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THAT CAR IS A DEATH TRAP IN WINTER, LYNN
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March 22nd, 2018 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Langland
    Langland
    March 22, 2018 at 4:29 am | # | Reply

    Good luck finding parts for a car that old Lynn. The company more than likely stopped making replacement parts over 30 years ago and the new replacement parts would have to be made on a CNC machine translating to much more money worth spending. In short, get a newer vehicle.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      March 22, 2018 at 7:10 am | # | Reply

      You assume she’s going to use new parts.

      Also, the Grand Marquis shares a lot of parts with the Ford Crown Victoria — which was the basis for many an 80s cop car.

      • Trae Dorn
        Trae Dorn
        March 22, 2018 at 7:17 am | # | Reply

        (The popularity of the platform for cop cars and taxis means there are a ton of after market parts still being made for the car too)

    • crescent
      crescent
      March 22, 2018 at 10:53 am | # | Reply

      You would be surprised at how easy older car parts are to come across. If it’s a common model it is literally as easy as click and buy. Rare cars are a little harder

    • Xero
      Xero
      March 22, 2018 at 11:08 am | # | Reply

      whats left of it is worth more to sell as a part car for someone else as dumb as Lynn

      • Trae Dorn
        Trae Dorn
        March 22, 2018 at 11:32 am | # | Reply

        I mean, Lynn works a well paying job. She doesn’t maintain a 32 year old car in immaculate condition because it’s *practical*

  2. crescent
    crescent
    March 22, 2018 at 10:54 am | # | Reply

    Never related to one of the characters more then Lynn right now

  3. Viktor
    Viktor
    March 22, 2018 at 1:58 pm | # | Reply

    The car is great for safety, just as long as you live in an area with minimal snow and terrible drivers. So, you know, not Indiana.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      March 22, 2018 at 3:00 pm | # | Reply

      I mean, Megan is from Indiana — but the comic takes place in Wisconsin.

      Lynn has never lived anywhere but Wisconsin.

  4. WizeManBOB
    WizeManBOB
    March 23, 2018 at 2:17 am | # | Reply

    I mean, a few sandbags in the trunk and it’s fine. Carry tire chains. Hell, if you’re driving distances measured in hours in places with weather like that, you should be doing that anyway. I’m sort of surprises my Lynn doesn’t already, considering it’s her.

    • KORfan
      KORfan
      March 23, 2018 at 11:12 pm | # | Reply

      Tire chains weren’t legal when I lived in Wisconsin.

      • E. Bernhard Warg
        E. Bernhard Warg
        March 24, 2018 at 12:16 am | # | Reply

        What about pushing the “B” button?

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