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Hello again.  Anyone here done any tinting work.  What are the best brands out there? How about applications...I heard there was a water based brand that s you can move around, till it's just right, and you then let it dry like that.  Also I would consider having it professionally done, how much around Wisconsin or Chcago area, that does a decent job, fairly cheap. (college kid)  Thanks for all the info...  Ps.  What is the maximum legal tint limit.
In article <C5HqJ0.57@unix.amherst.edu> bhtulin@unix.amherst.edu (Barak H. Tulin) writes: >I just started reading this thread today, so forgive me if it has already been >mentioned.  But...what was the deal with Renault's putting the horn on the >left-hand turn-signal stalk?  It was a button on the end, where the washer >button would be on the wiper/washer stalk.  Could the Frenchies not figure >out the wiring through the steering wheel, or what?  Ford tried that also, back in 1983.  My 1983 Ranger Pickup had the horn at the end of the turn-signal stalk, instead of in the center of the wheel where God intended it to be. :-)  I drove two different cars then (the other an 1984 Camry), and never did get used to pushing the turn-signal stalk to blow the horn.  The only time I got it right was when I was getting the annual state-required safety inspection! Not one of Ford's better ideas.
I'm looking to buy a '92 Toyota Previa All-Trac with low miles. If you are selling one, or want someone to buy out an existing lease, please contact me by mail.
In article <C5srIB.6AH@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>, callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (James P. Callison) writes: | In article <1993Apr19.145238.9561@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian J Queiser) writes: | >anything if he hadn't emptied his gun into the asshole.  Texas--it's | >whole other country. |  | That reminds me of one of Texas's ads...you hear a guy speaking in | French (like it's a letter home), then the French moves to the  | background, and a French-accented voice come to the foreground, talking | about how he went walking on the beach, and it felt so much like | home that he decided to take his shoes off...and the rest of his | clothes. It ended with "please send bail." :-) |  | >On an rec.autos note, does anyone carry a gun on them or keep one in | >their car (which is bad idea, isn't it?) if you work in a bad part of | >town (or regularly go through one)?  Is this a loaded question?  :^) |  | I normally have an unloaded Colt Delta in my glove box with a loaded | magazine handy (which is perfectly legal in Oklahoma). For those | times that I'm travelling inter-state, I keep an unloaded  | S&W .44 Magnum revolver in the glove box, with a speed-loader |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | in my pocket (which is legal everywhere, under Federal law, Illinois | State Police be hanged). |  | As I've said before, this is stricly for defense; my insurance | will pay to replace my car, but I only have one life... |  | 				James |   Carrying a pistol, loaded or unloaded, in the glove compartment, is considered carrying a concealed weapon in Colorado and is illegal without a concealed weapons permit.  Unless the law has been changed recently, carrying a weapon openly is legal in Colorado but concealing it is illegal. I read a newspaper account last year where police stopped a car on a traffic infraction and observed a .357 magnum revolver sitting on the seat.  The driver could not be cited for possessing or carrying the weapon because it was not concealed.  The article stated that if the gun had been discovered in the glove box, it would have been considered a crime.
In article anl@ollie.solbourne.com, guerra@solbourne.com (Edi Guerra) writes: >I would like to know if anyone still has a copy of the list of License Plates >that were posted some time ago regarding special names and sayings. > >THXS, >EDIG > >  Me too!
In article <C5wpHp.5KL@megatest.com> alung@megatest.com (Aaron Lung) writes: >V8's, V10's, and V12's.....man...can you imagine doing >a valve adjustment on one that has multiple non-hydraulic >valves in each cylinder??!! > >aaron  I was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum the other day and one of their VERY early winners was 4 valves per cylinder (and either front wheel drive or all wheel drive, I think front wheel drive) and that was in 1914!  Spiros
In article <1r1d62$d6s@agate.berkeley.edu> bh@anarres.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Harvey) writes: >rfelix@netcom.com (Robbie Felix) writes: >>How about the thousands of kind teenagers who volunteer at local >>agencies to help children, seniors, the homeless? > >Hear, hear!  Thanks, Robbie. > >You also don't read that much about violence *against* teenagers, such as >George Bush burying alive tens of thousands of unarmed Iraqi 17-year-olds, >who were trying to surrender, with bulldozers. > > >On the other hand, I think it *is* true, without singling out teenagers >for blame, that violence is more socially acceptable than it used to be. >Those of us who'd like to discourage violence have plenty of work to do >with people of all ages.  Well, this isn't the right group for this, but I have to say that I don't think violence is any more socially acceptable now, by any means.  How can you say that when we used to have of pistol-toting gunslingers as  heros, or even gangland thugs being considered romantic.  Do you think our great grandparent got yelled at by their parents for playing cowboys and indians?  I don't think so.  That behavior was somewhat encouraged back then, in fact. I think the only difference between now and then is that nowadays, when some teenager kills another one in a classroom in California, we here  about it in MA the same day.  Back in the old days, they'd never hear  about something like that, period.   Sorry about posting to rec.autos, but this is where it came up...   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------         ___                  / _ \                 '85 Mustang GT                        Bob Pitas       /    /USH              14.13 @ 99.8                      bpita@ctp.com      / /| \                  Up at NED, Epping, NH           (Cambridge, MA)                             "" - Geddy Lee (in YYZ) Disclaimer: These opinions are mine, obviously, since they end with my .sig!
R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu writes:  >In article <C5Lz30.Jus@news.cso.uiuc.edu> >cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (OrioleFan@uiuc) writes: >  >>laszlo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Tyson F Nuss) writes: >> >>>From article <1pq6i2$a1f@news.ysu.edu>, by ak296@yfn.ysu.edu (John R. Daker): >>>> >> >>>> Fake convertible roofs and vinyl roofs. >>>> Any gold trim. >> >>>	These, I will agree, are abominations, right along with the fake >>>continental spare-tire kit -- it's sad watching those little old ladies >>>try to load their groceries into the trunk with that huge tire-medallion >>>in the way. >>>	Most pitiful fake convertible top: on a "Cadillac" Cimarron, with >>>all the chrome door trim still visible -- not fooling *anyone*. >>>Of course, there was that Hyundai Excel I once saw... >> >>	I have seen a cutlass Supreme coupe (GM10) with a vinyl roof, ditto >>a Taurus.  Shoot the owners, NOW, before it's too late. >> >    It gets better.  I've seen them on a 4-door escort, Chevy S-10 >Blazer, and even a Chevy astro mini-van.  A mini-van w/ a fake >convertible top is not something you want to see just after eating! >   	And better yet..There's a chevette in town with wire crome wheels, vinyl roof, tacky paint job and a continental spare (showing the wire crome wheel within, of course)...I'm scared to look on the inside and have only seen it rolling down the road...and I too was glad I hadn't just ate.    >  >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Bob Martel               |  Lady luck must have been a wonderful girl >bob2@cua3.csuohio.edu    |    -She's never been a friend of mine! >R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu  |                    The Alan Parsons Project >                         |     The 3B1 lives! >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris T. Ward  DoD#0710   "Don't take life too seriously, you can never come                            out of it alive."  -?
In article <10262@ceylon.gte.com>, hhd0@harvey.gte.com (Horace Dediu) writes: |> In article <nataraja.735341980@opal12>, nataraja@rtsg.mot.com (Kumaravel Natarajan) writes: |> |> I heard the diesels are considered cleaner-burning than |> |> gas engines because the emit less of: Carbon Monoxide, |> |> Hydrocarbons, and Oxides of Nitrogen.  (CO, HC, NOX). |> |>  |> |> But they can put out a lot of particulate matter.  I heard |> |> something about legislation being discussed to "clean up |> |> diesel emissions".  Is there anything in the works to |> |> install "scrubbers" for diesels?  How about the feasibility |> |> of installing them on trucks and cars?  Would it be any |> |> different than a catylitic converter?  I'd assume easier, |> |> since we're removing particulate matter instead of converting |> |> gasses.  Let's hear people's opinions...  |> This really bugs me.  The emissions of diesels are the cleanest of any vechicle, |> but they are considered so polluting that they are banned in passenger cars |> in California.  What a bunch of crap.  Diesel is the fuel of choice for  |> enviromental benefit in Europe while here it's illegal for the same reason. |>  |> The particulates are nothing but carbon.  They are just an annoyance at worst. |> Nothing beats the diesel cycle for efficiency and emissions, torque or engine |> durability.  It's also cheaper.  Diesels fall into the same emissions mythology as alcohol fuels.  The main reason they are considered "cleaner" is because they are better at the emissions we actually measure and regulate.  But they also contribute additional emissions which have long been determined to be as harmful, but no suitable control or limits have been defined.    Current evidence is pointing to most visible smog actually being diesel emissions and suspended particles and less of a photo-chemical reaction.  Diesel particulates are now becoming a major concern in decreased lung capacity.  And alcohols emit signifcantly more aldehydes (a known carcinigen) than gasoline.  The evidence is mounting that while we have been beating the gasoline engine to death, we may have been ignoring the effects of the alternatives.  And anyone who thinks diesels are so great, should go and spend a few hours in rush hour traffic in some cities in Europe.  There the stench of the diesels is awful and it can even burn the eyes.    Diesels being clean is only relative to our current standards.
An aquaintence has a 87 Accord.  The driver's side headrest was accidentally put in backwards and has jammed.  According to the dealer, the only way to get it out is to spend several hours disassembling the seat.  This is the second time I have heard of this happening, and I wonder whether there's an easier way to get the headrest back out.  Has anyone else ever dealt with this problem? Your advice would be appreciated!  Please email, and I will summarize if there is interest.  --    _                                         dan@dyndata.com   / \_   Dan Everhart                        uunet!{camco,fluke}!dyndata!dan   \_/ \____________________________          206-743-6982, 742-8604 (fax)   / \_/                                      7107 179th St SW   \_/    Dynamic Data & Electronics          Edmonds, WA 98026, USA
In article <C5wyKp.L98@ulowell.ulowell.edu> gvahe@cs.ulowell.edu (Gerry Vahe) writes: > > >HHHEEELLLPPP!!!! > >---I'm Going crazy.  I have a 1981 buick regal with over 100,000 miles on it. > >Just recently, when I go Over a bump of any size,  The rear drivers's side of th > >e car feels like there is something hitting the floor board.  The noise is ampli > >fied when I am going around a corner when there is less weight above the tire wh > >en I hit a bump. > >I had the whole brake drum off today, checked under the car to see if th > >e muffler was hitting or something and I cant seem to find anything at all.  Eve > >rything seems to be tight. > > > >---Any Ideas?  Could it bee a shock absorber?  Is there any way I can tell? > >Anything will help and be greatly appreciated >-gerry         Check out the shocks where they mount, at both ends. if you have     the type that have a loop?,from lack of a better term, and a bolt like    piece sticking through, there should be a rubber bushing between the loop    and the bolt. Is it there ? is it crushed and allowing metal to metal     contact?  I hope you can make some sense of this. Good Luck.> > >
In article <20726.2bcd8b62@ecs.umass.edu> sylveste@ecs.umass.edu writes:      Before the S4 became the S4 it was called the 200 turbo quattro 20v.    This model did come in a wagon, a very quick wagon.  Very rare also.  						      Mike Sylvester  Umass  Being a satisfied Audi owner (-90 100 turbo quattro. my 4:th Audi) I get the free VAG magazine. The latest issue presented a new S4 Avant (wagon) with a 4.2 litre V8. I'd like one of these ;-)  Btw, this is my second quattro and my third turbo and I must say that even in the summer, with dry roads, the quattros give so much extra in road holding and balance that I hope I can afford them always.  Thomas
I also experience this kinda problem in my 89 BMW 318. During cold start ups, the clutch seems to be sticky and everytime i drive out, for about 5km, the clutch seems to stick onto somewhere that if i depress the clutch, the whole chassis moves along. But after preheating, it becomes smooth again. I think that your suggestion of being some humudity is right but there should be some remedy. I also found out that my clutch is already thin but still alright for a couple grand more!
In article <1993Apr22.173402.665@Virginia.EDU>, ejv2j@Virginia.EDU ("Erik Velapoldi") writes... #nataraja@rtsg.mot.com  writes: #> I heard the diesels are considered cleaner-burning than #> gas engines because the emit less of: Carbon Monoxide, #> Hydrocarbons, and Oxides of Nitrogen.  (CO, HC, NOX). #>  #> But they can put out a lot of particulate matter.  I heard #> something about legislation being discussed to "clean up #> diesel emissions".  Is there anything in the works to #> install "scrubbers" for diesels?  How about the feasibility #> of installing them on trucks and cars?  Would it be any #> different than a catylitic converter?  I'd assume easier, #> since we're removing particulate matter instead of converting #> gasses.  Let's hear people's opinions... #>  #  #VW and Mercedes have tinkered with particulate traps.  Also, VW #uses a kind of turbocharger on their Jetta ECOdiesel that helps #reduce particulates as well, although I don't know the #mechanics of it. #  #Many diesel cars,busses, and trucks in Europe are now being #equipped with catalysts and traps in an effort to clean up #diesel emissions, already well below legal limits anyway. #  #It's a shame GM had to soil the diesel's reputation in #passenger cars and prevent further resource devotion to #research into making this outstandingly efficient engine even #further ahead of gas engines in emissions. #  #erik     I sure don't know what and how they measure in regards to diesel   motors in cars, trucks, and busses, but I think they are probably  measuring the wrong pollutants, or at the wrong time, or both.     I certainly find it offensive to drive behind a diesel bus or  diesel truck and some diesel cars.  They stink!  And it's always  roll-up-the-windows panic time when one comes by or ducks in front  of me when I am driving with my family.     I don't think the combustion mixture is kept under very good  control in diesel engines, and that's why they stink.  So the   invisible, unsmellable pollutants are reduced in diesels.  Yeah,  well so what!?  Someone forgot about the visible, stinky kind, and,  as far as I am concerned, those kind are just as bad.      I am all for de-stinking the diesel vehicles.  It'll keep the  traffic signs cleaner, too.   Fred W. Bach ,    Operations Group        |  Internet: music@erich.triumf.ca  TRIUMF (TRI-University Meson Facility)    |  Voice:  604-222-1047 loc 327/278  4004 WESBROOK MALL, UBC CAMPUS            |  FAX:    604-222-1074  University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA   V6T 2A3
>Still its amazing in Germany you can have cars traveling 155 mph and 65 >mph  on the same 3 to 4 lane road.  Around Washington DC they can't >keep traffic  flowing at 55.  Germans are just more organised; you can't blitz all of Europe in a matter of , what, 9 months, unless you're pretty organised. If we tried that, there'd just be a whole bunch of tanks backed up at the border, waiting for some jerk in the right lane trying to get over to make a left turn.  "This, of course, caused Germany to invade Belgium. One of the important lessons of history is that anything, including late afternoon thundershowers, will cause Germany to invade Belgium." --Dave Barry  Happy Motoring!  JMR  '93 SL2, blue-green
kchupp@kchupp (Kevin Chupp) writes:   >My father is have lots of problems with a 2 year old van.  What is the >lemon law?  What should he do if he qualifies?  Talk to Philip Greenspun. He took Ford to court recently and, despite much manouvering and trickery on Ford's part, he won! Well, actually I think Ford settled out of court on the provision he shut his mouth and stopped  causing them trouble. I love it when the little guy wins. I don't have Philip's address anymore, but a "Philip, where are you" call may bring him out of hiding.  Cheers, Paul.
There was an article in Business week not more the 4 weeks ago on this very subject.  IN fact the Volvo 850 was one of the cars they laid out an example for.
bets@chester.ksu.ksu.edu (Beth Schwindt) writes:  >>This has me thinking.  Is there a biological reason why women can't put >>their keys in their pants pockets like men do?  I have two pockets on the >>back of each of my pants.  I put my keys in one and wallent in another. >>Many of the pockets even have a botton on them so I can close them securely. >>Everything is that much simpler for me.  Why can't women do the same? >>Is is biological (ie, not enough room for a bigger bottom plus keys and >>a wallet) or is it the way they are raised by the parents?   >I've found that it has to do with the way women's clothes are made. >If you put keys in the front pocket of women's jeans or slacks, you >get a bulge that also tends to make it impossible to sit down because >they stick you constantly.  ditto in the back pocket.  >Also, try *looking* at the back pockets of women's jeans and compare >them to the back pockets on men's jeans.  They are usually (if you buy >jeans that you expect to last for any length of time) about half the >size.  There flat out isn't *room* for a wallet or a bunch of keys.  >Besides which, where would men put all their crap if their wives >didn't carry purses? :-)  The same place single men do, wallet in back pocket, comb in other back pocket, keys in front pocket, knive in other from pocket, pen in shirt pocket, or front pants pocket.  Or do married men start carrying around a bunch of stuff to keep there women happy?
I was following an example of the LH the other day, and noticed the fit between the tunk lid and the rear bumper.   The gap was quite small on the left side, but much larger on the right.  Blech!!!
Having had my car die on me(engine fire, insurance agent said it was probably totaled), I am in the market for a another vehicle. I saw a Toronado that was within my expected price range and was wondering if anybody could relate their experiences with me.  Namely:  1.  Does it have accceptable power(it has a 305 in it)? 	 2.  Does its being front wheel drive make maintenance difficult? 	 3.  One power window and the power seat do not work, are these 		expensive items to replace if I do the work myself? 	 4.  How long do the engines usually last( 90M+ now)? 	 5.  Any other experiences good or bad, and opinions.
I just bought a 1962 T-BIRD and would like any info on a club in and around the the B.C. coast.                                  Eric Thomas
In article <1993Apr21.053516.28846@cactus.org>, boyle@cactus.org (Craig Boyle) writes: > In article <1993Apr20.203219.7724@pencom.com> stecz@pencom.com writes: > >In article <1993Apr19.235711.7285@cactus.org> boyle@cactus.org (Craig Boyle)   > >writes: > >>  > >>  > >> My 90 Integra was hit hard in the 3/25 hailstorm in Austin, TX.  > >> The insurance company cut me a check for $6600 ($100 deductible) > >> last week.  Is this a record? Anybody else had settlements from > >> the same hailstorm yet? > >>  > >> Craig > > > > > >Rumor has it that a guy at Dell Computer had his Miata totalled, so that would   > >be about $10k. >  > I guess it either had the top down, or the hail ripped through the top, as > you could not do $10k worth of hail damage to a Miata body.  >  > Craig > > > > > >-- > >-- > >  John Steczkowski                        stecz@pencom.com > >    The Constitution grants you the right to life, liberty, and the > >    *pursuit* of happiness.  It does not attempt to guarantee that > >    everyone *will* be happy. >  >  There was a Volvo owner that had $3000 dollars worth of improvements to the  looks of the car by hail :).
In article <C5L8rE.28@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (James P. Callison) writes: >In article <1993Apr15.232412.2261@ganglion.ann-arbor.mi.us> david@ganglion.ann-arbor.mi.us (David Hwang) writes: >>In article <5214@unisql.UUCP> wrat@unisql.UUCP (wharfie) writes: >>>In article <chrissC587qB.D1B@netcom.com> chriss@netcom.com (Chris Silvester) writes: >>> > >Why anyone would order an SHO with an automatic transmission is >beyond me; if you can't handle a stick, you should stick with a >regular Taurus and leave the SHO to real drivers. That is not to >say that there aren't real drivers who can't use the stick (eg >disabled persons), but they aren't in any position to use an >SHO anyway.  > >I would be willing to bet that if we removed the automatic >transmissions from all "performance-type" cars (like the 5.0l >Mustangs, Camaros, and the like) we'd cut down on the number of >accidents each year. Autos are fine for sedate little sedans, >but they have no business in performance cars, IMHO. > >				James > I have to disagree with this.  I have a 92 Z28 with a 350 and a 4-speed auto w/ overdrive, and it is really better that way.  Chevy autos are reknowned for their long life and ability to handle copious amount of power.  I live  in the Dallas area, and a manual would be much harder to drive in the traffic  here.  Now if I still lived out in the sticks like I used to, a manual would be more fun.    Safety-wise, an auto is less distracting...I would hate to have to be     shifting gears while I was trying to ease into traffic in the freeways here. Performance-wise, I can hold my own against any stock 5.0 Mustang or 5.0 Camaro w/ a five speed.    All of this IMHO... :)
The Bricklin was a car manufactured by a company started by Malcolm Bricklin, who, I believe, was Canadian.  He was the first one to import Subarus, and later was responsible for importing Yugos, I believe.  Anyway, he had this idea that what would really sell would be a sports car, but one incorporating a bunch of innovative safety features.  The Bricklin was built to be that queerest of beasts, the safety sports car.  If any of you remember the early 70s movement among car makers to design "experimental" safety cars, you will recognize the general appearance of the Bricklin - big 'ol bumpers, etc.  Anyone recall other safety features?  The engine was an american v-8, Ford I think is right.  Personally, I kinda like the way they look, and if I remember from the old magazine articles, the performance was only half-bad.  The choice of colors, though, tended towards the 1970s lime green - yech - but highly visible, I suppose.    The Delorean, on the other hand, was a dog - nice looking (IMO) but no motor at all.   Dan dh3q@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University Applied History