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Happy 100th birthday! I am surprised someone your age uses the Internet

as much as I'd like to see DEJ win the 500 (and all other races this year), part of me wants to see a Toyota win the 50th running of the "Great American Race" simply because of the irony it would be. Well, that an the reaction racing fans would have.

Well, it took quite awhile for all of the insurance stuff to finalize and for them to cut me a check but I got out of the shet rental Yaris and this past Saturday I picked up something. I would have played the guessing game but I'm pretty sure I've already posted here asking about the car so I didn't think that would work too well.. Well, I bought a 2016 Focus Hatch Titanium. I believe it has everything except a sunroof and their active parking assist. I bought it with 12,811 miles on the clock for 16,000 + TTL. Sync3 rocks so far. WORLDS better than Sync that I had in my Escape. It has basically everything I had in my Escape, which is what I wanted. A couple t…

Today is my Regal's 16th birthday. This morning, it had 244,073 miles on the odometer (that's almost 400,000 kilometers!) In this period, other than stuff that normally wears out (belts, hoses, brakes, batteries), I've only fixed the following, in this order: - exhaust donut connecting manifold to tailpipe - water pump - alternator - thermostat by-pass - 2 front wheel bearing assemblies (different times) - tie rod ends - 2 sensors: O2 and knock (different times) That's it. I'll have to wax it soon. The 100 degree temps have arrived. I still like it but am not that attached to it. But it has been reliable (so folks, don't knock the W-body too hard).…

I've been wondering... do you think a lot of ladies who polka are named Dot? It would be so perfect if it were true.

Hey, noticed this b-day on the forum list. Have a great birthday, Carbiz, down in the tropics! Jealous.

There are some new CTS-V coupe spy photos at Autoblog, linked from Left Lane News... with a surprising watermark... "Copyright Chris Doane & Cory Wolfe for Brenda Priddy & Co". Interesting......

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If anyone has a MySpace account on www.myspace.com, please join my group... lol. I made it a long time ago, but just got around to finishing it today, and I need members!!!! My Myspace Group And, if anyone else here has a group on there, I'll join it too, as long as your the moderator on there.

I was pretty depressed about the Patriots losing in such an ugly manner yesterday, but the ending of the Colts-Steelers game was absolutely insane... Polamalu's reversed interception, Manning sacked, Bettis's fumble (why the hell didn't they kneel?!), Roethlisberger's game-saving tackle, Vanderjagt's missed FG... what a crazy game. Even though I hate the Steelers, I hate the Colts more and took joy in Manning's frustration and anger. Now I want the Steelers to beat Denver and then lose to Seattle.

Link to Yahoo Sports NASCAR Story I guess GM and Ford don't have workers or support the US economy. Plus.... people that pull up to NASCAR races in toyotas with stickers for favorite drivers on them are insane hyprocrites!

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupe/...pes_comparison/ It was a pretty fair comparison I think. Both are hella powerful, the GTO is a bit farter to 60 since it's lighter, but the Charger handles better, and is easier to get the power out. Goat is cheaper but the Charger has more standard equipment and performance mods. GTO has a nicer interior design, but the Charger is roomier, more practicle, and has things the Goat doesn't. Charger loooks badass...th GTO doesn't. "The Charger is the obvious choice--the best musclecar for the job. Not only does it look the part--no other V-8-powered American sedan appears as ominous--but it plays the part with an involving drivi…

Ford, GM, Mazda recall cars for safety problems Wed Apr 12, 7:16 PM ET Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F - news), General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM - news) and Mazda Motor Corp. (7261.T) are recalling almost 35,000 cars for a range of defects, U.S. safety regulators said on Wednesday. Ford is recalling over 19,000 Mustang Cobras from the 2003 and 2004 model years because the accelerator pedal can stick on the floor carpeting in the car, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The NHTSA said the accelerator problem could cause crashes when the pedal catches on a cutout area of the floor carpeting during sharp acceleration. Ford will install carpet "shields" to addr…

Whats the WEIRDEST thing you've EVER seen on the highway? Yesterday me and sixty8panther were driving back from a car show and saw a HORSE on route 3 north. LOL

Well... I thought I'd post pics of all the other toys in my household... The Nighthawk 750: Don't mind the the sissy-bar. Yes, it's ugly, but my dad uses to to tie cargo down onto and it makes my mom more comfortable on it. Personally, I'd like to atleast get one that matches the bike. The "Piece of &#036;h&#33;": Love my letter decals? Yeah... it's &#036;h&#33;ty... I know... obvious, huh? The GT80: It's old... Amazingly, it was my dad's when he was a kid. We found it a few years ago and had to buy. Sometime between then, they swapped the frame and the fenders and stuff. The originals are in that box, as you can see. I have …

Have a great one, my friend.

Why don't you do a project car as opposed to buying something "new" for you vehicle with the greater "mechanical" feel...? I always think of you for some reason when I think of this thing. Not usually into lowered trucks but I like this one for some odd reason.... Of course, you could always roll with something more old skool...wid de rims... Or here is an old Hilux truck I saw in a historical neighborhood in Columbus the other day....

Or more accurately clikable thumbnails. How do I make them ? Im dumb........know nothing. I see Camino always uses them. I wanted to post up some auto show pictures I have for starters but dont want to do full size photos for space purposes. I have 35 mm that I will have to scan and send to photobucket first. Then what ?

Im still At work!!! ahhhhhh..... have been since 8:30 this morning and its now 9:15 Eastern time. I need a vacation lol. Been doing the 40-60 hrs a week and full time school since the begging of this year. Well at least since im paid hourly as a contractor I will be able to afford a new CTS in cash when the 2nd gen comes out next fall. Needed to vent and to remember why I work so much. I like expensive toys and vacations.

When I was learning html, flash, etc I created two websites: cheersandgears.com and Ugly Car Monthly. I found the whole site on my D drive this morning and though I'd share. It cracks me up what I wrote for this stuff. Make sure you check out all the years (2000, 01 and 02). I've certainly grown up a bit since then, but I agree with a lot of what I wrote. enjoy, maybe: (oh and put your speakers on for the opening) http://www.jkface.com/uglycarmonthly/index.html

I'm a I stumbled across this while surfing Google. I just had to share this. A Chinese car enthusiast!. She must be enthused about knockoffs, poor designs, and quality so poor it makes a mid-90's Chrysler product looks bulletproof. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=80571225 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

On Friday, February 23, I signed a contract to do 11 hours worth of shows this coming April 2007 on WRMN, 1410 AM, Elgin! Shows will be on Friday nights as follows: April 6 ... 7p-11p central (5p-9p pacific, 6p-10p mountain, 8p-midnight eastern) April 20 ... 7:30p-11:30p central (5:30p-9:30p pacific, 6:30p-10:30p mountain, 8:30p-12:30a eastern) April 27 ... 7:30p-11p central (5:30p-9p pacific, 6:30p-10p mountain, 8:30p-midnight (eastern) If you're interested in listening, mark your calendars now . Just like last year, I will play older country music with some rock'n'roll as well, including artists like Restless Heart, Ty Herdon, Lee Roy Parnell, Lee Greenwood, Black…

I was just scanning MSN when I saw this piece of BS: Eventually, you get to the Delorenzo article "Hell Freezes over," but first you see a picture that says, "GM: What went wrong. Here's why Toyota became #1 and is likely to stay there." So, apparently GM is now "dead" because they are no longer #1 (for the first quarter, I might add). WTF? This is the most deceiving headline I've seen in quite a while, and to say that GM is now "dead" because they were outsold by Toyota by a relatively small margin in the first quarter in global sales is ridiculous. Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes, VW, and every other carmaker besides Toyota must be dead too. And until r…

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRO...-05-13-20-20-33 A 12 year old girl was "was traumatized by the movie and had to undergo psychological treatment and counseling" after a substitute teacher showed Brokeback Mountain in class. LOL, if this girl needed counseling after seeing a movie about gay cowboys, she has MUCH BIGGER problems to deal with than this.

* This past Saturday, 05/02/2015, my cousin & I road tripped from northeastern IL to southwestern IL & back. The deal: my cousin covered gas & food; I provided the tunes & itinerary. Read more about the day (including some pics)…: http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/05/05/tuesday-trip-16/ Speaking of road trips, of these 4 trailers, I think the Pacemaker would be most appropriate for me…. http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/05/05/automotive-daily-107/ Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com 1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve "I don't have time" __ Dido __ 'Sand In My Shoes'

Since i bought my car, its had a horrid exhaust on it... factory manifolds, crimp bent 2 inch exhaust, crappy flowmasters, and it leaked everywhere possible... so when the rubber exhaust hangers snapped the other day, i had enough.... and the impulse buying began... Today i received my delivery of go fast goodies... nothing radical, but a world ahead of my current setup. Consists of: Jeg's Ceramic Coated Headers 2.5 inch Mandrel Bent exhuast kit Flowtech Warlock Mufflers If all goes right, it will all get installed on saturday.... cant wait to see how different it will sound! This will be a huge improvement in flow, meaning better performance, maybe a litt…

Happy Birthday bud!

Here's a blast from my past. When I got my first computer, I only had MS Paint to play around with and I found the drawings that I did pixel by pixel. Not too bad with what I had to work with. I'm guessing this was 1993/94.

:AH-HA_wink: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...A:IT&ih=016

I hope you both enjoy this day.

Nickleback (worst. band. ever.) Coheed and Cambria Blink 182 Black Eyed Peas Brian Adams

Happy Birthday to a fellow G6 supporter!

Clicky. Use the music player on the left side for a preview. Sammy Hagar + Michael Anthony + Chad Smith + Joe Satriani = pretty darn good.

I'll be in the Harrisburg/Carlisle area that afternoon, meeting up with someone to sell a part. Is there anything going on that I can make the trip more than just driving down 3 hours, then turning around to drive back another 3 hours. I plan on being there around 6 pm. If nothing else, I'd be willing to meet up with someone in the area.

Every so often I like to remark that this place, for all its turbulence what with the economy, GM's restructuring, and differences in political opinion, is still an excellent discussion board. Here's what a good chunk of e-forums can be like. For what it's worth, the article that people are commenting on is about CPU performance. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i...p;cp=1#comments Warning, there's some naughty words, and you might find yourself questioning evolution, and/or creationism, and whether or not humanity is doomed for eternity.

NAPA has their synthetic oil on sale. 2.99/qt. Good stuff. They also have some truck goodies as well....

Post one of several... On more than one occasion, I was asked by locals if I was Greek. In fact, I am not. One could take that, though, to mean I'd be welcome there, and I'd certainly consider a move to Greece if circumstances would merit so dramatic a life-change. It's an amazing country full of amazing people - direct and quite frank, but friendly and warm even to strangers and foreigners. We left Saint Louis for Atlanta at 10:00 am on September 13th, where we waited for seven hours for our overnight flight to Athens. It was an unpleasant flight - ten-plus hours with an unhappy newborn and a 2-y/o who liked to kick seats immediately behind me - there …

I believe in fires at midnight when the dogs have all been fed. A golden toddy on the mantle a broken gun beneath the bed. Silken mist outside the window. Frogs and newts slip in the dark too much hurry ruins the body. I'll sit easy, fan the spark kindled by the dying embers of another working day. Go upstairs, take off your makeup, fold your clothes neatly away. Me, I'll sit and write this love song as I all too seldom do. Build a little fire this midnight. It's good to be back home with you.

By George Kiriyama NBCBayArea.com updated 35 minutes ago On any other day at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Daniel Galli and his four friends would not even be noticed for wearing T-shirts with the American flag. But Cinco de Mayo is not any typical day especially on a campus with a large Mexican American student population. Galli says he and his friends were sitting at a table during brunch break when the vice principal asked two of the boys to remove American flag bandannas that they wearing on their heads and for the others to turn their American flag T-shirts inside out. When they refused, the boys were ordered to go to the principal's office. "They said we…

I am usually never awake at this hour. I dreamed that I became friends with an inner city kid. Somehow I ended up being asked to drive vehicles for him and his other buddies, from one place to another in the city. It was winter time, there was snow on the ground. He was driving an Escalade, I was riding with him. Throughout the dream, I could feel a growing awareness of what was really happening. He was part of a drug gang and I was an unwitting driver, parking these blingy vehicles and leaving them in rundown, unfamiliar parts of town. We park the Escalade and I ask him something through mind waves (no talk) like "what do you want me to do next?"…

Its Russian. Its an amphibian. And there are only three currently in the states. I saw one today at the AOPA Expo in Tampa, climbed in it, and now I want one.

What options does "your" (the one you consider mostly yours) vehicle have that you don't want/need? What would you add if you had the chance to? I'll use the Camaro for this... What I don't want/need on it: I really don't need a power driver's seat. Manual seats are particularly easy to use and easier to uninstall from the car. Another thing is a cigarrette lighter, but the ashtray is fine because that's where I store my cell phone. Some things that would've been sweet: AWD for sure. I've been thinking about it lately and damn would it be nice, especially in this snow. Automatic start just to warm the car up w/out going outside…

In michigan we only need a single plate in the rear of our cars but today I saw a Corvette with Ohio plates. and since it had them on the front it just looked wierd. Do any of you need two plates and do you mind it?

I've gotta tell you.....I've driven a few BMW 6-series lately....and that car, IMHO, has the BEST production V8 exhaust burble/note of any car I think I've heard....in fact, I wish my C6 sounded as good. This is the ONLY V8 BMW that sounds this way.....according to BMW, they spent a good amount of time tuning the exhaust note to get it just right. Of note, our X5 4.4i has a similar V8 "detroit-style" burble...but it's not nearly as vocal as the 6-series. Runner up? M-Benz SL55 AMG..... GM runner up? Pontiac Grand Prix GXP 5.3L What do you guys think from the cars you've heard....?

As fellow chatters on one of my favorite website (this one, if you didn't know), I wanted to give you guys a first glimpse of a revived online magazine: AutomotiveTraveler. Some of you have seen the individual articles, but please take a look at the first full publication in years. Make some comments...share with your friends if you like it...but just take a look. I'd be interested to hear what you think of it. http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/2124

Man this is what a drive to work did to my 05 vette I'm about to kill the guy who slammed on his brakes in front of me. I was like what the hell he slammed on his brakes for no damn reason as he switched 3 lanes at once to prolly go fill his face at whitecastle drivers these days I'm lucky I could stash my &#036;h&#33; before the 50 (pigs) came I would a been screwed

I just felt like posting it - so sue me.

alright guys im not gay but i work at starbucks . . . today i was working downtown and there were a couple of people from different locations with me and there was one chick very attractive . . . turns out her name is stephania, shes german and romainian (bred and lived in both countries) and shes a model and 16 (im 17) and i was like OMG your amazingly hot!!!!! . . . so i was set up to get her number like she kept looking at me over and over and we made a bit of eye contact . . . even close eye contact as in like noses inches away (europeans talk close) i played it cool and walked away . . . anyone else want to shoot me in the foot!?!?!?!!?!?! blah

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On a crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling down from a gleaming heaven I can hear the voices call When you coming home now,son. The world is not for you Tell me what's your point of view Hey there, mister madman watcha know that I don't know Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away Tell me what made you that way Here I am just waiting for a sign All my life I knew that it was mine It's always here, It's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere Tell me now dear mother, what's it like to be so old Children grown and leaving, seems the world is growing cold …

Clicky The truth is out now.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/br...All=y#comments It's not often that Philadelphia police are called to jump-start a stolen auto case. Especially one four decades old. But thanks to their efforts, a Texas man has recovered a treasured convertible stolen in Philadelphia nearly 42 years ago. Bob Russell never gave up hope that his stolen 1967 Austin Healey would be found one day. Russell was a graduate student at Temple University in 1970 when he parked the English roadster at an apartment complex after a date with his future wife. When he went out to the lot the next morning, the Austin was gone. Because he was a cash-strapped student, it was a double whammy. He…

Dec. 22: Mike Evans ("Lionel Jefferson") -- http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/22/o...s.ap/index.html Dec. 25: James Brown -- http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/2...n.ap/index.html Dec. 26 (today): Fmr. President Gerald Ford -- http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/topstorie..._227195601.html R.I.P. to all three.

One of the teams I'm cheering to make the playoffs, the Isles-just lost one of their better players (and a fave of Mine) What the hell was Chris Simon thinking???!! Like him or hate him, he is one of the reasons they should make the playoffs this year. I'm glad the other guy is ok though....though it looks like Simon might not be coming back....ever. Why?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZM4qCwBE9ao&amp...ted&search= Interesting

Chevy drivers - in particular Hendrick Motor Sports drivers - continue to own NASCAR's Nextel cup series. Chevy has won 10 of 11 races so far this year. Jeff Gordon got his third win this year at a rain delayed Dodge Avenger 500 from Darlington. The finishing order. 1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 2. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express 3. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 4. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 5. 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 6. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 7. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 8. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 9. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 10. 31 Jeff Burton Chevro…

1985 Pontiac Fiero - 2,904mi* (*-Fire extinguisher not included)

* Bet many can identify with this: http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/03/18/daily-dose-wake-up-wed-9/ With 4 open heart surgeries & 1 pacemaker replacement, I’ve a number of roadmaps. Some scars will be refreshed when I go in for another pacemaker replacement next Wednesday, 03/25/2015; unlike last time, hopefully this WILL be a simple outpatient procedure with no overnight hospital stay…! While watching NCAA’s March Madness on Thursday, I made some tweaks to my website & added a page for articles I’ve written: http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/my-articles/ Haven’t decided if I’m going to put all of my road trip pics there somehow or not. Cort …

This &#036;h&#33; is creepy This one's kinda funny, watch about 1/3 of the way in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78krbfy9hh0&feature=dir

Minus a few chin hairs, of course!

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5853717571.html I'm a single 23 yo trying to get rid of the car. It needs just a little work to run but doesn't run now. It's an 86 Chevette. If you can haul it or fix it to drive away it's yours. I will offer a blowjob to get it off my property. Please serious inquiries only. ~ Kelly K Actual wording of advertisement.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA what do you think? I don't think i'll do more... leave it in the lounge?

Black G8 GT in the showroom, looking good. I may go visit the sales chick I know and put her on notice for the ST when it comes.

I will not be doing a major road trip this year, since I'm using that vacation time to attend a few different weekend gatherings/shows/cruises (about which I've posted); I hope to return to a week or 2-week long road trip in 2009. But ... Saturday, August 9, 2008 ... I'll be in the Pittsburgh/Johnstown/Holsopple PA area for a family reunion on Dad's side of the family. Around that reunion, I will take a "mini road trip" through Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and northern Virginia. I have a TENTATIVE/skeletal itinerary ... let me know if you want to meet up anywhere along the way so that'll help me finalize the itinerary in the next couple …

This is kind of a spin-off from a comment in the thread discussing the interest in Hummer by a couple companies from India: What would it take for GM to merge some brands? Take the whole clustering of brands (Buick-Pontiac-GMC for example) to the next level, and have them share a corporate shell and legal entity. Let's call it "GM Specialties" for now. Some thoughts: + Dealerships would have a contract with "GM Specialties", not the specific brands contained within. A Specialties dealership (auto boutique?) could order (or not order) any product from the Specialties' included brands, maybe with some requirements/standards as to how the products are displayed …

84 LeSabre--25k miles! Even got the Rusty Jones goin' on. Wot a clean B-body.

http://www.proximityhotel.com/ My GF and her classmate's project for architecture this semester was to coordinate with the owner of this hotel (He owns multiple hotels and fronts a foundation for community improvement) and basically re-design a large part of downtown Greensboro NC. Yesterday, we had her final critique at The Proximity which included him, the other big members of the foundation and several key people in the leadership of the city. Of course, as far as we know, everything was theoretical, but it would provide a very good and complete basis if the foundation wanted to move forward with plans. The foundation funded everything, from trips to Greensboro …

Loopholes on the Death Bed A lawyer was on his deathbed and he called to his wife. She rushed in and said, "What is it, honey?" He told her to run and get the Bible. Being a religious woman, she thought this was a good idea. She ran and got it, prepared to read him his favorite verse or something of the sort. He snatched it from her and began quickly scanning pages, his eyes darting right and left. The wife was curious. "What are you doing, honey?" she asked. "I'm looking for loopholes!" he shouted.

Take care and have a good one. Oh, and that CTS-V coupe is in the mail.

I was just tellind Oldsmoboio about a neat old Toronado that lives in a garage not far from where I live. Right on the street where the olds lives, lives my son Joel's friend Lucas. Lucas just got a Mercedees 230 Kompressor (think I've got that right) as a 16th birthday present. New. Wish I was that lucky when I was sixteen.... Chris