Other - Cars & Transportation - February 2007

If you can convince me, then 10 points are yours!
Start with any tyre.
Manufacturer states the "correct" psi / bar pressure........
B*llucks.
There are so many variables from this, its stupid.
My example is as follows...........
Correct pressure (lets say) is 36 psi.
When?
Hot day unused?
or a cold day unused?
Norway or South Africa?
.......
then move the vehicle....
Friction builds up the temperature!

On a hot day in Jo'burg the tyre will reach a certain temp.

On a cold day in Oslo, its totally different.

Will a tyre ever get warm or hot on ice?

How many extra psi are in the tyre at 100 mph on a motorway in a hot climate?

Another Q.........

When the Police do a roadside stop check.
They test your tyre pressures...........

They are 100% inaccurate?!
Why?
'cause youve been driving on them and they've warmed up since leaving home!
also, differing tyre makes warm up diffently so each wheel / axle will have a differing figure!

I can go on and on on this subject.............

2007-02-14 10:29:35 · 9 answers · asked by Nutty 3

If I make $20,000 and I live at my old house(finished paying off) could I afford a Bentley Continental GTC?

2007-02-14 09:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Chuck Norris 2

I am missing my 4x4 big time live by alot of snow with a 4x2 , and i get stuck in my own driveway- , why are they rear wheel drive ? it would be fine if the truck was front wheel drive like my car? do they make front wheel drive trucks? guess it dont matter I dont have one

2007-02-14 09:15:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-14 09:03:20 · 10 answers · asked by Luis R 4

and what quantities are necessary?
thanks IA

2007-02-14 08:53:08 · 9 answers · asked by .G. 7

I drive around Europe for a living and in every country that i deliver in Foreign lorries pay tolls/road tax.We (The UK) do not charge any tax at all but our transport firms pay through the nose in tax,yet many foreign lorries work here all week then drop their trailers and go back over to Holland and fill up their tanks then come back here for a weeks free driving.
Plus 19 out of 20 accidents involving lorries in the UK involve a foriegn lorry.
So if they were charged £20 a day 1/2 could go to a fund to pay for accidents the rest to the government would this be a good thing?

2007-02-14 07:58:07 · 5 answers · asked by coolkebab 4

Let's say..a woman who is financially stable and classy...what would she pick??

2007-02-14 07:41:25 · 11 answers · asked by red_klinik 2

I do not know anything about sending cars overseas. Where should I start? And how much this will cost me? Thanks.

2007-02-14 07:23:13 · 4 answers · asked by DREW&IRINA P 1

I need a vanity plate for it any suggestions? please be nice and if it helps I live in California.

2007-02-14 07:09:55 · 7 answers · asked by Lexy 6

I went to go and the shifter handle came off i need to know where it go

2007-02-14 06:37:14 · 1 answers · asked by bubba3161 1

"i drove 104 mph on the motorway because i was rushing to get home because my mothers not well, a speeding fine came through the post today , will i get banned??? arh.......

2007-02-14 05:21:44 · 10 answers · asked by layla s 2

Is it absolutely necessary to have it exact to the mm? and how about the order of installation?

2007-02-14 05:19:40 · 3 answers · asked by foshius 1

In this article: "Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians: US blind group" found on yahoo news at "http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070214/ts_alt_afp/usautohybridpedestriansaccident_070214034245" It talks about pedestrian safety, and it got me thinking. I feel most strongly that vehicles should ALWAYS have the right of way. People who LIVE this way won't get hurt. Ever. Traffic is already congested enough and the pedestrian CAN stop on a dime, whereas vehicles cannot. Certainly, as the article presents, some folks who are blind or elderly will have difficulty dealing with very quiet cars---which further solidifies my point. I'm interested in other people's viewpoints, both for and against.

2007-02-14 05:13:36 · 4 answers · asked by megettingbetter 2

I used to have ISLEOFU. Got a lot of comments!

Happy Valentines Day!

2007-02-14 05:04:53 · 2 answers · asked by Wood Smoke ~ Free2Bme! 6

Does using the Heat in your car use up gas like using A/C in ur car does? I keep on hearing Yes using the heat eats up ur gas or NO just the air cond uses ur gas....

2007-02-14 04:30:45 · 11 answers · asked by jackie03vj 1

2007-02-14 03:50:02 · 8 answers · asked by dude 5

Maybe I did not bo about it the right way, but i could not get any through the AA website ao any other serach engine.

2007-02-14 03:21:41 · 2 answers · asked by TK 2

I live in Vegas and with all this construction going on in this city, you cant avoid getting your car dinged up by rocks. How can you protect against this AND the best way to fix these marks.

2007-02-14 03:08:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Of course, if you're already in the intersection then you should go through, but I've observerd drivers speeding up to beat yellow lights even though they're almost a city block away when the light turns yellow! Why do people feel like they need to beat yellow lights? Yellow light means slow down, not speed up!

2007-02-14 02:18:42 · 10 answers · asked by trer 3

Under the working time directive we can only work 48 hours a week in the transport industry after April 07. My company want us to average this out over 26 weeks instead of the usual17 which can happen with a collective agreement. I don't want the 26 wk. ref. as i'll have to do more hours when iam at work. If the majority vote for a 26 wk ref can they force me as well or can i opt out on my own

2007-02-14 02:13:24 · 1 answers · asked by Jam Jar 1

Why are the roads so bumpy in toronto.

2007-02-14 02:07:26 · 4 answers · asked by mr c 1

We already pay stupid amounts of tax to use sub-standard roads in the U.K. We also already pay by the mile (fuel duty! the more miles you do, the more fuel you use and the more tax you pay).

I worked out based on proposed “pay buy the mile” it will cost me £14 per day to go to work and back, this on top of the £580 per month Income tax and £290 NI. It’s going to cost me £1150 for the privilege of working hard for a month. (These calculations are approximate and I know “we are all in the same boat”) I suppose I could sit on my butt all day at home and get paid for but that’s one for another day!

Obviously this can’t go ahead so what I would like to propose is that nationally we have one day where we do not use our cars at all!! This would of course require massive public support but I think it would cost the fools in supposed power an awful lot of cash and make them listen. It might also get us some fresh air and keep the tree huggers happy.

you can’t fix the ozone with taxes

2007-02-14 00:38:43 · 6 answers · asked by chris c 3

2007-02-14 00:25:00 · 1 answers · asked by ronald v 1

2007-02-13 22:15:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-13 21:36:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cristal,Robyn here, yes I am interested. I need to communicate with you further. Either by mobile or another email address, so we can discuss details, Regards.

2007-02-13 20:53:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

he is a truck driver and i don;t trust him thank you.

2007-02-13 19:40:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay.. so my girlfriend posted it earlier. It's an '05 KIA Optima LX. And I was driving to work on some fairly icy roads, nothing too major. I was driving fine till about 2 minutes away from work when my car started to slide, at roughly 20-25 MPH, and I hit a curb, didn't hop it.. just nailed it head on and my car just took a mean bump. I managed to get her off the road and on a side street where I parked it. I look at the front driver's side tire, and the rim is heavily damaged and it's pushed up against the frame. And when I tried to turn my wheel, it was pushing up against the frame, giving it friction to even turn it completely, and you can hear the framework grinding against the wheel. So, I parked it for the night and I'm getting it towed tomorrow. I just would like to know about how much financial damage I'm looking at here..

2007-02-13 18:14:01 · 3 answers · asked by courtneyp 1

i have a 3.5l v6 1995 dodge intrepid 3.5l v6 with 162000/mile on it,and i failled the emission test 3 time already,what can i do to fix that problem?I tried a tune up it didn't work...any help?

2007-02-13 17:32:22 · 4 answers · asked by karl 1

Corolla - Cassette Player TIIDA – CD Player, Civic Mp3 & WMA capability.

Looks:1Civic 2Corolla 3TIIDA.

Interior Civic -little spacy, TIIDA -little crampy.
Civic has Flat-Floor in the rear giving room but the rear roof is very low a tall person would have to bend his head when the car is in motion.

Civic -Steering wheel switches for volume control etc, has power exterior mirrors, Central lock & Keyless entry. TIIDA has central lock.

Fuel Economy:
1. Corolla = 14.9 Km /L
2. Civic =14.5 Km/L
3.. TIIDA = 12.8 Km/L
Civic’s 1.8L engine has power of an 2.0L Engine.

Civic has 2 minus points:
1.Low rear roof
2.Too Cramped Rear-Mirror View.
But are major problems if the rear passenger is tall or if the driver is new to driving he could be disconcerted by the bad rear view.

Other than that, the Civic 2007 stands head, neck & shoulders above the Three.

What say guys ? Is my review OK?

2007-02-13 17:23:17 · 4 answers · asked by jack 2