Forum: Driving
November 2nd 09, 02:29 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road
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Replies: 233
Views: 8,583
Falacy of the Electric Car
"Bernd Felsche" > wrote
> Scott in SoCal > wrote:
>>Last time on rec.autos.driving, "Floyd Rogers" said:
>> ...
> Solar and wind power are both...
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Forum: Driving
November 1st 09, 10:26 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road
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Replies: 233
Views: 8,583
Falacy of the Electric Car
"Daniel W. Rouse Jr." > wrote
> "Bernd Felsche" > wrote
>> I admit that I was ignorant of such obtuseness. I was trained in the
>> civilised...
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Forum: Driving
November 1st 09, 04:32 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road
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Replies: 233
Views: 8,583
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Forum: Driving
November 1st 09, 04:48 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road
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Replies: 233
Views: 8,583
Falacy of the Electric Car
"Bernd Felsche" > wrote
> Scott in SoCal > wrote:
> ...
>>Only when electric cars suck more juice than a pair of 5-ton air
>>conditioners.
>
>...
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Forum: Driving
October 31st 09, 09:39 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road
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Replies: 233
Views: 8,583
Falacy of the Electric Car
"richard" > wrote
> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:39:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
> ????
> No. You produce power on a more local level. I see no reason why the city
> of...
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Forum: Driving
October 31st 09, 07:02 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road
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Replies: 233
Views: 8,583
Falacy of the Electric Car
"elmer" > wrote
> Scott in SoCal wrote:
>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, elmer > said:
> Nuclear energy is not here now and they don't want to bring it on board.
> Solar cells are...
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Forum: BMW
October 30th 09, 05:10 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 19
Views: 780
5 series brake rotors?
"DonP" > wrote
>On Oct 28, 8:36 am, wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:13:38 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
> Oh, one final question. IF I do them...
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Forum: BMW
October 28th 09, 04:17 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,101
Site with all BMW oem wheels ?
"Joe C" > wrote
> There was a website with all the oem style wheels, does
> anyone know it ?
http://bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/wheels/BMWWheels.htm has quite a...
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Forum: BMW
October 27th 09, 10:58 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 19
Views: 780
5 series brake rotors?
"HDGoose" > wrote
>Thanks for all that good info. I would have considered doing them
>myself, or at least have my local shade tree mechanic do it, but
>"they" make it sound...
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Forum: BMW
October 27th 09, 06:26 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 19
Views: 780
5 series brake rotors?
"Floyd Rogers" > wrote
> "HDGoose" > wrote
>> I'm also told by a brake shop owner who works on BMWs among others
>> that it's not always...
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Forum: BMW
October 27th 09, 06:22 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 19
Views: 780
5 series brake rotors?
"HDGoose" > wrote
> Any comments on the replacing-vs-turning of the front brake rotors on
> a 2001 525i?
> I'm told by BMW techs that they MUST be replaced at each brake job.
>...
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Forum: Driving
October 23rd 09, 09:52 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,misc.transport.trucking,misc.transport.rail.americas,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Replies: 197
Views: 6,207
May The Best Mode Win
> wrote
>On Oct 23, 12:49 pm, N8N > wrote:
>
>> > Does it support DOS applications?
>>
>> Hell, Windows doesn't, anymore.
>
>Umm, I run my old DOS stuff all...
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Forum: Driving
October 23rd 09, 09:49 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,misc.transport.trucking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Replies: 197
Views: 6,207
May The Best Mode Win
"Alan Baker" > wrote
> "Floyd Rogers" > wrote:
>> This statement is contrary to the facts: there were only 5 (can't
>> remember
>> accurately, but...
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Forum: Driving
October 23rd 09, 07:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,misc.transport.trucking,misc.transport.rail.americas,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Replies: 197
Views: 6,207
May The Best Mode Win
> wrote
On Oct 22, 11:54 pm, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." wrote:
>> Indeed. But Microsoft Office is usually the popular choice, given that a
>> large userbase often shared word...
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Forum: Driving
October 23rd 09, 07:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,misc.transport.trucking,misc.transport.rail.americas,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Replies: 197
Views: 6,207
May The Best Mode Win
"Free Lunch" > wrote
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:13:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote
>>On Oct 22, 11:54 pm, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
>...
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Forum: Driving
October 23rd 09, 03:17 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,misc.transport.trucking,misc.transport.rail.americas,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Replies: 197
Views: 6,207
May The Best Mode Win
"RonB" > wrote
> Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:
....
> And what people tend to forget when they laud Microsoft's business acumen,
> is that Microsoft's monopoly was built on the...
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Forum: Driving
October 20th 09, 07:54 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,misc.transport.road,misc.transport.trucking,misc.transport.rail.americas,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Replies: 197
Views: 6,207
May The Best Mode Win
"Brent" > wrote
> On 2009-10-20, chrisv > wrote:
>> Brent wrote:
>>
>>>It isn't and hasn't been. There have always been other OS choices....
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Forum: BMW
October 13th 09, 02:34 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 20
Views: 954
Any Wagon drivers out there?
"GT" > wrote
>On Oct 13, 2:40 am, Guppy Pilot > wrote:
>.
>I would say it's a bit small for adults in the rear seats, except if
>the...
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Forum: BMW
October 12th 09, 03:57 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 5
Views: 390
2003 Z4 question
"Jim" <nospam@wherever> wrote
> I have bought as per subject line and after searching through the
> owners manual and following instructions, I can not get the anti-theft
> alarm system to...
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Forum: BMW
September 26th 09, 03:17 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 4
Views: 585
Where Can I Find BMW Parts Numbers?
"Roclive" > wrote
> Would anybody know of a site/email address, where I can request BMW parts
> numbers?
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/
FloydR
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Forum: BMW
September 20th 09, 12:15 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,024
New BMW owner
"Jim" <nospam@wherever> wrote
> I am in Saskatchewan Canada and just bought a used 2003 Z4 Roadster
> with a soft top. It has 28 thousand kilometers on it (15 thousand
> miles)and was mostly...
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Forum: BMW
September 8th 09, 02:31 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 3
Views: 243
lug wrench size??
"dwilli" > wrote
>Daughter borrowed my '02 540i (w/sport), got a flat, I went to
>help....great....no lug wrench. Going back >today with a variety of sizes
>but it would really...
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Forum: BMW
September 3rd 09, 12:53 AM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 21
Views: 717
E39 overheating
"R. Mark Clayton" > wrote
> "Floyd Rogers" > wrote
>> "R. Mark Clayton" > wrote
>> ...
>> Later models of the E39...
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Forum: BMW
September 1st 09, 05:52 PM Posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Replies: 21
Views: 717
E39 overheating
"R. Mark Clayton" > wrote
> "Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote
>> In article >,
>> R. Mark Clayton...
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Forum: Driving
August 31st 09, 02:50 AM Posted to misc.transport.road,rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 133
Views: 3,969
First NJ Red Light Cameras
"Peter" > wrote
>On Aug 30, 1:30 pm, GK > wrote:
>> Well if that was all they where up to it would be one thing, but even
>> then, I'd still br for...
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