a lightning strike though rare is incredibly powerful

found on http://b1gr1gs.tumblr.com/image/63675908581 happened in the Pilbara of Australia

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Report i3 Price To Be Announced on July 22nd

According to the French website, La Tribune, BMW will announce the retail price of the i3 on Monday, July 22nd, one week before the official introduction of the production i3. From the report(translated by Google):

"The urban electric BMW i3 will be launched in late November while the i8 plug-in hybrid will be launched it in the spring of 2014. But it is already possible to pre-book these unreleased vehicles. Access to bookings made via this link. Once the form is submitted, a priority on the production line is provided to the user. The customer who pre-booked their vehicle will then finalize its configuration agent "BMW i".
Trendy, BMW! The price of this new new range of "green" vehicles should be released on July 22, just before the presentation of the i3 29 simultaneously in London, New York and China, during a global event extravaganza. Pre-production of the i3 started in February-March. Series production begins in September."

i3 designer Benoit Jacob sits in an i3

Theres no way confirm the validity of this report as BMW isnt talking, but the other information in the story is correct, giving reason to believe they have this right also. This is the first report that Ive come across that has offered to give the date BMW will release the price. 

Ive fluctuated on what I expect BMW to charge a bit the past couple years but Ive always been around the $40,000 to $45,000 range. With the imminent release of the actual price upon us Im pretty confident well see a base MSRP of about $41,000 and $43,000(before incentives) and if my feet were put to the fire Id say $41,995. It looks like well know soon enough. What price do you expect?

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Honda Urban SUV Concept

Honda is the Urban SUV Concept overlooks a small crossover model, which comes in 2014 in the North America and European market.

The "Urban SUV Concept" is the first vehicle that is based on Hondas new global platform for small and compact models. The design also shows the path of the next Honda models. It combines familiar stylistic elements with a clear and dynamic lines.

With its compact dimensions like Honda attract customers, especially in urban areas, who prefer a slightly higher seating position, but still want a compact car.

Driven is the Honda Urban SUV Concept of the new Honda engine and drive-generation "Earth Dreams Technology" which will combine driving pleasure and efficiency perfectly.

The interior of the Urban SUV Concept will be highly variable and are very spacious. Although the crossover model is still dubbed a concept car, it almost certainly shows the final product. Honda and Acura have the last Measure repeatedly presented concept cars that are only a few months later left with only a few changes of detail in series.

After all, should the Honda Urban SUV Concept 2013 still be available in Japan from 2014, then in North America and Europe.

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2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid

In New York, the first hybrid 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid celebrated its world premiere.

First time, with the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid now also a hybrid model. The supplied tailored primarily to the U.S. market drive concept to make the compact four-wheel drive even more efficient.

But the combination of 2.0-liter Boxer petrol engine and electric motor should also enable a more dynamic driving. The petrol engine has an output of 148 hp (109 kW) and is complemented by the 14 hp (10 kW) electric motor.

Up to a speed of 40 km / h, all-electric can also be traveling a short distance. The Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid comes standard with a CVT automatic, which provides for a linear power delivery without course interruption, at full acceleration but remains at a high level of speed and so happy the passengers with an annoying drone.

In North America, the Subaru hybrid will be available from autumn 2013, if he comes to Europe, is not yet known.

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2007 Honda CRV

2007 Honda CRV Owners Manual - Welcome to PDF blog. You can download all pdf file, each totally free of charge or paid. All of it depends on that type of manual guide which you will download. Enjoy all our solutions and dont hesitate to leave the actual comment for each one factor which you notice during this blog. Right listed below, we give few evaluation concerning 2007 Honda CRV before you decide to download the manual guide. 

Consistent with edmunds, the actual 2007 Honda CR-V is totally redesigned. It hasnt grown in size, energy or seating capability, however because of Hondas focus on detail, this tiny SUV is much up in practicality and refinement. 

Though the actual all-new, third-generation 2007 Honda CR-V is doubtless to attract buyers of all ages and each genders, Hondas audience to its redesigned tiny SUV is ladies with their early 30s along with a toddler below 2. And whenever you drive the actual new CR-V, it is apparent the corporate had this viewers on your mind from the same starting. The dimensions from the previous-generation CR-V, as an example, was a significant selling purpose for owners (60 % of whom are ladies), therefore the new one hasnt grown any larger. It shares a platform along with the newest Civic, yet has a shorter wheelbase than even the actual coupe. From nose to tail, it is 3 inches longer when compared to a Ford Escape and three inches shorter when compared to a Toyota RAV4.

2007 Honda CRV CR-V Owners Manual

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Grandma’s and Grandpa’s “Freedom Machine”

You may have read in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago about a 94 year old man who hit a woman riding a bicycle. It wasnt the man’s fault; the woman, in her fifties, ran a stop sign. They put the old man in jail overnight and he was given probation because he was driving with no license. It had been taken away because he failed his driver’s test. He said he had to drive because he had to take his wife to the doctor and pick up medicine for her.

There is another reason that a lot of younger people don’t seem to understand why this old man still owned a car. If you are one of these people, think back to the first time you ever drove a car. Think back to the time you owned your first car. Can you recall that wonderful feeling of FREEDOM? No longer did Mom or Dad have to take you to school, to work, to the store, or to a friend’s house. Or, you didnt have to take the bus, the street car, or impose on a friend who already owned a “freedom machine”. If you are a guy, do you remember how you felt when you first picked your girlfriend up at her home in your very own car? I don’t know about you, but I still feel a tingle when I think about it. I really can’t think of a more memorable experience in any young person’s life. Your first kiss is probably a close second [My first car was a 1951 Pontiac Chieftain & my first kiss was from Mary Ann Riggle during a “spin the bottle game”].

 If you are one of those younger people who curse at that gray haired driver in front of you because she is driving too slowly, just remember that she is probably a safer driver than you. Newspapers like to feature stories of senior citizens having accidents and questioning their mental and physical faculties for driving but insurance companies charge senior citizens lower premiums than you. That means they have fewer accidents and cause fewer injuries. Admittedly that is partly because we seniors drive fewer miles but it’s also because most of us drive slower and more carefully than you.

My Uncle Charlie died eight years ago. He was 94. My Aunt Marion died within a year of Uncle Charlie. They lived in the same very modest, small house on Valencia Drive in West Palm Beach for fifty years. But they always owned a Cadillac and it was always parked outside in their driveway. Up until the time they were in their late eighties, the highlight of their week was to take a Sunday drive in their shiny Cadillac. Uncle Charlie always drove. When his eyesight got too bad to drive, he still kept that Cadillac in their driveway, always clean and shiny. His eyesight was still good enough so that, from his rocking chair in his living room, he could see that big Cadillac sitting outside (and so could his neighbors).

My father died when he was 86 and he drove a Pontiac TransAm up until the very last. He had cataracts removed from both eyes and back then, you had to wear “coke bottle” style glasses to see after this operation. He had no peripheral vision and there were a lot of scrapes, dings, and dents that appeared on both sides of that TransAm. Thank God he never had a serious accident. I saw Dad every day and I would see that the dents and scratches were regularly repaired. He always said he didnt know where they came from and I never questioned him about that. Maybe I was wrong, but I didnt have the heart to ask him not to drive anymore. I knew how important that car was to Dad and I knew how devastating it would be to him if he couldnt drive anymore.

You may have heard of George Greenberg a. k. a. the “Mayor of Clematis”. He died a few months ago at the age of 91. He owned Pioneer Linens on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, a store founded by his father, Max, in 1912. George and I were close friends and I delivered a eulogy at George’s funeral at the request of his grandson and daughter. George always drove an old Buick station wagon, although he was a wealthy man and could have bought any car he wanted. A couple of years ago, George finally treated himself to a new Mercedes Benz SLK-Class convertible! Boy did George look good in that car and he was always smiling when he drove it! When he was diagnosed with brain cancer and given only months to live, he finally had to stop driving his freedom machine. His grandson drove him to our monthly dinner at Carmine’s Ocean Grille and picked him up. It never was the same for George after that.

 

At my Toyota dealership in North Palm Beach, we have a lot of older customers. It’s just the demographics of northern Palm Beach County. My average customer is 55 and I have lots of customers in their seventies, eighties, and nineties. Maybe it’s because I’m a senior citizen too, but I especially like talking to my older customers and I’ve become personal friends with some. I can tell you from personal experience how important their cars are to them in their latter years. During your middle years when you have so much more going on in your life, your car becomes more utilitarian and you take it for granted. But when you retire and your life is not as hectic your car returns to the importance it had when you were sixteen…your “freedom machine”.

We recently leased a new Camry to one of our very good customers. This was the third car that she got from us over the last seven years and she had just turned 90. One of my managers, who has worked for me for 20 years and is a neighbor of hers, handled the lease. About a month after she took her new Camry home, her Grandson learned of the transaction and demanded that we rescind the lease. When we spoke to our customer, she let us know that her Grandson was very upset with her for leasing the car. He didnt think she should be driving a car anymore and that she wouldnt live long enough to make all the payments on a 4 year lease. We offered to refund all of the profit on the lease (about $850), but the Grandson insisted that we take the lease car back. This would cost my company thousands of dollars because of the depreciation a car takes on as soon as it is titled as a used car.

Yesterday afternoon my customer’s Grandson and Stepson visited me in my office. They continued to demand that I rescind the lease [Only the leasing company, Southeast Toyota Finance can rescind the lease] and absorb the thousands of dollars in depreciation on 1 month old used car. They suggested that I may have broken laws by exploiting the elderly and that if I did not succumb to their demands they would sue me. They had already called Toyota to complain about my actions. Not so politely, I asked them to leave my office.

This experience troubled me for the rest of the day and even last night and is what inspired this column. Now I understand why I was so angry at the actions of my customer’s Grandson and Stepson. They didn’t seem to understand how much that car meant to their Grandmother/Stepmother’s happiness and what an important thing her “freedom machine” was to her.  I have to wonder how much of their ire was due to genuine concern for her or the potential financial impact on her estate. Her Grandson told me that she had put only 1,500 miles on her last car and what does she need a new car for? He just doesn’t get it! A new car is a lot more than just a way to get to the drug store. To a senior citizen it’s a source of pleasure, pride, and comfort, knowing that it’s in their driveway for everyone to see and it’s there if they need it.

One of my sons just called me to double check on the correct time for him to come over for Thanksgiving dinner today. I told him that I was writing this column and we discussed the subject. I also told him that I hoped that neither he, nor his two brothers would ever take away my “freedom machine”.

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