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Learning Richard
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:
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WickeddollŽ wrote:
| Quote: | On my way home from work, I noticed my 2000 Echo was revving way more than
it should. I checked to see if I'd flicked the OD off accidentally; no...
..it wasn't till I was nearly home that I realized I'd been driving it in
second...
Feel free to ridicule us women drivers on this one - I deserve it this time
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What, were you doing 40 on the highway or something??
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WickeddollŽ
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:33 am Post subject:
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"Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote in message
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WickeddollŽ wrote:
| Quote: | On my way home from work, I noticed my 2000 Echo was revving way more than
it should. I checked to see if I'd flicked the OD off accidentally; no...
..it wasn't till I was nearly home that I realized I'd been driving it in
second...
Feel free to ridicule us women drivers on this one - I deserve it this
time
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What, were you doing 40 on the highway or something??
40?
HA!
65
Natalie |
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Jeff Strickland
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:32 am Post subject:
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Jeff Strickland" ...
"WickeddollŽ" ...
"Jeff Strickland" ...
D Natalie. D. You want the gear selector on the D.
Jeez, girl drivers are sooo stupid. ;-)
*fwap*
I was banging down the road in my BMW (on more than one occasion), and
noticed similar behavior. I had been in a traffic jam that opened up,
but I had left the shifter in 3rd up to about 80 or so. You gotta love
cars that are smooth and silent, but you also hafta keep an eye on the
tach ...
2000 Echoes don't have a tach, but the loud revving should have clued me
in.
Well, in the interest of full disclosure, I also had the noise from the
revving, but I had to look at the tach to see what the trouble was. Then,
I had to follow that up with a check of the shift lever to see why there
was so much noise, and the tach needle was creeping up on the red part.
Duh! I hadn't made a change of the gear selection since I was doing 5
mph, now I was closing in on 80.
OK *you* win the Doofus Of The Year Award...
Natalie
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Well, apparently I'm in some pretty good company.
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WickeddollŽ
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:13 am Post subject:
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Jeff Strickland" ...
"WickeddollŽ" ...
"Jeff Strickland" ...
D Natalie. D. You want the gear selector on the D.
Jeez, girl drivers are sooo stupid. ;-)
*fwap*
I was banging down the road in my BMW (on more than one occasion), and
noticed similar behavior. I had been in a traffic jam that opened up,
but I had left the shifter in 3rd up to about 80 or so. You gotta love
cars that are smooth and silent, but you also hafta keep an eye on the
tach ...
2000 Echoes don't have a tach, but the loud revving should have clued
me in.
Well, in the interest of full disclosure, I also had the noise from the
revving, but I had to look at the tach to see what the trouble was.
Then, I had to follow that up with a check of the shift lever to see why
there was so much noise, and the tach needle was creeping up on the red
part. Duh! I hadn't made a change of the gear selection since I was
doing 5 mph, now I was closing in on 80.
OK *you* win the Doofus Of The Year Award...
Natalie
Well, apparently I'm in some pretty good company.
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Thanks!
I think...
Natalie |
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:18 am Post subject:
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Jeff Strickland" ...
"WickeddollŽ" ...
"Jeff Strickland" ...
D Natalie. D. You want the gear selector on the D.
Jeez, girl drivers are sooo stupid. ;-)
*fwap*
I was banging down the road in my BMW (on more than one occasion),
and noticed similar behavior. I had been in a traffic jam that opened
up, but I had left the shifter in 3rd up to about 80 or so. You gotta
love cars that are smooth and silent, but you also hafta keep an eye
on the tach ...
2000 Echoes don't have a tach, but the loud revving should have clued
me in.
Well, in the interest of full disclosure, I also had the noise from the
revving, but I had to look at the tach to see what the trouble was.
Then, I had to follow that up with a check of the shift lever to see
why there was so much noise, and the tach needle was creeping up on the
red part. Duh! I hadn't made a change of the gear selection since I was
doing 5 mph, now I was closing in on 80.
OK *you* win the Doofus Of The Year Award...
Natalie
Well, apparently I'm in some pretty good company.
Thanks!
I think...
Natalie
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Hey Natalie,
What did you do? The light on my gear selector works now when the
headlights are on. It had quit doing that before.
Damn! I'm going to have to have you do some more of that voo-doo that you
do so well. Old Blue likes it. . . .
Charles |
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:18 am Post subject:
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well, we women have so much more on our minds whilst driving...I drove
my darling '87 Corolla standard for so long, that when I decided to take
a road trip to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia, I rented a mid-size
something, fully loaded, no clue what all the buttons & bows meant. I
learned quickly about the OD button on the shift, never had one, didn't
need one, but apparently I hit one, sounded like we were going to
explode; quickly figured it out. My lovely '03 Corolla has one of
those OD things, I stay away; also has cruise control...must look that
up.
Someday I'll tell you about how I couldn't start my VW squareback
because the steering wheel was locked, no one told me I had to turn the
wheel, then the key...back in the day, this was all new...a steering
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:18 am Post subject:
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<mmward@webtv.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | well, we women have so much more on our minds whilst driving...I drove
my darling '87 Corolla standard for so long, that when I decided to take
a road trip to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia, I rented a mid-size
something, fully loaded, no clue what all the buttons & bows meant. I
learned quickly about the OD button on the shift, never had one, didn't
need one, but apparently I hit one, sounded like we were going to
explode; quickly figured it out. My lovely '03 Corolla has one of
those OD things, I stay away; also has cruise control...must look that
up.
Someday I'll tell you about how I couldn't start my VW squareback
because the steering wheel was locked, no one told me I had to turn the
wheel, then the key...back in the day, this was all new...a steering
wheel that locks?
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We had a couple of cars that if you got the steering wheel locked in a
certain position, you could not turn the key at all, you had to wiggle the
steering wheel a bit and then the key would turn.
The very first car I operated did not have an interlock on the clutch or
gearshift when starting. But then, the reason I was out there operating it
was to keep the motor running to get it warmed up, the automatic choke
didn't work very well. (63 Chevy II 300, with the 194(120hp) six and
three-on-the-tree. I think the carberetor was from Carter?)
The first car I actually drove anywhere did not have a Park gear, just
R-N-D-L and make sure the handbrake was set! (62 Corvair 700 w the 80 hp
engine and Powerslide, I mean, Power(less)glide.) It did have an interlock
to where you had to put it in Neutral to start it. It was the first car we
ever had with two-speed wipers and a windshield washer and backup lights.
It was the last car we owned that did not have a right-hand outside mirror.
It was also the last American car my father ever owned.
Charles of Kankakee |
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Greywolf
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject:
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"Charles @ Kankakee" <n5hsr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | It was the first car we ever had with two-speed wipers
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My dad's '54 Ford was the first car we had with electric wiper motors. Our
earlier cars had vacuum actuation. Heavy acceleration in the rain was lots
of fun as the wipers would stop.
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:25 am Post subject:
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"Greywolf" <greywolfin45@*spamisbad*sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Charles @ Kankakee" <n5hsr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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It was the first car we ever had with two-speed wipers
My dad's '54 Ford was the first car we had with electric wiper motors. Our
earlier cars had vacuum actuation. Heavy acceleration in the rain was lots
of fun as the wipers would stop.
Pat
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I've seen a few of the old vacuum wipers in the rain. We always had
electric wipers as far back as I can remember. I don't remember the 55
Belvedere station wagon, though. We sold it when I was not quite 6 and
replaced it with the Chevy II.
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WickeddollŽ
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:45 am Post subject:
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"Charles @ Kankakee" ...
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"WickeddollŽ" ...
"Jeff Strickland" ...
"Jeff Strickland" ...
D Natalie. D. You want the gear selector on the D.
Jeez, girl drivers are sooo stupid. ;-)
*fwap*
I was banging down the road in my BMW (on more than one occasion),
and noticed similar behavior. I had been in a traffic jam that
opened up, but I had left the shifter in 3rd up to about 80 or so.
You gotta love cars that are smooth and silent, but you also hafta
keep an eye on the tach ...
2000 Echoes don't have a tach, but the loud revving should have clued
me in.
Well, in the interest of full disclosure, I also had the noise from
the revving, but I had to look at the tach to see what the trouble
was. Then, I had to follow that up with a check of the shift lever to
see why there was so much noise, and the tach needle was creeping up
on the red part. Duh! I hadn't made a change of the gear selection
since I was doing 5 mph, now I was closing in on 80.
OK *you* win the Doofus Of The Year Award...
Natalie
Well, apparently I'm in some pretty good company.
Thanks!
I think...
Natalie
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*snipping Charles the bandwidth bandit's extra space*
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Hey Natalie,
What did you do? The light on my gear selector works now when the
headlights are on. It had quit doing that before.
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The light on the gears has always worked fine. I just wasn't paying
attention.
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Damn! I'm going to have to have you do some more of that voo-doo that you
do so well. Old Blue likes it. . . .
Charles
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Huh?
Natalie |
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WickeddollŽ
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:50 am Post subject:
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<mmward@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2471-437595EE-402@storefull-3158.bay.webtv.net...
| Quote: | well, we women have so much more on our minds whilst driving...I drove
my darling '87 Corolla standard for so long, that when I decided to take
a road trip to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia, I rented a mid-size
something, fully loaded, no clue what all the buttons & bows meant. I
learned quickly about the OD button on the shift, never had one, didn't
need one, but apparently I hit one, sounded like we were going to
explode; quickly figured it out. My lovely '03 Corolla has one of
those OD things, I stay away; also has cruise control...must look that
up.
LOL Iove my OD switch! Gives you a nice push when you need it! Especially |
on icky roads.
| Quote: | Someday I'll tell you about how I couldn't start my VW squareback
because the steering wheel was locked, no one told me I had to turn the
wheel, then the key...back in the day, this was all new...a steering
wheel that locks?
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Oh, you *have* to tell that story!
Natalie |
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WickeddollŽ
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:53 am Post subject:
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"Greywolf" <greywolfin45@*spamisbad*sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Charles @ Kankakee" <n5hsr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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It was the first car we ever had with two-speed wipers
My dad's '54 Ford was the first car we had with electric wiper motors. Our
earlier cars had vacuum actuation. Heavy acceleration in the rain was lots
of fun as the wipers would stop.
Pat
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EGAD!
Natalie |
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Gord Beaman
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:17 am Post subject:
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
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mmward@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2471-437595EE-402@storefull-3158.bay.webtv.net...
well, we women have so much more on our minds whilst driving...I drove
my darling '87 Corolla standard for so long, that when I decided to take
a road trip to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia, I rented a mid-size
something, fully loaded, no clue what all the buttons & bows meant. I
learned quickly about the OD button on the shift, never had one, didn't
need one, but apparently I hit one, sounded like we were going to
explode; quickly figured it out. My lovely '03 Corolla has one of
those OD things, I stay away; also has cruise control...must look that
up.
LOL Iove my OD switch! Gives you a nice push when you need it! Especially
on icky roads.
Someday I'll tell you about how I couldn't start my VW squareback
because the steering wheel was locked, no one told me I had to turn the
wheel, then the key...back in the day, this was all new...a steering
wheel that locks?
Oh, you *have* to tell that story!
Natalie
I can give you what's likely a better one Nat...friend of mine |
had just taught his wife to drive and had warned her in no
uncertain terms about not running the engine if the oil pressure
light came on...(I'll just bet that a sharp gal like you is about
two steps ahead of me by now).
He was on a trip to Europe for a week and she had called a tow
truck to haul her car to the shop where they couldn't find any
problem and delivered it to her driveway. She called another tow
service next day (etc etc). apparently the total bill was a
couple hundred bucks (this was years ago)...hubby was not highly
pleased...
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email) |
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:17 am Post subject:
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Charles @ Kankakee" ...
Hey Natalie,
What did you do? The light on my gear selector works now when the
headlights are on. It had quit doing that before.
The light on the gears has always worked fine. I just wasn't paying
attention.
Damn! I'm going to have to have you do some more of that voo-doo that
you do so well. Old Blue likes it. . . .
Charles
Huh?
Natalie
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I don't know what you did but after we discussed that my selector light went
out on the Corolla here, it came back on again the other night.
Charles |
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Learning Richard
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject:
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WickeddollŽ wrote:
| Quote: | On my way home from work, I noticed my 2000 Echo was revving way more than
it should. I checked to see if I'd flicked the OD off accidentally; no...
..it wasn't till I was nearly home that I realized I'd been driving it in
second...
Feel free to ridicule us women drivers on this one - I deserve it this time
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My wife had our old 1986 Honda Accord -- thankfully before the little
one arrived from outer heaven, we gave it away -- anyway, the old thing
had 276,000 miles on it, and it used oil. So, she has it out after her
sister borrows it (big mistake), and the check oil light comes on.
She goes into the Exxon, and the guy hands her a bottle of AT fluid...
tells her "yes ma'am its 10w30".
As she's about to pour it in, an off-duty cop walks up to her and says
"What are you doing???"
His wife made him walk back in with her to get the right oil... |
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