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Q: Ford Raptor wheels on 2000 f150?
I have a 2000 f150 lariat extended cab 4×4. I have the option to put the stock wheels and tires from a raptor on it. Will they fit? I’m pretty sure the wheels are 17″ and the tires are 35″. If not would a 2.5″ leveling kit work? Or what, you tell me.

Thanks.

A: Should fit and be okay with the lift kit.

Q: what does an off roader need to be successful?
I mean, the Defender and Landcruiser are two great off roaders but what are the features that make them so? I mean front and rear locking diffs are one but others? also, which cars could challange the former two? I was thinking about also, how would the newer pick trucks match up? How would the Ford F150 Raptor match up against a Defender or Landcruiser>?

A: First the Defender and Land cruiser would blind any pickup in standard form. What makes a good off roader? The driver most of the time to be honest. Also you can have the best 4×4 in the world but with the wrong tyres it’s useless. All pickups tend to be too light on the rear and thus have a lack of grip on the rear tyres. We use pickups every day on the farm because the load space is more useful than the land rover but the land rover is better hands down in a muddy field with a full cattle trailer. Most modern 4×4s are very capable off road excluding BMW, Merc and Porsche these are not real 4×4s just status cars. Even the range rover is capable with the right tyres on and if you dare to get it dirty. For me the defender is the best of the bunch in off road situations as a standard car, not big on comfort though. The defender only has a locking centre diff in standard form as do most 4×4s. As well as a pickup i also have a 1952 series 1 Land rover which is as good as the newer 4×4s off road. I have no experience of Jeep but i would think they are on a par with the defender as the drive system is very similar.

Q: Why doesn’t other auto makers do this?
You know how the Ford F150 SVT Raptor came out for 2010. Why doesn’t chevy or dodge make a competitive truck to take on the Raptor. I know its all about fuel efficiency but shouldn’t there be some competition in this field.

A: GM and Chrysler aren’t in a position to compete with Ford over a niche segment. There is easily going to be less than 10,000 Raptors sold, and the last time GM or Chrysler tried to compete against Ford in their truck arena, they got beat…BAD. Look at the SRT-10 Ram or Silverado SS in comparison to the SVT Lightning. The Lightning killed them both in sales. I still see Lightnings everywhere, and rarely see an SRT-10, and never see a silverado SS. With GM being bankrupt and owing us something like $18 billion, and Chrysler being bought out by Fiat, neither one can afford to do the research on the Raptor to make a competitive model to sell only a couple hundred units a month, if that.

Q: Can’t descide on first car!!!!!?
I love cars!!!! And I can name any car without looking at the name. I’m turning 16 soon, and I can’t descide on what car to get.

I like the camaro convertible
The mustang convertible
Range rover
BMW 650i convertible
The ford raptor (f150)

So ya I want all of those and can’t chose. I race dirtbikes so I like speed and I think I can Hadley fast cars, I want a fast car, I hate cars that can’t take off fast. It’s soooo annoying.
I really want a convertible cuz I live in southern California close to the beach, and I like the open air feeling, it feels like I can see more of my surroundings. Like I don’t want the walls for the car blacking my view and creating blind spots.
I like the range rover cuz I can carry alot o f people in it but my dad dosnt like them cuz he says they breakdown alot. I like the ford raptor cuz it has the fox shocks and I like off roading, and I can carry my dirtbike it the back, but my dad already has a truck so ya.

I probably want a sporty convertible so either mustang, camaro, or BMW!? Which one???????? And for the BMW I like the 650i and the 135i (and they are going to be used)
dude i can drivE!!!!! god ur soo mean, ive been driving since i was 12 and i am A GREAT DRIVER, i friken drove tracktors when i was 7 all by my self. i tought myself how to drive!! i can parallel park and reverse perfectly. ALL TOUGHT BY ME!!! so ya!!! i can drive im a great driver so be quiet.

A: HA! You’re 15 and you are looking for a car that is $50k+ when new…

I dont care if you race dirt bikes, nor do i care if you like speed…you cant even drive. And let me point some things out for you first.

1) you like speed…yet you opt for convertibles? Having a soft top reduces your rigidity of a car, adds weight therefore reducing handling and increase in fuel consumption, and increases aerodynamic drag at higher speeds causing more fuel and reduced top speed. So, make your pick, speed of soft top?

2) if you think coupes/sedans have bad visibility, you are too blind to drive. So why are you even bothering with a Range Rover or a F150? Heck, why are you even bothered about driving when you are blind!?

3) You can name any car without looking the name and you are proud of it. You do NOT love cars. You just THINK you do.

4) you cant stand cars that doesnt take off fast…yet you have never driven a car before..oh..the irony..

5) you are not buying the car..you dont have a say in it. Its completely up to your parents what they are buying you…IF they are buying anything.

6) with your mentality, you are just setting yourself up for a head on collision with a tree.

7) you cant drive.

Its people like you that drives my insurance through the roof. Im 19, with a full licence, never gotten ANY ticket, in school going for a science major and work for BMW finance, and yet my insurance is still 4x more than what i think is reasonable.

Edit: im sorry if im being mean..ok, that was a lie, im not sorry. I dont care if you taught yourself how to drive tractor at the age of 7…if doesnt make you a better driver on the road. Kudos for you that you know how to back up a car and parallel park…you want a trophy with that? You taught yourself all of that, its like a pianist teaching himself piano. Trust me, as a pianist, NO ONE can teach themselves and be good. If you are that talented, you mind as well teach yourself molecular biology and go to a university and ask them to give you a bachelors degree right off the bat. Heck, go a little further and teach yourself nuclear chemistry and engine engineering…

Either way, you are not getting any of those cars because your parents are not going to waste that kind of money on you. So get off the internet, stop day dreaming and make something out of yourself instead of asking mommy and daddy to buy you everything.

Q: Can you help me fix this problem with my visual basic code please? I’ll give you max points and best answer!?
Filenotfound exception unhandled

This keeps happening…I don’t know how to make my program locate these image files…UGH

Please Have a look at my code thus far.

Public Class frmford
Dim Car(5) As ListOfCars
Private Sub grpbxford_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles grpbxford.Enter

End Sub

Private Sub frmford_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Car(0) = New ListOfCars

Car(0).Make = “Ford”
Car(0).Model = “Ford GT”
Car(0).Doors = “2″
Car(0).CarPicture = “Ford GT”

Car(1) = New ListOfCars
Car(1).Make = “Ford”
Car(1).Model = “Ford Mustang”
Car(1).Doors = “4″
Car(1).CarPicture = “Ford Mustang GT 520″

Car(2) = New ListOfCars
Car(2).Make = “Ford”
Car(2).Model = “Ford Raptor”
Car(2).Doors = “4″
Car(2).CarPicture = “Ford Raptor”

Car(3) = New ListOfCars
Car(3).Make = “Ford”
Car(3).Model = “Ford Focus”
Car(3).Doors = “4″
Car(3).CarPicture = “Ford Focus”

Car(4) = New ListOfCars
Car(4).Make = “Ford”
Car(4).Model = “Ford F150″
Car(4).Doors = “4″
Car(4).CarPicture = “Ford F150″

Car(5) = New ListOfCars
Car(5).Make = “Ford”
Car(5).Model = “Ranger”
Car(5).Doors = “4″
Car(5).CarPicture = “Ford Ranger”

End Sub

Private Sub trbslider_Scroll(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles trbslider.Scroll
‘ Get the index of the current value of the track bar -1
Dim CurPos As Int16 = trbslider.Value

‘Based on the current index, retrieve the values of the
‘ current car and assign each to the corresponding control
txtmake.Text = Car(CurPos).Make
txtmodel.Text = Car(CurPos).Model
txtdoors.Text = Car(CurPos).Doors.ToString()
picbxcarpic.Image = Drawing.Image.FromFile(Car(CurPos).CarPicture)

End Sub

Private Sub btnexit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnexit.Click
Close()
End Sub
End Class

A: Hello,

I don t know if it is the only problem, but in your line Drawing.Image.FromFile( … ) try to open this file if the value of CurPos = 3:

“Ford Focus”

Do you have a file named like this or the file is more like “Ford Focus.jpg” ?

be also careful of the current directory where your program executes, if you have the images in another directory, it would be better to name it like “C:myprojectimagesFord Focus.jpg”

When developing, I always configure Windows Explorer to show always the extension of the files even if they are recognised (sometime the jpeg files have extension .jpg and sometimes .jpeg, and you can onmly see it if you show the extensions)

Sorry if I repeat something you already know but it is not easy to guess (i don t have the vb environment dev now)

Hope this helps

Q: How can I cause a button in visual basic to automatically click multiple times?
I want my calculate button to automatically click multiple upon the user clicking it once because it seems that it only works properly if it is clicked multiple times… I’m not sure if there is an error in my code. Feel free to have a look if you like, I’d appreciate any pointers you can give:)
Thanks for your help:)

PS: ( I don’t really care if there’s a bug or whatever, I just need the program to function. If I can multiple clicks on my calculate button then it should function properly)

Public Class frmford
Dim Make, Model, InitialPrice, Options, AirConditioningTax, GST, PST, Total, Subtotal, Finance, Months, RoofRack, SunRoof, SideAirBags, TintedGlass, RearSpoiler, GPS, PowerLocks, FreightAndPDI, AirConditioning As Single
Dim TradeIn As Double

Private Sub grpbxford_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles grpbxford.Enter

End Sub

Private Sub frmford_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

End Sub

Private Sub trbslider_Scroll(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles trbslider.Scroll
If trbslider.Value = 1 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = True
picbxranger.Visible = False
picbxmustang.Visible = False
picbxfordgt.Visible = False
picbxfocus.Visible = False
picbxf150.Visible = False
txtmodel.Text = “Ford Raptor”
txtmake.Text = “Ford”
txtinitialprice.Text = 48000

ElseIf trbslider.Value = 2 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = False
picbxranger.Visible = True
picbxmustang.Visible = False
picbxfordgt.Visible = False
picbxfocus.Visible = False
picbxf150.Visible = False
txtmodel.Text = “Ford Ranger”
txtmake.Text = “Ford”
txtinitialprice.Text = 17000

ElseIf trbslider.Value = 3 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = False
picbxranger.Visible = False
picbxmustang.Visible = True
picbxfordgt.Visible = False
picbxfocus.Visible = False
picbxf150.Visible = False
txtmodel.Text = “Ford Mustang”
txtmake.Text = “Ford”
txtinitialprice.Text = 24000

ElseIf trbslider.Value = 4 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = False
picbxranger.Visible = False
picbxmustang.Visible = False
picbxfordgt.Visible = True
picbxfocus.Visible = False
picbxf150.Visible = False
txtmodel.Text = “Ford GT”
txtmake.Text = “Ford”
txtinitialprice.Text = 98000

ElseIf trbslider.Value = 5 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = False
picbxranger.Visible = False
picbxmustang.Visible = False
picbxfordgt.Visible = False
picbxfocus.Visible = True
picbxf150.Visible = False
txtmodel.Text = “Ford Focus”
txtmake.Text = “Ford”
txtinitialprice.Text = 15000

ElseIf trbslider.Value = 6 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = False
picbxranger.Visible = False
picbxmustang.Visible = False
picbxfordgt.Visible = False
picbxfocus.Visible = False
picbxf150.Visible = True
txtmodel.Text = “Ford F150″
txtmake.Text = “Ford”
txtinitialprice.Text = 25000

ElseIf trbslider.Value = 0 Then
picbxraptor.Visible = False
picbxranger.Visible = False
picbxmustang.Visible = False
picbxfordgt.Visible = False
picbxfocus.Visible = False
picbxf150.Visible = False
txtmodel.Text = ” “
txtmake.Text = ” “
txtinitialprice.Text = 0

End If

End Sub

Private Sub btnexit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnexit.Click
Close()
End Sub

Private Sub txtmake_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles txtmake.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub btnprint_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub chkairconditioning_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkairconditioning.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chksunroof_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chksunroof.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkpowerlocks_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkpowerlocks.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chksideairbags_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chksideairbags.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkgps_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkgps.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkspoiler_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkspoiler.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chktintedglass_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chktintedglass.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkroofrack_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkroofrack.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub btncalc_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btncalc.Click
InitialPrice = Val(txtinitialprice.Text)
GST = Val(txtgst.Text)
txtgst.Text = Subtotal * 0.07

A: Since you never set Subtotal, txtgst.Text = Subtotal * 0.07 gives you 0 in txtgst no matter how many times you click the button.

Q: Is there a way to cause a button in visual basic to automatically click multiple times?
I want my calculate button to automatically click 4-5 times upon the user clicking it once because it seems that it only works properly if it is clicked multiple times… I’m not sure if there is an error in my code. Feel free to have a look if you like, I’d appreciate any pointers you can give:)
Thanks for your help:)

Private Sub grpbxford_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles grpbxford.Enter

End Sub

Private Sub frmford_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

End Sub

End If

End Sub

Private Sub btnexit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnexit.Click
Close()
End Sub

Private Sub txtmake_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles txtmake.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub btnprint_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub chkairconditioning_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkairconditioning.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chksunroof_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chksunroof.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkpowerlocks_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkpowerlocks.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chksideairbags_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chksideairbags.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkgps_

A: Yes, you can create multiple clicks. That said, you need to find the reason that multiple clicks are required. Multiple clicks IS NOT the answer. There has to be a bug or some event that is taking place that makes it appear that you need multiple clicks.

I only see two click events in your posted code:

Private Sub btnexit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnexit.Click
Close()
End Sub

Private Sub btnprint_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
End Sub

btnprint isn’t going to work because there is no handler defined – you need to add Handles class.method. If the Exit isn’t working, there is probably a close event being triggered on Close() that is hanging things up.

Good luck!

Q: How do I fix my code to avoid this error message in Visual Basic?
Error Message : ” Conversion from string to type single is not valid”

Why am I getting that error message? This is the code which it’s happening to:

Public Class frmford
Dim Make, TradeIn, OriginationFee, DepositAmount, Model, Options, AirConditioningTax, GST, PST, Total, Subtotal, APR, Months, RoofRack, SunRoof, SideAirBags, TintedGlass, RearSpoiler, GPS, PowerLocks, FreightAndPDI, AirConditioning, MonthlyPayments, SumofPayments As Single
Dim LoanAmount, InitialPrice As Integer

Private Sub grpbxford_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles grpbxford.Enter

End Sub

Private Sub frmford_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

End Sub

End If

End Sub

Private Sub btnexit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnexit.Click
Close()
End Sub

Private Sub txtmake_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles txtmake.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub btnprint_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub chkairconditioning_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkairconditioning.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chksunroof_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chksunroof.CheckedChanged

End Sub

Private Sub chkpowerlocks_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkpower

A: Error Message : ” Conversion from string to type single is not valid”

This means that some part of your code is trying to most commonly print string-type text as numbers or atleast something like that.

Q: What truck should I buy?
I’m a ford guy so don;t even try to talk me out of my choices I narrowed it down to either 2010 F150 Lariat platinum white tan interior crew cab 6 1/2 box with 5.4L V8 or

The New 2010 F150 Raptor but then you can only get super cab and your box is only 5 1/2 but it is just me so I really don’t need the extra room

I would get black exterior with black leather interior but now my final decision is should is should I get 5.4 L V8 or 6.2L V8

Now the Lariat is around $44,000 Raptor with 5.4L V8 $40,000 Raptor with 6.2L V8 $43,000

A: love the raptor and it will stand out in a parking lot. you are paying a premium for the style but if you can afford it why not. I own a lariat 2004 f150 and love it. its the 2005 design not the previous. the 5.4 engine runs well , maybe not a drag strip killer but I didnt buy it for that reason. it rides and feels like a pick up designed by the designers of lincoln contenental. yes mine is a crew cab as well. I have black leather interior and the floor shift automatic. I believe the 5.4 will suite your needs just fine as they can be “tricked out” if some performance boost is desired. the 6.2 is a bit worse for milage with minmal power gain.

Q: Why can’t we have better cars?
Why does Europe get all the good small cars and we are stuck with small econoboxes? Even their version of the Ford Ranger is better (Mazda Platform), compared to ours (I guess you can compare it to the F150 Raptor, which could beat out a Porsche Cayenne off road). Why don’t we have good cars like the Mondeo or the RS diesel model? Hell if you want a Ford with a manual transmission you have to pre-order it wait a month then to get it. Even Australia gets better versions of our cars from Holden (which use to be Pontiac until they liquidated the company), why can’t Ford and GM the so called American companies get some balls and bring the models over here, I guarantee they will sell like hotcakes in the States and Canada.

A: in the 90’s, Ford did sell the Mondeo in the US as the Contour. over in Europe, the Mondeo is actually a very reliable car and it’s just good transportation overall. unfortunately, Ford decided to have these things assembled in the US and parts of Mexico, which resulted in amazingly shitty reliability(that’s just labor unions i guess). if you remember the GTO from a few years back, it was just a Holden Monaro with different badges. the Pontiac G8 was a Holden Commodore, same thing.

but these are really the only examples i can think of. the US has always been getting the sh*t end of the stick for decades when it comes to cars, especially from our own manufacturers. i really wish i knew why.

but really, you need to look at the majority of Americans and how they drive. when it comes to cars, Americans don’t seem to like change. the majority of our cars are powered by gasoline, most of us seem to favor automatic transmissions, and there’s been a cult following surrounding the pushrod V8 for the past 70 years or so. basically, Americans have no taste in cars and seem to prefer complete sh*t. manufacturers take advantage of this because they know they can make money.

Q: help with ranger motor swap 98 and 01?
i have a 98 ford ranger with a 4.0 and has 305,880 miles and has low oil pressure and its time to retire the truck truck is in a great shape for its age and the miles it has looks new just about no rust i have a friend that has a motor its a 4.0 and its from a 2001 with only 500 miles barley they guy got the truck and rolled it and my friend got it from some one for his truck but he Trade it in for a new f150 raptor so still has the motor but if i put all my fuel injectors and egr valve and exhaust manifolds and everything will it be the same just a new motor i don’t know if they changed the head or not but i had this problem with a mustang it changed from like 95 compare to the 99 heads i just need to know if anyone know if their the same and will work with my parts under the hood now i know the wiring and everything is diff so that has to be swapped out and everything plus the pulleys and brackets and manifolds and few Other things so it will be striped a little ways any help would be great thanks
Their is a over head cam motor and theirs a push rod motor I have push rod also the new motor with low miles is a push rod not a over head camed two dif things suprsed u don’t know that

A: the only thing you need to change is the wiring harness on the engine and maybe altenator if it dont match your wiring harness other than that same engine just drop it in

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