Recent content by kitatech

If you're not planning on using it for navigation, you can get a high quality DVD/CD player with bluetooth for under $200 plus installation. I got a Pioneer as above with steering wheel controls and Pioneer rearview camera...parts incl. dash kit (cost varies a lot with car model, the Camry's...

I'm always amazed at people who think that having to replace any part on a car is a sign of its impending doom, or of poor manufacturing quality....perhaps it's the people who never look under the hood, the people who think they shouldn't have to...isn't that why all the cars have warning lights?

I called Micro Center and the above PC @ 899 can be 'customized' (something not clearly stated on the website) and I can add a 2T HDD for $62.....I can add RAM later if needed and same goes for a discrete GPU...for a total of $961 + shipping.... Thanks for the suggestion to check out MC....it...

BF is EXACTLY what I'm planning for NOW....thanks... I went back to Microcenter and looked at their gamer PCs and did find this one: http://www.microcenter.com/product/475438/G405_Desktop_Computer Again, it just about meets my "specs".....doesn't have a discrete GPU but perhaps I won't need...

My 05 Camry (@ 97k miles with a new dealer-installed clutch) cost $6500 in '12.... 4.6 years/48k mile costs since incl all maintenance (oil changes, and parts/repairs: starter, alternator, mount, front stabilizers, battery, brake pads, hoses, tint and new paint on roof and hood), excl tires and...

Sure....I live in Palm Beach County, Florida....not too far from Trump International Golf Club...and no NOT in the county jail. I thought I go to Microcenter's website and they had a $1k HP desktop that meets ALL my spec's...i7, OS10, one SSD, one HDD, discrete GP card and 16gb memory...but...

Unfortunately, no MC anywhere near me...

I thank you all for you ideas.... Firstly, the nice thing about going to a game-builder is that I can reverse build the machine down to "bare bones," "down-grading" parts in the customizing process from what gamers might lust for to my basic needs...I also like the idea that gamer builders...

I've been looking at Cyberpower too...my initial build there along the above specs is under $1200...and looks good....again, thanks.

I guess I should have been more clear...that $1k seems to be what I'd HAVE to spend to get what I thought I needed....as listed.... ...that the name-branded PCs cost a lot more for want I thought I needed, and their PCs much less than $1k got me a lot less....and so...$1k seems to be a...

I'm not a builder but know enough about PCs as to what I should look for in terms of components and such... 1. PS should be more than the measly 200-300 watts found in most off-the-shelf major brands...like 400-500 2. Should have minimum 16GB 3. Should have minimum i5 4-core, though i7 quad...

Glad for ya....glad you got a reliable/honest mechanic too! Post this on Toyotanation too, will ya?

No one's mentioned the Toyo Venza...no longer made (too similar to the Highlander) but one I always liked (being built on the Camry platform) for looks and reliability....

Paint to protect, not for looks...I HAD to paint the roof and then the hood on the Camry...went with flat black on the roof at an indie shop...$300. The hood in OEM color was done at MAACO (their best paint work) for $350....choose a shop in an upscale 'hood to get the best job. The bumper...

From '94 to '12 I averaged 18k (2 daily drivers taking me to 184k and 195k miles)....since '12 I'm averaging only 10k.