Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Well, I just Broke the law at 80mph this morning.

Sometimes, it's not so much the speed.

I recall, back-in-the-day, living in Danville, CA, it was a hot afternoon and I had driven after work from Richmond to my home in Danville.

I was driving my 1970 MGB which was painted BRG and had a black interior (no A/C).... that puppy was hot on the inside so I was anxious to get out of it.

So, when I rounded the final curve, I hit the garage door opener and zoomed up my steep, short driveway. When I pushed the hydraulic clutch in ...... NOTHING freaking happened ......

I slammed on the brakes and slid across my very slick, nicely painted garage floor and nearly didn't get stopped before I ran into the furnace.......


THE END


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Made home in 11 parsecs, bitch.

not above using this twice in one day

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Ultra even showed me how to double clutch!

I was horrified after you shared your history.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

not above using this twice in one day






I was horrified after you shared your history.

History? I can't remember last week.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Right through to the area I told you too go to in the first place!

Yeah, well we combined all the good ideas from here lol. Shes never seen the Pacific ocean, so that was working in the west coast favor, and anything international gets more complicated. Now we just need to plan out what we want to do. Starting in SoCal and working our way up. Problem is, we really want to do San Diego stuff, but also want to get up north too... No LA (other than passing through) or anything in Nevada. Been there, done that too much lol.

Also, need to figure out a car thing that won't make me sad... Fiance says convertible.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I never did see Ultra's license. Man, I'm double fucked!

Don't worry, I'll get rid of that problem for you. I'll even do it for free since you are such a nice guy.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

History? I can't remember last week.

Your driving history. Prolly drive circles around me without even trying.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Share your wisdom you selfish grumpy oldman or gtfo

It's taking me longer to explain myself than it does to scribble on a notepad, especially while lazily watching tv.



Getting there.

[Dadhawk]

I think I broke the Internet...

I called my local Toyota dealer yesterday on a lark to see how much the upgrade is for the map data on my 2014 Pioneer/Harman GPS module in my car. Turns out it is $170 for the activation code, and then it has to be installed by a technician.

Great.

So I did get the part number from him and decided to search the Internet to see if I could find it. In all of the thousands of times I've used Google to search things over the years this is the only time it just gave up and not returned anything.

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I think I broke the Internet...

I called my local Toyota dealer yesterday on a lark to see how much the upgrade is for the map data on my 2014 Pioneer/Harman GPS module in my car. Turns out it is $170 for the activation code, and then it has to be installed by a technician.

Great.

So I did get the part number from him and decided to search the Internet to see if I could find it. In all of the thousands of times I've used Google to search things over the years this is the only time it just gave up an not return anything.

Try on the deep web

[echo419]

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by echo419

Yeah, everyone knows that.

[Teseo]

I finished cobra kai, waiting for 2nd seasson

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I think I broke the Internet...

I called my local Toyota dealer yesterday on a lark to see how much the upgrade is for the map data on my 2014 Pioneer/Harman GPS module in my car. Turns out it is $170 for the activation code, and then it has to be installed by a technician.

Great.

So I did get the part number from him and decided to search the Internet to see if I could find it. In all of the thousands of times I've used Google to search things over the years this is the only time it just gave up and not returned anything.

All about the spacing.


Cheapest I could find it in about 45 seconds of searching (you probably already found it as well)


https://toyotaparts.mcgeorgetoyota.c...r-86272hdd0700


Amusingly, it is $25 over list on ebay.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-OEM-...-/252591077780


Installed by technician...


http://media.fixed-ops.com/Toy_Servi.../sb0005t13.pdf


It looks like you get a request code from the unit, then have to input that into a Toyota system along with the VIN and activation code in order to generate a key to input on the unit to install the update. Seems a bit extreme for a nav update, but when you're charging $170 for something that mobile nav updates for free, I guess you have to prevent people from torrenting it somehow.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

All about the spacing.

Story of my life!

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

It looks like you get a request code from the unit, then have to input that into a Toyota system along with the VIN and activation code in order to generate a key to input on the unit to install the update. Seems a bit extreme for a nav update, but when you're charging $170 for something that mobile nav updates for free, I guess you have to prevent people from torrenting it somehow.

So I guess the question is does the VIN have to be one where the radio was originally installed (mine is not).

That is pretty stupid expensive and complicated for something that a $99 separate GPS unit provides for free as you mention, or of course there is always Google Maps.