[e90AW335i]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

I love the sippy cup in the background.
I have about 8 of those.

Yeah, but are yours double handled? That is VIP style....

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

I love the sippy cup in the background.
I have about 8 of those.

I was waiting for someone to notice that.

Ya, that was just after my twin daughters were born. They just turned five earlier in the month. I feel I will be in trouble come about 8 - 10 years from now.

Recent Birthday Outing



At three years




Back to the program...

[e90AW335i]

Cute kids Steve, congrats bro.....

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by e90AW335i

Cute kids Steve, congrats bro.....

Thanks, but I feel in a few years condolences may be in order. They already love to shop...

[cn555ic]

You will have double the trouble in 10 years!!! Beautiful girls you have!

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

You will have double the trouble in 10 years!!! Beautiful girls you have!

That is the interesting thing about girls; they know how to manipulate by the age of three. In some ways I feel sorry for any boy who dates Natalie, the one on the left in the pictures. She will control them in every way.

Makenna is more of an engineer who will just ignore someone who she doesn't want to deal with.

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by scalbert

That is the interesting thing about girls; they know how to manipulate by the age of three. In some ways I feel sorry for any boy who dates Natalie, the one on the left in the pictures. She will control them in every way.

Makenna is more of an engineer who will just ignore someone who she doesn't want to deal with.

I have two boys and trying for a third (obviously wanting a girl, but whatever god gives me it's all good as long as it healthy!!) I don't understand why I am putting myself through this because if it happens and I have a girl, when it comes time for them to date, I dunno how I am going to handle that!
Shotgun loaded and ready maybe waiting at the door!

[Mr. 5]

Ya nice kids man!
Here's my only one that still uses the sippy.
Frist is at 10 months and the second is recent at 17 months.

[cn555ic]

Damn, MR 5....Now you have me wanting to buy these new scoops and wanting to have a girl in my family!!!

[scalbert]

Now back to the topic subject.

I purchased the shop manual for the Sienna (needed to anyway as it is off warranty). What a great deal too. $15 for a downloadable version in a RAR file and I just had to burn it to disc. Even easier to read than the BMW WDS.

I just pulled the MAF sensor and verified the required pins so I should be able to test this weekend provided I can leave the beer alone for a couple of hours. Now I just need to order a replacement inlet tube as I will be cutting up this one and all should be golden.

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Ya nice kids man!
Here's my only one that still uses the sippy.
Frist is at 10 months and the second is recent at 17 months.

Very cute and at a very exciting age. Girls are wonderful in so many ways.

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

Shotgun loaded and ready maybe waiting at the door!

Shotguns are mandatory tools in my neck of the woods.

Heck, I have a few friends who hunt off their back deck. One of the wives will also partake in the semi-hunt.

[Mr. 5]

This is great news!
I'm very interested in the results!!

Originally Posted by scalbert

Now back to the topic subject.

I purchased the shop manual for the Sienna (needed to anyway as it is off warranty). What a great deal too. $15 for a downloadable version in a RAR file and I just had to burn it to disc. Even easier to read than the BMW WDS.

I just pulled the MAF sensor and verified the required pins so I should be able to test this weekend provided I can leave the beer alone for a couple of hours. Now I just need to order a replacement inlet tube as I will be cutting up this one and all should be golden.

[Black Chili]

I believe they definitely have value and definitely make a positive difference.

$200 bucks however is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced. Setting the cost of the product to recovering R&D expense is not really a solid business model.

Sell 50 copies at 4 times the price or 4 times the units at 1/4 the price? Higher volume over the same time period will result in lower unit cost (the more you sell, the lower the per unit cost). You also have more product out there = more people talking about it = more business if it really is a good solution.

The other problem is that at $200, you've created a REALLY high ripoff incentive. It only takes one set for someone with the right tools to copy it, then sell essentially the exact same thing for $50 and evaporate your business (ripoffs have no R&D to recover).

Great product, great idea, bad marketing...

[Mr. 5]

I'm going to bump this.
Scalbert, have you had any time to test this out?

Originally Posted by scalbert

Now back to the topic subject.

I purchased the shop manual for the Sienna (needed to anyway as it is off warranty). What a great deal too. $15 for a downloadable version in a RAR file and I just had to burn it to disc. Even easier to read than the BMW WDS.

I just pulled the MAF sensor and verified the required pins so I should be able to test this weekend provided I can leave the beer alone for a couple of hours. Now I just need to order a replacement inlet tube as I will be cutting up this one and all should be golden.

[scalbert]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

I'm going to bump this.
Scalbert, have you had any time to test this out?

I had hoped to until my wife and daughers made other plans for me. I still intend to do this and will most likely be able to get to it next weekend.

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by scalbert

I had hoped to until my wife and daughers made other plans for me. I still intend to do this and will most likely be able to get to it next weekend.

No worries and no rush.
I just wanted to remind you.