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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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As for XM radio when you done negotiation with them, tell them you only pay with a check, I did it for years. I like Pandora better so I don't bother anymore. I did like the nascar radio station thou, the constant negotiations became a hassle.

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1300+ miles round trip 20 something hours probably a least 8 hours of which it rained. 12.65, 14.13, and 14.09 were the averages. Don't know the last 200 or so miles as I haven't filled up yet. Activated XM on the way home came out to $25 for 5 months. Let them try to recharge my card, it's canceled anyway. I can't fill up or buy anything until I get my new card. Thanks Sonics for possibly being breached. Holy crap is it hot in MS. Maybe I haven't noticed it here in FL since I've been hiding in my house for almost 2 months.

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1300+ miles round trip 20 something hours probably a least 8 hours of which it rained. 12.65, 14.13, and 14.09 were the averages. Don't know the last 200 or so miles as I haven't filled up yet. Activated XM on the way home came out to $25 for 5 months. Let them try to recharge my card, it's canceled anyway. I can't fill up or buy anything until I get my new card. Thanks Sonics for possibly being breached. Holy crap is it hot in MS. Maybe I haven't noticed it here in FL since I've been hiding in my house for almost 2 months.

The fast food restaurant Sonic was breached or a different place?
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I will definitely keep an eye on Sirius. I'm a cheap ass so that won't be hard :crackup:

 

Would a dealer be able to tell me the difference between two different part numbers for visually similar wheels?

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I will definitely keep an eye on Sirius. I'm a cheap ass so that won't be hard :crackup:

 

Would a dealer be able to tell me the difference between two different part numbers for visually similar wheels?

If the parts guy knows what he is talking about
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Put some loc tite rust converter on the inside of my rear fenders sense the paint flaked off and it had surface rust. I mean it's a 5 year old truck this is a joke.

 

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If the parts guy knows what he is talking about

That's always the issue. There is one GM dealer I called and the dealer told me (regarding a oil pan gasket)"we aren't a Chevy dealer so we only see the parts for the 4th gen Pontiacs."

 

Let that sink in.

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Five years ago when we first got the Geneses, we were having problems being flashed at night. I looked up on line to see how to adjust the headlights down abit. Reading instructions is an something you pick up later in life, just like asking for directions after you put something together wrong for the millionth time. Any way after seeing it took a real long screw driver and being close to service time I'd let the service tec do it. Of course he looked at me like an idiot and said they are self adjusting and that's it. I'd figured he'd say something like that and had a print out ready to go. It's always better to read up and be prepared when ever your going to deal with the experts at the dealership.

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The fast food restaurant Sonic was breached or a different place?

The fast food place. At least that's what chase said Visa said.
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I bought an upper balljoint for my 2006 5.3l 4x4 ccsb sle the other day and it was the wrong one... turns out I needed one for a standard cab.. does that make any sense to anyone here?

 

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I bought an upper balljoint for my 2006 5.3l 4x4 ccsb sle the other day and it was the wrong one... turns out I needed one for a standard cab.. does that make any sense to anyone here?

 

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Do your lift spindles use factory ball joints? I didn't know different cab configs used different ball joints
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Love my XM Radio. Can't live without it in the truck. No more commercials, just lots of great selections. Yes you have to stay on top of your plan, or else they'll automatically charge you when your subscription is up and you do have to negotiate with them to get a reasonable price, but to me it's worth the effort. Can't stand FM anymore and all the annoying commercials. I only listen to AM on Saturday mornings for car shows and hunting shows.

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I bought an upper balljoint for my 2006 5.3l 4x4 ccsb sle the other day and it was the wrong one... turns out I needed one for a standard cab.. does that make any sense to anyone here?

 

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GM does some funky suspension stuff. There are a stupid amount of spring and shock configirations depending on what options they have.

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