Reviews by chinkums

chinkums says "Great fuel milage car" about Honda Civic Hybrid - 2006

chinkums — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:02:11 GMT

We recently bought the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. We bought it used, but haven't looked back. We were able to haggle a little on the price since it was used. But I will say it was the only used civic hybrid is all of Atlanta. They are still so hard to find.

Driving in Atlanta is very stop and go and driving at low speeds for work commutes. This car averages 37 mpg (this is stop and go average, not highway). That is really good. Of course it does better when cruising, wether it be highway or in town. We recently drove 398 miles on one 11 gallon tank.

In this car we have 2 car seats - one infant carrier and one full size seat. Plus 2 adults. It doesn't have the most room, but it gets the job done. My knees aren't in the dash board, which is something I couldn't say for other smaller 4 door cars.

I am a little nervous about the trip we are about t o take to FL though. The truck looks a little small when considering we will have clothes for 4 people, beach toys, playpen.... But otherwise it is...

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chinkums says "Great way to eliminate many remotes!" about Logitech - Harmony One Remote

chinkums — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:53:16 GMT

We have had this remote for about a month now and it is fabulous! Unlike other universal remotes we have used before - this one set up easily and actually worked with almost all of our electronic. It worked with the tv, cable box, sound system, xbox (including media center). However it does not work with the PS3. It can also work with fireplaces and fans that have remotes!

It is easily operated. With 1 push of a button I can turn on the tv, cable box and sound system. This used to take 3 remotes. However you have to hold the remote far enough away that the signal can go to all electronics. Sometimes it will not turn everything on. At first this was really annoying. But them we realized you can press the help button. It will in-turn send out another signal. If that still didn't fix the problem it will walk you through each item and send a signal to just this item. Mainly the problem is we weren't pointing in the direction of the item. The help function has corrected the issue everything....

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chinkums says "A fabulous car seat investment!!" about Eddie Bauer Cosco ITS HPN Travel System Car Seat

chinkums — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:44:32 GMT

With 2 young children constantly taking car rides in both family cars, a easy to use, sturdy and very safe car seat is of upmost importance! I would like to recommend the Eddie Bauer family of car seats. They are reasonanly priced as well as easy to get the child in and out of. And most importantly, very safe. I feel very comfortable and secure everything I buckle my children in one of our 4 Eddie Bauer car seats!...