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  1. Bringing this back up again.......I got an alert from Range Rover about this very thing. The RR is over the 6,000 lb minimum and qualifies for the break.

    Moltar......did you ever do it? My boyfriend's looking into starting a small business and we're SUV shopping for March. Just something I was curious about.

  2. A pay-per-use OnStar would be great. It's difficult paying $22/mo for something that will likely never be used, but I'll gladly pay $100/use if I really did need emergency help.

    Turn-by-turn is $38/month, which after three years, is $1368, the price of a proper navigation system.

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    $1368? You can even get an aftermarket one for half of that....we just got our hands on a new Tom Tom GO 910 for my boyfriend's car and it's hella sweet! It does everything my in dash Acura nav does - turn by turn, touch screen, text to speech.

  3. I have an iBook that's still going pretty strong.  I've always used it elevated on a book or something so it can get proper cooling.

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    me too! love my ibook, my boyfriend has a dell inspiron and it does run hot but he hasn't had too many other problems with it. YET!

  4. BMW navi is nowhere on par w/Acura's

    BMW audio is terrible. 

    BMW interiors offer zero warmth.

    I don't find BMW interiors appealing.  Besides a lack of reliablity it is their only real shortcoming.

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    Acura's navi is awesome, it's one of the reasons I want our next car to be an Acura..the RDX comes with the real time traffic monitoring. My TSX doesn't come with it but I do have XM and I get 24/7 weather and traffic thru XM.

    I love BMW also....X3/X5 are on our short list for a new car and I did like the interior. I haven't spent enough time in an X3/X5 to say I love the interior like I have with my TSX.

  5. I don't think trying PDR would hurt. I have friends who work in insurance and I've seen first hand some amazing PDR work (even saw my friend's car get done!). It's worth a shot, sorry that happened!

  6. why not an AWD Magnum?

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    He doesn't want anything that resembles a station wagon! I told him a Magnum is not your mom's old station wagon kind of vehicle but he is adamant on an SUV, doesn't even want a 4 door!

    He prefers "more manly" looking SUVs which is one reason the Denali is on the list. I like the Commander also.

  7. Our next car has to be family friendly for our baby boy, coming 3/07!

    My BF refuses anything too "soccer dad" so no station wagons, not even a Magnum or Volvo!

    Our picks so far (we really want an SUV type vehicle, babies have lots of gear!)

    BMX x3/x5

    Acura RDX/MDX

    Nissan Murano

    GMC Yukon Denali

    Jeep Commander/Dodge Nitro

    It's a weird list.....I like some of the choices, he prefers others but at least we have time to choose and decide, we're not in a huge rush right now.

  8. Chas's iBook is about 3 years old and still runs just fine.

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    I've had my 14 inch iBook for just over 2 years, no upgrades needed, and it works like a charm. I do everything on my iBook - run iTunes, burn cds, write papers, edit Excel charts, watch DVDs and Divx movies. No complaints.

    Plus.....I don't worry about virus/trojans with my Mac. I have security software etc but honestly most programmers don't release cross platform viruses/trojans. Just another thing to think about.

    If there's an apple store anywhere near you (I'm near DC home of 3 great apple stores in a 20 minute drive radius), spend time checking some out. You could even go the Mac Mini route. Anytime I go to the Apple store I play around with the Cinema Displays (amazing monitors) and the Macbook/Macbook Pro. I don't need any of that stuff but I want it all!

  9. I have a nano, and it's pretty good. Transfer is relatively easy with iTunes, but that's at home.

    Last I checked, you can't really modify your iPod's playlists and songs on a second computer, aka, at work. There are programs that try to give you that flexibility, but they cost money, and they aren't that great. Just fill the iPod up with music and customize playlists at home.

    Oh, do make sure to spend ten to twenty bucks at a Best Buy or place like that and buy yourself an iPod nano protector. Usually, they are silicone rubber and they slide over you iPod and protect it from scratches and your accidentally dropping it. Best ten bucks I've ever spent because mine is black plastic and would be totally ruined if I hadn't spent the extra cash.

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    You can always update/modify your iPod's playlist from any computer as long as your sticking to the same format - a windows formatted iPod should be recognized on any Windows PC with iTunes, a Mac one will work on another Mac.

    Be careful with auto syncing your main PC to the iPod, it's a setting in iTunes and if you have autosync selected, you could lose your music when you connect to another computer because the ipod will sync to that second computer. If you have all your music on your home computer and then hook up your iPod to your work computer that only has 10 songs, you could potentially lose what was on your iPod. Simple fix......just go to iTunes preferences and select manually manage rather than auto sync.

    The websites I linked to earlier have huge FAQ sections that give lots of tips on how to use your new iPod........enjoy!

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