Electric Car Conversion?

Anon

How difficult/expensive would it be to convert a rwd import into an electric car with the motor(s) in the trunk? Would it be better to have the batteries closer to the motor or in the front where the engine would normally be? Would it be better to have an independent motor for each wheel or just one motor for both wheels? Is there any way to get a car like this to 120-140 mph? What would be the best car to try with as far as lightweight? I am obviously not a car guy, and this is just an idea for a project if it is possible to accomplish. This car would be built like a racer/drifter depending on what is possible.

Please no haters, this is just curiosity.
@dick car guy- What if the car was for short races, 1/4 mile or short drift courses. and the transport was mainly towed by trailer? Wouldn't it require less batteries and possibly offer longer battery life from less use?

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well I was looking this up myself yesterday, and from what I read it's enough info to discourage me from wanting to convert unless my engine dies on me. What I picked up from research generally was a complete kit will cost anywhere between 4000-8000 dollars, u need countless hours of work or you can get someone to do the work for you for $3000, and mileage and speed is limited (around 50-100 miles on a full charge and up to 80 mph). Oh you also need your entire front engine bay and a good part of your trunk to house the bulky batteries used to power your vehicle.
I'm not trying to discourage you from going through with this conversion, I'm just letting you know it's not easy.
If you really want an electric car, I suggest you search around your area where someone is selling his/her already converted electric car. Although theres only a few out there, you're bound to find some. Good luck on your project!

Is it possible to buy a hybrid or electric conversion kit for a conventional gasoline engine car?

wow

I was thinking about buying a bmw 3 series sedan but the only thing holding me back is the fuel mileage it gets. I started looking into conversion kits that can turn a car into a hybrid or electric car. I couldn't find any specific kits so I don't know if the technology is out yet. Could someone please tell me if it is those kits are out there. Please list as much info as possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks

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If you are shopping BMW's, you are not worried about MPG. It doesn't just the MPG because if its a performance engine, you will be buying the highest octane gas by mandate of the maker, or else the engine pings to an early death which might the goal if you want to get a new engine.

Here is reality. Yes, you can put in an electric or hybrid engine, but it will have to be retrofit, as there is no such thing as plug and play on car engines, even from the same maker. So it will take a lot mechanical rigging and working to get it in the car, much less tuned and reliable. I would expect to pay a good mechanic four times what it would cost to replace the engine, with the idea that it could go up to eight times depending on what gets involved once he digs into it. So instead of $3k, you might want to have between $12-24k just for the conversion minus the price of the car.

Here is the other part and scary engineering that you will get into is where to put the battery bank, what kind of batteries will you buy. If you want good batteries, expect to chunk in another $20k. But it doesn't stop there, what about the braking system that generates some of the electricity of the hybrid? What about the computer system that operates the engine and dc motors? Get out your wallet for that too...

So once you get done, your near $60k in a conversion, minus the price of the car, you might not have it working. Just look at the common issues with electric cars http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqWgEK1EFb2vwPcUKTPSW5h0.Bd.;_ylv=3?qid=20090610220941AAokgel

Why not just go buy a Prius as a donor and save yourself the engineering. Or better yet, just go buy a hybrid ready to roll with e-z financing?

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Movie title: A kid comes home from school to find a big red box with a door in it to another world.?

arose

I'm trying to find the name of a really bad 70's-80's movie. He goes through the door and to another "world" where he has to get through the "duldrums" and meets the "weather man". It is an educational movie.

PLEASE HELP!!

Answer
sounds like The Phantom Tollbooth. Never seen the movie, but the book is supposed to be much better. In the book he comes home & finds a large box with a toy/electric car big enough for him to sit in and a mock tollbooth. When he goes through, he finds himself in another land.

How can I make a homemade electric generator to power my house?

swaggerifi

I was thinking about buying used car batteries from the junk yard and connecting them with jumper cables then testing the connected batteries with a battery tester to see how many volts it has. I havent tried this yet so I dont know if it will work do you guys have any idea on how to make a generator so I wont have to pay for power

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To make an electrical generator, you need to have a length of wound copper wire rotating inside a magnetic field (refer to elementary physics).

Gasoline/diesel/etc. generators run basically like your car's engine, but instead of turning wheels, it uses the motion to rotate the wire inside the magnetic field, producing electricity. Remember, energy can't be created or destroyed. The chemical potential energy in your combustible fuel is being converted to kinetic energy, which is being converted into electrical energy.

A wind turbine is more "free" in that you don't have to go out and buy drums of oil to make your electricity. But it works on the same principle, but in this case, it's the turbine blades catching the wind that spins the copper loop, creating electricity.

As far as your batteries go, you may be able to store it there, but to charge any battery, from AA to car, you need the correct circuit and voltage, or nothing will happen. So you probably can't use your batteries. But if you can, all that you an do is store the potential energy there, and use it at a later time.

But if you just want to play with making a generator, try this:

First, you need to choose the energy source that you want to convert into electricity. You can use a stationary bicycle, a water wheel, wind turbine, a bored child willing to do some menial work on a set of gears, or virtually anything else with a rotating axle. You do have to choose the source, because as I said - you can't get energy from nothing.

Take that copper wire that I talked about, and make that loop that I also talked about, but leave two ends free (you need that to form the electric circuit). The larger the number of turns in the loop, the more electricity you can generate for the same amount of rotation. Kind of like an electric pulley system, to use a bad analogy.

Take your loop, and connect it to your energy source. You need to be able to rotate the loop end-over-end, without twisting the two connecting wires about each other, because if they do, you'll get a short circuit, and boom, it's done. One way to successfully accomplish this is to connect one wire to the rotating axle and the other wire to a conducting "brush" that maintains contact with a second conductor.

Make sure that you've sufficiently supported the loop so that it's out of the way of any moving parts of the energy source (such as your legs and the pedals if you pay a seven year old to ride a bicycle that never goes anywhere - give them one of those hand-held video games, they'll never notice). To make sure that you get this right, you may need to reinforce your loop with plastic or another light (but sturdy) material.

Grab some magnets (permanent magnets), and arrange them around the loop so that the loop can rotate freely between them. Take care to ensure that you arrange the magnets to maximize the field strength. One good and simple method is to make the south end of one magnet face the north end of another.

Stick the two conductors on your energy source to a battery, circuit, chainsaw, whatever it is that you want to drive. Again, you need to keep your wires separate to avoid a short circuit, so you'll need to use some kind of brush mechanism again, or whatever more clever thing that you can come up with that I haven't considered.

Poke the kid and get him to start peddling, or release your turbine to the wind, whatever you want. The amount of energy that you get from your turbine will depend on the efficiency of its construction, materials used, and how much mechanical energy us put in to drive it and spin the turbine itself (a faster peddling kid will give you more electricity than a slower one).

Run with it. A home-built turbine is unlikely to provide your house with any really useful power, unless you've really taken some time, money, and thought into it (which is possible). But you might run some simple things from your standard knock-off generator, such as perhaps basement lighting, that kind of thing.

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What Christmas gift can I give to my little niece?

Sophia

My little cute niece is three years old and she is really a little adventurer. She is interested in almost everything. I want to give her a special gift which can help her to explore her little world (in the yard) but it must be safe enough. Do you have any suggestions?
Many thanks!

Answer
You can give him an electric kids car as a Christmas gift. Then he can enjoy the driving fun. He can also start his adventure by driving around. Isn't this sounds terrific?
Lavadeals.co.uk has many kids ride-ons, you can have a look.

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Does this generation have a future?

Daniel

The worlds oil will have ran out by the time the variety of this generation hits adult hood, many fossil fuels will be wiped out or on the verge of extinction. Already top scientists and experts have predicted wars over new technology to travel within 7 - 12 years. The transfer of cars to electric cars, which the British/American government want to do, will be horrific, anger and riots will begin, predicted by the top universities in California, London and Michigan. House prices in the UK are soaring aswell as mortgage prices and many food prices are expanding. The government are not well structured and help pollute the planet and cause international wars.

Do the kids of the present, have a life in the future worth living?
Please give your honest views.

Sources for Question?
- Television (News and Documentaries)
- Internet
- Books

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to be honest and true no things are getting worse and not better . sorry)

One of your fondest childhood memories?

One of mine was going to the drive in movie theater. We would go in our pajamas and bring blankies and lie on top of the roof of my parents car and watch the movie outside. We wouldn't get home until 2 or 3 am. I would pretend to sleep so my Mom or Dad would carry me into the house! LOL!

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It's got to be my moments in our little gang in my home town! we would hang in the town centre, and do stuff! Not all of it legal, but great fun! I'm only being honest here! Although i do not condone being in a gang! It's not big and it's not clever!

Anyhoo! We would hang in a derilict building that was the old co-operative building! It had a large stage area and serveral floors! we had hundreds of chairs and facilities to hand! Just no electric! LoL! so our Getto blasters had to make do with batteries! ah we'd go on mads missions round the building in pitch black at night! Not always carrying torches and nearly killing ourselves on lift shafts! But still great fun! We used to get in to the building by going through the really dark and scary tunnels under the streets! which was the redirect for the river! Oh the good old days! the building had burnt down, but was still there and many of its rooms where intact! Exept a few where there was sheer drops to the basement! Um! LoL! It eventually got burnt down again, by... well don't ask me! LoL! It was not our doing, but the flames could be seen for miles! LoL! It was getting pulled down anyway!

Ah we'd hang on the park, the Town Hall steps, at flats, go on missions to the Airport, we hung in Night Clubs, underage drinking too was part of the ritual! (I do not condone this either it is plain silly harrassing your neighbours and people because a teenager cannot handle his/her drink and it's illegal and gets you in trouble!)

moral time anyhoo... ok kiddies time for some advice from a former G/M! Take your hoods down and scarves away from round your faces, it's silly frightening the life out of old folk! Let me remind you also of the dangers and stupidity revolving around carrying GUNS! In Manchester we have had Kid on Kid shootings recently!, You shoot one they or there friends come looking for you and shoot you! often you guys get it wrong like the shooting of jessie james in Moss Side, Mancherster a few months ago! He was 15 for crying out loud! Out riding his BMX! There was 11 year old Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool last Wednesday night! he was on his way home from football when a hooded teenager on a BMX let 3 shots offf from a pistol! One hit Rhys in the back of his neck, he bled to death in his mothers arms! he was a baby for Gods sake! A 14 year old was shot in Hulme Manchester at the weekend in retaliation for another shooting a few weeks earlier! In london a 15 year old boy was shot 2 weeks ago, and in Bolton 2 weeks ago a 16 year boy was stabbed to death near his home!

Lets put down the weapons now guys and gals! It's time we had peace on our streets! It's omly gonna get worse if you don't! The reason why a lot of your carry is for protection! well if you could adapt and learn to get along then, you wouldn't need to! Lets put it another way! you might like to say it's our territory, we don't want strangers or kids from other neighbourhoods here! well you are wrong! Your parents and friends and government have worked and fought battles and legislation fpr centuries to give you what you have today, and the streets you walk! If it wasn't for them you would not be here and you certainly wouldn't be walking them streets!

Lets all think about this, and return to Peace!

Peace! Azzy *HUGS*

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Headed to Australia in about 1.5 years... advice on preparations?

MadDog

One of the goals I've set for myself is to travel to Australia before I turn 30. Knocking on 28 right now, and so it's time to get everything set in motion.

I'm going to aim for Feb/Mar 2009. I plan to go along the Boomerang Coast... Sydney, Melbourne... may start at Brisbane. I've a few friends there.

Any must-sees along the way? I've never been out-of-country before. Do I need any vaccinations? How long does it take to get the visa cleared, and how much does the visa cost?

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One must see and not too far out of your way is the Great Ocean Road running west of Melbourne. You could probably get a coach trip but it might be good to hire a car in Melbourne and drop it off at say Mt. Gambier, or you could head north from there through the wine growing country of South Australia.

The other thing is that you should spend 2 or 3 days in Canberra. The War Memorial & Museum is only beaten by the Imperial War Museum in London, they say. Also take a look at the Parliament House, built partially underground (!) in 1987 - 88 and open to all comers. Security checks apply but you can take all the photos you want - not while the houses are sitting of course.

An International Drivers Licence could ease the hiring of a car quite a bit. I looked into car hire recently and the larger companies actually did offer the best rates I could find.

We use Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club cards and a few others and there are plenty of automatic teller machines around the place and most of them are cross - compatible.

There are no endemic diseases here so vaccinations are not really a problem, we might be more worried about things you can bring with you! (Just kidding) A flu shot might be worthwhile.

Visas, well I've never had to get one but I'd allow a good 8 weeks, best to have it stashed rather than get worried whether it was going to arrive in time. A travel agent can advise you, but Australia has several consulates in the USA for instance and you can find them on the net.

If you are coming from the USA, don't bring electrical appliances, Australia uses 240Volts which will burn out US stuff before you can blink. Small dual voltage stuff like electric shavers are OK, but you will need an adapter plug. Your portable battery operated AM/FM radio will work fine. Some chargers for laptops and cell phones will work on 100 to 250 Volts without needing to set a selector switch, look at the charger. Hotels/motels offering internet connection are getting a lot more common even in rural areas but they tend to be at the higher end of the market.

Your cell phone might work if you get an Australian SIM card - check with your supplier. Cell phone coverage is good in the capital cities and larger towns, not so good in the small towns and along highways. Telstra has the best coverage.

Look at this site for electrical and phone information -

http://www.kropla.com/

http://www.accesscomms.com.au/Reference/powerplug.htm

Many Australian hotels/motels have hair dryers hard wired into bathroom walls and some have a 110 volt socket too. You can usually borrow a clothes iron and board from reception for free or a small fee and there is usually a guest laundry with auto washer and a drier.

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kids electric car question!!!!!!!?

Cosmo22

i am interested in buying a eletctric car for a 13 year old anyone know a car (electric) that would fit i dont care on the price???? thanks!

Answer
in india there is a car called REVA.. i m not sure if it is exported. But really cool drive. costs near rs300000. very low driving costs. u don't have to spend over 10 dollars in an year. but replace battery every 5 yrs.. 175 km range

What's the best electric car?

Evan

So I'm 13, and I want to know what the best electric car is today (price doesn't matter) so I can buy it in three years when I'm old enough and the price goes down. I want something sexy, has room. Lots of range and power. Thanks a lot!

Answer
Good luck finding that kid. Electric cars are terrible, you'll end up breaking down in the middle of nowhere with no electric plug-in point, You'll be at plug-in points for hours.

Also none of them are 'Sexy', Not many that are 'Sexy' have room, Range pff and Power...

First of all the Tesla Roadster would be a port of call, but it won't go down. Electric cars won't go down in price until its become more common which will be quite a while. A Nissan Leaf with around 100 horsepower is 30,000 pound.

Its not worth getting an electric car, plus the insurance and cost of one will be very high for when you're old enough. What you want is a dream, sorry to crush it.

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how much does an electric car cost to fully charge in the UK?

Sion Pitt

im thinking of buying an electric car because it ticks all the boxes for me, but i can't find anywhere that tells me how much it costs to fully charge? can anyone help me out?

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Well, I can give you an idea, but there's one piece of information you will have to provide - your electric rate.
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Most electric cars get from 3 to 4 miles per kilowatt hour. Oops, sorry, I have to convert that to kilometers - 5 to 6 kilometers per kilowatt-hour.
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To answer the other poster here, this figure is based on measured energy from the wall socket, no additional calculations are needed. (Look at the comparison page in sources - you will see the same figures there.)
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So if you drive 60 kilometers per day, you will need to put 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity into your car. Multiply your electric rate per kilowatt-hour by ten, and there's your daily charging cost.

Electric Car?? Possible?

Q. I read in STD V our Science Fair in 26th of this month.

I want to do a little different project, so I want to bult a small electric car... is it possilble?? If yes.. how??

Or do you have any other ideas??

I WILL BE THANKFUL

Answer
Well the long answer is
YES
and the short answer is
YES

Electric cars are emerging in the US and UK faster than you can say bananas... because the battery technology is finally here. You know the battery in your mobile? or your laptop? Well if you have enough of these you can power an electric car and charge it up with solar panels on your roof.

There are hundreds of hobbyists converting their cars from petrol to electric and raving about the results. If some dude can do this in their back shed, why aren't car companies making them?? oil? monopoly? who knows?

well there is one start up car company making them www.teslamotors.com, but check go out the other link below to see one in action.

Good luck!

Rich

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I'm 14 and want a baby?

linsey

I'm 14 years old and I've always wanted a baby . Ever since I was little I've always loved babies . I know I'm just a baby myself but its driving me crazy . But I'm not even into doing anything sexual , I think sex 'making love' should not occur until after marriage . I've been having 'baby fever' I know I want to go through with high-school and I want to go to beauty school after but I just can't stop thinking about how much I want a baby . I've been having dreams and I've been daydreaming about it for the past month . I used to not want kids because I was scared about how much it would hurt or how big I would get but ever since the dream I had last night I feel like it's all totally worth it . I really want a baby. What do I do to get over this baby fever ? I don't want to have a baby this young it'll ruin my life and my parents trust towards me . I just need to know how to get it off of my mind . Please help me

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My young one I will help you. The best way to get over wanting a baby is to keep thinking about it! Crazy I know, but there is a reason for my madness.
Baby's are not cheap, at all. Once you have a child you will have it for the rest of your life.
Now being 14 years old and the summary of your question shows that you are a very bright person. But I can tell you now that this is a great age to start doing things that will make having a child in the future better.

One. During High School continue to save any allowance or gift money starting now. Make two saving funds, one for your Beauty School, the second for your wedding.

Two. When in High School concentrate on your studies. If you school offers the classes take a Child Development and Cosmetology or a form of it that they might offer.

Three. When your the right age around 16 look for a job. This will bring in income that will help with savings. At this time you can start saving for the baby along with your other two savings.

Now that these three things have been said on to the list.
The list are important item's and other things that you and the future baby will need.
I have a personal list here that I will share with you.

Orbit Stroller Seat G2 (Main seat), Stroller Frame G2(Actual stroller), Infant Car Seat G2 (Car seat), and Car Seat Base G2, Toddler Car Seat G2, Bassinet Cradle,
Includes:
Stroller
Two car seats
Pram (Bassinet/Cradle)

Front Carrier (ERGOBaby)
Higher weight limited car seat when older ( Argos⢠70 Car Seat )
Diaper bag (www. diaper bags.com)
Baby Backpack (www. diaper bags.com)
Mamaroo (Alternative to a bouncy or swing)
Play Yard (Pack 'n Play® Played with Newborn Napper® Station)
Tummy Time mat (multiple mats for different things)
Crib (Allegra Convertible Crib)
Crib Tent (Cozy Crib Tent for Convertible Cribs)
Play yard Tent (The Cozy Indoor/Outdoor Portable Played Tent plus Sunshade)
Changing station ( First one comes with Play Yard, buy the Young America Mix & Match Changing Station for Nursery use)
Bassinet (comes with Play yard)
Pack 'n Play® Changing Pad and Sheets
Pack 'n Play® Played Sheets
Changing Table Pad Covers
Bedding
Crib Mattresses (Essential Baby Janis Mattress)
Baby Monitor (Video Baby Monitor - Lurex LIVE snap)
Bottles and Nipples ( Medal)
Highchair (Peg Perego Tatami Highchair)
Electric Breast pump ( Medal Pump In Style Advanced Breast pump - On-the-Go Tote)
Milk storage bags, breast pads, extra breast shields, ice packs ( Medal® Breast milk Storage Solution,etc.)
Baby towels with hoods
Infant bathtubs
baby washcloths
brush and combs
Johnson's Safety Cotton Swabs - 185 Count
Clean oz battery powered nasal aspirator
Buzz b. battery-operated nail trimmer
Medicine dispenser, syringe, pacifier, or bottle.
Childproofing supplies
safety gates
Pacifiers (Gumdrop Pacifiers)
Teether (Raz Baby Rav-Berry Teether)
Teething Feeder by sassy (Buy extra bags also)
humidifier
Utensils
Plates and bowls
Cups and sippy cups
Burp Cloths
Bottle brushes
Bibs
Birth announcements
Baby book or scrapbook
Photo's

Nice list huh? Mind you this is just my list, to give you an idea, though feel free to look things up.
Now we move on to other things.
Doing research on questions you might have now for babies is best done looking up sites that are for baby development. Things to look up include Hospital's and Insurance.
Also ask yourself questions.
First off what do you think about Marriage? Personally I find no shame at all by saying that I'm not looking for dates I'm looking for the man who will be my husband one day. Best bet wait till you 16 plus before that. Or that you prefer to be courted which mean's you want a relationship that will lead to marriage.
Also ask yourself about other things, such as, where do you want to live in the future, what are my current goals and dreams, how does wanting a baby effect my life now?
And last things that should be done long before one has a child at all.
Being Debt free.
Married, secure jobs.
Safe living place.
Both mine and my future life partners needs, not wants, are met.
Be in good health, mind, body, and spirit.
Be safe not sorry.

Joke!! I think it's funny.. What do you think??

StiLL Da B

A few days after Christmas, a mother working in the kitchen was listening to her son playing with his new electric train in the living room. She heard the train stop and her son said, "All of you sons of b!tches who want off, get the hell off now, 'cause this is the last stop...and all of you sons of b!tches who are gettin' on, get your as*es in the train, 'cause we're leaving!" The mother went in and told her son, "We don't use that kind of language in this house. Now I want you to go to your room for two hours. When you come out, you may play with your train. But I want you to use nicer language. Two hours later, her son came out of the bedroom and resumed playing with his train.

Soon the train stopped and the mother heard her son say, "All passengers who are disembarking the train, please remember to take all of your belongings with you. We thank you for riding with us today and hope that you will ride with us again soon. For those of you just boarding, we ask that you stow all of your hand luggage under your seat. Remember that there is no smoking except in the club car. We hope that you will all have a pleasant and relaxing journey with us today. For those of you who are pissed off because of the two hour delay, please see the b!tch in the kitchen."


Sorry not everyone thinks it's funny, all you had to say was nope not funny instead of trying to put me down, So who ever told me don't quite my day job you can go and F%CK yourself! I got it as a email and I think it's funny! I am so sick of people being hella rude on here what is your problem?????

Answer
LOL OWNEd by your kid.

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are electric cars road legal in the UK?

Arran H

Answer
Yes. In fact, for a while London was planning on giving EVs free parking (but they backed out of that plan). Now Gordon Brown is planning on replacing his official government car with an electric limo. So yes, they're street legal.

Where to buy an Electric Car (UK)?

Daniel

I hate pollution, Co2 emissions, the removal of fossil fuels from our planet excetera, do you know where I can buy an electric car, not a hybrid, a full electric car?

Thanks

Answer
honda do hybrid.....toyota do hybrid....um..try Nice cars..
http://www.nicecarcompany.co.uk/home.html

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know any good unknown, bands?

Samantha

I listen to anything but im looking for something that sounds like; Hey Monday, Owl City, Forever the Sickest Kids. anything like that, and maybe list your favorite song by them?
Thanks (:
haha alright by unknown i meant not well known sorry (:

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haha what, those are all really well known lol.

cobra starship, you probably know them, but they've been my favourite band since forever, listen to their older stuff.
i fight dragons
artist vs poet
all time low
we the kings
boys will be boys
call the cops
cash cash
uh oh! explosion
stereos
faber drive
hellogoodbye
marianas trench
the friday night boys
cute is what we aim for
boys like girls
mercy mercedes
restart
the secret handshake
breathe electric
teen hearts
red car wire
the monster goes rawrr
runner runner

What are some really good bands?

Cressa

I listen to some bands like All Time Low, Hey Monday, Nevershoutnever, and A rocket to the moon (:
Help?

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The Friday Night Boys
The Bigger Lights
The Downtown Fiction
The Ready Set
The Rocket Summer
Cute is What We Aim For
The Maine
We Are The In Crowd
Boys Like Girls
The Cab
Hellogoodbye
Forever the Sickest Kids
We The Kings
Cash Cash
The Summer Set
Artist vs. Poet
Every Avenue
Sing it Loud
Amely
Cartel
Stereo Skyline
Young & Divine
Sparks The Rescue
You Me At Six
Stephen Jerzak
Kill Paradise
Automatic Loveletter
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Call The Cops
Cobra Starship
Mercy Mercedes
Runner Runner
Red Car Wire
Breathe Electric

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When the 2012 thing is over what next?

wizardliza

all the stuff pop culture craps out whats next?

Answer
An asteroid named Apophis, (named after the Egyptian god of dark and chaos) has a 1/250,000 chance of hitting earth on April 13th, on 2036. (notice the 13)

http://fora.tv/2008/02/19/Neil_DeGrasse_Tyson_Death_by_Black_Hole

And the possibility of 2012 happening has the same chance of no one criticizing Justin Bieber and Chuck Norris NOT coming back to life.

Oh, and there are going to be lots of cool new technology, like improved electric cars, flying cars (I'm not kidding), cheaper robotics, much better computers (search on google: Moore's Law), and maybe DNA based computers, better school lunch (believe it or not), and so on. But these are the good things that will probably happen, here are some bad things that will happen:

1. POPULATION EXPLOSION! (worse than it seems, this is the most horrifying)
2. More Justin Biebers wannabes
3. More terrorists
4. More crappy TV shows
5. Global Warming
6. Increase in children being exposed to pornography
7. Etc.

Certified hybrid v/s new gas car?

Sunshine

Certified hybrid v/s regular gas car?
I am looking for a used/ certified hybrid car and found a 2008 Honda civic hybrid , 23,500 miles for $17500. In your opinion, is it a good deal or should I wait ? I just saw a 2012 Honda civic (non-hybrid) for $18000 now I am confused which one to go for. Help me pls.
p.s. I will be driving mostly in city (dropping kids off to school, doing groceries, running errands)

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it depends on you. do you want a used car first off? Most would go with the used cause first off new car values drop as soon as the hit the road. The hybrid has already done that. Plus if you are doing in town driving hybrids are more fuel efficient due to the electric battery charging with stop and go driving since they are able to run of that at the lower speeds. hybrid 42-44 mpg vs reg 36-39 mpg

Also 17500 is a steal for that car, make sure you are going through a reputable dealer and ask for a carfax because KBB (pricing guide FYI) says it should be $20140. just make sure you take someone with you who know a bit about cars (when buying cars you should always do this). One thing to look out for though on some the 2008 civic models is that they were recalled for alignment issues. nothing major it just made the tires not last as long

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recommend me new music?

i like bands like: we the kings, all time low, mayday parade, family force five, sherwood, daphne loves derby, boys like girls, good Charlotte, the maine, metro station, HIM, just surrender, a change of pace and tons more! who else would i might like,, artists and songs? thx

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Okay so I Will just post all the Artists I Have on my computer.


[0-9]
3 Doors Down
36 Crazyfists
65daysofstatic
311
[A]
AC/DC
The Acacia Strain
Aerosmith
Aesop Rock
AFI
AFX
Against Me!
Air
Alan Parsons Project
Alanis Morissette
Alexisonfire
Alice Cooper
Alice in Chains
Alien Ant Farm
Alkaline Trio
All That Remains
The Almost
Alove for Enemies
Anberlin
Animal Collective
Aphex Twin
Arch Enemy
Architecture in Helsinki
As Blood Runs Black
As I Lay Dying
Ash
Ataris
August Burns Red
Augustana
Autolux
[B]
B-52's
Babes in Toyland
Bad Religion
Band of horses
Bang Camaro
Bayside
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Beck<BR />
Before Their Eyes
Before Today
Beloved
Ben Folds
Ben Kweller
Better Than Ezra
The Black Maria
Black Sabbath
Black Stone Cherry
Blackfield
Blaqk Audio
Blindside
Blink-182
Bloc Party
Blue Ãyster Cult
Blur
Bon Dylan
Bob Marley
Bon Jovi
Bowling For Soup
Brand New
The Bravery
Breaking Benjamin
Bryan Adams
Bullet for My Valentine
Bush
[C]
Candlebox
The Carpenters
The Cars
Cartel
Catch 22
Chasing Victory
Cheap Trick
Chevelle
Chiodos
Chris Tomlin
Ciccone Youth
Circa Survive
City and Colour
The Clash
The Classic Crime
Cobra Starship
Coheed & Cambria
Coldplay
Comeback Kid
The Cranberries
Cream
Cry of the Afflicted
The Cure
[D]
Daft Punk
Damone
The Dandy Warhols
Danzig
The Darkness
David Bowie
David Crowder Band
A Day To Remember
Dead Kennedys
Dead or Alive
Deadlock
Deep Purple
Demon Hunter
Depeche Mode
Destroy the Runner
Deathklok
The Devil Wears Prada
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Dio
Disturbed
The Donnas
The Doors
Dope
Dream Theater
Drop Dead Syndicate
Dropkick Murphys
Dynamite Hack
[E]
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagles of Death Metal
Echo & the Bunnymen
Eddy Grant
Eighteen Visions
Eisley
Electric Light Orchestra
Elliott Smith
Elton John
Eric Johnson
Eve 6
Evergreen Terrace
Everlast
Expatriate
[F]
Faith No More
The Fall of Troy
Family Force 5
Fantômas
Fear My thoughts
Fireflight
The Fixx
Fleetwood Mac
Flobots
A Flock of Seagulls
Flogging Molly
Flyleaf
Foghat
Foo Fighters
Four Year Strong
Frank Zappa
From Autumn To Ashes
Fu Manchu
Further Seems Forever
[G]
Gallows
Garbage
Genesis
George Harrison
The Get Up Kids
Godsmack
Goldfinger
Gorillaz
Greenday
Guns N' Roses
Guster
[H]
Haste The Day
Hazen St.
He Is Legend
Heart
Heaven Shall burn
The Hellacopters
Himsa
Hit The Lights
The Hives
Hole
Horse the band
Human Abstract
[I]
I Monster
Idiot Pilot
Iggy & The Stooges
Imogen Heap
In Flames
Incubus
Infected Mushroom
Inhale/Exhale
Inked in Blood
Interpol
Iron Butterfly
Iron Maiden
It Dies Today
[J]
Jack Johnson
James LaBrie
Janis Joplin
Jerry Cantrell
Jesu
The Jesus & Mary Chain
Jesus Wept
Jethro Tull
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Eat World
Job for a cowboy
John Lennon
Joni Mitchell
Joseph Arthur
Journey
Judas Priest
[K]
Kaiser Chiefs
Kansas
Kids In The Way
The Killers
Killswitch Engage
Kiss
The Knack
Kooks
[L]
Lacuna Coil
The La's
Led Zeppelin
Life in Your Way
Lit
Live
Living Colour
Lost Prophets
Lovehatehero
Ludo
Lynyrd Skynyrd
[M]
M83
Machinemade God
Mae
Marcy Playground
The Mars Volta
Massive Attack
Matchbook Romance
The Material
Matisyahu
Maylene and the sons of disaster
Means
Megadeth
Melvins
Metallica
Metro Station
Michael Jackson
Michael Schenker Group
Mindless Self Indulgence
Minus the Bear
Missy Higgins
Modest Mouse
Mogwai
The Morning Riot
Mountain
Mr. Bungle
Muse
MxPx
My Bloody Valentine
The Myriad
[N]
Neil Young
Neverending White Lights
New Found Glory
The Nightwatchman
Nine Black Alps
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
No Doubt
Nodes of Ranvier
NOFX
Norma Jean
[O]
Oasis
The Offspring
OhGr
Of Montreal
Ozzy Osbourne
[P]
Papa Roach
Paramore
Pat Benatar
Pavement
Pearl Jam
Peeping Tom
Pepper
A Perfect Circle
Phil Wickham
Pierce The Veil
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Poison
Poison The Well
The Police
Porcupine Tree
Portugal. The Man
Powerman 5000
Priestess
The Prodigy
Project 86
[Q]
Queen
Queens of the stone age
Quietdrive
[R]
The Raconteurs
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Raised Fist
The Ramones
Randy & the Rainbows
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reel 2 Reel
Reggie and the full effect
Relient K
Revolverheld
Rise Against
Rivers Cuomo
Rob Zombie
The Rolling Stones
Rush
[S]
Santana
Saul Williams
Saving Abel
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Scorpions
Screaming Trees
Sea Wolf
Senses Fail
Set Yours Goals
The Sex Pistols
She Wants Revenge
The Shins
The Showdown
Silent Drive
Silverchair
Silverstein
Silcersun Pickups
Skid Row
Skinny Puppy
Slayer
The Sleeping
Slipknot
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Snake The Cross The Crown
Social Distortion
Something Corporate
Sonic Youth
Soul Asylum
Sound of Animals Fighting
Soundgarden
Squarepusher
Staind
Steven Curtis Chapman
Stevie Nicks
Stick To Your Guns
The Stone Roses
Stone Temple Pilots
The Strokes
Styx
Sublime
Sufjan Stevens
Sugarcult
Suicide Silence
Switchfoot
System of A Down
[T]
Tears For Fears
Tech N9ne
Tegan & Sara
Tenacious D
Thin Lizzy
Third Eye Blind
Thom Yorke
Three Days Grace
Three Dog Night
Thursday
Thyne Scabbard
Tim Hughes
Time In Malta
Timmy Curran
Toadies
Tom Petty
Tomahawk
Tool
Trivium
Twisted Sister
[U]
UFO
Underoath
UNKLE
[V]
Vaeda
Vampire Weekend
Van Halen
Vaux
Velvet Revolver
Violent Femmes
[W]
War of Ages
Warrant
We are Scientists
We the Kings
Weezer
Wheatus
The White Stripes
White Zombie
The Who
Wings
Wolfmother
[Y]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yo La Tengo
[Z]
Zwan
ZZ Top

Hoe to convert to electric windows?

Servando

I have manual window and locks but one of my doors is broken so replacing it with another one but it is electric how can i hook up the electric windows or can i convert it back to manual

Answer
I would leave it electric. Just google "electric window circuit diagram images" for your make of car. I suspect most cars are wired the same way. The door should have the up/down switch already, if you didn't get that part just go back and get one. Be sure to use a fuse of the suggested amp rating when you connect the door positive lead to the fuse box.Use stranded hookup wire available at the auto parts store, and secure the wire away from sharp corners and door hinges when extending it to the fuse box.

The window switch is just a DPDT momentary, center off switch wired so the motor current runs one way through the motor to go up, and the opposite way through the motor to go down. Be aware that you might not have safety features that the original car had to protect kids from getting hurt- no motor overload cut out etc.

how can i make a remote control car go faster?

warlooker

i brought a small remote control car about less than $20.00 hoping i can make it go faster.
how can i make it go faster i want to put a battery in so the motor can spin faster and oil my gears.
but is there any other way to do it.
thank you guys for helping.

Answer
For $20.00 you can't expect to get much more out of the car. It's not really built for speed at that price. Basically, this is a kids toy. There is a huge difference between remote control cars for kids and remote control cars for adults. The complexities of the cars have a very wide gap. Kids cars will run on just a few AA batteries. RC cars for adults feature full miniature engines. Lots of the popular motor kits run on fuel such as gasoline or nitro. Others run on large battery packs that are essentially beefed up versions of kids toys. These cars require just as much maintenance as a real car, since they have all of the same components (plus all of the radio transmitting gear!) to deal with.

So you may want to save up and get your moneys worth by opting for petrol, nitro or electric models. The fastest engine choice that you can find is a nitro engine. Nitromethane is an alternative to regular gasoline, and runs much better for RC cars. It is usually heavier, and therefore more cumbersome on the handling of the car. However, if you are going to be on a fairly straightforward and tame race course, it is a great choice and will provide a huge speed. The only down side is that nitro engines are known for wearing down faster, and breaking at a higher rate. If you use a nitro engine frequently, you can almost expect it to break after intense usage. It is a good idea to have an electric engine that you can swap it out with when the need arises.

The other parts of the car are equally important when you are aiming for absolute fastness. If you are you going all-out on a project, you should expect to spend quite a bit on components like wheels and axels. Usually you want to get wheels that are extremely firm and light. If you have the opportunity to go out to a hobby store and test out a few different components, you will be able to decide exactly what you want based on experiencing it first-hand. This is the best way to shop for anything, and the same goes for remote control cars. Since the parts are usually highly swappable, you can directly compare one with another by trying them in quick succession.

If you arenât a very technically inclined person, the thought of picking all of these parts might not sound very fun. However, you might not have to go through this process. It is possible to buy kits that include all top of the line parts, and are quite easy to assemble. With these you wonât get the high level of customization that you would get out of building a regular home-made car. Being able to choose all of the parts separately is a great benefit, although 90% of the time you can replace individual parts if you decide that you want to go for something that is of a higher quality or a little bit faster than what you had before.

All of these things really add up. If you have one part of a car that doesnât perform as well, the entire thing will be affected. Therefore you need to choose your parts carefully to have the best remote controlled car possible.

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Did your toddler like the little coupe car?

hadl

This one here --> http://www.oo.com.au/Little_Tikes_Cozy_Coupe_Car_P17796.cfm?AFID=15&cm_mmc=MyShopping-_-cpc-_-feed-_-null

Is it worth the $150?? Or waste of money? Looking at getting one for my daughter soon lol

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They are DANGEROUS.
If the kid gets onto a slope they lose all control over them, and can careen into walls, fences or even out into traffic and get seriously hurt.

I'd never thought twice about them until my husband pointed this flaw out. As a result my son will NEVER be getting one. Plus, even in Australia where the recommended retail IS that high (toyworld often has them for less than the $150, so don't get it from OO- save yourself the shipping!) you can get better ride on toys for less.

The advantage to the cozy coupe is that younger children can handle it, my son was able to handle the display ones in our second most local toyworld at 12 months. Personally I would recommend getting something that doesn't free wheel as easily just for the safety factor.

I purchased this car for my son's first birthday
http://www.soldsmart.com.au/Kids-Electric-Ride-On-Racing-Car-and-Remote
They take a while to ship (about two months, but they'd been out of warehouse stock for this one when I ordered it and had to wait for more from overseas).
I got it last time it was on special- it cost me $115 total including shipping to Ipswich, and it's a reliable little car. YOU can control it via the remote, and it's slow enough that when the child does master controlling it you can catch them before they get into a dangerous situation.

Bought faulty car off eBay. Do I have rights?

J*M*H

Last Monday I bought a car off eBay that I thought was going to be a good deal. I got it for £850, and it came with 12 months MOT, but no Tax. It's a Fiat Stilo. This is the advertisement (copied and pasted) -
02 Plate Fiat Stilo 1242cc 16valve

One owner from new, in good condition inside and out for an 8year old car
(Dint on front passenger door & scratch on drivers side as pictured, not major)
Just had water pump and timing belt kit
12 Months MOT
No tax
Drives like new
Electric windows
Central locking on key

No PX
I am open to offers
Cash on collection only


Here's the problem, when I started to drive the car back, I noticed there was something dodgy about the clutch. As I was changing gear it started over revving, so the clutch was slipping. I also noticed that the steering wheel was making a funny 'clangging' noise when I turned the wheel.

We took the car down to the motor garage the next day, and he confirmed that the clutch is going and it definately needs replacing. I've had this confirmed by one more garage and a mechanic friend. We also found out (when giving it a service) that the reason the clutch was slipping was and knackered was because the gear shaft was coated in oil, probably because the gaskets gone and pouring oil out!

The other problem is that the back passenger door on the drivers side doesn't lock properly! If I manually push the catch down when it's open, it doesn't lock. I can literally push the catch open with my fingers. Which would explain why the door flew open when driving yesterday - whilst my kids were in the back!!!

What I want to know is -

Can I make the guy pay for the repairs to the car? Since it's not very drivable, and he stated 'Drives Like New'?!

Also, should the car have passed it's MOT with the door being like that?

The guy says it drove perfectly for him, but I can't believe that as it is noticeable!

Thanks

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In the £850 market you have just learned that you need to test drive first. I bought a £950 car last week, I even put £5 of petrol in it to give it a decent test drive. Found lots of faults not mentioned in the advert, thankfully all minor and now mostly fixed for a few quid. Cars at that age an mileage all have problems, you need to find the ones where the worst problems not mentioned, though numerous are like my car, CD player, remote, interior lights, brake light, cruise and air con all broken and not mentioned in the advert. Mechanically though it really is good as new and that is what matters at that price. Sorry but it's a tricky market, learn, pass the car off to the next mug who hasn't learned and get a true bargain banger.

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