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yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 2:28:20 AM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse Or is there something you wish you had? I wish my Tire Pressure Monitor System gave the exact psi per tire.

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Or is there something you wish you had? I wish my Tire Pressure Monitor System gave the exact psi per tire.

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yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 10, 2012 11:01:40 AM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse So far all my bulbs work, but replacing them is to die!
prius22 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,190 Points:384,310 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2012 9:36:49 AM Ignore prius22 Report Abuse I wish the lights on the dash would work all the time on the 84 vette. Bad conection I'm guessing.
yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2012 9:11:38 AM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse Yeah, the TPMS is like a milk can under a bull.
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yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 8:22:37 PM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse That read-out that tells me how much elapsed time there has been on my trip.
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yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 10:13:44 AM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse Yeah gps. The map book lives in the glove compartment and I stop on the rare occasion that I need it.
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JimBlake56 Veteran Author Akron Posts:376 Points:74,460 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 8:43:02 AM Ignore JimBlake56 Report Abuse Check wikipedia; they're a popular styling element in 1950's front bumpers, they stick out like a couple of artillery shells. Or they resemble some other structure where they got their nickname...
yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 1:19:22 AM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse Hi JimBlake56. No luck with Google so I will have to imagine it. As I will have to imagine installation and deployment. Imagination is my friend.
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GasHunter0007 Veteran Author California Posts:289 Points:165,375 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 1:24:50 PM Ignore GasHunter0007 Report Abuse Depending on your car -- most alert lights, if not all of them, are important.
JimBlake56 Veteran Author Akron Posts:376 Points:74,460 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 12:54:22 PM Ignore JimBlake56 Report Abuse mileena & bluebird There's a handful of cars that DO have low-coolant level warnings. I have a Saab that surprised me with a low-oil-level warning. I happened to switch on the ignition while I was changing oil (wanted to look at the odometer). The warning said low-oil-level. I thought the car only had oil pressure warning.
JimBlake56 Veteran Author Akron Posts:376 Points:74,460 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 12:50:14 PM Ignore JimBlake56 Report Abuse yodudebc - articulated dagmars. (look up THAT reference ;) They could extend & then spear a car & toss it aside. Sounds like something that would work in a low-budget satire of the transformers movies.
yodudebc Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,570 Points:539,825 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 12:11:04 PM Ignore yodudebc Report Abuse Sometimes I wish there were a device on my dash that would engage a dumpster-fork like apparatus to scoop up the car in front of me and toss it casually behind me. Sometimes I really really wish I had such a device.