January 20, 2003

• More revelations about the new car –okay, it’s a 1988 Vista Wagon with no one knows how many miles on it.  Anyway, today I found out that the read window defroster works, and that the rear window wiper motor works–all I need is a wiper arm and blade (the old one is broken off) and I’m in business.  Plus I got out my little 12-volt air compressor and aired up the tires–one was so low it didn’t even register on my tire guage.  Amazing how much better the thing rides now that all the tires are more or less the right pressure.

  
  

  Also, I found out why I had so much trouble finding the spare tire.  It’s missing.  But I took it out for a spin after airing the tires and the shimmy isn’t so bad now.  And I am heartened by the way the engine fired right up after sitting for two days and not having the block heater turned on.  I’m still not sure it works–I had to replace the power cord on my last two cars for the heater to work–but I remain optimistic.

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