Random thoughts for the day

[FoMoCoSHO]

I'm still on the Quest for a 2nd vehicle and found this 16 Ford Flex for sale @ a Ford Dealer for roughly 30k with 3,430 miles on the clock!
There is a good chance i could snatch it for 28K AFAIK!

The only issue found it did have two previous owners!
Thoughts,opinions greatly appreciated.  Z

http://www.windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?token=WIMtetzPgDQxCVdTH49kJ5Tiiw3fdUBAyahhcnBjubuxoBk3HdDaFTDVyvsu2VJfcANTd9oUb%2F48C%2Bw7Wkwx8jGk%2FK1%2F66EIVNlsExuBGF2M%2FaJBXFDB7mgkoFX42b4kO%2FoOtKsHAbwAbnQZMXCDJVFQUhKRnbMG3iWwqxdYFJs%3D

IDK Z, when I had a non ECO Taurus rental I wanted to roll down the window and choke myself in it.

It had no soul.

 

[ZSHO]

Its that time of year again for my annual emissions testing which expired midnight!
So far so good!!!    reverted back to stock tune and turned off the METH which was utterly painful! Lol.

I have driven roughly 47 miles and based on Torque-Pro the I/M Readiness still showing 2 monitors are still incomplete and not in the readiness state!
I will keep you updated on the end results.  Z

(Catalyst Incomplete)
(Evap Incomplete)

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Flex looks nice.. but as FoMoCoSHO aptly put it when its missing the two tiny turbos..."It has no soul".. and a purple flex looks like a giant rolling grape... IMHO...

 

[ZSHO]

Thanks FoMoCo and SBS!  I guess being busy and all didn't realize the missing link (snails) Thanks though.  Z

 

[ZSHO]

I have a couple of Ecoboost Performance Forums Decals left on hand for Free!
LMK and will have them mailed out ASAP! Thanks.  Z 

 

[8nutz8]

I have a couple of Ecoboost Performance Forums Decals left on hand for Free!
LMK and will have them mailed out ASAP! Thanks.  Z 

id love one z! shall i just pm ya my address?


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[ZSHO]

I have a couple of Ecoboost Performance Forums Decals left on hand for Free!
LMK and will have them mailed out ASAP! Thanks.  Z 

id love one z! shall i just pm ya my address?


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Send me a Pm with your Info! Just hate typing on my phone.  LOL. Enjoy. Z 

 

[ZSHO]

I received the new Shell Gold rewards card which saves you 5 cents per gallon.  Z 

 

[SHOdded]

Nice!

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Moved my racing helmet from the trunk to the garage... no need to carry it around for that “last minute trip” to the track.... until next year..

 

[SHOdded]

Yup, time to bring out the zamboni instead ...

 

[StealBlueSHO]

 

[SHOdded]

LOL

 

[sholxgt]

I hadn't seen this one before.  Hilarious!

 

[SHOdded]

Ha ha, yes i saw this the other day. Too funny!

 

[ZSHO]

I test drove a brand new 18 XLT with Sport appearance and the first one of its kind and truly an awesome Suv but a bit pricey IMO but something to think about! 

 

[bamsho]

Yeah this ius a good one.

 

[ZSHO]

What's the latest with this Net Neutrality ordeal! 
Please no Politics! TIA  Z

 

[SilvererSHO]

What's the latest with this Net Neutrality ordeal! 
Please no Politics! TIA  Z

I've heard good arguments from both sides of the sewage trough.  I live in a rural area.  I'm 7 miles from two towns of about 7,000 people and 12 miles from a town of about 15,000 people.  I'm about 35 miles from the middle belt of suburbs around Mpls./St. Paul and I have been waiting for "High Speed Internet" for 18 years now.  My neighbors 1/2 a mile from me have fiber.  I've lived in two other houses in that time both of which were a bit more rural than where I am now.  Satellite sucks.  I'm on an old school wireless antenna with a local company paying $115 a month for 5MB down and 2MB up.  That's there highest package.  You can watch one YouTube video at a time.  It's been reliable and is just fine for one person but is too expensive for what I'm getting which ain't much.  My issue is that the internet isn't a want or a privilege anymore when my three kids have to use it for school and me and the wife really can't do without it either.  Nobody really can anymore unless maybe you're retired.  So why am I and others in this position in this situation?  It's the opposite of when electric and phone lines came into the rural areas.  So am I supposed to pay twice the money for 10% of the service 90% of the population gets for the rest of my life?  TV only compounds the problem because others have the luxury of watching TV on the net now too.  If I want it I have to pay DirecTv or DISH.  I pulled the plug on that 2 years ago.  I cannot watch decent quality and still it buffers occasionaly TV on my internet.  I have to go to the Netflix website to have my video quality lowered just to stream a video.  Cell phones here only come in good enough in the fall when the leaves are down so I'm screwed 75% of the year there.  What's gonna fix that for me guys and gals???

But I will never forget my grandfather that farmed in the Great Depression and fought in WWII. 8)

 

[SHOdded]

Economics.  SMH.  Population density and right of way when together will always get the best and newest first.