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    Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 12:01am
It's what makes this country great.  We are all entitled to our opinion.  Safe Travels.
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 9:57am
Originally posted by techntrek

...I'm sure the crew that did reviews in the 70's is long gone... Embarrassed

Not surprising they are gone. Look what they were eating...and driving!! LOL
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Ford Pinto

I had one of those. I got it around the same time as one of my classmates got a Chevy Vega. Within a few months, his Vega was covered with rust spots (western New York). My Pinto did quite well until our honeymoon, when we had a close encounter of the wrong kind with a flat bed semi, which shaved the front end off (in front of the radiator) and bent the front from the windshield on forward. We thank God that we survived to tell this story. We were shaken up, but not injured. Nothing inside the car was damaged, but the car was totalled. If we had gotten to that intersection a second earlier . . . .

Things are falling into place for us to pick up our R-Pod on Monday. I purchased the 6V batteries and the boxes along with the jumper cable needed to connect them in series. The credit for the 12V battery will pay for the upgrade. It is definitely less expensive for me to supply the batteries than to have the dealer get them. I could get a 10% military discount at Batteries & Bulbs (AKA Batteries +) that I wouldn't have been able to get at the dealer. (U.S Army Retired, 26 years). Smile
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 3:44pm
Originally posted by fwunder


Not surprising they are gone. Look what they were eating...and driving!


Yeah, those sewing machines are a bit chewy and don't go down very well.
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I use my Mom's old Singer Sewing Machine to break rocks! I'm sure Binford stole the idea for the 25HP Binford 5000 Hammer Drill!! HRRRR - HHRRRR - HRRRRRRRRR

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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 9:55am
Originally posted by Old Dingo&Mrs.Dingo

I personally never gave much weight to Consumer Reports automobile evaluations ever since they rated the diesel powered Oldsmobiles of the '70s over the Mercedes 300D and the Peugeot 604 for both value and reliability.  I've had no problems with my several Jeeps dating back to 1976.  IMHP Consumer Reports should stick to toasters.  


Consumer reports killed a product we manufactured for problems we could not duplicate, no owners ever reported, and they would not tell us how they tested it to give the symptoms.  I lost respect for them and still don't give them much attention.
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 11:53am
They certainly sell a lot of magazines and have a very big following.  There is a saying about opinions and everyone having one.  Safe Travels.
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Posts: 6418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 12:25pm
However, Consumer Reports (or opinions about them) is not the purpose of my original post. Since this has wandered far afield, it would be best to continue those type discussions separately in the appropriate forum.

Things are shaping up for us to pick up our R-Pod on Monday. I already have purchased two six-volt batteries, two boxes, and the jumper cable needed to replace the single twelve-volt battery. I will get a credit for that which will pay for the battery upgrade. Smile

Additional items purchased in anticipation are a memory foam mattress topper and a ten piece set of Magma nesting cookware. We got the induction cooking version as we do have a small induction cooktop purchased when it was on sale at Aldi's.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B99RJS2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Also purchased a proper drinking water hose, Andersen 3604 camper leveler, and some other miscellaneous parts. First thing after we get home will be to add a 12 volt outlet and to try to put in a shelf above the bed.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 1:00pm
Stephen, posts here are a conversation, and frequently have information and opinions that are not strictly on point with the original post.That is part of the charm of this community. 
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Posts: 6418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 1:13pm
Okay. I have been in other forums where opinions ranging too far from the topic of the forum ended up having to be locked by the moderator(s), especially when it got into opinions. Shocked

As long as it is okay then, I withdraw my suggestion. Thanks.
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