4/19/11 UPDATE: 122,425 miles

Yesterday was Patriot's Day here in Massachusetts.  Todd had the day off, so we managed to finally get Vic's oil change done.  We also got the "fair weather" wheels back on.  Yes, Vic no longer looks like a cruiser.  It is back to it's usual flashy-wheel self until next fall.

The odometer now reads 122,425 miles.  It got a  nice new Mobil 1 filter and fully synthetic oil.  I noticed that the trunklid weather seal has finally torn in one spot.  No doubt the twice-annual tire haul to Todd's driveway has hastened that issue.  

Eleventh Anniversary!

Today marks my 11th Anniversary with Vic.  In a time where most people don't keep ANYTHING longer than a few years, I have to say I am pretty proud.  It has just over 122,250 miles, so that means I have put about 98,760 miles on it. 

Today, I noticed that the headlights were getting cloudy.  So I grabbed our ancient can of rubbing compound and some Meguiar's PlastX plastic

polish.  They look a lot better.  I forgot to take a "before" photo, but at

left is an "after" shot.

I'm sure they would look even better if I had some kind of buffer, or one of those kits where you can use a regular drill.  I decided to use what I had.  My headlights are not 11 years old, but about 10, as a nice service writer replaced them for me when the car was still under warranty. 

Mud Season...

After a ride along the dirt roads of mid-western MA...