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Sunday (yesterday) while I was at work, a repair man came in to fix one of the large refridgerators. He had a Dodge Sprinter work truck. I went about my delievers, but when I had a break and while he was waiting for temperature readouts, I decided to ask him what he thought of the Sprinter...the following conversation ensued: Me: So how do you like the Sprinter? Him: It handles pretty good and is great on diesel. But it's limited to a top speed of 85 mph Me: (to self: well, it's a van). Him: I went to the dealer to ask how much oil it holds and they said 12 quarts. So i changed the oil and put twelve quarts in it and th light came on telling me I put too much il i…
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As some of you may or may not know, the 1988 album ...And Justice for All has pretty much no bass to it. Two of the most speculated theories are that the band was still broken up about the death of Cliff Burton two years earlier, so they toned the bass down to inaudible levels as a sign of respect for their dearly departed friend. The other theory is that the band was hazing Jason, the new bassist, and to show him that he could never fill Cliff's shoes, they shut him out from the mixing session and toned the bass down. The rest of the band's official explanation is that they wanted a "garage sound." They were pretty mean to Jason back then...sometimes he would come ba…
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[source: MSN Money] The US-China Ponzi scheme By unwittingly tying together their fortunes as they pursued their own interests, the 2 nations have put themselves on an economic path of mutually assured destruction. By Jon Markman MSN Money Imagine becoming so successful at your job that you stack up $2 trillion in income, which you conservatively place in short-term U.S. Treasury bonds for safekeeping. Now imagine that when you try to cash in those bonds to buy a few things for your kids, the clerk at the bank abruptly shuts her window and tells you to go away. That is essentially the situation faced by China these d…
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So- Dicks: Defend their country by any means necessary, no matter what. Think US Army. Pussies: Would never fight a war. Think dirty hippie. Assholes: Want to kill everyone. Think dictator. Now - degrade yourself and answer the poll, dammit!
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Working on building the top landing for the walkway I've posted pics of before, I smashed the crap out of my left index finger between a deadblow hammer and a piece of flagstone. I now know the meaning of "exquisite" pain.
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I"m not sure if I ever posted a photo of this thing on C&G. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadillac_v16/3872704194 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadillac_v16/3871895975/in/set-72157619701012612/ Here's a comparison of a stock model compared to my "Rat Rod" hackjob. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadillac_v16/3549606299/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadillac_v16/3550448576/in/set-72157619701012612/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadillac_v16/3549820773/
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Today is my 1 year anniversary here on C&G. Just thought I would uselessly post about it and then have someone "old timer" come steal my thunder. :AH-HA_wink:
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I noticed on the 2008 Cobalt it had 5 lug wheels instead of the 4 lugs it started with. Why the change? The same thing happened with the Venture minivan, from 5 to 6! The Cadillac SRX did the same thing. Is it for safety? Parts commonality? Just for the Hell of it? What gives?
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Guys, I am wracking my brain, trying to remember a web site I used to frequent. It was a humour site, full of other unusual websites and funny stuff - i think glass was in the title. no prizes for the right answer, just my eternal gratitude!!!! thanks, stacey
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Whatsup guys, I know I'm kinda new to the forums, but just wanted to say how I have seen a lot of skill in the showroom section, with people chopping, specially Nos and Plumcrazy (sorry if i mispelled ur name), and i was thinking how the people on this forum should get more into chopping and designing cars, and especially in the contest section. I think even if the majority of people on this forum might not know how to chop cars, you guys still should give it a shot, because it would be cool to see maybe more than 6 or 7 entries in the contest. I would like to see probly like 15-20 entries, i mean out of more than 1,000 people on this forums, only 6-7 make contest c…
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It's at $2.65 as I write this. Frankly, I tend to have a bit more faith in Ford than I do GM, so I was wondering if it can go much lower, and whether it'd be something to play around with.
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I have a question to ask you guys/gals.. Do you have some good tax tips you could offer? I am gathering stuff in order now (you can never be too early), and I have never been one who gets a bunch back. But with the new baby, I figure that might change a bit.... And on top of that, we made less money this year, as the wife has been out of work caring for the little guy....... And since I cooked my brain this month (been a few rough months), I am hoping to get a few ideas.. And also hoping it might help out others as well.......
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20093413/
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This is from the @CheersnGears twitter account @CheersnGears: When GM had all its domestic brands, which was your favorite? @TheGMSource: When are WE going to work together on new content? @CheersnGears: What did you have in mind? @TheGMSource: I believe a serious discussion on a merger would do us both some good. I'll send a C&G prize pack to the member who comes up with the best response.
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I see some Honda Insight influence... BTW... where's the Old Auto Show Concepts forum?
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C&G: I'm wondering people's thoughts/opinions on what new technology or features they would like to see integrated into future vehicles. For example, iPod/AuxIn features are hot now. Nav systems were a few years ago. So what is next, Tivo's, etc? Edit: I'd like to keep the ideas centered around integration of new electronics or "creature features". Any ideas for expanding OnStar? Radio display screen customizations? Input like that.... Let me know, thanks! p.s. It's for a class project ...
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Last month in mid may I went on a business trip with a co worker and friend since he wanted to go see his parents in a town just outside of Duluth Minnesota where we were at doing a job for a sister shop. Since all of us planned to go around on vaction for the next week we decided to go north up into canada and camp way up there are goal was to go up into the northren territories. Well some where in northren canada there was F*cking snow still on the ground so the first 2 nights where pretty cold while i heard it rained and was hot down here. On the third day we went driving around and we came across some very nice 4 lane hiway with a cement divider and all. It was pretty…
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well since Camino has been MIA for quite some time now due to a shatty computer i was gonna see who would wanna pitch in to get him a new cheepy computer so he could get online and grace us with his presence once again
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know I have been accepted and will attend the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. I will enter into Transportation Design. I guarantee someone will be driving my design(s) one day. I so excited.
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Well Im going to get a new computer and I have a couple questions to ask anyone who knows. I want to know if this graphics card and Processor is any good for playing the newest PC games out there? Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4350 graphics With 512MB dedicated video memory and up to 3579MB total video memory as allocated by Windows Vista. DirectX 10 support and DVI and HDMI outputs. High-definition audio delivers clear sound. Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X4 910* quad-core processor Multicore processing for extreme multitasking performance, Cool'n'Quiet™ 2.0 technology for efficient energy usage and HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology improve 3D graphics performance.
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I dont like being awake for 20 hours at a time. In fact, I become a real bitch at about 19 hours. Thursday I was up at 4am, didn't get to bed again until almost 1 Friday morning. Then I was up again at 7 Friday morning, here it is 4:30 Saturday morning and I'm still awake. I should be able to reset this weekend and get back into a normal rythm starting Monday when classes start back up. If I dont, I'll be a freaking zombie, sustaining on nothing but energy drinks.
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Just wondering if anyone on the forums has, or has spent significant time in, a Mini Cooper. I'm thinking about getting one within the next year, I'd love to hear from someone who has had to deal with one on a daily basis.
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You might be from Long Island if: You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost never go there. When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're there, you don't. You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from New York. You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on intuition. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "The City". You never realize you have an accent till you leave. Everything north of the Bronx is "upstate." New Jersey sucks. At some point in your life you've gone clamming. Either your parents or your grandparents lived in the city. …
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Currency ¢ ALT+0162 or ¢ £ ALT+0163 or £ ¥ ALT+0165 or ¥ yen or yuan € € Euro © ALT+0169 or © ® ALT+0174 or ® ™ ™ trademark ° ALT+0176 or ° Degree Sign, useful for temperatures and engine angles µ ALT+0181 or µ micro, for when millimeters are too big. ′ ′ prime; minutes (of a degree) or feet ″ ″ double prime; seconds (of a degree) or inches ¼ ALT+0188 or ¼ ½ ALT+0189 or ½ ¾ ALT+0190 or ¾ ⁄ ⁄ fraction slash, for other fractions e.g. 5⁄8 × ALT+0215 or × times, useful when specifying bore×stroke, …
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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…
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Admittedly, the dude has some issues...but the "real" Harry isn't even on the site anymore. I'm sure that, with an MBA, he has to be reasonably smart, but certain "substances" evidently create the lack of coherence in some of his posts. Probably time to let it go...what do you think?
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Another chance to start a birthday thread.... It's aaaantoine's birthday today. HAAAAppy BirthdAAAAy, AAAAntoine. Ocn, you're slipping....
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Well here it is on ebay. If I had a some extra money and wasn't sending a kid of to school and it wasn't so far away I might look at it. I hope someone on here can give this puppy the love that this thing needs at a great price. It has a 307 and is in nearly mint condition and has a factory Snow Flake rims. One car I would have in a collection indeed at a steal of a price. 1981 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe
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Here's my current dilemma... since we went "window shopping" at some new car lots last weekend, I've been thinking a lot about the 2013 Chevy Avalanche I saw. Now I'm not currently "in market" for a new vehicle, as I was waiting until next spring to get a 2014 or order a 2015 GMC Sierra Crew Cab pickup (which I'm in love with). But thinking about it the Avalanche offers me everything I'm looking for in a "crew cab" truck - LT-trimmed model gives me most of the features I was looking for on my next truck (rearview camera, heated leather seats, hard tonneau cover, power folding/heated/turn signal exterior mirrors), and the All-Star Edition gives me the upgraded 20" polish…
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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?
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Video Link: http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-US&brand=...16-bdedb2368522
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a buddy of mine has an '81 vette and is looking for another set of wheels i know you guys are the best at finding ANYthing on the internet so i figured i would ask all yall...thanx for the help
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So, my mom calls me at work today. Someone rear-ended her in her Cobalt while she was stopped at a red light. I wrote an estimate for $3200+. Dumbass said he reached down for a pen and didn't see her stopped, along with the rest of traffic at the light. Thing is, we fixed the dumbass' Forester less than 6 months ago, when he pulled out in front of someone and ripped the whole side out of it. We will be fixing his car again, as well, but I haven't seen it because the tow company (they knew where the car will be fixed) DROVE DIRECTLY BY our bodyshop to take it to their storage lot, so they can collect storage... UNTIL MONDAY. When I called the tow company and asked th…
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So he's decided to cash in the Nissan Quest his family has for a new car. Budget is $20-25k. Must get close to 30 mpg city. Doesn't want a Toyota, not sure about Honda. He's eying a Mini...not a bad choice at all. Any other thoughts?
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Freestar/Monterey - Good geometry, good dynamic rating, Good overall Caravan/T&C, w/ lumbar - Acceptable geometry, acceptable dynamic rating, Acceptable overall Odyssey - Acceptable geometry, marginal dynamic rating, Marginal overall Caravan/T&C, w/o lumbar - Acceptable geometry, poor dynamic rating, Poor overall CSVs - Acceptable geometry, poor dynamic rating, Poor overall Sienna - Acceptable geometry, poor dynamic rating, Poor overall Astro, Safari, Caravan w/ fixed restraints - Poor geometry, no test, Poor overall MPV, Quest, Sienna w/o lumbar - Marginal geometry, no test, Poor overall ARLINGTON, VA — Seat/head restraint combinations in the Ford Fre…
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The get really mad at yourself for not being able to identify the artist? That happened to me today, it would pop into my head intermittently, piss me off, then I'd go about other business only to have it happen again a little while later. So irritating. BTW, the song was "Got You Where I Want You" by The Flys
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I just found this. Does anyone think I could get Tammy to agree with getting it?? 68 Camaro It would go so nice with my 71 RS/Z28 and the Skylark. I just need a much bigger garage.
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i have the strongest urge of my life to join hundreds of thousands on the streets of SF tomorrow but i cant cut school because i have a paper due... i can take a subway to there in the day after class but then getting out may take hours.... and my parents told me to stay away from it god i really really wanna go!!
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<a href="http://failblog.org/2009/11/16/answer-fail-2/"><img class="mine_2823147520" title="epic-fail-answer-fail" src="http://failblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/epic-fail-answer-fail.jpg" alt="epic fail pictures" /></a><br />see more <a href="http://failblog.org">Epic Fails</a>
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well my alero is getting on in years. Its been a great car (2001 gls loaded) It had 50k miles on it half of them are hard city miles and let me tell you new rochelle has the biggest potholes in the world. The car need new brakes again soon and the suspenshion basically needs to be replaced. Ive been debating for a while wheather I want to dump 2 grand into fixing a car that is nice but not worth all that much. I almost baught a G6 this summer but I really couldnt swing a 30 grand car which is about what the GTP i wanted cost. So I had this "I need to fix the alero soon or get a new car goal" on my back burner. So this past friday one of my friends …
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No, not you, NOS. New Old Stock. But check it out. Mostly late-model, too. THE SHOP WITH TOP ITEMS OF VARIETY I've got dibs on the Aurora windows.
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My Mom and brother told me about this restaurant near home. I will have to check it out on my next trip back to Ohio...looks like fun--a lot of automobilia, gas station signs, gas pumps, car dealer signs, some 1:1 cars on display ('68 Biscayne, 56 Chevy 2dr wagon, '62 Biscayne or Bel Air, etc). Hot Rod City
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Here are two pics of the Chevy Colorado. The 1st pic is of a current 2008 American Chevy Colorado, the 2nd pic is of a Chevy Colorado which is somewhat different from the 1st and, notice which side the steering wheel is on! It looks like it's ready to replace the Holden Rodeo. Odd very odd.
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Hope it's a great day! And ya get out for a long drive!
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I seem to keep collecting cars. With our new Skylark, my wife an I now have 7 vehicles on the place. We have 3 Camaros (87 IROC, 95 Z/28, 99 Z/28), 2 trucks (67 C-10, 99 Silverado), the Skylark, and (gasp) a Metro (used to save gas so I can play with the fun cars). I think I am officially a caraholic. Is there a program for this. I really don't want to be cured though. :P
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It was like overnight, June walked in and took over the calendar. It says in the fine print that cool and unusual vehicles must be on full display this month, so post your spots here in this thread, if you've got 'em!
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The 1941 Chevrolet Utility Coupe Pickup.
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I was bitten by my own dog this morning. Sucks.
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Two-door Charger. Now we're just a Daisy Duke away from a new CBS series. It looks...alright. But, God, I hate those rims. (What do you expect from that firm, huh?)
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What "gets your attention" but is completely different than what you'd normally go for? In other words, what says "hey, I'm worth a second look", despite being a configuration you generally wouldn't consider? I ask this because I think that is where the winners in the market are to be found. I'm not saying that you'd necessarily follow through with a purchase of a given example, but that it engenders a level of positive respect that you can't quite deny. An example of such a product that just barely fits this category for me is the Ford Flex - it is interesting and individual enough that I have to give it some credit. Others are more automatic entries on my list…
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Oh man, I just watched dat $h! on my pc. Dat $h! is crazy!
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A while back, my neighbors put their little house cat outside because she "attacked" their daughter (I think it may have been the other way around, but I digress). She was in heat. So of course a tomcat got to her and knocked her up... she was a homeless little girl in trouble. They put food out for her, but didn't let her back inside any more. She's been hopping over from their deck to mine from time to time if she knows my door is open. She'd been trying to get into my house. I've been petting her and being nice to her, but I didn't want to let her in. I had the door open this morning, she heard me through the screen door, so she hopped over and started crying he…
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This morning on MSN / MotorTrend they had the story "15 optional enginese worth buying"! http://editorial.autos.msn.com/15-optional-engines-worth-buying?icid=autos_5982 The end result was the following list: Audi A6 - Upgrade to the TDI V6 Buick Regal - Upgrade to the Turbo I4 {they state this is German Entry Lux alternative worth the money} Ford Fiesta - Upgrade to Ecoboost Turbo I3 Jaguar F-Type - Upgrade to Supercharged V8 from Supercharged V6 Kia Optima - Upgrade to Turbo I4 Subaru Impreza - Upgrade to WRX VW Golf - Upgrade to the GTI Jeep Grand Cherokee - Upgrade to 3L EcoDiesel V6 over regular V6 Mazda CX-5 - Upgrade to Skyactiv 2.5L I4 Lexus IS…
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Story I think they got the story wrong, but you be the judge... If you ask me, the pelican distracted him from his phone. It was the phone that made the dim-bulb veer off the road. What a dork.
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Yeah. I'll be sure to keep an eye out, Mr. Sign.
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Happy Birthday to ocnblu, and Pipius! Don't get too crazy on your Friday evening, gentlemen!
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If you’ve read today’s newspapers you’re probably aware that James May has had a spot of bother with an airship. The good news is that our brave hero has emerged from the slightly scratched wreckage UNHARMED. After PLUMMETING to the ground at a MASSIVE two miles an hour, May’s craft SLAMMED into a small bush and then just sort of STOPPED. Thankfully, trained rescue staff were on the scene in seconds to intercept James as he stepped out of the airship and were able to administer a much needed flask of TEA and some NICE BISCUITS. May has since returned home for a SIT DOWN and some light piano practise, after which he is reported to be “very well, thank you for asking”…
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he'll pass his late 90's (maybe 2000?) camry on to his daughter, and have a ~96? cavalier (manual) to get rid of/trade. he's pretty fixed on a mustang convertible and the GT is a little out of his price range. he's looked at an eclipse, no, a little small. it will be his wife's car during the week, she's a teacher. he's near 50, mid life crises? ...he bought a low miles, 4 year old, triumph last year. the kappa's are to small for him, and he wants a convertible. he'd prefer a car from a dealer lot (read comes with some warranty) any good ideas for other vehicles he should look at? any good reasons why he shouldn't buy a mustang? thanks. if nothin…
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My family 'Down Under' know I love Holden... So although I didn't get a new Ute in the mail, I got two things nearly as good. Now, I just need an Opel mug to put old pencil shavings, or pennies into.
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Me and a few friends (Sixty8, speedingpenguin, etc.) have been toying with the idea of going in on a pre-war vehicle (car, truck, panel truck, doesn't matter; just has to strike us) together and making a low-budget hot rod out of it for quite some time. We want it to be something unique and different, i.e. not a Ford or Chevy or Dodge. Recently I stumbled onto something that certainly fits that bill, but it is incredibly rare. Not like Duesenberg rare in terms of value or desirability, but something still incredibly rare. It's beat to death, rotted to death, but still there enough to be saved with a bajillion hours of metalwork. Its original chassis with all its running g…
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During the trek up there today, I kept seeing full-size vans with porthole windows in the back. I haven't seen so many since the 70s, what's up with that? And they were all plain white work vans, not custom vans at all. Very strange. I didn't even think anyone still made those things.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnough...E5063T920090107
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The first electrical appliance turns 100 years old November 16, 2005 It came after the electric light and before radio, television, microwave ovens, blenders, juicers, computers - indeed, it was the first electrical appliance to populate the home and one of only a handful of devices in history to achieve ubiquity in advanced nations. Interestingly, although it turns 100 years old this year, it can still be found in more than 90% of American homes. As the first electrical appliance, this also means we are now celebrating 100 years of electrical appliances. Oh, and by the way, can you guess what it is? Now toast is not new, first having become common about 5,000 years…
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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)
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So after doing some digging i found it! I knew I had one. So I admit it that I am a True Apple Owner. I think I need to Kill Myself what was i Thinking?? I guess I Thought different Anyway its a 1mb 8 mhz Macintosh plus from i think 86ish? 20 mb hard drive. Made in the USA and after 20 ish years of collecting dust it fires right up. now if i had some games... Vintage FTW
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What vehicle should General Motors have that they aren't producing now?
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Some of you may have noticed a series of small changes being made around here. For every one small change you see, there are 10 more that you can't see that only really apply to how the search engines see the site. This is part of a concentrated effort on my part to raise the visibility of CheersandGears.com in the eyes of the search engines. This is a learning process for me, but since diving into this on January 1, we've seen some slight movement in the right direction. I am expending this effort and money for two reasons: First, we've been turned down by some manufacturers for being too small and not having enough unique visitors per month. There are multiple ratin…
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Drunken posting instead of drunken dialing... had 1/2 bottle of Pinot Grigio with some steak & pork loin I grilled...lif e is good (had a few Harps before the vino...back in my 20s, I was notorious for drunken dialing...leaving 'Rob druk' fone messages for friends, ex-girlfriends, professors..even a buddy in Sweden a few timez.. Hot AZ sun ...sitting by pool and drinking away the afternooooon
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Link: http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0.../A01-306470.htm
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Or try to run your lawn mower using seawater. It's the only explanation I can come up with for what you're about to see. For reference, this is what a Tecumseh what a typical carburetor looks like: This is a carburetor I worked on last week. The gas in it was sold old it had evaporated and left corrosive, nasty varnish. This was the worst carburetor I've worked on. And then this came along. All I could say was: The customer had bought it last year from me. At the time the carburetor was in the the condition of the firs image. Perfectly fine. He told me at some point last year he had to hold the governor to get it to start and then it eventually woul…
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The Underworked American 08-14-2007 | Link to Original Article @ The Boston Globe IF YOU'RE WORKING next week -- a time designed by nature for fleeing office parks and sweltering, odoriferous cities -- you could be forgiven for feeling a touch of self-pity: poor, overworked American. Read about labor trends and you'd feel even more beleaguered. In May, a report titled "No-Vacation Nation," from a Washington, D.C., think tank, rubbed our noses in the fact that we get comically brief vacations compared with Europeans. Then there was the recent Harvard Business Review article decrying the rise of the "extreme job": More and more high achievers are forced to choose between…
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Yep... finally! So, I bet you're wondering what is, right? Is it a BMW? A Miata? 240SX? Grand Am? Fiero? Prelude? Del Sol? Civic? NSX? Crapalier? Ferrari? Datsun? Silverado? LaSalle? Blazer? Or even a Geo Metro? What is it, you ask? Well.... A Rascal, that's what. A dog named Rascal. We got him over the weekend at a dog shelter. I couldn't tell you what he is, though. He looks half Terrier and half Dalmation to be... but hell if I know. He's about a year old. He got the rascal because... well... he's a frisky little thing. Full of energy and loves to play. He hasn't quite gotten used to Harley yet, or vice-versa, though. They just chase each other over and ov…
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Anybody watch NASCAR??? Tony Steward better start acting like a big boy or im going to have to kick his ass. Matt (dewalt 17) didnt desevre that. Another win for Chevy!!! Jimme Jhonson with the Lowes Chevorlet Monte Carlo SS and Hendrix Motorsports wins his first Daytona 500 The New Fusion Race Car sucks it looks horrible
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The "give us another chance" letter arrived today, along with a certificate for an additional incentive above and beyond rebates on a new GM car. I felt kinda sad after stuffing it back into the envelope and tossing it aside.
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Mmm...that's a good one.
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The whole article is HERE.
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Mom wanted to go to York PA today to look at the Kia Souls and Nissan Cubes. She wanted to go "the back way"... needless to say, we got all kinds of lost somewhere in Bumf@#k, Egypt, then ended up in the deepest ghetto parts of York (with her sitting straight-armed in my Cobalt, muttering "we've gotta get out of here, they're writing on their buildings!"), and finally emerged directly in front of the Kia dealership. So we looked, then looked at the Cubes before heading back to Lancaster and lucking out at a decent local restaurant for dinner. What'd you guys do for your mothers today?
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Figured I'd share the doings of mine from the past month.
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Happy Birthday SuperSport623, as you know it's also my daughter's birthday today. She is 16.
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Well this week the Prizm accident was finally settled for 1,494.66, including keeping the car. Not what I wanted but better than what they were going to give me. I found out that the original offer was not for $1,500 but for $1,015 - $100 to keep the car...so $915 I had wanted $2,425 but I just couldn't get that price from them. As it terns out, cruise control, which was optional only on LSi models was factory installed on this base model...I found the bad news out from the original owner. It looked like I'd be stuck with a base model offer of...well...$h! However I must extend a huge thank you to GM. I called them up several weeks ago asking how I …
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... has the company built since Day 1?? Googled the question, saw one estimate of 500 million. Don't know if that source was GM or if GM even has an accurate count. Overseas markets and the confusion of partial brand ownership, etc in the latter half of the Company's history may make a comprehensive tally a challenge. All the years from the Sloan book referenced below are CALENDAR year sales. These numbers are less common than model year, and it makes the transition to those more readily-obtainable numbers inaccurate for that switch-over. 1909 : 32,311 (fiscal year ending 09.30.09 plus 3 months ending 12.31.09) ~ My Years with General Motors, Alfred P Sloan…
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i saw one just like thise outside my work yesterday..i have no idea why ive never seen one before??is there something special about it?
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ford is selling a boat load of ST models, and I the Abarth is selling well. IIRC Opel has stuff that could be brought over. Would love to see a small Buick actually has a MINI fighter. I love the Encore, but a hot hatch in premium guise would be great!
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Check out this wicked looking semi...Eastbound and down!
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From a member on LHF:
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For her 2nd birthday "Unlce Ross" (XP) got Sofia one of those super cool Hot Wheels Tracks and donated his gently used Hot Wheels cars to her already impressive collection. The two of us goofed around with it for a while but it took her a couple weeks to really get into it and figure out the ins & outs of the high-speed figure-8. I took this photo the other day when I was showing her how to break it down and re-assemble it. Cadillac, Truck, Fish & Puppy are the newest words that she's learned. In that order.
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So Mr. Musk is in the news with announcing yesterday land agreements to start building the Hyperloop in January 2016 with completion in 2018. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/musks-hyperloop-moves-closer-to-reality/ar-BBhZvZV?ocid=ansCNBC11 My question is will it really change the way we travel? Will it truly get built from border to border or just a magic trick of distracting investors and the news from the poor performance of Tesla? Your Thoughts?
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What does your city / town / state use to clear the roads of snow? My state was all about salt until about 5 years ago when they began to switch to a combination of de-icer chemical and sand. It doesn't do as good of a job of clearing the roads (usually results in a slushy mess that eventually melts away when temps warm), but the combination is supposedly less harmful to vehicle paint than salt. I'm not sure how much I believe that though, because the rocker panels of my '94 Lumina have rusted far faster than my previous '90 Lumina that was mostly exposed to salt.
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I love the Banana Boat... so very glad to have it back. Still, I'm a car whore. Monogamy is soooo very hard. Currently I am considering a few cars to replace either the B-59 or the '77 CDV. Earlier today after XP gave me a heads up on a super cheap '76 Cadillac S&S Hearse with flame-thowers, flame paint job and in need of some TLC. I called very quickly (the car has been on Crainglist before) since the price had seemingly hit rock bottom. SOLD as of about 2 hrs. ago. Oh well. I've had this unsatable appetite for a REAL Pontiac, as in a classic Pontiac, something RWD, BOF & with one or more of the following: - Chrome Beak (metal twin-port…
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Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugpbbrco03s...feature=related
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Peter Cullen: It was made official by Paramount. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191520/ For those that don't know Peter Cullen, he was the original Optimus Prime.
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Let's see what type of responses I get... Fags kill people everyday. And as only a fag might say, "flame me." I'll message back after one hour or 15 new messages, whichever comes last.
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