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Well, I finally purchased a project car after wanting one for at least 13 years. Here were my prerequisites: RWD, Manual, T-Tops or Convertible, Sporty, Cheap. I looked at a few cars, and was willing to make sacrifices if needed to. I looked at F-Bodies, G-Bodies, BMW 633's, Volvo 244's, and a few others that I decided against. Well, I'm going to play a game, who can guess the car? It met all of the above requirements. If y'all don't guess it quickly I will start to give hints. And technically I haven't bought it yet as it is still in another city.
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Basically, I'm attempting to install my Clarion CD player into the Cutlass. Needless to say, it's ancient wiring has confused me. The simple wiring diagram I have for it doesn't explain what two certain wires are. As well, I don't see where I'm supposed to connect two certain wires on the other end. In this picture, the two wires in question are the brown and orange wires in the connector to the right. In this picture, the GM wire diagram that doesn't explain what those two wires are. In this picture, the Clarion wire diagram that shows the "memory back-up lead" and the "bus power lead". Does anyone know what the brown and orange wires are? I'm thinking they m…
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Topic says it all... not economics, but environment.
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I was sitting here watching a car race (Bullrun) on Spike TV, they kept showing this Right Guard Commercial where the dude goes up to the deer and it's eyes turn red and attacks the dude, It's funny as sh*t. Have you seen it?
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Mac had been going down hill for sometime from cancer, losing weight, no energy, going blind. He was a shadow of his former, fiesty self. He will be missed.
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Have a great birthday @William Maley and @ccap41
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I have a commercial "dealer" account now, so let me know.
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I was just making a CD with a bunch of weird songs. Since I'm under extreme stress right now Im about to go to Port Huron and drive to the park look at the Blue water bridge. I need to clear my mind and what a way to start the day? take 94 to 26 mile and take that and back roads to the water and drive it up. If I return is a different question. But for a CD I made, god what a mix, Free bird simple man Kashmir Riders on the storm Sultans of Swing panama Jump crazy purple haze voodoo child Roxxxanne Black betty Growing pains Faimly Traditions and holy diver to finish it i have like .00001 seconds left. Is that a odd mix or no? Tell us …
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I was surfing youtube and came across them.
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Nothing was wrong with my 4 1/2 year old MDG (Canadian brand) desk top. It has a DVD burner that I added 2 years ago, 256 graphics card, operates at 1.7 ghz, has 768 mb RAM, operates on XP, but I was working on putting all my MPEG-4 movies from my trips to Brazil onto a DVD, interspersed with my digital pics , maybe even a soundtrack, but this proved to be impossible with the old system. Roxio and I had a falling out about 3 weeks ago, resulting in my smashing the original program discs into a million pieces (while my horrified partner and our dog watched), then uninstalled anything to do with Roxio. Nero is far more intuitive and user friendly, but I knew I was …
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At one time, Linden assembly, along with Baltimore, Doraville and Wilmington assemblies were under my control as a subject matter expert. I thought I would share this with you, it makes me sad when I think about all the people that use to work at Doraville, Baltimore, and Linden ...
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I never thought it would be this hard to find a used part. I've been on the hunt for a whole driver's side visor (whole assembly) for my wife's 2003 Cavalier (4dr). You'd think it would be an easy task....not so much. Running into issues when hitting the yards: #1- Many of the Cavs I've hit already have no visors...I 'm guessing this is a common issue. Thanks, GM #2- If one has one, it's pretty much destroyed. Can get one from the dealership for the tidy sum of 161 bucks...worth almost as much as the car at this point. I've called upon my J body people, with no success so far. Catch is it has to be from a 03-05 Cav...I'm quite anal about that. I'm hoping you guys…
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id like to first off apologize to anyone who wanted me dead . . . i got close but no cigar . . . and then tell the rest of you to thank me for coming back . . . explination of behavior goes as follows a while back i ws subject to a sinus infection that was not of the usual type . . . my body temperature is usually at a slightly tepid 99.8 so fevers virtually do not occur in my body . . . infections are hard to start . . . but so i did not develop a fever at all instead the infection went unchecked and spread through my nasal passages causing meningitis and spreading the infection to my brain. . . again it was left unchecked and no doctors visits were in order because …
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Got these 2 mags in the mail at the same time recently. Maybe we all arent that different? We all just want a guy with ripped abs? Kinda funny I got them at the same time...same cover, different audience.
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I just read that this Australian girl was killed a mere 50 feet offshore and that the culprit(s) was/were (a) bull shark(s). This species is actually more aggressive and less discriminant than the great white. It is also more likely to keep coming back at you if you spar with it. Remember the summer of the shark? That was 2001. Before the WTC disaster, the Florida Gulf Coast was hit with a rash of shark attacks. The panhandle was also hard hit this way. In fact, in 1999, I went swimming near Pensacola quite a ways from shore where my feet couldn't touch and it was approaching dusk. I will NEVER do that again. I always think about this danger when I go into the wa…
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Have you become a fan of a TV show AFTER its original run? Or, have you started watching a TV show after a few seasons have already been aired? For me ... in some cases, I've missed TV shows because I watch something else in that time slot. In others, it is because the show originally ran when I was "too young". Most-recently it is because I'm tired of giving shows a chance only for them to quickly disappear, like ABC's "Eli Stone". The newest "old" show I've started watching is former FOX staple "That '70s Show". I started watching because reruns are on late weeknights here in Chicagoland AND seeing Kurtwood Smith (Red Foreman on "That '70s Show") on CBS' new com…
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http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm5661_20050823.htm
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Allow me to introduce my daughter, Sierra Skye!! Born Wednesday, July 14th at 10:56 PM. Weight: 6 pounds, 13 ounces; Length: 20 inches. Mom and baby are both doing well at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (Hamilton Township, Mercer County). Both big brothers, Justin (4) and Anthony (16), are very happy to have a sister. As for the name, it should be no mystery where "Sierra" comes from (still to this day I'm surprised the wife went along with this choice!), and the wife always liked Sky(e) (yes, from the roadster!) as a middle name. My last name begins with a "R", so that makes Sierra's initials SSR too!!
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http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/inventory/1965-Pontiac-GTO/132701 1 of 1 Tiger Gold, fully documented '65 Tri-power GTO http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/inventory/1967-Plymouth-Belvedere-GTX/132610 1 of 7 426 Hemi Belvedere GTX convertible http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/inventory/1969-Ford-Mustang-Boss-429/132700 '69 Boss 429 I know which one I'd pick!
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32981209#32981209 Wow!
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I found this pic of a Cadillac/Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealership in Vancouver WA. What do you guys think? Going forward, do you think this type of efficient bundling of brands would allow the brands to remain distinctive? I actually do. That's providing the dealership features separate entrances for the brand showrooms and separate service advisors/areas for Cadillac owners & BPG owners. The backend would benefit by using the same lot, management, including the service/technician dept and facilities. The distinction would remain but make it convenient for BPG shoppers to "browse" Cadillac and eventually trade-up. It would also allow Cadillac to move more toward…
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-CHEVEL...1QQcmdZViewItem
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Hmmm... Boy, I could use that right now.... Anybody else? I'm thinking that should buy a nice late 60s GM iron......
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Hope your birthday is a good one! Oh, I forgot to add that it is also Buickman's birthday!
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Have a good one, gentlemen!
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Impressive Porsche crash video!
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OK, I was logged onto AOL for a few hours on Sunday, not using it, just leaving it connected while I watched TV. Damned if the thing didn't have to reconnect every few minutes!! :angry: I absolutely HATE AOL, I'm dying for a good alternative, pref. not dial up. I'm looking at this SBC/yahoo DSL service that attaches to my phone service, it's only $15/month. I don't know yet if that's just an intro rate, like the first year, then it goes up to the "regular" price. If that's the rate, tho, it's cheaper than my AOL dial-up ($25), and it has to be better, right? I mean, it can't be worse! Ok then, i…
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Pep boys has 5qts of Kendall Full Snythetic and a Proline filter for 19.99. Not often does an oil change go for 20 bucks.....
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1934 Studebaker Land Cruiser: 1954 toyota land cruiser: 1957 Merc Turnpike Cruiser: 1963 Studebaker Cruiser: 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser: 2008 Chevrolet Cruze:
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C&D just got up their test on the new MB C Coupe- C&D MB C300 Test - and had a largely positive review. This is a rather small, but hotly contested segment. So let's say you were spending between $40,000-55,000 on a new personal sport/lux coupe as a daily. What's your choice? Rules- 1)Must be a 2016 or 2017 MY car on sale now. 2)Must be a 2+2 2 door coupe. 3)Must be at least $40,000 and no more than $55,000 Have fun.
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Wilmington Assembly Plant is hosting a plant tour in April for Pontiac Solstice owners Time to buy your spy cam and airfare to Philly, then drive south 27 miles, you will know when your are in Delaware when the sky turns blue and the air becomes fresh and you see the sign that says Welcome to Delaware, Where the South begins. You might get lucky and see something else.
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Link: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=107104
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As my mom walked in the living room last night, she says "Cory, your dad blew my car up." I say "What?!" She tells me "I hope you don't plan on going anywhere tonight, as the Sunfire's blocking the driveway." I didn't really believe her at first, but upon looking out, there it is. It couldn't make it the last 40 feet or so to her spot in the driveway. All, night, I heard my parents talking about it. My mom asking my dad what's wrong with it... Him telling her that he doesnt know, etc, etc. I do go out last night, however, and had to cut through the yard. This morning, I let my mom take my Millenia. I was expecting to since last night, so I left my keys downstairs. She lef…
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The economy is really quite that bad. We recycle, and the soda we've bought lately has been from NH, so the cans aren't redeemable. So we just put them in the recycle bin. well trash day comes and the bin has a bunch of non redeemable cans in it. Alter in the day I went to go get the bins and found the cans bin gone. It wasn't windy or anything so I can only assume someone swiped the bin with the cans in it. I mean seriously...you couldn't have just taken the cans out? Now we have to get another bin. Of course, whoever took them well be in for a surprise when they go to redeem them and the machine won't except it.
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1993 Mark Martin Hyundai Accent Someone has got to use this in their sig. "EVERY MARK MARTIN FAN"S DREAM" 2001 Kio Rio 'art car' "I used cans of various colored spray paint and had fun. It's not professional...I put in carpet samples on the floor-all colors,of course, and some glass art I made is attached to the dash." 1965 Isuzu Bellel diesel sedan 1991 Geo Metro LSi convertible with Lambo orange paint and stars BV, your car...
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How much do we need to donate this time??
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I was getting oil changes and inspection on the Hawk and the Silverado today and the dealer had a gorgeoous black 07 Av on the lot. So here are some pics. I'll post more later.
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I just had this thought today. The lightest Colorado weighs only about 3300 pounds. And it is body-on-frame and RWD. So what if you took a stock Colorado chassis (short wheelbase) with a 5.3 V-8, lowered it, and designed an entirely new body for it, making it into a light and powerful muscle car? True, there no doubt would be handling issues, with the Colorado having live axles--not exactly ideal. But then again, it could be really pure and fun, and could even tow 6000 pounds! What do you guys think?
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Anyone else with me on this? You hear or say or read a word ... and it reminds you of something unrelated? Example: The word "argue" makes me hungry. Why? Because it reminds me of "barbecue". Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes it feels like its all moving way too fast" ... Pat Benatar ... 'Shadows Of The Night'
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My tribute to the 5th gen Grand Am. B) ...And I will not tolerate any bashing. :D
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Hello all, CadillacKing3 AKA James Bond AKA now Justin Bimmer checking in. I have been a member of this site for over 10 years. I have had a few bumps in my life with my law career and now I am an Internet Sales Manager at a BMW dealership in California. I hope in the future to share with all of you some of the stories of eccentric purchasers and also answer questions you may have about the car buying process. It's great to be back. Special thanks to FAPTurbo and Lord_Tourettes for getting me back in the fray. I have to say I am really enjoying my job and my 528i M Sport. I'm trying to get a photo of it in my signature, but I think I may need some help. …
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I'm shopping for snow tires for the Camaro. I have a set of the 18" wheels (black heritage wheels on the LS) that I got for cheap to use for the winter. However, while searching for winter tires on ebay to see if there were any deals, I stumbled upon 19" tires that would fit the wheels I currently have on the car. If I can get them for cheap I may go this route instead. The ad says they were on the vehicle for 3-4 months and have "no tread wear." Well of course that's pretty impossible unless they were only driven on for a few hundred miles. The quarter makes it look like there's a good amount of tread left, but it's still hard to really tell for sure. Hard to measu…
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Border security isn't the problem Washington Post The notion that the first thing to do is "secure the border" between the United States and Mexico -- and only then worry about comprehensive immigration reform -- falls somewhere between hopeful fantasy and cynical cop-out. It's a good sound bite but would be a ridiculous policy. Fact-based analysis is increasingly out of fashion, however, and so the border-first hallucination has become popular among politicians and pundits reacting to Arizona's new "breathing while Latino" law. The measure, which has sparked angry protests nationwide, orders police to act on "reasonable suspicion" in identifying, arresting and jailin…
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You know how older (and maybe newer, but can't recall seeing any) office chairs go up and down by spinning them like a nut on a bolt? Yeah, mine is like that, and I got a reminder why I don't like the design, at least when the "nit" (being the base of the chair" is threaded in plastic. Turn around last night at my desk, and there was a crack, followed by shaft (along with the rest of the chair and me on it)braking through the base and hitting the floor.
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this kinda sucks, just heard it on npr he died sunday from heart failure. may we all say the 7 words you can't say on tv to remember him. edit /edit hehe
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Rorschach is my new hero! I haven't read the novel yet (which most people say is much better than the movie) But the movie was nothing to sneeze at. My only complaint was that it's a bit long.
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Outlook: cloudy The Economist NORTHERN Europeans will not forget the name Eyjafjallajokull in a hurry, even if they may have trouble pronouncing it. Monday April 19th marked a fifth day of jet-free skies over a huge swathe of the continent as a result of the eruption of the Icelandic volcano, which began pumping significant quantities of ash into the sky last Wednesday. That fine volcanic ash could pose a risk to jet engines, which have cut out in the past after exposure to similar volcanic material. Many of Europe’s busiest airports remained out of action. Britain’s National Air Traffic Service, an organisation that co-ordinates air travel, said that the flight ban wo…
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And soon after, massive lines of weeping fat women were found at McDonalds.
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Hello All, Came across this story about The Weirdest Advertisements from the 1970's. http://www.mydailyviral.com/view/weirdest-advertisements-from-the-1970s/?src=3&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=msn-msn&utm_campaign=70s_advertisements_safe Check out some of the craziness we had going on in the 70's. Course #2 and #19 are just way too funny. The PC police will have a field day with the errors of our ways then. So enjoy, laugh and then post your crazy advertisement PC or not, go wild!
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Greetings! I saw one if these in person and found myself thinking that this Auburn color is actually pretty nice. Better than the Harvest Bronze on the pickups. Also, is the garage still up and going? I guess its been a minute since Ive tried to load something. OG
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I'm trying to get myself on to write a user's review of my G6, so I can post it as an article. Can someone help me? What are the good elements to a good car review that is (at least near) of professional quality?
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Interestingly, no domestics. The lack of stability control killed off last year's Gold/Silver 500 and Malibu. M-class, XC90, RDX, Pilot, B9 Tribeca, and CR-V tests are new. WINNERS Large car Audi A6 manufactured in Dec. 2006 and later Midsize cars Audi A4 Saab 9-3 Subaru Legacy equipped with optional electronic stability control Minivans Hyundai Entourage Kia Sedona Luxury SUVs Mercedes M class Volvo XC90 Midsize SUVs Acura RDX Honda Pilot Subaru B9 Tribeca Small SUVs Honda CR-V Subaru Forester equipped with optional electronic stability control ALSO-RANS Rear protection isn't good These vehicles earned good ratings in front and side crash tes…
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So, here's the big news... Machine Head and Metallica are playing Rock in Rio Lisboa, on June 5th 2008! These last few years haven't been bad concert-wise: Metallica played here 2004 and again last year, I saw Tool at Super Bock Super Rock in 2006... Not bad! :AH-HA_wink:
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So the other day while bored but stuck at home in the rain I found this horrible flick "Snake Eater" on OnDemand. I watched it (unfortunately) and I can honestly say it's one of the cheesiest movies of all time. Absolutely horrible like a bad train wreck: it's terrible but you can't look away. It stars that great acting ledgend Lorenzo Lama(s) & some dude who looks like a stunt double for Kenny Rodgers. (or Will Sasso as K.R. on MadTV) To make matters worse I just found out there's a made for TV Miami Vice movie hitting theatres soon, Jamie Foxx is not even a bad actor, in silly comedies but not in a M.V. remake. Miami Vice is two things:…
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Went to pick up my new vehicle on the evening of March 15th. Was greeted by my saleskid as I got my last few things out of the truck. Was cheerfully handed the key to the car as he went inside to ready the final paperwork. So I went to open it up... transmitter wouldn't unlock car. Key wouldn't unlock lock cylinder in door. (Dealership has two locations, my car came from their other store 15 miles north). Turns out, wrong spare key was sent along, so key had to be ordered from FoMoCo. No big deal. A Euro-style key with internal cuts, local dealer has no cutter for it. Primary key works, of course, that's how they drove the car to my selling location. Two weeks a…
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Here's something the gamers on here might find interesting: $17500 for very rare game cartridge Think $60 video games are too expensive? You won't hear any argument from us, but you might from JJ Hendricks, a collector who just paid a clinically insane $17,500 for an obscure NES game from 1990. The game in question is an ultra-rare, gold-colored version of Nintendo World Championships, a cartridge specially produced for use in a Nintendo-sponsored gaming contest. According to Wikipedia only 26 were created, and Hendricks calls it the "Holy Grail" of video game collectors. The game itself has a time limit of just 6 minutes and 21 seconds and consists of three short…
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When I was working on the Monte today (sorting out some minor issues, like the gear selection indicator), I drove it up and down my street today, to stretch its legs just a little. As I pulled back into my driveway, I noticed something big, brown, and furry in the passenger side floorboard: a goddamn mouse. The little $h! even decided to take a leak on my passenger side door sill trim too. I think its hiding under the rear seat.
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I'm going to have to give up one of my Malamute pups. They have started to fight and draw blood on each other. I did some research online last night and it seems that they aren't likely to get over it - ever. It can be controlled with intensive training and forced separation but they could never be trusted without supervision. That wouldn't be fair to them or to me. So, with great sadness, I'm going to have to choose between them. Anyone else feel like their life is 100% ?
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So I missed this in October but so did many others I suspect. A 4th installment in the beloved Mad Max series, MAD MAX 4 FURY ROAD! Features a Bad Ass Holden Ute! http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max-4-fury-road/fury-road-cars/fx-holden-ute/index.html The Interceptor http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max-4-fury-road/fury-road-cars/fury-road-interceptor/index.html Charese Theron is in the movie, new images of her online being bald for the movie and it is being filmed in Australia! Looking forward to this bad ass movie. I hope they do the franchise proud! Interesting Cast: The lovely blonde from Transformers is in the movie too I see. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt139219…
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Shortly after Castro took over in 1959, the U.S. slapped a trade embargo on Cuba. That means the country has imported few cars in the past five decades. But ever-resourceful Cubans have managed to keep the same vehicles on the streets since the 1950s, making the country the world's biggest open-air car museum. I know a Pontiac when I see one!
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We finally got our first real snow of the year, a whopping 4 inches. But since this is Missouri, it might as well be eleven feet, these people are absolute morons on the road. Saw a guy in a Silverado do a complete 360 upon exiting a gas station. Did I mention its only snow? Dry snow at that? I ran up the street in Tiny and didn't have a problem, even with the huge wall of snow the city kindly left at the bottom of the driveway. Now I think we're going to take the old, 9.5' kayak out and use it as a sled.
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So it appears that my sister could trade in her Alero and get a Cruze LS for about $50 a month. ($900 down, $159 a month for 39 months = $7100). Haggle that $100 off, take off $3500 in GM credits and $1500 or so in trade (that's on the low side) and you're at $2000 for 39 months = $51 a month. However, I don't know what the residual value or money factor (interest rate/2400) are on the Cruze LT leases, which is obviously more desirable. Similarly, for a base Regal (agreed upon selling price of MSRP, $27k) can be had for $249 a month for 39 months, $2000 down. I found a $28.8k model (adds heated seats, sunroof, dual power seats, some other stuff) for $25.5k, so not knowi…
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Someone around here must be more "into" pop culture than me and maybe can provide me with some help... I have noticed especially with track/wind breaker style jackets and even in fashion in general it seems alot of people are either wearing "older" clothes like from Good Will or buying new "old" style clothing. Can someone shed some light on this? Is wearing "old" clothing coming back? I have seen stuff being worn by lots of younger people lately and it was stuff that was out in many cases only about 10 years ago, and in some more like 20 or even 30. Is this a new trend around the country, or is it something going on just around me? I have really noticed it the past few m…
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Hope you have a great birthday today.
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Soon the Suburban will be sold and then soon after that (hopefully) I can sell the V12 Mercedes Benz and I will be ONCE again buying yet another vehicle or two, or three.... depending on how things out of my control turn out. --- So here's a quick recap before I continue: --- I've owned / daily driven almost three dozen GM cars over the past 14 years. Mostly big, V8 powered boats from the 1970s & 1980s, one 1968 Camaro, a few Chevrolet trucks, a couple 1960s classics, and one 1950s land yacht with tail fins big enough for a V2 rocket. Then there's a few demolition derby cars: four FoMoCos, two Mazdas & one Volvo 240 Everyone here probably remembers …
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We have a Dog Bar in our neighborhood and they we're offering a $100 bar tab to the best dressed dog (owner, or course) For those of you that are not familiar with a dog bar, it's exactly what it sounds like. A bar, usually mostly outside but sometimes with a small inside area, where you can take you dogs and watch them play while you socialize and have a drink. It's tons of fun, if you're a dog person but don't wear nice clothes on a normal night We dressed our two dogs up and went with a couple of other people that dressed their dogs up. (This is a REAL dog friendly community) Max, our jack russell, dachshund, chihuahua mix, was a rockstar: Obviously, he w…
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So uh 3 cars were caught cheating already...a dodge, a ford ...and of course Mikey's Toyolet !!!.....this is not real good way for toyo to enter NASCAR...good go'in Mike !! GO CHEVY !!!! Meanwhile I am preparing to do a LIVE RACE ART webcast during the duels and the 500, here's a poster I just did for that;
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Got boned for $1,000. The rear right tire of the BMW had a small leak so I took it to Discount Tires. While inspecting the tires, the store personnel saw a 12-inch gash in the interior wall of the front left tire going into the steel reinforcement. I have no idea how that happened. The Bridgestone run flat that came with the car was $389 per tire, and the GoodYear F1 All Season was $201 per tire, so I decided to replace both fronts since, I hated the ride of the run flats anyways. Plus GoodYears come with 25,000 miles warranty. Yay for Z-rated tires I guess! I went for lunch while they replaced the front tires and fixed the rear right. The guy calls me saying you need t…
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http://www.toybarncars.com/dublin-used-1987-buick-regal-vid63567401-5089
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NOTE: I figured somebody had to pick up the slack from 98's abscence, and post the latest Autoextremist articles. So I did. http://www.autoextremist.com/page6.shtml#table Detroit's NASCAR Infatuation. In an engaging interview with Mike Mulhern in last Friday's Winston-Salem Journal, Herb Fishel, the former longtime chief of GM Racing, let it hang out with his ongoing displeasure with NASCAR. Fishel told Mulhern that NASCAR is stuck "on a plateau" and that, "For the first time in recent memory there is no big story, no big direction. There has always been something that the world couldn't wait to hear more about. I don't remember a …
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Clicky I'd buy it, then kick my own ass.
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As of July 1, one can no longer speak on a hand-held phone while driving here. Hooray. Most of my near misses were with some moron who was yacking away on a cell phone and having to make some key maneuvers at the same time. Some still yack, taking the risk they won't get caught and ticketed. Now, it's the text messagers. First, what pleasure does someone get from text messaging? All these tiny keys that are too small for most people's fingers. Why not just leave a voice mail? I might see it if you're in a business meeting and need to send/receive something, but that's about it. For all others, leave an 'effin voice mail. Now, these text messagers are sitting the…
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YAY!!! I get a free trip to Cincinnati!! I am sooo f@#king thrilled. Someone couldn't have f@#ked something up in Florida or California or Vegas, no they had to f@#k up in Cincinnati. Assholes. I'm pissed, be back in a couple days.
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In honor of upcoming Veterans Day and to honor our Veterans and all Service Men and Women lets do a different Dream Garage. Part 1 Rules: 1) Only WHEELED military vehicles 2) Your 5 favorite in total 3) Any Nation
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I really wanted to get the SKY a personalized license plate, but could never decide on one thing and never really liked any of the suggestions I got from family & friends. Since I'm planning to part with the SKY, it is no longer a desire. However, seeing as how I intend to get a certain type of vehicle <not mentioning b/c I want to see what you posters think my suggestion means first> in 2009 or as a 2010, I've started playing with some ideas. Look at the picture I attached and tell me what you think it means and if you like it (NJ only allows up to 7 characters/spaces, FYI).
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Pecking Order of the Jeep 4x4 systems? Thanks to Drew, I had overlooked the web page that Jeep has on their powertrain systems. http://www.jeep.com/en/4x4/ Now that we have this great resource, I need some help in figuring out the pecking order of where things line up or are similar. Why you ask? Easy in the sense that my son who bought out of college his first new auto, a 2012 Jeep Patriot Latitude Trail rated edition is now ready to step up to a nicer auto and has decided to get a Jeep Grand Cherokee. We have tested them and he pretty much has all the details hammered out except for one question he asked me. I have searched and searched various jeep …
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Help me pick out what cars I need to focus on. I usually can get 7 to 8 drives in maximum. You tell me what you want me to write about. Acura NSX Acura TLX PMC Edition Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio BMW i8 Roadster BMW Z4 sDrive30i BMW X7 50i xDrive BMW 330i Adaptive M BMW M850i xDrive Buick Regal GS AWD Buick Envision AWD Cadillac XT4 AWD Sport Chevrolet Bolt EV Chevrolet Blazer RS AWD Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss Chrysler Pacifica Dodge Challenger Scat Pack Fiat 124 Spider GMC Sierra Denali 1500 4WD Honda Civic Honda HR-V Honda Passport Hyundai Veloster N Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line Jeep Gladiator Lexus LC 500 Hybrid Lex…
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empowah made a comment about Chevyguy2001's spotless interior, and that reminded me of how I have to make sure the used cars' interiors are basically spotless too, and I thought some people might like to know how to remove scuff marks. If you have scuff marks from hitting the door with your feet (or from anything anywhere) and it won't come off with normal soap and water, simply take a rag, apply a little bit of paint thinner to a small part of it, and rub on the scuff mark. It should come off after just a little bit of rubbing. When you are rubbing, make sure you don't rub too hard or for a very long amount of time or it may take the paint off the door panel or area yo…
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When shifting is it better to do it with the clutch lever? Or without?
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How cool is this? 1960 Volga GAZ-21M
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I love this ad. If I was thinking about buying a BMW 3-series and I saw this in some magazine in the late 1980s I'd think twice. Turbo
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I've been looking at these things for a while, but I've been having a hard time deciding or jumping on one because they're all so similar. Does anyone own one, and have any testimonials why they bought one over the other, etc? I don't need a huge amount of space, but I'd like XP because Linux has a big red 'L' on its forehead, and is for communists.
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Essentially, Bill Heard Chevrolet in Antioch, TN steals a Silverado back from a customer's driveway late at night. Original post here: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2738687 NASIOC members retaliate: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1058177 Complete Story: Part 1 Part 2
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What's your favorite model that was a one and done? The rules are: One generation only with no major refreshes. Minor refreshes are allowed. An example of the maximum minor refresh would be something like the Cadillac Catera which got updates front and rear fascias and lights, but otherwise remained unchanged in looks. The Catera was a one generation model. No cheating with sub-models that are based off of some mainstream model (Typhoon, Syclone, GNX are examples) unless that mainstream model was also a One and Done. A nameplate that fits the One and Done criteria, but who's name had been used decades before and brought back will still count…
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Like always, I saw these 2 awesome cars this past week just driving around doing errands with the family. I have no exciting details or anecdotes to reveal this time around regarding the cars in question other than when I pointed them out to my wife and kids, I was responded back by silence and I could sense the ambience was a big fat MEH! I, on the other hand was super delighted! A Silver 996 911 GT2 Im posting this pic like that from that angle as that is how I saw it on the highway when I passed it. The driver looked like an older gentleman driving his sports car without any intentions of breaking any speed limits. It seemed like he was babying his …
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I think at this point almost everyone agrees that EVs are coming and eventually replacing ICE vehicles. I think the only big argument left is the timeline. So the question is: Which today's automobiles do you think will be future collectibles?
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Introduction Why do I have to go here...? To vent so listen up... My family (4 of us including me wife and two childern) my younger sister (5 including my sister her hubby, son *son's soon to be wife and there youngest) and my youngest sister all had thankgiving at my middle sisters house in Millwaukee. It was real nice until cars came on the topic. I own my 3 cars in my sig, my Impala, Bonneville and the Grand Prix, my middle sister owns a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 (5.9 V8) SLT loaded, 2000 Lexus RX300 AWD (loaded) her son a 2001 Nissan Xterra and her son to be wife and he a 2007 Camry LE (4cyl) the last daughter a 2003 Toyota Rav-4 L with all the toys. Then my baby sister o…
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Apparently this "never made it out of committee", but here's what was proposed: >>There is a bill that the Washington State Legislature is trying to pass in Olympia that, if successful, will directly add huge costs to our vehicle license fees. The bill was SB 6900 and it adds an "engine displacement" fee to the vehicle license tabs upon renewal. Engine Size (liters) Rate Schedule Up to 1.9 : $0 2.0 - 2.9 : $70 3.0 - 3.9 : $225 4.0 - 4.9 : $275 5.0 - 5.9 : $325 6.0 - 7.9 : $400 8.0 or over : $600 Here's the web page for the bill where you can read the text: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summ...6900&year=2007<< Oooo... it's…
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I only saw a June thread and I spotted a doozy, so here goes.
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I have no clue what this is.
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I am sure you're enjoying your day.
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I've noticed (again) what seems to be an influx of new members to Cheers and Gears and whether you've been lurking for a long time or just found us today, I'd like to wish you a warm, happy... WELCOME! Hope you enjoy the place and stick around!
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I won't take a "major" road trip this year because I want to attend several different events, some of which I missed last year. Thus, 2008 trips will be short'n'sweet. If you're interested in meeting up along the way, please tell me! My 2008 plans include (more details later)... SUNDAY, APRIL 27 ... GENEVA IL = ACHA/VR joint gathering for lunch: http://www.valvereplacement.com/forums/sho...ead.php?t=24586 THURSDAY-MONDAY, JUNE 26-30 ... near PITTSBURGH PA = NMCOA Monte Carlo Nationals: http://www.montecarloclub.com/Monte_Nationals_Page.htm ...itinerary (route, times, stops) TBD SATURDAY, JULY 26 ... ELGIN IL AREA = multi-group car gathering, Paul Wol…
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I've been playing Super Metroid for the better part of four hours and found myself running through 'Norfair' blowing $h! up and yelling 'I'm the Juggernaut, Bitch!'
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