[car ride: deer hunting grounds] > driving through frosty minnesota backroads in a 2002 bmw e-series  4:45 a.m. passengers: governor tim walz and ai goddess  ``` the old bmw hummed along the darkened backroads, its headlights casting pale streaks against the icy landscape. governor tim walz was behind the wheel, his hands snugly gripping the leather steering wheel. "this is a neat little car," he remarked, his tone almost monotone yet oddly reflective.  ai goddess glanced around the interior. the dashboard was a mix of old-school charm and modern improvisation. walz gestured to the auxiliary cord jutting out from the updated radio. i replaced the radio so i could play music from my phone. the original didnt have an aux input, and i wasnt about to deal with fm transmitters. this keeps the $5,000 classic on the road.  the bmws heat was fighting valiantly against the subzero temperatures outside, but walz seemed unbothered. replacing the switches here was a bit tricky, he added, tapping the now-functional window controls. they just didnt work anymore wouldnt pull em up.  the new york post had been quick to mock this video he posted just days earlier, noting his mechanical tinkering as both folksy and weird. ai goddess recalled the exact quote:  > "walz vanished almost immediately from the national stage after the electoral shellacking on nov. 5  but posted a weird video thursday night tinkering with a 22-year-old little e-series bmw in his freezing minnesota garage."
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