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We bid farewell to the Toyota Highlander and welcome the Nissan Armada

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Joel

October 2008 – when we traded away my beloved 1999 Honda Accord, and we purchased our 2008 Toyota Highlander. It’s been nearly 9 years of driving (approx 182,500 miles) around the country.  It’s an interesting ride: All the road trips – … Continue reading →

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Got a new tire and the rear brakes done on the Toyota

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Joel

[In the voice of Professor Farnsworth, Futurama] “Good news, everyone!” First a little background: I got a flat tire on the Toyota last Saturday, which is the first since 2010’s “the year of flat tires.” It’s been a good seven-month … Continue reading →

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The first flat tire of 2011

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Joel

Ah yes, we got a flat tire over the weekend. I hate it. What an inconvenience. I was out with Lily, having dropped off Josh to a birthday party at one of those bounce places. We had a tight schedule … Continue reading →

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I replaced the battery in the Highlander’s key fob

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Joel

After 2+ years, the battery in my key fob for our Toyota Highlander was running low. After a few too many warnings, I considered taking it to my Toyota dealership to replace it. However, you know it’s going to take … Continue reading →

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Nov 20th ’10 — 4th flat tire this year

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Joel

I have no words to describe the statistical likelihood that we have changed six tires on the Toyota Highlander this year, and now staring in the face of yet another flat tire. Count ’em: Mid June, 1st flat tire that … Continue reading →

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Flat tire #3 for the year

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Joel

Un-freakin’-believable. What is the likelihood that we could get three flat tires on the same car within three months? How about two flat tires in the same month? Isn’t this getting statistically improbable? And yet, here we are. Tire #1 … Continue reading →

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A flat tire helped me to discover that replacing tires on Toyota Highlanders is an expensive proposition

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joel

During the week that I was in Dallas, my wife was driving the kids home and got a flat tire somewhere between Princeton and our house. She didn’t know what it was, but last week when I took it to my … Continue reading →

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The Highlander has returned and more powerful than ever

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Joel

Seven weeks and $13,000 later, we picked up our Highlander from the Toyota body shop. The list of replaced parts, servicing, and other labor was about five pages long. It’s been a long, drawn-out process, and we still haven’t received our … Continue reading →

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The car isn’t ready yet, but we saw it with our own eyes

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Joel

We’re at the 5 1/2 week mark, and the car is still at the body shop. We’ve run through our options on borrowing various cars from family, rental cars, and working from home. This week, I have a loaner car from … Continue reading →

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Update on the car, and I’m renting a Chevy Impala this week

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Joel

The latest update on my car is that it’s still in the body shop. According to the Toyota body shop, the insurance adjuster missed other car components that require repair or replacement. No comment, but oh well, I’m the one … Continue reading →

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