redghost wrote:
Owned a 95 civic for a few years. Lots of them around the block. You
can always tell when they start up. Razzy little tinny sound. No
authority like a diesel benz
If no one has taken the muffler off and replaced it with a fart can, you
can barely hear 'em idle at all. At
Should have just replaced them with Sparco or Recaro seats, then
driven it for another 100Kmi.
On 8/12/05, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
redghost wrote:
Owned a 95 civic for a few years. Lots of them around the block. You
can always tell when they start up. Razzy little tinny
Sunil Hari wrote:
Should have just replaced them with Sparco or Recaro seats, then
driven it for another 100Kmi.
I considered it, but Recaros are racing seats with very high side
bolsters. I don't generally corner all that hard, and I don't like the
way racing seats pinch my shoulders.
if they are in
the Mercedes league.
Hendrik
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David Brodbeck wrote:
LT Don wrote:
Two words
No it was an 86 Camrythey didn't start that line until 83 in North
America
You be right.
On 8/10/05, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No it was an 86 Camrythey didn't start that line until 83 in North
America
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If one of my cars threw a timing chain that ate the engine I wouldn't
be nearly as mellow about it, Don.
On 8/10/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You be right.
On 8/10/05, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No it was an 86 Camrythey didn't start that line until 83 in North
America
Two words -- Honda Civic.
My son, a year ago, freshly married and starting a job paying a salary
that is more than I EVER earned per year (and I was mid-level military
officer) chose a Honda Civic. Previous vehicle was an Acura Integra.
He has NO regrets. Fun, amazingly roomy, economical, and
LT Don wrote:
I tried to talk him into the hybraid, but engineer that he is he
pulled out his slide rule, bounced cost against fuel prices (then),
and said that it was almost a wash.
It's only a wash if you get your batteries for free. $4k for a battery
pack in 5 years or so really skews the
What was that figure on the Federal tax credit?
On 8/9/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT Don wrote:
I tried to talk him into the hybraid, but engineer that he is he
pulled out his slide rule, bounced cost against fuel prices (then),
and said that it was almost a wash.
It's
David Brodbeck wrote:
LT Don wrote:
Two words -- Honda Civic.
If you can, take one for an extended drive before you decide to buy it.
And if you can't, just sit in it for an hour.
An hour is a small investment compared to the time you'll be stuck
in the thing during its lifetime, or
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
Hi
I have heard that Toyotas have pretty good seats. Don't know if they are in
the Mercedes league.
Don't know, I haven't ridden in one. Volvos have awesome seats, though.
Mitch Haley wrote:
What's the modern Subaru system like?
My old 1977 wagon differed from the 2WD in:
1. not having fifth gear, the fifth gear shift fork was hooked up to
a separate gearshift lever and engaged a driveshaft for the rear wheels.
2. Datsun (Nissan now) 280Z diff in the back,
Owned a 95 civic for a few years. Lots of them around the block. You
can always tell when they start up. Razzy little tinny sound. No
authority like a diesel benz
On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 06:56 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
LT Don wrote:
Two words -- Honda Civic.
If you can, take
know if they
are in
the Mercedes league.
Hendrik
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David Brodbeck wrote:
LT Don wrote:
Two
KNOW the problem is in the door. With electric windows, is it the
switch, the wiring or in the door?
-Curt
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:02:28 -0400
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Federal Tax Credit will soon apply to clean diesels. (according to Fox
News)
That puts a $18K Golf or Jetta TDI (I got 48mpg out of my 03 Jetta
wagon, driving it like a rental car for 40K miles) a whole lot further
ahead than a hybrid in my mind.
no weird 400 lb battery pack or
What will $5K get ya nowadays?
Redhead's Plymouth Breeze is in need of more work than it's worth, and
she commutes 70 miles a day. We're not going to take out a loan to
buy a car so the cap is about $5K. less would be much better.
Safety, Fuel economy, reliability without much
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 22:39:35 -0400
From: Rob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)
What will $5K get ya nowadays?
Redhead's Plymouth Breeze is in need of more work than it's worth, and
she commutes 70 miles a day. We're not going
What Dave said -- -
On 8/9/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rob,
No contest... late 80's, early 90's E-class (W124 chassis). You can
even get AWD if you can find a 4Matic that had the transaxle replaced.
I'd shoot for a 1990 300D 2.5T, the only 'ritual' is waiting a few
seconds
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