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MetroMPG · 07-05-2019, 01:04 PM

Mine hasn't busted yet, and it's pretty old ... 16 or 17 years, I think. I am mentally prepared for catastrophic failure. Beads everywhere!

I move it from car to car. And I really only tend to use it for 2 or 3 weeks a year when it gets hot & humid.

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