steve2112
Jan 10, 04:43 PM
Volkswagen has taken a new direction with the design of their Passat.
Whereas most automakers are putting more thought into bringing more and better small cars to the market these days, Volkswagen is making their new Passat bigger and a lot cheaper. (http://jalopnik.com/5729079/the-2011-volkswagen-passat-less-wagen-more-volk)
The engine choices remain good, especially the rare diesel option, but how are they going to shave $7000 off the base price of the Passat AND make it larger without turning it into just another Camry/Malibu/Taurus/Impala/Accord soulless bore-fest McSedan?
Volkswagen's following in the US is built on buyers looking for a more European-flavored car. Volkswagen, however, now seem intent on making their lineup more "American". This seems sure to alienate Volkswagen's core buyers in the US.
Sadly, that is exactly what they are doing. Have you seen the new US market Jetta? They stripped out a lot of the options that used to be standard, lowered the quality of the interior, and made a lot of other cuts in order to lower the price. That "under $16k" price they brag about has the ancient and underpowered 2.0L naturally aspirated four (used to be the 2.5L 5), a solid rear axle (used to be independent rear suspension), and rear drum brakes.
VW figured out that bigger sells better in the mid-size four door sedan market, so they bumped it up. They decontented a bit, and they also moved production to the US (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/09/2012-volkswagen-passat-chattanooga-vw/). I guess VW has decided to move from "affordable German luxury" back to "The people's car".
Whereas most automakers are putting more thought into bringing more and better small cars to the market these days, Volkswagen is making their new Passat bigger and a lot cheaper. (http://jalopnik.com/5729079/the-2011-volkswagen-passat-less-wagen-more-volk)
The engine choices remain good, especially the rare diesel option, but how are they going to shave $7000 off the base price of the Passat AND make it larger without turning it into just another Camry/Malibu/Taurus/Impala/Accord soulless bore-fest McSedan?
Volkswagen's following in the US is built on buyers looking for a more European-flavored car. Volkswagen, however, now seem intent on making their lineup more "American". This seems sure to alienate Volkswagen's core buyers in the US.
Sadly, that is exactly what they are doing. Have you seen the new US market Jetta? They stripped out a lot of the options that used to be standard, lowered the quality of the interior, and made a lot of other cuts in order to lower the price. That "under $16k" price they brag about has the ancient and underpowered 2.0L naturally aspirated four (used to be the 2.5L 5), a solid rear axle (used to be independent rear suspension), and rear drum brakes.
VW figured out that bigger sells better in the mid-size four door sedan market, so they bumped it up. They decontented a bit, and they also moved production to the US (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/09/2012-volkswagen-passat-chattanooga-vw/). I guess VW has decided to move from "affordable German luxury" back to "The people's car".
MaxBurn
Apr 18, 01:58 PM
Yeah something is wrong or backed up somewhere, neither my ipad or iphone got them this morning either.
aiqw9182
Mar 23, 09:27 AM
Is it just me or does his right eye look odd? Is it a fake eye?
Yes, I believe he has a glass eye.
Yes, I believe he has a glass eye.
newagemac
Apr 21, 05:25 AM
Is there a way to set iPhoto '11 to import just photos from my iPhone and not the videos? I have iPhoto '09 and apparently there is no way to prevent it from importing videos unless you manually deselect them. I want to be able to just connect my iPhone and sync just the photos off automatically. Then open iMovie and sync the videos off.
I know you can do this with Aperture but how about the new iPhoto?
I know you can do this with Aperture but how about the new iPhoto?
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arn
Dec 15, 01:49 PM
I'll see what I can do
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Tstrong2000
Mar 18, 08:52 PM
May I please suggest that as a protest, everyone in the Phoenix area please boycott buying an IPad 2 for the next 30 days! How many will follow this call for sanity?
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getbigg21
Dec 5, 09:34 PM
I have a slightly used copy of NBA Live 06 for the 360. I am looking to get $50 shipped for this. I have 100% positive feedback under rhelfrey on ebay. I have to get rid of this so please buy or trade for it. For a trade I am looking for Project Gotham Racing 3 or Perfect Dark Zero. If you have anything else let me know and maybe we can work something out.
Hilmi Hamidi
Feb 1, 09:23 AM
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jrko
Mar 30, 08:44 AM
I have heard of the 2TB limit per drive before. I cannot confirm this 100% though as all my drives are less than 2TB. I have 3.5 TB total but it consists of 3x 1TB and 1x 500GB.
I think 2TB drives are a great option for you. They can be had for as little as 75-80 each these days and 4 of them would give you 8TB in your file server. Not too shabby.
I myself plan to buy a couple 2TB drives soon as I am running out of space even with 3.5 TB.
Yeah 2Tb are the way forward for me but I would have liked some 3Tb drives in the future as my 1.5Tb drives only have about 100Gb left. One is my iTunes and the other is its backup. I'll have to look into raid setups to see if I can expand the size that way. Never mind though.
I'm wondering how many drives I can get into the space where the CD drive cage is? I know its deep enough as there is a cage with 2 underneath it. I reckon about 4-5 drives.
In the meantime I bought a little gizmo so I can put 2x 2.5 inch drives in 1 5.25 space. Will make one the system drive and the other its time machine so I can use the 4 main caddies for 3.5 inch drives. might do the same above and use a firewire dvd drive.
I'm chasing as 2 Sata port card as well :D
You can never have too much storage my wife says - you should see her wardrobes :rolleyes: ;) :D :p
I think 2TB drives are a great option for you. They can be had for as little as 75-80 each these days and 4 of them would give you 8TB in your file server. Not too shabby.
I myself plan to buy a couple 2TB drives soon as I am running out of space even with 3.5 TB.
Yeah 2Tb are the way forward for me but I would have liked some 3Tb drives in the future as my 1.5Tb drives only have about 100Gb left. One is my iTunes and the other is its backup. I'll have to look into raid setups to see if I can expand the size that way. Never mind though.
I'm wondering how many drives I can get into the space where the CD drive cage is? I know its deep enough as there is a cage with 2 underneath it. I reckon about 4-5 drives.
In the meantime I bought a little gizmo so I can put 2x 2.5 inch drives in 1 5.25 space. Will make one the system drive and the other its time machine so I can use the 4 main caddies for 3.5 inch drives. might do the same above and use a firewire dvd drive.
I'm chasing as 2 Sata port card as well :D
You can never have too much storage my wife says - you should see her wardrobes :rolleyes: ;) :D :p
iMrNiceGuy0023
Apr 25, 01:48 PM
I know, or knew, a few people holding off on the white iPhone 4. But people may hold off until the iPhone 5
the white iPhone 4 has to at least be faster or have a better camera or something. It cant just be the same phone from a year ago
the white iPhone 4 has to at least be faster or have a better camera or something. It cant just be the same phone from a year ago
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gnomeisland
Apr 4, 12:12 PM
this is why carrier competition is important. The t-mobile deal needs to be struck down by regulators.
amen!
amen!
jwilcox09
Apr 1, 07:51 AM
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SamTheeGeek
Mar 10, 12:30 PM
Hey Guys,
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black and white background.
White Seamless Background
iLikeMyiMac
Aug 20, 06:21 PM
Doesn't he get dizzy after a while?
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NXTMIKE
Aug 4, 05:31 PM
Here's mine. :apple:
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marksman
Apr 4, 01:53 PM
Does this change mean that we can terminate our contracts since the terms of the contract have changed?
I think sprint people have cited this before.
The terms of your contract have not changed.
I think sprint people have cited this before.
The terms of your contract have not changed.
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treecoin
Apr 26, 02:13 AM
Hi
I want to convert pdf files to flash files with animations like flipping pages etc., buttons for zoom. And better works on MacOS.
any software or component works for that?
I want to convert pdf files to flash files with animations like flipping pages etc., buttons for zoom. And better works on MacOS.
any software or component works for that?
d4rkc4sm
Apr 27, 04:05 PM
Yeah, it's such a yawn and stupid that you bothered to click on it and reply. :confused:
ok its nice to read the transcript, but these accusations that apple is is tracking users is stupid and retarted
ok its nice to read the transcript, but these accusations that apple is is tracking users is stupid and retarted
BeamWalker
Sep 5, 05:38 PM
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Sankersizzle
Oct 9, 06:45 PM
That's not the same Miranda Kerr who's father is Jim Kerr of Simple Minds is it? I read he had a daughter who was into acting or modeling or something, but never looked it up.
I just did some research, and alas, I don't think they are related. Also check yo' pm's!
I just did some research, and alas, I don't think they are related. Also check yo' pm's!
Neolithium
Apr 8, 05:55 PM
Nothing special this month.
firewood
Apr 15, 03:57 AM
To answer my own question, I just updated my iPhone to iOS 4.3.2, and my previous installation of XCode3.2.6+SDK 4.3 downloaded symbols from the iPhone and was able to debug just fine.
So I didn't need to do huge .dmg download after updating yet again.
So I didn't need to do huge .dmg download after updating yet again.
ann713
Feb 16, 05:18 AM
Not being douchey. I'm talking about models. You're a model for a reason no?
Who said they were models? They're a girl band. Too bad the photo wasn't vastly over-photoshopped for your enjoyment. :rolleyes:
Who said they were models? They're a girl band. Too bad the photo wasn't vastly over-photoshopped for your enjoyment. :rolleyes:
lilxdavid
May 1, 08:40 PM
do mac have login screen like windows because when it first boot up it jump right in to the desktop i want a password when it first start up.