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    Image of Brian Brian
    12/07/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Party Like It's 1955 (and You're Broke) Edition: Ford, Chevy, Dodge, or Nash?
    Two door. Wagon.

    This is J-nik. The Ford is the only right answer.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    12/07/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of LeMons 2009 Season Awards: BMW Takes Constructor Champion Prize!
    Murilee's right, of course--ideally, we'd have an algorithm that offset the high BMW finishes with the crappy ones, all while handicapping by the number of total BMW entries. On that note, there was one Renault entered in all 2009 races, and it ran for at least two laps. I think if we had an algorithm, Renault would have been the season champion. If we had an algorithm.
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    12/07/09

    In reply to Crown Victoria Power Window Regulator Replacement #8, or: How Detroit Cuts Production Costs
    Whoa rivets? dude... I've had to repair the roller on the track in my car window, but thanks to it being japanese, never had to deal with crazy rivets. On a side note, can anyone direct me to a tutorial on how to align a car window properly? I've tried googling it and looked at the fsm for my car, but nothing really describes the process. I've got it pretty much good just through trial and error, but would love to hear what a dealer tech would do exactly.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    12/07/09

    In reply to Mad_Science Brings Us A Los Angeles DOTS-O-Rama!
    Whoa. These shots are approaching classic status.

    The strip that contains the Studebaker seems to have a constant rotation of cool classics. I'm trying to figure out who lives there that keeps owning oddball classics for 3-4 months at a time.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/07/09

    In reply to Santa Rolls In A Focus RS
    And this is why America will never be cool.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/07/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: In KC, Santa drives an Alfa Spider with no heat. That's plenty cool.
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    Image of Reggin2 Reggin2
    12/07/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: Because Europe has a crappy FWD hatchback?
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    12/07/09

    @Reggin2: If you define the Euro Focus RS as "crappy", I'll take the opposite of whatever you're having.
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    Image of Reggin2 Reggin2
    12/07/09

    @scroggzilla raids again: It's a hatchback, has a small engine, and is FWD. Did I mention IT'S A HATCHBACK? Who the hell likes hatchbacks?
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/07/09

    @Reggin2: The domestic European market Ford Focus (RS, ST, or otherwise) is a fantastic machine that rivals the greatest FRONT WHEEL DRIVE Chevy Impala SS (with a heavy as fuck V8 with no power) or V6 Dodge Charger.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/07/09

    In reply to Santa Rolls In A Focus RS
    Watch out for the Torques Deer!
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/07/09

    @Ash78, cube farmer: Where was the deer born?
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/07/09

    @Alfisted: Germany. It's a Tier 1 supplier.

    Revo mooseknuckle!
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    12/07/09

    In reply to Crown Victoria Power Window Regulator Replacement #8, or: How Detroit Cuts Production Costs
    Thanks, Murilee! I've been putting this exact operation off in my '92 Town Car for about a month now, because I wasn't sure how involved it would be. BOTH front power windows are nonfunctional, and the passenger side slides down at about the rate of about a half-inch every 20 miles.

    And when I took the inner cover off, I DID have old rivets in the bottom of the door.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    12/07/09

    In reply to Crown Victoria Power Window Regulator Replacement #8, or: How Detroit Cuts Production Costs
    My '97 Contour SE did that too after a few weeks of driving it over some cobblestones. It never did have a lot of suspension compliance. Fookin' aces going around corners but in a poorly maintained downtown environment, it shook fillings loose.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    12/07/09

    In reply to Crown Victoria Power Window Regulator Replacement #8, or: How Detroit Cuts Production Costs
    Not just the Fords. My boss's regulators have popped several times in his 325ix. Apparently it's a distinctive sound.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    12/07/09

    In reply to Charles Schultz Helps Move '62 Falcons Off The Showroom Floor
    I discovered TOCMP a couple of years back and it's a great resource. The only gripe is that the site is somewhat on the slow side. There's a sister site called Free Car Brochures ([storm.oldcarmanualproject.com]) that has lots of international brochures.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/07/09

    In reply to Charles Schultz Helps Move '62 Falcons Off The Showroom Floor
    Hard to beat a Ford Falcon Futura hardtop. The fordor is alright, too. But the cartoon helps put you in the right frame of mind for considering its ownership and beauty.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    12/06/09

    In reply to Charles Schultz Helps Move '62 Falcons Off The Showroom Floor
    LOL! I had that exact car, same year, in that exact same color once - except I don't recall it having a differently-tagged rear lower panel like that one shows.
    Two-speed auto on the tree, as I recall. Low and Drive... that's all you need, right?
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    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 12/06/09 11:57 PM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of Maymar Maymar
    12/06/09

    In reply to Charles Schultz Helps Move '62 Falcons Off The Showroom Floor
    I assume the Japanese attributed the Falcon's success to being sold by cartoons, because they did it 30 years later, by getting the Simpsons to shill the '92 Corolla.
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    12/06/09

    In reply to Charles Schultz Helps Move '62 Falcons Off The Showroom Floor
    This one time I saw a Peanuts cartoon on a webstie that, well, err, hmm, sigh lets just say that Charlie Brown wasn't so shy when it came to the fairer sex. I didn't know Schultz had it in him!
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    12/06/09

    In reply to Engine Of The Day: Ford Thriftpower Six
    My grandfather used a 250cu id to power a hydraulic blockbuster for splitting wood for his slow combustion stove. Perhaps a little overkill but if you've ever split wooden blocks with the old axe style blockbuster you'd think it's the guts of dux.
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