Started out in the T5…drive from Mid Suffolk to EWR.
Elizabeth got a bit under 28 mpg at 60 mph
Verrazano Narrows Bridge, freighters off Brooklyn
The 2022 Recovery of Mom…moving 91 year old from CA to NYC
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The 2022 Recovery of Mom…moving 91 year old from CA to NYC
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A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
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Flyover Professor Potato and the rest of those I States
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Bye bye Dad. Some of his planes he flew in WWII and after.
Won’t miss traffic.
Still stick shifting a Golf at 91
Won’t miss traffic.
Still stick shifting a Golf at 91
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Landed NYC at 2130
Managed to get 300# of luggage and wheelchair to car single handed. Not sure how.
Then 2 hour drive over the Narrows Bridge to home
Biker guy coveting NewBeetle
Abby off to work
Osprey nesting in Harbor
Managed to get 300# of luggage and wheelchair to car single handed. Not sure how.
Then 2 hour drive over the Narrows Bridge to home
Biker guy coveting NewBeetle
Abby off to work
Osprey nesting in Harbor
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I am glad that worked out fine. Looks like you had a great time travelling with mom. Some incredible photos, especially the ones taken from the air!
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project
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99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
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84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project
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. Im picking up mine today from LAX for a month stay 
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I can't go visit my mom, but we have long phone conversations often.
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The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
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Your mom looks like a sweetheart. Good pics.
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
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Moms are awesome.
We are going to visit my mom in Germany this summer, she lives outside Munich. Not only that, we will be taking her on a road trip with us to our hometown near Hanover. There she will have a chance to visit old friends and family. I am planning to take a few trip photos.
We are going to visit my mom in Germany this summer, she lives outside Munich. Not only that, we will be taking her on a road trip with us to our hometown near Hanover. There she will have a chance to visit old friends and family. I am planning to take a few trip photos.
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project )
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project
)