Epinions Recent Reviews for manamal

Good safe van at a good price

Sun, 14 Jul 2002 15:31:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - Intoduction/How I ended up with a van

I was driving my 6 month old SAAB wagon back from Home Depot when a Caddy runs a light at 50 mph, Broadsides me, destroying the car. I was not hurt, and was alone in the car (thank g*d...if my wife or...

2001 9-5 Wagon: sacrificed her life for mine

Sun, 7 Jul 2002 19:02:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - Intro

Before I start the review, a little truth in advertising:

I had a previous review written about this car from a utilitarian and comfort view point. Unfortunately, a Cadillac speeding through a red light (40+ MPH) allowed me to...

If you can find a better inexpensive superwide zoom for Nikon, buy it!

Wed, 9 May 2001 10:49:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - Overview

I have had this lens for about 3 weeks. I have shot about 100 frames with this lens on my N80 body. I shot two roll around the house, one at a regional park, and one at a civil war battle field. This review is based on those...

Nikon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto AF Zoom Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Autofocus Lens: What do you expect for $129?

Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:10:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - I bought this lens with my Nikon N80 about 4 months ago. I have separately rated the camera; this rating focuses on the lens (har har) and my experience. I do not recommend this lens. If money is an object, get the Nikon 50mm f1.8. If you can afford...

Accord EXV6: best car I have had

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 10:47:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - OverviewI have had my 2000 Accord EX V6 for about 1 year. This is the 4th car I have owned, and far and away the best car I have owned. I bought the car for one main reason: I was having back problems that were (apparently) caused by my seating...

Good food at a moderate price

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 16:25:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - About 3 years ago, I was living in the Ballston, VA neighborhood, and saw that a Tara Thai was opening at 4001 N Fairfax Dr. I was really excited, as I had heard great things about Tara Thai. I ate there within days of it opening and was not...

When it works it is good

Fri, 1 Dec 2000 14:37:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - I have had Road Runner in Fairfax County, VA for abou 18 months. Most of the time it works very well. I have found that, off peak, I get a download throughput of about 1.5 Mega bits per second, with is T1 speed. At peak times, the performace is about...

Great Camera

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 10:41:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - I had been into photography when I was younger; bought my first SLR

(a Nikon FG) while in HS. Unfortunately, money problems caused me to

give up the hobby while in college. Advance 15 years. Money is not

that tight. I want to revisit...

Great sound in a small package

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:11:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author manamal - Additional comments:

When buying any audio equipment, the most important component are the

speakers. No one does speakers like Bose. This unit is really two Bose mid-range speakers packaged with an acoustic wave guide to give good...