M AH - ch ain saw
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Wow, I love the color too. I typically favor black, almost exclusively, but this off-white doesn't look half bad...
That tint don't look legal.. What's the law in Nevada? User formally known as Sh0eWax |
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geri to my friends
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Nice wheels. But White? It's gonna be a bitch to keep clean.
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geri to my friends
Join Date: May 2006
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What kind of tint did you get? I wouldn't go that dark but I would like a nice quality tint.
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Join Date: May 2004
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Super drool...... The White Diamond tri-coat paint is awesome. Though will be a bitch if any paint work needs to be done since it is a tri-coat.
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I had this tint on my STi too, and it's really good at blocking heat. Yeah, I'm going to hope I'll never need to get anything painted on it. I am really happy with how it looks. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hillsborough, CA
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So many GM cars in your photos. It's like an ad!
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: New York
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Quick question car gurus: should my 2001 VW jetta tell me if it's low on oil?
I ask because on a hunch I checked the oil yesterday and it was severely low, as in, putting a clean dipstick in and pulling it out showed no oil on its tip. I put in a quart and that got it at the low point of the "grid" thing on the end of the dipstick. I would have expected my car to yell at me with all sorts of dummy lights to tell me that my oil was low. What's going on here? |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: oaktown
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Formerly “AWM”
Join Date: May 2009
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What engine do you have? Both the 2.0 and the 1.8T are known to use oil. And it has to be really low to trigger the warning buzzer.
Also, if your pressure sensor was bad it would trigger the check engine light. Last edited by addison : 2012-02-20 at 13:34. |
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meh
Join Date: May 2004
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Always check your oil about once a month or every 2000 miles. Don't rely on your cars sensors. Its why I hate that BMW removed the dip stick. I hate that I have to trust it saying the level is fine without me being able to verify it myself.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: New York
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It is the 2.0L model. I hadn't checked the oil in about 3 months but I don't really drive it much. This car has always burned oil, but this seems excessive!
I have to get it inspected this week anyway. Is the pressure sensor something I can have the mechanic tell me if it's broken or not? Check engine light hasn't been on on months (thank god, each time it comes on its like another $500 trip to the dealer) |
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I'm pretty sure my BMW has a dipstick. And not just behind the wheel.
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Mine is an E90. But it's a diesel. I wonder if that's the difference.
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The sensor is fine. If it was bad it would trip the check engine light. Save your money and put it towards oil. The VW system only monitors oil pressure not the oil level like the BMW where you hit that little button on the dash and it tells you if you need to add any. |
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meh
Join Date: May 2004
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I know, but I was saying how I don't like how BMW removed the dipstick making me rely on the sensor. Sensors are great and all, but for things an owner can check( oil, air,etc), I want a way I can check it by hand as well.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Paris, France
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As I've mentioned before, I have a Citroën C1. It's almost three years old and I thought the air conditioning system was a bit weak compared to other cars I've sat in, so today I had it re-gassed, serviced, etc. This improved the performance only slightly: it still takes several minutes to really chill the cabin temperature.
I was told this is simply because the car has a very small AC compressor. That doesn't bother me at all; I only serviced it because I thought something was wrong (I bought the car used), and thought that it should be fixed sooner rather than later. I'm happy to wait five minutes for the cabin to cool, especially since I only use the car for trips, not commuting. But I would like to ensure the AC system continues to work as it should. I haven't owned a car with AC before. Do I need to do anything specific to keep it in good health? The handbook says only the following: "Operate the air conditioning system for 5 to 10 minutes, once or twice a month, to keep it in perfect working order.Any other tips for use or maintenance of the AC system? How do you use your AC? Last edited by Dorian Gray : 2012-04-30 at 16:57. |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cleveland-ish, OH
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Does anyone have experience with aftermarket touch screen stereo/av head units? I've thinking about installing one in my truck lately and I've had my eye on the new Alpine INE-Z928HD. It's the first 8" screen, I believe and seems to be very well designed. I like the fact that I can integrate my OnStar, keep my steering wheel controls, Bluetooth audio and phone calls, integrated gps, and so on.
I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions on some other models they may have used first hand. I spend a lot of time in my truck for work and I think it'd be a nice present for myself this summer when it's released. Last edited by Yontsey : 2012-04-30 at 21:05. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ottawa, ON
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I saw the new Toyota Prius V and it looked quite interesting. I have always thought that the basic Prius design was a smart one for a hybrid, allowing for accommodation of the battery in a way that still makes the car work well overall. Toyota did a lot to develop the technology in the first place, but I felt that it would be nice if they could do more, especially in making the Prius just a bit bigger and more comfortable and capable.
It looks like Toyota has done just that with the Prius V. It could be our next car. I am a bit put off, though, by the reviews that say that the new Prius still has indifferent handling and mushy brakes. It does not have to be that way with a hybrid. Even in Toyota's regular cars though, I have never been impressed with their actual driving characteristics, even if their overall engineering is generally superb. "Built for drivers" is definitely not Toyota's motto. I don't like cars or driving generally, but if I have to do it - and I do sometimes - I do appreciate good handling and firm brakes. Anyway, we are not looking to replace our Subaru Legacy wagon right away, but when we do I will take the Prius for a test drive to see how it feels first hand. When there's an eel in the lake that's as long as a snake that's a moray. |
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It's funny, I agree with you in principle, but Toyota is the company, along with Subaru, that made this happen:
And that car (Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ) is what pretty much everybody is calling the purest driver's car in decades. Sure seems like they'd be able to take some of that engineering focus and aim it towards the Prius, right? |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I saw one of those Prius V's in traffic today. Looks so big for a Prius but small compared to my Sienna.
On to a topic I happen to love more though: Drool Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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I was thinking - why are car radios still so big? My iPad costs less than many fancy head units and does way more in way less space. What gives?
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I think in a lot of cases the size is there for navigation units, even if your model doesn't have nav. Case in point: the Scion FR-S vs. the Subaru BRZ which are for all intents and purposes the exact same car. The difference is that the Scion does not have nav available, and it's standard on the BRZ. So the Scion head unit looks like this:
But the space it fits into is a double DIN space, so it can fit the nav unit in the Subaru: |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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Easier control while keeping your eye on the road. We know that none of us actually look at the radio while we are driving. Size matters in a case like this. Does it need to be big, no. Wheel controls and voice mean we could do it with something really small. Thing is that hasn't shifted in view yet. We are all to busy pushing buttons and turning knobs while driving to notice how big it is.
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