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Saw these at the Lansdale show and I want them for project Camino. The wheel center said "intro" on it, I think.

OPC Race Camp makes racing dream come true The fourth level of the OPC Race Camp that starts today on the Nordschleife is the perfect stage for presenting the Astra OPC “Nürburgring Edition”. Opel breaks new ground with the OPC Race Camp – a professional talent casting that helps ordinary drivers discover and develop their motor racing skills. 500 candidates were chosen from the almost 18,500 applicants in the first round, which took place in April. Since then, further selection has taken place and today, 20 racing talents go into the fourth round hoping to capture one of the coveted eight positions in the race team that will participate in the legendary 24-hour race on …

Rain and Rain In my car Streetlight blue Drops projected Your face Waiting We do it best Silence Half an hour Goodnight again © 2007

Happy time! Good things are happening this week. Last week I found out I'm going to be a daddy. (Might need some help from Satty and 76 and others... ) And, I just made the last payment on my car...and finish the wife's next month. Hmm....08 Mailbu.... Nah, I want to wait a while longer...save some cash. But now I get to play with the toy now that it is paid off......ecotec supercharger.....

In this thread, instead of 5 dream cars, tell us about 5 cars you had the chance to buy, could afford to buy at the time, and didn't. This should be actual cars that you really did look at, considered...and then were an idiot for not buying.

Well, A Quick Check of AutoTrader shows GSL Chev City has already turned around our old 2005 Venture for sale... I don't know... something about seeing an ad for the thing just gives me a feeling in the pit of my stomach, my dad too incidentally, anyway, I'll take this opportunity to share the last pictures I'll likely ever see of the damn thing ( ) http://showrooms.canadatrader.com/showroom...amp;Pagecount=1

So I was thinking earlier and came up with a ton of questions about battery-powered and hybrid, non-ICE vehicles... 1. Can they haul like our diesels? Can they off-road? 2. How would you "mod" one? Add some RAM like a computer? Obviously not, but who knows... 3. When they become widespread, will they be able to power the planes that you fly from here to Europe? 4. Will they be able to be used in the water, ATV, and very cold conditions (not only in cars way up north, but also snowmobiles and the like)? 5. Of course they'll be more expensive at first, but after technology gets going, will they be cheaper than mass-produced ICEs? 6. What will happen to gas stati…

Ok, don't know how well this will work. See if you can guess the artist and name of the song from this audio clip. HEHE guessthis.mp3

Energy Plan Political Pandering Whenever Congress puts together a bill attempting to find a solution to some sort of real or imagined problem, my immediate thought is that the bill do one of four things: It will worsen the problem at hand It will do nothing to solve the problem but instead create a new problem somewhere else It will worsen the original problem and create new problems In the very best case it will do nothing at all Consider the ethanol plan. Growing corn to produce ethanol was supposed to help make us energy independent. What happened was that subsidies to grow corn (an energy wasteful process without the subsidies), did not cause gasoline pri…

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http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/ WANT.

Julie and Silvester have been in the hospital since this A.M., Julie is doing fine as is Silvester, he wanted me to post in here for him when I got home from work. Most recent update from Sly about half an hour ago was "F$#% Amelia is stuck after Julie did a lot of pushing, her heartrate was going crazy, from 74-205bpm. @ 6:49pm she was rushed into the O.R. for C-section" I'm sure by now Silvester is the proud parent of not just one girl, but two! I'll keep you guys updated as soon as I hear any info! Congrats Sly!!! :AH-HA_wink:

I went to a couple of dealerships last night to check out new cars for the heck of it. There were NO 2010 LaCrosses at the B(O)(P) dealership...and it was a fairly large store. There were NO 2010 Tauruses at the Ford dealership...and it was a very large store. There were NO base Camaros (within the visible part of the lot) at the Chevy dealership...and it was a very large store. What's up with this? Has anyone seen any 2010 LaCrosses or Tauruses on the lots? When are they due in?

My dad is going to sell either the Sunfire or the Corsica. I get to choose which since the remaining one will become mine. I am having a tough time deciding. 1996 Corsica 2.2L 2200, automatic 77,191 mi. Pros: It's more or less well sorted out Lower mileage Nicer sounding radio (with tape player!) Better reliability reputation as far as I can tell Cons: Horn not working for some reason ABS no worky A/C is shot Possibly doesn't like to start in very cold temperatures It's boring to look at, boring to be in, and boring to drive Cramped rear seats 2000 Sunfire coupe 2.2L 2200, 5-speed manual 94,633 mi. Pros: I like the styling 20x mor…

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As some of you may have read, I'm looking to purchase a newer (not necessarily brand new) car within the near future (say... by the new year). I was looking at '08+ Saab 9-3s, but I took one for a test drive today. Beautiful car inside and out, sufficient power, and it seemed to handle pretty good. However, it just felt like a car. It didn't give me any type of special feeling, it was just a ride. I want more than that.. something that I get into and it just feels special. The Camaro SS I drove a few weeks ago felt more "special," but it still had a terrible feeling interior and wasn't as amazing as I had expected. My friend's S2000, however, had a very appropriate feel t…

I don't know, but it's like getting my G6 is just more trouble than ever. First it was my Cavalier, then money issues, and now insurance. First, GMAC wanted a co-lessee. I found one, and now the insurance company wants me to insure my co-lessee as well. Now my co-lessee feels puzzled that I might harm his driving record, and by the sound of things, he seems to want to back out, leaving me in the cold. Sort of understand what my co-lessee is worried about. I heard is that in the event that if the car has an accident, ALL insured drivers on that car will be considered having an accident on their record. That's sort of what happened to my ma back then when my …

Apparently there was a worm spreading on Xanga. It uses a JavaScript hole in IE to propagate. Firefox is safe though.

I can't remember if we already had a thread about this, but I did a search and couldn't find anything. Anyway, here's some unordinary police vehicles: 2001 Lincoln Navigator - Nebraska State Patrol 1999 Chrysler New Yorker in Boyd, NE 1993 Plymouth Acclaim - Compton, CA Community College 1990 Ford Probe - Arizona Highway Patrol 1997 Dodge Intrepid - Ranchester, Wyoming 1993 Eagle Vision - Lyndhurst, NJ 1980 Mercury Zephyr 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis - Grove, NE 1979 Mercury Cougar sedan - Missouri State Patrol 1976 Pontiac LeMans - Missouri State Patrol

http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/printt...p?t=51479&pp=40 some one emailed this link to me. I think its just like the racing air scam.

Yesterday I was going down the street to the strip mall to get a pizza for dinner, I saw this guy in a two door Tahoe. He was backing out of his spot at almost full throttle, and a lady in a Lumina was coming along and the Tahoe almost hit it. Clearly, the Lumina had the right of way, as he wasn't even half out of his spot, but I saw the moron in the Tahoe roll down the windows and start to cursing the woman. Rednecks... don't people these days have driving manners...

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…

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8...341347407&hl=en Toyota Tundra chasing a BMW Z4. Your thoughts? This was on Google Video's Top 100, for some reason.

The other day at lunch, went out, sitting by myself...next table, Toyota tech and a Honda tech were eating lunch, from nearby dealerships. both of them spent the whole time pretty much talking about how crappy American and European cars are, and how much better simply EVERYTHING from Asia is. I am to the point where I think just the reverse, that while Asia builds some fine cars...esp Mazda and Hyundai....I am really liking American cars again and really actually want to buy a European car., So could I just have any love that anyone will offer up for American or European iron...please...just a little...?

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I put this trailer hitch and tire trailer setup together this fall to give myself a little piece of mind when I take my car on trips to the track. I will feel much more comfortable making the trips to Road America and Heartland Park (I currently live near Chicago) next year knowing I have a full set of wheels and tires with me. Tire trailer did great on the highway, couldn't even feel it back there. See you at the track.

Yep, I'm going up to Chicago tomorrow for the auto show (first public day so it might be busy). Any requests anyone has for pics? I'll be sure to get plenty of the new stuff, but if there's something specific you want post it here ASAP, as I'm leaving before noon CST tomorrow. I'll be there Saturday as well, but I probably won't have access to the internet, so I likely won't see any requests posted after I leave.

So yesterday, the day after my birthday and the day there's supposed to be a party with my friends started fine. I got up early for once, took a shower, and got ready to go to my only class on Fridays (which is only 50 minutes long). I get in the Intrepid with my new mp3 player, plug it in and off I go. Only about a mile from the house the Check Engine light comes on. I pull over immediately into the parking lot of a new apartment building that just went up. And turn the car off. The engine temp was reading normal, the oil levels were fine, and no ominous smoke or sounds were emitting from the engine bay. I reluctantly start the car back up, listen to it...and it sounds f…

Okay, as I was browsing the interwebs I happened upon something that blew my mind: degree programs and courses in aftermarket automotive accessories! Here I am with BAs in Philosophy and Italina Literature when I could have gone for this instead: http://www.northwood.edu/flash/aftermarket/ And, surprisingly, Northwood isn't the only school to offer these kinds of courses. There are a few others such as the course offerd by Stark State as well (see here: http://www.starkstate.edu/automotive-aftermarket) and it seems that these are actually specifically involved with teaching you the elements of installation and theory. Anyway, has anyone heard of these or had any experie…

Last night's Metallica show here in Lisbon was very, very good! Those guys seem to have plenty of energy left in them and if the setlist is any indication of where they got or are getting inspiration for their new album, then let me tell you it is promising: apart from Reload's The Memory Remains, everything they pleyed was from the 1983-1991 period. Needless to say, but my voice is completely f#cked up today Here's the setlist: Creeping Death For Whom The Bell Tolls Rid The Lightning Disposable Heroes The Unforgiven ...And Justice For All The Memory Remains The Four Horsemen Orion Fade To Black Master of Puppets Battery - - - - Sad But True Nothing Els…

Nothing can be further from the truth, some Holden employees even like me and I have proof. They voice message me just to see how I'm doing.

I wanted to respond to Avant's post about the G6, agreeing that even our G6 SE V6 wasn't too great of a car, either and make a point that our old G6 had been in the shop several times for the steering components alone. However, I can't make posts there. What did I miss?

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-0...carmakers_N.htm tick tock? our politicans need to set up roadblocks in legislation so this does not happen

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I guess we can do one more like that. Rules: 1. Production cars only. 2.These are your only vehicles. 4. Any era and market. 5. At least THREE NEW vehicles. 6. Maximum price $40k. (For new cars $40k is MSRP, no destination and no sales or discounts allowed)

Link to article http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080418/ap_on_...ygamist_retreat WOW! 416 children! Some of those poor children some have had babies at the age of 13! That is just crazy! I don't believe in polygamy, I think it is wrong. What are your thoughts on polygamy?

My wife's birthday is coming up and she asked me if I would either get a tattoo (Symbol of Chaos) on my bicep, or a nipple ring, I'm leaning towards the nipple ring as this will not leave a permanent mark on my body. I know there will be some blood with the piercing but I don't know what kind of pain to expect, can anyone else give some guidance on this aspect of it? The things you do for those you love.

A BPG dealer I've had contact with over the past 5-6 months regarding some of their used/GM Certified inventory has had the following 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi sedan available for the past two months now: It has a tad less than 71k original miles on it, is a fully loaded SSEi model, and from the pictures and e-mails I've received from the sales lady, the car is in excellent condition for its age. The price they're asking is a little high IMO, but as with all used cars I'm sure it could be negotiated to something better. What I'd like to know is if it would be a smart decision to purchase a 9 year-old car like this, especially since a 24-36 month loan woul…

I am a huge Disney Parks fan/enthusiast and love EPCOT CENTER (being old school, I hate calling it 'Epcot'). The link above to Youtube has a great parody of the changes made to EPCOT CENTER <Epcot> over the years. If you too are an EPCOT CENTER <Epcot> fan and have been there recently or are aware of the changes over the last several years, you'll get the jokes. Enjoy!!

This really is a WTF moment for Canadians... Harper is a Conservative, and not a very personable guy. This would be like Bush Sr. getting up on stage out of nowhere and singing.

What ever happend with all the hype about c&g getting an internet radio show. it was a huge deal on old c&g and i havent herd a single word about it since we switched

What's your fave pizza? Definitely going w/ extra sauce, extra cheese, pepperoni, mushroom, ham, bacon, onion, green pepper. :) Good stuff.

Paris Hilton's boyfriend knows how to drive Idiots :lol:

Usually I don't like big obnoxious rims on classsic Muscle I think 17" is as big as I would ever go. If you put 20" rims on a '69 Camaro I think chances are you have a 0.7" long $hlong. That being said I LOVE this customized Camaro. The sleek polished aluminum rims, low profile tires, killer stance, Baldwin Motion paint scheme and Super Scoop hood make it just right.

I know manufacturer-owned dealerships are out of the equation due to state franchise laws, but what do these laws actually say? Is it possible for a manufacturer to own and operate its dealerships if it buys up all of its franchisees?

Damn you sly Im looking at 1990-1993 accord coupes right now this one could have been mine if i lived a couple hundred milse closer accord

Pop quiz... 1) You come upon a toll booth. The lane is marked SunPass/exact change and there is no 'booth,' merely a basket for change, 25 cents to be exact. You... a) Stop, toss in correct change, proceed. b) Drive at reduced speed, listen to your transponder beep, proceed. c) Stop, toss in a dollar bill. Wait. When gate doesn't open, toss, in another dollar bill. Wait. When gate still doesn't open, honk furiously and yell for an attendant. When attendant walks up and points out its exact change only, returns your dollar bill, keeps one, and returns 75 cents (depositing the toll in the basket), you argue with him about why he only gave you back $1.75. 2) You come up…

So today around 2pm I gave XP a ride to work after he put the Cutlass on my front lawn with a for sale sign. We notice that there's a '97/'98 Honda Accord in the parking lot at Dounkin Donuts in Drum Hill Chelmsford with what looks like a broken tie-rod, I pulled in to investigate and this is what I saw. I laughed and took the photos as I asked the kid WTF happened, he says "it just let go as I turned the wheel... the axle slipped right out & the suspension just snapped" As I walked away I said lound enough for him to hear... "Gotta love those Hondas, next time go for RWD." Then I got inside my RWD Q45 and drove away laughing my @$$ off as I told …

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...eoid=1412573803 THIS.IS.GREAT.PERIOD.

Yeah. $ 1.85 a gallon but still cost 33 to fill it from a quarter tank.

I was walking down the street here in Rome today when I stopped dead in my tracks. Normally I pass Pontiac vans without batting an eye, but seeing a Pontiac is rare here and something else caught my eye...a Chevrolet badge. It was essentially a Pontiac Trans Sport with Chevy bowties on it, they didn't even change the grille. I decided that someone must have done it themselves, that there's no way GM would just slap some bowties on a Pontiac and call it a day...maybe it was imported over here and the badges were missing? But after doing a check online, sure enough...the Chevrolet Trans Sport exists.

I know it's late in the day, I wasn't in this morning. I hope it's been a good one!

the new Dodge Challenger and how bad I want one....I haven't felt this way about a car in a long time....except for maybe when the Chrysler 300C came out...I love GM, but Chrysler has been releasing the type of cars I love...whether their execution is great or not is up for debate....but large RWD is my passion and GM sort of lacks that at least in a package I find appealing. I almost feel like I'm cheating on GM if I buy a Challenger, but I've been outside GM before, so I guess it wouldn't be the first time. But yet I wish it was a 2009 Oldsmobile 442 coming out. So am I nuts, or is it lust, or true love that I'm having for this Challenger?

But what about planes? Any of youse guys aircraft fans. I know that I am, Fly is, and Bob is with his love of 747s. How about the rest of y'all. Anyone got a favorite bird, be it civilian, military, warbird, whatever. I've actually got several favorites, too bad I have to classify them down for people to understand. Favorite bomber: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Favorite fighter:Boeing F-15C Eagle Favorite attack aircraft:Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (or more affectionately known, the Warthog!) Favorite recon aircraft: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Favorite cargo aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules Favorite general aviation aircraft: Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 (or t…

Hey guys: It's been a while and my mind is elsewhere, as I gear up for a new job, a relocation and a lot of unknowns...so my stomach has been kind of knotty. Don't want to say much about the details as I will encounter the obligatory probationary period, but I will post once things settle down. The site was great for me and I was posting a lot as I sat in the library at school at night through last May when I finished a Master's and/or when I sat at work at night at a job and firm I no longer liked, despite being paid fairly well, largely because it didn't hold much in terms of a future. So you guys pulled me through. I've made some good friends here. I've met 3 m…

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i saw a gallery link on ebaums world stating a guy from new york spent his retirement and bought a farm in portugal but i couldnt get it to open so i went looking and found this article instead about it. enjoy, and dont hurt yourself staring and drooling. http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/index.htm story on how the collection came to be http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/1110

Ok, so I've been wanting an old wagon or van for a while now, because it would make biking, kayaking, and randomly moving stuff easier. Well, I found one, again, a Lesabre Estate, not sure of the year (early 80's) but it runs and they want $650 for it. Here's the hitch, my fiancee says I can buy it on two conditions. The first is easy, I just need to clean the garage so we have someplace to put it. Second is a bit tricky, I have to buy it with straight cash and cant deplete the bank account. We just put a deposit down on our vacation this coming winter, so cash is stretched thin for a couple weeks. So I'm in a tricky situation. Cant borrow money for it, cant raid t…

This evening after work, I will be heading to Kent Island, MD for the first of two parties in two nights to meet up with some old friends... it's my 26th year High School Reunion. I'm not sure what to expect. I hope I'm not bored to death. I hope I recognize most of those old farts. I hear name tags will be available. So I'll be down there for the weekend. Maybe some hilarity will ensue... who knows. Does anyone have a High School Reunion story to share?

Finally, my new tripod came in. I thought I'd share my feelings of exuberance.