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MetroMPG · 07-11-2011, 11:01 AM

Hi Rick - good to see you! Yes, the motor is in decent shape, as far as I can tell. Little bit of valvetrain noise when it's started cold. I haven't checked the dipstick in a while, but I'm just up to 1000 km on it (1/3 of a tank left) -- 600 mi. -- so I'll check again today. Thanks for the reminder.

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