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What I learned from one year of Instagram posts from the ChamPrius owner (image heavy)

First of all, I do not understand Instagram. The first time that I heard of it the silly girl said "It is like Facebook, but just pictures!" The result was that it loaded slower than something with more text.

The ChamPrius has burned oil since he bought it, he needed to replace the cat, and he installed an oil catch can to reduce oil burning.

It sounds like his belly pan originally covered the CC, but the mechanic said this would not have caused a problem, burning oil did.

The full name is Champrius Pukonversion because the cat caused a rotting smell and so did the vent hoses on the hybrid battery.

"Coroplast, which is short for corrugated plastic." I never thought about that!

The exhaust tip is connected by a flexible joint, which failed, trapping the heat inside of the belly pan.

He once accidentally left his car running for two days straight.

So, pictures:
He has a heated blanket under his mattress. If he sleeps with the engine off this half-drains his 12v battery:

His side skirts trapped a great amount of debris:

Belly pan:

Side skirts:

He put dryer hose in his side skirts to maintain their shape:

The plexiglas has cracked at least once:

The big hole is supposed to release the heat produced by the catalytic converter. The front flap is the inlet:

Heat failure:

The belly pan trapped debris, too:

His original front side skirts, which made the car quieter, but did not improve fuel economy. He removed them when he realized they floated outward, negating their benefit:

Basjoos style:

Wiper deflectors!:

Closing the wheel gap:

Parking lot hit and run:
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