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| Radical Technical Ideas that Transform Life |
| Blogs of pure technical ideas with unconventional thought. Inviting professionals to contribute, and companies to take note
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| tax the oil companies |
| The prices of oil have gone up in speculation. Price of a barrell $70-$75 US is acceptable anything over that is speculation. Thanks to Bush & his Dick both are mkeing a killing at cosumer's expence. Oil companies should be taxed 100% for any barrel price over $75 and that money invested by the government to improve fuel efficiency and develop alternatives to oil. We all have had enough of 8 yrs of Bush and republican policies we need a democratic change or we can ring the bell for US Dooms-Day. From a rich country to a country living off borrowing from other countries. |
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| Plastech mis-reporting |
| Chrysler caused their own issue when they cancelled all their orders on Friday. That was calculated by them. What better way to idle plants without working with the union. Fair reporting of the facts was never done. It will all come out. Nardelli thinks his vendors make drills or 2-by-4's. |
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| Ex Designer |
| Maybe Chrysler will overtake everyone, now that they finally got rid of Union that represented 'white collar' workers. What a joke. The union designers at Chrysler got what they deserved. They were just about the laziest bunch of people, save a few, that I have ever worked with. Ford also has a union for designers that is costing them LOTS of money. When we finally get rid of ALL the unions, the auto companies can finally start making some money |
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| Ex Designer |
| Maybe Chrysler will overtake everyone, now that they finally got rid of Union that represented 'white collar' workers. What a joke. The union designers at Chrysler got what they deserved. They were just about the laziest bunch of people, save a few, that I have ever worked with. Ford also has a union for designers that is costing them LOTS of money. When we finally get rid of ALL the unions, the auto companies can finally start making some money |
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| Fuel Economy Initiatives |
| With the price of fuel headed up again, are there any fuel economy "skunk works" going on within our American automakers?
It seems to me that higher MPG should be a top priority. I am looking to buy a new car with one criteria - highest MPG wins. And I don't want an expensive hybrid, just a modern Model T. |
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| Car Racing Videos |
| drifting, tuning, and Japanese sports cars for sports car enthusiasts from the ultimate car video network. |
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| Powertrain Engineer |
| I just heard the new automotive insight this morning on the way to work. While I am normally impressed with John's reports, I was pretty disappointed in his touting of VW's "new" diesel that won't be out until April 2008. He says it will be the only diesel 2010 compliant without using SCR urea. He is incorrect. The Dodge Ram Pickup with Cummins 6.7L 350hp 650 ft-lbs is 2010 emissions compliant, without SCR urea, and has been released since January 2007. Why no "atta boy" for Chrysler? In these times of economic turmoil, it is extremely frustrating to hear someone supporting foreign automakers when a domestic OEM is clearly well ahead in terms of diesel emissions compliance. |
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| daytime running lights are a saftey hazard |
| I have just purchased a 2007 Jeep patriot, the other night I was driving and noticed that because my DRL's were on I forgot to turn on my regular lights, so I was driving at night without tail lights, because of this I did some research and found this to be a common problem with drivers. DRL's also will help camouflage you if the sun is at your back, you blend in with the sun, there are also some situations where a driver is required to shut off his lights, such as certain areas on military bases and with this system you can't do this.
I contacted Chrysler and they say it is hard wired into the system and can't be removed, I do not believe this.
I was an electronics technition on F/A-18 Hornets in the navy and those safetey systems had manual bypasses.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions and I am sick of corporations and bureaucrats thinking they know whats best for me and making my decisions for me, I am completely irritated with the fact that I spent $20k for a vehicle that I cant turn my lights off because someone thinks they know whats best for me.
now I have to spend $120 for a CD-ROM service manual or $350 for a hard printed copy just to get a wiring diagram to disable them myself.
does anyone know of a simple way to disable them without voiding my warranty?
if anyone else has this problem with their vehicle please complain to the manufacturer and Government,if they receive enough complaints maybe they will at least install a bypass switch. |
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| why scrap Imperial |
| Open letter To Chrysler,
Why scrap the imperial?
why not try Diesel look at the sprinter how efficient it is,or how popular the ram truck is in a diesel.
People don't realize that even if diesel fuel cost as much or more than gas it still is far cheaper,suppose diesel is 10% higher than gas but is 40% more efficient you are still 30% ahead.
I wouldn't mind seeing a big luxury car with the performance and efficiency of a sprinter.
you could say it's competion against your former owner.
an "American" car comparable to the mercedes |
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