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Basically, there are some people in the world who definitely love to go camping. They love the outdoors and enjoying all of nature. Then there are also other people in this world who actually hate the outdoors. They definitely would much rather enjoy the comforts of a home. These folks generally are called city slickers. Well in this article we are going to examine some of the best ways that a city slicker can still enjoy camping.

First of all the best way is to go and get an RV rental. RV rentals are definitely great simply because you can go camping and enjoy all the comforts of home. If you like, you can even enjoy a nice soft bed with a TV. Plus, an RV will definitely have a nice running water, a toilet and shower, along with a cool refrigerator. In other words, they can still enjoy to the fullest the outdoors while still having all of the comforts of the 20th century. That is what people love about my San Diego RV Rentals.

Maybe renting a cabin is actually another way you can enjoy the outdoors for that type of person. This is basically for people who still won’t be fully satisfied with an RV. By renting a cabin, although technically not camping, you still enjoy nature. You can still go to a great outdoors site and still enjoy all of nature. That is one of the biggest benefit to my Campland on the Bay RV rentals.

Well once you get them out to the great outdoors, they probably won’t enjoy the really fun things like hiking. So you could do other activities. If there is a lake then you could definitely go swimming or boating. If they like fishing then you can take them out to the lake in order to catch some fish. All of these are definitely great activities for them to enjoy.

Finally, another perfect activity especially when they don’t like hiking is to just take a mountain bike to explore the woods. Of course you might not be able to get to every place that you could walking, but it is still fun.

So there you have some of the great and proven ways so that you can get a city slicker to enjoy the outdoors. It isn’t exactly camping at times, but certainly, you will still enjoy to the fullest most of the things you do when camping.

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Priced at just over 14,800 is the Toyota Sienna CE, seating 8 passengers makes this a great vehicle for getting around in large numbers. The price is reasonable and the car is extremely reliable, what more can one ask for?

The contrast between the 2010 Sienna and 2009 is not much. However due to its wheel base, it has been able to maximise the size of its interior giving maximum room and comfort for passengers travelling in the vehicle.

The Toyota Sienna has been nothing more than true to the minivan code. The focus of the Toyota Sienna 2010 model is the seating comfort and technology provided with in for ease of use for those that plan to use it. With the ability to seat 8 people with ease, is not something one can complain about. The seats are pretty much all adjustable some will even fold with just a simple touch of a button, that will have many in amazement.

For the buyer of any minvan the major concern is the space that will be available for the passenger that are travelling inside it. We all know how painful those long motorway drives can be, especially when one can be stuck in the same position for hours on end. The Toyota Sienna, tackles this problem successfully, with its very spacious, and adjustable seating plan, you will not be getting pins and needles anytime soon.

Safety is of much concern to road users and passengers, as it is important that one fills safe when travelling in any vehicle. The Toyota 8 seater has fitted air bags in each and every passenger row, now everybody’s mind can be at ease.

Although the Sienna does not move like any sports car that you may know of. Its speed is surely not one that will let you down. Getting on the motorway will not be a problem for you, and the handling of the car is nothing less than a dream come true for any driver. When facing that long stretch of road, it will be nothing but a breeze for the Sienna to take you right through, and with its amazing crosswind resistance, nothing will be throwing you off course anytime soon.

So if easy travel is what you desire, be sure to give the Toyota Sienna CE just a moment of your time to review.

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Reckless driving is the bane of our society in todays world. Thousands of innocent people die every year because some moron wants to drive as fast as he or she can to impress their mates, among other reasons of course, a few of which well delve into in this article.

Defined as a serious moving traffic violation, reckless driving is the next level of careless driving, and has severe fines and penalties attached to a conviction. The more serious offenses of reckless driving carry with them multiple penalties. There are thousands of people who have permanently lost their right to a driving license thanks to some burst of insanity at a young age, and can never drive again in their lives.

Different states have different kinds of punishments for the offenders, and they are all quite serious!

Some of the more common reasons for reckless driving are as follows:

Alcohol ” As anyone could have guessed, the top reason for reckless driving is people being under the influence of alcohol while driving. The penalties for this offence is far severe than most of the other reasons because there are two laws being broken, one is of course, the reckless driving and the other is driving under the influence of alcohol.

Peer Pressure ” When driving with a group of friends it is very common for people to be encouraged to over take a particular vehicle or to just generally driver faster and the result is reckless driving. In order to be charged with reckless driving you dont actually need to crash, just to be seen (or recorded) driving recklessly is enough.

Drugs ” We dont need to say anything here, do we?

Road Rage ” This is a growing cause of reckless driving, and the most common reasons for road rage are continuous traffic jams, congestion, or it could just be bad manners!

It is by no standards an extensive list, but there are enough reasons to put thousands of people in hospital each year and thousands more in cemeteries. Reckless driving is simply not acceptable whatever the reason and it is up to the citizens to take a strong stand against it.

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We are more accustomed to hearing about the classic American tuners from Hurst Performance creating special edition Challengers and Mustangs, however they have teamed up with Chevrolet to auction off the very first preproduction HURST/Camaro on eBay prior to the 2009 SEMA show in order to fund the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Now the auction is already under way, and aside from this 445 HP stunning silver and black pony car, the highest bidder will also walk away with a very special SEMA experience prize package. The package includes two tickets to the show, a two night stay at the Las Vegas Hilton, $1000 worth of American Airlines flight vouchers to get you there and a pair of passes to the eBay party at the Bellagio while in Sin City. The winning bid will ensure that the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, a program that fosters industry leadership by supporting the education of students pursuing careers in the automotive aftermarket, continues on.

As if the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas isn’t enticing enough, the HURST/Camaro comes complete with plenty of goodies of its own, like a set of 20 inch forged aluminum HURST T-2 wheels, a Hurst Competition Plus short throw pistol grip shifter and a Hurst AIRSPEED rear deck spoiler to complete the aerodynamic modifications. The modified muscle car rides on an aftermarket Eibach suspension to give the Camaro just the right stance, while a Magnaflow stainless steel performance exhaust gives the HURST/Camaro a much more aggressive bark to match the car’s bad boy livery.

SEMA, in cooperation with General Motors and Hurst Performance Vehicles, announced today that it will auction the first pre-production HURST/Camaro prior to the 2009 SEMA Show. The proceeds are to benefit the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, a program that fosters industry leadership by supporting the education of students pursuing careers in the automotive aftermarket.

The car will be auctioned on eBay Motors during the two weeks prior to the show. “SEMA has a wonderful history of supporting our industry through scholarships made to deserving students,” said Scooter Brothers, Chairman of the SEMA Scholarship Committee. “The SEMA Scholarship Committee is delighted that Hurst Performance, along with GM, is making this generous donation with this one-of-a-kind HURST/Camaro. We look forward to a very successful auction culminating at the SEMA Show this November.”

“We are thrilled to be able to support the SEMA Scholarship Fund by contributing this very special Camaro,” said Bob Kern, General Motors SEMA Relations Manager. “GM is very committed to growing this industry and we are certainly dedicated to be part of a program that helps enrich the lives of so many young, aspiring automotive scholars.

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Just ask yourself: is the credit card working for you or are you working for your credit card? Most people’s response to this question will depend on how they treat their “plastic pal” as credit cards are sometimes known. As many people with burned fingers will tell you, they didn’t realize that things had got so bad until too late, because most credit card companies try so hard to make themselves sound like a charity. Well, take it from me, they aren’t.

However, this is not an anti credit card campaign. They have their benefits – in the USA, for example, if you want to hire a vehicle, you must have a (major) credit card. But, consider this situation:

You get an offer in the post that sounds good, maybe it’s a new TV or fridge. But it costs $2,000. You have a credit card with a $5,000 limit, so you go out and purchase the product right away. Often, this is how your repayment schedule will work out. Most credit cards charge a minimum percentage of the total balance (usually 2 percent) per month. Assuming the interest rate is 18 percent and you choose to repay the minimum amount of $40, $30 of that will go towards interest and only $10 will come off the $2,000!

Does it sound worrying? Well, it doesn’t have to be. The moral of the illustration is to use the credit card very, very carefully.

Credit Cards Dos and Don’ts

There is a lot of truth in the saying that credit cards are not a substitute for not having money. Every time you use a credit card this should be the theme replaying in your head. And you would do good to remember the following too:

Dos.

1] Always plan for the purchases that you have to have and those that you just want. You need the essentials, but you just want everything else. The ability to differentiate might assist you plan more wisely.

2] If you are caught up in financial difficulties, it’s always a good idea to talk to the credit card supplier who might re-schedule your repayments. If you just default, that only builds up an unfavourable credit history for you and you could find yourself being denied credit in the future.

3] Unless it is an emergency, staying within your credit limits will assist you a lot. If you have to spend over the credit card limit, keep within manageable levels, say within 30 percent.

4] If your letterbox is full to the brim with details on credit cards that have better deals than you are currently receiving, you could always approach your issuer for a better deal. They want to keep your business, so they will hear you out.

Don’ts

1] Do not use your credit card to purchase household items. It is very expensive in the long run.

2] Do not just pay the minimum amount. You will end up paying exorbitant amounts of interest. The quicker you are able to clear the debt the better.

3] Never use the credit card to buy products you can’t afford.

If you are thinking onchanging or getting a Credit Card, check out the free advice on our web site on using Credit Cards wisely.

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Driving without a valid driving licence is one of the worst offences you can commit on the road. From a reasonably young age it is built into our minds that before we drive, we must hold a driving licence, yet there are thousands of people every year who are caught driving without a licence.

With the offence of driving without a licence, there are different levels of severity, the most minor of which being when the driver does have a licence, but just doesn’t have it on them at the time they get pulled over. The best thing to do in this situation is to be truthful and allow the police to take your car away if they wish to. You can then go home, get your licence, show it to them, apologise for not carrying it, and drive your car home.

The real problem is when there is no license issued and we are caught on the roads. There are hundreds of violators who got away scot-free (and have put up their stories on various legal forums and even on YouTube), but the truth is that there is no real getting out of that!

There is a bigger problem if your vehicle is in an accident and you are driving without a license. In a case like that, God save you! Depending on what the laws are in that particular state or county, there can be penalties ranging from imprisonment to an impounding of your vehicle and a ban on getting a driving license for life time so that you can never even apply!

There could be a temporary suspension of the license, and if caught while driving during that period, there are tougher penalties than with just driving without a license. The worst of the lot is when there is a permanent ban of the drivers license and still the person is caught while driving. That is a real short cut to get into federal prison!

Driving without license is a simple attitude problem. An understanding that the rules are there for our convenience will put an end to that attitude.

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While a majority of automakers are bailing out of the Tokyo Motor Show, it is nice to see that there will indeed be a few new models to look at when it comes to be show time. One such vehicle will be a special edition sports car from he light weight English race car builders at Lotus. While the boffins from across the pond have already engineered every unnecessary ounce out of the Exige in the hopes of creating a hard core driving experience, this particularly dark model focuses on making the little Lotus as sinister looking as it is lethal. The special edition Tokyo Motor Show Lotus Exige is named the Scura, which is the Italian word for dark, due to its dramatic black bodywork and a GT3 inspired rear end.

Priced at around $75,000 the Exige Scura features a trio of Phantom Black stripes to break up the large panels of matte black paint, however the carbon fiber bits and suede wrapped racing buckets go a bit further towards showing off the Scura’s true purpose of being an all out competition vehicle. Only now instead of laughing at bright orange bodywork, other drivers will stay out of this Lotus’ way. Like all Exige models the Scura is powered by a supercharged four cylinder engine that delivers a maximum output of 257 HP 174 lb-ft of torque, while it can sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in only 4 seconds and reach a top speed of 152 MPH.

Lotus Cars unveils its latest special edition – the Exige Scura, so called due to its dramatic matt black and carbon fibre theme, at the Tokyo International Motorshow on 21st of October 2009.

Translated as ‘dark’ from Italian, the name ‘Scura’ reflects the stealth character of this already fierce looking Lotus and its stunning soft-feel matt black paint finish. Limited to just 35 cars globally, this Exige evokes a desire to ‘indulge your dark side’. This is a serious looking car and enhancements to performance and a reduction in weight from the production level Exige S means that the Exige Scura demands to be driven by a serious driver.

Contrasting high gloss ‘Phantom Black’ triple stripes run the length of the car and a carbon fibre front splitter, oil cooler inlet vanes, side airscoops and rear spoiler enhance the stunning distinction between the different textures and exaggerate the tactile quality of the velvety touch to the matt black paint finish.

Luke Bennett, Director of Lotus Cars said, “The Exige Scura is a stunning vehicle which offers an adrenaline fuelled experience and is a real head-turner! Our Exige customers choose Lotus because we deliver thrilling performance and dynamic design and this special edition fits the bill on both counts.

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There are plenty of cars from around the world that never go on sale here in the U.S. market, one of them is the shapely Euro only Ford Mondeo. While the Mondeo was previously a true world car, being sold around the globe, the full size family car hasn’t been sold in America for almost a decade. Aside from missing out on the attractive styling of the fourth generation Mondeo, we are also missing out on Ford U.K.’s latest economical offer. The Ford Mondeo Titanium ECOnetic is a next generation turbo diesel powered family sedan that offers outstanding fuel mileage at a very affordable price, not to mention a few stylish options.

The ECOnetic part of the Mondeo’s nameplate comes from the car’s 2.0 Liter TDCi power plant that produces a maximum output of 115 HP that with the help of an optimal gear indicator helps the turbo diesel Mondeo to get an estimated average of 54.3 MPG. These numbers alone would be impressive for any vehicle, but when you consider that the new Mondeo ECOnetic is available with a set of stylish lightweight 16 or 17 inch rims, a lowered suspension as well as an optimized aero package complete with air deflectors and a rear spoiler all aimed at reducing fuel mileage robbing parasitic loss from heavy spinning items and aerodynamic drag that acts like a parachute pulling the car back from its intended direction of travel. In addition to all the items that make the ECOnetic Mondeo so great, the price trumps tem all; starting at only 23,295 for the space saving five door model and 24,545 for the estate.

Ford is introducing a new high series addition to its Mondeo line-up powered by ECOnetic technologies – the Mondeo Titanium 2.0 115PS TDCi with 139g/km CO2 emissions.

Targeting company car users increasingly conscious of company car tax costs while not compromising vehicle specification, the model is offered in five-door hatchback or estate form. Both deliver CO2 emissions of 139g/km and a combined fuel economy of figure of 54.3mpg.

While benefitting from Ford ECOnetic environmental features, this new model is otherwise identical to the standard Titanium series. The following features are added to help reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy:

16in Y-Spoke lightweight alloy wheels (standard) 17in Y-spoke alloys (option) An optimum gear change indicator Aerodynamically optimised sports suspension and air deflectors Rear spoiler (five-door only)

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It is one thing to operate a car or other passenger vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but it is quite another to drive a commercial vehicle in that condition. This is especially true if you are a truck driver. Think about how much larger a commercial semi truck is than your average car. They’re not called the kings of the road for nothing.

On top of just being a large sized vehicle, a truck also needs more time to brake and that requires a driver who has great reflexes. Since drinking alcohol or consuming drugs can impair reflexes, the driver is then considered to be impaired. If you consider what can happen if a fully loaded truck can cause in terms of damages if it just lightly bumps into a car, then you don’t want to know what can happen if it slammed at full speed into the same car! It is not a pretty sight, to put it mildly.

As far as alcohol goes, a truck driver only needs to have a low BAC to be considered impaired. Considering how large a truck is, and how much more difficult it is to control than a standard car, this is perfectly acceptable. Federal law currently prohibits and truck driver from operating their truck or any other commercial truck so long as they have a BAC of 0.04%. This has helped to greatly decrease accidents in recent years.

There is a common problem among truck drivers. They have such unrealistic deadlines to keep that they fell the need to use drugs such as stimulants and marijuana to keep them awake to meet deadlines or face the possibility of being fired by the company they work for. This is dangerous since they can impair the same as alcohol. Some resort to getting meth which is said to be quite easy to find at truck stops. The blame is hard to put on one and is most likely shared between truckers and demanding schedules from the company.

One helpful policy is when truckers receive a commercial drivers license a stipulation is that they must consent to random drug testing no matter what they are doing at the time. If they are summoned to the supervisor’s office they must report there. They face termination or fines from the company should they refuse or not show up as there are no grounds to refuse.

This is always a situation that is serious enough that it will have to be looked further into. It is even more serious than a normal DWI, because of the number of lives potentially at stake. Every driver of a passenger car who has to drive next to a semi truck will want some sort of assurance that they are safe and that the truck driver won’t be suffering some problems, like flashback to a war he was in, just because he had took some substance to help remain awake.

For the truck driver he needs to keep in mind that there are many innocent lives at risk should he give in to temptations or pressure from deadlines The bottom line is to get the sleep you need, it’s partly your responsibility.

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“The ugly duckling. It may be rusty, but it runs better than most newer cars” What things have gone wrong with the car? Headliner falling down.

Driver seat a little twisted and ripped.

Engine valve noise, probably from driving 388,000 KMs.

Fenders and rear quarters rusted as well as other rust spots and peeling paint.

Speakers blown, but still work OK.

Valve cover leak and minor power steering hose leak.

General comments? Bought the truck for $500 and drove it 143 KMs home, and was surprised at how well it was running, and how well it rode for being a rusted cheap Bronco II.

The body is ugly brown on tan with a shade of rust, but still solid. Most of it is just surface rust.

4X4 works great, the manual transmission shifts good, and the clutch seems to be fine.

Heat works amazingly well, and surprisingly so does the A/C.

Handles bumps really well, and you do feel them, but you feel them in most true 44 offroad vehicles.

Carburated engine starts up quick, like as soon as the key hits the start position, it’s running, and very quiet and smooth, you can barely hear or feel the engine running except for the minor valve tick.

I definitely need to put in a tachometer in it so I know it’s running, because it’s so quiet that every time you get to a stop sign or traffic lights and push the clutch in, everything is quiet and it seems like the engine stalled, but it’s still running quiet and smooth.

I am very happy with this vehicle so far, even though it has 388,000 KMs. I would have no problem fixing up the body a little bit to get rid of most of the rust, and if I ever had to replace the engine or transmission, I would, but the way it seems right now, I almost think it would last another 300,000 KMs.

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