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Need a car for freeway driving (79 mph, 100 mi/day)

I wonder if the OP is still participating in this thread, but here goes: I drive 46 miles each way: .25 miles north, ~45 miles east, .25 miles north to work, and the opposite to home. OH St Rt 511 to US224 to I-76/US224/US277 to the Akron Airdock exit, for those who are interested in the...
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- Post #124
- Aug 17, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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Gaming rig: ~$1K budget, 6-year upgrade cycle

This is the smart move, but my brother-in-law won't go for it. I shake my head, too, but that doesn't change things. Is the monitor on sale at Dell or somewhere else? The SSD caching, is that pretty much automagic, e.g. total of one visible partition? Brother-in-law isn't tech savvy...
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- Post #5
- May 26, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming rig: ~$1K budget, 6-year upgrade cycle

1. PC will be used for gaming, especially Bioshock Infinite. Don't know what other games will be played (this is for my wife's brother - he is also a fan of Half Life 2 series and Doom 3 and command & conquer). His current rig has lasted him nearly 6 years and would probably expect the same of...
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- May 26, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Skyrim or Far Cry 3

I preordered Skyrim for PS3, played a bit, and left it alone until xmas vacation this year. Probably have approaching 200 hrs in now. Story is pretty good (I am not a serious gamer but would say that with some very surprising gameplay twists ("Blood on the ice") I can make the claim that...
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- Post #12
- Feb 26, 2013
- Forum: Console Gaming
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No grease on caliper slide pins?

I asked the wife about parking brake use and how she releases the brakes. I am not certain how to interpret her response (we're feuding over something stupid), but there was no complaint of a stuck brake today. I agree that if it is a stuck caliper that Ford should pick up the bill with no...
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- Post #12
- Feb 26, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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No grease on caliper slide pins?

So I just watched a youtube vid showing how to work on Honda rear disc brake with what appeared to be an integrated PB; I didn't notice anything special about the PB other than just that the piston must be rotated as it is retracted, and finally rotated so that the groove is centered before...
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- Post #6
- Feb 26, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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No grease on caliper slide pins?

AFAIK the wife rarely uses the parking brake, but just for S&G I just went out and set and reset the parking brake twice. For those who are unfamiliar, the PB is on a ratcheting pedal which operates against a spring (that is my guess anyway) and is released by pushing the pedal in quite far and...
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- Post #4
- Feb 25, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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No grease on caliper slide pins?

2011 Ford Flex Ecoboost, 25K miles, driven by wife, 20/80 city/hwy driving profile in North Central Ohio for just shy of 2 years since bought new. Mostly she stays out of the boost and treats the brake pedal normally; if anything she doesn't anticipate stops as I do and tends to be on the gas...
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- Feb 25, 2013
- Replies: 12
- Forum: The Garage
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The 2012 Formula One Thread

RE: Magnum ice cream - I just bought some (mint, regular size, and almond minis). Expensive, not worth $6 or $7 regular price per box. Not bad, but not exceptional. I found them at IGA in Lodi OH (on sale for $4 per box to promote new products) Oh well, I think of Kimi when I eat them, and...
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- Post #260
- Apr 13, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Ken Rockwell's blog

KR's advice has been good for me. I appreciate his point that pretty much any DSLR will yield much better photos than lesser cameras, and that generally similarly-priced DSLRs have similar specs and features, so ease of use in terms of hardware and software can be a key discriminator. Of...
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- Post #61
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Digital Cameras and Video
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2011 Subaru Forester 2.5L NA oil consumption

around 103,500 or so. I wouldn't say the car decided to eat the follower; I am pretty certain that VW has stated that the follower had been hardened improperly. The TSB applies to all BPY (for VW-badged cars, this is 2.0T FSI) engines which were in the 2006-2007 (maybe some 2008? IDK) EOS...
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- Post #30
- Jan 20, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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2011 Subaru Forester 2.5L NA oil consumption

The service manager told me that the Forester had been sold. I think you are absolutely correct: the car had one elderly owner (the owner of the dealership).
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- Post #29
- Jan 20, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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2011 Subaru Forester 2.5L NA oil consumption

I returned the Forester and stated my concerns about its condition. The service manager checked the service record and stated that it had never been serviced. So, I had minor snow on one occasion during nearly a month of having an AWD loaner with newish tires, and now with my FWD car back it's...
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- Post #20
- Jan 19, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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rounded out my lens collection

Oh, if only I had it in the time (new baby) and fiscal budget to afford a D7000. I love the D5100 but as far as I know only Nikon AF-S lenses will work with the AF on the body. Am I mistaken? Do other mfrs offer lenses which are compatible with the Nikon AF-S system? (googles a bit...)...
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- Post #15
- Jan 4, 2012
- Forum: Digital Cameras and Video
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2011 Subaru Forester 2.5L NA oil consumption

Sorry, this is poorly expressed. I meant to state that there exists an oil temperature warning lamp, but it has yet to be illuminated. I am keeping revs low and the weather is very favorable for heat rejection. It may be a bit sludged for using more viscous oil, but the dealership has...
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- Post #17
- Jan 4, 2012
- Forum: The Garage

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