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    LA times investigation-Toyoda

    Originally Posted By: Liquid_Turbo Hey look! Another Toyota bashing thread? When does it end? When will it end? When they come clean.
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    LA times investigation-Toyoda

    Most telling, there is only one??? OBD reader for Toyoda in north america.????!!!! [censored] That should just not be,but says a lot about the mindset of Toyoda
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    LA times investigation-Toyoda

    Here here - Long -4 pages.I dont read the times ,is it a rag or serious paper?
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    Civic Hybrid Owners Sue Honda For Mileage Claims

    Honda settles suit -fair? suit
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    Owning a car in the 60's and 70's?

    English cars and vapour lock - enough said Over heating in traffic pull out as much (manual choke) as possible and it cooled right down.
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    Owning a car in the 60's and 70's?

    Originally Posted By: css9450 And remember how every car was a completely different animal when it came to cold starts in the winter. Always an adventure when it was below zero! Would it start? Keep your fingers crossed! That made me laugh - every time you borrowed a car back then it came with...
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    Understanding the Economics of a Chevy Volt?

    Here is Germanys experience,buried in the 7 pages is their findings on solar "life span of 30 - 40 years" which means they are at 50% output in 15 - 20 years ,about what I have found. Also it takes at least 6 years before they make up the energy that is used in their production. solar in Germany
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    Understanding the Economics of a Chevy Volt?

    don't forget solar panels are not forever,on my boat they have noticably degraded after 10 years . So into the payback you have to figure in replacement . Same with wind, the blade roots fatigue and you need to make enough to pay for them as well as the initial investment
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    Owning a car in the 60's and 70's?

    Early emissions caused stalling after start before fully warm,ice cold not a problem but as warming up ,chokes mostly on too long or off too soon or sticking open. Then run-on when hot in hot weather (dieseling) gad what a trip down memory lane!
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    Civic Hybrid Owners Sue Honda For Mileage Claims

    Thats absurd, the EPA is the place to take your beef. However some manufacturers are very talented when it comes to matching the EPA 'test cycle' ,but they get the good numbers for their window sticker. They all do it.
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    BMW diesel and Urea

    comparable to diesel prices price of urea
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    BMW diesel and Urea

    Originally Posted By: edwardh1 How much is the urea sold in truck stops google scr fluid
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    My gripes with Ford Motor Co

    As we wander off into FWD vs RWD debating I just wanna say - GAUGES we dont need no stinkin GAUGES! -
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    My gripes with Ford Motor Co

    Read thru here fast but did anybody mention trips /calls to the dealer about "oil pressure all over the place"? With real readings you are constantly reassuring customers "thats normal". You should hear the radio calls over the two way in our school bus fleet, from the lady drivers when they get...
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    UPDATE: More Management Changes At GM

    Well I was wrong about the cloth seats ,looks like vinyl to me flightglobel
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