My new wheels

monster · 06-05-2012, 11:53 AM

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My 11yo windstar is in the shop so they gave me this!

Doesn't quite feel "me".......

glatt · 06-05-2012, 11:57 AM

How's the instrument cluster?

monster · 06-05-2012, 12:02 PM

Well if limey'd just get that goddam

out of my rear view it would all be OK.....

monster · 06-05-2012, 12:05 PM

Um, I managed to turn the radio on. And note the mileage. And start it twice (the rental chick seemed to think I should be orgasming over the push-button start malarkey). She's all "you're going to have so much fun driving this" -it's a blooming tank!

jimhelm · 06-05-2012, 12:12 PM

Not the same car, but .... still

Undertoad · 06-05-2012, 02:05 PM

Hey that was my rental before the Ford Flex!

Monster, remember this: the fuel door button is on the bottom of the driver's side door.

I drove it for 300 miles and turned it over to J. She found, what I didn't find in all that time, some radio controls are behind your hands on the steering wheel.

Gravdigr · 06-05-2012, 03:21 PM

Popdigr bought another Grand Cherokee a month or so ago, and, whaddya know, stereo controls on the back of the steering wheel.

Guess we ought to look at other cars more often than every fifteen yrs or so.

ETA: Anybody know where ya can download vehicle owner's manuals (I've tried googling)? The local junkyard wants $25 for a not-gently-used one!

jimhelm · 06-05-2012, 04:16 PM

My 99 Laredo had them, my 06 Commander has them. Nissan puts them on the front... the back is better... I sometimes hit the source button when turning the steering wheel in a nissan...

you know what's REALLY cool about the commander? Rain Sense wipers! They know when it's raining, and come on accordingly.

jimhelm · 06-05-2012, 04:26 PM

what manual are you looking for digr?

infinite monkey · 06-05-2012, 04:48 PM

I need a 2006 New Beetle 2.5 'vertible manual.

jimhelm · 06-05-2012, 06:55 PM

NEVERMIND.

thought I found one. just links to the OBDII tables

TheMercenary · 06-05-2012, 07:07 PM

That should get you a few tickets for speeding.

monster · 06-05-2012, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Monster, remember this: the fuel door button is on the bottom of the driver's side door.

Oh yeah, i picked it up empty, we had to fill in a hurry before swim practice and the play tonight, and for a minute I couldn't remember where it was...... this is the most ridiculous car ever. the interior is black, it' slike cruising around in a coffin.

Quote:

I drove it for 300 miles and turned it over to J. She found, what I didn't find in all that time, some radio controls are behind your hands on the steering wheel.

hm will look at that. for now, on and off has been working fine....

monster · 06-05-2012, 07:39 PM

oh, just tried out the acceleration on the freeway ramp. It was kinda smoothe and fast. Shut the boys up for a second or two

TheMercenary · 06-05-2012, 07:51 PM

I bet. That thing rocks. Great purchase btw.

06-05-2012, 11:53 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	My new wheels My 11yo windstar is in the shop so they gave me this! Doesn't quite feel "me"....... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-05-2012, 12:02 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well if limey'd just get that goddam out of my rear view it would all be OK..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-05-2012, 12:05 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Um, I managed to turn the radio on. And note the mileage. And start it twice (the rental chick seemed to think I should be orgasming over the push-button start malarkey). She's all "you're going to have so much fun driving this" -it's a blooming tank! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-05-2012, 12:12 PM	#5
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Not the same car, but .... still __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

06-05-2012, 03:21 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Popdigr bought another Grand Cherokee a month or so ago, and, whaddya know, stereo controls on the back of the steering wheel. Guess we ought to look at other cars more often than every fifteen yrs or so. ETA: Anybody know where ya can download vehicle owner's manuals (I've tried googling)? The local junkyard wants $25 for a not-gently-used one! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-05-2012, 11:57 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	How's the instrument cluster?

06-05-2012, 02:05 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hey that was my rental before the Ford Flex! Monster, remember this: the fuel door button is on the bottom of the driver's side door. I drove it for 300 miles and turned it over to J. She found, what I didn't find in all that time, some radio controls are behind your hands on the steering wheel.

06-05-2012, 04:16 PM	#8
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	My 99 Laredo had them, my 06 Commander has them. Nissan puts them on the front... the back is better... I sometimes hit the source button when turning the steering wheel in a nissan... you know what's REALLY cool about the commander? Rain Sense wipers! They know when it's raining, and come on accordingly. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

06-05-2012, 04:26 PM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	what manual are you looking for digr? __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

06-05-2012, 04:48 PM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I need a 2006 New Beetle 2.5 'vertible manual.

06-05-2012, 06:55 PM	#11
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	NEVERMIND. thought I found one. just links to the OBDII tables __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

06-05-2012, 07:07 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	That should get you a few tickets for speeding. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-05-2012, 07:39 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	oh, just tried out the acceleration on the freeway ramp. It was kinda smoothe and fast. Shut the boys up for a second or two __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-05-2012, 07:51 PM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I bet. That thing rocks. Great purchase btw. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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