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  1. Freebird
    I've found few of these that actually work as advertised. This one sounds promising. If you have a problem with your face shield fogging up, it sounds like this is worth a try and not terribly expensive. http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/clarity-defog-it/
  2. Freebird
    Well I'll try it again later but for some reason, it isn't loading for me. Even when I go to the actual YouTube page. It shows to be loading but never plays. Other videos on that page play but this one doesn't.
  3. Freebird
    I agree. For less than $100.00, you can buy a nice set of Craftsman metric tools.
  4. Freebird
    You have to go to that forum. Posts in that section do not display on the home page. Also, just in case you are concerned, I did NOT miss your little "dig" in the first line of the first post. I do hope that we aren't going to debate this all over again though.
  5. Freebird
    I'm not sure what you are talking about. It is a "sticky" thread and is always at the top.
  6. Freebird
    Well, we looked at a lot of cars. I usually don't buy new and in fact, this is the first brand new car we have bought in the 15 years that we've been married. I usually find one a year or two old with somewhere between 12,000 - 20,000 miles on it. I had a price range that I wanted to stay within and found that to stay in that range with the cars that we were interested in, I was looking at mostly 2006 and 2007 models. Vehicles that we looked at included the Nissan Murano, Ford Edge, Toyota RAV4 and a couple of other similar vehicles. I was only interested in all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive models. Most of the ones that I found had mileage in the 30,000-40,000 range. My wife doesn't have expensive taste but she can tell me that she likes or doesn't like a car almost immediately when she looks at one. She really loved the '04 Sorento and was sad that we were trading it off. So, she wanted to look at another Sorento. I started looking for another used one but then just for the heck of it decided to take a look at the new ones. Kia started delivering the newly designed 2011 Sorento just last week. They are made in the new Kia factory in West Point, GA. So, she once again fell in love with a Kia Sorento. I had no problem with that as we both liked the '04 model. The '11 model is a completely new model that shares nothing but the name with the previous Sorento. I feel that you get a LOT for the money. They have a base model, LX model and EX model. We ended up buying the LX model with the convenience package. It has AM/FM/Sirius/MP3 stereo sytem, heated seats, backup camera, bluetooth phone system, steering wheel controls for all that and much more. You get a lot of great features for the money. It also comes with a 5 year 60,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty and a 10 year 100,000 mile drive train warranty. I just don't think you can get more for the money. Now our FAVORITE car is the Infiniti RX35 but they are way out of our price range even used. If money were no object, there would be one in the driveway now. So....she now has another Sorento and a huge smile. We almost always look for white cars and this one is no exception.
  7. Freebird
    Are we going to have this discussion every few weeks? I hope not. It has been cussed, discussed, polled, voted on....etc. etc. etc. Yes, there is some religion here. It was never said that there couldn't be. We are talking about people who believe in the power of prayer requesting such prayers in times of need. That is allowed. That is NOT the same as religious debate which is NOT allowed.
  8. Freebird
    Yea, I never ran the CarFax again so don't know if it ever showed a problem or not. If the previous owner just had it cleaned up and traded it and did not file a claim, it wouldn't show up. CarFax is good I think but not fail proof.
  9. Freebird
    Just to clarify, I'm really not looking for recommendations, I've already traded her car. Just haven't revealed what she got yet. I'm just curious about what the rest of you drive. We have been married 15 years and she has had a wide variety of different types during those years. Ford Taurus, Mitsubishi Diamante, Honda Prelude, Jeep Grand Cherokee 4X4, Monte Carlo SS, and her latest was a 2004 Kia Sorento 4X4. Her favorite was the one that we just traded, the Kia Sorento. She LOVED that thing. We had no problems at all with it but I bought it slightly used with 12,000 miles on it. I thought I checked it out very well and the CarFax showed no issues either but shortly after buying it, I found evidence that led me to believe that it had been under water. I found residue that appeared to be a mix of sand and salt in places high up such as the steering column, inside door panels, etc. Never had any problems during the 4 years that we owned it but I could see the flood damage starting to take it's toll and knew that it was time to trade it off. My car is a 2007 Dodge Caravan. Not my choice as I really am not a van person but it's a company car and they bring me a new one every 120,000 miles. Since I don't pay for it, I can't complain and I've never had any problems with the Caravans.
  10. Freebird
    I don't think I've ever seen this question asked. I'm curious because it was time to replace Eileen's car and we looked at a lot of vehicles trying to decide what to buy this time. I pretty much left it up to her but it got me wondering what the rest of you here drive. So....what are you driving and are you happy with it?
  11. Freebird
    Yes, and the "quote" doesn't count but I think you know that.
  12. Freebird
    They are no longer made. Your only hope is to find a used one somewhere.
  13. Freebird
    This is just not true and we've been through it here several times. I looked up all the data on Mobil 1 at one time but am not going to take the time to do it again. Mobil 1 IS a true synthetic though.
  14. Freebird
    I don't think your dues are due yet but you can pay them whenever you want. I think that most start expiring sometime in April. Anyway, if you to renew via credit card or PayPal, just go to your UserCP and scroll down to paid subscriptions.
  15. Freebird
    Thanks for the report. I think I have it fixed now. Please let me know.
  16. Freebird
    It sure sounds like something is dominating your memory. It could indeed be some type of key logger but something seems to be really using your memory.
  17. Freebird
    That has happened to several people. It even happened to me when I updated mine to the 2010 maps. I ended up deleting all the voices except for three that I occasionally use and also some songs that I had accidentally stored on internal memory instead of the SD chip that I had intended to. After that, the maps fit on the unit.
  18. Freebird
    Jonas, I know Rod at Pinwall. Have done business with him and have met with him a couple of times in person. Let me know if I can help in any way. I would be happy to give him a call for you. Don
  19. Freebird
    I just did a search but it seems that his website is no longer good either.
  20. Freebird
    Here is one thread that explains it fairly well but probably won't help much because it really reaches no conclusion on the number of turns. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=32906&highlight=analyzer
  21. Freebird
    I would bet that the 100 is peak and most likely over stated as many units are. Plus, it would only be putting that out at max volume I think.
  22. Freebird
    I think it is probably because there really is no standard. It would really require and exhaust gas analyzer to adjust them properly. I do think that 2 1/2 is a good starting point though. I think that 2 1/4 was sort of a standard but they would all vary.
  23. Freebird
    In my opinion, you would absolutely need the rear brackets.
  24. Freebird
    I received the following notification from the host of our chat rooms. We are planning to switch your chat host DNS(host8/host718) tomorrow. The whole process has been scheduled as described below: SCHEDULE DNS switch Time(CST):11:00 pm, 11th, Jan.,2010 PURPOSE Due to the instability of servers from the current ISP, we have decided to change our ISP to enhance the chat performance. IMPACT to you It usually takes up to 24 hours before all the DNS servers worldwide take effect and during this period, some of your chatters may resolve to our old server and some may use the new one.So there may exist some communication problems during this time.
  25. Freebird
    I'll be looking forward to the Black Death. Only got a single little sip the last time. I won't let THAT happen again. You know that whether you come alone or with your wife, you always have a room here at our house.
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