I’ve been getting my car ready for winter this week – an oil and filter change and lubrication on Wednesday and this morning, swapping out my all season tires for winter tires. Last year, when I got the new tires for my new car, the dealer asked if I wanted stainless steel wheel covers – ‘to make it look good’, he said. I replied, ‘no thanks. I like the tough, muscular look of the black steel unadorned rims and big shiny locking wheel nuts’. He looked at me as if I was mad. I guess folks go in for the tire bling. I figured, I’m already spending a thousand dollars for the important stuff – what goes on the road and prevents me from…

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