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Maxim: The Best Movie Car Chases	20 Sep 2007 05:37 GMT	33
Maxim: The Best Movie Car Chases http://www.maximonline.com/Entertainment/Thebestmoviecarchases/slideshow/95.aspx 10. The Transporter Frank Martin is the best there is at what he does. How do we know?
<Obvious> UK report: Poor Driving Kills, not speed.	20 Sep 2007 00:16 GMT	5
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1974.asp UK Report Shows Only 2 Percent of Accidents Caused by Speeding UK Department for Transport report shows only two percent of accidents among drivers over 25 are caused by exceeding the speed limit.
Improves Car Engine	19 Sep 2007 06:18 GMT	1
Your local gas station probably offers you 3 levels of gasoline, like gold, silver and bronze. These typically have different levels of octane in them and you will generally get a little better mileage for the more expensive type.
Mrs. Magoo Tries to Catch Two Trains	18 Sep 2007 22:25 GMT	35
No word on whether they yanked the old biddy's license... http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/549701,CST-NWS-hero10.article Teen pulls elderly woman out of car as train nears GLENVIEW \| 'It was getting pretty intense'
Iraq expels Blackwater Security - "They use their machine guns like car horns."	18 Sep 2007 21:34 GMT	2
http://story.news.ask.com/article/20070917/D8RNGDG80.html (snip) The incident drew attention to one of the controversial American practices of the war - the use of heavily armed private security
Need help from anyone familiar with car handling - what will car do when....	18 Sep 2007 20:48 GMT	20
I was sent a document in which the following is claimed... A car is going around a curve. If the speed is increased and the driver keeps going on the same curve, it will reach a point at which all the available friction between the tire and pavement is "used up"
New North Carolina Drivers License Has Emblem for NORTH AMERICAN UNION -This is treason!!!	18 Sep 2007 19:19 GMT	250
Soon we'll all be mexican-americans unless we stand up to the traitors in our govt. http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57502 North American Union driver's license created
Feel the pain at the pump?	18 Sep 2007 14:25 GMT	1
From BBC News: OIL HITS RECORD ON SUPPLY FEARS Oil prices have hit another record - breaching the $81 a barrel mark for the first time.
Rolling Roadblock Rant of the day.	18 Sep 2007 05:37 GMT	5
This evening after work I was headed down a nearby freeway when a driver with a pickup towing a trailer entered. He crawled along at 50 in a 65 (drivers ahead of him moved along at about the posted speed).The pickup didn't look THAT wimpy to me. Even worse, he left
I wrecked my car	18 Sep 2007 00:26 GMT	2
downtown
Sad day for rally fans	18 Sep 2007 00:12 GMT	1
Saw this posted on another NG; sadly it appears to be true. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6lEU3sAttLYd9MoE2A7syIdtGlQ nate
opening a trunk	18 Sep 2007 00:08 GMT	2
I bought a BMW 328is, but it has no owner's manual. Is there a trick to opening the trunk? I tried the key in the trunk, and it unlocks the rest of the car but not the trunk.
Future 'hybrid' vehicle technology will use neither gasoline or electricity	17 Sep 2007 08:26 GMT	3
But be patient. This technology is not expected to arrive for quite some time. GOTCHA!
Empty RV rolls onto highway	17 Sep 2007 03:46 GMT	10
Here's one to push some buttons. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-09132007-1406768.html I didn't see any pictures, so I don't know what type of RV it was, Could have been anything from a little Class C, up to a big motor coach.
FS: Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector (Blue Display)	16 Sep 2007 21:19 GMT	1
Please see the following: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300152091476&ssPageName= STRK:MESE:IT&ih=020 Includes receipt from BB. Thanks!