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Re: No more worries about $4 gas in CA [gagrice]

by larsb on Thu Nov 06 09:34:14 PST 2008

Here are some of the benefits, Gary, since you seem to miss them in regard to mass transit, without fail: With Obama at the helm in the White House and a majority in both Houses, his vision for 'change' and his version of FDR's 'New Deal,' we can hopefully have the trains operating within 6 years with the entire network completed by 2020. The 800-mile rail line would link Anaheim, Los Angeles, Fresno and San Francisco. Project planners also want to eventually add Sacramento, San Diego and Oakland. "The citizens of California have put the 21st century golden spike in the ground," pronounced Quentin Kopp, chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. No more congested airports, no more removing belts and shoes for security, no more dreaded drive down Highway 5 and contributing to the smog of LA. Instead you'll be able to sit back and relax while traveling up to speeds of 200mph. You'll arrive inspired with plenty of time to see Mickey and his friends. No doubt, the trip will be in an air-conditioned, sound-proofed cabin, with comfortable seats, big windows and plenty of leg room. You'll even be able to enjoy in a nice glass of wine, perhaps take a nap, or catch up on some reading. For the busy business commuters and techaholics there will even be wi-fi connections available for use. The rest of the modern world has enjoyed the benefits of high speed rail for several decades now and it is about time the Golden State caught up with the implementation of slick mass transit, especially if we are serious about cutting back on pollution and wasting millions of hours each year sitting in traffic. And: Questions & Answers Will the high-speed train system create new jobs and boost our economy? Yes. The statewide high-speed train project will require us to draw upon and expand California’s skilled workforce, creating nearly 160,000 construction-related jobs to plan, design and build the system. An additional 450,000 permanent jobs are expected to be created by 2035 as a result of the economic growth the train system will bring to California. High speed trains will further boost California’s economy by: * Improving the movement of people, goods and services throughout the state; * Generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue surplus; * Reducing travel times for train riders; * Reducing delays to air and auto travelers as freeways and airports are relieved of congestion; * Reducing air pollution and related health care costs; * Reducing auto accident fatalities and injuries and related health care costs. How much does our broken transportation system cost our economy? California has three of the top five most congested urban areas in the United States. Right now, congestion costs approximately $20 billion per year in wasted fuel and lost time. What would be the cost of expanding our highways and airports to meet future intercity demands instead of building the high-speed train system? To serve the same number of travelers as the high-speed train system, California would have to build nearly 3,000 lane-miles of freeway plus five airport runways and 90 departure gates by 2020 – costing more than twice the high-speed train system and having much greater environmental impacts. What’s more, the proposed high-speed train system will provide lower passenger costs than for travel by automobile or air for the same city-to-city markets. See, Gary, it's not just money down the trash compactor. It will GENERATE revenue and SAVE wasted gas money and pollution. Don't be such a hater, dude !!!

Sudden Large Increase in MPG

by thechair on Sat Sep 20 07:30:15 PDT 2008

Suddenly, without any apparent reason, my MPG jumped dramatically from 26 mpg to 37 mpg. It's an 07 Civic EX, automatic, with 30,000 miles on it. I had been getting a low of 25 mpg to a high of 27-point-something for the life of the car, but then two tanks ago, it went up a little... to 29 mpg on one tank. Then, two days ago, I drove from So Cal to Fresno, about a 500 mile round trip. I got 37.5 mpg. I had the air conditioner going full blast, and my gas was the same... Costco 87 octane. Not only that, but I had to scale Angeles National Forest through I-5's Grapevine. This meant climbing with high RPM's for miles. I can't understand it. Since the beginning of this model year, there seems to have been two camps of owners. Those who get Civic-like mpg, and those like me who did not and who were surprised by lower mpg. Now my car has dramatically joined the first group. Has anybody else had an experience like this? Is there any rational explanation for it?

Re: A4 2009 - S - Line [henrysign]

by jmd23 on Tue Aug 26 08:36:14 PDT 2008

3 months is what I'm being told. A dealer emailed me the entire model year 2009 order guide. And in red text it says S-line packages not currently available. It's worth the wait -- if you can wait :-(

September Lease Deals Coming!

by jmd23 on Tue Aug 26 08:39:28 PDT 2008

A dealer in Bakersfield, CA tells me this: "New lease programs come out the first week of Sept., I am hoping they give us some good lease programs and incentives." I hope they (1) have a great lease program and (2) fix all the gremlins after reading these posts!

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by cmengv on Fri Aug 22 16:32:19 PDT 2008

Follow up on my experience. I called another Honda dealership and the service rep said Honda was offering a compensation program and had me take in my car. After taking it in he said that Honda would cover all the parts ($1500) and I would have to pay for labor ($501) plus the $104 diagnostics. Almost $605 down the pipes, and before school starts too!!! I have no time to call Honda to negociate because they close weekends, and I start school Monday. The only positive experiene out of this is that the people at Honda North, Fresno were great and honest. This is my second Honda, and was looking forward to purchasing a S2000 by next year, however the expereince with the CR-V and the Honda rep at Honda America is having me look into other alternatives. One more thing I HAVE to mention is that the rep at Honda America checked my vin and said there there are no recalls issued, however after checking with Honda North, they said there was a recall on the interlock.

2009 A4 Prices & Sedan vs Avant

by jmd23 on Sat Aug 16 23:08:59 PDT 2008

You can build your Audi A4 from AudiUSA.com -- 3.2 Quattro Prestige with all the bells and whistles will set you back $53k plus -- still a lot of car for the money, IMO. willbuyan09 The Avant ONLY comes in 2.0 4-cylinder form. It you're okay with that, everything else is the same as the sedan in options. A dealer told me it will take 3 months when ordering a car, but with supply issues it may take longer if you want the S-Line package -- which is very nice if you can wait for it.