Folks, we’ve got another huge Takata airbag recall for you. Plus, some news about upcoming General Motors layoffs and a United Auto Workers guilty plea. All of this and more in The Morning Shift for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. 1st Gear: Another Takata Recall Takata, the automotive parts supplier that is responsible for the biggest auto recall in history over faulty airbags, is recalling more cars again over another airbag safety issue. Advertisement The Bloomberg. About 1.4 million other cars now require repairs From the story: Components Takata supplied to five of the world’s biggest car manufacturers may absorb moisture that could either cause air bags to rupture or under-inflate, according to a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The recall involves parts produced from 1995 through 1999 and sold to BMW, Volkswagen AG’s Audi, Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Emphasis mine, because it’s … [Read more...] about Another 1.4 Million Takata Airbags Recalled After BMW Driver’s Death
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At $4,500, Could This 1964 Ford F100 Pickup Turn You Into The Mac Daddy?
Few of us are eager to drive around advertising a business without commensurate compensation, but when the ad in question is as cool as the one on today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe F100, exceptions may be made. Let’s see if this classic pickup’s price is just as exceptional. There are a myriad of ways in which the European Union is different from the United States, but perhaps the most important one is in Advertisement That popularity didn’t extend to yesterday’s 1987 VW Jetta, despite the car having an old school two-door body and a desirable R32 VR6 engine swap, both of which looked extremely clean. Neither however, When it comes to ultimate vehicle sales here in the U.S., actual This 1964 Ford F100 is one of that diminishing supply. Sixties trucks aren’t as numerous today as they once were, and finding one that isn’t either a clapped-out rust bucket or surgical operatory-clean garage queen is an ever more challenging task. I think … [Read more...] about At $4,500, Could This 1964 Ford F100 Pickup Turn You Into The Mac Daddy?
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $14,900 Ford Fairmont Durango Pickup
Ready for another round of Nice Price Or Crack Pipe? Yesterday, a decisive 89% of you felt that $6,500 was just too much to ask for a Datsun 200SX convertible, so it's off to Booth Number Two for that car! Today we've got something for you fans of vintage Detroit iron- a genuine, coach-built, 1-of-120-built 1981 Ford Fairmont Futura Durango pickups, or, as we like to call such a vehicle: a Fairmontchero! Now, it's no Cyclonechero, particularly in the engine compartment, but it's still a pretty cool cartruck. Question is, nearly 15 grand worth of cool? Advertisement Advertisement Porcubimmer-drivin' LTDScott for another great tip![Showdown Muscle Cars]. Is $14,900 complete madness for an '81 Fairmontchero? ( polls) … [Read more...] about Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $14,900 Ford Fairmont Durango Pickup
Gideon, set a course for sadness: Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford are leaving
Brandon Routh couldn’t quite cut it as Superman, but he found success with another superhero, Ray “The Atom” Palmer (or, as we so affectionately call him, Poor Sweet Ray Ray), who appeared on The CW’s Arrow before going on to serve as one of the anchors for the network’s Legends Of Tomorrow, one of our favorite shows of last year. Routh’s real-life wife Courtney Ford joined him in season three of Legends, playing villain-turned-love-interest Nora Darhk. They’re both standouts on the DC series, but, alas, all good things must come to an end—the pair will be departing the series during its upcoming fifth season. Somebody tell Nate Heywood it’s going to be okay, or at least give him a Beebo to snuggle. Per Deadline, the decision is a creative one, as the writers felt their storyline, like many others before it on the ever-evolving series, had come to an end. While this is a big loss for the series, the door remains open for future … [Read more...] about Gideon, set a course for sadness: Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford are leaving
Hack Attack: Using Windows Scheduled Tasks
by Adam Pash Everyone knows that you're supposed to defragment your Windows hard drives regularly, right? A defragmented hard drive means quicker access times, less bugginess, and all-around healthier drives. Advertisement Even though I've heard the virtues, I've never been good at keeping my hard drives defragged and healthy. If I can't set it to run regularly like my good ol' anti-virus scan, I'm not interested. And yet, there's no way I'm actually going to buy software that will do this for me (heaven forbid!). Defragging isn't the only thing I'd been wanting to schedule to occur regularly. There are a lot of things that I'd like my Windows PC to do for me on a schedule, without having to initiate the process each time. That's when I decided it was time that I make friends with Windows Scheduled Tasks. By the end of this article, you should have a better idea of a few ways that you can use Windows Scheduled Tasks to get things done on your computer. I'll show you how to setup … [Read more...] about Hack Attack: Using Windows Scheduled Tasks