Accelerated Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 quote:I drove most of the way from Utah to CA looking at the laptop screen trying to read what the HECK was wrong with my engine Man, there always seems somthing wrong with your engine, are all American cars this unreliable. In Australia, the US built Jeep imports are one of the most unreliable (and worst built) cars around, despite their high price and luxury image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 GM RRRRRRRRRRRRRR el yerbeq GM chem arni Yerbeq!!! Toyota ONLY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 Yes ... american build cars and trucks are VERY unreliable in general. But I wouldn't drive anything else ... especially 4x4s and trucks. Plus, parts here are abundant ... so if you know how to fix things, it's better to have a chevy than anything else. I personally despise all fords ... among the "big three" in the US,(technically chrysler is daimler benz now ) FORD is BY FAR the suckiest. I'd say GM is in general the best, especially where trucks and 4x4s are concerned. But I haven't had too many problems with the blazer. It was just that one time in Utha... oh and this other time where my 4x4 control module failed (some computer which controls the transfer case). But I only have 25K miles on it. I wouldn't keep it much after 100K miles ... especially the way I am using it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 WooHoo Couple of new toys from Google Labs.http://labs.google.com I really like the Google Viewer at http://labs.google.com/gviewer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 13, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Okay, Google once again has announced a new toy this week. That is 3 all together this week. Froogle - http://froogle.google.com/ - Just like the name suggests, it is a shopping assistant to find the cheap products. I like it alot. I think the people who run Google now are doing a GREAT job. They won the search wars about 2 years ago(and have kept improving that technology even to this day) but now are going after markets where they can use the power of their search technology to improve the entire company portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 16, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 You guys may have already guessed that I am the biggest fan of Google. here is the year in review from Google http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 24, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 Okay, one more tool from Googlehttp://catalog.google.com The have scanned SO MANY catalogs and will allow you to search them through their search engine. ANd for fun you can check out the Google Logos for the year http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh00t Posted December 24, 2002 Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 Alright, now this is just cool. Google has been my among my favorite sites for a long time and just keeps on getting better. Replaced Alta Vista for me many many years ago... thanks Azat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fadi Posted December 24, 2002 Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by wh00t:Alright, now this is just cool. Google has been my among my favorite sites for a long time and just keeps on getting better. Replaced Alta Vista for me many many years ago... thanks Azat!Altavista ? Whats that ? Its like I have already heard of that thing, in a distant past ? I have no idea what this may be, even if the name sound familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 This site is for Nairi, Domino and Vava. http://macuddersidepark.4-you.ca/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 See how user-friendly Mac is? Thanks Azat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 quote:It was just that one time in Utha... oh and this other time where my 4x4 control module failed (some computer which controls the transfer case). But I only have 25K miles on it. I wouldn't keep it much after 100K miles ... especially the way I am using it Bro, these are major failings, and the car is only 1 year old (2001 model?). I mean, in Sept 2000, my father bought a brand new Toyota Hilux 2WD utility (2.7ltr 4cyl). After about 6 months I had a major frontal accident in it. And despite this, and the fact that it gets worked hard (very hard, once we loaded it with 1.7T, the max is 1T, the rear wheel flaps(?) were dragging along the ground and there was hardly any traction in the front), it has not had a SINGLE major or minor failing. Movses, is right Toyota rules, thats why im not scared of forking out AUS$25000 on a 10 year old Toyota Supra..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 Sip, did you consider perharps getting the Toyota Landcruiser instead of the Blazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Accelerated:Sip, did you consider perharps getting the Toyota Landcruiser instead of the BlazerNot even for a second. Those things, even the "base models" are 2.5x more expensive than a fully loaded BlaZeR2. Plus I don't mind bashing the blazer on rocks here and there ... the other thing is, the blazer is much smaller and much more maneuverable than the Landcruiser ... especially when it comes to trying to park it at UCLA. I can fit it ANYWHERE But I can tell you straight up that the TRD toyota pickup trucks are superior to the S10 ZR2 trucks that chevy sells (the S10 ZR2 platform is what the ZR2 blazer is based on, but with a shorter wheelbase). If they offered the TRD toyotas in an SUV version, I DEFINITELY would have gone with that. But since the blazer was so damn good looking, I decided to go with that instead of the TRD ... but now they offer the "double cab" pickups which can easily sit 4 people. I think I may have gone with that if it were available back when I bought my blazer. But as of right now, I think Jeep has EVERYONE beat with the Wrangler Rubicon. If I were to buy a new car, that would be my first choice ... no doubt about it. [ December 27, 2002, 10:46 PM: Message edited by: Sip ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I see, I went to the GM site a while ago and found out that the Blazer costs around US$27000, thats approximatelly how much the base-model Landcruiser costs here. The Blazer may be manouvarable, but half the engine cutting out in the middle-of-nowhere doesnt exactly inspire confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I am not going to defend GM for anything but I think it's fair to say that the engine "cutting out" thing is a very rare problem. I am a frequent visitor of a discussion board with several thousand members who have ZR2 trucks and blazers, and I don't know anyone else who has had this problem before. However, having O2 sensors go out which causes similar problems (but not as serious) is not that uncommon. In general, GM trucks are really well built and tough in my opinion. However, the quality of parts and the workmanship putting them together is horrible, which leads to lower quality overall. But the main parts, as in engine, transmision, and drive axles, are usually very reliable. The land cruiser starts at over 50K here ... it is Toyota's most luxurious and expensive offering here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 29, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 Reach for the skys http://www.trevorvanmeter.com/flyguy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 29, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 And this one is for Sip and Juggshttp://www.shockwave.com/bin/content/shock....jsp?id=zipzaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 29, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 I may have posted this site before. But is is funny enough to take another look.http://adbusters.org/spoofads/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 30, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 And this one for those of us who can remember the being a kid 25 years ago. http://www.sfpg.com/animation/liteBrite.html# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Azat:I may have posted this site before. But is is funny enough to take another look.http://adbusters.org/spoofads/http://adbusters.org/creativeresistance/spoofads/food/babyfry/ad.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 Azat jan mi hat es mek@ nayi )http://www.lemonbovril.co.uk/bushspeech/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by MosJan:Azat jan mi hat es mek@ nayi )http://www.lemonbovril.co.uk/bushspeech/This is just too funny!! I've wasted a half hour on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 finally someone figured out how to put Linux to a good use.http://www3.hmc.edu/~bgreer/barmonkey/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 I think I am going to become a priest and make big money at Armenian weddings. http://www.inflatablechurch.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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