Canada.
Good: I have glass insurance on my car, because it was $902.00 C installed.
Bad: Honda Canada would not ship it to the US. 370 miles to Montreal.
Good: Steve (88LXI68) had a sway bar that Jeff (Carotman) needed.
Bad: Steve lives in CT and Jeff lives in Montreal.
Good: I got to meet Steve, a fellow CT 3G, picked up the sway bar for delivery to Canada.
Bad: I couldn't seem to extricate myself from work to leave.
Good: Last weekend I was finally ready.
Bad: Wife's Volvo died at last minute. Wife says ANOTHER CAR NOW!
Good: Quickly found a cherry '04 Passat.
Bad: Was in S NJ (400 mi round trip).
Good: Bought it Sunday, wife was happy, cleared for the trip.
Bad: By Tuesday, bookeeper + wife were unhappy again because I had "shit to do."
Good: I went anyway. 7 hrs, mostly alone on I 87, no speeding ticket (75-90mph). The road goes through the Adirondack Park, the biggest park in the USA. Snow-capped mini-mountains, scenic vistas. Canadian Border guards were friendly (USA versions were cop-like). I didn't get caught smuggling in the sway bar.
Bad: Got lost in Montreal. It was fuckin COLD up there. Like zero. With a 25 knot wind.
Good: Canadians are patient and helpful. Hotel was great, with outdoor swimming pool on roof, great steaks, and close to dealership.
Bad: I decided to go to the casino, spent 7 hrs, lost my ass.
Good: Car got fixed, Carotman got the sway bar, I got home tired but happy. SE-i ran like a champ the whole way and back w/ no problems, cruising 75-80 at night. Weather was very cold but no snow. 800 miles in two days. My Accord is now an international traveler.
Bad: The next time I or someone else want an SE-i windshield it's gonna have to come off a wreck.