CONTENTS:
Don't Let Your Alarm Remotes Take A Swim!
Our E-mail Address: samgauto@samscars.com Our Phone Number Is 508-999-3213
|
|
For those of you who have an alarm or keyless entry key fob on your key
ring; this article is for you.
We have already had several customers in the service department reporting problems with their remote transmitters. It seems that some people are accidentally swimming with their keys and remote in their pocket. Some customers have accidentally dropped the remote in a pool. Any kind of "submerged water event" usually proves fatal to the remote. We have not yet seen a remote that was not damaged in some way by water. Even in the best case scenarios, where the remote was only in water for a few seconds, the remote may work but only intermittently. Keep in mind that the cost of some of these remotes is surprising. Typical American car remotes run from $40.00 to $90.00. Some import remotes run from $100.00 to $175.00 so BE CAREFUL! Also, many 1997 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles have a
special electronically coded ignition key, known as a PATS key. (PATS stands
for Personal Anti-Theft System). These keys usually have a fairly large
black grip area with a small "hidden door" on the very outer edge of the
black head. The keys are fairly expensive and should also not be submerged
in water. Some Acura models have a similar key which are "watertight" but
also not water proof so the same warning should apply.
Just when you wondered what was new in car options, Cadillac brings access to the Internet to their cars. Cadillac has announced that it will offer it's "Infotainment" system this fall as an option on the new 2001 DeVille and Seville. Contained in a compact unit about the size of a standard automotive radio, the unit functions like a radio a la navigation system. The system utilizes a fairly small screen and keypad. You can enter street addresses and the navigation computer will show you how to get there from your current location, turn by turn. Press another button and you can program the system to access your Internet e-mail account. You can download your e-mail and then sign off, all while talking to the car's computer by the onboard telephone. Then while driving, you can tell the system, via voice commands, to read your e-mail out loud. You can also read your e-mail on screen but the computer will not allow this until the vehicle is stopped. Cadillac engineers have programmed the screen to obscure when the vehicle is moving so no one will try to "read and drive". You can respond to your e-mail verbally while driving but only brief messages will be allowed. Currently you can not write an e-mail response. The system even has an infrared port which allows you to transfer information
into the car's computer from a personal data assistant like a Palm Pilot.
or those of you who have an alarm or keyless entry key fob on your key ring; this article is for you. We have already had several customers in the service department reporting problems with their remote transmitters. It seems that some people are accidentally swimming with their keys and remote in their pocket. Some customers have accidentally dropped the remote in a pool. Any kind of "submerged water event" usually proves fatal to the remote. We have not yet seen a remote that was not damaged in some way by water. Even in the best case scenarios, where the remote was only in water for a few seconds, the remote may work but only intermittently. Keep in mind that the cost of some of these remotes is surprising. Typical American car remotes run from $40.00 to $90.00. Some import remotes run from $100.00 to $175.00 so BE CAREFUL! Also, many 1997 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles have a
special electronically coded ignition key, known as a PATS key. (PATS stands
for Personal Anti-Theft System). These keys usually have a fairly large
black grip area with a small "hidden door" on the very outer edge of the
black head. The keys are fairly expensive and should also not be submerged
in water. Some Acura models have a similar key which are "watertight" but
also not water proof so the same warning should apply.
This past Memorial Day, members of the American Legion Post 1, honored over 40 area residents who died in the Vietnam War. Veterans said that the ceremony served as reminder of their fight for freedom. Our customer, Dalpha Lavallee, was quoted as saying: "Let us make ourselves the friend and brother, son and father, of those who will not see their own again in mortal flesh. For their sakes, let's not forget the ones left behind... they fought for us, for us they fell...Those who rest in heroes' graves may have not died in vain." Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. was also present. Towards the end of the ceremony Joseph Theodore Jr. and Mr.Lavallee placed a floral tribute in front of the monument outside city hall.  This
past May, our customer, Jacqueline Ramos, opened the Sunshine's Place Early
Learning Community Center. The Center, located at 211 Acushnet Ave.,
welcomes area children to a multi-cultural environment that speaks to them
in three languages. Jacqueline Ramos, said the approach reflects the neighborhood's
diverse Cape-Verdean, Portuguese, Hispanic and American complexion. Almost
all the items in the center, even the welcome signs on the windows, are
printed in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Details like this help students
feel right at home. Jackie was quoted as saying: "This is how the neighborhood
is made up...It is bilingual, no, trilingual. Children will be able to
come to a neighborhood day care center to be cared for, but also educated,"
she said. Local city officials said the new business is a "true partnership"
working to revitalize one of New Bedford's oldest neighborhoods. During
the recent grand opening Mayor Frederick Kaliz was quoted as saying: "This
is a terrific example of what the city, in partnership with the private
sector, can accomplish on behalf of local business," The center will host
a pre-school class on the first floor, kindergarten class on the second
floor and provide office space on the third floor. Mrs. Ramos bought the
property in 1998 with $160,000 in low-interest loans from the city's
Economic Development Council. She also purchased the adjacent land for
a playground through the Abutter's Lot Program. Currently, Mrs. Ramos is
trying to acquire financial backing to purchase playground equipment. She
named the project in honor of her father "Sunshine" Antone Ramos. Mrs.
Ramos expects to get city approval for the kindergarten class to start
on Sept. 1 this year.
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:47:36 -0400
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 19:53:24 -0700
Our heartfelt thanks go out to all of you wonderful customers who send
us these great letters. You really know how to make our day! Thanks again.
John DeCotis lived in New Bedford most of his life. He lived in Wareham for nine years and in Lakeville for the past four years. Mr. DeCotis was a machinist for 31 years at Acushnet Company, rubber division, until retiring. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal. In his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing, woodworking and traveling. Julius Sabo lived in New Bedford since 1947. He was a communicant of St. James Church. Mr. Sabo was a shop planner coordinator at Teledyne Rodney Metals, now known as Allegheny, for more than 30 years until he retired in 1989. While he lived in Connecticut, he worked at the postal telegraph in Bridgeport. Upon his retirement, he remained busy with his well-known letters to the editor of The Standard-Times, and also for his sense of humor. He was a volunteer guide and member of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Mr. Sabo was an Army veteran of World War II, and fought in the Aleutian Island Campaign; he received a battle star on his Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, and the Good Conduct Medal. Jeffrey A. Moraes lived in Fairhaven all of his life. He was
employed by Central Auto Group in Norwood as a car salesman. Mr. Moraes
and his wife would have been married 21 years this May. In his leisure
time, he enjoyed all kinds of sports and playing billiards.
Victor M. Morency lived in the New Bedford area all of his life. Mr. Morency was a 1966 graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School and had been employed for many years as an installer technician by New England Telephone Co. He was an avid sports enthusiast and very active in the Dartmouth Youth Athletic Association as a coach. Mr. Morency was also a dog breeder for many years and an automobile enthusiast. He had been active with the Fairhaven Militia in its formative years. Donald Herbert Blake lived in this community all his life. He was a graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School, where he excelled as a football player. Mr. Blake served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. For 30 years, he was a correctional officer at Bridgewater State Hospital; he retired in 1988. He was an avid fisherman and reader and was an elder of the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation. Genevieve L. O'Connor was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. Miss O'Connor was employed as a dental hygienist by Dr. Francis Hinds, Dr. George Riley, Dr. Robert Durant, and Dr. William Muldoon for many years until she retired. She was a member of the Catholic Women's Club and the Daughters of Isabella. Col. Eugene T. Hotte graduated from New Bedford High School in 1935, attended Boston University and graduated with a bachelor of science degree, cum laude, in 1939. At BU, he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Honor Society for Collegiate Schools of Business. In March 1941, he entered the Army Air Corps as a flying cadet and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October. For three years, he was an instructor and squadron commander in bombing and glider training. After attending the AAF School of Applied Tactics in 1944, he was assigned to the 14th Air Force in China. He was a member of a small American liaison team attached to a Chinese B-24 wing. After he returned to the United States in 1946, he worked for Prudential Insurance Co. in Newark, N.J. Finding his new activities dull after years of flying, he returned to active duty in July 1947 and was awarded a regular commission. For 20 years, he served in a number of Air Force organizations in the United States and abroad. After settling in Rochester, he worked as a consultant and real estate broker. Throughout his years in Rochester, he was active in many civic organizations. He was a past member and chairman of the Rochester Board of Assessors and the Industrial Development Finance Authority, when he helped bring in the SEMASS waste-to-energy plant. He served on the Rochester Council on Aging, Finance Committee, Industrial Development Commission, Master Plan Committee, board of directors of Lighthouse Hospice and Hospice Foundation of Cape Cod, Memorial Society of Southeastern Massachusetts and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.
 |
|
|
|
|
