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Buying an used car previously history of Fleet/Rental Title?

February 28th, 2007

Hi,

I need to know, if an used car that had Rental/Fleet title (when it was registered new) will have a reduced resale value?

I am looking to buy an used car but CARFAX shows Fleet/Rental Title when it was registered new.

Please help.

thanks,

Hari

I would pay very close attention to detail if you choose to buy this vehicle. Generally speaking, people who drive rental cars tend to take less care of them than they would their own vehicles.

Having said that, I own a 30th Anniversary Mercury Cougar that was registered as a fleet vehicle TWICE and was sold at auction afterwards, I am the 5th owner of it and is still in immaculate condition with 80k miles. So nice fleet vehicles do exist.

what is the price per Watt for different types Power Amplifiers?

February 27th, 2007

I want to know the price per watt for different types of Power Amplifiers. In Power Amplifier, as the frequency increases , the price will increase. Can anyone help me in finding web sites for power amplifier (PA) or datasheets so that i can get the price per Watt…

it depends on model

looking for information on how to compare the cost of living in America vs. in a foreign country?

February 24th, 2007

where can I find what something would cost here in America verses in another country?
I need to figure out what it would cost to travel to another country. Like how much a hotel would cost and how much eating out would cost. How much gas would cost. Things like this.

Usually the country, city, etc has a website to visit. All the information should be given to you on that website or there will be links for all the info.

What is this Nationwide Bank PLC? Do they have business connections with Manchester…

February 23rd, 2007

In the UK there is no such company as the Nationwide Bank, there is, however, a Nationwide Building Society. I have an account with them and recently received an email asking me to update my account details….this was absolutely a scam as the people who sent it were "phishing" for my account details. Nationwide would NEVER ask for account details to be updated by email or phone…though if I hadn't known better I could easily have fallen for it as the page that came up was identical to Nationwide's homepage…
Have a look here, or just type Nationwide Bank PLC into a search engine and see for yourself.
http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/search/Nationwide_Bank

picture messaging?

February 23rd, 2007

I am chatting with my friends and i want to draw pictures…

like doing this>>>>>> ^. ___ .^

or something.

What is picture messaging? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: photo messaging
Picture messaging (sometimes called photo messaging) is the practice of taking a … of the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), picture messaging works through an …searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/… - 77k - Cached - More from this site
Wireless Glossary: Picture Messaging
Picture Messaging allows users to send and receive picture messages along with text. … Picture Messaging. Pocket PC. Quality of Service (QoS) Session …www.devx.com/wireless/Door/11309

What are the penalties for disconnecting someone's TV?

February 23rd, 2007

A friend of mine got into an argument with a guy, so he disconnected the guy's satellite TV cable wire on the outside of the guy's house. He claims he wouldn't get in trouble if caught, and I think he would at least be guilty of a misdemeanor. who's right?

In California, it is actually a felony for someone to do that. Your respective state may have a similar law. You can look up your state law at http://www.findlaw.com/.

Penal Code Section 591. A person who unlawfully and maliciously takes down, removes, injures, or obstructs any line of telegraph, telephone, or cable television, or any other line used to conduct electricity, or any part thereof, or appurtenances or apparatus connected therewith, or severs any wire thereof, or makes any unauthorized connection with any line, other than a telegraph, telephone, or cable television line, used to conduct electricity, or any part thereof, or appurtenances or apparatus connected therewith, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year.

What kind of a cellphone do you use and who is your provider?

February 23rd, 2007

I use a Pantech 3200. and my provider is Telus.

i have a slvr from cingular. never heard of telus

Car Amplifier Question?

February 23rd, 2007

I just bought a Sony Xplod XM-9001GTR amplifier, are they any good?
oops its the sony XM-D9001GTR

That amp is:

550W x 1 RMS into 4 ohms
900W x 1 RMS into 2 ohms

So you have some choices.

get two 275 watt RMS @ 4 ohm DVC and wire like so:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sparky3489/PARALLEL-SERIES.jpg (recommended)

-or-

get two 450 watt RMS @ 2 ohm DVC and wired the same way as above.

-or-

get one 550 watt RMS @ 4 ohm sub. (Also recommended.)

-or-

get one 900 watt RMS @ 2 ohm sub.

I say the recommended suggestions because you increase THD (total harmonic distortion) when loading an amp at lower impedances (ohms). You will see this in the manual.

Check this site for enclosure types:

http://spkrbox1.spaces.live.com

which verizon cell phone is best?

February 22nd, 2007

I'm looking for a cool verizon cell phone, but it seems like there should be more than what are just on the verizon website. I'm especially looking for one with a qwerty keyboard… any suggestions?

My pink razr kicks as$

I have just purchased an MG ZR which came with a Kenwood KDC-4024 head unit, i wanted to replace this with a..

February 22nd, 2007

sony cdx-s2000, after removing the kenwood head unit i have found that the plug in for the speakers and power is a different shape for the slot on the back of the sony headunit. is there an adaptor i can buy from somewhere that can sort this out for me or any other suggestions? Thank you!

If you are talking about adapting the aftermarket radio harness from the kenwood to the sony then no. Is there an adapter that hooked up the Kenwood to the factory harness? if so, you can buy an adapter for the car and solder it to the kenwood harness. If not you will need to cut off the sony harness and solder/crimp on the kenwood one.