What Is Your Favorite Sports Car?
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Perry restores interiors of classic cars (The Morning Sun)
With Mt. Pleasant resident Ashes Perry what you see is what you get. And we’re not talking pink frills and doilies either. This 27-year-old spends most of her time making sure the interiors of classic cars look their best.
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Hot rod heaven: Classic cars to take over State Street (The Capital Times)
Madison is better known as a hotbed of rabid bicyclists than collectible car enthusiasts. But throngs of people — about 20,000 — came out to gawk at classic cars last May during the first Cars on State event. The success was a surprise to organizers, and bodes well for this year’s show on Saturday. “You don’t have to be into cars to appreciate looking at them,” said Hawk Schenkel, organizer of …
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2005 Honda Insight: America’s First Hybrid and Fuel Efficient Vehicle with Top quality Honda Parts from Parts Train
by: Jenny McLane
Since it was introduced back in 2002, Honda Insight’s 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine and Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) motor-generator have been modified, and the CVT model’s final drive ratio is considerably lower, at 5.69:1 compared to 3.21 for the manual, to take advantage of the CVT’s wider-spread “gear” ratios.
Powered by Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA™) system that pairs a 3-cylinder VTEC™-E engine with an electric motor, the Insight comes fully loaded with dual front airbags (SRS), power windows, mirrors and door locks, a remote entry system, AM/FM stereo cassette, alloy wheels and much more.
Like a turbocharger, the IMA motor-generator is called to action when extra power is needed for acceleration and hill climbing, and feels like a low-pressure turbo. Unlike at turbo, the motor becomes a generator when braking or coasting, which recharges the nickel metal-hydride battery pack
The Honda Insight gains efficiency not only by its drivetrain but by light weight and clean aerodynamics. Curb weight is less than 2,000 lbs even with the CVT and air conditioning (standard on the CVT model, optional with the standard transmission).
Like other hybrids, the Insight’s engine stops when the car is stopped at a light or in traffic, contributing greatly to fuel economy. The Insight achieves EPA city/highway fuel economy ratings of 60/66 (manual) and 57/56 (CVT) mpg, respectively.
The 2005 2006 Honda Insight runs a 1.0-liter, I3, 67-horsepower, hybrid engine whose mileage specs are 61-mpg in the city and 68-mpg on the highway. Putting power to the wheels, Honda links a 5-speed manual transmission with overdrive as standard equipment. The Hatchback with A/C and CVT is equipped with a standard 1.0-liter, I3, 65-horsepower, hybrid engine whose fuel-efficient configuration achieves 57-mpg in the city and 56-mpg on the highway. A variable speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.
Standard features include alloy Wheels, AM/FM Radio, Anti-Lock Brakes, Anti-Theft Vehicle, Cassette, Driver Air Bag, Keyless Entry/Unlock, Passenger Air Bag, Rear Defogger, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Power Steering, Power Windows, Tachometer.
The Honda Insight has safety-cage construction with front and rear crumple zones, side-impact protection, dual airbags and antilock brakes.
You can now shop for discount car parts and accessories from Parts Train’s online performance or OEM Replacement auto parts catalog at http://www.partstrain.com/ShopByVehicle/HONDA . In stock are thousands of Honda parts for all enthusiasts. Find OEM Honda auto parts, new aftermarket parts, Honda performance parts, and more. From engine and radiator parts to filters, wipers, auto body parts and trim and a whole lot more, you will find everything to repair and maintain your Honda.
About the author:
Jenny McLane is a 36 year old native of Iowa and has a knack for research on cars and anything and everything about it. She works full time as a Market Analyst for one of the leading car parts suppliers in the country today.
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Creative Computer Time With Images
Let me ask you a real honest question, oh great reader, “Do you become anxious and bored working non-stop on your computer or Mac, or Linux box? You see, for me, making a website accessible, or working on the search engine optimization contracts that come in, is all well and good. I mean, I really love that stuff…but sometimes those things drive me nuts, and make me want to do something totally different.
And now hey! I downloaded a really cool free software (you can download it from the links below) called the Poster Forge by RonyaSoft.com.
You really have to see this for yourself. Their unique movie poster maker takes a picture that you have on your computer, scanner, or digital camera, and it generates a wickedly humorous poster that you simply print out; and that in high quality. And there is much more than movie posters that you can create with Poster Forge. You can also make other things, using this product as an inspirational poster software, wanted poster creator, and a motivational poster generator – all from it’s user friendly interface.
I would not skip this free (yes, you read correctly, it is a free download) “please make my time fun” image generating software, or you just may end up bored yet again…
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