Question about car shopping - (drewk) - (93) - May 4, 2005, 08:08:01 PM EDT
         Been there - get the minivan - (jbrabeck) - May 4, 2005, 08:14:38 PM EDT
         vehix advertises like crazy - (tuberculosis) - (1) - May 4, 2005, 08:18:59 PM EDT
             Or 25% for a loaded Honda Pilot. -NT - (mmoffitt) - May 5, 2005, 02:51:24 PM EDT
         gowith the freestar - (boxley) - (8) - May 4, 2005, 08:24:28 PM EDT
             But have any of you *seen* the Freestyle? - (drewk) - (7) - May 4, 2005, 08:36:52 PM EDT
                 I have seen it, test drove it,bought the freestar - (boxley) - May 4, 2005, 08:40:08 PM EDT
                 Chrysler Pacifica or Dodge Magnum. - (folkert) - (1) - May 4, 2005, 10:31:55 PM EDT
                     Same as the others - (drewk) - May 4, 2005, 10:51:22 PM EDT
                 Fuel Economy - (jbrabeck) - May 5, 2005, 09:44:34 AM EDT
                 CVT? - (admin) - (2) - May 5, 2005, 09:45:32 AM EDT
                     There doesn't seem to be much real-world benefit yet. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 5, 2005, 09:56:07 AM EDT
                         That's the one. - (admin) - May 5, 2005, 10:42:13 AM EDT
         www.autotrader.com? - (imric) - (2) - May 4, 2005, 08:29:57 PM EDT
             Did you RTFP? I mentioned that. :-P -NT - (drewk) - (1) - May 4, 2005, 08:37:38 PM EDT
                 huhuh. Yeah. huhuhuh. - (imric) - May 4, 2005, 10:05:34 PM EDT
         Maybe Edmunds? - (Another Scott) - (6) - May 4, 2005, 09:09:39 PM EDT
             That's what I'm starting to think - (drewk) - (5) - May 4, 2005, 09:51:56 PM EDT
                 Just get the van. - (admin) - (4) - May 4, 2005, 10:07:02 PM EDT
                     You lose - (drewk) - (3) - May 4, 2005, 10:16:01 PM EDT
                         She said it herself: - (admin) - (2) - May 5, 2005, 09:23:10 AM EDT
                             You didn't answer: have you actually *seen* the Freestyle? -NT - (drewk) - (1) - May 5, 2005, 02:34:27 PM EDT
                                 Yeah, it looks like an SUV crossed with a wagon. -NT - (admin) - May 5, 2005, 05:52:40 PM EDT
         Buy the van - (Steve Lowe) - May 5, 2005, 12:22:18 AM EDT
         Re: Question about car shopping - (dws) - May 5, 2005, 01:06:30 AM EDT
         Get a pickup - (pwhysall) - (3) - May 5, 2005, 01:25:05 AM EDT
             :D -NT - (Steve Lowe) - May 5, 2005, 01:36:37 AM EDT
             extended cab to keep dog and wife warm :-) -NT - (jbrabeck) - (1) - May 5, 2005, 07:27:20 AM EDT
                 Re: extended cab to keep dog and wife warm :-) - (pwhysall) - May 5, 2005, 07:31:58 AM EDT
         third row? - (Silverlock) - (52) - May 5, 2005, 03:36:25 PM EDT
             Hey, only $18.5k! What a deal! -NT - (Another Scott) - May 5, 2005, 04:30:59 PM EDT
             This is more efficient. - (mmoffitt) - (49) - May 5, 2005, 04:53:33 PM EDT
                 Just tell me that those transistors aren't - (Ashton) - (1) - May 11, 2005, 09:05:02 PM EDT
                     thats why my choice is better still uses tubes :-) -NT - (boxley) - May 11, 2005, 09:10:02 PM EDT
                 druther have one of these - (boxley) - (43) - May 11, 2005, 09:09:25 PM EDT
                     Looks noisy - (tuberculosis) - (42) - May 11, 2005, 09:27:38 PM EDT
                         Since we're talking blue sky... - (Another Scott) - May 11, 2005, 09:42:40 PM EDT
                         well yours looks pricy :-) - (boxley) - May 11, 2005, 09:46:52 PM EDT
                         I'm partial to something more like one of... - (cforde) - (4) - May 11, 2005, 09:48:49 PM EDT
                             45k and you have to assemble it yourself? - (boxley) - (2) - May 11, 2005, 10:05:34 PM EDT
                                 balsa and fabric? - (cforde) - (1) - May 13, 2005, 02:06:17 AM EDT
                                     Best construction materials! EVAR! - (folkert) - May 13, 2005, 08:40:41 AM EDT
                             Verra nice - (Ashton) - May 12, 2005, 05:28:01 AM EDT
                         Don't forget this one. - (mmoffitt) - (34) - May 13, 2005, 04:44:37 PM EDT
                             Ah brute force - (tuberculosis) - (33) - May 16, 2005, 01:46:45 PM EDT
                                 What I find interesting is ... - (mmoffitt) - (32) - May 18, 2005, 01:12:26 PM EDT
                                     "pay so much to haul so little" - (Ashton) - May 19, 2005, 02:28:20 AM EDT
                                     Bigger engines don't make planes go faster - (tuberculosis) - (30) - May 19, 2005, 02:04:13 PM EDT
                                         s /emron/Imron :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - May 19, 2005, 04:32:14 PM EDT
                                         Is the problem propeller pitch? - (drewk) - (2) - May 19, 2005, 05:14:21 PM EDT
                                             Yep - new props with more "bite" - (tuberculosis) - (1) - May 20, 2005, 09:53:54 AM EDT
                                                 So the problem is ... - (drewk) - May 20, 2005, 09:56:00 AM EDT
                                         Hold it. - (mmoffitt) - (25) - May 20, 2005, 03:28:10 PM EDT
                                             Re: Hold it. - (tuberculosis) - (24) - May 20, 2005, 05:31:32 PM EDT
                                                 Agreed. -NT - (mmoffitt) - May 20, 2005, 05:38:29 PM EDT
                                                 Uh, square law = Must *quadruple* power to double speed, no? -NT - (CRConrad) - (22) - May 23, 2005, 04:56:57 PM EDT
                                                     Nah, make him try for 21025 hp -NT - (drewk) - (7) - May 23, 2005, 05:08:31 PM EDT
                                                         Thing is, if you square it in kW, it makes only 15474.4 hp. - (CRConrad) - (5) - May 23, 2005, 05:29:29 PM EDT
                                                             An 8-legged animal lifting a bucket that grows as it rises? -NT - (drewk) - (4) - May 23, 2005, 05:41:31 PM EDT
                                                                 "Itsy Bitsy Sleipner..." ? - (CRConrad) - (3) - May 24, 2005, 03:28:15 AM EDT
                                                                     I think he meant a 16-legged horse lifting a weight... -NT - (Another Scott) - May 24, 2005, 08:27:24 AM EDT
                                                                     Defn: horsepower - (drewk) - (1) - May 24, 2005, 12:58:30 PM EDT
                                                                         ..it's hard to get this stuff across to Fundies_____er, :-\ufffd -NT - (Ashton) - May 25, 2005, 03:06:30 AM EDT
                                                         Turbine ---aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh--- Turbine. -NT - (mmoffitt) - May 23, 2005, 05:29:32 PM EDT
                                                     Power required goes as cube of speed. - (Another Scott) - (12) - May 23, 2005, 05:39:32 PM EDT
                                                         "cube of speed" - again, what units? km/h cubed != mph cubed - (CRConrad) - (11) - May 24, 2005, 04:51:56 AM EDT
                                                             The linky explains all that. - (Another Scott) - (10) - May 24, 2005, 08:26:00 AM EDT
                                                                 Oh fer cryin out loud (new thread) - (tuberculosis) - May 24, 2005, 07:09:40 PM EDT
                                                                 Yup.. *bloody* pounds! and feet! + Another formula: - (Ashton) - (8) - May 26, 2005, 05:49:12 AM EDT
                                                                     Neat. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 26, 2005, 07:45:23 AM EDT
                                                                         Funny you should mention.. - (Ashton) - May 26, 2005, 09:53:39 PM EDT
                                                                     every redneck with a wrench knows that 14mm=* 9/16ths -NT - (boxley) - (5) - May 26, 2005, 10:18:29 AM EDT
                                                                         Bah; old-Volvo fans know 14mm wrench will NOT fit 9/16 bolt! -NT - (CRConrad) - (4) - May 26, 2005, 11:08:41 AM EDT
                                                                             horses duervers! fits just fine - (boxley) - (3) - May 26, 2005, 02:09:09 PM EDT
                                                                                 Funny. Either your bolts or your wrenches are off measure. - (CRConrad) - (2) - May 26, 2005, 04:24:53 PM EDT
                                                                                     try 13.8 mm if larger than, it would fit on would it? - (boxley) - (1) - May 26, 2005, 10:09:20 PM EDT
                                                                                         No, IF 13.8 mm were larger than 14 mm then a 14 mm wrench... - (CRConrad) - May 27, 2005, 08:20:07 AM EDT
                                                     OT: Hey CRC I'm looking for you in Open Forum - (jbrabeck) - May 24, 2005, 02:27:03 PM EDT
                 Lemme guess - still no flush rivets - (tuberculosis) - May 11, 2005, 09:21:48 PM EDT
                 If both endpoints are airports... -NT - (admin) - (1) - May 11, 2005, 09:22:09 PM EDT
                     on mine you just need 170 meters of low grass. -NT - (boxley) - May 11, 2005, 09:24:24 PM EDT
             NO, No, No.... - (folkert) - May 5, 2005, 06:32:54 PM EDT
         Why "besides the front row"? Some weird Yank taboo...? -NT - (CRConrad) - (11) - May 7, 2005, 05:39:07 PM EDT
             "Air bags" are known to kill small passengers. - (a6l6e6x) - (10) - May 7, 2005, 05:47:50 PM EDT
                 Typical; "Why do the smart thing, when you can buy a tank?" - (CRConrad) - (9) - May 8, 2005, 02:10:16 PM EDT
                     Middle seat in the back is safest, HTH! - (admin) - (6) - May 8, 2005, 03:50:55 PM EDT
                         So, neither of you have read "Garp", I take it...? -NT - (CRConrad) - (5) - May 8, 2005, 05:18:45 PM EDT
                             Ouch. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 8, 2005, 05:20:49 PM EDT
                                 Yeah, well... And it HAD to be a friggin PV 544, dinnit? :-( -NT - (CRConrad) - May 8, 2005, 05:29:05 PM EDT
                             Nope. - (admin) - (2) - May 8, 2005, 08:24:17 PM EDT
                                 Yeah, well... *American* "safety information", you mean? -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - May 9, 2005, 01:54:12 AM EDT
                                     As opposed to "Garp"...? -NT - (admin) - May 9, 2005, 09:33:10 AM EDT
                     You wanna get sued? - (drewk) - (1) - May 9, 2005, 12:58:03 AM EDT
                         Yeah, lots of stuff comes with those stickers nowadays. - (CRConrad) - May 9, 2005, 01:53:32 AM EDT