My "new" car/project.

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Aside from the belt thing, it was.

It's surprisingly comfortable to ride in, and for being a big guy I have lots of room.

Instead of interstate the whole way, I took a detour on US highways through West Virginia. It had the bonus of avoiding a ton of construction and a few tolls. It was a beautiful morning to drive through the mountains. Would have been more fun, if I wasn't running the 23 year old tires.

The belt thing was sort of exciting. It must have landed on the exhaust and started dumping smoke into the cabin. There was a slight moment of panic until I noticed the amp gauge was negative and temp was climbing.

Even doing 3500rpm at 70mph, I still averaged 17mph for the trip home which I was a bit surprised by.

I'll probably order new seals for around the hatch, too. It doesn't leak when soaked with a hose, but, they're visibly dried out from age. The inner one was replaced at some point, but, the outer wasn't.