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Patman said:
The more computer screen like my dash becomes the more I question the need to remove a decimal ;)

edit: and I don't bother with the trip thingy... because, really, who does?
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I use the trip-ometer each and every time I fuel up because knowing what sort of driving I've been doing and what my MPG is will tell me if there's something wrong with the engine. Since my vehicle also has a Trip A and Trip B, I use Trip B to track when I need to change my oil. AND, since my car now has other features attached to my fuel gauge and trip-ometer, when I reset it, my car will also track the estimated miles remaining in my current gas tank, my current MPG for my current tank of gas, and a couple other operations that automatically track things I used to do on my own.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
I gave someone who is "GPS dependent" directions to my place one time when they didn't have their GPS crutch with them. I said, "Take Exit < number > off I-< number > and go west <number> miles. There's a stop sign there. From there go north < number > miles ... " at which point the person asked me, "What do you mean 'west' and 'north' and how will I know how many miles I've gone?".

< facepalm >
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Ugh. I rely on landmarks. Sometimes directional instructions (north, south, etc). For example, getting to bbdl's place, I still use: after the first bend, but before the second bend, take a right. Go to stop sign, take a right. I'm there. There are no streetlights where he is, so cannot see street signs in the dark.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Ugh. I rely on landmarks. Sometimes directional instructions (north, south, etc). For example, getting to bbdl's place, I still use: after the first bend, but before the second bend, take a right. Go to stop sign, take a right. I'm there. There are no streetlights where he is, so cannot see street signs in the dark.
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That's how women navigate. Truly. Survey after survey have shown that most men (except for Brent, apparently) navigate using directions and street signs while women admit to a heavy reliance upon "when you get to the place with a bunch of trees" landmark direction.
 
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St. Clown said:
That's how women navigate. Truly. Survey after survey have shown that most men (except for Brent, apparently) navigate using directions and street signs while women admit to a heavy reliance upon "when you get to the place with a bunch of trees" landmark direction.
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Not to sound boastful, but having a great sense of direction personally, street signs and mile counts are fine by me, but when I'm giving directions to someone, I'd much sooner use landmarks. Absent any prior knowledge about how good the person is at navigation, it seems the safer bet, not to mention possible issues with reading street signs that might be hard to read after dark or if they're obscured by trees or whatever else. Plus, similar to what I said about GPS, I think looking for landmarks rather than glancing back and forth at the odometer is better for a driver keeping their eyes on the road.

tl;dr: Better off dumbing it down for people where possible.
 
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jmh said:
Not to sound boastful, but having a great sense of direction personally, street signs and mile counts are fine by me, but when I'm giving directions to someone, I'd much sooner use landmarks. Absent any prior knowledge about how good the person is at navigation, it seems the safer bet, not to mention possible issues with reading street signs that might be hard to read after dark or if they're obscured by trees or whatever else. Plus, similar to what I said about GPS, I think looking for landmarks rather than glancing back and forth at the odometer is better for a driver keeping their eyes on the road.

tl;dr: Better off dumbing it down for people where possible.
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When giving directions, I'll usually drop in a landmark too, if there is a notable one nearby. It'll be something like, Continue south until you get to 157th St, just past the (insert restaurant), and turn left.
 
I prefer just to give lat/long and let them translate that into whatever reference system they are comfortable with. :D
 
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St. Clown said:
That's how women navigate. Truly. Survey after survey have shown that most men (except for Brent, apparently) navigate using directions and street signs while women admit to a heavy reliance upon "when you get to the place with a bunch of trees" landmark direction.
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My grandpa was the same way. No sense of direction. It was all landmarks. Even now, when I give directions to my place, I'll say "it's the first left turn after the stoplight by the Holiday Station" or similar.
 
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Brenthoven said:
My grandpa was the same way. No sense of direction. It was all landmarks. Even now, when I give directions to my place, I'll say "it's the first left turn after the stoplight by the Holiday Station" or similar.
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Well, I mean... it's also the way people navigate in areas where they're familiar. When I'm driving to my parents' house, I don't think "after you get off the highway, you go 1.8 miles and then turn left onto West Oakwood Avenue, then after 0.2 miles turn right onto Falcon Road." I think, "turn left at the intersection with the grocery store and the 7-Eleven, then turn right at the last street before the dead end" Thinking about landmarks is, I would say, more "natural" than thinking in terms of distances and compass directions.
 
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jmh said:
Well, I mean... it's also the way people navigate in areas where they're familiar. When I'm driving to my parents' house, I don't think "after you get off the highway, you go 1.8 miles and then turn left onto West Oakwood Avenue, then after 0.2 miles turn right onto Falcon Road." I think, "turn left at the intersection with the grocery store and the 7-Eleven, then turn right at the last street before the dead end" Thinking about landmarks is, I would say, more "natural" than thinking in terms of distances and compass directions.
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I usually don't use "north/south/east/west" directions. It's left or right. I occasionally use mileage directions if I'm in an unfamiliar place. If I'm told to go 5 miles, and I notice I've gone 4, I start really paying attention to my surroundings/signs so I don't miss a turnoff, etc.
 
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I can usually just look at a map for about 20 seconds and just know how to get somewhere, and many times I just know, without looking at a map. I guess I have a good sense of direction. When I am trying to figure out how to go somewhere, I am able to visualize the area, from above, in my head, and almost have a map in my mind as I go. Maybe I'm gifted. :D
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I can usually just look at a map for about 20 seconds and just know how to get somewhere, and many times I just know, without looking at a map. I guess I have a good sense of direction. When I am trying to figure out how to go somewhere, I am able to visualize the area, from above, in my head, and almost have a map in my mind as I go. Maybe I'm gifted. :D
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I'm pretty much the same way. Give me a map and I've got it.
 
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After much debate and gnashing of teeth, we finally pulled the trigger on Saturday and traded my beloved 2004 Volvo V70R "estate" for a 2010 Volvo C30 T5 R Design.

I had hoped to keep the wagon for a while, but with 205K on the clock, a number of niggling mechanical problems developing and winter approaching we started looking for a replacement. I had a "hot hatchback" in mind, so we looked at a Kia (too slow), Mazda 3 (ditto), Mazdaspeed 3 (too boy racer) and even a Fiat 500 Turbo (too small). I always like the look of the C30, and we spotted this one in St. Mary's PA.

Ironically, we were going through St. Mary's on Saturday on the way to Canada for the funeral of our best friend. We planned on taking it for a test drive and then deciding over the weekend. But...the test drive sold us and three hours later we left St. Mary's in our new ride.

The red sled made the sad weekend a little more joyous. It's a kick to drive, even in the heavy rain we encountered around Georgian Bay. It's easily as comfortable as the R and much more comfy than the Mazdas. We put just over 800 miles on the car in two days, giving it a good run in for what he hope is a long time in our driveway.

Speaking of Volvos, if you've ever owned one, there's a good chance you may have ordered some part or aftermarket goodie from IPD in Portland, Oregon. Sadly, IPD founder Richard Gordon has lost his battle with Parkinson's Disease. Richard founded IPD in 1963.

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/24577559@N05/15762941801" title="C30 by steve2526, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7504/15762941801_3b5ed8d668.jpg" width="500" height="245" alt="C30"></a>
 
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How much latitude do salesmen at car dealerships have to negotiate the price of CPO cars? I know there's a lot of flexibility on used cars generally, but CPO is sort of an odd niche between new and used.
 
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Twitch Boy said:
Here is your 2016 Ford GT. Twin turbo EcoBoost V6 making 600 HP. If someone ever gets it in their head to drop a V8 in...uh oh.

http://www.theignitionblog.com/2015/01/12/2016-ford-gt-legend-returns/

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I'll nitpick with the article per the reference to the original in the sixties which was the GT40. The resurrection in the form of the 2005 Ford GT as I recall could not be badged as a GT40 for some legality pertaining to the original GT40 badge of the sixties 24 hours of Le Mans racing legendary car. The 2005-06 GT did have the supercharged 5.4 V8 if I recall...but a puny 525 HP or thereabouts.
 
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Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale is on again. Shifted to Discovery Channel and their Velocity channel as well. Some nice stuff rolling across as well
 
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During the Friday night drive home from work, a lady driving a '96 Civic rear-ended my car. Of course it happens on a Friday night, so I couldn't have anything done with it until Monday.

At any rate, Enterprise gave me a fully loaded Ford Fusion to use during this time. While there's a lot to like about the car, I don't like driving it at all. It mainly stems from the Sync system Ford has put into all of its vehicles. It shouldn't be that hard to change a radio station or execute what was once a simple function like resetting the tripometer (not part of the Sync thing, but still required the car to provide instructions on how to do it). The Ecoboost engine provides a lot of power, much more than I anticipated, but the car itself feels heavy. I've not looked at the GAW, but it's just not my type of vehicle.
 
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