February 16th, 2010
I want to throw a carnival party for some kids, where can I rent a cotton candy stand here in Riyadh? Or a corn stand?
You can rent a Cotton Candy and a Popcorn wagon for SR600 from "Alfozan" by calling one of these numbers
0508161595
0556852112
012709124
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February 15th, 2010
My aunt has 1994 Volvo Station Wagon(not sure of the model). She bought it used and uses it to get back and forth from the horse farm she goes to and my uncle uses it to get his surfboard to the beach. Both places are no that far from their house.
The car will have over 200,000 miles as far as I know, but the car is in great shape, just a few dings and dents on the exterior thats all.
Do you think that it will make a good car to get to and from college about an hour away. I live in NJ by the way.
It should be 4-door, 4-cyls, not sporty. I would prefer Honda or Toyota… First time drivers usually have much more expensive car insurance, and it depends from car. You should compare insurance rates while choosing the car - for example here - carinsurance.deep-ice.com
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February 12th, 2010
I am planning on buying an exhaust system for my 2006 WRX wagon. When it says that I am buying an exhaust system, does that mean I need to buy other things to go along with it? Please help?
you will need a muffler if not included in the exhaust system and you will need all the right sized muffler clamps to hold the exhaust system together.
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February 12th, 2010
I have a 1957 Ford Ranchwagon and the front end pops when i turn or hit a bump. i want to get a total front end rebiuld kit. what is a good price for one and should i do it myself or take it to a shop?
if you price all the parts individually you may be able to rebuild the front end for cheaper than the kit but a kit will have all necessary hardware and instructions. and I would say do it your self it’s actually pretty easy on the old cars and will probably take you about two weekends to get the job done.
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February 12th, 2010
My mother has an (you guessed it!) ‘01 Volvo XC70 Cross Country wagon with the Geartronic manumatic tranny and AWD. Aside from the various electrical bugs that keep popping up, it seems that Volvo (or Ford maybe) decided that delicate operations such as check the automatic transmission fluid are best left to the elite personnel at the Volvo dealerships. I searched every inch of the engine compartment, and even crawled underneath to see what little I could of the tranny itself. I even betrayed my masculine imperitive and…gulp…checked the owners manual. And even that told me nothing. Oil dipstick? Check. Coolant? Check. Power steering, brake fluid, washer fluid? Check. No ATF dipstick. I even mentioned it to a guy at a garage when we were talking. "Oh, sure, it’s there somewhere. Here, I’ll show ya!" he says, before proceeding to search high and low for the next quarter hour, only to finally admit defeat.
So, is there some wise and learn’d person out there who knows the answer to the great mystery of How To Make Sure Your Volvo Tranny Isn’t About To Commit Hara-kiri? If so, I would be most grateful to you. And so on and so forth. Seriously, I can’t imagine a sealed automatic trans. Hell, I can’t imagine a tranny you can’t check/top off the fluid of either. So much for what I knew.
So when the car is 15, or 20 years old, I’ll still have to find a special shop and pay $150 bucks to check the ATF? Sweet. That really sucks for the car companies, huh? Now everyone without a brand new, under warranty car is screwed. I thought it was bad enough that they engineer them to die by 100,000 miles. Not that it matters to them. They wouldn’t want to have to PAY any of that warranty crap. For those lucky enough to have it. Any wonder that car companies in general are going under? Ethically, they’re not all that much better than the tobacco companies. Screw the poor dude….I got profit margins to make. I mean, taxes on three beachside properties in three cities gets pretty steep. I may have to put of my third vacation this year. Damn, why does life have to be so hard.
the fluid level is checked by using special equipment for adding trans fluid and a scanner to determine proper transmission fluid temperature. You can’t do it yourself.
You don’t need to check the level unless you are leaking fluid. This keeps shadetree mechanics and untrained jiffy lube techs and even owners of the vehicle with the best of intentions from topping off the fluid with the wrong stuff and ruining a perfectly good transmission.
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February 12th, 2010
am searching for station wagons and want to know where the best place to find a good used model? i am leaning towards ford, but volvo is considered to be better?
Try this http://www.stationwagon.com/ hope it helps ya
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February 7th, 2010
I’m building a classic wood wagon modeled after an old style Radio Flyer. I have down sized the scale a little to accommodate the smaller size of children from the age of 3 to 7. I am having a hard time finding a 6 or 8 inch wheel that looks decent for a wagon.
This is the closest I could get. You’ll have to get on the waiting list. From Wagon-Load Power Shopping. See below.
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February 7th, 2010
I would love to buy a real beach cart, but they’re very expensive. I have a garden wagon with black rubber tires. Has anyone ever successfully used one of these on sand?
No!
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February 7th, 2010
Expecting newborn twins soon and need to purchase / lease a new vehicle. We’d like the car to be under $28,000. We’re not fans of SUVs or Minivans and would prefer a wagon. Another problem is that the driver is 6′3" tall so a rear-facing carseat has to fit behind him. Any suggestions?
When we started planning on having a family I bought a Toyota Matrix and thought it would be great. I hated minivans and suvs. But once we found out I was having twins, that all changed. My husband is 6′4" and there was no way a carseat was going to fit behind him. We broke down and bought minivan and it’s the best thing we did. It’s so easy to get them in and out. Plus the trunk space is perfect for a double stroller. And the back seat folds down for extra room for "stuff". Trust me, you’ll have a lot! However, I have recently seen the Ford Edge and they might be roomy enough but I wouldn’t trade my van in for anything now. I’m really not sure if anything other than our van would be big enough for us! Good luck and congrats on the twins!
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January 29th, 2010
just wanting to see if anyone on here might have a Commodore Wagon with 3 car seats or boosters and how well they fit along the back seat? Does anyone have the wagon with the third row/7seats?
Any comments about the pro’s or con’s about this car in terms of carting kids around with the car seats. Is it squishy to do up the seatbelts? Is there room enough for kids to do it easily? Is there still enough space with the third row seats? Any and all comments appreciated.
We are looking at getting an 05/06 commodore wagon preferrably but have heard the falcon is roomier (we have a 97 falcon wagon now, time for an upgrade!) but have 1 infant car seat (soon to be a wider booster seat), 1 booster seat and 1 block booster seat to accomodate (but not for too much longer).
thanks for any comments guys
My brother in law had a commodore wagon and FIVE kids (hence why it’s now HAD!). Three of the fancy booster seats (the ones that look like racing car seats) fit across the back not a problem.
These cars were designed for families, that means they were designed to take into account that there would occasionally be families needing to fit three car seats in!
One of our family friends has an 05 falcon sedan, he has two kids in boosters and I can fit comfortably in the backseat with the boosters in there. To give you an idea I currently wear a size 18, so I need about the same room as a large booster seat needs in order to be comfortable.
We don’t own either as we need a vehicle with off-road capability, we plan to upgrade to one of those Great Wall 4wd wagons next year.
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