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Don't ever ask a bunch of men about trucks. Best case, you'll get a different opinion from each of them. Worst case, you'll get a small bar brawl. So, my 4.6 inflation-adjusted cents: Honda Ridgeline for "light" duty. Toyota Tacoma for a heavy-duty compact. Tundra for a midsize. Chevrolet/GMC...

No relation.... Mechanically speaking, the CVT has nothing in common with the Dynaflow. Those old GM transmissions were basically ordinary automatics, that were designed to "slip" even more than a normal torque converter, in the interest of smoothness, at the cost of efficiency and performance...

Howto I rarely get to make my own coffee...but here's the basic idea * Use only arabica beans; burr grind if necessary. * Brew in a drip coffeemaker with a paper filter. (Sorry percolator fans.) * Serve black.

FWIW http://www.tristarclean.com/about/index.cfm?o=2

Just a couple of strongly-held notions keep me away. 1. No matter what kind of "ejector" system you have, bagless vacuums spread dust around when you empty them into the trash. I can't accept that. I even tape paper bags shut as soon as I take them out of the vacuum. 2. The Dyson ads make a...

Production Isn't the El Paso, TX facility still producing some units? They assemble(d) some WindTunnel models there. The self-propelled WT's are Mexican, I know.

Who's the buyer? Who's the buyer? The suspense is killing me. On the one hand, I think, "anyone can manage it better than Maytag." On the other hand, I know that there are plenty of companies who'd jump at the chance to plaster the red disk on ever-cheaper discount-store wares. You know who...

It's probably cheaper for Matyag not to have to quality-check, re-inventory, and re-stock the returned parts.

The full size models actually remind me of some Simplicity models, with the twin headlights and the grab handle above the bag compartment.

Clyde Yeah, but that's not an ex-Maytag plant.

In response to brisnat81 I get very frustrated with the American belief that globalization is making their lives worse and that its not the US Companies fault. IE losing jobs, shifting production off shore, quality and standards etc etc. If the US companies were innovating more, then...

Herrin, Searcy, and Newton were all mentioned as "slated for closure." Isn't that about everything, laundry wise? Whirlpool also said it would consider selling Hoover.

They're plastic now ...and much easier to transport/install. They still have the "washboard" surface molded in...I have no idea why. I'd hate to be without one. http://www.mustee.com/utilitub.shtml

Nice vacuum cleaner; questionable fashion sense it's got, but at least it cleans up nice.

It's been noted that a coal-burning powerplant will release more radioactive material than a nuclear plant, and will result in many times more deaths in mining accidents and among people whose respiratory systems are sensitive to soot. No single power source can replace our beloved dead...

Nilfisk Do let us know how that one turns out. (And anyone else who has one.) They have quite a reputation to live up to. http://www.pa.nilfisk-advance.com/index.html

Just wondering are there any toasters assembled in the US anymore? I'm pretty sure there are some UK-built ones.

Stealing vacuum cleaners At a certain Atlanta-area university there was a string of commercial vacuum cleaner thefts one semester. It was easy enough to do, since most of the buildings were open and unlocked during cleaning hours. Several Hoover and Electrolux commercial machines were reported...

I actually think... ...this is probably an improvement over "the average American's" thought process regarding a broken appliance. At least this article raises the possibility of repairing instead of replacing. I'm pretty sure most people have a knee-jerk "Buy a shiny new one" reflex when...

NOS Hobart?! No, I don't think you're overreacting. :-) I'd love to have it, too, and I don't have anywhere to put it, either. Hope someone snags this, for you or someone else.