Forum: Driving
April 15th 07, 02:02 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,alt.law-enforcement.traffic,alt.true-crime,soc.culture.usa
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Replies: 18
Views: 680
Why do people get vanity license plates??
Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> It just makes it easier for someone to see and remember your plate if
> you're involved in a hit-and-run, a crime which has now reached epidemic
> ...
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Forum: Driving
April 15th 07, 01:59 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 11
Views: 540
Hummer vs. School Bus
Fred G. Mackey wrote:
stop pretty much anywhere in the road, at any
>> time. Plan on it.
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> When they do that in the course of their normal operation, they're
> supposed to extend the stop...
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Forum: Chrysler
April 3rd 07, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 13
Views: 477
Charger as police interceptor
Previous to 1971 SAE horsepower rating were GROSS, i.e. without
accessories such as belts for power steering etc. Beginning in 1971
they went with NET ratings as more realistic.
Art wrote:
> The...
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Forum: Chrysler
March 23rd 07, 05:51 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 18
Views: 771
Can Chrysler hit jackpot again?
Like Plymouth?
Joe wrote:
> Maybe Chrysler should consider launching a low-priced brand. They could
> just add a new brand at the Chrysler dealers. That would leave Dodge to
> concentrate on...
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Forum: Driving
March 17th 07, 12:20 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 55
Views: 1,532
GM going away from high-beam DRLs?
Brent P wrote:
> In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>> "Ed Pirrero" > said in rec.autos.driving:
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>>> Well, when your eyes get old...
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Forum: Dodge
March 17th 07, 12:01 AM Posted to alt.autos.dodge
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Replies: 5
Views: 164
Automatic door locks
grizz440 wrote:
> Does anyone know how to disable the automatic door locks on a 1994 LHS. Out
> here in farm country we don't even take the keys out of the ignition let
> alone worry about locking...
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Forum: Technology
January 27th 07, 03:17 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,727
Hybrid cars a safe buy?
wrote:
> I remember an article I read about three years ago.Someone in Florida
> was letting their Chrysler (or whatever make and model car it was)
> electric/hybrid car's batteries...
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Forum: Chrysler
December 10th 06, 01:59 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,470
Rented a RWD Magnum in wintery Montana - Yuk!
NOt if you drive up here in the snowy and icey northeast. If I lived in
the warmer climates it would not matter to me.
Scott Dennison wrote:
> Front wheel drive is LAME! About time cars switched...
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Forum: Driving
December 2nd 06, 03:32 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.bush,talk.politics.misc,alt.politics
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,650
Ford now NUMBER 4 in US car sales
Stu Gotz wrote:
> Most of Ford's mistakes are strategic: Ford is sold every Mustang they built
> last year, and the Fusion looks like another home run, too. Unfortunately,
> ABS is an extra-cost...
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Forum: Chrysler
November 23rd 06, 02:22 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 5
Views: 652
Convertible top header latches
wrote:
> For what? a Lebaron, Sebring, an older mopar Convertible. Have you phoned
> the ****ing dealer yourself? Or do we have to do it for you. Ask them if
> they are...
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Forum: Driving
November 19th 06, 02:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,065
Lucky idiot killed idiot over a Taurus
THe kid was wrong to steal the car but the owner (who stated the
neighborhood was declining) choose to leave his running car UNLOCKED!
Who is stupid here!
gpsman wrote:
> No charges for killing...
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Forum: Chrysler
October 24th 06, 02:51 PM Posted to alt.autos.chrysler.sebring,rec.autos.makers.chrysler,alt.autos.toyota,alt.autos.nissan
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Replies: 146
Views: 5,733
Saw the new '07 Sebring Thursday
Ray O wrote:
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> I am not aware of any law in Japan that prohibits driving any car past 50 K
> miles. The website for the Japan's National Agency of Vehicle Inspection
> (English web site:...
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Forum: Chrysler
October 22nd 06, 03:18 AM Posted to alt.autos.chrysler.sebring,rec.autos.makers.chrysler,alt.autos.toyota,alt.autos.nissan
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Replies: 146
Views: 5,733
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Forum: Chrysler
October 19th 06, 02:50 PM Posted to alt.autos.gm,rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,389
Hot Asian Cars, Designed In Detroit
DeserTBoB wrote:
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> The 300M was just another gussied up LH, wasn't it, a la Iacocca's EEK
> cars. The current 300 is a whole different concept and even has some
> performance in its hemi form,...
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Forum: Technology
October 19th 06, 03:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 6
Views: 286
toyota corollas
cancan wrote:
> i was recently in a car accident and feel that it was because there was
> a malfunction in the steering wheel of my car. i had a 2006 corolla
> sport and i had only owned it for 3...
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Forum: Chrysler
October 10th 06, 08:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,336
The Aspen, new and old
duty-honor-country wrote:
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> where would YOU get money for a Prowler ? Your only prerequisite for a
> car, is gas mileage. You can barely fuel a 4-cylinder, let alone a V-8
> performance rod.
>...
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Forum: Technology
October 5th 06, 11:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,alt.autos.lincoln,alt.autos.ford
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,044
Is the Lincoln Town Car cancelled or not?
F. Baker wrote:
> I've heard conflicting reports in this:
> can someone give the definitive answer as to whether the Lincoln
> Town Car is being cancelled or not?
> Thanks.
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Although the plant...
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Forum: Driving
September 18th 06, 03:44 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 9
Views: 296
power and these new-fangled cars
Why didn't you just call the rental company and get another car? Really
simple solution. You put yourself and others at risk by not having the
rental company tow the car away.
Sharon wrote:
> Last...
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Forum: Driving
September 18th 06, 03:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,alt.law-enforcement.traffic,talk.politics.misc,alt.true-crime
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,986
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Forum: Driving
September 7th 06, 03:42 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,623
This guy has the right idea
Arif Khokar wrote:
> http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060810/NEWS10/608100372/1001/NEWS
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> A story about the Iowa DOT vs. a Corvair owner with plates that say F
> NADER.
>...
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Forum: Technology
August 28th 06, 06:30 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 957
Storing your car.
bob wrote:
> "John P." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi, I am going into the military in a few day..which calls for me to
>>...
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Forum: Technology
August 10th 06, 01:29 PM Posted to rec.audio.car,alt.security.alarms,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 71
Views: 2,701
Remote car start via phone?
Doug L wrote:
> Yeh and on the West Coast we'll have to remote start the car and run the AC
> first
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> Doug
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I have done that here in Pittsburgh this past month. With highs in the
mid 90s...
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Forum: Technology
August 8th 06, 06:58 PM Posted to rec.audio.car,alt.security.alarms,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 71
Views: 2,701
Remote car start via phone?
Frank Olson wrote:
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> In Vancouver, if you idle your engine for longer than 3 minutes while
> parked anywhere, you're subject to an $80.00 fine. This has something
> to do with lowering...
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Forum: Chrysler
July 29th 06, 03:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Replies: 1
Views: 797
New Dodge Challenger - is it just me?
Peter A. Stavrakoglou wrote:
> This may be nit-picking, but is it just me or does anyone else think
> that the concept car bears more of a resemblance to the old Cuda
> rather than the old...
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Forum: Driving
July 15th 06, 06:37 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,056
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