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#14 of 43 HOMER by Henry Aug 23, 2002 (3:30 pm)
Welcome to the Hotel California.   You passed the car wash test!   Now, can you handle the parking lot test?   questions:   1) Under what circumstances is it okay to park the Aurora next to an SUV or coupe?   2) Should you always park the Aurora nose in or nose out?   3) Bonus Question - What must every Aurorian be conscience of when parking the car or entering/exiting any driveway?
#15 of 43 Homer , I understand by Henry Aug 23, 2002 (8:08 pm)
I to will not let anybody wash the car but me. I dont want any brushmarks or other commercia; hazards on the car. No wheel brite, no dirty rags that could scratch the paint, no missed spots, no harsh cleaning solutions, etc.   You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.    Welcome to the Aurora Madness.   But through all the madness remember this . . . .     Its STILL THE BEST LOOKING CAR ON THE ROAD!
#17 of 43 Ain't that the by mindseye97 Aug 24, 2002 (7:41 am)
Truth Henry! I remember the first time I washed my classic after getting it in the spring. It's actually fun to wash. What curves- truly a work of art.
#18 of 43 Parking lots - i have too many rules for them . . by homer2000ssei Aug 26, 2002 (11:53 am)
1 - NEVER . . . . sorry for shouting   2 - Thats tougher - i generally like to back in , BUT. then no one can see the best looking rear end on a car . . see , a tough one . . cause the front is so sleek and I keep her very clean, so the shifting paint colour can be seen better if i back in . .and the rear is soooo sexy , folks should be able to see that too . .   3 - too new to the car for this one, but perhaps it is the chin spoiler . . . mine is missing   Oh man, I didnt know it was gonna be this tough owning the car . . . and its a winter beater for me too . . i just thought, buy it - drive it. I didnt intend to fall in love )
#19 of 43 dennis's anwers to the test by musclecar97 Aug 26, 2002 (6:22 pm)
The reason for answer #3 is the previous owner didn't know the correct answer for question #2. Hold off replacing the airdam until you know the answer to #2....... Actually you should order a replacement airdam as it does act as an air deflector to bring in cool air to the radiator. Mine was missing when I bought my car and I paid around $25 for a new one which I installed myself.
#20 of 43 Questions #2 and #3 do play off each other by Henry Aug 27, 2002 (2:12 am)
Question 2 is designed to make you think about the trade-off of protedting the front verses protecting the side of the car.          I will usually let the drivers side door of the car I am parking next to determine whether I park nose in or out. The theory being that in order for the door edge guards molding to work most effectively, the car should be pointed in the same direction as the car you are parking next to.   Question 3 is the airdam, although I like Dennis calling it a chin-strap. When parking nose in, you gotta be careful of hitting the curb with the chin-strap. The chin-strap has a way of finding the road/curb because the stlying makes the nose of the car is so long (something GM "corrected" for the 2K1's).   The chin strap is the reason I never opted to lower the Classic with the after market springs available for the car. I figured if I moved the car closer to the road, the chin-strap would have an even shorter life. I have a 95 Classic, it was 2002 before I finally had to replace the strap.   Are there any 95 owners out there that are still on the original strap???   Henri Replies to this message: bingey (Jul 18, 2004 2:05 pm)
#21 of 43 Dennis , never say never by Henry Aug 27, 2002 (2:19 am)
You can park your baby next to an SUV or a coupe if , and only if:   1) your wife is having a baby and there is absolutely no other space available in the emergency room parking lot.   2) the guy that parked the coupe/SUV was musclecar97 in his Hertz rental.   3) the guy that parked the coupe is Henri in his rental because his Aurora is again vacationing at the service department of the dealer. (see post #4)
#22 of 43 changing the test ? by homer2000ssei Sep 05, 2002 (11:07 am)
you guys . . .. thers a little trickery goin on here . .   question number two makes no reference to driveways etc, it talks about parking . . an assumption being we are talking about parking lots , and the curbs are only on the perimeter. there could be ones with those cement curbs throughout, and then i see your point.   almost everywhere i park, the curbs are exterior spots only - and yes - you either learn the distance or back in . .   but otherwise, i think i get full marks still . . .   signed   Dennis (the owner of the car parked nowhere near anyone)
#23 of 43 Won't Drive at Night...... by bstracen Sep 09, 2002 (4:09 pm)
Because i don't want bugs in the grill. Always take the wife's car after dark!

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