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    Gas use while coasting

    Wrong. Vehicles equipped with decel fuel shut-off (most) use no fuel while decelerating at closed throttle down to somewhere near idle speed. Some even engage the torque converter clutch to maximize the time in the fuel shut-off mode.
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    GM/Chrysler Merger Update

    Maybe when homes come pre fabricated from China, Japan or other foriegn countries you will have something more close to home. As far as if you should feel guilty. No. But then again, on an individual basis, no one makes an impact. Collectively we do. You can choose to do things that support...
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    Using Loctite on 2008 Viper?

    I have used RTV on mine after losing one into the tire (placed on the underside of the head). The GEn III is better than Gen I/II but still loosen over time (my experience). Now I have never gone with them as new/untouched and have no experience in that case. The exhaust is always the first...
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    GM/Chrysler Merger Update

    That is why the US is going down the tubes. Listening to propaganda and believing it to be the truth. I personally have witnessed teardowns of all makes and models of cars. The Japanese are far and away the most national (theirs) centric cars on earth. I have also been to many of their...
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    Viper Body Panel Material(s)

    Here is the information you are looking for (with probably more detail than you ever imagined)
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    Viper Body Panel Material(s)

    He was asking specifically about a 2008. Note also that bumper covers have never been SMC. They are urethane. SMC is hard and inflexible.
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    GM/Chrysler Merger Update

    Did you read what I stated. Toyota and the other Japanese companies maximize the use of the government regulated method for stating what is US content. Using that same list as proof is ridiculous. The industry knows where things are made. Where is the cylinder block for the Toyota cast. Where is...
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    GM/Chrysler Merger Update

    That is what Toyota tells you. It is not the truth. The vast majority of their US provided parts come from Japanese based transplants who ship the main parts here from Japan. They work hard to make the minimums to be considered US built, preferring the maximum in yen back home. And once they...
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    chrysler to make 5000 Job cuts!

    Friday, October 24, 2008 Chrysler to cut 5,000 white-collar workers Alisa Priddle and David Shepardson / The Detroit News Chrysler LLC plans to cut 5,000 of its 17,300 salaried and contract workers worldwide by Jan. 1, a deep cut that cannot be done without some involuntary layoffs, say...
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    Imploding Windows?!?!

    Well first off the problem of the window hitting the window seal could happen on coupes and roadsters as long as the roof is up on the roadster. Coupes have been around since the 2006 model year as well. As far as how the window could be nicked or scratched by a tinted film installer that is...
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    Lets pretend GM....

    How about recalling real history. That is the only real car line that AMC had coming out was the Eagle Premier, which became a sales bomb. Which lead directly to the LH cars. Several other Eagle branded cars were tried before finally folding the brand years later. Employees though were...
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    Imploding Windows?!?!

    So if you are in disbelief take a poll and see how many have broken a window, especially with the car standing still and not in the act of closing it. First I ever heard about it and both windows on the same car. I have heard many people complain about the window alignment issue since 2003...
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    Gm Or Nissan-which Would Be Better For Viper

    As a semi-biased observer I would say Renault. I see no light at the end of the tunnel with GM. Total duplication. It would be annhilation at the worst with no winner except the Cerberus three headed dog. Renault (though the thought of foreign ownership is bad), would more probably keep it...
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    Imploding Windows?!?!

    Again, the coincidence of after-market film applied to both windows that broke seems to be too much of a coincidence. I have had mine close incorrectly and press on the window without any explosion. Since it was stated that a tiny scratch can be the cause how about the film installer made such...
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    MCVO Fall Color Cruise

    Thank you to Zach and Jeannine for a spectatular cruise. Special thanks to Zach for talking me into continuing on the third leg. It was worth it. This has to go down as the best local cruise ever. Thanks also to Jeff Lemke. The food and drinks were splendid and unexpected. You are a great...
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    Imploding Windows?!?!

    Any possible connection to the film mentioned that was on both windows?
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    Brake caliper (piston) spreader?

    I also use a thin piece of wood and channel lock pliers. Open 1 side enough to insert the new pad and then do the other. No need to do both simultaneously, and only forcing one in fully at a time the fluid return is less with less chance for overfilling the master cyclinder. Only takes a few...
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    Northern Michigan Color Tour

    Very nice Steve. Looks like you are still having fun in the north land. Keep that snow away as long as you can.
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    My tire went boom?

    With low pressure you might have spun the tire on the rim and lost the bead (thus boom). Hard to believe but rolling on it could have reseated it.
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    ACR 7.22 at the Ring.

    The certified lap times for the Dodge Viper ACR at the Nürburgring were as follows: Lap 1 7:42.7 Lap 2 7:35.0 Lap 3 7:24.1 Lap 4 7:24.9 Lap 5 7:22.1 (Record) Lap 6 7:24.5 You could consider the 1st 2 laps as warm-up/setup laps with 4 hot laps to follow
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    Prediction

    If it did happen (Daimler purchase) that would mean that I would never again buy a Viper, and probably feel compelled to sell what I have now.
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