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Cars Kill More Cops Than Guns Where's Ted Kennedy, Asks SAF 2460
On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:53:07 -0400, Ted 'My other car is under water' rests...

Fords suck, GM doesn't, Germany's offerings are overrated Sender: NunYaBidness
That depends on the analysis criteria. One must weigh in "value" as well. Anybody can make a Duesenburg...

Fords suck, GM doesn't, Germany's offerings are overrated 2462
Except we are crippled by the marketeers and finance folks to the point that what comes out is crap. The Fiero story is...

Fords suck, GM doesn't, Germany's offerings are overrated 2463
According to page 66 of NHRA's Official Guidelines for Drag Racing, Buddy's Pinto must carry 18.5 pounds for each cubic inch of displacement, use only one of the officially listed turbochargers and fun without...

OMFG Ford recalling 3.8 million vehicles 2464
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:08:34 -0500, "Shawn K. Quinn" LBMHBF hasn't lived in a state of reality, much less in the Houston area...

OMFG Ford recalling 3.8 million vehicles 2465
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:57:58 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE Windows down in my car drops my MPG several miles per gallon. Don't know anything about physics, huh...

License plates in California Nevada
Possibly not. Car dealers can obtain "dealer" tags to be placed on new cars that haven't been registered in any state yet. The reason for this is obvious...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2467
jettafabulous You'll get much better mileage and have a much more reliable car overall if you keep it properly maintained. This goes for...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2468
This site has all sorts of timely tips: By and large, properly inflated tires make about a 3% difference in gas mileage (depends a lot on how misinflated...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2469
NOT a good idea. Over-inflated tires might increase fuel economy slightly, but not to the point...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2470
I wish. There are some stations that still offer free air in the U.S. Unfortunately...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2471
The point I was trying to make is that you cannot just divorce the recommended pressure for a tire from the size...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2472
Why do you think this? I am sure ride comfort is one of the factors a manufacturer includes when determining the tire pressures, but with CAFE requirements being what...

Properly maintained tires improve gas milage 2473
Outside of the US, most car companies still provide alternate pressure depending on vehicle load and maximum expected substained speed. I think the uS single pressure number is a...

Autodimming rear view mirror sucks
I have a 05 Maxima SE, and I am very unhappy with the $performance of the autodimming rearview mirror. It often $fails to detect glare...

Crashes in turns and those LLBs
Who's at fault in this situation, while driving around two turn lanes or a roundabout? A driver in...

Goldberg thanks Bush
Chuckle. 8 million jobs short of keeping even with population growth and the lowest job market labor participation rates in decades...

Cops trapped survivors in New Orleans
More on the story about why so few got out of New Orleans after Katrina...

Rough idle & Gasoline smell
My car was doing this recently. It was a worn rotor cap. Don't know how your engine gets its "spark", but if you have a rotor and cap, you might want to change...

Was: Rough .....and Dave C
Ted B." Having no more options I decided to check spark plugs once more. This time I decided to check-compare size and strength of sparks, not like before the...

Why are LLBers and some pedestrians retarded
Last night when I was coming in around 1am, I was northbound on a 4 lane (two each way...

Trailer hitch questions
Alexander Rogge I wonder how may people know the difference between curb and gross weight, and how to properly...

Gas thefts leave some motorists fuming
Gas thefts leave some motorists fuming By Lisa Heyamoto -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PDT Saturday, September 10...

people are freakin' rude. 2483
Or maybe he had no insurance (subject of a lengthy thread down the hall and to your left, can't miss it). Or maybe he had his fingernails dug into the last "points" on his...

people are freakin' rude. 2484
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:50:43 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE Like you have *ANY* clue about responsibility. Or do you subscribe to the concept of responsibility as demonstrated by your hero...

CEO Council Proposals for these Hard Times 2485
We in the CEO Council have some new proposals for the times we live in. It is time for Americans to suck up and give into these harsh proposals. We are very happy...

CEO Council Proposals for these Hard Times 2486
We in the CEO Council have some new proposals for the times we live in. It is time for Americans to suck up and give into...

Higher gas prices have been great for my love life
Higher gas prices have been a boon for my relationship, in particular my love life. Note: 1) I bike a lot more. I've lost the last 5 pounds I needed to...

Higher gas prices have been great for my love life
Let P = Drive SUV Let S = Small privates Let x = a person The buyer, whenever making up for something they are missing (hair, privates size, etc), purchases a...

OT: mechanic leaves ball joint bolt lose, & noncrimped wheel nut
Hi, Three weeks ago, we had our 1997 Mazda 626's right axle & CV boot replaced at a...

today's cop rant PG county, MD
so today I had to drive home from Tyson's Corner during rush hour (a peeve in many ways... I hate malls, for one, and...

Speedjunkies: selfimage vs. reality
TYPICAL SPEEDER'S SELF-IMAGE: Extreme skills, ultra-aware, master of my domain, rogue warrior, interstate superhero, uber-commuter, achieves safety via swiftness and panache, women...

Speedjunkies: selfimage vs. reality 2492
Carl Taylor Not where I'm from. NSW Govt figures show that in only 2% of all bane crashes was any of the...

Speedjunkies: selfimage vs. reality 2493
Carl Taylor I guess you are referring to how you keep banging on about "more kinetic energy...

Speedjunkies: selfimage vs. reality 2494
Nope. Normal human skills that anyone can achieve with a little concern. Compared to clowns like yourself, but otherwise my awareness is the result of years of bicycle...

Speedjunkies: selfimage vs. reality 2496
I expect them to accelerate faster and turn better than I do on a 2003 cannondale R600. (that's a BICYCLE carl) *laugh* You accuse me of something then say it's my conclusion. *laugh...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer
Over the years I've owned my current ride, I have observed that it is most fuel-efficient at 3500RPM, where 42MPG is easily attainable. I have also observed that, at 3000 RPM or...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2498
It does. Not in that engine (which is identical to my car's). IMHO, the Corvette engine acts just the way an Otto Cyle engine should act (see below...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2499
Yes, I would THINK so, but that doesn't seem to be the case. My owner's manual says (from memory) that my car should be most fuel-efficient around 50MPH. I have no idea how...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2500
Interesting. I offered you information (actual data that I gathered from vehicle instrumentation) that shows how fuel economy can decrease while engine efficiency is increasing. Do you need clarification of the data? buttumptions? Math? My...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2501
No, I'm not butterting it. I'm simply repeating facts as stated by people who know a lot more about the Otto Cycle engine than either one of us do. There's a HUGE...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2502
Ted B. Unfortunately that is about all you are bringing to this discussion You are quite adept the copy-and-paste of partial bits of information but you seem to have little...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2503
Ted B. I think you missed the part about me writing engine simulation software in our...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2504
I don't know why this concept is so hard to grasp for some people. If the engine is most...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2505
If that makes perfect sense to you, something is seriously wrong not only with you ability to discern the difference between fuel efficiency...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2506
You know what'd really reach almost a Milgramesque level of messing with people's minds? Make all cars display instantaneous cost, based on computed gas mileage (from fuel flow and speed) with the...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2507
is that PH. -Dave You keep ignoring the FACT that it takes more energy to...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2508
This discussion pops up every so often on r.a.d., and once again, I feel the need to chime in... I don't understand why...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2509
Chuck Tomlinson No need to be that tactful. His claims are mostly a ruse to justify speeding. I don't know if it's deliberate or the happy coincidence of faulty...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2510
Uhhhhh . . . to put it tactfully, I am most likely a more conservative driver than YOU are. When I learned how the Otto Cycle engine is supposed to perform, I realized...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2511
YES. And that is EXACTLY how my particular Otto Cycle internal combustion engine SHOULD perform. All cars are different obviously, but if they use an Otto Cycle internal combustion engine...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2512
But it is indeed just that simple!!! Again, you are guessing, and you need to collect more facts before any conclusion can be drawn. If your engine is really turning 2000RPM...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2513
Are you sure that ~4200 RPM isn't where the engine hits the REV limiter? If I used the REV limiter as redline, my own car would...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2514
buttuming that you measured your low-speed mpg correctly enough for a valid mpg estimate), your car has a combination of features that make its...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2515
Now see Garth, I knew someone was going to try to come up with an excuse, or call you a liar. After all, it is a mortal sin to drive faster than 50MPH...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2516
Here is an expert that totally refutes your mpg beliefs. And before you go "aha! he says fuel efficiency" note that he is...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2517
Maybe he was repeating the EPA-Government Fuel Economy party line? If you shows fuel economy decreasing from around 30 mpg at 55 mph to around 24 mpg at...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2518
Are you trying to *invent* an agenda? Who suggested that you (or anyone else) shouldn't drive faster than 50 mph? I cruise at 75-80+ mph frequently, even though I have data to show that...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2519
Y'know, I've searched online to find exactly that information on my engine, or any similar engine...

Why you should never buy a car without a tachometer 2520
Well, I found some numbers for the Nissan 3.5L V6 (aka Maxima) engine. This engine has been one of the best automotive engines in the world for several years, so I think...

Sometimes I love LLBs! 2521
That is why I'm a cop and you are not. We use terms like "reasonable suspicion" and "probable...

Sometimes I love LLBs! 2522
Whatever you call it, it boils down to buttuming the worst about somebody. So it should come as no surprise that some people...

Sometimes I love LLBs! 2523
I wouldn't necessarily agree. I'm not buttuming that the person is a bad person, I just have a duty and oath to investigate crimes, or otherwise suspicious activity. A non-emergency vehicle displaying...

Sometimes I love LLBs! 2524
As I said, if you watched what I did with the lights for 5 minutes you'd know exactly what...

OT,sortabicyclist kills pedestrian
Well according to the article, the collision occurred in a crosswalk. And it seems that the officer did not believe the cyclist claim that he stopped...

TIME TO BRING BACK THE HORSE AND BUGGY
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE Oh yes, of course. First, Bush invaded Iraq to steal their oil (somehow his father must...

improve your gas mileage by at least 25
the following is an excerpt from a free energy report i have. there's lots more, like how to convert...

A rule to live by
It rarely fails. If I'm considering doing business with a company I know nothing about, and find...

A rule to live by... 2529
snip) The problem is, if it is your job to deal with customers, you probably don't have any marketable skills beyond "dealing with customers". That's because no...

A rule to live by... 2530
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Ted B. You really need to watch it with these all-none statements of yours..."all Otto-cycle engines are most efficient at 40% of...

Toyota haggling
Ron P My friend was able to buy a Toyota Sienna last year about $4,000(US) below MSRP. He did it by negotiating the price with about eight different dealers via...

Driving is a Right
The US Supreme Court has Ruled that We have the Right of Transit Ordinarily used for Personal Travel on our Public Highways. In the following quote, note...

Driving is a Right 2540
John David Galt In terms of safety and responsibility, driver licensing offers nothing that didn't already exist without them. Our public highways were intended to enhance our Right...

Driving is a Right 2541
There are those among us, including representatives charged with protecting our Rights, who would use deception and lies to convince the readers that A...

Driving is a Right 2542
John Gaquin TYPO CORRECTION Despite your prior buffoonish behavior, I will still exert this effort to correct your attempts to put words other than my own into my writings. Unlike "transit", which can be used...



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