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linkity Update: Saw on the Toronto news today that the judge overturned the ticket, this car is legal.

I want a small suv/crossover for college...but since my parents are willing to help me buy this one (third car under my name...fifth all together) I am limited to a small or midsize car! Based on what you know about each...which one would you suggest and why?

What the hell? Where is everybody? It's so freakin' boring here... :blink: :D Anyways, to cure my boredom, here is what I think is the best Saturn eveeeer.... The 95-96 SC2! :P

1982 Fleetwood Brougham Triple Yellow 44,000 original miles Leather No rust All Florida car Roof/leather in excellent shape Fillers still intact HT4100 V8 (maybe I shouldn't mention that) Everything works except the manual passenger mirror (linkage prob broke) Dual power seats, fuel economy computer, AM/FM/Cassette, digital climate control, cruise, power trunk pulldown If I didn't already have the Buick (and the associated money spent on it), I'd be totally rockin' this Caddy now. Rides lover-ly, too. Its going up on eBay tonight.

* I haven't posted in a while because I had been back to work full-time & just didn't have the time to "keep up", get enough rest/sleep, remain in Cardiac Rehab, among other responsibilities. But, now, as of 02/23/2012, less than 3 weeks after returning to full-time work after my 11/11/2011 open heart surgery, I find myself ... unemployed. To say I'm stunned/numb is just the tip of the iceberg. I've already started the process of "scaling back" financially (including dropping some sponsorships & donations), have applied for unemployment, & started the process of looking for a new job. The last time this happened (April 2005, due to the Sears/Kmart merger)…

Toyota Buys 5.9% Stake in Isuzu I'm thinking we're going to want to move Isuzu to the "Other Guys" section now... Toyota announced today that it will spend $373 million on a deal with Isuzu that will transfer 5.9% of the truck- and diesel-maker to the giant Japanese automaker. Toyota's goal in purchasing a stake in Isuzu is to bolster its diesel portfolio, which apparently lags behind other major automakers like cross-town rival Honda who announced in September it would have diesel-powered passenger cars for sale in the U.S. within three years. Autoblog

the dude just withdrew his application for graduation 5 days before the ceremony and will be returning for a 12th year of undergrad studies. Johnny Lechner myspace Johnny Lechner dot com google search johnny lechner old article this dude has it going on!

I put myself on the waiting list for Cubs tickets, I'm 79873th in line, hopefully I get them before I die.

If you could afford any car, but lived in Michigan and had to drive it year round, and could have only one car... What would it be?

I actually found this on myspace and laughed my ass off at its absurdity. Especially #8. :lol: 1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control. 2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people can't legally get married because the world needs more children. 3. Obviously, gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children. 4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if Gay marriage is allowed, since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful. 5. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed …

I'm attracted to . . . . . . . . . The 2011 Ford Mustang .... Happy New Year !!!

What cars fill the best and worst garage in your subdivision or neighborhood? In mine-Best-1969 Camaro Convertible pace car, big block, pristine. Worst-Kia Amanti, Toyota Corolla Chris

Ok so yesterday was like any other long day at work, except I was told I could go home early, which I was happy about, since I was tired, and that earlier in the day it felt like there was something stuck in my throat, just irritating it and making me cough. When I got to the parking lot to leave, I spit was felt like a bit of peanut or something out of my mouth. Didn't bother me, but when I got home and was laying down the inside of my cheek started getting caught on my tooth in back, you know like when you bite your tough or inside of your cheek by accident. It kept happening, and so when I felt around in my mouth, I discovered part of my wisdom tooth, which had only ec…

How will your current car be remembered once its gone? I'll remember the saturn as the mean green plastic machine and my breeze as the luxury car of the 2.

It's finally arrived. My vacation has started. Tomorrow, we head up to Puyallup for a Camaro and Corvette show and then on Sunday we start the drive down to Reno for Hot August Nights. The weather looks like it will cooperate so the Skylark will be topless most of the way down. Let's see, as far as I know we will have the following cars heading down in our group.. 1961 Corvette Convertible 1967 Camaro Convertible 1967 Camaro Convertible (not a reprint-we have two in the group) 1968 Camaro RS 1969 Camaro Coupe 1969 Camaro Z/28 (DZ302 car) 1971 Chevelle SS454 Convertible (brother's) 1972 Buick Skylark Convertible (ours) There should be more but I don't k…

My dad just handed me this magazine...I almost fell out of my chair laughing at what's on the front cover. -15" LCD TV w/DVD player -20" chrome rims -leather seats -all power Any takers? It's a steal for only $29,999. Did I mention it's an '04?

Not sure if anyone's seen this before, so I'll let the video speak for itself. TopGear Bashes the C6 Corvette

It seems the forum software has been getting a little FUBAR here lately. First, my account was mysteriously deleted recently. Second, my PM inbox has been acting up and deleting new messages after I respond to them, and there are no copies of the PMs I send in my sent items folder. Third, the site seems to "stall" at times; meaning it doesn't load after a long period of time then re-loads as soon as I hit refresh, although slowly. And now I've been seeing this little oddity ... Anyone been encountering anything strange on the forums here lately?

That blade of grass stuck to his nose for about 10 minutes!

I've listed it twice on ebay now and gotten lots of watchers, one fool that keeps insisting that it had to have come from the factory with leather seats and chrome wheels and he demands that I put them "back in/on". I'm thinking maybe I won't re-list it again if it doesn't go this time. Maybe I'll just polish it up, put it up on jackstands, cover it , and try to forget I own it for a few years.

Greenday with Jimmy Eat World on 9/11. 5th row seats. Should hopefully be a good show!

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I have done this for years and love it and am excited that they are finally getting really organized to plan for the 24hr Ski / Snowboard "Hope on the Slope" event. This is an amazing night of skiing, you raise money for the Cancer Society as you Ski / Snowboard for 24hrs straight. Stevens pass as well as other mountains do this and keep the resort open. It is amazing to see the night ski at 2am in the morning. An image I wish everyone could see. Hope on the Slopes! Feb 24-25th 2017 Helping to fund research to find a cure for Cancer! http://www.hopeontheslopes.org/hope-on-the-slopes

Every once in a while, fleeting mentions of golf and golfing come up on the site. Yes, I see how it would nice be to walk scenic manicured courses as you go out to a golf outing. But that's where it stops. I've never really had an opinion of golf (other than indifference), but that's changing. Sorry if I seem blunt, but the whole experience and the accoutrements that go with it seem so "packaged." I wonder if people REALLY like it, or if it's something they do to be "one of the boys." I mean, it offers little in the way of exercise value. The reason I bring this up is that about 5 months ago, I got a new boss. In the last week or so, it crystallized that he is …

Who ever has dreamed about going to Europe, at the fraction of the price, do what I did, go to the French-owned island of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, right off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland... In early August, my girlfriend and I took a four day trip out to St. Pierre, which is a series of three islands with a population roughly 7000. The main island is St. Pierre, which we stayed at... Here are some pics... Take off from Toronto at 7:20 am, love the smog coming in from the States (at least 50% of it) Landing in Halifax for a 20 minute stop-over After we landed in St. John's Newfie-land Our flight to the tiny french island of St. Pierre (passport req.) …

I was looking through slang terms with a gay friend of mine and we had quite a few that made us laugh. wikipedia list of terms for 'gay' Pots and pans and plant references... there are some pretty random ones.

I was doing some research online, and stumbled on this awesome website dedicated to Harley Earl. http://carofthecentury.com/ It has a ton of rare photos, and some extremely great reading material. I ended up looking at it for 2 hours. :o A "must click" for anyone interested in automotive design!

I can't take it anymore. I have to get a new computer and I need it soon. This POS desktop of mine is hinging on my last nerve: the slowness, the loudness, the slowness, the ancient (by today's standards) monitor, the slowness, the fact that if I so much as touch the tower, the computer will inexplicably black out and require a hard reset (I'm not kidding) and did I mention the slowness? Then there's the laptop with a dead keyboard, dead touchpad, several dead LEDs, and a line of dead pixels in the corner of the screen. Plus, it's thick and heavy as hell, the battery life sucks (which wouldn't be that much of an issue if the AC jack worked properly...which it doesn't) a…

I come to find out today that my mom plans on clearing out the driveway. So that means both van are being junked (a pity, the very first car I ever drove was the `86 Caravan), but she also seems to plan to junk the Grand Marquis. She pulled it off the road to save money a couple months ago. Has a flat, and although I (and only I) made the effort to start it up, battery probably is too weak to start it. Does still have power through. To get it back on the road it needs a battery if this one is no good, and a tire. Have a spare tire, no biggie. Waterpump is starting to go, but that should be an easy fix. Looks much easier to do than the Shadow was. Then there's the tra…

I went to the Nutmeg Chapter POCI Pontiac-Oakland show on Sunday. There were a lot of nice cars out and competition was pretty tough. So much to my surprise, I took home a first place in my class! Who knew... I've attached some pictures from the show. Most concentrate on cars I was competing with, but there are a few others I found interesting included too. I loved the wagon! He was robbed -- didn't place at all. He tied for 3rd. He kicks my butt often at these shows. My car. I think he took 2nd place (possibly tied for 3rd)

So, its 12:30am and I'm driving home from the beach. I decide to do something rare, crazy, and irrational, a thing the majority of drivers here don't do - I stop at a crosswalk. I wonder why the couple walk so slowly across while starting behind me under I feel a *THUNK!* And that's what it feels to have a 2006 Solara hit you. Damage is minimal though, as you can see. Thing is the car was a demo and the guy driving works at a Toyota dealership in the paint/body shop. He was very kind, very nice, and very apologetic. He gave me everything - license, reg, insurance - and asked if I could go through him instead of calling the police. I get his insurance info just in cas…

So I came home from chilling with a few of my friends earlier tonight going my usual route. No big deal, I could drive home from work in my sleep if I had to (and practically have, many times; same route I take to work, practically). So I'm about two blocks or so away from my neighborhood, it's not quite as dense as the center of town is, but it isn't quite residential. Not so many cars on the road seeing as its about ten or so. I'm doing about forty-five, give or take (probably give). A little farther down the road, on the other side there's this large black dog just trotting down the street, probably not paying any mind to where he's going. Suddenly he just darts out…

Well, this was a total waste of neurons.

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.

Have a fine one!

Hope you have a good day.

After having it sit around for entirely too long, I've finally decided to put my Fiero up on ebay. It was a fun car while I had it(I loved the handling), but now with the baby and the wedding coming up, its time to go . http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Goodbye, my friend.

So, I just thought I'd vent a little since at least some of you know my pain...I was downtown late last night bowling and having some fun with some buddies of mine. I made it home about 1:30 am and was so exhausted I didn't notice anyting wrong with my Jeep. This morning though, there is missing paint all down the front fender of my Grand Cherokee, as well as my front bumper is cracked and scratched to hell and the wheel flare is dented in on the front corner! I am so pissed right now I want to strangle someone. It wouldn't bother me so much if people would just own up to the fact that they did something stupid. I am probably even more bitter because this is the thir…

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....?

[intro (T-Pain)] (Shortayyyy) Aww $h! Get your towels ready it's about to go down (shorty, yeah) Everybody in the place hit the f@#kin deck (shorty, yeah) But stay on your motherf@#kin toes We runnin this, let's go [Chorus (T-Pain)] I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat) I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat) Everybody look at me cause I'm sailin on a boat (sailin on a boat) I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat) I'm on a boat Take a good hard look at the motherf@#kin boat (boat, yeah) [The Lonely Island (T-Pain)] I'm on a boat motherf@#ker take a look at me Straight flowin on a boat on the deep blue sea Bustin five knots, wind whippin out my coat …

This is insane, the price of fuel is up 70 cents a litre in Ontario... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories

I need a set of Chevy center caps for my wagon. They would have to fit into a 3" diameter hole in the wheels I have and be of the snap-in variety. They also need to give me at least 3/4" of clearance beyond the surface of the wheel. Can anyone think of a stock chevy application that fits the bill?

About two months ago I started to get terrible pains on the right side of my abdomen, at first I ignored them as most men would do, but they persisted. I waited to see if they would go away but they only got worse as time wore on. Not being the kind of person that sticks his head in the sand, I took medical leave and decided to come back to the United States to see what the hell was going on with me. I decided to grab the bull by the horns as it were, and I scheduled an appointment with a gastroenterologist (sp?). The night before my procedures, I got the choice of two lovely prep kits to start the ball rolling as it were. The 1st prep kit you had to mix a gallon of cle…

My Motor Trend subscription is up and I'm looking to purchase another year of it along with another magazine (I have a free subscription for winning a Choppin' Competition a while back). Which of the above is your favorite? Which would you recommend? I'm sure I've left several choices out, so feel free to vote 'Other' and specify. Thanks! Bimmer

I meant to post this awhile back but just never got around to it. Be sure to ask for Genuine General Dynamics parts!

We have been receiving news about the new Cadillac Tag Line, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit." However, I just noticed that the ad on the back cover of last month's C&D is for the Silverado, and it says, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Horsepower." If this tag line possibly for all of GM?

It should really be a circus this year, with irate stockholders, the board under fire, a new CEO, the angry Public outside chanting, government agents, Buickman, and of course yours truly ... So come one, come all, to the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, DE the 1st week of June, unless they have it at the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. or 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! :rotflmao:

How crazy is this? I've seen two headed snakes before but never a Turtle!

Yesterday I put the Sierra on Rt 95 S and headed to the Baltimore Convention Center to check out the Motor Trend-sponsored Auto Show. The show opened at 10, I got there around 11:30, so the crowd was still fairly thin. First display I came upon was Chevrolet, with the glorious Vettes out front, at the entry point. Off to the side was the 2009 Aveo5 LT in silver, which, I have to say looked better than all the photos suggest. Without seeing it side by side with the current car, the new front does not look too big as I'd feared, that and the touched-up tail do a good job of modernizing the little guy. The sunroof, alloys and two-tone leatherette interior add to the app…

I got the following email from a very distant realtive:

This time of year can seem to last forever with the cold temperatures, but the MLB season isn't THAT far away. Here are a couple things that might speed up the next few months + an interesting history about the NHL's Winter Classic. #1 ... BASEBALLS: Some of you may've already seen this ... but it's still cool how baseball seams are sewn: http://www.reliableplant.com/view/25724/how-baseballs-are-manufactured #2 ... VOICES: People such as Walter Cronkite, Jane Pauley and Howard Cosell are widely known to most Americans and across the globe. Hometown sportscasters, however, may or may not be as well known. Enter Pat Hughes, the radio voice of the Chicago Cubs since …

Four Catholic men and a Catholic woman were having coffee. The first Catholic man tells his friends, "My son is a priest, when he walks into a room, everyone calls him 'Father'." The second Catholic man chirps, "My son is a Bishop. When he walks into a room people call him 'Your Grace'." The third Catholic gent says, "My son is a Cardinal. When he enters a room everyone says 'Your Eminence'." The fourth Catholic man then says, "My son is the Pope. When he walks into a room people call him 'Your Holiness'." Since the lone Catholic woman was sipping her coffee in silence, the four men give her a subtle, "Well....?" She proudly replies, "I have a daughter, slim, …

Yes, you are named after an old Dodge, even though you drive one of those new Eco Cruze Chevrolets. And you live in CANADA omg. Long story short, have a good day, sir!

http://www.coolpl8z.com/top-100-best-vanit...plate-ideas.php Something for everyone.

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 …

Right in the middle of the montage there's a 1959 Chevrolet Airport Limo SEDAN. I've never seen one or heard of one. Sweet

Hello everyone. I spotted this place after someone showed me a link to the new CTS. I snooped around a little bit and figured this would be a cool place to join. I think I'll enjoy it .

I just realized today that I have been a member of C&G for five years this month. May 2003 was when I first registered, way back on the really old board. I was looking for some information on the Oldsmobile phase out and linked to here, which was still in a fledgling state and probably had only 200-300 members. And what kept me coming back was the Member's Talent area, the Skunkworks designs for the Chevelle, and the professional comprehensive reporting on automotive news. As long as I've been a member, we've had three major board redesigns, two large board failures, we've seen the last Oldsmobile roll off the line, we speculated what the C6 Corvette would look…

They should retire or update that old guy... Side ratings - B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) Pathfinder - Good (-16.5) 4Runner - Good (-12.5) Xterra - Good (-17) Explorer - Acceptable (-4.5) Grand Cherokee - Marginal (-2.5) TrailBlazer - Marginal (-0.5) In the frontal rating, all received "good" ratings except for the TrailBlazer, which got "acceptable", an improvement over the '02-'04 model's "marginal."

I havent been on this site for a while and i forgot all the good content! So i thought id say Hello! How is everybody! Im doing great incase your wondering. I have finally started again on my 70 K/5 Blazer. I think last year i posted about overhauling an automatic transmission for it. Well i instead found an old manual to put in it. It runs now, but next week itll run optimal. Yes! Anyway youll probably be seeing my posts more often! - Austin

To all those Star Wars fans here at C&G (like me)

Last weekend (Labor Day weekend), I cleaned up the '87 MC LS on Saturday ... and then drove the older 4 MCs 120 miles each over the course of Sunday and Monday. Both Sunday and Monday, I "went exploring". Using my detailed Illinois atlas, I mapped out some routes that I had not taken before. And, you know what...it was like I was on a road trip! Lots of cool roads (with some awesome views) in this area to travel along...and that is just in the area west of Elgin. Anyone else explored roads in or near your home town area? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort …

2022 is another year from which everyone is ready to move on. The world continued to recover from the impacts of COVID and is learning to live with the variants. Mass shootings unfortunately remain common, though this past year had particularly shocking events at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado. Inflation was rampant, with high gas prices due to the conflict in Ukraine affecting the cost of almost everything. Putin's misguided war in Ukraine has cost tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of lives of both military and civilians. Cryptocurrencies crashed, and home mortgage interest rates doubled as the Fed tried t…

...untill the Annual Halloween Howler Enduro Race at Star Speedway in Epping, NH. I need to get my Ass in gear and get a car. This shows a typical Enduro race, a few dozen cars. Now imagine 300-350 cars on a 1/4 mile oval! Pure Insanity. Plus you get to see FWD shitboxes get a one way ticket to the salvage yard.

live anymore..and i'm being serious.

Well after staying in Rehoboth, DE for 4 days, I now want a place of my own down there. And after seeing so many awesome cars in Ocean City, I now want an old car of my own. Neither of which is bound to happen any time soon, being that I'm single and don't have a partner's income to supplement my own to buy extra luxuries like that. Why does life have to be so cruel?

Happy Birthday Chris Doan. Welcome to my decade ...

Through my travels in Seattle in Aug, I came across one interesting Avenger at a salad bar in Tukwila... This guy is THE MAN! (I'm a little afraid of him b/c of his affiliations though)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all of the fathers at C&G. And a special "shout-out" to the father of C&G, Walt Keegan. Without your "child", many of us would have to rely on that other site for all of our latest GM news. And we might as well recognize the "Big Daddy" of the place, FlyBrian, for always keeping us informed and behaved. to both of you! Here I am with my pride and joy... And in a few hours I'll begin the day's celebration with breakfast (not sure if the wife's cooking something special or if the kids are taking me out). Hope all the fathers here enjoy their day!!!

My SKY image came through yesterday!!! I go to the dealership on Saturday to write up the paperwork and put a deposit down, although the sales manager has already put it into the system with the options I want. I was working a late yesterday (actually, almost always do) and I get an e-mail from the manager saying that my image arrived, he put in my options, and I can now officially say that I have ordered my '07 SKY. The only downside is that I wanted the black & red two-toned leather interior to go with the Silver Graphite exterior. There's a constraint on that interior, so I told him to go ahead and change the interior to the all black leather interior. Hope…

Does anyone know who won for "Best Kiss"? :AH-HA_wink:

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Hey y'all. I just got out of the theater after seeing Ghost Rider. I have to say that the movie was definitely worth the money I laid down for it. Followed the comic series quite well and really was cast pretty well. I can't really go into the whole story of the Ghost Rider without giving away parts of the movie. All I have to say is that its worth it and really good. I enjoyed the world out of it (then again, that might have also been becuase it was just ME that went to the theater, no family attached). There were also the previews for Fantastic 4 II: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Spidey 3, both of which looked pretty good indeed. Anyway, has anyone else seen it…

Dallas police ticketed 39 drivers in 3 years for not speaking English By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN / The Dallas Morning News [email protected] Dallas police wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English over the last three years, Police Chief David Kunkle announced Friday while promising to investigate all officers involved in the cases for dereliction of duty. Pending cases will be dismissed, and those who paid the $204 fine for the charge, which does not exist in the city, will be reimbursed, Kunkle said. "I was surprised and stunned that that would happen, particularly in the city of Dallas," Kunkle said. "In my world, you would never tell s…

Well, the NFL really starts today, forget that Thursday opener crap. I was planning on sitting around watching football today, then I turned my TV on to ESPN and Chris f'n Berman was on and reminded me of why I hate humanity, so I'm going lot hopping instead. Die Berman, just f@#king die you irritating bastard. Might as well make a Super Bowl pick, so I'll say Indy over Dallas because that would be an awesome game to watch.