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Reviews of appliances, vehicles, etc.

2012 KIA Optima EX Review Revisited

Posted on January 24, 2021 by 12stringman

This is a follow-up on an earlier review of our KIA Optima. We have now owned this vehicle for about eight and a half years and have accumulated about 88000 km with it. I must say that we are still … Continue reading →

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Review of 2012 KIA Optima EX

Posted on April 30, 2015 by 12stringman

We have now owned our 2012 KIA Optima EX for 32 months and still think of it as a new car. One might say we have been lucky but I do believe that KIA has a good design here. Specifications … Continue reading →

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A Review of a TriStar Vacuum Cleaner

Posted on March 17, 2014 by 12stringman

In the summer of 2005, while splitting firewood (with an axe) in our side yard on a warm day and perspiring quite profusely, I was interrupted by a TriStar vacuum salesman. After a brief aggravating discussion, we went into the … Continue reading →

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