Intrepidation

More advanced than a dinosaur computer? Probably.

_ Cheers and Jeers 2009 After a rollercoaster year for both Cheers & Gears and the auto industry, here's our list of Cheers and Jears for 2009 Cheers and Jeers for 2009

So you've either for 2 128 meg sticks and a 64 meg stick of Ram in there or one 256 meg stick and a 64 meg stick of Ram in there. Weird. Well, if if it ever craps the bed or you find yourself wanting it to go a "bit" faster, you could consider this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883241016 and maybe some sound http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014

Great writeup as always bobo. Here's to an eve better 2010!

Just got done with the movie and cleaned the food up. A good night overall, nothing crazy but I prefer it that way.

Hey Camino, I gotta know, how old is your computer, and whats pecs does it have? Go to My Computer, right click and select properties, and tell us what it says. What operating system does it have? I have more questions for you after.

Unless you're blind you can plainly see that there is a gap misalignment. Would it be a deal breaker for me? Well if I liked everything else about the car, no. It's not a huge deal, but the point is if GM can line them up in the Equinox they should be able to do it in the Terrain. GM isn't trying to be good enough, or they shouldn't be, they should be trying to be the best. It's all about the details.

Maybe its because your computer is almost as old as your Blazer? It literally took 2 seconds (I timed it) from the moment I clicked the link to this thread to the thread page being loaded.

I find this as fast or faster than the old one. Much more intuitive to use, works better for moving topics, edit posts, and find things. In fact my only small complaint is that the show all emotes link no longer opens a separate window, and the size of the worthless emote makes for a lot of side scrolling in the little box.

Well...recent posts are now part of "view new content" (up at the right corner) because not only can you view new posts (which is under "forum"), but recent member activity, new members, gallery, calendar, help files, etc.

I wonder if that old Caravan would start if I hooked the battery up to it...haven't run it in 4-5 years.

Well the car had sat mostly since August (obviously not 20 years but whatev). I got a used battery for it in November so I could move it around, but they hard didn't have the right size and it could never really start the car after sitting for more than a day. Decided just to get a new battery with a warranty. No point in getting into a pissing match with you since you're older than me and most of the cars you deal with are older than my cars' ages combined. All I've done to it since it sat was change the oil, add p/s fluid (it slowly leaks it somewhere), replace an engine ground wire, replace the corroded battery terminal connectors, and plugs the power seat switch back in. Looking forward to being able to reverse it again.

Insured and re-registered the Grand Marquis Monday, got a battery for it today. Duralast Gold. It was about 20 degrees and it hadn't been started or taken around the block in at least a month. It was 22 degrees. Fired right up, took it for a 10 mile drive through traffic, back roads, and some highway. Works like a champ. Next week it's getting a "new" transmission.

_ Toyota Led All Automakers With Most Recalled Vehicles in 2009 In the midst of recalls for sudden acceleration issues, frame rot, and other issues, Toyota has the "honor" of best ever number of recalls in 2009 with a staggering 4.87 million cars and trucks effected. Ford, with its ongoing issue of older cruise control systems, was second place with 4.52 million vehicles. Without the years-old cruise control issue, Ford would have had posted best year ever. General Motors rounded out the top three, with 2.24 million recalls announced in 2009. Chrysler actually had a good 2009 - at least when it comes to recalls - with just under 600,000 vehicles affected. Toyota led all automakers with most recalled vehicles in 2009

This coming from the guy who thinks he can make interior material judgments based on a couple press photos. Panel misalignment is something you can actually deduce from photos. At least the color shades match. I Terrain at the auto show had a different shade of lower dash plastic than the center stack plastic it met with.

I do like the interior of this a lot. Still prefer the Equinox though.

Now that is a cool (warm?) blanket!

Is it a shirt? I can't tell.

No one? Bunch of Grinches you are.

That's tiny! (that's what she said!)

RAIDMAX SAGITTA 1 ATX-921WBP Black / Silver case GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan (for exhaust) Thermaltake A2018 120 mm case fan (for intake) AzenX Blitztorm BT-SC70BBL 70mm Red LED PCI Slot Case Cooler SILVERSTONE ST60F 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Soon to be Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive as the primary 2x SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 Windows 7 64bit Ultimate RC soon to be Windows 7 64bit Pro The old girl's still running. This, well what original few parts remain, is my build from `06. I just realized the PSU is only 600W and not 650W like I thought... With the update from Xmas, I figure she'll get one last hurrah before I work toward my next big build, which will be a year or so off.

I'm using my RAIDMAX SAGITTA 1 ATX-921WBP Black / Silver case. Because the fan I got is so massive it wouldn't actually fit in the front panel, so I had to move it to the back and move the Thermaltake A2018 to the front. CPU cooler is stock. Idles 27-30C with the CPU multiplier at 4x.

Share photos of your Christmas here! Here's a few of mine from Christmas Eve/Day. The Intrepid out of hibernation for a Christmas Eve drive to have dinner with family. The tree on Christmas Eve "Artistic" photo And my prize from the the competition.

Maybe I should have kept turning the adjustment bolt. It just didn't seem like it was getting the alternator to move any more...plus I have no idea if the bolt would pop out or not and if it did how the hell would I get it to re-thread when I can't even see the bloody thing.