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Dec 09, 2008
94 Defender - Best 4x4xfar...
3 of 3 found this helpful 4x4xFar... that's Rover's tagline. With the Defender, they pretty much got it right. I have had my 94 Defender for several year now and LOVE it. I will not deny, it is an acquired taste. If you want luxury, uniformity, silence, conformity, dryness, civility... the Defender is most likely not your vehicle. If you want a purpose-built, dependable, simple off-road rig... the Defender is your ride.
It is a very distinctive vehicle, but a very quirky vehicle at the same time. US production was limited to 4 years – 110 (wheelbase) wagons in 1993, 90 convertibles and hardtops in 1994, 1995, and 1997. Therefore, it draws attention everywhere it goes. Unlike the west coast, most Defenders found in my area, the Midwest, have been modified for off-road use. There is a reason for this common modifying. The civilian Defender is a VERY close sibling to the mighty British military vehicle. These “British Hummers” are found supporting operations all over the world from military to NATO to the Crocodile Hunter! Plus, there is a very robust aftermarket support from companies like South Down, Rover's North, Atlantic British, Old Man Emu, etc. Very competent in stock form, Just a minimal amount of modification can make these trucks unstoppable.
You might think “that is great!” Well it is... to a point. It is British, and it is utilitarian. They are cold in winter, hot in summer (air conditioning was a costly , rare, underpowered option), leaky in the rain, noisy at all times, and pretty much a rough ride. But if you love it, you'll have to have it. Theｙ are not complicated machines, but apparently the British designers decided to make everything hard to replace. Luckily the most common failure is a fuel relay or a fuel pump. However, there are some driveline issues. The 94 transmissions are more failure prone than other years. The transfer case, if leaking, can explode. Finally, the under-powered 3.9 litre engines are of revamped old Buick design that sometimes were not machined quite to spec; the cylinder lineｒs have been known to move. Keep in mind, these trucks are roughly 15 years old. Plus, though the bodies are aluminum, the frames are non-galvanized steel. One word – RUST! Check the door bottoms, frame mounts, rear crossmember, and bulkhead (firewall). Like Jeeps, this is the major weakness of a Rover.
Do not fear; there are strengths. Consider the monster box-tube frame, 4-wheel disc brakes, fully articulating solid axles with coil springs at all four corners, swivel knuckles instead of spindles, and the largest lugs and lug patterns ever on a passenger vehicle! Don't forget full-time 4x4 and locking center differential. Add some skids and a couple of lockers and you will be unstoppable!
Hope this helps!
Scott
www.hwy79auto.com
Nov 02, 2007
BlackJack - Blackberry for the Non-Suits
3 of 3 found this helpful I have had my Blackjack for many months now. My last phone was the 1st gen full QWERTY Blackberry, and I can saw without a doubt this is a much better phone for my life, and there are only a few small issues I can complain about. First and foremost as I said, this phone is a Blackberry for the non-suit wearing younger business person. It has all the PDA functionality of my Blackberry, plus many useful features to a younger person including full XHTML web browsing, music player, video capability, camera and video camera function, 2gig microSD support, etc. My email set-up with no problems, synching with my computer has been a breeze. Pulling music files via Bluetooth, and USB both has been super simple. Some people complain about battery life, but with two batteries and a car charger, I never have an issue. I change or charge ever couple days. The phone is loaded with a lot of useless pay-per-use Cingular content like ringtones, but hey, who uses that stuff?
As for issues... after using my Blackberry, I do not like the shift/function/alternate characters on this keyboard. On the Blackberry, hold a key a second or two and you get a capital letter... on the Blackjack you get the alternate key. Capitals require a shift key. It does automatically capitalize the first word after a period, but not the letter "I" alone. The number shift key stays on, even after you hit the space bar. I liked that the Blackberry would enter the @ symbol and "." in web and email addresses (in context of course)when you hit the space bar, the Blackjack doesn't. These are not issues, just things I would change.
I miss the Blackberry and Yahoo messengers; they were both real-time and were like a real messaging program showing who was online and when you received a message. These are not available for the Blackjack. I do love the web browser and 3G speed which were not available the Blackberry. I do find fault in the fact that the Java is limited and not available to upgrade from Cingular; I could not real-time bid in a live auto auction because of the limited Java support on this phone (this can be corrected with much digging and non-supported installs off the web :) ). This is not and iphone I know, but it is a nice alternative without a crappy touch keyboard! I would rather have the lack of Java and a good keyboard instead of having Java and the touchscreen of the iphone. The only other iphone option the Blackjack lacks is the ubercool email style voicemail.
I did buy a Motorola Bluetooth speaker for my truck to go with the phone... what a waste! The Bluetooth works fine, the speaker is junk. I did spend $6 on a supposed Samsung stereo dual earbud plug-in headset from Taiwan and love it - much better than the supplied mono headset. 2G Memory cards are cheap and you can fill them full of music, pics, and videos... beware, you can only have so many files in the main directory however before the cards appear to be locked for saving (use folders!).
My Cingular bill with unlimited text and media is cheaper than my Nextel bill was with media (or lack thereof), but its not as cheap as my friends iphone on cingular... but its close.
Overall I love the phone: great music, easy email, nice camera and video (no flash however), you can fill an encyclopedia of info about a person in the contacts, unit converter, easy program installs (like Yahoo! Go 2.0), multiple alarms, nice PDA functionality, easy to synch, RSS reader, etc!
Mar 23, 2009
BMW E36 3-Series: 318, 325, 328, M3
6 of 6 found this helpful The BMW E36 body style started in 1992 with the coupe and sedans (convertible followed in 1994), and continued into 1999 on the coupes and convertible (including M3). The M3 was initially introduced in 1995 and carried throughout the rest of the model. The complete line changed a small amount in 1996 when OBDII was introduced - engine displacement increased from 2.5l to 2.8l in the 6 cylinder cars and the 1.8L upped to 1.9l in the 4 cylinders. The only exception were the M3s that jumped from 3.0l to 3.2l. The only other appreciable difference were the grills that became more teardrop shaped to echo the look of the new Z3 fronts. This look can be added to the older cars by changing the hood and grill.
As for the review... I love the E36 body car. There is no other car on the landscape that can offer the same luxury, performance, style, and value. For the same price as a similar aged GM product, you can have a car with leather, sunroof, all power options, fog lamps, BMW prestige, and none of GM's plastic that will still be running at 300,000 miles! As a salvage yard owner, I have purchased many E36s approaching the 200k mark, and even a few nearing 300k. I have yet to find a domestic car worth having that is still running at those miles.
Many people are scared of a BMW simply for the fact that they fear parts will be too expensive. This is understandable, but unrealistic. It is true that parts from the dealer are expensive (as any part from any dealer can be), but the E36 has very few inherent flaws, and there are a wealth of used and aftermarket parts available. The most common problem we see with most BMWs is the MAF (mass air flow sensor), and they can usually be replaced for $50-$150. If a computer goes bad, they run from around $75-$200. The engines are very robust, use timing chains versus belts, and seldom have problems if maintained. The same can be said of the transmissions - manuals can run to 300k, and autos make it to 200k usually without issue. The bodies are not prone to rust like Hondas (also good cars), and the electronics, though sometimes problematic, are easily sourced on ebay and online. Window issues can usually be fixed for under $10 (clips on regulators). Bad lights in the instrumentation can be replaced for $1-$2. Probably the most annoying issue on any BMW would be the large quantity of heater hoses snaking around, especially under the intakes on the 6 cylinders.
Basically the cars are rock solid, relatively easy and cheap to repair, and parts are plentiful (just check our ebay store or website). A person can expect to pay anywhere from $2,000-$7,000 for most E36 cars, and just a bit more for nice M3s. We have sold probably 7 or so in the last couple years. I like them so well I have one of my own!
I can say I would recommend an E36 to anyone looking for a nice, cheap, dependable vehicle.