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This past Saturday, Sept. 1st, 2007 Julie & I became husband and wife. A couple months ago we planned a small ceremony in the Boston Public Gardens right next to the Swan Boats. It was a gorgeous day, every little detail came out perfect. XP715's grlfriend could not make it but most of our close friends made it out. I drove the '59 Buick into Boston & parked in the underground parking garage. It was a short ceremony, maybe 1.5 hours long, afterwards we went to Vinnie-Testas, a famous Italian restaurant close to the Prudential Center. I was with my ex Marcia for 5.5 years and we never got past being engaged. Julie & I have known each other for 7 yea…
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Going up north where the remaining members of my family live...the once-every-3-month ritual...but will take a day for myself to go up to Canada, or somewhere, to clear my head. Well, I know it will be salmon on Friday night (Good Friday) and a brunch I don't have to pay for on Sunday morning, so not all is lost. Any plans for Easter?
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Anyways I have noticed on 2004/2005 Impala models some have a cloth door insert. I have seen the cloth inserts with cloth seats and without but never with leather. I have looked through my 2001-2005 Impala Brochure collection and found nothing. I have checked GM's media site and found nothing under year to year changes. Can anyone shed some light on this? Anyways here is the photograph...
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In all it's glory!
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Understand politics a little bit? I don't feel like researching, but I'd like to learn a little more UNBIASED information about politics. Where do Democrats and Republicans usually differ? I know Dems are tree humpers and Reps typically will go to war much quicker than a Dem. I honestly don't know hardly anything about this stuff and I wish I did since I can vote now. I also have to look up the people running.. whose all running to be Dem and to be Rep right now? Isn't it basically between Obama and Clinton right now for Democrats? And I only know of McCain running for Republican... Somebody, please, enlighten me.
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Of course, Chrysler can barely afford to stay in business...but how about the other companies? This one's nearly half a century old and I still like it more than 99% of the recent concept cars! What do you think?
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What are those features about a car that you just love? I'm not talking so much about "I love a car with a ton of horsepower" or "a car that gets a billion mpg", but the little things that just make you smile. The first one that comes to my mind is the gas cap door with a release inside the car. I also like map lights that are semi-shaded - the light does not have a direct path to your eyes, but more down at the seats, making them much nicer at night. So, what are your favorite features?
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Here are 25 questions from the new USA 100 question naturalization test. If this is the harder test, I'd hate to see the easy test. I think my Beagle could pass both test. Take The Test: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21019797/
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Pretty simple, only cars that can be bought NEW in 2015-2016 and are AMERICAN! Few categories to meet. 1 Truck 1 Sedan 1 Coupe 1 SUV/CUV 1 Wild Card! aka..toy! Could be any form of automobile just as long as it's made in America(or the company is). Doesn't have to be a car, truck, or suv. Could be a motorcycle, 4 wheeler, plane, I don't care as long as it is American! Whatcha got?
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It’s time for the sixth annual end-of-year list of the best and worst of C&G, General Motors, and all things automotive. But before beginning, a quick recap of what else went on in the world the past year: It was the year of wide stance, thanks to Senator Larry Craig, and Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s 755 homerun record and then getting indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice regarding steroid use. It was the year of the mortgage meltdown and of Chinese toys getting recalled for lead paint. There was a horrific mass-killing at Virginia Tech and nonstop Presidential campaigning—will it ever end, and are these the best candidates the country can offer? T…
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What cars that havn't been made in years do you all the sudden see a lot of now. Normal cars only, no collectable type cars. I all of the sudden am seeing lots of Chevy Corsicas
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If you look closely, you'll see Canada and England follow closely so the real reason must be related to speaking English. Notice also, that Hungary is the only nation loosing weight, in all irony... But what is really to blame...a low level of physical activity, Genetically modified foods or...? Your thoughts please, gentlemen! My kids were behind a fat guy at MacDonalds the other day, who spent over $100 on food for himself, his wife and two children. And my eleven year old daughter Christina and I went to Bob Evans...teenage girl in the booth next to us was HUGE...I'm talking half the size of our MINI...and after she ate a dozen Chocolate chip cookies there for des…
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OK Boys, I'm leaving in an hour or so for the airport, I have an all night flight ahead of me tonight. Take care of yourselves, I will be back in the USA on December 21st. However until then I will be in Switzerland, Iceland and Brazil. I will post some pics of Iceland when I get back, I hear it's beautiful there. I will be on MSN Messenger or whatever flavor of that you use, should you miss me saying Tick-Tock! :AH-HA_wink: I think some special news might be coming your way within a month or so. We'll just have to wait and see. Be good, Santa is watching! der Börger (AKA: PCS)
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Insane. April 16th and a Nor'easter with flooding rain and heavy wind and accumulating snow! Terrible here, raging wind , heavy slush on the roads, trees down everywhere, power failures, roads closed, transit lines down, state of emergency in NJ, flooded homes. Sheesh! When the wind and snow calm down, I'm going to have tons of cleanup to do. Hope the chainsaw starts. And I'm supposed to take the Maserati to a collecter car auction in two days? What's wrong with this picture?
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If you have the following messengers Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger Windows Messenger Add the following e-mail [email protected] it will connect you to my messenger. E-Mail is not looked at, at this account so please don't send any to that address. So if you would like to keep up with me then please add me, if not that's fine too, it's been my pleasure to chat with you on the forums. Next weekend is my last in North America for a while. I wish you all the best! Even you ocn, Bob and K.C. Play nice while I'm away. :AH-HA_wink: I leave you all my dancing girl avatar to remember me by. Regards, Börger
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Im sleeping on the couch because.... yes I put the roll on backwards. I never knew it was supposed to roll of the top and hang down towards the front and not hang from the back. I still cant believe I argued about it and lost... I thought it doesn't matter but it does.
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Boy oh boy.... -Republican Mark Foley to the St. Petersburg Times on Clinton/Lewinsky, 9/12/98http://www.sptimes.com/Worldandnation/9129...es_through.html -Reuters, 10/1/06http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....-politicsNews-3
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So, I'm somewhat a fan of what Chevy has done with the HHR - tasteful retro in a useful package. I think they should build on that... First, the idea of a "Heritage" line of cars. The HHR can be billed as the first one (and works well since it stands for "Heritage High Roof." Then try one more. If that's a hit, try another. Essentially having some semi-specialty products in the line of Scion, but without the need for an actual new brand (just a "series"), and with actual product heritage to draw from and inspire people. Granted, some do not love retro design - that's why these are nitch products (they might command a better profit margin that way anyway...). First…
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I had lunch today at a local Vietnamese place, it was my second visit ever, and my only exposure to Vietnamese food. They have, imo, very odd tastes in flavor mixing. They use mint in a lot of stuff, and peanut. Today I had crab and shrimp in a soup that really tasted weird, and *gag*, I tried a beverage called "pickled lime drink"... it was nasty. Tasted a bit like rotten limes that have lost their flavor. The only lime taste was as an aftertaste, and it was weak. I guess it's my problem, however, because the place had a healthy crowd of Vietnamese customers... a good sign for an ethnic restaurant, imo. Last week my meal there was better, so if I go back, I will h…
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Enough political BS Let's get light. Here's some advice i need. My 500 lease goes back in a week or so. To cover myself in the wake of a scarce credit scenario, I bought a used Taurus X a couple months ago. Now it seems like a good move. So, replacing my 500 is done, and I don't have to be forced into a bad deal now, when credit is tight and good deals are also few as well. The thing is now I am driving the 2004 Aztek. Wife has the new rig. The dilemma I face is its a nice daily driver. Quiet, spacious, 20 mpg, functional. Drives like a dump truck and its not fun per se, but its a good cruiser. Its in decent shape. More on that in a bit. It has 95,000 m…
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Here is a puzzle for those who seek to be mentally challenged as opposed to being mentally challenged. The object here is to alter a word by one letter. You may do so by adding a letter,removing a letter, replacing a letter with another, and/or rearranging the word at the same time. Here is an example: BEST STAB BATS STAG STAGE STATE ESTATE TASTE EAST BEAST BASE To start off with here's the word> Dodge
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http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/848361067.html Right now I'm just waiting on a phone call so that I can pick it up tomorrow morning. :AH-HA_wink:
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Gotta check out the "OA" and "Travelers" on Netflix.. oh and one called "Black Mirror." I just finished "Luther" which stars Idris.. this one completely got by me. Seriously one of the best shows I have ever seen. "Hacksaw Ridge" Mel Gibson directed this biographical story of Desmond Doss, a medic in WWII and the taking of Okinawa Japan. Watched last night and it was damn good. "American Honey" About this girl who hooks up with these traveling magazine sales kids and gets into so me very interesting shit. Stars Sasha Lane and Shia LaBeouf)
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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 ...
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Given this individual is constantly attacking our site, what should we do with him/her? http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...ndpost&p=174712
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Richard Truett Automotive News June 16, 2003 - 12:01 am EST If at first you don't succeed ... wait for a wave of nostalgia Edsel trivia Wacky feature: "Tele-Touch" automatic transmission shifted electronically by buttons in the hub of the steering wheel. Named for Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford and father of Henry Ford II. Advertising slogan: "Once you've seen it, you'll never forget it. Once you've owned it, you'll never want to change." Ford sponsored "The Edsel Show," which was broadcast live on Oct. 13, 1957. It was the first TV program to be videotaped at CBS. Total production for the 1960 model year: 2,846. Chief designer Roy A. Brown Jr. was transferre…
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Yo momma so ugly when she went to the supermarket the cameras turned around.
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The nest dream car garage....I had too many rules last time so... I liked to play in the mud and outside as a young kid... 5 vehicles maximum, only rule is must like to play in the dirt or mud. must also be primarily land based vehicles that are wheeled or tracked or designed for land use...so no boats or planes. On the other hand...motorcycles, half tracks, military vehicles, mountain bikes, unicycles with knobby tires, vehicles that operate via rail trough the desert, radio controlled model cars and anything else you might choose is fair game. Just maximum of five choices of things that play well in the mud that you would like to own. No limit on pr…
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What's on BV's mind, you ask? Well.... Monday, the 28th was the first day of Deer - Rifle season. You want to know what is a bad idea? To put me... the day dreamin, doesn't pay attention, easily bored, always tired, and hyper 16, almost 17, year old kid... in a treestand... all day... in the cold... with a gun... That's not going to end well. Let's just say that boredom and sleepiness came fast. I almost dozed off a few times and I had the hardest time sitting still. At the end of the day I saw 3 does and two fawns. That's it. I walked away freezing my ass off (among other things) and mentally insane from the lack of excitement. Didn't shoot a…
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I was searching around like always and came across a 1988 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 2WD with a 454 BIG BLOCK and the Turbo 400. This black beauty has NO RESERVE, and only 67,500 miles on her. Bidding is around 1,200 currently. If I was closer and was half nuts I would snag this thing for a road tripper. Here is the link... I am sure XP, and 68 will fall in love with this thing. 1988 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 2WD 454ci. BIG BLOCK
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I was just reading an article in Playboy and it was talking about how Toyota is beating the pants off GM (no pun intended) as far as sales, etc... One woman actually thought Toyota was an American brand. ANYWAY. It says "people, especially women, love to talk about their cars." That's just not what I thought...that women like to talk about their cars more than men do. Any ideas why this would be?
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...and why are they asleep at the wheel?
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You guys know the rules. Now get to guessing!
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So I've got a bit of a problem. I'm a graphic designer who specializes in web design but I have no website. I've put it off for a while now, mainly because I couldn't come up with a design I liked (I'm on #3 now) and I can't think of a name. Originally it was going to be 1up Design...taken Then Forward Slash / Design...name's taken Hell, even my initials: CAC Design were taken. I have such a hard time coming up with names for things. The only 2 I've found so far not taken are: L33t Design eL33t Design What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
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American luxury cars in 1961. Cadillac and Imperial still had the futuristic, jet finned look while Lincoln went completely minimalistic. That Lincoln design signalled the end of unique, dynamic, futuristic, in your face, American automotive design.
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YouTube FOTD: Kid Steals Shelby GT500, Hits a Deer by black-knight, C&G Editor/Reporter 19th, May, 2011 Words just simply cannot express the shear magnitude of stupidity and outright failure that surrounds the events surrounding the video of today's YouTube Find of the Day (or should that be Fail of the Day?). If you've already watched it, it will be very obvious to you that the following is true: The driver of the car does not own the car. The driver of the car is certainly under the age of 21. The driver of the car is joyriding with his idiotic friends. The driver of the car ran someone off of the road and stupidly fled the scene. The vi…
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listen here You'll need earphones or speakers. This is an NPR report on "behavioral economics". They start with a rather long description of people trading in their SUVs at Car Max. There are some funny moments like when the author describes why people over react to gas prices. Fun segment in my opinion.
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I just asked myself this question dealing with a client today. ARRRGGGHHH. I once posted a thread about rude customers. (I had one contractor/client go for my jugular last spring because of a few things I didn't pick up on a floor plan after our firm went through a mutiny - 15 % of the staff walked out in 1 day - and a lot of us were scrambling to keep everything in check). I would have gone off on him but I kept cool thinking: braces to be paid for with cafeteria plan - check, vesting schedule for 401 K is higher in April - check...you get the idea. Today, I would tell him to 'eff off. This is a different client I'm talking about now. Our projects with this clie…
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there was an "article" saying that the price of oil is dropping because the dollar is gaining strength to the Canadian dollar. makes sense since canada is the biggest % of where we get our imported oil from. just info for thought. "article" as in on the net, and i can't find the link at the moment.
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84 LeSabre--25k miles! Even got the Rusty Jones goin' on. Wot a clean B-body.
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So I think it's finally time to upgrade my computer. I haven't done anything to it since I built it after all, and the 7950 GX2 is showing its age. I've been shopping around lately for a good replacement that $200 or under. EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB Seems to be a nice combination of performance and value. However I'm open to other options if anyone's got some to recommend, since I'm just shopping around at the moment.
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Remember Wacky Packages? And beer can collecting? Well, my brother and I had a huge collection of both. For the most part, the collections still exist (my dad pitched a fit at one point and tossed some of the cans). Now, it looks like there is some value to them so I may be putting them all on ebay. It will be a ton of work, but should be interesting.
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NOT!...What the eff was someone thinking? Or you could always do the 50's custom thing this way...
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Have you ever met someone you had an affair with years later? This happened to me today. I was not married at the time, in fact I was 19 years old, she was 32 and the wife of one of my father's friends. It went on until I was 21, then GM transfered me to Mexico for a few years, so it ended. She and her husband came to the same Italian festival I went to today, in Wilmington. It was odd because I heard her call my name and I knew exactly who it was without looking. I found out they had moved from Texas to Cape May, NJ since her husband retired this year. Anyway it brought back many memories, most are good. Most of the memories are vivid and it feels as if it were only …
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Newest dream car garage- In this dream car garage, you are allowed 5 cars, the catch being-you have to give all five away to other posters here. The other catch is that I want you to move as far away from "Traditional" choices as possible. We would all like a Raptor, Miata, SS, C7 Corvette Z06, SRT Challenger and the like...your challenge is to find something "different" and give it to Another member here. This is also a "Double Challenge" if you accept it, in that you can give a pair of cars to said individual...but if you give a "Pair" one has to be brand new 2017-2018 and one has to be at least ten years old or so... Let's begin... First Gift-…
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Here we go again. My final project was due today to be set up in the art gallery. As always, my project came down to the wire and I showed up at 3:30 (you could come in as early as 9am). This is all well and find, although I had to run around to get a computer for my video and other good stuff. Anyway, It's about 4:15 when my cell phone rings, and Jessica is frantic on the phone. I'm too tired to go into details (running on 3 hours of sleep since 8:30 this morning), so I'll go into details later but apparently some f@#king retarded asshole piece of $h! in a `97 Pathfinder ran a red light and T-boned my mom in the T&C going like 30mph. I haven't seen i…
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Looks very nice in silver. If it was imported and at a good used price, I might have got this instead to replace my Cavalier. Welcome change from the Euro cars (read: Bangled) out there right now. Off to think of some more...
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and the earth WAS flat at one time, too http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Glob...isglobaldimming something else for the elites to scare the crap out of you to add on to the global warming thing. note, cars are likely to blame for this also.
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Due to the rain the New York AutoFest at Castle Gould, Sands Point, NY has been rescheduled to July 10.
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What do the Ford Fiesta, Chevrolet Camaro, Infiniti Q50, Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG, Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe, and Toyota Yaris all have in common? When you get that one, you'll get the answer to this one also.. What do the Aston Martin DB9 and Scion iQ have in common? Ready for a 3rd? What do the Chevrolet Sonic, Buick Regal, Lexus LS460, and Bentely Mulsanne have in common? Assume 2015 models for all of the above.
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I'd put a candle on it... but I'm afraid of it catching on fire. :P :P :AH-HA_wink:
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Each week, Toyota places a folksy ad in Autoweek magazine. They usually make me ill, but this week I had to use the trash can here at my desk to vomit. Who do these emm effers think they are??? I hope you guys can read this, if you haven't seen it in person.
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This was a very sleek hatchback made by the wrong car company. Probably would have enjoyed more success coming from a different automaker. Designed by famed Italian designer, Georgetto Guigario.
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so how does everyone here drive? I find there is quite a few styles i notice on the road.. there is agressive (taking everything fast, and easily angered) then there is normal (this doesnt need to be explained) then there is conservative (overly-cautious, slows down if someone is merging into the lane next to them etc) then there is 'boy racer' (people in thier civics and stuff basically driving in neutral and revving the engine and treating each red light like they were at a drag strop..with a slow ass car :lol:) then we've got our blue haired friends.. I know there is more that I cant think of.. so what kind of driver are you? I find i'm usually norm…
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Alright... So we have a thread for pictures of how we look currently... but what about when we were young? Nope, don't see it. Well... I thought I'd start a thread for this. I love this pic... I look cute. Oh... and that's my cousin beside me. This was my aunt Cherry's wedding in 1997, I think. Also, I don't have any new pics of my cousin. Just thought I'd let you know... I'll post more, I just have to find them.
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Yeah, so I think I'm ready to get myself an MP3 player (or get it as a present :AH-HA_wink: ). Getting tired of the compact disc thing. I want video capability and a decent-sized amount of storage. The three I'm seriously considering are the... -Creative Zen Vision: M -Video iPod (30 GB) -Microsoft Zune Currently, the Zen is winning me over with longer battery life, more colorful a screen, more features and greater format compatibility than the iPod. The iPod is the sleekest-looking and has the "cache" (it doesn't change the fact that it's inferior spec-wise compared to the Zen). I know next to nothing really about the Zune. I'm going shopping with frien…
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I think it's mostly a Southeastern thing...that of not having front license plates on cars (so you can have a Confederate flag license plate instead....just kidding...just kidding). I was in FL and Atlanta for 2 weeks in early September. I am going down I-95 out of the JAX airport a little fast in a RED Grand Prix and see a State Trooper conveniently under the shadow of an overpass with his radar gun aimed. I tapped on the brakes but was following others at the same pace. I wondered if the area allowed for tickets to be conveniently sent in the mail. Then it dawned on me, I have NO FRONT LICENSE PLATE on the car. The following week up in Atlanta, I noticed the sam…
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Its snowing here in Deadwood already , about 1/2 inch has fallen in the last 20 minutes.....the whole day today its snowed and flurried but none stuck until now. I went and got a winter coat already! Earlier this morning when we went to Spearfish (neighboring city) to get a coat we went back through spearfish canyon, which is just a little longer drive back but its always scenic, once driving into the canyon aways there was nsow duested on all the canyon wall spruce/fir trees (which act like umbrellas and catch evryhting) getting to the top of the canyon there was nsow on evrything about 2 inches, coming backtowards deadwood we took the Terry Summit turnoff (terry peak…
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So, a '03 Tahoe pulls onto the lot yesterday. A nice couple gets out, wanders around the show room. I greet them. They've had the truck for a year, they say, and their salesperson (whom they readily admit they don't like) told them that after a year or so they should be able to trade the truck in. (Oh, oh, I am thinking. Get out the backhoe.) So, I do a little more investigating. Mr. Customer's credit wasn't great a year ago, so Mrs. Customer had to co-sign. (Better make sure there is lots of gas in the backhoe.) Did you have a trade, or put any money down when you got it, I ask. No. (I'm going to need a special city permit for the size of this hole.) How …
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If you are car shopping or thinking you may be soon..... tell us what you are most likely going to look the most at. No doubt, there are so many models, you like a lot of them. Price, utility, style....so many variables. When it comes down to picking and choosing and meeting your needs, which cars etc. have the best chance of ending up in your driveway? After seeing the new CTS today, I guess I would have to say it only cements in my mind that I could truly get into a G8. I do not think the added bling of the CTS is neccessary for me. I would like the G8 to have all wheel drive, but it might be the only car I am willing to overlook that on. I have a choice of …
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Today I wanted to scream, our family was getting ready to go to a family function about 45 min away, ma and pa wanted to pick up the papers, and I was in the shower. I told ma and pa they could take my car (2001 Aurora) to pick up the papers since I was driving anyway. About 10 min after they left, I'm getting out of the shower to hear the windshield wipers are acting strange. I quickly dress, go outside and check the car myself, when the wipers are in a intermittent setting they get stuck, when they are on low/hi they are fine except 1. they dont turn off when the lever is moved to the off position, when they do shut off with the car they automatically go up (as oppos…
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Okay, guys, here is one that is going to have a tremendous amount of options, and it will be difficult to pare down the choices. I look forward to everyone's lists. Rules- 1- Choices must be NO MORE than 4.0 liters of displacement. 2- Choices MUST BE FORCED INDUCTION. That means, turbocharged, supercharged, or some combination of those two. 3- Any number of cylinders, engine layout, and placement is allowed. 4- Only pure GAS or DIESEL. NO HYBRIDS. 5- Production cars only. 6- Any era and market is allowed. 7- These are your only vehicles. 8- You 5 choices. As usual, once you do a Top 5, you can expand to 10. …
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If you could change something about a GM car, which car's would you change and what would you change about them? I would change the Equinox's engine choices and the head lights,the headlights seem to big for the car, alltho its a good car just needs a little change
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http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/19/montrea...nveiled-almost/ The centerpiece of the 2007 Montreal auto show was supposed to be the Plethore, a supercar being developed in Quebec by HHT Locus Technologies. As we reported previously, the car nicknamed "the Quebec Bomb" employs carbon fiber construction and an 8.2-liter V8 to produce a high power-to-weight ratio driving from behind a three-passenger cabin with a center-line driving position, an innovative layout employed in the record-shattering McLaren F1 supercar (and in a 1966 Ferrari 365 P prototype), but not replicated since. Unfortunately, as is often the case with such ambitious projects, the car was far from …
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Hi all. I'm truck shopping. Getting rid of the mini-van now that I need something to better meet the family needs. I've looked at all makes, questioned new owners, examined build-lists, optioned-together glorified "I wish" truck builds, came back to Earth, and started searching for deals. The 2012 clearouts for 0% financing held few to be desired, so I waited... until I saw an ad at the local dealership for an "End of the World Sale" - one day only. They're discounting everything on their lot, including 2013 units. Test drove a 2013 SLE with the 1SB package and a couple add-on options and liked it, but stopped cold when I saw an All Terrain with the Offroad package …
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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?
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The member listing tells you what forum you post most in. I figured it spark some discussion to post the people in the top 50 posters overall who don't post in the lounge the most, as most members do. These people go against the norm in their obsession with these forums, here they are if you haven't noticed already: sciguy_0504: 23% of posts in Asian Marques (duh...) FUTURE_OF_GM: 28% in GM news VenSeattle: 17% in Current Buick Models (again, duh...) 91z4me: 16% in GM news The O.C. : 26% in Asian Marques (this one kind of surprised me) Evok: 44% in GM news Caddy XLR-V: 35% in GM news caddycruiser: 21% in Chevy Trucks (first inappropriate name :P ) BrewSwillis: 48…
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how many im curious because i find it fun to speak in different languages sometimes or mix one with english these include any spoken languages, sign language, brail, written launguage, etc please specify im curious
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G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com 40Ft RV Gold Plated Most Expensive RV in the World! In Dubia, you go big or go home. This is a country that buys exotic auto's and once they break they leave them all over the place and go buy a new one. So I found it interesting when it made headlines that in Dubia someone paid $3 Million dollars for a Gold Plated RV with some interesting design Language. They say with pop out sections, fire place and marble kitchen plus plated everything this is the true 1/10th of 1% mans Camper. Take a Look and sound off on what your thoughts are on this RV. I have to say the company gets bi…
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Is the love affair with the automobile over? Say it ain't so! Well, I don't think it is...I wouldn't have my Monte Carlos otherwise.... But, the owner of a couple area car washes (1 in S Elgin; 1 in Elgin) seems to think so.... Eh, what?! The full article is here: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/courier...WASH_S1.article SIDE NOTE #1: I'm disappointed that South Elgin wants to do something else with the land because that is the car wash I most-frequent during the winter months. It has the shortest driveway/waiting area, so the shortest waits.... Though, if I get a winter beater, I won't have to worry about that so much...eh? SIDE NOTE #2: I'm a …
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Yum, I made a pumpkin pie this afternoon. It's goooood. Do you like pie too?
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Ugh! Another Saturday night has come and gone. My life has settled into such a rut. I can sit in a chair and practically imagine the entire weekend in my head to the extenet that the experience would be nearly the same as living it. Shopping, cleaning, laundry, paying bills, going to the gym, going out to the bars...it's all become so repetitive and boring, I'm going a little crazy. Even the coming of spring just adds more home maintenance and yardwork into the mix. I try to shake things up to the extent I can, but being single I have to do everything myself. Getting the things done I have to do leaves me only a small amount of time for fun. All of my friends t…
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Lately my car has been getting great mpg, and ironically I've been driving faster lately. Usually I go about 75 on the interstate, but the last week I've been waking up later and have a 45 minute drive to work, so I go about 80. I just filled up my car tonight and discovered I got 27 mpg! The EPA rates my car at 25 mpg and before I had my head gasket replaced I was getting 22-23 mpg. This is about 85% highway, 15% city driving. I would've assumed I'd be getting worse since I've been speeding more lately, but I'm actually doing better! How does everyone else do on highway MPG?
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It's something that will make you nuts... I come outside, to find a bunch of kids sitting on my cars.... about a dozen kids, sitting on 5-6 cars, including mine. On top on that, they are being stupid, bouncing on them, hitting them, and laying on the hood.... I just about went livid..... I must have scared them (though a few others started yelling at them too) I wasn't worried about the wagon (it looks beat up anyways) But they marked up the facia, headlight, and hood of my coupe (it's only 2 years old, and looks good ) And I'm not sure if it is going to buff out... The car next to me (Neon) had a cracked headlight... And poured beer into a crack…
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...absolutely knows his $h! when it comes to subjects relating to Cobalts and/or forced induction. He's a local and is one of the first guys to turn his '05 SS/SC into a turbocharged car. He also got another guy on the local Cobalt/Ecotec board to turn his SS/SC turbo (in the process being finished up right now). He really does know his stuff and does his own researching on all this. Well the other night I had a dream. Here, I'll quote what I posted on that other board: After posting that, he told me that he's thought many times about getting rid of his turbo and swapping in a twin setup. He's done all the research and knows exactly what he would…
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Far be it for me to say I told you so, so I'll let leftlanenews tell you! http://www.leftlanenews.com/strong-possibi...4-a-gallon.html Edited: I like the comments at the end of the article.
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Folks: We've already seen the ordering guides and the new color lists. Surfacing on the horizon for larger cars is a color called Midnight Amethyst Metallic. In reality, it's already here -- on Cobalt, as a minimum. It's interesting, but possibly trendy. It can look somewhat grape-like. It reminds me of the mid-90s Thunderbird color that's purple and reads differently under different light. I guess I'm pissed because they shortchange us on variants of standard colors or fail to find a good shade of them and then insert trandier colors (this year Amethyst and 2 years ago Fusion Orange Metallic - I have seen NEW 04 and 05 GPs in that color still sitting on lots). …
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(Reuters) - Hostess Brands Inc, the bankrupt maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, has sought a U.S. court's permission to go out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers. Hostess, which has about $2.5 billion in sales from a long list of snack cakes and breads, filed the request with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York early Friday morning. The Irving, Texas-based company said the liquidation would mean that most of its 18,500 employees would lose their jobs. Hostess immediately suspended operations at all of its 33 plants across the United States as it moves to start liquidating assets, it said. "We'll be s…
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How many vehicles named after geography can you think of? I'll start. Sierra
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I don't know about anyone else, but we have had quite a winter so far. Usually you don't see much in the way of snow or ice around here before Christmas, but so far it has snowed much of the week and we had two days of freezing rain / sleet that left about 2 inches of ice on the ground. It iced again last night and now it has changed over to snow; I had to go out last night and scraping it off my windows was a task since it was just a thick glazing over everything. We used to have really bad winters like this in the first few years of the 90s, then it was mild for the rest of the decade until about 2003 when we've been having monster snowstorms and earlier snow. A cou…
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Well, luckily the "curse" hasn't befell it, but head gasket woes have. I took it to the GM dealer the other day and went to pick it up today and found out that the #5 cylinder has moisture and coolant in it. This is bad timing because I go back to school in a week and they won't be able to to get it in for at least two weeks. Also, the GM dealer here is being bought out by the Ford dealer, so it may end up being serviced over at the Ford dealer costing more money due to higher labor costs there. The GM dealer will repair it for $800, and another place we checked can do it for $650-700. I will be buying a new car in May, so my options are either A) pour $800 into a c…
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WTF!?
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did i miss something over turkey week? why do... thinking 4 of you have the same animated gif as your avatar?
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Plymouth in it's heyday had huge sales, often in the top three in America. It was sad to see this brand disappear. It was created as an economy division. The name Plymouth is often thought to derive from the landing of the Pilgrims, but what finalized the deal for the name was the very popular, at the time, 'Plymouth Bindertwine'...which most people were aware of. Plymouth went onto great success. Here are some of my favorite Plymouths.
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Pretty funny, and accurate to some of the threads on forums in general...
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You're in the market for an economy sedan and want to stay within GM. Which one would you choose - Cobalt or ION - and why? Share your thoughts on your choice after voting.
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Some, if not most, of you know I've wanted the following for a while: * a bonafide "winter beater" in the form of a newer car OR (my preference) another '86-'88 MC LS that is in not-so-good shape OR a 1977-1979 Caprice Classic OR a 1989-1990 Caprice 9C1 * a 1987 MC SS Aerocoupe (or even just an SS, for that matter) * my own home with a over-sized garage.... * a 1975 Caprice Classic convertible Slowly, but surely, I've been saving money (kinda hard with more then average medical bills) and, as of now, I have the money for the winter beater (have had that money for over a year now), and almost enough for an SS I have my eye on.... But now, I have a decision to ma…
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Well, the official total here was 21 inches. They didn't cancel classes here, but they do a good job of clearing the paths and roads. How much did everyone else get?
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1-SSC Ultimate Aero $654,500 260—273 mph $2,517.30/mph 2-Saleen S7 Twin Turbo $555,000 240-260 mph $2,312.50/mph 3-Evans 387 and 487 (tie) $175,000 (387) $170,000 (487) 206 mph $849.51/mph 4-Ford GT $141,245 205 mph $689/mph 5-Corvette Z06 $65,800 198 mph $332.32/mph 6-Dodge Viper SRT10 $85,745 190 mph (estimated) $451.29/mph 7- Mullen M-11 V8 $69,950 180+ mph $388.61/mph 8-Panoz Esperante GTLM $121,325 180 mph $674.02/mph 9-Chrysler 300C SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8 and Dodge Magnum SRT8 (tie) $42,695 (300C), $38,095 (Charger) and $37,995 (Magnum) 165 to 170 mph (estim…
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Well, it might be changing big time within the next 6 months or so. First, I've got a guy that's pretty interested in the Camaro (finally threw it in AutoTrader last week), so that should hopefully be gone soon, leaving space for another Camaro. A new addition to the driveway would be the '87-92 Camaro IROC 5.7L my dad's looking to find and rebuild. He's taking most of his bonus and splurging on a car when he finds one. Second, the lease on my mom's '05 4.7L Durango is up in June or so, and my parents are seriously considering getting an Acadia in the driveway. As I mentioned in the GMC forum, I took my parents up to the GMC dealer the other day and they loved the way…
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Well, a few weeks back, when I was working (getting carts actually), I saw this lady in a Pacifica totally run into the rear end of a parked Suburban. She was trying to just pull into a parking spot and totally NAILED it. She parked at the end of the lot 'til the 'Burb pulled away (without a scratch OR notification of the accident), and I got to see her dented/scraped quarter-panel and shattered headlight. Then, tonight, I ran up to the autostore that's next door to my work. I'm walking out and CRASH! This lady in a S10 ran into the "Handicap Parking" pole! She was trying to maneuvre around it, and ran into it, smashing her door, mirror,…
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I think we need to do the right thing here. We need to find a way to save Walt's former Z28 vert and BV's Cutlass! I'm sure with all of us putting our minds to it, it can be done.
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I had to take the POS in because, in a typical showing of Ford quality, the $h!mobile left me stranded with........a bad radio. The cd player doesn't eject. They had to order a new radio (isn't it the same one they use in like every new Ford you can buy?) so it'll be a few days until I have a cd player again. Minor inconvenience really, the radio still works so I still have music, just not good music.
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What's everyone wearing these days? Boxers...briefs...thongs? Designer?...what's the hottest designer brand these days? Utility?...3 for 7.98 White?...colors?....car themed? Do you keep until threadbare? Commando?
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I'm excitied and proud to announce that myself and Smallchevy will be attending the South Florida Auto Show Friday, November 9th on behalf of Cheers & Gears. During the pre-show press events, we'll have the opportunity to Bryan Nesbitt (GM Vice President of Design North America), John Howell (Director of Marketing, Cadillac), and Troy Clarke (President of GM North America) as well as being there to see the world premiere of the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments for these gentlemen and we'll be glad to ask or share them on your behalf.
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It's the first of October and I was surprised to see a smidgeon of color in the tree leaves. I'm definitely a warm weather animal, liking warm places such as CA and FL. However, I would have to say that fall is the most picturesque. I mean, a lot of places look like Thomas Kincaid paintings and, in this cooler weather, you can putz around in a sweatshirt or sweater, do the coffehouse thing and walk on forested paths. Beautiful. I will be going to Montreal and Quebec in exactly 2 and 1/2 weeks to take a week of vacation. I hope there's enough color when I get there. Every year, the peak time is slightly different. So, I voted "fall" for the beauty, though summer…
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WTF would you guys drive??? I've been thinking about this recently. For me, I'd probably be driving Volvos (likely a V70 or XC70) or a Ford Taurus. What would your non GM rides be?
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So the Bonneville is in need of repairs and has numerous annoyances at the moment... much more than I'm willing to pay for. Plus, with two kids, I'm out of space when it comes to traveling. Ergo, I'm seriously looking to let it go and move into something bigger. As the thread title suggests, my budget is really low, to the tune of no more than $8000. Now I realize that most of the vehicles I look for in this price range will be high in miles, but there are some reasonable examples out there on a miles-per-year basis. So, fellow C&Gers, here's my short list in order of preference: 1) GMT360s, preferably with 7 seats. Pros: Not a weak engine in the bunch, space, …
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