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Here's a Monte Carlo I bet you've never heard of. :wink: http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/fer...213/rally00.htm

You get one car for each day of the week!

I am heavily considering making the cross country trip to check it out. I figured since Chevrolet is sponsoring it, my Cruze would be perfect with the hood graphics. Who else is?

Let me borrow from XP for a minute, because this pretty much sums up how im feeling right now: I get back from my camping trip and had a message on my phone from Fei Fei's cousin: (rough transcription) Hello Matt. We got the test done and the clinic called us. The child is not yours. I'm sorry if we made you worry. Goodbye.

Driver swerves to avoid moose, hits bear instead Motorist escapes uninjured but animal is wounded OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian driver who swerved his car on a rural road to avoid running into a moose hit a bear instead, authorities said on Thursday. The driver spotted the moose on a country road near Hanestad, 225 kilometers (140 miles) north of Oslo, around midnight on Wednesday, and tried to go around the animal, not realizing that a bear was also nearby. "The driver had lost a bit of speed as he tried to avoid the moose before hitting the bear," said Svein Erik Bjorke of the local wildlife authority, who was out in the forest searching for the wounded animal. "We ar…

Also, on the bright side, I finally have about half of my stuff moved into my dorm room at school. Thank God I won't have to commute all of the time. I also have my temporary parking permit (cuz I don't have my car). And, so far, I just know that although I'm going to want to scream, it will be a most worthwhile experience going to school and pursuing my career!!!

During my morning drive to work, I tend to listen to several different morning radio shows. On Friday, one of the morning duos posed this question to its audience: "What makes someone a Loser?" I laughed at some of the replies that were called in, including one guy that mentioned: "You're a loser if you don't cheer for the home team in a sporting event." Course, that was mentioned because of the upcoming playoff game between the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints. Apparently, many Saints fans live here in Chicago. Plus, the "sentimental favorite" for the game is, of course, the Saints because of what happened to New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Though, that…

Well... I figured it was time to retire the original R&M thread so I made a new one. First off here's a small collection of interesting "retired" cars along Rt.66 http://netintime.tripod.com/old-cars/oldcars.html ---- Next up is the South Austin Speed Shop http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/2006show/06lsroundup/ ---- And finally here's an AWSOME blog: "Telstar Logistics" http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telsta...land/index.html make sure to check out: - Cadillac & Lockheed connection?! SCROLL ALMOST HALF WAY DOWN - Video of U.S. Army Hummer driving through Iraq - United States Library of Congress (archive of color photographs) "America from the G…

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 …

27 years ago today, a teeny tiny caddycruiser was born, all wrinkly and red, he was prolly screaming his widdle head off. Anyway... have a good one, sir!

Link to a post in the CAMAROZ28.COM forum I know. It's not politically correct to laugh at the things done by the extremely drunk and/or mentally deficient, but I don't care. I'm having a good laugh at what this idiot has done to himself.

Just a quick update, since I'm exhausted and not only did it all happen so fast, it happened during me preparing, giving, grading, and filing for, a State Exam. I lost hearing in my right ear for a month. Doctors determined it was full of fluid, but why wasn't it draining? Turns out after tests and a catscan, there was a growth inside my head causing pressure and blockage. Anyhoo, doctor insisted it come out right away because it was large and of my age it and its location, there were possibilities of cancer. I went in, it seemed odd that both of the nurses attending me (one in Ambulatory Surgery, and one in the OR) actually spoke Italian. The last thing I rememb…

.....a grandma version! :AH-HA_wink: I missed the chance to pick up a 97 Ford Escort wagon ...Mint green...my buddy picked it up for 650 bucks.... 42,356 Miles...this thing was in pretty good shape..only downside was that it had been sitting for the last 8 months... You don't see these much around here any more (unless you're Fly.. :AH-HA_wink: ) Now he can park his truck a bit more... Actually, I could rock one of these....mint green, and a wagon? Well, there you go... :AH-HA_wink:

I can not beleive someone would try to stop this scumbag from being executed!!! Bush is not only a moron but also a hypocrite! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071007/ap_on_...exican_national

"Once you trade in your vehicle to the dealership, you typically don’t have much power over where it ends up. And that’s usually not a problem, unless your truck ends up in an ISIS propaganda picture with your company’s decal still pasted on the doors. That’s exactly what happened to Texas plumber Mark Oberholtzer, who sold his company’s F-250 truck to a Ford dealer in 2013. While he tried to remove the company’s decal before the transaction, a salesman allegedly told him to leave it to the dealership to handle so as not to ruin the original paint. But the decal was never removed, and the truck was shipped off to Turkey before it somehow ended up in the hands of ISI…

This is what I woke up to: ..and now I'm driving 5.5 hrs (in normal conditions) to Indiana for the Delta Tau Delta Northern Divison Conference. Wooooo!

Airbnb comes with an R8 for play! Seems you can now book yourself into this bnb in death valley and have access for free to an R8 with the 80 acres of lake bed as your supercar driving playground. Very Cool! Story

I saw this picture and couldn't stop laughing for five minutes. Poor dog, I'm sure that's probably hot.

Recently have become mildly obsessed with the twilight era for vintage junkyards, which is happening right now. I have developed a small cyber toolbox (GoogleMaps, GlobeXplorer, MapQuest, Switchboard) to gather before & after aerial pics of junkyards across the U.S. Mostly this is to document where they were and their size, but it's also useful to today's scroungers to assess whether a given sight-unseen yard today looks worth the trip. I have gotten adept at recognizing ex-yards from space. Many times these automotive DisneyWorlds disappear when one's back it turned, leaving but a faint scar on the landscape. I've been in about 15 different yards over the years- I …

OJ and crew were just sentenced to 15 yrs, must serve 6 before eligible for parole. just saw that on tru tv thought i'd spit that out there if anyone cared.

Oy, the Holidays are over, and I just realized I'll have no more holidays off until Memorial Day, end of May. Such is the lot in life of a dealership employee.

GO GET ELIMINATED!

Kicking this off with what I observed today heading up to Stevens pass to ski. Saw two Rivian R1T in the Yellow and Blue colors. Saw a brand-new Ford F150 Lighting EV truck. Kinda a storm grey and was really great to see in person.

...at my high school reunion tonight at The Jetty in Stevensville, MD, but I chickened out because an old friend kept saying how much she REALLY wanted to see me after 27 years. She's a widow, she married a guy right out of school. We kind of had a "thing" back then, but I "gave" her to the other guy. I took the easy way out. Was it right?

For more realstic driving games, nothing beats Forza or Gran Turismo 4 for me. On the unrealstic side of things, I've recently re-hooked myself on Twisted Metal: Black. Everything about that game is just so sick (figuratively and literally). B)

On live TV. They say either he took a puck or a stick to the throat. He collapsed while on the bench exiting the ice, shortly after the Wings instantly called for a medic and C.P.R. began. Lets hope this is not as bad as it looks on T.V.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994-McLare...1QQcmdZViewItem :AH-HA_wink:

...scared of an L36 when he has an L67.

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=1872 They made auto racing history with a diesel powered car winning a major race for the first time ever.

LEINART FALLS. Vikes don't move up to get him at 8. Then they blow it again when Denver moves to 11 to get some stiff named Jay Cutler. DENNYBALL is alive and well in Arizona. LIONS blow it again. another high draft choice. Great pick, if his head doesn't get pounded into mush within 5-6 games, ending his career. VINCE YOUNG goes to the Titans. WOW, they've got BUSH in New Orleans. HOW DUMB ARE THE TEXANS?!?!?!

Thought this would be a helpful and entertaining thread for everybody. Seems that some of us here have done this a time or two and it hasn't made any sense. So here is your chance to get it out of your system! :alcoholic: Oh yeah, like the California Highway Patrol says "Drinking and Driving Don't Mix"

So the Challenger can run on either 87 or 89 octane unleaded fuel and today I put about a quarter tank in it to see how far it would take me. Mixed mpg is rated at 20, but what I discovered was far more startling. The Chally only made that quarter tank last 30 miles using the Eco light in the trip odometer. A bit disappointed, I spent $50 bucks on a full tank of 89 octane gas and that just about tripled my mileage. After driving 40 miles the gauge hasn't really moved. The extra 11 cents per gallon (87 is $3.79 and 89 was only $3.90) might be worth it. But what I think is interesting is that I can remember 87 octane being of a much better quality than it is now, even at…

You and your significant other NEED to get away...and soon! That's exactly what WE needed to do and did. But our choice of getaway was an almost kitchy Pocono resort...any less red paint would have been tacky, but as it turns out this much made it fun! The place is called Paradise Stream and it's a couple's all-inclusive resort. Check out our little getaway to the Poconos in the latest issue of Automotive Traveler. We had a great time and you will too! http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/3103 What do you think of it?

Two Chevrolet's might be worthwhile also. Cause we all know good things come in twos...

I'm so glad there are those that protect vehicles such as these,...just luv it. Man, I want a Divco. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/automobi...serland&emc=rss

I'm home and have the time right now, so I thought I'd finally share this since it's still effecting me. On my way home from Detroit last Thursday after my English Placement Exam, I got to Chelsea on I-94 when my car died. Now, it wouldn't be quite so bad if this was the first time that it had happened, but it was about the fifth time that it's done it to me, and what pissed me off above everything else is that what the dealership thought the problem was turned out not the be the problem at all. I maintain that it's the fuel pump. On a long drive (I got to Detroit fine) it just eventually fizzles out on the Interstate. It gives a hiccup, and then the car just starts…

Happy Birthday to NOS and Andrew! Make it a good one

Happy Birthday deftonesfan867. You have a great day buddy!

What do you guys think? http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

Found on Craigslist - This 1980 Camaro Mustang GTO Chevelle Charger Honda Prototype. What looks to us to be a thrown together combination of spare parts from the garage can be yours for the low price of $1,234 Canadian. That's right... 1,2,3,4. The owner believes it to be equipped with a rear-engine 450 (cc? ci? horsepower?) twin-cylinder. He also believes that keyword stuffing his ad's title will help interest some shopper looking for a Camaro or Chevelle into spending money on this. Three-wheeled cars have a long and interesting history. A new entry, Elio Motors, is in the start up stages using one of the closed manufacturing plants that GM sold during the bankruptcy…

Happy Mother’s Day everyone! We hope you’re all either with your moms, on your way there or plan to give them a call shortly. Whatever you end up doing today though, don’t do what this lady does when her parking space is stolen but an apparently clueless or careless driver of a Honda Element. See the full video here

WASHINGTON - Chrysler LLC said Friday it would recall nearly 300,000 sport utility vehicles to address potential braking problems while driving uphill. In a separate move, Honda Motor Co. said it was recalling more than 180,000 Civics from the 2006-2007 model year to fix a wheel-bearing seal that could leak and lead to a wheel falling off the car. Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20777346/

Even though it does not feel like it in NJ (mid 80's the last week or so), I'm getting ready for the greatest holiday - Halloween. I usually spend all my time turning half my basement into a haunted house for our big Halloween party, but this year I decided to build some outdoor decorations from scratch. Meet Lloyd the unfriendly scarecrow. Got him up this morning to protect the house: And he will be soon joined by Harry out front: I'm pretty happy with the way they came out - newspaper, paper towels, chicken wire and duct tape. What are you guys doing for Halloween?

If so, want to share some fundraising ideas?

Alright, so over the last few months, there's been a lot of crazy ghost-like action going on in my house.. so I'll tell you what's going on with this ghost of "me" (my mom and sister claim that it looks just like me). Be ready to read.. here are the instances it's been seen: When I went back to school like 2 terms ago a bunch of crazy stuff started happening in my room at home.. the alarm clock I haven't used in like 10 years started going off, some collectible Coke can on my counter got a pin size hole in the side and leaked all over my room, I don't know what else My mom saw "me" come into her room in the middle of the night a couple months back wearing the exact s…

Well a detective showed up at my door to inform me of an accident involving my Camaro and Kim was at the hospital. I have been through a lot, but i almost feel down from the shock. This was last night at dusk. Some guy ran a red light and t boned the camaro. Today, I'm at the hospital and just waiting. I really haven't been able to see her because she has been in and out of it all day and different procedures. I'm told theres some internal bleeding, but everything should be okay. Hopefully. What makes it worse is this guys insurance company keeps trying to ask me questions like the car f@#king matters at this point. I can careless about all the cars in the world right …

Happy Canada Day to me and all the Canadians on here. Canadian Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. Retro picture.

Go ahead... I TRIPLE DOG DARE ya! :AH-HA_wink: According to a local weatherman, today we're supposed to have the lowest high temperature since 2005. Like BURR.

Saturday, I cleaned up the Cobalt to take some pictures. As I was driving around town, I noticed another Cobalt behind me, driving a bit aggressively. I came to a red light, and it pulled up next to me. I took a quick glance, it was a Blue Granite LT four door with a young Latin driver, windows down, sunroof open, blasting his music. I sat quietly, eyes locked on the traffic light. When it turned green, I laid a major patch of rubber and caught second gear. Next red light, I'm in the turning lane, he pulls up next to me, salutes, grins and says "all stock?" I said (a bit amused) "yeah". He looked at my clean green car with the new rims and said "beeeautiful..." I…

I found this on a news homepage. Check out this link and hit the "slide show" Link to MSN article on American towns It lists and talks about America's "prettiest" towns (subjective). In a way, they probably tried to appease everybody and scatter them all over the U.S. The ones that don't interest me: (a) tourist towns on the California coast that you can't afford anyway (Monterey, Cambria), (b) ski resorts (Aspen), ( c ) towns which...ahem...attract people I can't relate to (Sedona, Santa Fe) The ones that interest me: (a) I stumbled into Burlington VT once (needed to get over to the US "side" from Montreal to make cell phone calls and go to Kinko's), beauti…

How's this for a crazy car desire? It's a Lancia Beta Coupe. Dunno why but I love the way they look. They're neat cars. I wonder if it's even possible to import one from Europe?

Took care of a customer today. Her name, you may ask? LUCY KUNTZ. I swear. No lie.

...a baby fox that is. The thing just wandered across the lane as I was heading home. I stopped the Tahoe and got out to check it out and the little tyke ran right up to me and followed me around. I called the other folks on the property and they all came to see. Finally, my employers' son-in-law just picked him up, and then handed him to his wife. She tucked him inside of her vest and he immediately went to sleep. Interesting end to the day.

I know this is way off topic here, but I figured *some* car nuts should know how to build things out of wood. I went to Home Depot and bought 12 pieces of spruce, 8 feet long each. I'm going to build a shoe rack and a laundry hamper. I cut 5 boards in thirds, and cut a sixth in 10 9-inch sections. The thirds go side by side with a 9-inch section at each end to form shelves. So I've used 1/2 of the wood so far. I want to build the sides and back (if necessary) out of as little wood as possible, so that my hamper can be bigger. Will 5 shelves screwed in to the vertical sides have strength? Will this design want to lean one way or the other, wobbling? If I do need a ba…

The member listing tells you what forum you post most in. I figured it spark some discussion to post the people in the top 50 posters overall who don't post in the lounge the most, as most members do. These people go against the norm in their obsession with these forums, here they are if you haven't noticed already: sciguy_0504: 23% of posts in Asian Marques (duh...) FUTURE_OF_GM: 28% in GM news VenSeattle: 17% in Current Buick Models (again, duh...) 91z4me: 16% in GM news The O.C. : 26% in Asian Marques (this one kind of surprised me) Evok: 44% in GM news Caddy XLR-V: 35% in GM news caddycruiser: 21% in Chevy Trucks (first inappropriate name :P ) BrewSwillis: 48…

My State Police PBA card got me out of 2 very serious tickets today: driving on the wrong side of the road and 'failure to follow the direction of a police officer'. >>Insert gigantic WHEW!! here<< Last time I had a road altercation was '97: a woman stopped short in a busy roadway right in front of me, I swerved and would've missed her completely (my left headlight clipped her right taillight), but a dump truck was parked & blocking the shoulder (so much for 'less-than-ridgeline-handling'!). Then, the officer said "I'm not going to give you a ticket" but 2 weeks later one arrived in the mail after an &#…

Apparently WrestleMania 23 is going to happen at Ford Field next year on April 1st. Should be cool.

I'll let the pics do the talking.... Yeah... My mom wrecked the Blazer this morning. Don't worry... she walked away and is okay for the most part. Thank god. Anyways, it was foggy and the roads were wet... some deer were on the road, she hit the brakes and tried to avoid hitting them. She swerved off the road, hitting a bank and a huge rock. It flew through the air, flipped over, and landed on its roof. It then slid for about 20 feet. It looks totaled to me. Here's where she wrecked:

http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...?showtopic=8529 First off, way to go Croc and Charger. Way. To. Go. Anyhow, I would like to apologize for starting a topic that turned into, well, an offensive thread more or less. I just thought that it was just pretty crazy that you could find a piegon to eat in China and not a single turkey in sight. (And it was Food Channel or something. It had to do with people...and sausages...and shipping them overseas...I can't honestly remember now.) Sorry if I'm just doing the following: I just don't anyone to make me out to some racist, pompus asshole. Sorry.

I was looking into getting a very good fuel economy car whats a really good car out there that won't be chuggin the gas but won't be holding the power out that I want. My riviera is unbareable with these high gas prices.

You may see it below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTOyiKLARk

Crazy Janitee Who the f@#k is he looking at? :rotflmao:

Are you one of those drivers who hit the gas hard? I am...I know it's bad for mpg but a car should be fun to drive.

AKA: "Everybody's looking for something" ... Eurythmics ... 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' Though I've always "strongly disliked" that "how do you see yourself in...." question because it can remind you of what you have not accomplished, dreams ARE how you see yourself in 5, 10, 15, 20 years.... Thus, some of my dreams: ...get married and have kids (not a chance of either thus far). ...purchase my own home in the outskirts of town (or country ... or small town) with a huge garage. ...add a 1975 Caprice Classic convertible and a 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe to my auto collection. ...host a "permanent" radio show. ..."retire" ... so I can have time to more-fully…