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Re: Today was a good day... [texases]

by xwesx on Wed Dec 02 19:00:23 PST 2009

Surprise, we all have to trim our trees back from over the street Why? Trees look nice when they overhang a street... especially when they do so on both sides and form a complete canopy over the road! We used to have massive maple trees down the main street of my town (Helix, Oregon) that were a century or more old, and they covered the whole road, which was probably 60' wide. I have fond memories of riding down that street on my bicycle in the cool shade on hot summer days.... Unfortunately, they were getting toward the end of their lifespans in recent years and were removed in order to rebuild the sidewalks and curbs. When the city rebuilt, they took tree growth into consideration (which was not done the first time) when replanting and placing the walks. Maybe in another fifty years.....

Re: Today was a good day... [andre1969]

by xwesx on Wed Dec 02 17:38:09 PST 2009

Congrats, Andre! There's nothing quite like that simultaneous feeling of loss and accomplishment!

Re: mileage [easypar]

by xwesx on Wed Dec 02 16:14:20 PST 2009

Well, to be devil's advocate here, if the engine is running, it is going to "warm up" in a strict sense of the phrase. Whether it warms up enough to heat the interior will depend on the make/model and ambient temperature. For instance, my Forester (2.5L PZEV) will warm up enough with five minutes of idling to heat the interior at least 30 degrees above ambient when the outside temperature is -10F. My '98 Escort could idle all day at that ambient temperature and the air blowing out the vent would not be perceived as warm. I am not an advocate of "warming up" a car. I get in, start it, and go. My wife, on the other hand, loves pre-heating. With our young children in carseats, that method is useful due to them otherwise needing to be heavily bundled when they get in the car, which makes effective buckling difficult, plus they overheat once the interior does warm up. Given how fast the PZEV warms up, I ask my wife not to let it run more than 2-3 minutes before she is moving, but she (of course) ignores me. I'd say it more likely runs for up to ten minutes (or more). We pay for that, though. With the short trips she is taking right now (about ten miles round-trip), we are getting 19-20 mpg. *sigh*

Re: tire pressure monitor, 09 Forster [occking]

by xwesx on Wed Dec 02 13:40:03 PST 2009

Yes, a tire can hold that much pressure. I know from experience.... ;)

Re: Multiple rattles in an '09 Outback [valley59]

by xwesx on Wed Dec 02 11:55:00 PST 2009

They will if they can "replicate it" and figure out the source. Sometimes it is a real PITA for you, the owner, though.

Re: GPS HELL [lucien2]

by xwesx on Wed Dec 02 10:31:39 PST 2009

Dang... can't beat that! That's about the same mileage I get out of my Escort, but with none (well, little) of the fun. Of course, purchase price was a consideration.