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From: yerazunis@cthulu.enet.dec.com
Subject: Re: RADAR DETECTOR: WHICH ONE
Organization: Turing Police
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:33:39 GMT


In article <9056.74.uupcb@cutting.hou.tx.us>, erich.lim@cutting.hou.tx.us (Erich Lim) writes...
>  In my experience, Cobra Trapshooters and Uniden's don't work to well
>and false alot.  I hate trapshooters!! (Don't mean to offend anybody who
>hasn't had any trouble with their's and likes trapshooters)
> I own a Solo and it's made by  Cincinatti Microwave, the same company
>that makes Escort's and Passport's.  I and several owners of Solo's find
>it wonderful and has saved me from a couple of tickets.  I would
>strongly suggest purchasing a Solo, as it is also run by a 9v battery,
>so you don't need to plug it up to the cigarette lighter.  I think the
>Solo is slightly better than the Passport at early detection, because my
>friend has a Passport and mine sounded before his and also, the Passport
>has just a little more false's than Solo.  The Escort and Solo are about
>the same with some of my friends saying the Escort is better and some
>saying that the Solo is better.
> BEL also makes some hiqh quality radar detectors that are also about as
>good as Escort's, but I prefer Escort's.

Well, if you want tremendous-f5g long detection range, and need only X and
K bands, go for an Escort DSP.  They're no longer made, and cost
$300 when they were made; figure about half that or a little more on the
used market.  The DSP units had about 10dB of sensitivity over everything
else in the market and (with one exception) still do.

That exception is the Valentine 1, from Valentine Research.  Mike Valentine
was the designer of the original Escort, and was bought out of Cinn. Micro.
by his partners.  He went off and developed this new gizmo, the Valentine
1 Radar Locator.  

The V1 has some really neat tricks- like it uses multiple antennas to 
determine the direction to the source (very handy - a radar hit from the front
that dies without moving from front-to-side-to-back as you drive along is 
quite possibly an instant-on radar in the road ahead).  The V1 also does 
signature analysis and reads out not only how powerful the signal is, but 
also how _many_ signals there are (foils the cop sitting in the known-radar-
false-alarm zone near the bank), and gives a special tone whenever an 
additional signal is detected.  It can track up to 9 simultaneous signals 
and give "threat analysis" on all of them.  It has a remote readout (though
the detector head itself isn't waterproof).  It has some neat tricks to replace
"city mode".  It covers X, K, Ka, and Stalker bands (but not laser).  

Valentine charges $300 for this marvel.  The waiting list is four months
long.  

Mine should ship sometime this week...  I'll post my findings when I have 
something to post.

	-Bill  

Copyright 1992 William S. Yerazunis (aka Crah the Merciless)
All rights reserved, no responsibility taken.

     "Have crowbar, will travel"
From: erich.lim@cutting.hou.tx.us (Erich Lim) 
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: K&N, WHAT DO YOU GET FROM
Date: 31 Aug 92 21:45:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Cutting Edge - Houston, TX - 713-466-1525
Reply-To: erich.lim@cutting.hou.tx.us (Erich Lim) 

-> I was wondering what are the net effects of using K&N or other
-> equivalent oil-based air filters?
->
-> You get more HP? more torque? easy to rev? engine longevity?
-> long-term saving on $$? OR just the satisfaction of being able to
-> brag...

  Supposedly more H.P.  I have a K&N in my 91' Integra and have noticed
just a little more power and torque.  (The engine hasn't been on a dyno,
so I don't know the precise results)  Also, it's supposed to last a
lifetime, just clean it out every 10,000 miles or so and it's just as
good as new.   I would say that the K&N is worth the price and many of
the 5.0's in Houston, including the Texas Turbo's either use an
open-flow filter or K&N.

Erich Lim
From: mfr@turing. (Michael Froehlich)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: List of Cars for Hostnames?
Date: 26 Aug 92 08:57:48 GMT
Reply-To: mfr@turing.
Organization: University of Bremen, Germany

In article 23597@datamark.co.nz, thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) writes:
>Hi there,
>
>Does anyone have a list of names that have been used for cars?
>
>I need them because all the machines around this office have been
>given car hostnames - with a view to choosing the most suitable for
>each. For example:
>
>	ferrari		RS/6000
>	alfa		RS/6000
>	porsche		RS/6000
>	jaguar		someones fast X terminal
>	lotus		fast handbuilt 486
>	aston		another handbuilt 486
>	cadillac	over-priced and not very impressive Compaq 386
>	trabant		slow Altos 1000
>	skoda		slow old 386sx/16
>	yugo		another 386sx/16
>
>The reason I need a list is because a Sun box recently arrived - and
>it took me ten minutes to think of a suitable name(Sunbeam (Talbot I
>think)). A list would obviously help us in finding the most
>appropriate name in each case.
>
>(I set follow-ups to rec.autos.)
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- 
>    Thomas Beagle | thomas@datamark.co.nz    or | Amiga 2.04, AIX 3.1
>Datamark Intl Ltd | thomas@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz | Win 3.1, OS/2 2.0
> Technical Writer | 	              Vote MMP!
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I don't have such a list, but what about european sportscar manufacturers like
	
	Masserati (Fiat)
	Lamborghini (Chrysler?)
	Lancia (Fiat)
	Alpine (Renault)

as a first aid for your fast workstations?
	
Greetings

Michael

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From: bednarek@picard.med.ge.com (Dennis Bednarek Mfg 4-6971)
Subject: Re: 100+mpg/oil co.s buying them out
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 06:40:29 GMT


Several (at least 10) years ago I read an article on a plentum type 
carb. that one of the automakers were testing on there v-8 engines.
Acording to the article it claimed that gas milage tripled in city
driving, there was on performance loss, however there was a problem
with cold weather starting.  If that was 15 years ago on a v-8, and
with 4 bangers getting 30+ mpgs today then 100 could be a realistic
number.  Lets hear more about these suber carbs.

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From: ganapath@tahoe.qualcomm.com (Chinnappa Ganapathy)
Subject: Re: Bugs
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 18:10:32 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.221755.17745@ichips.intel.com> kcreta@sedona.intel.com writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>	How can I remove the bug guts I get all over the front of my BLACK
>	car?  I try and dodge those little guys but I'd swear some were on
>	a suicide mission :)
>
>	Seriously, the window is no problem but how do I remove the bugs
>	without damaging the paint and/or finish on the car?
>
>						Thx,
>							Ken
>
>P.S.  I'm sorry if this is a repost but I don't know if the previous one
>      made it. 

I've successfully removed difficult dirt from my car using "TR3 Polymer
Protectant".  Once you have it removed, the easy way to prevent dirt
from sticking to your car's finish, keep it waxed well.

My apologies to anyone concerned for referring to living creatures (bugs)
as dirt. 8-)

Chinna
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                       |  in perspective." - Bob Gagliano, Chargers Quaterback
From: thatchh@hplsla.hp.com (Thatch Harvey)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: SHO Engine for Probe GT - Why Not?
Date: 3 Sep 92 23:52:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: hplsla.147520014
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA

> / hplsla:rec.autos / dlou@GEORDI.UCSD.EDU (Dennis Lou) /  3:37 pm  Sep  2, 1992 /
> 
> I can just see it now...
> 
> Engine by Yamaha
> Drivetrain by Mazda
> Chassis by Ford
> Motronics by Bosch
> Tires by Michelin (or whatever source they use)
> 
> Who's car would it be? :-)
> 
> Dennis Lou             


            Mine....   I'd buy one like that in a minute if the price was good.



               Thatch Harvey
From: news@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (USENET News)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: VOLVO info
Date: 27 Aug 92 02:34:19 GMT
Reply-To: mckay!dwight@ecn.purdue.edu
Organization: Purdue University

In article <1992Aug24.090855.18564@mr.med.ge.com> 
bednarek@picard.med.ge.com (Dennis Bednarek Mfg 4-6971) writes:
> 
> 
> My son is considering buying a 1982 Volvo for his first car.  If anybody
> has any info on Volvos, like they are no good because.............or
> they are great because ................ I would appreciate it.

I'd say that my experience with Volvo's has been very good.  They are 
durable and very safe, although not as inexpensive to maintain as some 
other vehicles.

My wife has been in two accidents in two different Volvos and has come out 
safely.  The combination of a good seat-belt system and Volvo's crumple 
zones and frame construction really do work.

--Dwight D. McKay
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From: andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew J. Huang)
Subject: Re: Carburetors, gasoline, and why I don't recycle
Keywords: BOOM
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:33:08 GMT

In article <2AA544AE.27353@ics.uci.edu> craigm@ics.uci.edu (Craig MacFarlane) writes:
>In article <1992Sep2.173112.15476@news.acns.nwu.edu> drt@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Robert Toreki) writes:
>>
>>	With the note here about a H2-fueled car...seems like a great idea.
>
>Simple solution: Then don't carry a tank a hydrogen around.  Carry a
>		 tank of water around.
>
>Hard problem: Separating the hydrogen from the water right before the
>	      hydrogen needs to be burned.
>
>I admittedly haven't any idea what it takes to separate hydrogen and...
>
>Can you imagine filling your tank with the garden hose? :)
>
Wonderful idea!  As I remember you usually do it with electricity (O2
comes out of the + and H2 out of the - or vice versa).  So all you
really need is to put the electrodes from the battery into some
separation chamber.  And don't forget that since you are burning H2
with O2, you can dump the O2 into the intake.  Since the exhaust will
be now be pure H20, you can condense it and put it back into the gas
tank.  Of course condensation gives off heat so you can also heat the
car with it.  Don't forget about the kid, the cat and the wolf den at
the zoo. :-). many.



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From: underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe)
Subject: Re: Strike at Saturn?
Organization: Miners for a Heart of Gold
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 07:00:49 GMT

In article <ellisk.715239049@fido.Colorado.EDU> ellisk@fido.Colorado.EDU writes:
>...  Having said that, I also find your attitude and
>your ad hominem attacks about as attractive as Tim Maroney in top form:
>...

Yeah.  About as attractive as Mr. Ellis' assumptions about my comments.

>[UC-Berkeley education]

Big deal.

>The only solution to 'cracking' the Japanese market is to commit to a
>long term market presence in Japan.  That costs money, lots of it.
>Contrary to Mr. Joe's assertions, Japan is currently one of the most
>open countries in the world from a free trade aspect.

Here's an unwarranted assumption.

Japan is much more closed than the USA, which is the benchmark of comparison
that I was using.  The cost of living in Japan is much worse than the
USA because of import restrictions.

>There are few
>*formal* trade barriers left, and those are falling quickly.  What is
>left, however, are many *informal* trade barriers, such as a
>distribution system which hugely favors domestic producers.

I never said that the trade barriers were only "formal" ones.

The net cumulative effect of the trade barriers, whether formal
or informal, in the specific case of the Pontiac Trans Am is to
jack it's price from $14,000 in the USA to about $24,000 in Japan.

The SII (Structural Impediments Initiative) talks are designed to
to knock down those "informal" barriers.  The Japanese,
American pseudo-free traders, and certain foreigners in America
think that it's Japan "bashing".  These self-appointed arbitors often use
the same nutty argument saying, "I'll decide when John Doe's tinker toys
are adequate in quality.  Now they suck.  After they've been improved to
my liking, I'll think about opening Japan's markets."  They seem to confuse
two separate issues:  (1) product quality/desirability, which should
be determined by the consumer, not a self-appointed arbitor, and (2)
market access.

>The only
>real cure for that is a commitment to sell in Japan, and to spend the
>money necessary to acquire market share.  It won't be easy, by any
>means, but it is possible.
>...

Then it should be pried open with a crow bar.  The Japanese gov't should
reform the Japanese system so that access is as easy as that in the USA.

Otherwise, the USA should play tic for tac.

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From: jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: HONDA CIVIC BASHING C
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:00:35 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University

>  These prices are all U.S. and they are not inflated.  Yeah, the actual
>sticker price is lower, but after you add floor mats, the usual dealer
>prep. (rustproof, teflon wax, etc.)  That's how much it costs.   These
>prices are correct because I know someone who bought a 92' Prelude
>Si 4ws with gold trim and almost all all of the accesories for $24,000
>in Los Angeles. Another one of my friends paid $17,000 for a plain 92'
>Accord EX without any accesories and before TT&L.  And as the price for
>the Integra, I saw the price at the dealer and of course Integra's don't
>come standard with A/C. so that costs another $1000.  That really
>sucks!!
>

Just because they paid that price, that does not mean that is the
price they should have sold for. In other words, they could have got
ripped off(something dealers are more than willing to do).

john
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From: tracye@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Tracy Evans)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:44:45 GMT
Subject: Re: What Is It
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
Newsgroups: rec.autos

a Saab Sonnet?


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From: tpickett@auspex.com (Tom Pickett)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: $758 for an oil change?
Date: 26 Aug 92 18:20:02 GMT
Reply-To: tpickett@auspex.com (Tom Pickett)
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.  Engineering

In article <1992Aug25.170659.13324@pictel.com>, harling@pictel.com (Dan 
Harling) writes:
> It depends on what kind of garage you are dealing with.  If the
> proprietor does his own work, or if the proprietor is entirely liable
> for customer complaints, then they are all very likely to be concerned
> about the quality of their work.

I think this is the crux of the matter.  It depends on the Garage
(Ford or otherwise) and on the mechanic.  To assume that a mechanic
will not care simply because he is in a Ford dealership is wrong.

As far as my experience with Ford Dealers and what they refer to as
"Customer Service," well that's been a total disaster.  But I keep
trying to find a dealer that will treat my car with some respect and
do a good job.  I think it is a bad attitude on the part of some
Ford Dealers and not all.


Tom Pickett 
tpickett@auspex.com
SHO  GOZE
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: hsd@swlrat.msd.ray.com (HERBERT DASILVA)
Subject: Re: CHRYSLER LH
Organization: Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:49:59 GMT

crisar@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (Anton van Rosmalen) writes:

>During my stay in July in Cocoa-beach florida, i saw 2 eagle (vision) cars,
>these were the badges on the cars, both  were lease cars,
>after reading the road test and seeing 
>photos in car-driver magazine (british) , i now know them to have
>been the new Chrysler LH series..
>I liked the design very much , they seemed to have huge interior space ,
>good functional dashboard, all round a good design and integrated automobile.
>i believe these cars have not yet been released in the states,
>possible these were  test cars ....

  The LHs are here!  The LHs are here!

  But seriously, I sat in a 1993 Dodge Intrepid ES this weekend (one of two
  I saw this past weekend).  It is REALLY nice.  This one had the 3.3lV6
  (~150hp).  This car is almost as big as a Crown Victoria outside, (and it
  felt BIGGER than one inside!!) and had an EPA rating of 23 mpg city, 28
  hwy.  I was pretty impressed.  Also available is the 3.5lV6 (~210hp).
  Only drawback is that no manual transmission will be offered this year.

	Herb "Mopar Maniac" DaSilva
From: sam@esl.com (Samuel Hahn)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Finish | Car Cover
Date: 27 Aug 92 21:08:36 GMT
Reply-To: Samuel Hahn <sam@esl.com>

What is recommended for maintaining a fine finish on an automobile?  Sp. a  
Lexus ES300.  What car cover is recommended?  Do you wash yourself by hand,  
or are there non-dangerous places to take the car for a wash?  If the latter,  
I'm especially interested in the south bay area (<10mi of Cupertino, say).   
Thanks for your help -- Sam
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From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: Law regarding speeding ticket ?
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 19:45:36 GMT

In article <CARL.92Aug26223444@atlantis.Cayman.COM> carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl) writes:
>
>>after 6months...the cop won't goto court...becuase in that amount of time..
>>he won't remember
>
>>worked for me..and i won <but it wasn't for reck. driving.it was speeding>
>
one thing you forgot - cops make reports on their shift, e.g., traffic 
reports, etc - they carry around little notebooks that they jot thin down in
to help them remember details....

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From: ac579@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (G.C.J. Timm)
Subject: Re: THE DOOR HORROR
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 00:46:24 GMT


The proper response to such an act is the potato up the exhaust
pipe.  Her's or the cars, your choice.....

Jeff
WHO GOT KEYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: simon@wlbr.iipo.gtegsc.com (Mark Simon)
Subject: Re: Broken seat back ('86 Mustang LX) Ford in general
Organization: GTE Federal Systems
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 22:53:50 GMT

In article <PHILG.92Sep2141615@zug.ai.mit.edu> you write:
[stuff deleted]
>I've written letters to executives and gotten no response (not even a
>form letter back from a secretary).  I've sent them free engineering
>advice on how they could fix some of their brain-damaged software.
>I've called their 800 number (they promise to call back, but almost
>never do).
>
>A local consumer lawyer said that Ford is the most tenacious of the
>car companies in fighting its own customers.  He told me of one case
>where Ford spent $50,000 to litigate a poor lemon-owner into the
>ground.
>
>Philip Greenspun
>MIT Department of Electrical Engineering

This is a good reminder for myself as to why I refuse to buy Ford
products today, nomatter how well the car mags claim they are.

I owned an '82 Mustang GT (I bought it used in the Summer of '87).
After a year, at around 80k miles, I noticed the floorpan had crack
under the driver's seat.  One bolt was holding my seat down.

After a little research my Dad and I found out (from Consumer Reports,
and the National Transportation and Highway Safety Agency) that 80
percent of all Mustangs built between '79 and '83 had this problem. 

I wrote a letter to Ford asking them to pay for the repairs
(basically, to have some metal welded across the floorpan).  Now I
know the car had a lot of miles on it, but if 80 percent of all cars
had this problem (which, BTW, would not show up until many years after
the normal warranty was up), I would have thought the manufacturer
would make a recall.

Wrongo.  I got a letter back from Ford stating that this was not a
life threatening problem, and since the NTHSC wasn't forcing them to
recall the car, they (Ford) wasn't under any obligation to pay for
repairs.  I don't know about you, but personally I believe having the
driver held to the car by ONE bolt to be life threatening in any
accident. 

Well, if Ford doesn't car if I die in one of their cars, I don't care
if the company dies trying to sell self-destructing cars.

-- Mark

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From: seymour@bnr.ca (Jeffrey Seymour)
Subject: wanted: 325e or 190e 
Reply-To: seymour@bnr.ca (Jeffrey Seymour)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 14:04:08 GMT

I am looking for a BMW 325e with all/most of the goodies.  Vintage 1985-1987. Less than 140,000 km (80,000 mi) on it. Also wanted same vintage mercedes 190e. 
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