09-28-2012, 01:40 PM
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Next friday I will be going down to the states, crossing into Michigan, we will see how they like my heavily modified Neon!
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09-28-2012, 03:21 PM
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I just came back from San Fransisco after a nice vacation .. no issues either direction due to areo-mods .
BTW the trip MPG was 60.2 without even trying to save, just enjoying the drive
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09-28-2012, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000neon
Next friday I will be going down to the states, crossing into Michigan, we will see how they like my heavily modified Neon!
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I hope you don't get problems when crossing.
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Originally Posted by WD40
I just came back from San Fransisco after a nice vacation .. no issues either direction due to areo-mods .
BTW the trip MPG was 60.2 without even trying to save, just enjoying the drive
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Nice to hear you had no problems and good FE 
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2000 Honda Insight MT Silverstone Metallic #95 (CAN) 131K mi. 81.7 Lmpg
Best Tank : 100.06 MPG (US) | 120.2 MPG (Imp) | 2.35 L/100Km | 42.54 Km/L
Best commute : 130.8 MPG (US) | 157.1 MPG (Imp) | 1.8 L/100Km | 54.84 Km/L
Best Trip : 111.8 MPG (US) | 134.3 MPG (Imp) | 2.1 L/100Km | 47.53 Km/L
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09-28-2012, 08:17 PM
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imagine you are a border guard and see this heap headed your way...
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The border guards might bemore interested in Heather than the vw...just saying...  |
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09-28-2012, 09:40 PM
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crossing the border tomorrow, i hope i'll not get any problems.
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I know i dont have a very good write-up
no lean-burn? no good gear ratio? p&g is the answer
MPG=1 TIME=0
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09-28-2012, 10:43 PM
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I've seen several comments about having a car dismantled and not put back together... no officer has the right to leave your vehicle in a heap of parts, and they would be open to civil action if they did.
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09-28-2012, 11:12 PM
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If they're tearing your vehicle apart, then the drug dog has found something and you're going to jail anyways.
I've crossed the border many times. The worst they've done is take 2 minutes to rummage through a suitcase and dawdle enough behind the counter to make it take 30 minutes... but that was with a passenger.
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09-28-2012, 11:22 PM
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Best to leave all the illicit contraband, oranges and the such home for this trip.
Bible on the dash and a blank smile will help also.
kidding
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09-29-2012, 10:01 AM
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The border guards might be more interested in Heather than the vw...just saying... |
She does get a little more attention than she'd like sometimes... 
She and her sister were driving their own VW in the rally that year across borders, a convertible bug 'Tribute Car' painted to look like the 1969 Indianapolis 500 Pace car. No surprising, they got asked to pull over and go in the building as well. |
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09-29-2012, 05:44 PM
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Best to leave all the illicit contraband, oranges and the such home for this trip.
Bible on the dash and a blank smile will help also.
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Add a burger to the bits you want them to look at, as a distraction.
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