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Well, I don't know if many if you have heard of Uncyclopedia but here are a few articles: Toyota General Motors United States of Canada Kitten Huffing

Some rides didn't get the credit they deserve when new, or were once well known and have become forgotten in the interim. Like the Blown 312 Y block '57 Fairlanes, that had the kind of power FE V8 Mustangs only had a decade later. What other cars would you add? Ford Fairlane Gremlin 401-XR '67 Firebird 400

Seriously, this is actually pretty cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrc64eM_cuI

Title is me. Still in IL for now, no certain plans for the next few weeks, but will be moving to Cincinnati. unless i have to find a job closer to there anyway. Either the Locomotive business is being terrible last and this year, or NRE may be crumbling.

Unhappy America If America can learn from its problems, instead of blaming others, it will come back stronger http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaySt...ory_ID=11791539 NATIONS, like people, occasionally get the blues; and right now the United States, normally the world’s most self-confident place, is glum. Eight out of ten Americans think their country is heading in the wrong direction. The hapless George Bush is partly to blame for this: his approval ratings are now sub-Nixonian. But many are concerned not so much about a failed president as about a flailing nation. One source of angst is the sorry state of American capitalism. The "Washington consensus" told th…

Had Mrs. PCS take a stab at it, it still needs a little work, she'll do more later today, and my eyebrows continue to gray ...

Execution is too good for this bitch: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2...g_kitten_i.html

so on the way to work today i came up to a stop light. a black jacked up trd doublecab v8 tundra is beside me. now of course i was unfortunatley in the colorado instead of the impala but the dude rolls on me. then he rolls again. well, unabated i took his offer. tis a sad thing to see when a "380 hp" v8 doesnt start pulling away from the I5 colorado until halfway through 2nd gear... he was interested in turning at the next light which i was turning well before otherwise i would have stayed in a little longer, but i made sure to give him the big ole thumbs down shaking head before turning. you would thing that mom and dad would have bought a better truck to send jr off to …

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http://www.myspace.com/soyuneikbeats Just found out about em today. Anything that the mass population might not know about, post em!

I get my gas at a local convenience store. There is a lady at the counter in there, about 60 years old. Every time I go in there, she asks me about my car. Does it have Onstar, I need to try the turn-by-turn, is it an '09, it's a nice looking car, she has a Torrent, same as the Equinox, but she likes it, her husband likes Cobalts... etc. etc. When I had my Sierra, I always went to another place to get gas, but before the Sierra, with my Colorado, I used to go in there, and she would always tell me her husband had a Colorado, and that mine was nice looking. It's kind of amusing, especially when she repeats herself every time I see her, but it's also kinda nice to he…

My friends have a 2011/2012 Acadia without a Nav screen (they have what I think is called the black tie radio or something like that). They want to unpair a cell phone because apparently they have filled up the number of phones you can have paired. Is there a command they can speak to do this or something they can access via the radio's menu? They lost the owner's manual and online I seem to only find the newer ones with intellilink.

I think of the 3000+ people on this forum, and the 100 or so who post here on a weekly basis I am one of the most out-spoken and transparent ones. 99% of the time I do NOT let my oppinion go unregistered if it is a topic I feel strongly about. But here's something I do not confess very often. It is a dark secret of sorts, a true paradox along the lines of the last temptation of Christ. I'm in love with a Japanese car and it's NOT a Datsun... hell it's not even the usual 1970s hardtop 2dr that looks like a Japanime version of a late 60s GM A-body or early 70s Mopar. This car is, for all intents & puropses the ONLY car that (mechanically) resembles my old 1…

About every other week or so I cruise some online car buying websites looking to see what decent used GMCs are for sale. Wishing that I had the extra cash, or at least had an easy and quick way to get out of the AURA lease, most of the time I just "daydream" about buying one of the many trucks I've found. Yesterday I' was a little bored so I cruise on over to one of the used car buying sites and search '99-'02 GMC Sierras. I found this one: 2001 GMC Sierra SLE Regular Cab, Shortbed K1500 It's what I've always wanted (well, if it had the sportside bed option it'd really be perfect) - regular cab, shortbed, K1500 (4WD) SLE with tons of factory options (foglights,…

I am an honest man. I lied to my father. As some of you know, I like to go camping at a particular campground in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. It's a gay/lesbian campground, and further, it is clothing optional. I go two or three times a season. Without being too specific, over the last four years I've been going I've been telling my parents (seperately, they're divorced) that I've been going "camping upstate"... which sufficed... until my dad mentioned one day that he delivers tires (he retired from Armstrong floor company after 41 years and now drives a pickup truck, delivering tires for a local merchant) to a customer in the same town. I spoke up and said…

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This guy loves his cars a little to much! http://carloving.blogspot.com check his links under "Check out my other websites!"

1234 pounds of pot seized in Az in an 8 hr period, incl. this LeSabre. I guess they wanted to keep their pot nice and warm.. AZ Republic article on pot busts

I wonder how this got by motor vehicle? Fly, what's the process for vanity plates there?

What songs never fail at making you tap the steering wheel or break out into spontaneous air drums or air guitar? can be rock, dance, whatever....EVEN country

First of all, the global leadership in Paris and Tokyo sees little purpose to Buick and Saturn, so these brands will be cancelled immediately. Apologies to anyone who actually cared about them. Renault has plans to come back to the U.S., and it's believed the best way to do this is sell all GMC/Chevy GMT900's as Renaults. The Silverado will be known as the Renault Clouseau, in honor of the legendary French detective: The Tahoe will be sold as the Renault Chirac, after the great French premier who stood up to Yankee imperialism. It's believed that these moves will give Renault a volume of 1.5 million units in North America, instantly making it a major player. It wi…

hey i have been sorta busy, doing this and that. but i was inspired by hanging out with camino all day yesterday at a local car show. wanted to swing in and see how all are doing. and let anyone who cares know whats going on here... so i have found a new girl, one that is so far the coolest i have met. i have some new updates with my home theater. the jeep is still alive. not much new with her though.... still doing custom home theater installs and working part time at game stop. other than that life is mostly the same looking forward to hearing about all the regulars' lives and how everyone else is doing. btw i know this might be a long shot, but if anyone her…

I know my activity on this site has diminished in the past six months, so you may not have even known I dissapeared (or cared). Looks like I missed alot while I was away. Just wanted to check in and say hi, and that I'm doing ok. I moved into my new house at the beginning of February. Still getting things organized, and I don't have a computer yet, so I only get to go online once a week or so, mostly only to check my emails. Hopefully I will be getting a computer of my own very soon and be able to be here alot more. I checked into getting DSL already, and they tell me it's not available in my neighborhood . The Impala and Alero have been great (The Cutlass is gone,…

The Camaro's back!

It shows a little of my guilty pleasures I had my last time in Germany. Das ist gut, ja? What? I'm innocent, I tell ya!

I could be getting a older Dell Laptop in the next few weeks..for cheap. Downside is, that it is a celeron(not that big of a deal) 256k of memory, and a 20gb hard drive. Would it be worth it to upgrade it? And not cost me an arm and a leg? I plan use it for school-related stuff, so it doesn't have to be powerful....

For two simple reasons: This & This.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/internation...1577753,00.html From the Guardian, a serious UK news site - I can't believe this is a serious news article!! Armed and dangerous - Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina by Mark Townsend Houston Sunday September 25, 2005 The Observer It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts who have studied the US navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and su…

US OKs $150 million to help Yemen fight terrorism WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has approved $150 million in military assistance to Yemen, the country where al-Qaida linked militants planned the failed Christmas Day airliner attack over Detroit, The Associated Press has learned. Administration officials said the money was approved Friday by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and is more than double the amount of U.S. aid to Yemen last year. It will pay for military equipment and training for Yemeni forces. U.S. officials worry that Yemen is becoming the next significant terrorist staging ground, amid ongoing signs that lower-level al-Qaida operatives have been moving into the …

MOMBASA, Kenya -- U.S. Navy snipers opened fire and killed three pirates holding an American captain at gunpoint, delivering the skipper unharmed and ending a five-day high-seas hostage drama on Easter Sunday. Capt. Richard Phillips was in "imminent danger" of being killed before snipers shot the pirates in an operation authorized by President Barack Obama, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said. He said the pirates were armed with AK-47s and small-caliber pistols and were pointing the rifles at the captain when the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge gave the order to open fire. Gortney, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, said the White House had given "ve…

WASHINGTON – States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the multibillion-dollar gaming industry to decide what kids can buy. The high court, on a 7-2 vote, threw out California's 2005 law covering games sold or rented to those under 18, calling it an unconstitutional violation of free-speech rights. Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia, said, "Even where the protection of children is the object, the constitutional limits on governmental action apply." Scalia, who pointed out the viol…

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I'm kinda bored if you hadn't noticed, and procrastinating a bit, but oh well. For those of you who have them, what USB flash drives do you use? I've got quite a few, some of which don't work anymore. I have a Memorex drive which I really liked, but the drive got bent so it's no good anymore. I have a Lexar 512MB Jump Drive from college...this stupid thing was like $60 from the school store. Still use it. I have a PNY attache Which I use from time to time. i got it as gift. Thi s thing is made from cheap plastic, and the case tends to slide off. I had an old 256MB one that was built better, but lost it. My other drive is a 1GB Corsair Voyager. I love this th…

Still first half, and we are spanking Washington 34-17. I'm calling this game early B)

...with 111,000 miles! 2003 Olds Alero This is expected... 2003 GMC Savana w/192k Or how about this unexpected with 214k? 2000 Park Avenue This beats all with 500,000+ 1999 Ford F-350

Alright, so after a week of back-and-forth e-mailing with the owner of a slightly older used car I found for sale on a Craigslist ad, I'm planning to go check it out sometime today (likely in the early afternoon). Since it has been a LONG time since I shopped for a used car, and even then is was for a newer used car, is there a standard checklist to take along so I don't overlook anything? It would be a bonus if it was from a "Used Car Shopping for Dummies with little Mechanical Skills" book. If I like what I see, I will be asking to take it for a much more thorough inspection by an AA-approved mechanic. But I want to be able to perform a basic inspection so the selle…

I was just thinking about something earlier and figured I'd see other peoples' reactions. If you were in the market for a used vehicle today (within reasonable range), which vehicle(s) would you purchase? Car: '97-03 Grand Prix GTP Sportscar: C5 Corvette, '01-02 Trans Am WS6 SUV: '99-04 Grand Cherokee Truck: Dodge Dakota 5.9L R/T

Hey, if anyone here wants a userbar sig like mine, Northstar's, or NOS's, I'll be happy to make you one. Just leave your request here and I'll try my best to get back with you. Just don't swamp me. Okay, I'll just need the following info from you: Any color scheme you want. (Mine is yellow and black, obviously, for obvious reasons.) If you want a custom userbar with your username and a logo (see below) to start out your sig. If so, please leave the image you want to use as your logo. If you want a [insert Make Here] Driver bar after that. Specify the make of your car. Or, instead, you could specify the model. Any other userbars you want in the sig (I.E. C&G Club…

I meant to post this awhile back but just never got around to it. Be sure to ask for Genuine General Dynamics parts!

Today when I went to get our mail, I noticed a small box, thinking it was something I ordered for my new office, I opened it. Low and behold it was a DVD called , when I looked at the address, it was addressed to my 70 year old neighbor. Now here's my question, should I bring it over to him or reseal it and give it back to the Mailman as misdilvered ...

I've been looking at Google maps' Street View the last hour or two... this is INSANE! You can go to Australia, Spain, etc and see streets and everything! If you're lost... go to Google Maps, then think of somewhere to go (type in Detroit or something). Look at the regular map, then on the left (on top of the zoom scroller) is a little man you can click and drag to the street. Then the world is yours and you can look at many, many places. It's nuts!

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Bathurst 1000, Gold Coast 600 Live On SPEED SPEED's sending a full commentary and production team to cover the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and Armor All Gold Coast 600 events in HD. NASCAR’s Waltrip & Joy Lead SPEED’s Live Coverage Down Under Darrell Waltrip is joined by NASCAR on FOX boothmate Mike Joy and SPEED announcers Leigh Diffey and Calvin Fish. Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 - October 6-9 Armor All Gold Coast 600 - October 21-23

I thought this forum could use more Austrailian racing. It's like Nascar but with road courses.

The race was run on Sunday, Oct 10. Those of you with access to Speed Channel will be able to see a 2 hour presentation on October 17 at 3PM ET. I won't give away any spoilers, but here's an incident from the opening lap of the race. Fabian Coulthard suffers a tire failure and rolls through the gravel several times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2j1Ra1wDl4 "I knew it was missing some panels when I got out without opening the door." Fabian Couthard. From Friday's Practice session: Craig Lowndes Record Breaking Lap (Bathurst 2010 Practice) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IocxcHPsgs Craig Lowndes breaks Greg Murphy's lap record around Bathurst with a 2:06.8012

Remind me never to live in Virginia...'ol TJ (Thomas Jefferson) is probably shaking his head right now. And their speed limit on interstate highways is only 55! Talk about torture! http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1818.asp

You and your significant other NEED to get away...and soon! That's exactly what WE needed to do and did. But our choice of getaway was an almost kitchy Pocono resort...any less red paint would have been tacky, but as it turns out this much made it fun! The place is called Paradise Stream and it's a couple's all-inclusive resort. Check out our little getaway to the Poconos in the latest issue of Automotive Traveler. We had a great time and you will too! http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/3103 What do you think of it?

I have a great love for all things Ancient Egyptian, so I thought I would share some vacation Pics of Egypt last year. I'm posting them for all you Shutins who never get out of the house let alone the USA! Abu Simbel Al Jamila Boat Pyramids Edfu Temple Front of the Edfu Temple, this is actually my desktop background now. My hotel at night. Cairo Karnak Karnak again. Kefren Kom Ombo Temple Luxor Temple Memnome Colossus Nile Sunset

Ok boys and girls, vacation time for me has arrived. We are off to my parents house in the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Croix (pronounced Croy) to be exact. Try not to miss my insightful post to much. :AH-HA_wink: Oh I will have computer access there, and may be able to sneak a peek at the post so I don't get to far behind. Anyway we leave later today, and if any of you are in the town of Christiansted, stop by and say hello, we will be there 2 weeks.

Finally! I've been at work but mentally away for about 2 weeks, today was finally my last day before taking a ton of time off. Looking back, I'm not sure why I bothered going in yesterday or today, but I did. Today was fantastic because we had out holiday luncheon which took up about 3 hours of my time, add to that leaving an hour early, and I'm feeling all right. Just need to get through tomorrow and Thursday and I'm off the the beach for a week.

ocn's vacation, day 1: So, one or two of you may recall a thread on my first service visit with my Fiesta. It was to get a second key programmed for the car. That key was incorrectly cut by someone at Ford, so round two was necessary. This morning was round two. I got to the dealership at 7:50 for my 8:00 appointment for something that should take about 3 minutes. At about 8:40 I started doing the bad customer thing... I started walking around outside the shop, looking for my car. Found it. Tech was in his bay, at a desk on a laptop, looking up info on how to do the programming. He was stumped. I walked in and introduced myself as the car owner. He said the key…

Once in many years... I'm in Hong Kong right now... Gotta love seeing the European version of cars here. So I'll won't be around that much, at least not as much as when I was slacking from my exams.

I have to share my excitement. I'm going to Punta Cana next month. This will be my first time going out of the country (other than Canada), and my first time flying since I went to Disney World in '95. This will also be my first all-inclusive vacation. I hope I gain ten pounds So, where are you guys going?

Jeez, seems like Chevy filmed this '72 Malibu as it cruzed through PA Dutch Country... what a nice looking car, that '72 Malibu. Does my eye spy a "350" badge on the fender next to "Malibu", or is it a "307"... <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pu-TnCo4yQ8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Been shared round a few times https://www.carkeys.co.uk/dream-car-quiz?76542rH I got matched up with the Mustang

HOW DARE HONDA DESECRATE THE VAN LIKE THIS!

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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...b=Entertainment I'm not sure how many of you have seen Eddie since he left rehab, but he looks great! What a difference a haircut, and some new teeth will make. Here's hoping this tour goes through, and the reviews are good, because they're coming my way, and I need a ticket.

Has anyone else seen the original Vanishing Point. I just watched it last night and it was great. Good car chase as well. Motor Trend ruined the movie for me though. They explained the 2 bulldozers so I knew the meaning in the first part of the movie. The car that was crashed into the bulldozers was actually a 67 Camaro. Motor Trend explained it because you can see the upside down Camaro badge when the townspeople are examining the wreckage. I didn't see the badge but I saw the body and windowline and I knew it was a Camaro. This was a good car chase movie. Anyone else seen it or seen any other good car chase movies? My favourite car chase is in Bulitt.

So in the upcoming month I have to renew my license plate, and I was thinking about getting a vanity plate for the TA. Here are a few that I like and are available... Let me know what you think about these, or if you have any suggestions Why Try? Sorry Officer In Trouble Need Bail Got Torque? Bad F'N TA

Maybe it is just me, but I have noticed quite a few rusty Caravans lately... Not the beat up ones from the 80s...I'm talking late 90s early 00s.... And it is not just a bits of rust (like those who never. ever wash the car ) This rusting is everywhere-doors, hood, hatch, front doors, sliding doors.... Now I expect this out of the older cars (80s, early 90s), but some of these vans are barely 10 years old. A good griend of my mom has a 03 Caravan-and the sliding door alreay has a decent amount of rust on it. Makes me sad. I was actually considering a SB caravan to replace the wagon ( More room for friends/family hockey stuff)... Hmmm...Do you guys notice t…

Classics ones, that is. I've always liked the classic vans (grew up around vans), and there has been a few driving around here lately.... I'm, actually pondering the idea of a classic van....something my whole family could enjoy. I'm thinking late 60s- early 80s. Any ideas? Good websites you know of?

Here's a picture of the '06 GTO from Pontiac.com for your sig. :P Current sig for comparison: As you can see, Pontiac went through great lengths taking new pictures for the '06 model year. ^_^ 360* View

* Featured this past week! Truck Tuesday, class of 1952: Chevrolet, Fargo, Federal, Mercury http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/06/16/automotive-daily-149/ Motorcycle Madness on Thursday, class of 1962: Harley-Davidson, Jawa, Maico, Triump http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/06/18/automotive-daily-151/ Small & Complete Saturday, class of 1972: Chevrolet Vega, Ford Pinto, AMC, Plymouth http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/06/20/automotive-daily-153/ Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com 1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve "This is not where you belong" __ Trapt __ 'Head Strong'

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