<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>JoeUser Forums » RSS Feed » Automotive Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/JoeUser/forum/291</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Automotive</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 1:42:21 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 1:42:21 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>thomson2008</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/323910</comments><description><![CDATA[California Drivers are better at driving but need to be polite while talking and change their attitude towards the people.  If they can their attitude it would be better for benefit.  ======================  Thomson  [url= http://www.legalx.net ] california dui [/url]  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/323910</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/323910</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 5:51:22 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-02-22T05:51:22-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>California Drivers</title></item><item><author>Steves-Auto-clinic</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/434905</comments><description><![CDATA[Does your vehicle provide excellent performance from the instant it departs from the factory floor?   The solution is easy - it doesn&#39;t. No mass-produced automobile ever does.   This special benefit focuses only on the  Steve&#39;s Auto Clinic  company, leaders in the arena of automotive power enrichment services.   Constructors conceptualise and construct vehicles along mass-manufacturing principles, with products aimed at the public in general, and not at the individual.   But the ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/434905</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/434905</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:26:59 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-10-25T12:26:59</pubDateParsed><title>Steve's Auto Clinic</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/411624</comments><description><![CDATA[There's been a number of negative articles about the Chevy Volt for some reason.    Let me tell you, it's the best car I've ever owned. Here are some of the cool things about it (and please feel free to ask anything you'd like to know because a lot of what I'm writing here hasn't been talked about):     So I've had it 6 months. And in 6 months of normal driving, I have never had to fill the gas tank. It's still using the gas that came with it from the dealership. Something like 2500 miles so f...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/411624</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/411624</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:13:12 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-05-10T09:13:12</pubDateParsed><title>11 reasons why the Chevy Volt is the best car I&amp;rsquo;ve ever owned</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/422384</comments><description><![CDATA[I got my Chevy Volt last year. And 3,000+ miles and 6 gallons of gas later I had to fill it up today. I still had nearly half a tank.    Today, when I went to drive to work, I got a warning that my gas was going stale and that it would burn the remainder of my gas.&#160; This was different from previous alerts that told me it was going to run the engine to keep the gas mixed.&#160; So it turns out that the gas only will stay in there for about a year (it was the gas I got from the dealer when ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/422384</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/422384</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 2:10:43 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-04-18T14:10:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Chevy Volt&amp;ndash;my first fill up after a year</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/414038</comments><description><![CDATA[People have been ragging on the Chevy Volt over some extremely unlikely issues that one could theoretically have with one. Of course, none of the people complaining actually have one.    I do.&#160; I love it. It’s the best car I’ve ever owned.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/414038</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/414038</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 4:45:01 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-04-14T04:45:01-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I love my Chevy Volt</title></item><item><author>BONEHEADdb</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/410168</comments><description><![CDATA[I&#39;ve been hanging around here for years but haven&#39;t said much about riding a Harley, I get the impression that most folks here think Harley riders are thugs(I may be an a-hole but I&#39;m not a thug).     If you ride a Harley you might like to know there is a new website/forum called HogTalkers. They are having a drawing for a $300 HD gift certificate. All ya got to do is register and reply to the contest thread in the forum. It just started up yesterday so not many members yet.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/410168</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/410168</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 7:38:48 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-07-07T19:38:48-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Do you ride a Harley Davidson?</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/403403</comments><description><![CDATA[The BMW X5 is an SUV for drivers who want an SUV that is both sporty (read: Can go fast) as well as works as a good utility vehicle. In other words, an SUV that really is an SUV as opposed to simply a car that is shaped like a closed pickup.    My previous X5 was somewhat disappointing. BMW has its “iDrive” system for controlling the internal gadgets and it was just awful.&#160; The 2011 edition has a far superior iDrive with buttons that take you right to where you want to go. Its iPhone/iPod...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/403403</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/403403</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 2:53:38 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-01-02T14:53:38-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>2011 BMW X5 Review</title></item><item><author>william006</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/324435</comments><description><![CDATA[      Normal   0       false   false   false                 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                &lt;!--  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:""; 	margin:0in; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 	{size:8.5in 11.0in; 	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; 	mso-header-margin:.5in; 	mso-footer-margin:.5in; 	mso-paper-sour...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/324435</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/324435</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 2:34:04 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-05-28T02:34:04-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>california dui</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/351014</comments><description><![CDATA[We bought a new car.  It was very stressful.  I kind of knew but found out firsthand that my husband would rather have a knee operation than buy a new car.&nbsp; He absolutely hates shopping period even for a new car.&nbsp; It's a very painful experience for him and you could see this clearly as it was written all over his face. &nbsp;He doesn't like to bargain and he's not good at it.&nbsp; But it was time, and after dragging his feet he agreed reluctantly to go look.&nbsp;  My trusty old...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/351014</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/351014</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 8:30:30 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-05-10T08:30:30-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Stress Involved In Buying a New Car</title></item><item><author>jdkeepsmiling</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/336248</comments><description><![CDATA[The Big 3 are not dead. That seems to be the overriding theme of the Detroit Auto Show this year. In fact, as one reporter put it: "Their collective push is to tell America what a good investment it made." Gone are the glitzy introductions, and movie star introductions. Instead we are treated to a no nonsense GM announcing the Spark, a sub-compact that gets 42 MPG will be available here for 2011. Ford introduced it's 2010 Fusion hybrid that will have best millage in it's class, beating out the C...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/336248</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/336248</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:48:54 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-01-13T12:48:54</pubDateParsed><title>A Leaner, Meaner and Greener Auto Show</title></item><item><author>grokTheSystem</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/331391</comments><description><![CDATA[My sister and I were discussing the ridiculous sham of the American autocompanies, and since people are worried about the workers she said why not let Toyota or another company still standing on its own merits buy up American auto? That way the workers will still have jobs but it won't cost us nearly as much.  Never going to happen, and we didn't fully explore the consequences, but it was an interesting post-turkey idea...  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/331391</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/331391</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:37:08 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-12-01T09:37:08</pubDateParsed><title>Should we help the Japanese take over the auto companies?</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/76005</comments><description><![CDATA[Michigan drivers are  not  polite. Each state seems to have its own character of drivers.&nbsp; Michigan drivers rank amongst the most annoying because of their mid-western tendency to be passive aggressive.&nbsp; For instance, the turn signal is an indication for car behind you and in another lane to speed up to cut you off.&nbsp;   By contrast, in California, residents seem all too willing to drop back to let you merge with them.&nbsp; On the surface, this may seem like a good thing.&nbsp; B...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/76005</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/76005</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 9:10:45 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-09-14T09:10:45-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Michigan drivers vs. California drivers</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/315873</comments><description><![CDATA[It's not that I intentionally speed as much as I just don't like being the victim of speed traps that I have made it my business to know what the best radar detectors are.    For the last 4 years in particular, I've been using various models of K40 radar detectors with the most recent one being a K40 Calibre installed last year.&#160; The K40s are special because they are integrated into the car. That is, someone would not know that you had a radar detector.&#160; The radar detector itself is ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/315873</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/315873</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 1:07:57 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-09-11T13:07:57-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Radar Detector Shootout: K40 Calibre vs. Valentine V1</title></item><item><author>thomson2008</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/323909</comments><description><![CDATA[California Drivers are better at driving but need to be polite while talking and change their attitude towards the people.  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/323909</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/323909</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 1:30:04 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-09-09T13:30:04-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>California Drivers</title></item><item><author>InAUGral</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/322913</comments><description><![CDATA[hmm it seems that i havent posted any blogs for&nbsp;a&nbsp;while so here i shall write about something i realised about a Dream car......I decided if i had money to burn i would buy an Aston Martin DB-9 2008 model. It is a decently powered car and features the usuall techno gizmos. It looks good and stylish and was loved by the presenters on Top Gear ( BBC car show). What is YOUR dream CAR?????????????   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/322913</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/322913</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 9:41:53 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-09-03T09:41:53-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I'm back!!!!??????</title></item><item><author>CharlesCS</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/319890</comments><description><![CDATA[So Obama's idea about change makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? With the way things are going, everyone is looking for some change (that is both pocket change and different alternatives). Well here's something that can definitely satisfy both the "I want change" crowd and the "I want an alternative" crowd.  How would you like to pay $0.86 a gallon of gas for your car? And it's not the type of gas you are thinking about. Well Honda has the car for you. The 2008 Honda Civic GX is a car li...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/319890</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/319890</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:29:28 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-08-04T12:29:28</pubDateParsed><title>For all you talker, here's an alternative, so lets see the walking, in this case the driving</title></item><item><author>Island Dog</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/319870</comments><description><![CDATA[Back when my smallest daughter was just about to be born, we had to trade-in our small 4-door sedan for a mini-van.&#160; With two real small children at the time, and another one just about ready to arrive we needed a mini-van as much as I didn’t really want one.&#160; That was way back in 2000 and we did end up getting a Chevy Venture.&#160; It has been a really great vehicle with no major problems, and I have problem invested less than $1500 over the past 8 years into it.&#160;         So...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/319870</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/319870</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 9:38:10 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-08-01T09:38:10-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why Did I Buy An SUV?</title></item><item><author>Scotteh</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/317792</comments><description><![CDATA[ If you check the article link for this article you will see that currently in the UK we are having a somewhat heated altercation over the issue of a new government bill that is being passed that will specifically target vehicles that use a lot of petrol (or gas) per mile.     The idea behind this is to discourage the use of these vehicles and further more the purchase of them in the future. The tax only applies to vehicles constructed after 2001; it still allows people to use such vehicles bu...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/317792</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/317792</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 2:40:29 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-07-11T14:40:29-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Taxation of Environmentally Unfriendly Vehicles</title></item><item><author>terpfan1980</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/93400</comments><description><![CDATA[   MSNBC did a survey and let their readers choose the ugliest/worst car ever.  Too bad I don't much care for their surveys.  (Though you can see the results of their poll in their original article:   here  )  That being the case (me hating on their survey),  I'd rather have an unscientific poll here, via JoeUser.com, where people can defend their choice, or slam other folks choice at their own will.  The question is, what would be your own choice for worst and/or ugliest 'American' car ever...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/93400</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/93400</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 5:48:32 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-08T17:48:32-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Ugliest/worst 'American' car ever is... (your choice please)</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/170494</comments><description><![CDATA[       Our fun cars in 2007.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/170494</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/170494</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 1:11:45 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-12-18T13:11:45-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Cars</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/167925</comments><description><![CDATA[I recently did an interview with USA Today Weekend Edition regarding my preemptive purchase of a Porsche 911 Turbo in order to be ready for my midlife crisis.&nbsp;   It never hurts to plan ahead...  (see article below).  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/167925</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/167925</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 5:38:54 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-11-17T17:38:54-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Documenting my mid-life crisis</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/167833</comments><description><![CDATA[   I have a complete new respect for all the truck drivers out there.  After traveling half the country in a 45 foot truck/trailer combo I saw traveling via a truck much differently than traveling via small car.   I saw truckdrivers from different eyes.  My own.    We've traveled all over the country usually in a small compact car for gas economy or Family Van with the kids for room but never have had occasion to travel via big truck.    The first thing I noticed is we had to drive, of cours...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/167833</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/167833</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 9:31:24 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-11-16T09:31:24-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>New Respect For Truckers</title></item><item><author>dharmagrl</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/163908</comments><description><![CDATA[Dave, the boys and I&nbsp;went on a 'Beginner Kayak and Canoeing' course yesterday.  It was organized by the local YMCA and the Outdoor Recreation office, and it was really very cheap - just $14 per person for 6 hours out on the lake.  I was really nervous about it; I've never canoed or kayaked before.&nbsp; It's not something that my parents exposed me to - my dad would get sea-sick walking through a puddle.&nbsp; The closest we came to kayaking was when we went out on one of those pedal-bo...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/163908</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/163908</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 8:50:34 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-10-06T20:50:34-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>A fine day out.</title></item><item><author>anydigitizing</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/159074</comments><description><![CDATA[   These are from actual resumes:   "Personal: I'm married with 9 children. I don't require prescription drugs.   "I am extremely loyal to my present firm, so please don't let them know of my immediate availability."   "Qualifications: I am a man filled with passion and integrity, and I can act on short notice. I'm a class act and do not come cheap."   "I intentionally omitted my salary history. I've made money and lost money. I've been rich and I've been poor. I prefer being rich."   ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/159074</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/159074</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:16:27 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-07-31T05:16:27-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Mistakes on a resume</title></item><item><author>Poison5</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/151954</comments><description><![CDATA[   Have they not heard of traffic lights in Russia?  This is surely Russian Roulette with a difference?              ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/151954</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/151954</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 1:48:58 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-06-02T13:48:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Compilation of Mishaps - Mad Russian Intersection</title></item></channel></rss>