Text 19497, 75 rader
Skriven 2011-12-28 07:04:18 av Dave Drum (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 19476 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
Ärende: Carz & Trux
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-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Is your Vue an AWD? My friend's eldest son has one like that. Some
 DD> things to keep in mind - the Vue weighs more than the Accord, it
 DD> pushes more wind (even around town), it is geared differently, and
 DD> unless the engine control confuser is a direct swap from the Accord it
 DD> probably has a different fuel/power curve.

 SD> No, it's just a "straight" FWD with "traction control" (that isn't
 SD> worth a damn).

As near as I can see all the "traction control" does in a GM vehicle is to
light a funky icon on the dashboard, sometimes ring a chime and flash a
reminder to "service traction control soon". LeasePlan has been sending us
Chevy Express vans to replace the rock-solid Ford E-150 units we had been
using. The last remaining 2010 Ford was just parked with 240K on the clock.
With a new set of tyres and a replacement water pump it would likely go for
another 100K. The Chevy vans, OTOH, have around 100K miles are spend damned
near as much time in the shop as on the road. I'm glad I am not paying the
repair bills, nor for the Enterprise rentals we get to make our deliveries in.
I am currently driving a pretty nice soccer mom special (Grand Caravan) with
power everything, Sirius/XM satellite radio, etc.

 DD> The big downside to buying off the showroom floor is the instant
 DD> depreciation as soon as the vehicle is titled in your name. However,
 DD> if you are buying the ride to keep until it falls into a rusty heap of
 DD> former metal and plastic dust - that depreciation amortises out pretty
 DD> well. If you trade off every three years, as some who I know do,
 DD> leasing is probably your best bet -- especially if you have a business
 DD> and can write off the lease as a "cost of doing business".   Bv)=

 SD> We bought the VUE to keep it until it falls apart.  It's at 51,000
 SD> miles and doing quite well.  Ironically, we didn't buy that truck to
 SD> drive all the time as it was going to be our "trip" vehicle.  But our
 SD> '94 Civic died and we never replaced it, driving the VUE instead.  But
 SD> I think we're going to try to find something here in the near future.

Good luck with that. Honda Accords and Civic seem to live forever (your
experience notwithstanding). I had an '88 Accord that I got for cheap because
the starter ring on the flywheel/flex plate needed replacing. I'd likely still
be driving it if that MAC Tools Truck hadn't ripped the lips completely off of
it.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Easy Chilli Mac
 Categories: Pasta, Chilli, Beef, Vegetables
      Yield: 10 servings

      1 lb Elbow macaroni
      1 lb Ground beef; cooked until
           - it is no longer pink
    1/2 c  Onion; chopped
    1/2 c  Bell pepper; chopped
     30 oz (2 cans) chilli w/beans
           Grated cheddar or Parmesan;
           - to sprinkle

  Cook macaroni according to package directions. In a
  skillet, cook chicken, onions, and bell peppers until
  beef is no longer pink. Stir in chilli w/beans and
  macaroni. Cook until heated through.

  Recipe By: Down Home Cookin'

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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