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From: qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Aamir Hafeez Qazi)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: 1993 Ford Probe GT - a good buy?
Date: 19 Dec 1992 20:51:21 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

In article <1992Dec18.231128@micro.caltech.edu> azirger@micro.caltech.edu (Art Zirger) writes:
>I'm shopping for a car to have loads of fun with and the new Probe GT has been
>getting lots of praise (even Consumer Reports!).  What is the net's feeling?  I
>was comparing it with the Acura Integra GS-R, but the GS-R just doesn't have the
>low RPM kick that the Probe does.  I drove the Probe (albeit an automatic) around
>Southern California the last couple of days.  It was a blast.  Maybe it's just
>because I own an '88 Hyundai Excel...  I'm just about ready to plunk down my hard
>earned cash; I'd appreciate any words of wisdom.  Thanks.
>
>Art Zirger.

--For the price, the Probe GT can't be touched.  The Integra GS-R is nowhere
  near as well rounded in its abilities.  A Nissan NX2000 isn't bad either,
  if you don't mind a smaller car; it is a blast to drive!

--Aamir Qazi

-- 

Aamir Qazi
qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
--Why should I care?  I'd rather watch drying paint.
From: Larry.Mc.Donald@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Ox sensor origins
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
Date: 16 Dec 92  12:16:02

 mark@wdc.sps.mot.com 
   (Mark Shaw) asks:

> While digging through some of the literature on emissions, there is a 
> definite changeover to closed-loop systems around 1982 using the
> Lambda (OX) sensor technology.  What I cann't seem to find is the early
> origin of this device.

> I suspect that it was invented by Bosch in the 1970's, but have no 
> direct reference to that.  I do recall seeing it on an Audi
> development car around 1980.  Anyone out there got the history on who
> invented, first produced this device?

   It first appeared on Volvo cars as a standard item in the late 
'70s (1978, I believe). You might write to them where they got 
the idea, they were using a Bosch fuel injection system at the 
time (some form of Bosch fuel injection has been standard on 
Volvo engines since 1971, kinda makes me laugh at new cars with 
'Fuel Injection' emblems on them, like it's some kind of big deal 
these days.).



... Larry.Mc.Donald, N6ZMB, Fullerton, California!  <cough, cough>
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From: qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Aamir Hafeez Qazi)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Mercury Villager
Date: 21 Dec 1992 05:17:21 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu


I heard something on ABC News last week about a recall of 10,000 Mercury
Villagers (I assume the Quest is involved also?).  Supposedly, some of the
hoses have cuts in them.  The reason?  The hoses were shipped in boxes, and
these boxes were opened up with knives, slashing the hoses in the process.
  Now we don't need to be told that
knives and hoses do not make a good combination, but who is to blame here?
I think that the boxes should have been labeled with some sort of warning
label about how they should be opened.  

Then again, I am sure this kind of thing happened in Japan, too.

--Aamir Qazi

-- 

Aamir Qazi
qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
--Why should I care?  I'd rather watch drying paint.
Newsgroups: rec.autos,ne.forsale
From: saz@apollo.HP.COM (Steven A. Zedeck)
Subject: Car Alarm system controller (aka. brain) for sale
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:04:58 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Chelmsford, MA
Keywords: alarm

I have a Car alarm system controller (aka. brain) and motion sensor for sale.
I had a Prestige APS2 (made by Audiovox ?) car alarm system
installed in my van. This system supports only one channel.
When I recently purchased a second vehicle I wanted to have a multi
channel remote so that a single remote can control both cars.
I wanted to avoid carrying 2 separate remote alarm transmitters.

Since the Prestige was about 2 years old (most systems at that
time only suported one channel), I decided to replace the Prestige
system with a new multi channel system. It only cost a few more
bucks to change over, since I was able to make use of all the
wiring harnesses, etc. The only thing that really changes is the
"brain" and the motion sensor, which are the 2 items I'd like to sell
because I don't need them anymore.

Both parts have worked flawlessly for about 2 years ... no complaints.

Make an offer.  If I can find a buyer relatively close to
where I live in Nashua, NH I can deliver the items.


Make an offer.....
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Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: nancy@hayduke (Nancy Feagans)
Subject: Re: Looking for Jeep YJ Opinions...
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:56:36 GMT

In article <14008@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM writes:
>
>I have a 92 Jeep Wrangler with 11,000 miles.  I knew it would be uncomfortably
>jouncy, noisy, spartan, etc., so have no problem with how it rides.  Performance
>with the 4.0 is great, great heater, fun in the rough.
>
>But an overpriced piece of ^#&$ from the reliability standpoint.  I have just
>started talking to a lawyer, and we are going to pursue my state's Lemon Law
>to get a refund.
>
>Many little things go wrong, and go wrong repeatedly.  They are unfixable.
>Chrysler Service has done what it could.
>
>The sad part is, this is a very simple design, has lots of markup built into
>its price, and has very little retooling costs from one year to the next.  But
>Chrysler does not mind putting out this poor product.
>
>I'm now considering what US car to buy as a replacement.  I'm looking at Saturn,
>Taurus, etc.  But you know what?  I am so gun shy because of this experience
>that I'll probably buy a Toyota.  I had 4 Toyotas before my venture back into
>a US car company, and it's going to take a lot of convincing to get me to stay
>with a US company.
>
>Advice:  Shun the YJ/Wrangler.
>
>	Dave

Dave:  Get a 4Runner.  I have a '90 SR5 bought new in 9/89; have had
absolutely NO problems in over 3 years and 60k miles. Still on the
original set of Dunlop GranTreks, though they're getting a little
worn (have a few serious off-road miles on the vehicle). Sounds like
you need more reliability and durability than you've gotten with the
Jeep :-)
 

-- 

Nancy J. Feagans     (818) 306-6423
Jet Propulsion Lab   nancy@jpl-devvax.Jpl.Nasa.Gov
"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious."
From: dig@pro-cynosure.cts.com (Doug Granzow)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: OK..why shouldnt I get an extended car warranty?
Date: 18 Dec 1992 10:57:32 -0600
Organization: ProLine [pro-cynosure]
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

staggers@cup.hp.com (Ken Staggers) writes:

>  They made
>the extended car warranty sound OH SO GOOD. 

>I need to be reminded...why are they such a bad deal?  On principle, it
>sounds great.  For $660 I can get an extra 2 years of coverage.  And the
>brochure they give indicates a lot of things that are covered.  

First question: Why doesn't the brochure simply say "Everything under the
standard warranty would be covered by the extended warranty"?

Second question: What is the likelihood that you will need any kind of
warranty service during those 2 years?  And if you do, what is the likelihood
that such service would be worth more than $660?  I have a used car ('84
Nissan 200SX) that I've owned for 2 years and I haven't had more than $200
worth of warranty-type work done to it.  If you think the extended warranty
is worth it, then the question becomes: What do you want with a car that will
cost more than $330/year just to keep in working order?

>What didnt the sales guy tell me?  What was he leaving out?
 
Only that an extended service warranty (on *any* product) is nothing more
than a way to increase the price of the product.  Warranties used to be free.



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Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton)
Subject: Re: Honda Del Sol
Reply-To: dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 20:51:21 GMT

In article <BzBCwJ.21sy@austin.ibm.com>, adil@austin.ibm.com (Adil Soofi) writes:
|> 
|> I am considering buying the new Honda Del Sol. Any words of wisdom from 
|> rec.autos readers?
|> 
|> 
|> -- 
|> Adil Khan Soofi		IBM Software Consultant. Austin, Texas
|> adil@austin.ibm.com	(512) 823.9388
|> [Opinions expressed in this article are entirely my own.]

I thought the Miata looked better and handled better.  It is about the same
price....give it a look.

Don Clayton
a.k.a. Admiral Maverick, DM of the Drow
My brain, my thoughts, my words.
"I'm all lost in the Supermarket.  I can no longer shop happily.
 I came in here for the special offer, guaranteed personality."
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: kumar@raleng.mtc.com
Subject: WANTED: bra for 1991 Jeep Cherokee
Organization: Memorex Telex, Raleigh, N.C.
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:48:53 GMT

looking for a nose bra for a 1991 Jeep Cherokee.
From: jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Car purchasing advice.
Date: 17 Dec 92 17:36:42 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Ohio State University

In article <1992Dec17.142212.15280@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade) writes:
>In article <newlin.724561090@kraft.ecn.purdue.edu> newlin@kraft.ecn.purdue.edu (John Newlin) writes:
>>Hi,
>>
>>  Second question: When a dealer says, I can't go below a certain price
>>		   and make a profit, is he lying?
>they always lie...you don't care if he makes a 'profit' or not...you need to
>decide what you will or won't pay...but since it has been wrecked ....
>*keep looking*....
>>

You cannot buy a car based *soley* on what you are willing to pay for
it. Unless of course you don't mind getting ripped off. 

There are two factors, how much money you are willing to spend
and how much the car is worth to an informed buyer. Even if I would
feel comfortable paying $10k for the mustang because I have that
much money to blow, does that mean I should pay that much. The 
problem is if you don't know what the car is worth you could be paying
just about anything if you base it on your gut feeling.

My goal is to pay as little as the world will allow not what my gut
feeling will allow. For example, if you came in from a remote place
africa and now in the U.S. saw a VCR. Would you pay $400 for it
because you had the money available and didn't know what the thing was
worth to other Americans even though everyone else in the real world
would pay $50 for the used thing?

In other words, for a car go take a look at Edmunds or similar
book to see what the car is worth. There is usually a *much* larger
markup on used than new cars. I's take at least 30% off.

First be informed, then decide what you are willing to pay for it.

john
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From: tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill" Tuthill)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Quietest cars on the market?
Date: 17 Dec 1992 07:40:43 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: cairo

Here are cars achieving decibel levels of 68 or less at 70 mph,
tested 1990 or later, from the Car & Driver 1993 Buyer's Guide.
Each decibel represents a doubling of air pressure on the eardrum.
Only Infiniti and Mercedes come it at 66 dB, but only Taurus and
Camry can be had for under $20k.

Audi 100CS		68	$ 31k
Bentley Eight		67	$150k
BMW 525i		67	$ 39k
BMW 750iL		67	$ 59k
Cadillac Eldorado	68	$ 35k
Ford Taurus LX		68	$ 16k
Infiniti Q45		66	$ 47k
Lexus ES300		67	$ 28k
Lexus LS400		67	$ 49k
Lincoln Town Car	68	$ 35k
Mazda 929		68	$ 29k
Mercedes-Benz 190E	68	$ 29k
Mercedes-Benz 300CE	68	$ 45k
Mercedes-Benz 400SE	66	$ 74k
Oldsmobile 88 Royale	68	$ 26k
Pontiac Bonneville	68	$ 20k
Toyota Camry LE		68	$ 15k
From: amiller@almaden.ibm.com (Alex Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: SLICK 50 etal. Tested and declared useless.
Date: 18 Dec 1992 15:52:00 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

My experience with SLICK 50 has been:

11/87 OD=   18 bought new 1988 Honda Prelude SI 2.0 automatic
01/88 OD= 4724 SLICK 50 (used Valvoline 5w-30 around then)
08/88 OD=23213 SLICK 50 (used Mobil 1 5w-30 around then)
08/89 OD=41715 SLICK 50 (used Redline 10w-40 around then)
11/91 OD=69929 I sold the car

I was very diligent about doing my own oil changes and keeping
records.  In fact, I kept track of ALL my gasoline purchases have MPG
values for the time I owned the car.  I commute over the Santa Cruz
Mts.  and get between 26-36MPG (28mpg mean.)  I never had to add any
oil between my 3k-5k oil changes.  The oil pan and anti-sway bar had
insignificant amounts of dirty oil films on them.

Of course I can't say that SLICK 50 did anything good, only
that I didn't observe any engine problems and the car felt good.

Alex
amiller@almaden.ibm.com
From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Civic LX, Saturn SL1.. SUBJ CHANGE!!!
Date: 12 Dec 1992 01:10:50 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu

WAY OFF SUBJECT HEADER!!!


In a previous article, underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe) says:

>even purchase that in San Francisco, let alone a redneck town.

how many redneck towns u been in? most of them are friendly if you are.
only if you are a menacing looking/acting individual do you have to 
worry abt thier shotguns!  I MUCH prefer redneck towns for trying to
elicit smiles than SF!!
DREW
From: jmmst53+@pitt.edu (Jason M. Mccloskey)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Looking for Jeep YJ Opinions...
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:09:00 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

I hve to agre with everyone who has written in saying what a heap the Jeeps are.

It is simply amazing to me that such a basic design could be screwed up so badly

I have hd clutches break, timing chain tensioners break-- at 6000mi., water 
pumps on the fritz at 30,000mi., replaced thermostats, distributor shaft oil
leaks, front engine seal oil leaks, grinding transmissions, bbroken front axles,
etc....

yes, I do use my vehicle off-road ALOT -- but then Jeep specifically markets the
vehicle an off-road go anywhere machine.  The brochure -- at least the '90
broochure said --"goes through mud over a foot deep."  

I've spoken with Chrysler and their "arbitration" board many times.
Their response -- "Jeep is not liable for design faults."  Never mind that thesedesign faults are not my problem, that the vehicle is not dependable with these
design faults.

My solution -- buy a used Jeep in great body condition and COMPLETELY rebuild   the running gear using only GM stuff, like 1-ton axles, trannys, etc....

Otherwise, don't waste your money -- buy an S-10 or Toyota --  if this is the
best Jeep can do with what is basically a fifty + year old design, they deserve to lose their shirts to the Japanese.....

Jason.

  
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: feinberg@icd.teradyne.com (Mike)
Subject: Re: Four wheel drive Autos
Reply-To: feinberg@icd.teradyne.com
Organization: Teradyne, Inc. Boston MA
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:06:01 GMT

I sure hope they do not kill it. It is a great looking car that has all the 
toys one can wish for. I will buy it the first day it comes out with 5spd.
And the looks... that is very personal. I like it a lot. But yet again, 
cars are like women - you pick the one you like.
-mike

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From: andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Chrysler Invented Cab-forward?
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:43:41 GMT
Reply-To: andrew@frip.wv.tek.com
Organization: Tektronix Color Printers, Wilsonville, Oregon

Drew writes:

	"the biggest thing about all this bragging that Chrysler has
	been trying to do ... is still that they can't come up with the
	room for a stick shift pedal arrangment..? ...  they don't
	think i'm intellegent enough to handle the truth in their
	advertisements ... If they misrepresent "facts" like these, how
	can they expect me to believe that they know what they are
	talking about ..."

The problem here is that you believed what you read on the net, and
somehow found enough ammo here to belittle the credibility of the
entire company.

Chrysler didn't say this.  A car magazine writer guessed that the wheel
well prevented a clutch pedal.  What he failed to note is that they
could make room for the clutch pedal by losing the parking brake pedal
... and that Chrysler is working on a stick shift for the 95 LH.  (How
do I know?  I read it in a different car magazine.  Hmmm ...)

But what do you care, Drew? -- it's front wheel drive.  ;-)

  -=- Andrew Klossner  (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
                       (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)
From: wrob@unixg.ubc.ca (Robert Wong)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Tire rebalancing:  What is it??
Date: 19 Dec 1992 10:17:40 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: World
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca

Hi.  I've heard of wheel alignments being done.  That means aligning the wheels,
right?

So what does tire alignment mean?

Sorry if I kinda sound ignorant, but I don't recall seeing the words tire
alignment in my owners manual.
 RWW.
-- 
Robert W. Wong Jr.
wrob@unixg.ubc.ca (ASCII only)
"I can't even remember all the things I've forgotten." - RWW.
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech
From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
Subject: Re: Do SPOILERS Really Work??? no.
Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:01:35 GMT

In <1gg7c6INN8h0@uwm.edu> malc9336@miller.cs.uwm.edu (Brian Malcolm) writes:

>(Eric Youngblood) writes:
>>Wings have to be designed with enough surface area to generate a negative lift
>>force. Imagine an airplane with narrow wings, it will never generate enough 
>>lift to get off the ground.

Boy. I'll bet this has come as a shock to the guys who flew the old
Liberators in WW II. The high aspect ratio wings allowed the Lib to
get to pretty high altitudes for that day. BTW, ever look at a glider?


>Which is one reason the wings of airplanes are swept.  This way, the air 
>passing over them views the wing as being much wider.

>-brian

Bob.


Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: mark@wdcwdc.sps.mot.com (Mark Shaw)
Subject: Re: Speed traps
Organization: Motorola Western MCU Design Center, Chandler Arizona
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:04:13 GMT

In article <6094@naucse.cse.nau.edu>, rrw@sunset.cse.nau.edu (Bob Wier) writes:
|> Since we are on the subject, and approaching the holidays where people
|> might be doing a bunch of cross country driving, thought I'd throw
|> out the following...
|> 
|> For those of you planning on whizzing across Arizona on I-40 or I-10,
|> Arizona Highway Patrol LOVE to use "wolf packs".  What they do is
|> to string out 5 to 10 cars over a 15 mile stretch or so.  What most
|> people do is see the first car (usually with someone pulled over)
|> and think - aha - out here in the middle of the desert that's the
|> only cop for 100 miles - let's hit it.  Then WHAM - they get you
|> 2 miles further down the road. etc for about 10 miles..
|> 
|> I've heard of people who actually got 3 consecutive tickets because
|> after they got the first one they were mad and hit it hard cuz they
|> thought that was the only cop.

Hey Bob, don't give away all our secrets:-)

How else can we bring in all that money that the Tourism Office claims
that Arizona gets from tourism?
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: asper@sbctri.sbc.com (Alan E. Asper)
Subject: Re: Honda Del Sol
Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources, St.Louis, MO
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 22:28:49 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.205121.3769@bnr.ca> dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton) writes:
>In article <BzBCwJ.21sy@austin.ibm.com>, adil@austin.ibm.com (Adil Soofi) writes:
>|> I am considering buying the new Honda Del Sol. Any words of wisdom from 
>|> rec.autos readers?
>
>I thought the Miata looked better and handled better.  It is about the same
>price....give it a look.

I agree. The Del Sol has the advantage of the standard hard top and front-
wheel drive, so if you live in an area that gets snow that's something to
think about.

Alan

Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.sport,rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.vw,alt.autos.antique,misc.consumers,news.answers
From: tt300zx@milton.u.washington.edu (twin turbo 300zx)
Subject: Re: Honda Del Sol
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 10:03:55 GMT

>Well, if the del Sol is the future of automobile styling, I guess I'm stuck
>driving old cars.  The thing is butt-ugly!  Almost everybody I've asked about
				 ^^^^^^^^^
>this agrees with me; it's just not a good-looking car.  Usually Honda does a
>good job of stylning their cars to be bland at the very worst; the del Sol is
>distinctly unpleasant.

	well, agree about the fact that *del sol* is not IN. it's not
	a pretty car. it's different and small. of course, if someone
	wants to be different, get one, because i've only seen 2 del
	sols here at the university of washington parking lots --
	by the way, one's green and the other one's dark blue or black.

	besides my own opinion, most of car enthusiasts i talk to
	don't like *del sol*, the special but the car is not.

	/tt300zx............nonstop cruising during the snowy winter vacation.
From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: OK Doctors - What is the diagnosis?
Date: 15 Dec 92 02:34:06 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA

In article <ol#@byu.edu> earlyd@newt.ee.byu.edu (David Early) writes:
>
>
>
>Take a spray bottle with water in it and start the car.  Spray the water
>on the plug wires near the distributer.  What you will mostlikely see
>is arcing either between wires or on the distributer cap.  
>
>Even if this doesn't show anything, if you haven't replaced your wires 
>for some time, do it.  I had a similar problem and new wires cured  it.
>
   And while you're at it, replace the distributor cap...its cheap
   insurance.
Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
From: msulliva@news.ccutah.edu (Mark G. Sullivan)
Subject: <<<< H E L P (I need an engine) >>>>
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 22:34:29 GMT

	Hello, I am looking for a '76 EA63 1400cc Subaru engine. I have looked
throughout the state of Utah, but no luck. Suggestions and advice will be 
appreciated greatly. Thanks.
			mark g. sullivan

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