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    LED tail lights, brake lights

    What have been your experiences with the life of these LEDs? I was behind a Caddy the other day, and noticed some of the LEDs were burnt out. In the high brake light, and many in one of the tall tail lights. Did a search on internet and found a replacement cost of the tail light of over $300! I...
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    Consumer Reports article on oil burners

    Article in the August issue titled Oil Crisis lists the worst cars for burning oil as reported in their Annual Surveys. Top of the list, BMW 5, then BMW 7, BMW 6; table covers 2010 thru 2014, and % of cars reported that used a quart or more between oil changes. Subarus also mentioned, along with...
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    Jiffy lube abandons 3000 mile oil change

    USAToday Mentions 3502 miles, but talks about a kiosk that ask questions and then recommends oil change interval for your car.
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    Chrysler Pentastar V6

    Can't believe I am looking at a Chrysler minivan, but I am very tired of removing 2nd row seats from my 01 Honda Odyssey! Found this interesting from Edmunds blog - New Oil System Lubrication of the engine is through a variable displacement pump that adjusts the flow rate and pressure to...
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    Article on new oil specs....

    Link From the car connection...GF-5, or SN. Maybe this is old news, but I haven't seen it.
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    Trying to help a friend by phone w/computer proble

    Dell desktop about a year old, boots, then shows boot option but then a blank screen w/blinking line in upper left corner. I had her try the menu on the flat screen monitor but has different controls than mine. Reboot doesn't help. Any suggestions?
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    2006 Mazda3 battery

    Wife came home Sunday afternoon and unloaded car. This morning (Tuesday) she can't find her keys, I give her my set. She goes out to the car and comes back in. Says her keys are in the ignition (!) but the car won't start. She takes my van. I check and nothing powers up. Check battery with...
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    Diesel fuel prices

    I haven't been paying much attention to diesel prices for a while, but just noticed it is selling for 30 cents a gallon less than regular. It used to be higher than premium. Are we back to summer low prices again or are prices coming down because costs of changing over to low sulfur fuel have...
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    Closing dealerships

    Where do the savings come in for the manufacturers by closing dealerships? I just don't get it. If a dealer can't sell cars, they are stuck with the inventory. If they eliminate dealers, isn't that removing some storage for the the cars, i.e., won't that alone cut future number of cars...
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    Coffee, chocolate, and contaminents

    So I was listening to Terry Gross on NPR interview this professor who was talking about dung beetles and bugs and stuff. He won't use any kind of insecticide because of fear of side effects, and mentions that most others in his field also like most insects except for maybe cockroaches. He will...
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    Heard on radio

    The same area of the brain that responds when a man looks at scantily clad women also responds when he is looking at hand tools! FWIW.
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    VIDEO

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o
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    Lame car mfrs web sites

    It seems to me that GM & Ford web sites simply don't have very useful information. Honda for instance, will list interior dimensions and cargo volume behind the seats in the Odyssey, behind the 3rd seat, behind the 2nd seats, behind the front seats. In trying to determine how much useful cargo...
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    Thunderbird e-mail question

    Thunderbird used to show the file size of the e-mails received but the last few versions do not. Is there something I am missing that I can change that will show the file sizes?
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    How many caught this one?

    I said oh oh when I heard it. we invented the auto
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    What is the difference between the "big three"?

    What do you think is different about them? My question is aimed at why does Ford not have to ask for money when the other two do? Is it strictly related to how well their sales are doing or is there something different about how they are run?
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    Car sales info

    Is there a good source for information on sales by brand and model on the web? I have tried various searches and never have had any sucess?
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    Oil vs Gas prices article

    From USAToday : article
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    What is an American?

    The Spirit of Sylvia published a new entry entitled "What Is An American?" on 11/26/2008 6:53:17 PM, written by Sylvia Silk. What Is An American? The following piece was written by an Australian dentist in response to what he read in a Pakistan newspaper. It was a reward offered to anyone who...
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