Something is definitely wrong with my Z..
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Something is definitely wrong with my Z..
I hopped into my Z in the garage this weekend attempting to cure the winter ‘blas’; you know, grab the steering wheel, make motor acceleration and brake screech noises, etc. My first thought was someone must have messed with the seat position or something; the steering wheel was noticeably closer to my stomach than when I put it away in the fall. So I checked and it was all the way back. Hmmm… the cold must have shrunk the car. Yeah, that’s it. I’ve heard of similar issues with cold and shrinkage before. What else could it be? I wonder if that’s covered under the extended warrantee? “Hey Honey, don’t toss those onion rings, I’ll eat them later…..”
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I find that this helps when your belt that holds up your jeans experiences the same "shrinkage".....
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I hopped into my Z in the garage this weekend attempting to cure the winter ‘blas’; you know, grab the steering wheel, make motor acceleration and brake screech noises, etc. My first thought was someone must have messed with the seat position or something; the steering wheel was noticeably closer to my stomach than when I put it away in the fall. So I checked and it was all the way back. Hmmm… the cold must have shrunk the car. Yeah, that’s it. I’ve heard of similar issues with cold and shrinkage before. What else could it be? I wonder if that’s covered under the extended warrantee? “Hey Honey, don’t toss those onion rings, I’ll eat them later…..”
