Forum: Technology
January 4th 18, 08:14 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 618
Musk electric pickup truck.
On Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 2:24:21 PM UTC+8, dsi1 wrote:
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> My understanding is that a lot of the Tesla batteries have capacities limited by the programming software. You have to pay for the...
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Forum: Technology
April 26th 15, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 18
Views: 577
Automakers.
On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 3:42:29 AM UTC+8, JR wrote:
> Google,,, Automakers to gearheads: Stop repairing cars
yeah, soon we will have Apple-Foxconn cars. You will pay for software
upgrades...
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Forum: Technology
April 26th 15, 03:17 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 301
load on steering from braking?
I had a tie rod to steering arm ball joint wear out.
It was rattling when braking, not during normal steering. Only when
rapidly flicking though a chicane would you hear a knock.
The mechanic...
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Forum: Technology
February 20th 15, 10:48 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 582
US government destroying cars...
On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 12:20:08 PM UTC+8, bob wrote:
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a13356/mini-illegally-imported-crushed-by-us-customs-17542394/
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> May make the car buff...
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Forum: Technology
November 21st 14, 10:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 0
Views: 395
the slow demise of the car
A story on the news last night about declining car sales.
In summary, baby boomers still care about cars, they are the ones that
buy based on how it drives: power, handling et cetera.
But generation...
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Forum: Technology
September 6th 14, 12:27 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 0
Views: 302
future of Dodge Charger?
A while back Dodge said that they would not make a RHD Charger
until the Australian car makers close in 2017, as the cost of developing
the RHD was not worth it for a small market.
Now Fiat have...
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Forum: Technology
July 19th 14, 05:49 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 6
Views: 392
LR Defender in the US of A
On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:50:06 PM UTC+8, Kevin Bottorff wrote:
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> aside from there lousy reliabity record, high repair cost, and very limited
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> source of parts, and high cost to buy....
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Forum: Technology
April 22nd 14, 11:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 677
nitrogen in tyres (makes the truth elastic)
On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 9:04:01 AM UTC+8, Ashton Crusher wrote:
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> Lots of information here
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> http://www.getnitrogen.org/pdf/Nitrogen%20Tire%20Inflation%20for%20the%20Big%20Rigs.pdf
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Forum: Technology
April 13th 14, 09:33 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,011
Unibody rigidity
On Sunday, April 13, 2014 1:48:51 AM UTC+8, I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear wrote:
> Are we still in 4 figures Nm/degree-wise or we're long in 5 digit territory?
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Forum: Technology
April 9th 14, 11:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 754
NYC Taxi
On Saturday, October 12, 2013 7:00:54 AM UTC+8, Tegger wrote:
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> The primary reason Checker stuck around for so long was that many
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> municipalities (NYC being one) had regulations which...
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Forum: Technology
February 15th 14, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,573
Why your car is less reliable than it used to be
On Saturday, 15 February 2014 00:56:56 UTC+8, bob wrote:
> http://edn.com/electronics-blogs/engineering-on-wheels/4426866/Why-is-your-car-less-reliable-than-it-used-to-be-
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The rich...
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Forum: Technology
February 10th 14, 01:15 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,040
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Forum: Technology
December 8th 13, 12:23 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 523
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Forum: Technology
December 2nd 13, 08:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 560
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Forum: Technology
November 19th 13, 10:10 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 1
Views: 331
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Forum: Technology
September 14th 13, 02:42 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 15
Views: 925
atomic Prius?
Like this:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/archive/news/horvaths-hydrogen-fairlane/story-e6freoro-1111119160884
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Forum: Technology
August 25th 13, 10:53 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 105
Views: 3,175
fwd **** propagation
On Thursday, 22 August 2013 08:33:15 UTC+8, jim beam wrote:
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> imo, the people that complain about fwd don't know how to drive fwd.
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> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6aoEPLxYU>
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> do your...
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Forum: Technology
August 2nd 13, 12:20 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 607
FWD cars ruin brick paving?
My wife has a friend who has been doing brick paving for about 20 years.
I asked him why you see so many brick driveways that have spread out
after a few years, was this due to the soil or just...
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Forum: Technology
July 21st 13, 08:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 936
New German car battery.
On Sunday, 21 July 2013 04:55:15 UTC+8, dsi1 wrote:
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> When you got rid of a car, you'd take the battery out to use in...
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Forum: Technology
July 20th 13, 03:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,702
rear engine versus mid engine?
What is the demarcation between rear engine and mid engine cars?
I presume a rear engine is when the center of gravity of the engine
is behind the rear axle.
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Forum: Technology
July 7th 13, 11:27 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 1
Views: 519
what if mesh guard for MAF sensor is missing?
I noticed in two different cars that the airflow sensor was missing
the honeycomb mesh guard that is used to promote laminar flow
across the wires.
What is the effect of this? I presume the mixture...
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Forum: Technology
June 14th 13, 01:35 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 677
when did valve overlap originate?
The first internal combustion engines did not have exhaust
and intake valves open at the same time.
When did it occur to somebody that overlap would improve
performance, and when was this adopted by...
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Forum: Technology
May 24th 13, 09:41 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 300
Ford to close Australian factories
They have been losing millions each week, but will not close until
2016 (due to committments arising from government handouts).
The high A$ makes it impossible to compete with a huge range...
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Forum: Technology
May 2nd 13, 10:39 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,376
LED lights on cars. TOO BRIGHT!!!
On Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:27:21 AM UTC+8, jim beam wrote:
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> the irony of this is that if you buy the led's on their own, they come
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Forum: Technology
May 2nd 13, 10:33 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 0
Views: 235
Hennessy Venom GT hype
Getting a few magazine front covers, but how long do the tyres last?
As far as I can tell, it is not AWD. Putting 1200 HP through two
wheels sounds like pushing your luck.
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