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    What car should be girlfriend get to replace her beloved '96 Civic Coupe?

    My girlfriend will need to replace her car soon; a car she loves. She currently has a '96 Civic Coupe. She hates that most cars have gotten so big (to her, a v-6 mustang is HUGE!) What should she get? MPG and reliability are prime. Here's where we are so far: Miata: "Too impractical...no back...
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    Guitar tuner pedal. Boss? Korg? Digitech?

    Since Korg stopped making their rackmount tuners (and not not paying the MSRP for the used gear, which people are asking/getting on ebay), which pedal should I get? Boss TU-3: new version of the ubiquidous TU-3 Korg Pitchblack: Cheapest, true bypass Digitech Hardwire HT-2: True Bypass Your...
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    Why is it called a ford f-150 if it doesnt weight a quarter of a ton?

    The quarter-ton, half-ton verbage is just left over from a by-gone era when the numbers actually meant something. It would have been their payload capacity. Nowadays, it's just a way to say "truck, bigger truck, even bigger truck."
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    Why is it called a ford f-150 if it doesnt weight a quarter of a ton?

    The quarter-ton, half-ton verbage is just left over from a by-gone era when the numbers actually meant something. It would have been their payload capacity. Nowadays, it's just a way to say "truck, bigger truck, even bigger truck."
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    is there such thing as a standard Mazda RX-8?

    They are only unreliable when they are driven carefully by people who don't drive it like a sports car. Rotary engines are incredibly sensitive to any build-up caused by low-rev, low heat driving. Rotary engine sneed to be spin like a top to keep the cumbustion chamber clean...which is why they...
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    is there such thing as a standard Mazda RX-8?

    They are only unreliable when they are driven carefully by people who don't drive it like a sports car. Rotary engines are incredibly sensitive to any build-up caused by low-rev, low heat driving. Rotary engine sneed to be spin like a top to keep the cumbustion chamber clean...which is why they...
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    can you convert a hard top jeep to a soft top?

    When you say "hard top" do you mean that it's all one piece, or that you have a removable hard top, and now want the soft-top? If your jeep is all one piece, it can't be done without crazy expensive custom body work. if you have a removable hard top, you can get a soft-top kit from someplace...
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