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Bought a used car

I thought the chip on the headlight could have been caused by rocks / pebbles on the highway, which is why I thought nothing of it. I read advice to follow when buying a new car, and I knew what I was supposed to look for, but I guess I didn't realize how minute some signs can be. We did have...
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- Post #12
- Apr 29, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Bought a used car

I've uploaded the pictures to my original post. I can upload anything else tomorrow if I have time.
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- Post #7
- Apr 28, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Bought a used car

Like I said, I understand that it isn't covered under lemon law (the law only covers vehicles over 18,000 miles anyway - we bought the car because it still had it's factory warranty on it). However, I have a hard time believing that the dealer didn't know about the problem and the expense involved.
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- Post #5
- Apr 28, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Bought a used car

We did, and no accidents were reported. I can't remember the details exactly, but I believe the car was purchased from another dealer.
- hotsoda
- Post #3
- Apr 28, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Bought a used car

Back in December, I posted about a no-fault accident I had with my old Honda Civic. I searched around for the best deals, and eventually decided on purchasing a used 2008 Hyundai Elantra, with ~17000 miles. We paid ~$12,000, and it had a few known issues: The driver-side mirror was cracked The...
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- Apr 28, 2009
- Replies: 13
- Forum: The Garage
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Considering a VW - How reliable are they?

I can't say I dislike Civics in general - the newer ones look nice. It's just that the particular car I had wasn't the best option for the money spent, and the purchasing decision wasn't up to me. I'm in love with the newer Mazda3 and Mazda6, but I've yet to see them at a decent price range...
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- Post #6
- Dec 7, 2008
- Forum: The Garage
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Considering a VW - How reliable are they?

I was in a no-fault car accident the Monday after Thanksgiving. A total of seven cars were involved, five of them totaled, which leaves me without my despised, but missed, '96 Honda Civic. Now I'm in the market for a new car. I've been researching, and I came across a 2002 Passat GLX with all...
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- Dec 7, 2008
- Replies: 31
- Forum: The Garage
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gmail down?

For those of you who need to check mail, you can access the HTML interface: https://mail.google.com/mail/h/
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- Post #44
- Aug 11, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Safari 3.1 - Insanely Fast?

Link.
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- Post #3
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Apple
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College Recommendations

Just to reply to the comments that BradT and slsmnaz made, I never said I was looking for "big name" colleges. In fact, I decided against even looking at the early suggestions I had gotten because I thought I wouldn't have been accepted even if I tried. Right now I'm only looking for a few names...
- hotsoda
- Post #14
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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College Recommendations

Simple. I'm an out of district placement because my mother works in another school. I can't do any after school programs because 1) my sister requires special needs and there are issues with transportation, so I'm the only one who can watch her, and 2) with my current schedule, I'm doing work...
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- Post #10
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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College Recommendations

I forgot to mention that I am in a computer club (it was just started, which is why I couldn't recall it), so that's something that can go towards my application. I've been approached to write for the school newspaper and serve on the yearbook committee next year, which I'll highly consider if I...
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- Post #4
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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College Recommendations

In my lurking days, I remember seeing a few threads for college recommendations, and it's about time I started looking at a few names. So here's some background information: I'm a high school junior. I have a 3.3 GPA, I'm probably going to be looking at a 3.5 GPA when I graduate. I've...
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- Feb 6, 2008
- Replies: 17
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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iTunes rant

That's been gone for a few versions now if I remember correctly. Does this really qualify as a rant? :P
- hotsoda
- Post #2
- Feb 4, 2008
- Forum: Apple
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To Mac or to Hack...

Honestly in your position I would buy a real machine. Building a Hakintosh can be frustrating, and there really is no guaranty for the future. It would be a fun project to do if you're using it for a spare machine, but I would not trust it with all of my data (for the risk of it breaking one...
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- Post #5
- Feb 3, 2008
- Forum: Apple
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singers who don't need a processor to sound good

Jamie Cullum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvCVvWWiNk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrJPHQAPDI
- hotsoda
- Post #124
- Dec 16, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Kanye West - Graduation (album)

If Kanye outsells him, 50 promises to quit. :) I'd buy it if I wasn't so poor. Until then, I'll preview some tracks on iTunes and add it to my want list on lala. :music:
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- Post #15
- Sep 2, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Stabability problems with Vista

Funny you say that. My friend has an ATI HD 2900XT with the same problem (and it happened right after he swapped cards). We're having a contest, but so far I'm winning.
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- Post #9
- Aug 23, 2007
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Where did YOU learn so much about computers?

Tech TV when I was a bit younger, self taught since then.
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- Post #41
- Aug 23, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Stabability problems with Vista

Here's what the blue screen dump says: FAULTING_IP: nvlddmkm+56a0 8bec36a0 ?? ??? DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: GRAPHICS_DRIVER_TDR_TIMEOUT BUGCHECK_STR: 0x117 PROCESS_NAME: System CURRENT_IRQL: 0 STACK_TEXT: 89028ce4 8be9c5bb 00000000 8bec36a0 85644008...
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- Post #7
- Aug 22, 2007
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Should I trust this site?

No.
- hotsoda
- Post #7
- Aug 20, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Stabability problems with Vista

Were you running Vista at the time?
- hotsoda
- Post #6
- Aug 20, 2007
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Stabability problems with Vista

Did that, no good. My first bootup was fine, but when I started this morning (I had the machine on standby), there was no signal to the monitor. I shut it down and rebooted, with a few more blue screens. One attempt finally worked, which is how I'm typing this right now. I should have...
- hotsoda
- Post #4
- Aug 20, 2007
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Stabability problems with Vista

I've been running Vista on and off for a while now, and I've only had this problem recently (I'd say a few weeks ago). I have the following hardware: Asus P5n-e SLI Intel e6300 eVGA 7800GT Kingston 2GB HyperX Ram Randomly, my screen would go blank for a second and come back, giving me...
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- Aug 19, 2007
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Only person in the theater for the movie you are seeing?

I've been in a few movies where it was just me and a handful of people (the only one I remember the name of was Batman: Begins). Watching a movie in a packed theater isn't always a bad experience. I saw 300 the day after it came out and people were laughing at the jokes and clapping when King...
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- Post #29
- Aug 3, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I hate long signatures in emails
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- Post #51
- Aug 1, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Looking for a HIGH-QUALITY anime to watch....

I wasn't sure if I should recommend this since I just saw it a few days ago. It's not really "deep", but it's mostly comedy with a serious ending. http://www.animenewsnetwork.co...pedia/anime.php?id=656
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- Post #52
- Jul 29, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Looking for a HIGH-QUALITY anime to watch....

A few that were already mentioned: Last Exile Elfen Lied FLCL Samurai Champloo Samurai X (why the hell hasn't this been mentioned?) Akira You might like Death Note, but it has it's sub-par momemnts.
- hotsoda
- Post #28
- Jul 29, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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This pisses me off...

That would probably be UPS, in which case, make sure he doesn't see it coming!
- hotsoda
- Post #3
- Jul 24, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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When eating a PB&J sandwich, do you prefer to have a certain side up?
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- Post #17
- Jul 24, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Learning how to play guitar - Any tips?

Thanks for all the responses. I have to admit I didn't bother searching before hand, but the thread George linked to does seem pretty useful. Local lessons would cost $35 for a half-hour session, or $60 for an hour session. Rental costs seem more reasonable, at $45.50 over three months. I...
- hotsoda
- Post #14
- Jul 22, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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50 Cent sues over 'Shoot the Rapper'

I thought that was because they used a few recycled bits that weren't shown in the movie before that?
- hotsoda
- Post #22
- Jul 22, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Music

Agreed.
- hotsoda
- Post #7
- Jul 22, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Learning how to play guitar - Any tips?

A friend of mine was interested in production a while back. He got an MPC a few weeks ago, so I offered to trade my headphones (Audio Technica ATH-A900) for his electric guitar, an ESP LTD EX-50 with a cheap 10 watt amp (he threw in his tuner, picks, and case). The trade doesn't have to be...
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- Thread
- Jul 22, 2007
- Replies: 15
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Can't go online with Windows Media Player 11

For some reason, I'm getting an error message saying "Windows Media Player is not configured for the Internet. Before you can use the Media Guide or Radio Tuner features, you must be connected to the internet. To connect to the Internet, run the Internet Connection Wizard and try again." with...
- hotsoda
- Thread
- May 10, 2007
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows
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P5N-E and USB

Hate to bump my own threads, but I've tried e-mailing Asus and calling them (I was told that only USB 1.1 devices work, because Windows needs to load the USB 2.0 drivers). Edit: I forgot to add, if I boot with hault on no errors set in the BIOS, I receive a "USB device Over Current...
- hotsoda
- Post #2
- Mar 26, 2007
- Forum: Motherboards
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¿¿¿ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus vs. P5N-E SLI???

Open box items on Newegg are returns. You'd probably be better off spending the extra cash and buy the P5N-32 at retail.
- hotsoda
- Post #2
- Mar 25, 2007
- Forum: Motherboards
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P5N-E and USB

I can't use any of my USB devices with my P5N-E until Windows boots (can't use keyboard, can't boot to external hard drive, etc.). I have the latest BIOS upgrade. USB legacy support is enabled in the BIOS, and I've changed the jumper to enable USB device wake up. My biggest problem is not...
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- Thread
- Mar 25, 2007
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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Lian-Li Support?i

I'd like to know how I could get a hold of Lian-Li as well. I remember getting a reply from them a long time ago, but from what I've seen, their support in non-existent.
- hotsoda
- Post #32
- Jan 6, 2007
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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CNet editor James Kim missing

"CNET editor and former Fresh Gear contributor and Lab analyst James Kim has been missing since Saturday. ANY word, especially from people in the Oregon area is appreciated." "They were last seen in Portland on Saturday November 25th, where they visited with friends. He was last heard from by...
- hotsoda
- Thread
- Dec 1, 2006
- Replies: 2
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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