FS - DA*16-50 F2.8 ED, AL, IF - with extras - Good news/Bad news

I’m the original owner, purchased 12 years ago, my least used lens. Cosmetically and optically perfect. Includes caps, hood, case, box and three 77mm slim filters - (Hoya UV, Hoya 4X neutral density and B+W circular polarizer all - in excellent condition). Bad news, it doesn’t auto focus. Can

Re: FS - DA*16-50 F2.8 ED, AL, IF - with extras - Good news/Bad news

For potential buyers: Apparently a self conversion to screw drive is possible: HOW TO: Convert SDM to ScrewDrive - Pentax - YouTube Alan C On 08-Jan-21 02:58 AM, Ken Waller wrote: I’m the original owner, purchased 12 years ago, my least used

Some good news

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Re: Good news bad news good news...

Stan Halpin wrote on 12/11/18 8:49 AM: Two and a half months ago I sent a K-1 to Precision for update to ii. 1. GN: Email note from UPS: a package from Precision will be delivered today, Adult Signature Required. 2. BN: Precision must have decided I wasn’t serious when I indicated I wanted

Good news bad news good news...

Two and a half months ago I sent a K-1 to Precision for update to ii. 1. GN: Email note from UPS: a package from Precision will be delivered today, Adult Signature Required. 2. BN: Precision must have decided I wasn’t serious when I indicated I wanted email notification of any changes in

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ld consume at least 7 or 8 cups. Yes! On 22 June 2018 at 03:01, Jack Davis wrote: My wife (Helen) and I both yelled, "YES" upon reading the good news. J Sent from my iPhone On Jun 21, 2018, at 5:53 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I have two cups of caffeinated coffee a day usually

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If I could afford that I'd do it too... !  I lucked into a canister if illy at a GOODWILL store about a year ago.. instead of $14 I pay $3.99  - absolutely new, unopened  - wonderful coffeeI agree ann On 7/3/2018 4:32 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The decaf that I do drink very occasionally

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The decaf that I do drink very occasionally is illy espresso. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 3:44 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Dan - you just haven't had good enough decaf. > > BTw _ I'm drinking all cold brew these days - that I make

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Dan - you just haven't had good enough decaf. BTw _ I'm drinking all cold brew these days - that I make myself... dark roasts - really cuts down on the acidityand it tastes better too. ann On 7/3/2018 2:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Decaf may perhaps "work" but it still doesn't taste the

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Decaf may perhaps "work" but it still doesn't taste the same. One year they say coffee is bad for you, the next year they say it is good for you. I ignore it all because I love the stuff and, besides, at my age, how much difference can it make, either way? Dan Matyola

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John - I had mentioned that I had seen something like that a while back - and also heard it again on my TV news station this morning (um or maybe lastnight) which I was glad to hear as I drink about 6 cups of decaf after my two cups of caf..  - sipping all day long ann On 7/3/2018 1:14

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I remember there was some question about the efficacy of Decaf. I just saw another story in my news feed this afternoon suggesting Decaf works too. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. Sent from my Yahoo account because

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And then, all of you will be stewed to your firkin’ gills... > On Jun 24, 2018, at 12:49 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > >> On 24 Jun 2018, at 15:57, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Alan C wrote: >> >>> They still have pints & gallons in the UK? >> >> No gallons but still pints. At least in pubs.

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I'm not sure about that. I think it's based on what a coffee cup was in a fancy restaurant back in the day when the Mr Coffee was invented. As I noted earlier, I found reference on-line that the "standard" for fine dining back in the day was 5fl oz coffee in a 6fl oz cup leaving headroom for

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> On 24 Jun 2018, at 15:57, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Alan C wrote: > >> They still have pints & gallons in the UK? > > No gallons but still pints. At least in pubs. Don't think they use > pints anywhere else, though. > At the moment anything larger than a pint is a litre, until it's large

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Just standard deceptive advertizing a On 6/24/2018 12:12 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I think most US coffee makers call 6 oz a cup. -p On 6/24/2018 11:00 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Yeah. I noticed that my *Four* cup coffee maker doesn't hold 32fl oz of water, which is what got me started on the

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LOL! On 6/24/2018 11:35 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 24 June 2018 at 15:31 ann sanfedele wrote: this is rather a fun discussion :-) Well, it was - until you and Mark! started explaining things 8 -) -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com

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I think most US coffee makers call 6 oz a cup. -p On 6/24/2018 11:00 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Yeah. I noticed that my *Four* cup coffee maker doesn't hold 32fl oz of water, which is what got me started on the whole "How much coffee is a cup?" thing. On 6/23/2018 15:39, ann sanfedele wrote:

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Yeah. I noticed that my *Four* cup coffee maker doesn't hold 32fl oz of water, which is what got me started on the whole "How much coffee is a cup?" thing. On 6/23/2018 15:39, ann sanfedele wrote: properly, 1 cup = 8 oz , 2 cups = one pint, 4 cups = 1 quart... guess you guys don't bake much

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> On 24 June 2018 at 15:31 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > > > On 6/24/2018 3:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> On 24 June 2018 at 08:30 Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> > >> > >> Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity > >> left in my head to hold that information. > My

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I didn't know about the US having fewer ounces to the pint. The whole volume thing must be the exception that proves the rule. > On 24 June 2018 at 14:00 Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > > >Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity > >left in

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Alan C wrote: >They still have pints & gallons in the UK? No gallons but still pints. At least in pubs. Don't think they use pints anywhere else, though. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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They still have pints & gallons in the UK? Alan C On 24-Jun-18 03:00 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity left in my head to hold that information. Well it's obvious: A fluid ounce is 1/20th of a pint. Except

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On 6/24/2018 3:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 24 June 2018 at 08:30 Bob W-PDML wrote: Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity left in my head to hold that information. My measuring cups and my old cookbooks (american cookbooks) have marks for both as I

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On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 9:00 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >>Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity >>left in my head to hold that information. > > Well it's obvious: A fluid ounce is 1/20th of a pint. Except in the > U.S. where it's 1/16th of

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Bob W-PDML wrote: >Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity >left in my head to hold that information. Well it's obvious: A fluid ounce is 1/20th of a pint. Except in the U.S. where it's 1/16th of a pint. A fluid ounce is the same in the States and the UK about

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I use an electronic scale to measure avoirdupois ounces for recipes. Many recent recipes call for measuring dry sugar ingredients by weight rather than volume. It’s generally more accurate. Paul > On Jun 24, 2018, at 3:30 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > I have a set of Le Creuset cup measures

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> On 24 June 2018 at 08:30 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > I have a set of Le Creuset cup measures which have the ml equivalent stamped > on. I also have a set of French coffee cups in two sizes, and a supposedly > 8-cup French press for coffee. > > The Le Creuset cup measure is 237ml. > > This

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I have a set of Le Creuset cup measures which have the ml equivalent stamped on. I also have a set of French coffee cups in two sizes, and a supposedly 8-cup French press for coffee. The Le Creuset cup measure is 237ml. This exactly fills the larger French coffee cup, which is the size you

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But if you're using fluid ounces (20/pint) instead of avoirdupois ounces (16/lb) to measure powders like flour and suchlike, your recipes are going to be, er, interesting.. > On 23 June 2018 at 22:08 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > p.s. one does use liquids when baking - but I should have

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On Jun 24, 2018, at 7:39 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > properly, 1 cup = 8 oz , 2 cups = one pint, 4 cups = 1 quart... > > guess you guys don't bake much :-) We have to be careful if we make any Australian recipes as their tablespoon is 20ml while ours is 15ml. And 1 cup is 250ml ;) Cheers,

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p.s.  one does use liquids when baking  - but I should have said "cook" much . Interestingly - or not, one uses the same vessels measuring solids and liquids following recipes. ann On 6/23/2018 4:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: That's fluid ounces. And American ones are smaller than Imperial

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On 6/23/2018 4:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: That's fluid ounces. Yes - Coffee is fluid when you drink it , I believe :-) And American ones are smaller than Imperial ones. So we still don't know.   I actually did not know that a liquid ounce was different on one side of the pond or the

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That's fluid ounces. And American ones are smaller than Imperial ones. So we still don't know. > On 23 June 2018 at 20:39 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > > properly, 1 cup = 8 oz , 2 cups = one pint, 4 cups = 1 quart... > > guess you guys don't bake much :-) > > ann > > > > On 6/23/2018

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properly, 1 cup = 8 oz , 2 cups = one pint, 4 cups = 1 quart... guess you guys don't bake much :-) ann On 6/23/2018 1:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: One of the questions that is hard to answer is "How much coffee is a cup?" I think it's loosely based on the French "Tasse à café". Looking it

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One of the questions that is hard to answer is "How much coffee is a cup?" I think it's loosely based on the French "Tasse à café". Looking it up on-line, I found a claim that the "standard" was 5fl oz of liquid in a 6fl oz cup leaving 1 fl oz of head-room to allow the customer to add cream &

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Bladder torture. Alan C On 23-Jun-18 03:03 AM, Rick Womer wrote: 2 large mugs of coffee on the morning. A large mug of strong tea (PG Tips) in the afternoon. Wine or beer with dinner. A cup of decaf after dinner 2-3 times a week. Keeping all of the bases covered... Rick On Fri, Jun 22,

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2 large mugs of coffee on the morning. A large mug of strong tea (PG Tips) in the afternoon. Wine or beer with dinner. A cup of decaf after dinner 2-3 times a week. Keeping all of the bases covered... Rick On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 13:12 Jostein wrote: > Darn. > Hate to reduce my intake...

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Darn. Hate to reduce my intake... :-D Jostein Den 22.06.2018 00:02, skrev John: A study published Thursday in the journal "PLOS Biology" suggests that 4 cups of strong coffee daily may be the ideal way to improve how the cells inside blood vessels work.

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Great find. In the article they claim six cups. That would be for an average body volume/length. I think I should consume at least 7 or 8 cups. Yes! On 22 June 2018 at 03:01, Jack Davis wrote: > My wife (Helen) and I both yelled, > "YES" upon reading the good news. > J > &

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My wife (Helen) and I both yelled, "YES" upon reading the good news. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2018, at 5:53 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I have two cups of caffeinated coffee a day usually plus about 5-6 cups of > decaf after about 1 pm... hope decaf coun

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I have two cups of caffeinated coffee a day usually  plus about 5-6 cups of decaf after about 1 pm... hope decaf counts :-) now I'll read the arrticle thanks for pointing it out ann On 6/21/2018 6:02 PM, John wrote: A study published Thursday in the journal "PLOS Biology" suggests that 4

OT: Finally some GOOD news from the internet

A study published Thursday in the journal "PLOS Biology" suggests that 4 cups of strong coffee daily may be the ideal way to improve how the cells inside blood vessels work. http://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-heart-health-4-cups-might-be-ideal-2018-6 Four cups of strong coffee a day might

Re: D-FA 50mm f/1.4 - Good News

Like every other new 50mm lens it will be super corrected. Compare the size of a current Zeiss, Canon, Nikon, etc., 50mm f1.4 in size and number of elements and groups and you'll find that they are all about twice the size, the weight, and quadruple the cost, to eliminate all optical defects

Re: D-FA 50mm f/1.4 - Good News

Have they said how it would be better than the FA 50 1.4? focusing speed? image quality? On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 4:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I too want that lens. It won’t be inexpensive. > > Paul > >> On Mar 15, 2018, at 5:16 PM, Bill

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I too want that lens. It won’t be inexpensive. Paul > On Mar 15, 2018, at 5:16 PM, Bill wrote: > > Anyone who hasn't blocked my emails because I'm an asshole will know that I > am a standard lens junkie. I love 50mm lenses. > I just did my taxes, and my refund

D-FA 50mm f/1.4 - Good News

Anyone who hasn't blocked my emails because I'm an asshole will know that I am a standard lens junkie. I love 50mm lenses. I just did my taxes, and my refund will cover about two thirds of the price of the new 50/1.4. My pusher has been informed that I want one as soon as they become available.

Re: OT: Some more "good" news

Yeah, I know. That was my attempt of a [too subtle] joke about possible secession of NC from the US. Sorry... Igor John Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:06:06 -0800 wrote: On 1/5/2018 11:32, Igor PDML-StR wrote: As for the US embassy, - have they opened one in NC yet? ;) The embassy thing

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On 1/5/2018 11:32, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Actually, as far as it concerns _personal_ computers, - as far as you allow a malicious code to run on your computer, - all bets are off, - with or without this vulnerability. My understanding is that this _particular_ vulnerability requires you to

Re: Some more "good" news

Department of confusion & obfuscation? Have a baffling day. Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: 5 January, 2018 6:32 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Some more "good" news Actually, as far as it concerns _personal_ computers, - as far as you all

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Actually, as far as it concerns _personal_ computers, - as far as you allow a malicious code to run on your computer, - all bets are off, - with or without this vulnerability. From what I've read so far (the actual information is still undisclosed), in case of a personal computer, this

OT: Some more "good" news

Just a heads up. I guess a lot of you already know more about this than I do, but I thought I'd share for the sake of the rest. Apparently there's a bug in Intel CPUs since the Pentium Pro. It's also possible it will affect AMD and ARM (Android Phone) CPUs. Windows & Linux are both affected,

Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

On 7/22/2017 12:06, John Francis wrote: On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 01:05:14AM -0400, John wrote: Not that worried about saving gas there. A long down-hill with an automatic transmission means using the brakes all the way. Even if you're pumping & releasing, you can end up with your brakes getting

RE: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru While I did drive a few newer CVT equipped vehicles I didn't drive them enough to answer your question, however I'd be surprised if you couldn't get engine compression braking with them going do

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John Francis wrote: On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 01:05:14AM -0400, John wrote: Not that worried about saving gas there. A long down-hill with an automatic transmission means using the brakes all the way. Even if you're pumping& releasing, you can end up with your brakes getting burnt up. I've

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On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 01:05:14AM -0400, John wrote: > Not that worried about saving gas there. > > A long down-hill with an automatic transmission means using the brakes > all the way. Even if you're pumping & releasing, you can end up with > your brakes getting burnt up. > > I've done it in

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/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" <pdml...@komkon.org> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru IMHO, those emulated steps on top of the CVT are ludicrous. One of the biggest advantages (and the reasons why CVT was invented in the first

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icles I didn't drive them > enough to answer your question, however I'd be surprised if you couldn't get > engine compression braking with them going downhill. > > > -Original Message- >> From: John <sesso...@earthlink.net> >> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptecte

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ject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru > >How well does it work going down-hill in the mountains so you don't burn >out your brakes? > >On 7/18/2017 16:01, Ken Waller wrote: >> I believe one of the benefits the makers of CVTs sought was increased >> mileage by >> tuni

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> >> I also prefer a good manual transmission - I prefer the involvement - >> but I've driven some of the better dual clutch vehicles and they are >> very hard not to like and generally shift quicker than most can shift a >> manual. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> h

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ive, so much that some manufacturers have added a shift > feel to their CVT transmissions so as to eliminate the constant acceleration > feel. > > > -Original Message- >>From: Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> >>Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subar

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usion of these emulated steps >>> can't have a big effect on overall economy. >>> >>> I also prefer a good manual transmission - I prefer the involvement - >>> but I've driven some of the better dual clutch vehicles and they are >>> very hard not to like and g

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t;> manual. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" <pdml...@komkon.org> >> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru >> >> >&g

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..@komkon.org> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru IMHO, those emulated steps on top of the CVT are ludicrous. One of the biggest advantages (and the reasons why CVT was invented in the first place) is the stepless, smooth transmission. So, this "emulation" is undoi

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2017 9:59 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >> That constant acceleration - lack of shift feel is subjectively seen by > some drivers as a negative, so much that some manufacturers have added a > shift feel to their CVT transmissions so as to eliminate the constant > acceleration feel. >> &

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not to like and generally shift quicker than most can shift a manual. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" <pdml...@komkon.org> > Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Su

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and generally shift quicker than most can shift a manual. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" <pdml...@komkon.org> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru IMHO, those emulated steps on top of the C

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a negative, so much that some manufacturers have added a shift feel to their CVT transmissions so as to eliminate the constant acceleration feel. -Original Message- From: Zos Xavius Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru My mom has a CVT Nissan Sentra. Its pretty peppy betw

RE: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Of Zos Xavius Sent: Monday, 17 July 2017 8:24 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru My mom has a CVT Nissan Sentra. Its pretty peppy between 0 and 80. What's nice is that once it starts accelerating it doesn't stop. Just

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. -Original Message- From: Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru My mom has a CVT Nissan Sentra. Its pretty peppy between 0 and 80. What's nice is that once it starts accelerating it doesn't stop. Just smooth acceleration until you take you

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zosxav...@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru > >My mom has a CVT Nissan Sentra. Its pretty peppy between 0 and 80. >What's nice is that once it starts accelerating it doesn't stop. Just >smooth acceleration until you take your foot off the pedal. > >On

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. >> >> Good luck with your car search. CVT's are a fact o life these days but they >> seem to be prone to funky and fatal errors. I would do serious research on >> any CVT vehicle. >> >> Mark >> >> Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>

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research on >> any CVT vehicle. >> >> Mark >> >> Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past >>> week. (We are looking for a car right now.) >>>

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> I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past >> week. (We are looking for a car right now.) >> >> I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator of >> Subaru being one of the better manufacturers (behavior-wise). (Even th

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do serious research on any CVT vehicle. Mark Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi Mark, I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past week. (We are looking for a car right now.) I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator of Subaru being one

Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Yes, I think you have it right. At one time. JDP did only the IQS, but they've grown their business model. I upset them 34 years ago when I wrote an ad for jaguar that claimed they had the biggest improvement of any carmaker. It was true. They went from last to something like fifteenth. After

Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

From what I know, all reports from JDP are based on the owner (satisfaction) surveys. That is the in the core of their business model. The difference is in areas/parameters in which the satisfaction is evaluated. With respect to cars, there are these car ratings that JDP produces: 1.

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An additional thought: I suspect those ranking could be skewed for people's expectation for their cars in different price segments. The fact that Acura is way below Honda, and Infiniti is somewhat bellow Nissan probably doesn't tell that the "fancier" sub-brand cars are necessarily worse,

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I was referring to the owner satisfaction survey. I think it was just released. Paul via phone > On Jul 16, 2017, at 1:33 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Paul, > > First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power reports > (I am looking for a car now).

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Paul, First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power reports (I am looking for a car now). I didn't do an extensive search, but this listing that I found: http://www.jdpower.com/ratings/study/Vehicle-Dependability-Study-%28VDS%29-by-Make/1881ENG shows Ford among the same

OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Hi Mark, I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past week. (We are looking for a car right now.) I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator of Subaru being one of the better manufacturers (behavior-wise). (Even though they should've

Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

5:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made

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t; worked out by then! >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> Alan C wrote: >>> Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see >>> many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200 >>> 000 km has now beco

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the other 50%. I can't complain about that. I never heard of the Ecosport but I looks like it will be introduced to the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem worked out by then! Mark Alan C wrote: Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see

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to the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem worked out by then! Mark Alan C wrote: Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200 000 km has now become the norm

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Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200 000 km has now become the norm). They are all desperate to keep their market share. Ford had (still has?) their challenges with the Fiery Ecosport

OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here. Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter included a claim form to get

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

On 10/1/2015 10:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: So we have a Bosch dishwasher. It's actually done well for us, it's coming up on 11 years old. We bought it because it had the fewest buttons of any machine in the showroom. Anyway, a few years ago it stopped washing

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

John wrote: On 10/1/2015 10:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: Boy did I feel ripped off. No, you paid him $120 to take the time to drive out to your house. Pushing the tube back on, he did that for free. OK, drive out to your house and know to look at the friction fit tube.

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your reading displeasure.

A former colleague of mine developed an approach to teaching critical-thinking skills. In brief, he would ask the student for the solution to a problem, including a listing of assumptions. He would then tell the student that all of his assumptions were wrong: “so, what else could be going on?”

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> On Oct 1, 2015, at 2:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Itemized bill: > > Hitting the equipment with a hammer:$2 > Knowing where to hit the equipment: $9,998 Yep. -- Eric Weir Decatur,

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On 2015-10-01 11:09 , Eric Weir wrote: Not photography-related, but a couple years ago I couldn’t get my furnace to run. I called a friend who works in the industry and does freelance work on the side. He looked at the thermostat, switched it from cool to heat, and the problem was solved. I

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http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" <sesso...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for your readingdispleasure. On 10/1/2015 10:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: So we hav

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On 10/2/2015 6:04 PM, Ken Waller wrote: FWIW A recall was announced regarding a fire hazard with 'recent' Bosch dishwashers - I'd suggest you check it out if you have a 'recently' purchased unit. Google Bosch recall. Thanks. It turns out mine is affected by the recall. -- PDML

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notherdrunken...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Good news, I'm an idiot! Now officially OT for yourreadingdispleasure. On 10/2/2015 6:04 PM, Ken Waller wrote: FWIW A recall was announced regarding a fire hazard with 'recent' Bosch dishwashers - I'd suggest you check it out if you have a 'recently' purcha

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> On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:42 AM, J C OConnell wrote: > > I had a similar problem years ago when I first got my DS body and was using > it with manual focus lenses. All of a sudden the shutter would only fire > intermittantly and I was about to return it, and then > I noticed

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Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:42 AM, J C OConnell wrote: I had a similar problem years ago when I first got my DS body and was using it with manual focus lenses. All of a sudden the shutter would only fire intermittantly and I was about to return it, and then I

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On 9/30/2015 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would have been handy to have

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On 10/1/2015 11:09 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Not photography-related, but a couple years ago I couldn’t get my furnace to run. I called a friend who works in the industry and does freelance work on the side. He looked at the thermostat, switched it from cool to heat, and the problem was solved.

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Bill wrote: So we have a Bosch dishwasher. It's actually done well for us, it's coming up on 11 years old. We bought it because it had the fewest buttons of any machine in the showroom. Anyway, a few years ago it stopped washing dishes. It made all the right noises, and was definitely pumping

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