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Reading FOG's thread quiet praise for the Cavi and how well it did it's job, got me thinking: What are some good cars/trucks out there that most people may not think so highly of? I could start with a few: 1.)The Cavalier, of course. These cars tend to do pretty well in almost everything... it's kinda sad it was so far behind most of the time.... Pretty much everyone I know (there were a few bad apples) were/are pretty happy with their Cav. I've noticed the engines will easliy outlast the body. I had to finally get rid of my 93 (the 3.1 was still running strong at almost 150k) beacuse it was rusty.... They tend to hold up well to abuse, and are pretty cheap to fix.…

Happened to me today. I have been going to McDonald's last few mornings to get an unsweetened ice tea. Yesterday they were out of ice tea so I said OK and went on my way without it. Today I go into McDonald's and the manager sees me approaching the counter and says to me in front of a room full of customers, that I have the nicest blue eyes he has ever seen. I say thank my mother, I got them from her ... He says we have unsweetened ice tea today ... I say, that's good, I didn't get any yesterday ... He then says, well it's always good to get it as much as you can ... As a matter a fact the more you get it, the better off you are, that's how I feel he said ...…

just found this on the front page of ebay motors. its a 1985 IROC camaro that wasnt even dealer prepped when it was bought and taken home. The price is unjustifiable but how cool is it with that few miles. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=130289154362

Doesn't get much more intentional looking than this. The shape of a door edge is pretty easy to see in the impression and it's obviously too deep to be an "oops" tap.

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So I had a job interview today. A recruiter place called Cyrpess contacted me asking if I wanted to come in for an interview for someone from WGBH. The interview went well, although I dn't have teh skill set he was looking for. No surprise...I'm a designer not a coder. After the interview with him, I had a second one with one of teh recruiters, who got more detailed info about me so they'll be able to better match me with potential jobs that I'm skilled in. It was about 2.5 hours total. It was a good day overall. For once, despite not having my friend's GPS I didn't get lost on the way there or back...amazing. Only problem was that in total for parking n the garag…

What if Sylvester Stallone's metally-unstable Vietnam vet character was not named John Rambo, but instead Frankie Sparkles? Col. Trautman: God didn't make Frankie Sparkles, I made him! Col. Trautman: You've done enough damage. This mission is over, Frankie Sparkles. Do you understand me? This mission is over!!

Well, we know MGZ06 is going to Times Square ... but, what about the rest of ya'll? Heh...I'm surprised nobody has started this particular thread yet.... Anyway, I'll be spending my New Year's Eve alone ... in a hospital bed.... I have surgery to remove my gallbladder tomorrow (Friday) afternoon ... and given my heart history, they may keep me until sometime Sunday (Jan 1).... What fun! *rolls eyes* HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html chdQB =…

This is about as cool as a 1950 Mercury will ever get while still retaining its Ford Flathead. http://www.goldenrod-garage.com/DETAIL.ASP...UI=13&MI=1&DH=0

A while ago I posted a new key design in the Design forum, which sparked me to think of this. Aside from the Sketch and Photochop competitions we have, how about an innovative feature contest? We might be able to inspire GM to incorporate some new features in future cars.

EPA estimated fuel economy: Infinity Zero emissions compliant With it going up to 65 today, I figured it'd be a good day to ride into work. It's about 7 miles each way from my front door to my workplace. I'm not the least bit tired, and it'll only get easier when I mount a set of road bike wheels, tires, and rear sprockets onto it. Best part is, I saved 1/16 of a tank and pushed back filling up the Cobalt till tomorrow. Want to do something about your gas bills? Use a bike for your short-distance errands (at least those that don't involve perishable foods).

I'm doing my surfing around the 'net and cant help but laugh at the Honda Fit ad I'm being subject to on the front page of GMInsideNews. You've got to be kidding me, right?

So I had Chinese for lunch and my cookie had a very interesting fortune, it read: "Your BM will be flushed." This cannot be a good sign for Dollinger. But really, it was lame, "Fortune really helps those who are of good judgement." I want my fortune cookie to say something like "Put $500 on the Miami Heat in Game 3" or something useful like that.

Hey Pauli... Check it out. It's closer to your neck of the woods than mine. Looks in great condition. 1993 Black Buick Riviera

Two-door Charger. Now we're just a Daisy Duke away from a new CBS series. It looks...alright. But, God, I hate those rims. (What do you expect from that firm, huh?)

Check out this pic of Bumblebee: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=23...ext=photostream It clearly shows the transformer in all its glory. He has a Chevy Bowtie belt buckle... Making transforming toys out of these are going to be a challenge...

You like VW...you like trucks...you need a small car...how about THIS? http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_2976.shtml

As of today's snowsqualls we have snow. It isnt too much but it all came down in 20 mins. We have about 2 cms or more. Toronto isnt supposed to get snow but Orangeville is an hour and a bit north of the city. Here are some pics of my street and backyard. BTW the patterns in the backyard pics is the screen door. Snow would've come in if it was opened. It was squalling at the time but it doesnt really show up on camera.

About a month ago I was browsing the local Pontiac-Buick lot on a Sunday afternoon and I bump into my cousin's girlfriend's mother and her father who is 93. I had met them before at family events. I knew from talking to him before that he liked cars and that he had leased a 2002 Buick Century and when the lease was up in May he was supposed to give the car back and not get another one. It turns out the old guy couldn't go without wheels so he was back on the lot looking for a deal on an 06 and asked me if I would help him look around at different dealers to find him the color / model he liked. He wanted something different from the Century/ Lacrosse and decided on a G6. …

http://vancouver.24h...wenn-story.html I guess you could say they`re having trouble putting food on the table.

Only Female racer to win a Trans Am race in series 45 year history wins yet again... Congrats to Amy and GM! ...and Erica Enders became the first woman to win ever in pro stock... Congrats to the ladies for stepping up to the plate!

So Im bored today, and browsing Youtube.. Some dude in Europe chopped the back of a euro "Pontiac TransSport (aka Lumina APV)!

Here we go again. So they replaced both the master and slave clutch cylinders. It worked good...for about a week. Saturday night while I was delivering I started having problems. I would have the clutch all the way in and the car sounded like it was going to stall when it was at as stop and in first (like if you were taking the clutch off without giving it gas). It wouldn't come out of gear either...and when I tried to go it would lurch forward and stall. It did this to be like 10 times, and when I got stuck being stalled horizontally in the middle of a main road I had enough. It's like it's gonna kill me one of these times! So I go home and get the Shadow...which made a …

Did anyone else see it? It was just on CBS. Basically, the Robot goes and gets a bunch of jobs still (this time there are more - it stocks shelves and does a couple more new things), and then at the end it "walks" to the junkyard and sees a big crane putting an old car on top of the scrap heap, and then wakes up. I guess this time they're showing dead cars instead of a robot dying. Hopefully there aren't any complaints this time

Sure, we've heard people spew ignorance about cars at the gas pump, but I think it's much worse on the internet. Read this little gem I found while looking for guitar tabs here. At least a few guys were trying to set the record straight.

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Has anybody ever played this game before? My dad's always been interested in aviation and first bought Flight Sim 4 when I was a kid, back when it was in 16 colors and only four buildings were shown for the Chicago skyline. It had an add-on program where you could build your own airports and landscapes, so I built my hometown and most of Western Iowa. Then we upgraded to Flight Sim 5 around '95, and this was huge because it now had 256 colors, texture map scenery, and thousands of airports around the US. New York and Chicago had 3D buildings, but I think that was it. Then we bought Flight Sim 95 (for Windows 95), which was another big leap because it now had 3D terra…

Let's start by saying that I love my GTI. Maybe I'm not as smitten with it as I was when I bought it, but I still genuinely like the car a lot. Generally, when I've had a car for nearly a year, the attraction has waned like the lover you forced yourself to marry because of the accidental child your loins produced. This isn't the case this go around likely due to the fact that it's not a Toyota Avalon. Oh, the embarrassment of telling people you bought a Toyota Avalon at the age of 23... I can't wait to become the average age of the typical Avalon buyer just so I can forget about actually buying one. That car, however, did have one thing going for it: Guaranteed reliab…

C&D recently did a test on the rarest of 911's. Not a GTx, or "Insert Random Special Edition Here", or even the new R. No, the rarest 911 of all is a stripper model. A near-base, non-S C2 w/ a 7MT. Turns out, it's still a damn fine car. Here's the story for those interested- C&D 911 Carrera Instrumented Test This car just conveniently happens to occupy a price bracket just above our previous entry, the M4 Comp Pkg. Base price is $90,450, as-tested was $96,650. We'll use a range of 90K up to 110K. Rules will be.... 1) As always, must be a NEW 2016 or 2017 MY car on sale now. 2) Choice must be a 2 DR performance coupe or sports…

Tomorrow I get to pick my birthday present...a brand spanking new Gateway labtop.. Can't wait! Not looking foward to Vista though.... Usually I tell the wife not to get me stuff for my birthday, but this year she dragged my butt to the store (almost literally ) I needed one of these things anyway, since I was planning to head back to school soon. I was planning to borrow one, but this works out better... Looks cool too...I'm not even sure what I want to do with it first....

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There's a live police chase on an OC freeway now on CNN, white 2007 Yukon..blasting along passing everything, in and out of HOV lanes.. on the SB 405...up to 105 mph. Stolen apparently. Female driver. Britney making a run? Apparently been all over the place for over an hour--I-5, 605, 57, etc.. They are saying stolen rental from Anaheim. OnStar is getting several name checks...apparently, the rental agency called OnStar and OnStar called the police. The reporters asked if OnStar can remotely disable the car... Now on I-5 near Dana Point..must be making a run for Mexico. Now the talking heads are joking about the gas mileage and that it had a full tank, …

I think GM needs a refresher course.

Last night, one or more people broke into two cars in the small parking lot next to my apartment. This area has been notorious over the years for having cars broken into due to how secluded and dark it is at night (in a semi-wooded area). No windows from the apartment face this parking lot, so the thugs think it's a free-for-all and have hit some people twice even. I was third in line parked next to a newish Chevy TrailBlazer and a late 90s Pontiac Sunfire (the Pontiac was closest to the parking lot entrance). The guy that drives the TB is moving out next week to Michigan where his wife will be attending grad school. My car had a pretty new mini-fridge in the backs…

Just recently, I went to look at the fresh new car version of a car I have rented. I wanted to see the sticker, sit in it, check visibility, yada yada. The kid helping me was really nice and I didn't want to take up much of his time. He added, "It sounds like you really want to drive this car." I told him, "Not today." We unlocked it, I sat in it, turned on the engine, and got a feel for the controls. I also looked at the trunk. That was all I needed. I also took a brochure. As I'm about to leave, he says, "If you've got a couple of minutes, there's someone I'd like you to meet." *Cue to leave, in my book* I told him that I didn't have the time and headed f…

A friend from Detroit sent this to me in an E-Mail today, the title of the E-mail was Dickhead In Pool, I could not stop laughing ...

The idea for this came to me over dinner. List 5 features of your current daily driver you prefer over your previous daily driver. Then list 5 features of your previous daily driver you prefer over your current daily driver. I'll go first. My current daily driver is a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 w/ V6 (WK2). I bought it 18 months ago with 25k miles, has almost 40k mile now. My previous daily driver was a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 w/ I6 (WJ). I bought it new in 2000, drove until last March. Put 170k miles on it over almost 17 years. Current vehicle preferences: (in no particular order) 1. Quadratrac II. My WJ had a big 4 …

Beauty machine’ makes everyone pretty Researchers say device transforms any woman's photo into model-likeness By Robert Roy Britt updated 2:31 p.m. ET, Fri., Nov. 7, 2008 Researchers have created a "beauty machine" they say can turn a woman's photo into the likeness of a cover model with the push of a button. The goal is not just to toy with pictures. Sure, the new computer software could help editors distort magazine cover photos even more than they already do. But it could also guide plastic surgeons in efforts to achieve some perceived level of perfection in a patient. Or the software might even be incorporated into future digital cameras to make us all app…

Story: A boy and his family move from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone wears striped pajamas. Bruno is unaware of the fate of the Jewish prisoners or the role his own Nazi father plays in it. Excellent movie, with a surprise ending ...

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I think im addicted to coffee I drank 22 cups already today. And Im still sleepy. Is that a bad thing?

well on the sidebar on facebook today i noticed that the moody blues will be in asheville march 21,2010... i think i will have to look into this depending on how much the asheville civic center thinks of their seats... http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E0043797DD6693C?artistid=735686&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Let me just say. F-U-C-K. Since that is out of the way, here's the story. Myself, Dallas, and my brother Zack decided to hit up NYC for a day. We left around 3 am to be there early and give us as much time possible. Pa was a breeze. NJ was until halfway through. After that it was traffic, traffic, and more traffic. Lots of bumper to bumper with random bursts of moving. Mostly stationary with a bit of 2 mph for a good hour. Things started to speed up again right before I-280 started. A little lane changing to get through traffic quicker and then we merged onto 280. Not long after that we came to another halt. Sped up again... and then suddenly the cars in front of me sto…

Freestar/Monterey - Good geometry, good dynamic rating, Good overall Caravan/T&C, w/ lumbar - Acceptable geometry, acceptable dynamic rating, Acceptable overall Odyssey - Acceptable geometry, marginal dynamic rating, Marginal overall Caravan/T&C, w/o lumbar - Acceptable geometry, poor dynamic rating, Poor overall CSVs - Acceptable geometry, poor dynamic rating, Poor overall Sienna - Acceptable geometry, poor dynamic rating, Poor overall Astro, Safari, Caravan w/ fixed restraints - Poor geometry, no test, Poor overall MPV, Quest, Sienna w/o lumbar - Marginal geometry, no test, Poor overall ARLINGTON, VA — Seat/head restraint combinations in the Ford Fre…

blackviper8891: Beautiful...and the GA looks good too. :P Very creative homemade sig. Excellent photography.

OK, this is not a discussion thread, just a poll. Don't vote FWD or RWD if you might consider the other configuration in a NEW car. Used car purchases don't count.

Auction Listing on eBay Awesome! Still runs, too!

Crack open a cold brewsky and relax, Turbojett.

I'd like to apologize for my post the other day to you...I re-read it and it definitely came off harsher than I had remembered writing it. I also apologize for taking it too personal; that was unacceptable and out of line. I do stand by what I said regarding the anti-American comments (yes, you make quite a few of them) because that's been building for a while, yet I still should have chosen my words a bit more carefully.

I looked out my bedroom window at 4:30 this morning and saw the most glorious sight EVAR OMG... 4 inches of virgin snow blanketing the area. Put on my cap and coat and headed out for some travel. So relaxing to be out driving in the snow so early in the morning in a vehicle that can make it through, no worries. Ended up in BFE again (not the same place as before, but still VERY country, with lots of hills and winding roads.) Snowy fun!

My beautiful wife spent the afternoon working on one of her home made soups and at 4:00 she had to go out to pick up some things so she turned the soup off because she didn't want it to burn, said she'd be back in an hour. Stupid me decides he's hungry and can't wait so I decide to turn the soup back on but then I come back to cheers and gears and forget to check on the soup. Next thing you know the front door opens around 5:15 and she asks what's burning? I am such an ass.

Note that he is restoring a 64 Grand Prix also... http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120527/GPG0101/205270497

So, anyone ever had it before? Did it go away quickly? Anyone mistake you for a drug addict? I woke up with it this morning in both eyes. I am absolutely miserable. I can't see worth a $h!, my eyes ache constantly, and I have to clean $h! outa my eyes all the time. I'm hoping that it goes away soon, but the problem I have is that I am allergic to sulfa drugs. And, all the eye drops for pink eye are sulfa based. So they gave me some ointment that might work or might not. If it doesn't I'll hae to keep trying different things until something works.

Too funny! An '84 Chevette with a 4.1L Buick V6!

Here's my new toy! You guys know this car.......1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 Cabriolet..... Here's some facts: 1) Three model years ('93, '94, '95) 2) Total production was about 2,200 between all three years 3) Hand-built 4) NOT a "convertible version" of the E320 coupe 5) Uprated 3.0L Inline-6 with about 217hp (versus 177hp in the sedans) 6) Base MSRP (in '94) was about $77,000.....most went for around $80,000 with options I came across this car and it was an absolute STEAL. One of my best friends, who is a dealer/wholesaler, helped me find it. It's got 93,000 miles on it (not that you'd EVER know it) and the interior looks so much like new it's kinda scary. …

Just got a ride in one. Damn!

I said I would post them sometime and here they are...pictures from my Greece trip in March. It's a beautiful country...we stayed in Athens for four days, taking some side trips to the Temple of Poseidon in Sounion and Aegina Island. DAY ONE View from our hotel At the top of Lykabettos Hill, 700 feet above the city An Athens street 1896 and 2004 Olympics stadium Temple of Zeus and the Acropolis in the distance This column at Zeus was blown over by a windstorm in the 1800s and has been that way ever since Lykabettos Hill (left) and the Acropolis (right) Me Greek sculpture The Stoa

As I sit here at the dealership in the main showroom full of Chevrolet & Cadillacs I think to myself, whatever the heck happened to the DEATH of the V8? We've got about 28 cars here and more than HALF of them are powered by a V8s. Silverado, Trailblazer, two STS V8s, one STS-V, SRX-V8, XLR, XLR-V, 3 Escalades, 2 DTS, Impala SS, Trailblazer SS, Avalanche, 'Burban, Monte Carlo SS, not to mention upstairs on the second floor showroom we have seven Corvettes, 2 of them Z06s powered by the 7.0 liter LS7! And before you ask how many V8s are actually on the lot I'll jump the gun and tell you the "over half are V8s" rule applies. We've got rows & rows of…

http://www.fiaformulae.com/en.aspx Is the competition any good? It's basically F1-ish cars but with electric engines. I haven't had the chance to watch any races yet but it does sound interesting. I wonder how the cars compare with F1cars.

So uh huh I was at the Saturn lot this afternoon, killing time checking out the Vue there (ha). They have a two-tiered lot. I parked on the upper level, checked out some vehicles, then went down to the lower level. After checking out an orange Vue Redline, I trudged back up top... only to discover my dad and his wife checking out the cars! I said "may I help you folks?" :AH-HA_wink: Stepmom likes the Impala SS and Trailblazer SS (so does dad), but they are too expensive. Of the Saturns, she'd rather have a Vue AWD, but dad is leaning toward an Aura (he likes the price of the XE and the fuel mileage ratings). I bet they get a Vue, ha. I was checking them out becau…

This weekend I participated in my yearly ritual of viewing the newest Saw flick. I must say that I was especially impressed and in fact, I think this is probably the BEST Saw movie since the original (Which IMO is the best Saw) The movie really digs deeper into why Jigsaw became what he is and invokes sympathy on the part of the viewer. It also wraps up even more of the loose ends in all three of the previous movies and it has the classic Saw twist at the end. I would reccommend it to anyone who loves suspense and psychological thrillers. It's pretty graphic but I didn't think it was as bloody or intense as the last one. (I'm very squeamish) Those of you who watch horror…

I noticed on autoblog that the C&D 10 Best list includes 3 GMs on it. Malibu Corvette CTS I also noticed there are no Toyotas! Good,

Hey guys (and our ladies, too!), I am writing to inform you of an event we have at Kettering University every spring term. This event is our annual Relay for Life walk. For those unfamiliar with Relay for Life, it is a twenty-four hour cancer walk that is done all across the United States throughout the year to raise awareness and charitable donations to benefit cancer patients. All funds raised go to the American Cancer Society to help try to find a cure, and every dollar counts when it involves such a terrible disease. Please visit the Relay for Life organization site for more information: http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/ So, at Kettering, we try to do exactly wha…

Does anyone have any good photos of the '66 Toronado to share?....especially rear quarter views? One of my favorite GM cars.

Here's a fun one: http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/bar/698259409.html ---------- Hello I am looking for a car but not willing to pay any money.However I have some items I would trade. I'm not looking for any particular make or model 'just a running and in good condition items I have to swap: -1978 Buick Regal,two door coupe,gray,auto,8 cylinder,many new parts including engine/transmission,needs some work to be driven daily,mainly an exhaust and additional engine work,has some rust,has not been ruuning for almost a year,car is a fixer upper -Fake Rolex watch(at least I believe it to be fake) gold in color -Rims for a 1980's Chevrolet Camaro -Actu…

I was thinking about it today... I wonder where my S-10 is today. Hopefully in good shape somewhere... I almost want to run a carfax to see where she ended up... What about you guys?

Fellow C&Gers, Have you ever been so down-and-out that you can't even afford to go to work that day? I'm having to call/write in today because I can't even put enough gas in the Pathfinder to drive to the train station to get to DC. Shame, because I really enjoy what I do...

My girlfriend and I are going to be heading down to San Fran then LA at the end of June. We're going to fly into SF, stay about 4/5 days, rent a car and drive to LA, stay about 3/4 days, then fly back from there. LA I really don't know that much about. Where are the safe areas to stay? Is transit good enough to get around with down there, or should I keep the rental car for our days in LA? Also, what should we see? San Fran I think I can handle planning on my own, but any suggestions would be appreciated.

so wisely i chose to suspend my direct tv last week. of course, until the other day, i didn't have any converter boxes either. well, i have one of them hooked up now. should be interesting to see if i am a go. does one need a whole new antennae also? i have the plasma, which has the digital tuner. I think i just need an antennae for that. i have 4 other TV's, of which 2 of them for now I will have converters for. I have an antennae hooked up to the first one which I believe is an HD antennae, but we'll see. Big question, is the converter box still worthless without a proper antennae? That's what i don't get. It's coming! Are you CONVERTED?

Somewhere along the line, I posted a great pic of an HSV Grange in black. Multiple searches have not led me back to it and the original source is no longer on the HSV site. It was a broadside pic (large and high-res), anyone know where it is?