In Wheels Magazine Mar-06 there's a test of 20 vehicles known to have good
handling, and interestingly, they found that a 380 VRX is a bit faster
through the slalom than a Clubsport R8. ;^)
Greg.

Last time I went back to the US m dad was looking for a vehicle for my
mother. He looked at just about everything and he's always been a Buy
American guy.  But for the first time in his life he looked at Asian
vehicles and was actually struck by the Kia Carnival(it has a diff ...

If they want a chick on there, please ensure she either knows about cars, or
wears low cut tops.
Steve

I know these fans are 2 speed and AFAIK they were always on full speed
when the a/c is on.
Is this correct?
Sometimes the fans are on full speed but most of the time they are on

In today's local paper is a review of the BMW 130i. apparently it laps the
Nurburgring quicker than the M3. After the recent Wheels test that had the
Lancer evo beating it, and Top Gear had the BMW 530d also beating it, what
is happening the poor old reputation of the M3?

What are your thoughts and info on them?
came across this site
http://www.chinacarforums.com
didnt realize there so many of them..and some acttually look good

Stop calling me up asking for phone sex i'm NOT interested.

Mr.IKEA, 6th richest man on the planet, no bling for this man, no
sir........
"IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad is the proud owner of a 13-year-old Volvo 240 GL.
Though he may own a Volvo, Kamprad still takes the bus and even uses

I quite like the new qualifying format, except the third session.
I think it is a bit stupid having the cars tring to use up fuel for no
real purpose. (Not very environmentally sound)
I would replace the third session with the conventional old style

Hope you able to see this link, read the first post, lengthy - but
certainly worth digesting.
Athol?
http://www.drivewellaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=838&postdays=0&postor
der=asc&start=0

Thinking of buying the new Rav4. Anybody have any thoughts to throw my
way on this. Thanks.

I need a hand with an electrical fault on a V8 (5.0L) VT Commodore.
When sleeping, the dang thing is drawing almost 5A!  Naturally, my
battery isn't lasting the night!
I've traced all fuses, and the problem is there when each is taken out

My EB 3.9 continuously shreds its belts, due to the major pulley (on the
harmonic balancer) being out of alignment.
I have been advised that this is caused by one of the bearings wearing and
allowing the crankshaft to move forward.

Coke burners - with the price of petrol - maybe I should have one for myself!
http://www.awm.gov.au/underattack/enlarge.asp?image=3/4/1/16

Its a *funny* story only because it had a happy ending...
1/ German Engineering :-)
2/ I had a 318i manual, as new Budget Rental, and i could'nt get it
anywhere near 200km/h no matter what i tried it was GUTLESS.Got