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Geico supports (reads gives to police) Laser Radars. They have been known to be very picky. No sports cars. No radar detectors (although Maryland insurance board over rules this consistantly). No turbos. Basically it seems if you need to use your insurance ever they don't want you. They once told me they wouldn'...
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What we currently know as the 240sx, is known elsewhere as a 200sx.
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I have a '72 CL350 which I stopped riding about 2 years ago (I upgraded to an '84 Sabre 750). I parked it in the corner of my parking lot, and planned on draining the gas, spraying oil in the tank, etc. to get it ready to store. Well, after a lot of procrastination, all I ended up doing was throwing a tarp on it. We...
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In the EC, the Corrado VR6 is rated as 'best handling car this side of a 968'. As it goes, I just read an article in 'Autocar & Motor' comparing the VR6 to a Ford Probe (later to be launched in the UK).... The VR6 is more powerful (even more so coz its 2.9 instead of 2.8 in the EC) and more fun to drive etc etc... bu...
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"Silver Dream Racer" -- Frustrated Brit club racer's buddy dies, leaving him a built-in-garage "revolutionary, experimental" 500 GP bike. Brit club racer uses machine to beat Bad American on Bad Japanese Factory Bike at British GP. Filmed at Silverstone, I believe. Pretty bad. ---------------------------------------...
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Lawson was on the Yamaha. Not taking anything away from Russel, but, well... __ Jorg Klinger | GSXR1100 | If you only new who Arch. & Eng. Services |"Lost Horizons" CR500 | I think I am. UManitoba, Man. Ca. |"The Embalmer" IT175 | - anonymous
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I'm certainly no engineer and really have no scientific basis on which to make this argument, but don't you answer your own question? Is the reflected signal "shifted" at all from the act of being reflected? If so, wouldn't it then be easy for the detector to discriminate between reflections and direct sources?
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It is far from new. It's been around almost as long as dirt. I had one for one of my old bikes. Worked fine. I'm sure, being rigid and nonflexible, that the "Cyclelok" would yield instantly to the freeze and break routine. But then, for $40, what do ya want? Later,
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I want one, and I don't want to move to Europe to buy one. Please make it the next Pontiac F-Car. Of course I'll have to wait 'till 2003 to buy it...
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Just a quick note on the nwe shape MR2s in the UK.... When they first came out here, there were 3 models. The base model had an auto box and engine from the CAMRY 2.0 !!! Well I recentyl found out that this model is no longer profitable for Toyota and have since scraped it. I've also noticed that auto MR2s have dep...
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joe, i'm sorry you felt i was pissing on your list. no disparagement was intended and i would be most interested to know what i said that made you feel that way. i am not suggesting that your list is superflous nor that it will not serve a need. i just would like not to see the boxer contingent split, but there is c...
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So you really see no problem with banning them from places to which you don't want to go? Talk to somebody in the insurance industry, particularly after a few drinks. Then talk to my mom (no booze required). :^) Ever heard of the DoD? :^) Nah, you just became complacent that so long as your little quarter a...
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Sometimes yes, sometimes no. BDI cagers usually move back then. Hyperagressive assholes just move closer. (Something about testosterone-stimulated behavior, I think.) It's kinda like waving a red flag at a bull. All in all, if you can't move over and let the jerk by, it's better than nothing... tom ...
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How DARE you make such an accusation! There are MANY sober, non-drinkers in this state! If We wern't so busy unloading the beer truck for the week end, I might just come up that and have a talk wit you! B-> ----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====----
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Sure don't know what bike was being worked on but it sure wasn't a Virago. I've owned both the 750 and 1100 and you can do the filter change in about 5 mins and nothing has to be removed. Obviously the "new" bike was modified as the stock machine is simple to work on. Watching for imitators!!
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Yup. Do it whenever I am in the cage (which is not often if its riding weather ... ie no snow). I find arm out and down and kinda finger wave works best for sport bikes and arm out/up works best for Harleys. Similar to how I wave when I am on the bike. Yah mean like.. Done what? Why Jody we would never, ever even...
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[Useless road design, speed rate discussion deleted.]
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Well, you can just about set your watch by Honda releasing new models every 4 years and an upgrade half way through the cars life. The local acura dealership tells me that the new Integra will be out very soon, i.e. May/June. Its hard to find specific details as the Integra has been deleted from most of the rest of t...
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Some of us aren't that fucking stupid you cock sucking asshole. That's why we haven't had our own little DD suaree. I'm soo impressed that you've had to spend your own precious little dollars to make up for your own stupid act. Now go fuck off. Friends killed by Drunk Driving Assholes like Andress Infante: 2 C...
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On a related note (since UPS lost my Chain Wax and I'm still using PJ-1/Goo), I found some great stuff to clean chain spooge of wheels. It's called Goo Gone and cleaned the spooge off my rear wheel faster than the Simple Green cleaned the bug guts off my headlight. Wonderful stuff. I recommend that we officially de...
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+>[My problem] turned out to be a screw unscrewed inside my Mikuni HS40 +>carb. I keep hearing that one should keep all of the screws +>tight on a bike, but I never thought that I had to do that +>on the screws inside of a carb. At least it was roadside +>fixable and I was on my way in hardly any time. + +Gee, I alw...
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Because riding a passenger doesn't really depend on the type of bike. The things you want a passenger to do/not do is the same. Ergo, if he's asking advice, I reasoned he doesn't have much practice, period. If you say he does, fine. I still wouldn't take the uninitiated up a road that's all switch backs and reverse/...
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If this is the same as adjusting the shims between cam and valve, I have the same question. Do you buy a FULL set of shims before starting the adjustment process, or do you calculate the shims you need and then run off to the dealer in the cage to see if the right shims are in stock? Obviously the latter would be c...
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Okay, okay, I know the Ford Probe is made in the US, in fact it's made in Michigan, at a Mazda plant. My question: are most of the parts from American or Japanese sources? I have been told that most of the US assembly plants for Japanese automakers import almost all of the parts used in the vehicles. Any information...
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Old Nick (the little devil!) wibbles:- % % Tsk, tsk, tsk. Another newbie bites the dust, eh? They'll learn. % Newbie? Eh? Slap yer' credentials on the table, Pete. That'll show him! % % I'm terribly sorry. % And so you damned well should be... young whipper-snapper! It's wet kippers at ten paces...
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VW and Mercedes have tinkered with particulate traps. Also, VW uses a kind of turbocharger on their Jetta ECOdiesel that helps reduce particulates as well, although I don't know the mechanics of it. Many diesel cars,busses, and trucks in Europe are now being equipped with catalysts and traps in an effort to clean up...
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Having had my car die on me(engine fire, insurance agent said it was probably totaled), I am in the market for a another vehicle. I saw a Toronado that was within my expected price range and was wondering if anybody could relate their experiences with me. Namely: 1. Does it have accceptable power(it has a 305 in it)...
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I would like to offocially nominate Maxima Chain Wax as another Official (tm) DoD product of choice.
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Well, an LT1 Blazer wouldn't come close to a GMC Typhoon in speed, I think its too heavy. As it is right now, the normal 210HP 5.7 engine has plenty of power for a full size Blazer. Of course, I'm not saying GM shouldn't put the LT1 in it :). It seems like they have a real winner with that engine. Why spend so...
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The experience you describe is why I don't like to sit with my bike in gear - I figure there's a chance that I'll be startled in some way and stall my bike. And I figure this is more likely than the chance that I'll be unable to escape some situation because of the extra time needed to put the bike in gear. So I co...
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I agree about the durability of the old TH400 trannies from GM. While I never intentionally slamed my '68 Firebird 400 ci Conv. into gear, I would leave the trannie in Low (read 1st), grab hold, hit the pedal, and once the tires grabbed, take off. When I reached about 57-60mph the turbo 400 Auto would shift to S ...
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If the clutch is in, then a large chunk of counter-rotating mass is not rotating. Hence, at a light, reving makes it twist. Shaft effect is the rear end rising under power or (the real problem) getting lower to the road when the throttle is snapped shut (say when you are cornering and the heads are real close to the...
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Victor Johnson, on the Thu, 22 Apr 1993 00:01:10 GMT wibbled: : > }Honda: a "V" designates a V engine street bike. "VF" for V-4, "VT" for V-twin. : > : > So how about my Honda Hawk (NT 650)? It's a twin, but not called a VT. : > -- : That's because they took the old VT 500 engine and stepped on it to make : th...
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Orating with wild abandon, prange@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange) offers: %The grips on my GS are a wonderful thing in the winter and no problem %in the summer. Vibration? BMW's don't vibrate. Everyone knows that. I'd agree with Henry. The grips are really nice to have in winter, and aren't noticably different ...
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This really bugs me. The emissions of diesels are the cleanest of any vechicle, but they are considered so polluting that they are banned in passenger cars in California. What a bunch of crap. Diesel is the fuel of choice for enviromental benefit in Europe while here it's illegal for the same reason. The particul...
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Only on the FRONT wheel. Use the lever on the right handlebar to accomplish this. Michael
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Spike is owned by both Tom and I. We went 1/2's on the purchase price and have split costs of needed parts, registration, etc. Both names are on the pink slip. I am covered by insurance to ride the Harley. I'd give it a go if I could work the clutch. I can barely get the clutch lever to move using both hands whil...
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I have had my Probe looked at twice by my local dealer (where I purchased the car) ... the first time, they made this problem worse. The second time, after advising them of the service bulletin mentioned on my ford-probe mailing list (they said they didn't know of the bulletin), they adjusted the window and made it *...
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(message posted by/for roomate) Bike is in good condition, is black, has 23000 miles, mag wheels, front disk, rear drum, good front tire, new back tire, o-ring chain, new battery, new starter and has that laid back look. Bike runs real strong with all four carbs giving their best. Buyer gets a cover (all weath...
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When did *you* go out and change the laws of physics? :-) According to some numbers I used to see bandied around, shaft drive is on the order of 95-97% efficient, while chain drive is closer to 99%... Seems to me that this makes *chain* drive more efficient, hmmmmm??? And granted, shaft has a lot less maintena...
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I've had a Valentine for about 9 months now and I agree that it is the best det ector available. The point here is trust and reliability. I've been able to "tr ust" the Valentine more than any other detector I've owend. If the Valentine sa ys that there is a moderate to strong radar source in front of me, then it's mo ...
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How 'bout "Big Faus and Little Halsey" with Robert Redford and that little guy that was in Bonnie & Clyde. Good flick, IMHO. Michael
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I wouldn't want anyone to make kindling out of my front living- room wall and then drive their diesel powered M-60 tank into it, shooting super-hot soot all over my curtains and that freshly made kindling. In other words, please don't FLAME me!
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Whoa! Watch your terminology. "Dealer invoice" is *not* "dealer cost". You'll hear lots of ads screaming "two dollars over dealer invoice!!!" Sounds like a real deal, huh? No. You know what the "dealer invoice" (also called factory invoice) is? It's a piece of paper with numbers on it that the factory sends the d...
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Someone once sold heated motorcycle grips via mail order. The were aftermarket replacement grips that had the heating elements mlded into the grip itself. Wires ran outside of the bars, from the grips to a switch and finaly the battery. Cycle Magazine tested them YEARS ago and liked them. Dunno if they are ...
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: To wheelspin in an auto, you keep the gear in N - gas it - then stick the : gear in D... I've never tried this but am sure it works - but does this screw : up the autobox? We're having a bit of a debate about it here... I've known more people to leave their rear ends in pieces doing this, especially if they have ...
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Excerpts from netnews.rec.autos: 24-Apr-93 Honda Mailing list? by James B. Atkins@prism.ga
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& >I'm not familiar with the trannies used in Winston Cup, but in the trans-am & >cars I've played with the transmissions were the racing variety, with & >dog clutches instead of sychros. In a transmission with dog clutches, the & >gears are always engaged with each other and moving the dog clutches & >engages the g...
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... Speedy, you've got this all wrong. When you're done, buy a better dirt bike, body armor, decent boots, and forget about the weenie street riding. :-)
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I want to thank all the people that responded to my post a few weeks ago about buying an '86 Chev Nova with over 100,000 mi. I decided to buy the car and have had it for about a month. I replaced the front brake pads and changed the oil. So far no problems have surfaced. I received many suggestions and encouragement...
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Handlebar mounted windshields on windy days are no fun at all. It has been windy as hell down here for a week or so and it plays hell with the steering. Oh, I still ride. I just bitch a lot about it! ----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====----
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[ some real stupid remarks ] ... ... [ lots of serious dribble for no real reason ] ... Hey, I don't really care, but when someone sends me email telling me to fuck off, I get rather pissed. If he posted to the net, I could really care less, but sending mail is just childish. Mr. Infant(e) is just that, an infa...
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Just one little thing. Last year, mid-december, a cop pulled me over. It was about -10 Centigrade, and it just started snowing (O.K. you are right, I live in Canada). The cop checked my license, insurance, ownership, looked at my frozen nose and fingers, told me to watch the speed limit more closely, and, entering ...
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Especially the '68 Shelby-American GT-500KR (King of the Road, so named to steal GM's planned Camaro King of the Road's thunder :-) Some GT-40s are street legal, some aren't. I found my Shelby-American guide. There were a grand total 126 GT-40s built: GT-40 Coupes 55 GT-40 Road Cars 31 GT-40 Mk II 13 GT...
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Thanks for all the recommendations. I have decide to ignore the service indicators and do oil change myself every 3000 miles. Thanks again for all the responses.
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Greetings all, Can anyone let me know status of UK law about riding motorcycles. I used to ride one about 12 years ago and never took my DOT test ( One of a whole list of things I wished I had done when I was young),but I have passed my car driving test. I now travel from Littlehampton to Brighton every day and I'm ...
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nope. 4 cylinder. i wasn't aware that there was another Infiniti with a V-8 besides the Q45. several. the 740i, 730i, 540i, 530i. (4.0 liter and 3.0 liter V-8) one or two? there's at least one V-8 for every platform except the compact (190E). S-class (400SEL, 500SEL), W124 (400E, 500E), and roadster (500SL). a...
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Low oil pressure, usually. Could be your oil pump, or... checked your oil lately??? MC
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I'm new to this group and this may have been discussed already, in which case my apologies, but... I have a '92 Integra with an auto box. According to the manual the car has a lock up torque converter, or something similar. What is it, what does it do and how does it work? (Excuse my ignorance). Does anybody know? ...
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Better still, years ago they demonstrated a cold air system which only used "air". It was called a Rovax. The unit worked very well, the short coming was the seal technology. Where is it today?
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Because I'm a guy and most of my pillions are female. Also, the other reasons, like having an idea where you passengers weight is, it being a more comfortable position for the passenger, and it being a more stable configuration all come into it as well. Holding the grab rail is a great idea only for braking, when y...
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Yeah, really, no shit! Like that jerk Loch Faircloth that couldn't win an election as a democrat so he switches to republican the year before this past election and takes Terry Sanford out with his bitch and moan campaigning typical of NC senate/house/gubner races. I swear, I'd kick Jesse Helms in the head if I ever...
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I did it once with a biker-girlfriend in the car, and she told me that I was stupid, the rider wouldn't know why I was waving. ...She's long gone... One.
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My CB750 does it too. The "Switch Continuity" section of the wiring diagram looks something like this: HL L H x--x Low x--x--x (N) x-----x High Dean
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I don't have any written data but I know what I have experienced. I use S-50 in everything including my lawnmowers. In my car it smoothed the idle and reduced the operating temp by 5 degrees. I havent used it long enough to test for wear, but some people I know have. A farmer that lives near by used to ha...
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I just installed a MC Power Arc II, and it seems to run great. I also used MC coils, and neither the ignition module or the coils required any new mounting holes to be drilled on my 92 FXSTC. A little soldering and all was fine. Static timing was real easy to set too. On the other side of the coin, my local wrench,...
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this is an interesting point. some people are not really buying the coverage, they are buying 'peace of mind', marketing folks love selling that. i suggest that people *choose* to not engage their minds in peaceless worry rather than buying that 'peace of mind'.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Amazing. And I thought only California got April.
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V4s? I don't know of any. I4s and flat4s are abundant. A whole $h!tload. Minivans, pickups, just about any car above the subcompact/compact range and below the full-size range (with a few exceptions). I6s are much more rare now; the only one I personally know of that's still in production is the venerable Ford 300C...
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Glad to hear that the bozo managed to stop. I've only been riding for about two years, but here are my rules for traffic light survival: - I try to *never* stop just over a hill behind a car. If I have to stop in such a location, I pull almost completely next to the car in front of me. If I'm th...
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what does that make me for showing up with an old interceptor with worse brakes and handling (due to bent frame) than a VMAX? and i didn't even... uh.... well, i was more than semi-coherent when the ambulance.... uh.... nevermind. axel
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It isn't that bad. At least the Bugatti EB110 has compound curves compared to the slab sides on the Consulier. And the Bugatti has a quad turbo V-12 (thing of it as 4 three cylinder turbo engines tied together). Also Ettore Bugatti's nephew is on the board of directors and had a hand in the development. So that's...
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and skill. If you haven't done it before, it can be dangerous. It takes some getting used to. Read Ed's list.
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: [... SQUIDS ...] : I felt embarassed at this point to be a motorcyclist. I felt the eyes of those : in cages, witnessing this display, then glancing over to the dealers lot and : damning all those on two wheels. Needless to say, my friend felt a little : uncomfortable and we left. Did you express your embarrassme...
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I'll third the recommendation as Miracle Spooge. Don't go to the dealer to get it or what happened to me might happen to you: you put a deposit on a new bike. Sigh,
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We were having a problem with instability in the universal gravitational constant that day: the closer I got to those exposed fangs (still dripping, no doubt, with the viscera of the last foolhardy experimenter cum canine psychology) the bigger and heavier the dog appeared to become. Also, recall that the distribut...
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Does anyone have one of these that would care to share some information on? I concerned about the turbo. How reliable is it? How's the gas milage. Please responde to me, not here. Thank you.
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The question is not whether your radio will be stolen. The question is when your radio will be stolen.
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Can you say "*expensive*" ?
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I hate to pick on someone who may have been seriously injured (let's hope not), but: semi-coherent sounds like a good description of someone who shows up at the track w/ a VMax in the first place:-{ tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil
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Not alone at all. My old 83 Accord (now in the hands of a sibling) has a much better engagement of the clutch. Even the old 84 Civic we keep as a beater feels better in this aspect. Note that these are cars with 250,000 kms and 140,000 kms respectively. My 90 Prelude blows both of them away in every respect except...
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GK>I hear that tires for this car can get really expensive. I GK>currently have Goodyear GT+4s that cost the previous owner $500 GK>for four. Try Eagle GAs, wear better, cost less, lose little handling, and are quieter. I'm going to switch to 225s in my next set, with new rims (Fitti Twists) if I can afford 'em by t...
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Because some people like them (and some people actually need them). Yeah, right. Real muscle cars had a manual transmission, and their clutches aren't that heavy. Shelby-American used plenty of high-powered, high-torque engines, and Carroll only put autos in his cars because people wanted them. (Blasphemers! Heretic...
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You are sure that what you call a 200SX we call a 240? Just curious.. We also have a nissan predacessor (sp) to the 240 called a 200, which came in turbo and nonturbo. But i don't think we've ever had a 240 turbo...just curious...(BTW, I'm in the US, if that matters..)
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In the past few years I have owned 3 Mustang GTs and now own a 91 T-Bird SC. They all have had this problem. There was a recall on the T-bird for the brake problem. The Ford dealer replaced the rotors and pads but the rotors warp after about 10K miles. Between this problem and the fit and finish problems on t...
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AW>>>My 85 Caprice Classic with 120K+ miles has finally reached >>>the threshold of total number of mechanical problems that >>>I am forced to post :). Anyone out there who might be >>>able to give me some pointers on one or more of the below, >>>please e-mail or post! AW>>>1. When making turns, especially wh...
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One of my brothers had spent a lot of time practicing bizzare tricks on his megabuck/micromass bike. He said he once repelled a dog attack by picking up the rear of the bike and smacking the dog in the side of the head with the rear wheel. The dog had _no_ idea what hit him, and he fled quite rapidly. Then again, he c...
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Ivan D. Reid, on the 23 Apr 1993 06:05 PST wibbled: : In article <1993Apr23.121316.1564@news.columbia.edu>, Rob Castro writes... : >When/How do you decide that it is too windy to ride? : When even the seagulls are walking. :-) : Ivan Reid, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH. ivan@cvax.psi.ch : GSX600F, RG250WD. SI...
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21 Apr 1993 10:28:02 Gillian E Runcie Writes: Dear Gillian That is such a wickedly cool idea; why didn't I think of it??? However, here in Canada the aerials (antenna) are usually near the driver or passenger areas and I would surely be seen......but I'll give it a try anyway. Thanks for the first truely useable pi...
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Before we get into another discussion on the relative merits of a car alarm, let's go on the assumption that one is desired. The question then remains, which one? I've owned a Hornet, and was satisfied, but not enough to get another for my new car. The Alpine has been highly recommended, but what about Clifford and...
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To avoid paperwork associated with re-certification as a brand new car, etc. So for ad purposes it's a brand new nameplate, for paperwork it's still a Stanza. Spiros
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This whole discussion is just a religous war. I'd rather have a '93 RX-7 than the Mustang 5.0L for 3 times the price. That's how you explain Porsches selling. Some folks would rather have the Stang... <shrug> Sean
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There is a known problem with the seals on the taillights of <93 probes. Complain loudly to your dealer and get them to install new seals. It is a known problem, present on most (if not all) pre-93 Probes, so you shouldn't have to pay them to fix it. In my case, they fixed it on my extended warranty (I just had to ...
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My fiancee' and I do quite a bit of sporty riding 2-up. I'll tell you what we've found and the systems we've worked out. - On starts, accelerate MUCH slower than usual. It's tough for the rider to judge how scary fast acceleration is, because we're holding onto something and leaning forward. Remember this. - O...
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