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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:26 PM Original message |
Poll question: Have you read the owner's manuals for your vehicles? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. If you answered anything but Yes, |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. When I was 15, my father gave me the owner's manual for the |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I always read manuals. They rule. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Good job! |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. It makes you look like a super genius. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Only to learn how to program the radio, what kind of oil, and how many gallons the tank holds. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Go read it now. Seriously. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Thanks |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yes, for all three cars. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Me, too. |
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Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. No need to. I ride a bicycle everywhere. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. I voted yes. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Good for you. Excellent idea. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. I've read parts of mine |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You should. It's full of information that could save your life. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. like what..? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. OK, in the Toyota owner's manual, it explains how to shut the engine |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. some answers. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. OK. You're experienced with lots of different cars. I'm not really |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. never mind |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
53. I drive a Toyota ('93 truck) and I have RTFM. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. May I ask what's the source of your earnestness? nt |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The Toyota accelerator sticking problem. People have died. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. OK, makes sense. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Yes. They all do. You will learn about the different switch positions |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Points well taken |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. Of course not. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. nope. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:44 PM Original message |
You might be surprised. I'll bet that if you got the manual out |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
33. you'd lose that bet. |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. Sigh - Sob - Gawd I miss my Dad. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Thank you. And thank your dad, silently, for teaching you to be |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. I had to describe how the engine and brakes worked |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Not cover to cover, but probably 75% of it.nt |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. +1 nt |
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Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. When I do repairs on my bicycles I read the manuals and consult the internet |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. Other |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. Yes, and I usually purchase and read the official service manual. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. It'll save you a bundle on the first repair. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. Absolutely, and not just those for vehicles, either. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. i prefer my chilton's guide. it's MUCH more informative than any user's manual/ |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Well, sure. I have those for all my cars, too. Most people don't. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. it saves a ton of money to do as many repairs as you can yourself. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. That's true, and an awful lot of people simply don't have the tools |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. i mostly just do the basic kind of stuff anymore- |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. It saved me some money when I read it didn't need premium gas. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:03 PM Original message |
Isn't that the Ford that's Aspiring to be a real automobile? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
43. Yes more than once and I keep it in the car and refer to it |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yes and no, I skimmed the whole thing |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
45. my used car didn't come with a manual. Prior new cars...yes, I read the manual. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Ebay. You can always find owner's manuals on Ebay. Cheap. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. thanks. Too late now. Car is 10 years old |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
47. I always read the manuals |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
48. Yes, but it is woefully lacking and poorly indexed. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Yeah...they're not designed to teach you everything...just the |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Does she know how to do white balance? Manual shutter and aperture? |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
50. Isn't this how you learn to drive? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Or to do almost anything, really... |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
54. My car is ten years old. |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
56. I did not "read it cover to cover", nor is it meant to be read thus. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Well, someone who opens the manual and reads from it regularly... |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
60. I've even read the owners manual for my '68 Galaxie (and still have both). |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
62. Yes, plus I always buy the official shop manual if it's available |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
63. I buy a new car about every five years, and I always read the manual. |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
64. I have the PDF of it on my iPhone. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. how do I slow this thing down??? |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
66. I always did when I still drove |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
67. Hell, I read the REPAIR manuals. |
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