3,000-mile screwdriver
n.— «How about some detail of the engine? EFI? Q-jet? or what…3000 mile screwdriver with no details.» —“Re: Gas Pig—Where To Start?” Usenet: rec.autos.4×4 Nov. 12, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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