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Look at this:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100608/FREE/100609899

Acura's not American, but given how these cars are all screwing up, are cars finally becoming sentient and bent on killing us all? Where's my foil hat? ;D
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Look at this:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100608/FREE/100609899

Acura's not American, but given how these cars are all screwing up, are cars finally becoming sentient and bent on killing us all? Where's my foil hat? ;D


The Terminator movies really were foretelling the future.
We're designing machines to think for us so that we don't have to.

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Look at this:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100608/FREE/100609899

Acura's not American, but given how these cars are all screwing up, are cars finally becoming sentient and bent on killing us all? Where's my foil hat? ;D

The Terminator movies really were foretelling the future.
We're designing machines to think for us so that we don't have to.

Come quickly, Jesus.




reminds me of this thread.

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,73916.0.html

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The Terminator movies really were foretelling the future.
We're designing machines to think for us so that we don't have to.

Come quickly, Jesus.

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For today's matinee performance, the role of GTRDave will be played by Malthumb

More fallout from the Toyota mess. 
1) There will be more recalls
2) The general public will (understandably) mis-interpret the meaning and intent of recalls

Automotive recalls happen A LOT and most of them are voluntary and not publically discussed.  Maybe a 5 second blurb at 11:17 of the 11:00 news.

Typically a recall happens when a manufacturer either notices a statistical anamoly in their manufacturing process or in warranty occurences in the field.  For example, a manufacturer might notice that the supplier of a wiring harness delivered a batch that has a statiscally significant increase of harnesses that exhibit a minor voltage spike.  The manufacturer may decide to identify the total popluation that might be impacted and they might opt to recall them.  If they choose to voluntarily recall them, they need to communicate to NHTSA what the concern is and what the POTENTIAL failure modes could be.  It doesn't mean that it ever happened.  It doesn't mean that every vehicle is LIKELY to exhibit the problem.  I've been involved in recalls where we could statiscally show that there MIGHT be up to 16 vehicles built with a suspect part.  Problem is, those 16 parts could have been in any of about 30,000+ vehicles built.  Wells, since it was safety related, we recalled all 30,000 vehicles in order to check for the part.  We knew what date stamps to look for on the supplier's parts, so the 29,984 vehicles that did not have a problem could be ruled out by a 5 minute inspection at the dealer.


The difference between the Chrysler situation and the Toyota situation is that Toyota did not do the pre-emptive type of voluntary recalls.  They only reacted AFTER things had already gone to heck.  And even then they had to be forced by NHTSA to do anything.  Most recalls are about something that has a statistical possibility of happening.  The Toyota recalls are about triage.  Befre we dump Chrysler in the same basket with Toyota, let's wait to see if there have been any occurences in customer vehicles that led to the recall.



Question:
I know that you are not with Ford, nevertheless, my sister had her rear axle bust in half on a Ford Windstar 2001.  Looking on the internet, I saw that this is an ongoing issue with the 1999 to 2003 models.  This looks like a big issue with Ford but they are not doing a recall as of yet.  What would you suggest she do, just let it sit and wait to see if there will be a recall?  It looks like the repair will easily be over 1000.  She does not have that money like that but she is being REAL antsy...  Hmmm...should her insurance cover that.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/ford-windstar-rear-axles-bring-hundreds-of-complaints/

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/05/nhtsa-investigating-ford-windstar-for-rear-axle-failure.html

This is not her van but the issue is the exact same.







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Don't buy one from Wal-Mart. Cheap bike, no service...no bueno.
I bought my Trek used ($475) from a guy who specializes in finding older-but-good condition, good quality bikes. He does what ever is needed to make them safe and ready and advertises on the local Craigslist.
Another guy at church bought an older Schwinn road bike from him for $175 and even it's better than what you'll find at Wal-Mart by a long shot.

If you want to buy new, look for a Performance Bike store near you. They sell a lot of the new lower-cost import stuff (as well as high-end stuff), but they stand behind it with lifetime tune-ups and such. You might pay a little more than you would at Wal-Mart, but you'll be getting SO MUCH MORE for your money.

To me, riding a cheap bike is like playing a cheap guitar.  :P
I bought a cheap bike from walmart and the handle bar stripped out. :) If I buy another one from there it will be a name brand. I was thinking the other day about getting a moped. Seeing one car is down and another needs a little work and only uses premium that moped may be on the road in a few weeks. :)
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Question:
I know that you are not with Ford, nevertheless, my sister had her rear axle bust in half on a Ford Windstar 2001.  Looking on the internet, I saw that this is an ongoing issue with the 1999 to 2003 models.  This looks like a big issue with Ford but they are not doing a recall as of yet.  What would you suggest she do, just let it sit and wait to see if there will be a recall?  It looks like the repair will easily be over 1000.  She does not have that money like that but she is being REAL antsy...  Hmmm...should her insurance cover that.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/ford-windstar-rear-axles-bring-hundreds-of-complaints/

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/05/nhtsa-investigating-ford-windstar-for-rear-axle-failure.html

This is not her van but the issue is the exact same.










The only advice I can suggest is to

1) Open a formal complaint with NHTSA.  Reference the ongoing investigation and provide pictures and repair estimates / receipts.

2) Open a formal complaint with her state's attorney general.  Same documentation as to NHTSA.

This gets her out on the playing field, so that if Ford winds up settling the issue, she can be folded into the settlement group or class action if there is a lawsuit.

3) Send copies of all of 1 & 2 to the Ford Zone Service Office.

That's what I would do if I were in the same situation.

 
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The only advice I can suggest is to

1) Open a formal complaint with NHTSA.  Reference the ongoing investigation and provide pictures and repair estimates / receipts.

2) Open a formal complaint with her state's attorney general.  Same documentation as to NHTSA.

This gets her out on the playing field, so that if Ford winds up settling the issue, she can be folded into the settlement group or class action if there is a lawsuit.

3) Send copies of all of 1 & 2 to the Ford Zone Service Office.

That's what I would do if I were in the same situation.

 


Alright Alright.  Will do asap.  Thanks.

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I bought a cheap bike from walmart and the handle bar stripped out. :) If I buy another one from there it will be a name brand. I was thinking the other day about getting a moped. Seeing one car is down and another needs a little work and only uses premium that moped may be on the road in a few weeks. :)

What "name brand" do they sell at Wal-Mart, Mongoose? Schwinn? Both of those companies are hardly a shell of what they use to be and they're both owned by a huge monopoly called Dorel, which also owns GT, Dyno, Cannondale  :'( and a few other classic brands.
The stuff that gets distributed to Wal-Mart is junk. J-U-N-K.
Again, if you want something decent and some service to back it up, Performance Bike is your answer (or another local bike shop).

As far as the moped idea, check with your state laws about riding them on the road. If, like here in DE, you need to have a motorcycle endorsement, move up to a small scooter, at least.
btw: My scooter is 500cc's of  8)
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You're a little early sef. LOL ;D ;D

But I did immediately get defensive about "the machines"! LOL

Some things people just can't do right, and I think "driving" is one of them. The sooner we teach machines to do it, the better off we'll all be.


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