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A few months ago, my tires were approaching four years old and the tread was getting worn. Time to get new tires. Since I had good experiences with the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, getting the Asymmetric 2 was almost a possibility. It was released in many countries, but not the U.S., so it would have been extremely expensive to specially import. This time, it would be Continental ExtremeContact DW tires.

The Continental ExtremeContact DW is billed by Continental as an "ultra ...

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The long saga to build a garage for the Saab is closer to reality. However, there's a 3-4 week delay due to insufficient water pressure with the required sprinkler system. A larger water meter has to be installed. The inside of the garage, particularly the garage floor finish is not yet done.

Outside of the garage

Second floor ...

Photo Session on the servis in Minsk





















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Saab parts come from Saab as well as many suppliers. Recently, I looked into one supplier; what they normally do, more about their product, and how the Saab factory situation has affected them.


Shiny glass and shiny Saabs

Saab glass is made by Saint-Gobain Sekurit, a large multinational company headquartered in France. Saint-Gobain is the largest European ...

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Today I took the car back to the inspection site, where the inspector verified that my back up lights and license plate lights were fixed, then stamped and signed the inspection paperwork. I then waited 45 minutes at our local Army base vehicle registration office, and soon I walked out with German plates.

The French plates were riveted to the car (is there a lot of license plate theft in France?), and I didn't have a drill handy, so I literally taped my new German plates over the French ...

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