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Published on February 01, 2022

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn We had to buy a new car this week. Our 20-year-old Honda CR-V finally told us, “Enough is enough!” Understandable. We got a lot of kilometers out of it and treated it less than kind most of the time. It was less of a “passenger vehicle” and more of a “farm […]

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