Recent content by Mackbo

I had a very close call once. A rock hauler a couple hundred feet ahead dropped a rock about half the size of a brick onto the road. I was going about 70 mph, and the rock bounces off the road and hits the windshield right in front of my face. I'm very lucky that windshield held up! -Matt

I primarily just rip the songs from my CDs and use Limewire. iTunes is a great thing, but like Suomi said, they are AAC, and not MP3s. I have heard good things about Rhapsody. You pay a certain amount per month, and can stream an unlimited amount of music while on the internet, but have to pay...

Yeah, the MP3 is what I think I'm looking for. The MSP is nice and everything, but I don't have the budget to buy it, maintain it, pay the extra insurance, etc... Thanks for the help guys, I'll keep you updated! -Matt

Thanks for the quick replies, guys! I take it from this that the MSP is not too reliable? I don't really listen to every sound the car makes. I do notice things, but they usually don't bother me. If they did, I would have gotten rid of my car a long time ago! I usually listen to music...

Ok, here's the deal. I had a Proteg5 that I was ready to buy, but when it came down to it, I thought I was spending too much money, so I walked away from the deal. I've now been looking at MP3s, which are more in my price range. I have a few quick questions, though: 1) Is the "clunk" that I've...

Like khaosman, my time has come also... I started lurking around these threads for the past week while looking for a Proteg5, and I found a nice one a few miles away. It's a 2002 Silver Automatic (would have liked the 5-speed, but I'm not going for killer speed in this car) with just about...