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DOT, NHTSA release full proposal for mandatory electronic stability control {Autoblog}
Sep 15th 2006 12:29PM #2 - not the safety nazis, more like component makers like Bendix etc. lobbying to get laws passed that make them money.
Always follow the money.
BTW ESC rocks and is well worth $111.
What will Wall Street do with no Town Car? {Autoblog}
Sep 15th 2006 2:12AM AZMike -
Imports - In Germany they use mercedes and bimmers as Taxis. I think they hold up just fine.
The really cool livery car is the british LTI TXII. 2.4L diesel. They run these for 10-12 years before they are retired. Cabs in London get BEAT on. I don't think a caddy or lincoln could hold a candle to one of these beasts. I see they are starting to use them in SF.
http://www.lti.co.uk/thetxii.asp
What will Wall Street do with no Town Car? {Autoblog}
Sep 15th 2006 1:56AM
"about the only hearts that would skip a beat seeing one of these would be in the vicinity of a Hometown Buffet."
LMFAO!!! great post.
What will Wall Street do with no Town Car? {Autoblog}
Sep 15th 2006 1:52AM Man, in the late 90s, I used to take a towncar home every night.
What a great car. Sad to see them go. Is the 'way forward' killing all the good stuff?
Carl Zeiss creates telephoto lens with 1700mm focal length {Engadget}
Sep 13th 2006 1:37PM also "schmidt-cameras" had focal lengths of 2000mm at f/1.5 !!
300 were made. Not a one-off.
BMW introduces the Hydrogen 7 {Autoblog}
Sep 12th 2006 11:49AM #2 yes, a weak heavy motor with tons of precision moving parts and lubrication and cooling requirements is a great idea!
torquey electric motor that develop full power at 1 rpm, with 1 moving part and an efficient chemical means of pulling energy from fuel is a bad idea!
BMW introduces the Hydrogen 7 {Autoblog}
Sep 12th 2006 11:46AM #1 - hydrogen is much less dangerous the gasoline.
Everyone on the hindenberg that died did so from jumping (except for 1). Those that rode it out lived.
BMW introduces the Hydrogen 7 {Autoblog}
Sep 12th 2006 11:45AM @ken
100% true. This is pointless. Why are they doing this?
Last minute Apple rumors roundup {Engadget}
Sep 12th 2006 3:04AM No core 2 duo macbook pros. just yet at least.
No leopard either til at least november.
sorry kids.
Adidas-Polar RS800 running computer one-ups Apple {Engadget}
Sep 11th 2006 7:20PM @Zadillo
ah rs800... for some reason I saw the title as RS200. my bad.
