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    Mercedes to cease gasoline-powered engines by 2015

    Originally Posted By: gtx510 Originally Posted By: BrianWC But the power plant will make less emissions per car than gasoline will. Could you say this about a fossil fuel burning power plant? Yes. Gas- and coal-fired power plants create power MUCH more efficiently than the equivalent fleet of...
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    Top Rated Used Car!

    Not sure what it's like in IL, but in the DFW area any Civic you're going to find for that money is going to have 100k+ miles on it. They're insanely overpriced. Used Corollas are slightly more reasonable. A used Focus wouldn't be a bad choice imo. My advice would be to hang onto the Cavalier...
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    So What's A Bargain Car Now?

    Originally Posted By: lovcom Originally Posted By: ekpolk Originally Posted By: lovcom ...if you drive it with the help of a ScanGaugeII, you will get 47-48 MPG highway. ... Not a snowball's chance in you-know-where of averaging 47-48 highway with a Yaris, unless MAYBE you're crawling along...
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    New 2009 Toyota Corolla Review - Not too good...

    Car and Driver panned it too: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_...st_drive_review
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    What is the best Minivan?

    Pre-owned? The Sienna, hands-down. Resale on the Honda is so good that you might as well buy a new one. The Quest doesn't have very good reliability numbers and it requires premium fuel.
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    Three most useful gauges...

    ScanGauge, ScanGauge, and ScanGauge. :)
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    So What's A Bargain Car Now?

    Originally Posted By: Whimsey A bargain car is the one you've owned since new and it's paid for, runs good, it's reliable, FUN to drive, not rusted, looks good inside and out. Plus a bonus if the mileage is less than 100,000 well cared for miles and you get in the mid-high 20's mpg locally and...
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    Has anyone seen the new 2009 VW Passat CC and the

    That new CC is a stunner. Now that it looks like they've OK'd the use of regular unleaded in the 2.0 turbo, it's a killer choice.
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    OCI due...between GTX or Pennzoil...

    Pennzoil, just because it's $10 per 5-qt. jug at Wal-Mart.
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    Danica Patrick

    For better or for worse, everything we think about her is shaped by the fact that she's a woman. Does the media pay special attention to her because she's a woman? Yes. Has she advanced as far as she has because she's an attractive woman? Absolutely. But you think that tool Dale Jr. got to...
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    Danica Patrick

    It was obviously Briscoe's fault. He pulled out wide, and I think in an effort to pull it back in, he goosed it and lost the rear end. It looks like he hit her with his rear tire. Danica's in a tough spot as a woman in Indy, but she really needs to act with a little more class imo. The whining...
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    Court Says Texas Illegally Seized Sect's Children

    Originally Posted By: Gary Allan Ah ..my (potential) bad here. I've reviewed what I could. I'm basing my assertion that no men were there on the CNN film on site interview with some of the mothers. They indicated that no men were in the compound. They may have meant "NOW" as in during the...
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    Court Says Texas Illegally Seized Sect's Children

    Originally Posted By: Gary Allan Quote: Do you mean the women who were impregnated as minors but now are adults with children who are minors? I don't really care when they were impregnated. Why would that make a difference in my perception of them being forced to admit abuse to be with their...
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    Court Says Texas Illegally Seized Sect's Children

    Originally Posted By: Gary Allan Quote: For anyone to think there was not abuse at the highest level here...I'll stop now. Don't stop ...and I have yet to see where anyone said that there wasn't abuse (show me). ..but none of those also sipping coffee have yet to provide a plausible reason...
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    Court Says Texas Illegally Seized Sect's Children

    Originally Posted By: javacontour I'm not saying there wasn't abuse. I'm saying the wrong folks were taken out of the homes. Take the men, not the kids. If CPS had a case, then why not take the men and have the prosecuted? But that's not the way the system works. CPS is not a law...
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    Court Says Texas Illegally Seized Sect's Children

    Originally Posted By: javacontour If they thought the kids were in danger from the men, some or all, why remove the children, taking them away from their homes? They were not the suspects. Remove the suspect men, not the kids. Good gravy. What were these clowns thinking when they took hundreds...
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    '08 Chevy AVEO : any owners ?

    I'm not sure where everyone is finding these cheap used Hondas and Toyotas. I'm glad that JHZR2 mentioned this on the Jetta thread too - there's not a worse automotive value out there than a used Honda or Toyota. If you buy the Aveo new for $9k now and sell it for $4500 in three years/36k miles...
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    transmission pan drain plug

    Buy an inexpensive oil extractor. I picked one up at Tractor Supply for 40 bucks.
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    Trans fluid in a 100k+ car

    Drain and fill. You're asking for trouble by flushing a trans with a questionable service history at 108k. I'd drop the pan, install a drain plug, and change the filter. Stock up on the dino DexIII of your choice and drain/fill with the next few oil changes.
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    Red Line D6 ATF

    The difference is that in most cases, the motor oils and gear lubes of the smaller producers in question meet the manufacturers' requirements for their respective applications. The first question a service tech will ask me in the event of a potential powertrain warranty claim is if I've filled...
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