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#19 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [hpmctorque] by lemko

Jun 03, 2011 (7:44 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Jun 03, 2011 7:33 am)

What IS the proper spelling?

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andre1969 (Jun 03, 2011 7:55 am)

#20 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [fintail] by hpmctorque

Jun 03, 2011 (7:48 am)

Replying to: fintail (Jun 03, 2011 7:02 am)

I agree that some aids will reduce driving skills. I'm not that this is necessarily applies to automatic transmissions, though. Some people would never learn to drive a manual well, for different reasons.

As for the latest electronic aids, I just don't care for some of them, or the way they function on some models. For example, a buzzer bothers me more than a vibration of the steering wheel. I understand that Infiniti uses a buzzer for its lane drifting device (don't remember the proper name for this safety feature at the moment), while BMW employs vibration. I suppose that's an individual preference.

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fintail (Jun 03, 2011 1:21 pm)
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#21 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [lemko] by andre1969

Jun 03, 2011 (7:55 am)

Replying to: lemko (Jun 03, 2011 7:44 am)

What IS the proper spelling?

"gauge". Another GM idiosyncrasy I get a kick out of is the idiot light with the lightning bolt that says "GEN" under it. My '76 LeMans has that, although I don't think GM cars had generators since what? 1961 or 62?

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hpmctorque (Jun 03, 2011 8:07 am)
steve_ (Jun 03, 2011 8:44 am)
- lemko (Jun 03, 2011 10:37 am)
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lemko (Jun 03, 2011 10:34 am)

#22 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [andre1969] by hpmctorque

Jun 03, 2011 (8:07 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 03, 2011 7:55 am)

I agree with you on your second point, although generators and alterators both generate a current. Is that what GM or Delco may have been thinking when they decided to use gen?

#23 of 68 Re: Fix My Car - Audio came in second [andre1969] by steve_ HOST

Jun 03, 2011 (8:44 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 03, 2011 7:55 am)

Both are correct but I much prefer gauge too. Wish I could get "gage" out of my spell-checker.

"The spelling variants gauge and gage have existed since the first recorded uses in Middle English, though in American English gage is found exclusively in technical uses" (Dictionary.com).

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