Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico

We tend to fill up at convenient spots - Raton, Santa Fe or Albuquerque and Gallup, NM - rather than wait for the tank to get close to empty. You just did that to show off that you know how to spell Albuquerque.

And you call yourself civilized.... Nah, it's an altitude thing. In New Mexico they offer an 86 octane (?!), though I don't remember if that is regular or mid-grade. When we drive through in May on our way to AZ I'll take a look. It may be 86, 88 and 92. I'm expecting prices close to $4 a gallon by that time, which eats into the entertainment budget. We tend to fill up at convenient spots - Raton, Santa Fe or Albuquerque and Gallup, NM - rather than wait for the tank to get close to empty. Two other nifty features I forgot to mention - Xenon HIDs (with adjustable height) and a distance to empty calculation on the trip computer. Got Sirius going last night as well - 6 free months, though it's unlikely that we'll keep the subscription past that. Wife says there is too much talk now on the music channels.

I think you are painting a picture of CNG that is rosier than reality. Just looking around the Western states it would be impossible to take much of a vacation in the Honda Civic GX. For instance traveling Interstate 40 the last station is the city of Barstow CNG, with the next stations 684 miles away in Albuquerque. You cannot carry a gas can in the trunk with CNG. And that is another drawback. The trunk is filled with the CNG tank. The GX has been around 11 years and never sold many. It is probably a good commuter for a place like Los Angeles with a good variety of fueling stations. The Interstates headed out of So CA are mostly void of stations. I would not count on City stations to be open on the Weekends if you decide to try getting to Las Vegas. Good idea, just lack of interest for many reasons. My choice would be the Golf TDI with DSG. Better handling, more power, quieter ride by far. Safer, better interior materials, better rust warranty, and a 700 mile range looking for diesel, which is sold in every podunk town across America. Both about the same price. I am not sure who told you the Civic GX comes equipped with NAV. Better tell Honda. They don't even offer it as an option. This is a stripped down steel wheel with plastic hubcaps car for $25k. That is a lot to pay to get a free ride in the HOV lane. http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx/price.aspx

Jobs, Schmobs. Anytime any industry tails off, the people get other work. Americans adapt. Solar and Wind are not unreliable at all, when placed in the correct locations. Albuquerque (and other places) get 300+ days of sun per year....how "unreliable" would solar be in those towns? NOT VERY UNRELIABLE AT ALL. 10 sunniest cities Annual percent of possible sunshine 1. Yuma, Arizona 90% 2. Las Vegas, Nevada 85% 3. Phoenix, Arizona 85% 4. Tucson, Arizona 85% 5. El Paso, Texas 83% 6. Flagstaff, Arizona 79% 7. Fresno, California 79% 8. Reno, Nevada 79% 9. Sacramento, California 78% 10. Albuquerque, N.M. 76% Lots of cities and locales (I posted a chart last week) get daily wind averaging more than 12 MPH - how "unreliable" is wind in those areas? NOT VERY UNRELIABLE AT ALL. 10 windiest cities Avg annual wind speed in mph 1. Blue Hill Observatory, Massachusetts 15.4 2. Dodge City, Kansas 14.0 3. Amarillo, Texas 13.5 4. Rochester, Minnesota 13.1 5. Casper, Wyoming 12.9 6. Cheyenne, Wyoming 12.9 7. Great Falls, Montana 12.7 8. Goodland, Kansas 12.6 9. Boston, Massachusetts 12.5 10. Lubbock, Texas 12.4 Gary says, "So we get the negative benefits in the global air quality and lose the good benefits of cheaper power. So how smart is that? " I only understand HALF of that......How is getting "negative benefits" a smart thing?

I have a 2007 HCH CVT with 103,500 miles on it and the dealer says I need a new transmission. At 101,500 it was discovered that there are metal shavings in the tranny fluid after I had the dealer check out a noise that I have when the motor restarts after AutoStop. I have had the noise for at least 5,000 miles but just had the dealer check it out when I did because the noise got much worse over the previous weekend. Unfortunately, the 100,000 mi extended warranty had just expired. That part is on me. Should have pushed the issue earlier. Power on the hills is way down though on the last tank from Albuquerque to Denver I got almost 50 mpg and most of it is uphill. Be that as it may, I had the dealer change the transmission fluid and I proceeded to drive >2400 miles in the last 10 days and it still sounds about the same. They say they don't know if the transmission will last another 50,000 miles or 5 miles. Honda America is offering to pay for 1/2 of the $3800 a new trans will cost. Anyone have a similar experience and what has Honda offered to pay on their transmission? I did see where they offered $700 to one person so this is a better deal but if this is a known defect I think they should ante up more. What kind of estimates have any of you received on replacing a similar transmission? As an aside, I really hate the software update that Honda installed last fall. Really reduces the assist from the batteries. Thanks for any input.