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Make sure that
valves are adjusted by myself each and every 3000 miles or 3
months whichever comes first.
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Change the oil,
myself, every 3000 miles or every 3 months whichever comes
first.
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I will
occasionally thumb my nose at the various "quickie" oil/lube
places when I pass them by.
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Never lug or
race the engine on up hills or down hills.
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Lay awake at
night thinking about what that noise was when I drove home
from work today.
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Always include
something about VWs in almost every conversation with my SO
[Significant Other]
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Take the
ribbing, cussing and screaming that my SO gives me for the
previously mentioned act.
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For at least 30
minutes a week I will lay on my back underneath my VW
talking to it and myself and contemplate future maintenance
and modification for it.
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Make sure that
my greasy garage cloths are kept separate from the rest of
the laundry.
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Have at least 3
manuals devoted to my VWs model year.
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Keep my greasy
"mitts" off of my SO's clean towels.
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Be damn sure to
wear my "car working" clothes and not my good ones when I
proceed to do any work on my car.
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I will keep a
set of "car working" clothes or coveralls in my VW at all
times for emergency repair work.
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I will keep a
tube or tub of hand cleaner in my VW at all times.
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That the top ten
items on my Christmas/Birthday/Anniversary list are VW
related.
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Make sure that
any gifts I buy my SO are not VW related. At least 3 of my
shirts and hats have some kind of VW emblem on them.
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I know all of
the VW FLAPS [Friendly Local Auto Parts Store] in town and
have memorized all of their phone numbers.
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Own a torque
wrench and understand how to use it.
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Keep a record
book of my VWs maintenance history. Show that record book to
everyone that comes over as if were pictures of a brand new
baby.
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Explain to my SO
that my VW is my baby.
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Learn to recite
in your head your VWs entire maintenance schedule so you can
do it while brushing your teeth.
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Know that there
is no such thing as "borrowing oil".
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Know exactly how
many miles you have left to drive before you run out of gas.
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Have all the
necessary parts and tools ready for when you break down.
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Know all the
phone numbers you need to call if you can't fix it. Learn
how to sleep in my VW.
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Learn how to
push my VW.
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Learn how to
drive my VW with a broken clutch cable.
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Learn to keep a
spare clutch cable in my VW.
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Make sure the
top 5 numbers on all my phone lists are VW related.
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My desk at work
has VW related items on it.
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Make sure that
when anyone at my work has a problem with their VW, I am the
first person they call.
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Be the only one
to add or take any fluids to or from my VW.
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And finally,
understand that I am a VW nut and not everyone can
comprehend this... ability... and cannot understand why I
eat, drink, breath, stink and sleep Volkswagens.
