2005: Showing off
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I'll be the first to admit the car is far from perfect, but being able to enjoy it as is
was a great milestone for 2005.
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When I wasn't enjoying the car on the road, I got a strange pleasure from simply
taking care of it, and seeing it improve almost on a daily basis.
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The greatest pleasure of all was being able to take the yearly photo in the car
with another wonderful addition to our family.
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All good things must nonetheless come to an end. All of a sudden it was time to take
that last drive to the pumps to fill up the tank before the winter storage.
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And so the season of 2005 came to an end. After close to 5000 km over the space of
4 months or so, the big 400 was silent once again. Until 2006...
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