Midwest TMS'ers General Communication Thread
5/1/12, 11:04 AM
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5/1/12, 03:21 PM
actually the test track is just east of the main building
this is an old picture, they have added on to both the south and north ends. Looking at the picture, the toll road is at the bottom of the picture and you see the main biulding at the top right corner.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testingProgram.jsp
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5/1/12, 04:44 PM
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Interesting layout Darrell........Traded the wife's 2006 Vert VW Bug in yesterday and ordered a 2012 Ford Focus. My 93' truck that gets 13-14 mpg hurts at the pump since I drive 65 miles round trip everyday. After the trade in we can pay for the Focus on gas saving only in 2 years since the Focus is supposed to get 38-40 mpg. For a 25K car pretty much loaded they are not a bad car at all. Got to start getting more sensible if I hope to retire in 2-3 years.
5/1/12, 09:34 PM
Interesting layout Darrell........Traded the wife's 2006 Vert VW Bug in yesterday and ordered a 2012 Ford Focus. My 93' truck that gets 13-14 mpg hurts at the pump since I drive 65 miles round trip everyday. After the trade in we can pay for the Focus on gas saving only in 2 years since the Focus is supposed to get 38-40 mpg. For a 25K car pretty much loaded they are not a bad car at all. Got to start getting more sensible if I hope to retire in 2-3 years.
I'm having some issues with a vendor that I have never used before. I ordered the Fays2 watts linkage from them a week ago. After no e-mail contact and no return phone calls I sent a 24 hr notice about contacting Paypal to get my money back. 10 minutes later they are on the phone with me making excuses. Still waiting to see if I got screwed.
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5/2/12, 05:19 AM
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Interesting layout Darrell........Traded the wife's 2006 Vert VW Bug in yesterday and ordered a 2012 Ford Focus. My 93' truck that gets 13-14 mpg hurts at the pump since I drive 65 miles round trip everyday. After the trade in we can pay for the Focus on gas saving only in 2 years since the Focus is supposed to get 38-40 mpg. For a 25K car pretty much loaded they are not a bad car at all. Got to start getting more sensible if I hope to retire in 2-3 years.
I'm having some issues with a vendor that I have never used before. I ordered the Fays2 watts linkage from them a week ago. After no e-mail contact and no return phone calls I sent a 24 hr notice about contacting Paypal to get my money back. 10 minutes later they are on the phone with me making excuses. Still waiting to see if I got screwed.
5/2/12, 06:15 AM
Well just got home from work and found an e-mail from Bang-a-Stang.com ( I know never to buy from them again) that since I'm a bad customer they have refunded my money back. Thats great cuz I found it cheaper at Silverhorse Racing. I just got to get my 5% off code to work and I'm all set. After I orderd from Bang-a-Stang I found alot of bad write ups in the Mustang forums. One guy loss 2k to that guy.
Just look up Bang-a-stang Complaints, lots on the GT500 forums
Just look up Bang-a-stang Complaints, lots on the GT500 forums
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5/2/12, 05:20 PM
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5/2/12, 05:49 PM
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Wow...I was out mowing grass and my butt hole was twitching and now I know why!!!!
To answer about the Fusion...we looked at them but with the same options as the Focus it was 32K and only 26 MPG. We ordered the 5 door not the sedan and it really has enough room to be a grocery getter. They say it is a 5 seater but unless the backseat people are like 4"0" it is useless unless you lay the seats down then it is pretty good. This really is the very first car in Karen and mine almost 40 years together that is just sensible and not something that we bought to wow us or somebody else. Guess we are really getting old.
Need to put an edit in..........my 3rd Motorcraft battery in 6 years has croaked. It is only 11 months old. I have tried to stay with Ford batteries but I am so done with them. I am sure I could get the 4th one for like $25 but why waste my time. Any one know what the proper Opitma replacement is???? I wanted to drive it tomorrow but it is in a dead short condition tonight.
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5/2/12, 09:20 PM
Went through an Optima red top and yellow top. In my opinion they didn't work well with headers Scott. After a long drive I could hear the battery sizzling from the heat.
Went to an Interstate and haven't had an issue since. The Optimas are hecho in Mexico now. I won't buy another.
Went to an Interstate and haven't had an issue since. The Optimas are hecho in Mexico now. I won't buy another.
5/3/12, 07:55 AM
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Went through an Optima red top and yellow top. In my opinion they didn't work well with headers Scott. After a long drive I could hear the battery sizzling from the heat.
Went to an Interstate and haven't had an issue since. The Optimas are hecho in Mexico now. I won't buy another.
Went to an Interstate and haven't had an issue since. The Optimas are hecho in Mexico now. I won't buy another.
Wow, maybe like most things they've cheapened them up over the years. I'm surprised to hear that considering the experience I had with them. But none the less maybe times have changed.