timnagin wrote: > It pangs me to say this but I have to agree with Jim here. I haven't > listened to their program very much but the times I have I really wondered > from which orifice they pull those morsels of information. Well, it's for entertainment, just like The O'Reilly Factor or the Tavis Smiley Show. *ducks incoming flames* A lot of "Car Talk" is totally tongue-in-cheek ... and it comes through in their writing as well. But as with my sarcasm, it doesn't always translate well into print without at least one emoticon. e.g., ;) Plus the guys have admitted many times before on the air that they didn't know the answer to a question and referred the caller to the dealer, which is farther than many talk-show hosts I've heard will go to admitting a mistake. (Barring Rush Limbaugh's drug-addiction admission, that is.) > If your accelerator, not gas, pedal sticks, most of the time you can merely > slide your foot underneath and pull it up. When you turn the key off to > kill the engine you won't lose your power brakes immediately. What's the difference between the accelerator pedal and the gas pedal? I'm finding my knowledge of cars to be seriously lacking since no one told me they were different. Is this like the "emergency brake"/"hand brake"/"parking brake" thing? > I would love to see an insurance agency pay for a new engine that blew > because you turned the key off. Hell, you better use a telephone pole to > stop the vehicle if you want that. I thought they said that the engine might blow up if you put it in Neutral and it revved too high. But maybe I read it wrong. And I'm too lazy to re-read the column. However, this brings up a question about automatics: How likely is this to occur? I'd imagine it MIGHT be a problem if your THROTTLE stuck, but not the gas pedal, in which case I'd shift into neutral and stop the vehicle. No comments about turning a key on or off. I'll concentrate on women instead. ;) > If the car is an automatic, and even most manual transmissions as well, you > can not lock the steering wheel by simply turning off the key. Isn't there a "lock" position? Which car was that, anyway? Now I'm going to go out to my truck and see if the ignition has a "lock" position. My automotive ignorance is waxing. And my coffee supply is waning. Farrar Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12c2fn78r/M=267637.4116719.5338353.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1070646767/A=1853618/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com /Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116719> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116719.5338353.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=721148193> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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