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A lot of people do f*c*ing idiotic things while driving. Several bother me. At the top of my list is this: 1. DOG OR CAT IN YOUR LAP, BETWEEN YOU AND STEERING WHEEL Good Gawd, if you love your animal, that is the LAST place you would put them. In those classes you can take (at least in CA) to hide moving violations, they tell you this. In an accident, the animal doesn't have a chance and will be flattened. Next ones for me: 2. Reading a book, like a paperback novel 3. Make up application There are others, but these lead my list. What irks you?
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I thought I'd share, this was posted on Buick-59.com http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/automobi...nted=1&_r=2
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Basically right now it lets you show off your car, in the same manner CarDomain or CarSpace would, but in facebook. A LOT of new features are coming, including rating your car and a buy&sell. The ratings will be particularly interesting because you'll be able to see a list of people with the most popular cars in your network, your geographical location, and so on. Suggestions for improvements are welcome. Pretty much anything is possible if you can name it... it can be added. *A lot of Classic cars are on the way for "favorites"* So far we have planned to add the following in the next week or two: > Buy & Sell > Rate my car > Top rated cars …
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Name the car given. It can be any General Motors car from 2000-present, and can be found on NetCarShow.com. The person who correctly guesses the car gets to choose the next car to have others guess, but have the car cropped to give only a preview! If possible, without giving away the car, give a specific detail (s) to separate the car, making it easier, and not so vague. Along with the car, state the year it was officially shown by GM, may it be as a concept or production vehicle. NO SPY SHOTS! DO not post your preview until the person who posted thecar says whether or not it is correct. After a certain amount of guesses, the poster of the previewed car can give a second …
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Hey all, First I checked the entire forum rules that I could find and I didn't see anything that says I couldn't promote this here. If that is the case my sincere apologizes to the mods. I will be starting my new bartending job at McFadden’s in NYC this coming Thursday evening. It's the end of the summer party so it should be especially crazy. The place has good food, good booze and great music so if you're a C&G person around the city this Thursday stop by at or after 10 PM. Say "I'm here because of Dan" at the door and I'll make sure to give extra buybacks on top of the already great drink specials for anyone here. McFadden’s is convenient to Grand Cen…
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Yup, picked up another one a couple weeks back. '86 V-6 4-sp manual. The motor and tranny had been all rebuilt, but it had a miss in the motor. I went back a week later, took my chances and brought it home. Ended up just being bad wires. It runs good at speed but doesn't idle good right now, the guy put a new timing chain on and I'm fairly sure it's off a tooth. So I may have to dig into that. Other than that I ended up putting on new shocks/struts, new brake pads, new caliper and rebuilt the other 3, turned all rotors, painted the ground effects silver, new tires with matching wheels and detailed it up a bit. Got $1500 into it with all the new parts. Bought it as a dail…
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Never doubt the capabilites of the American aerospace industry. Naturally, manuvering capabilities, not supercruise. But keep in mind this demo was done with a full weapons and fuel load. Check out the little backflip at 2:40. Maybe they should call it the OutFlanker. To quote Cutis LeMay, "If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future [of the US] looks good."
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Notice the cars in the parking lot way back in the 60's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krXP_TUZqsk...ted&search= Ronald's daughter, or grand daughter? Sexy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMUb0aQCaz8&NR=1
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I sent an email to WAWA asking them to explain why their different WAWA gas stations charge different gasoline prices even though they are only a few miles apart. Yesterday in the US Mail, I recieved a prepaid WAWA card, good towards the purchase of 30 dollars of WAWA products or gasoline.
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OK, as some of you know, I am going to be in my niece's wedding in Scotland in July 08. All the men in it have to wear kilts, much to my dismay. Because it is so far away, I have to do my 1st kilt fitting tomorrow night, so the measurements can be sent back to Scotland so my kilt will be ready and waiting for me when I arrive. So tomorrow night I will be in Media, PA, being fitted for my dress/kilt. I guess you can tell I'm not into the spirit of the thing yet, nothing a few beers won't cure. :AH-HA_wink:
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What is... Rarer that a Bugatti Veyron Makes more horsepower Is faster Has 4 superchargers Have fun!
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'Living sculpture' meant to raise awareness about global warming' BETTMERALP, Switzerland - Hundreds of naked people formed a “living sculpture” on Switzerland’s Aletsch glacier Saturday, hoping to raise awareness about climate change. The photo shoot by Spencer Tunick, the New York artist famous for his pictures of nude gatherings in public settings worldwide, was designed to draw attention to the effects of global warming on Switzerland’s shrinking glaciers. “The melting of the glaciers is an indisputable sign of global climate change,” said the environmental group Greenpeace, which co-organized the event. It said most Swiss glaciers will disappear by 2080 if glob…
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Ahhh to be 20 again!
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No. 1976 Buick LeSabre Customino
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I went kayaking yesterday for a couple of hours on a calm, peaceful lake. Well, my kayak doesn't have a backrest, so to get paddling decently I hold myself in a semi-reclined position, I find it works better than sitting straight up or laying mostly reclined. The problem is that it kills the abs. In facts, here is the text I sent a couple of people last night as I was floating around the fishing access before I pulled out: One of the replies I got was from my friend Brandon: I didn't even know what to say, I have to admit it was a kinda funny thing for him to say.
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If so, I totally want to meet you to __________ and __________ while you __________ and __________ my __________ then we can __________, __________ and finally I can __________ all over your __________. But seriously, I catch this show from time to time andnot only are these guys creepy as hell, they're dumb.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil’s public health system will begin providing free sex-change operations in compliance with a court order, the Health Ministry said Friday. Ministry spokesman Edmilson Oliveira da Silva said the government would not appeal Wednesday’s ruling by a panel of federal judges giving the government 30 days to offer the procedure or face fines of $5,000 a day. “The health minister was prompted by the judges’ decision,” Silva said. “But we already had a technical group studying the procedure with the idea of including it among the procedures that are covered.” Article continues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20323334/
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Hurricane Dean was just forecasted to strengthen to a cat. 5 hurricane. How many oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico....?
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Just got back from Cedar Point (rollercoasters!) I just about died from laughter watching two guys run naked from Snake River Falls (water ride-you get real wet) I think some stole their clothes or something... Not something you see everyday (or really want to see, for that matter) It was funny though.....
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293437,00.html Just saw this when perusing the news...wow. Wasn't the last gen 5-er the BEST in side impact tests? I guess they are blaming the injury on an Armrest...but to be beaten by a Kia...ouch!
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Cheersandgears Hmmm interesting statistics about my favorite forum that I did not know.
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Trust me, I'm just a man. I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like you! If you wear pants, that is!
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A wonderful video about the DONK lifestyle. http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...videoid=5431560
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ADELAIDE, Australia - An Australian farmer held hostage in Mali for 12 days by a gang of men who had posed as an online love interest has urged others to be careful when seeking romance on the Internet. Des Gregor, 56, traveled to the West African nation last month to meet his supposed bride, whom he had met on the Internet, and collect a dowry of gold bars worth $85,000. But when he arrived, the wheat and sheep farmer was abducted by a gang of armed bandits who bound him, beat him with a machete and stole his cash and credit cards. Article continues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20244273/?GT1=10252
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I was in Northern Calif. over the past weekend. I was in San Francisco one day. It is truly a beautiful city, if not one of the most beautiful in the world. One day and I start to feel claustrophobic and, after being in Europe, it's less compact than those cities, with the ability to pull over to a meter or parking spot being quite common, other than in the Financial District or by Fisherman's Wharf. I think I would tolerate the suburbs (notably Walnut Creek) better. Still expensive, the prices have come down some as it had become truly absurd and stuff wasn't selling that easily. Berkeley absolutely makes my hair stand on its ends. Any liberal college town full of …
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It doesn't bother me, but it makes me perplexed as to what I emit. Most of the time, I'm in my own world and someone interrupts my silence. Just yesterday, I got asked about train routes on Portland's light rail, and I was wearing a Montreal t-shirt, for God's sake. One day, when I did live up here in the mid-90s, I got asked directions on the way to work, during my lunch hour and going home from work. THREE times in a day. The funniest: - asked for directions in Buenos Aires in November 2005 when I went to South America - asked for directions in Munich, Germany while walking through a rural suburb last month How about you? Do people approach you out of the clear…
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Our local newspaper recently ran a questionnaire, asking readers to vote for their favorite businesses in several categories. My place of employment was chosen as Best Bodyshop in Lancaster County this year, up from 2nd place last year.
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I decided that I want Satellite Radio. I spend a lot of time on the road or in the field, so I figure that it would be a wise investment in my future entertainment. My Suburban is XM ready so I could add that easily, and my Pioneer deck in my Impala could have either tuner and antenna added to it for about 50 bucks on ebay and an hour's worth of tinkering around in the car. You can have 2 tuners for 20 bucks a month with either service, so I would probably have one dedicated system in one of the vehicles. If I were to go with Sirius I would put a dedicated tuner in my Impala and then have a Mobile unit in my Suburban that I could take out on the lake in the summer, in…
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GO sharpay!!!!!!!!!!!
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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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I hate to open a Pandora's box and begin a political thread in our forums, but this one hits home where we all live: A proposed tax increase on gasoline to pay for infrastructure improvements to our highways and bridges. The Democrats have not even let the dust settle in Minneapolis and they are already screaming for a tax-increase to pay for the repairs that are 'vital to the Nation'. I say this is another quick dash for the cash and another attempt at slight of hand when they should take another look at the numbers and tell us where the money is going! Take a look at the chart on the clicky... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/usgastaxes.asp The U.S. Government coll…
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I just learned yesterday that the "Back to the Future - The Ride" has closed and is in the process of being demolished in Universal Studios Orlando.... and that the one in Universal Studios Los Angeles is set to close for good in 20 days (September 3). So if you're in CA, a fan of this ride, and want one last chance to ride it, do so before it closes for good on September 3. And just fyi... the ride that will be built on the BTTF's site in both parks will be a Simpson's ride. I sad and happy at the same time.
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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...b=Entertainment I'm not sure how many of you have seen Eddie since he left rehab, but he looks great! What a difference a haircut, and some new teeth will make. Here's hoping this tour goes through, and the reviews are good, because they're coming my way, and I need a ticket.
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http://www.robertjohnmuttlange.com/ POUR ...SOME.... SUGAR.... ON MAY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pretty interesting to see so many classic Chevrolets in the former USSR. Shows that passion for cars has no bounds. Auto Exotica 2007 -Moscow - Click for more.
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SHOW SOME LOVE FOR SAVED BY THE BELL!!!!!!!! OMG...BEST SHOW EVER!!! (FOR DRINKING GAMES) that kelly kapowski was hot, no? zack, slater? screech!? Leah Remini episodes? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_by_the_Bell
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Now in the case of some of these cars here that might be putting it a bit too strongly, after all, it was often the person behind the wheel that was to blame for the reputation attached to the car. Nevertheless we have put together a list of 50 cars that have, perhaps, captured the public’s imagination for all the wrong reasons. Whether by accident, design, or even bad design, the cars we have selected will remain in the public eye for years to come. After you click the Link, click on, "Launch our 50 most infamous cars story" Link: http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_articl...umentid=5419390
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I swear that I can see a UFO right now. My mom, sister, and I have been watching the East sky for about a half hour now and there is a bright light up there, it looks like a star. Well, occassionally it hops back and forth. It's between two trees by where we live, and it's gone over and above the tree to the right now. We see a green and red light flicker around it, and like I said, we can sometimes see it literally blink then jump spots. Seriously, go look and confirm this for yourself!
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Maybe we can make this a pinned feature. Anyway here is one I found, I have no words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsyOr71F-0w
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http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/opini...cle_1804986.phpAnd slowly, the premature global warming hysteria is starting to unravel. Like I said a while ago, we'll look back on global warming hysteria by Gore & Co. as one of the great scams of this era. http://www.kxmc.com/News/Nation/151418.asp
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It was mentioned in an earlier thread that the existence of cars with more than 300'000 Miles (esp. American Ones) should be documented to prove their existence... Have you personally come across any or seen any in your perusals of the internet?? I just found these today: 1996 Saab 900 with 1.4 Million KM http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detaili...gno=2&srt=1 2003 Saturn ION with almost 770K Km http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detaili...gno=1&srt=1 2003 Chevrolet Malibu w. 800K Km http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detaili...gno=1&srt=1 Have any of you come in contact with cars that have this kind of mileage?
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Dillon Aero GMC w/ Gatling Gun (YouTube video on John C. Dvorak's blog).
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c67_1186270976 The guy in the background is funny: Oyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyooyyyyy!!!!! Anyway some of those Euro-compact RWD pocket rockets seem like fun little Rally cars.
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To-may-to. To-mah-to. Po-tay-to. Po-tah-to. Auto Show. Car show. What’s the difference? You can pronounce the food in whatever way your linguistical leanings allow, but there’s a big difference between a car show and an auto show such as the 2007 Delaware Auto Show, scheduled for Oct. 5-7 at the Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. Put simply, car shows are for classic, antique and tuner cars – vehicles you want to admire close up. At those look-but-don’t-touch events, owners don’t really like for you to touch the cars or get in them. Auto shows offer, however, the coolest, latest, sleekest, hottest rides available now and in the immediate future for the gearhead…
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Today's High-99Monday's-100 Tuesday's-102 Wednesdays-103 Thursday's102 Friday's-96
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I'm a skeptic when it comes to UFOs, but if these are faked then they are DAMN good because they look like something out of a Hollywood movie. They were caught by two different people at two different locations on August 6th, 2007. First video with comments http://www.metacafe.com/watch/761872/ufo_haiti/ First and second videos http://mienfoks.blogspot.com/2007/08/ufos-...t-on-video.html
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http://movies.msn.com/movies/hotgossip/8-09-07_3?GT1=7701 wow, she just shot up the babeometer, despite the non existent rack. woohoo!
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Read it and weep! :AH-HA_wink: Link: http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_articl...umentid=5843498
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http://www.picturecorrect.com/wallpaper/de...it_1024x768.htm Higher resolution images available at the link.
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I don't mean vacation destinations here, I mean a place without neighbors you can see without driving. A place where property values aren't measured in dollars, and "society" is a distant rumor. I think I want to spend a few years in a place like that. Maybe even the rest of my life. What place would you nominate?
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I think I'd like living there. :AH-HA_wink:
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Maureen McCormick was Marcia Brady, for you younger members who may not know. In the 70s and 80s, that look was an LA mainstay, practically a dime a dozen. Nowadays, in LA, you don't see anybody like that. So where are they? The same is true in Portland. In the last 10 years, WASPY pissy little Portland (I hate Northwesterners) doesn't look as white and pissy as it did 10 years ago. I know where the Maureen McCormicks are. In Chico and places like that, which is where I happen to be today en route to Sacramento. The third tier tiny cities of the West are where those people apparently now reside, unless they live in the spendy neighborhoods of the urban areas the…
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I took this idea from another forum I'm on. I'd like to compare and contrast the results.
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The GTO is gone.
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The outcome of outsourcing and globalization begins... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtm...cnchina107a.xml
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Serj released the first single, "The Unthinking Majority", from his upcoming solo album, "Elect The Dead". Click for video, info, and musings from Serj. I personally think it's awesome.
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This is supposedly from a "Daimler Chrysler Certified Service Manager" in regards to the 2.7L...read and enjoy. Whether this guy is for real or just as @$$hole is beyond me...but it's still pretty infuriating to read.
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Since I do not have vacation until October this year, I've missed out on several events ... Monte Carlo- and heart-related. I'm also not at our family reunion this weekend in Pennsylvania (Holsopple/Johnstown/Pittsburgh area), a trip that usually includes stops in Ohio (Akron area), Michigan (Detroit area), New Jersey (east of Philadelphia PA), Maryland (Baltimore), and Virginia (Alexandria) ... all to see auto-enthusiast friends, heart-related friends, college friends, and, of course, family. Ssssooo...I'm hoping I will be able to take this trip, my 2007 Road Trip.... Below is my TENTATIVE itinerary...including traveling through/stops in Indiana, Kentucky, North Caro…
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I saw them last night at Red Rocks (great concert venue). I've been a fan since high school, but had never seen them..great show.
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Well, luckily the "curse" hasn't befell it, but head gasket woes have. I took it to the GM dealer the other day and went to pick it up today and found out that the #5 cylinder has moisture and coolant in it. This is bad timing because I go back to school in a week and they won't be able to to get it in for at least two weeks. Also, the GM dealer here is being bought out by the Ford dealer, so it may end up being serviced over at the Ford dealer costing more money due to higher labor costs there. The GM dealer will repair it for $800, and another place we checked can do it for $650-700. I will be buying a new car in May, so my options are either A) pour $800 into a c…
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Information: http://www.geocities.com/conceptcarcentralusa/sagebrush.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just found this concept online today. I have never seen it in person, unfortuantely. Apparently this made the rounds on the 1991 auto show circuit to highlight the soon-to-be-release/all-new 1992 GMC Yukon 2-door. This isn't in any of the GMC books I have, and I find that disappointing. Has anyone here ever seen this truck before? This and the 1991 GMC Rio Grande concept/showtruck were shown together and shared development and parts.
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Wed Aug 8, 1:13 AM ET WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand couple is looking to call their newborn son Superman -- but only because their chosen name of 4Real has been rejected by the government registry. ADVERTISEMENT Pat and Sheena Wheaton say they will get around the decision by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages by officially naming their son Superman but referring to him as 4Real, the New Zealand Herald newspaper has reported. The Wheatons decided on the name after seeing the baby for the first time in an ultrasound scan and realising their baby was "for real". They decided 4Real was the best way to write it, but the name was rejected because the regi…
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Anyone have any experience with these cars? General reliability? How is the 3.5L DOHC V6? I drove one a few years ago and loved it. Far better then the other W-bodies IMO. I am thinking of ditching my 07 Cobalt to save some cash. thoughts and comments appreciated.
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I found some of these hillarious. Click on the link that reads... Celebrity photos... if they hadn't actually become celebrities. My favorite: J.C. Penney portrait of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, your Albuquerque real estate professionals.
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So today I made a trip to my favorite junkyard for the Shadow. I was hoping to find one with a 2.5L so I could see how the vacuum hoses by the throttle body hooked up. here were a few disconnected and I couldn't figure out where they went, and neither could Sixty8. As you may know, I finally replaced the value cover gasket...so there should no longer be any major oil leaks. My first real work on an engine, and it was very rewarding to it myself. Anyway, all they had was a 3.0 V6 Duster, and a 2.5 Spirit, but the Spirit had different vacuum hose routing. With that attempt failed, I decided to wonder around and see what else they had. There was a Mercury Meteor for $1…
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I like potholes, I really do...especially the ones on the Lucerne..in fact I wouldn't even mind a set and I don't mind if people do it to there cars if done right. A dark blue 300C with 4 ventiports on each side that looked like arrow heads is cool. But this...is just stupid. Those round aftermarket ones...I see them everywhere. 4 on each side of a 4-banger 90's Accord, 3 on each side of a new 4-banger Camry..and the worst by far... 4 of them on each side of a 90's A4 and another 4 on the rear lower bumper. Do people even know what they mean when they slap these things on? According to this guy his older A4 was packing a W12 or something.
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My current daily driver (as most of you know) is a 2001 Ford Focus ZX3. Recently I ran across a Trans Am that looks to be in my price range (finally) So, I'm going to drive the Pontiac tomorrow and if I can swing it I *might* trade. But I'm really attached to the Focus and it's excellent gas mileage. THE BREAKDOWN 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 * 2.0L DOHC I-4/ 5 speed manual * 84,900 miles * Excellent gas mileage/Generally fun to drive * Paid off in roughly 2 years * Positive equity 1998 or 1999 (Not sure which) Pontiac Trans Am * LS1/ 6 speed manual * 85,000 miles * All the options including leather * $8900 takes it home * Not a WS6 unfortunately The main thing about…
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I couldn't help but notice Honda's advertisements for the Odyssey- stuff like "The Van is BACK" and "Respect the Van" along with all of the crazy psychadelic colours and whatnots and think to myself, either Honda is trying to appeal to new "hippies", people of the 1960's/`70's, or of course, nothing like the classic clam bake in a van, eh? Let's get one of those. Any other thoughts?
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its just another car. It really doesn't do anything for me. the interior is weak. the lines are rather curvy in person not as boxy as pictures have it. I have to wait and see how it does but i think it will do as good as the GTO, but i hope a i am wrong. As the crowds around it where pretty big as people where trying to figure out what it was. it looks like the new emblem is staying. the wheels look nice and under the hood is very clean. Im up in the air about this one. i would have took pics but i didnt expect to see a G8 chillin around.
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Alone, both the '49 Ford and MN-12 Thunderbirds are great cars. Together, however....ugh. Why are some so cruel? Who EVER thought this would look cool? Mutilated Mercury The perpetrators http://www.halerconcepts.com/49%20ford.htm
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You could get a larger displacement into a smaller package...... what are the downsides? Could you imagine a Mini with a 2.7 litre or so V4?
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the new iMac's are being announced right now and should be up on the apple store sometime in the next couple hours. bye bye windows. you SUCK.
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SO does anybody lhere like the show Boston Legal? It's one of my favorite shows on TV. Spader and Shatner are comedic gold and the sheer lunacy of some of the things that happen on the show, combined with provacative and dramatic trials ripped right from current day events makes this my favorite show hands down. Season 4 is coming in late september and I can't wait for it. "Denny Crane, lock and load!"
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Our house was "vandalized" at around 3 this morning. When my dad left for work he noticed that one of the gates to our backyard was wide open and some kid was riding his bike down the street. Well, as it turns out we were the victims of the world's lamest idea of vandalism: -The lid of our grill was taken off and the tin grease trap was thrown into the pool. -A small tray of golf balls we had sitting outside was also thrown into the pool. -A potted plant was moved off a table and set in the lawn. -The hose was turned on. -A dog brush was stolen. What. The. Hell. To be honest, I'm actually kind of amused that someone actually wasted their time trespassing…
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Just sayin' -RBB
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http://www.skyroadster.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11057 When visiting with Fly, Camino, Oldsmoboi, Ocnblu, and BlackandBlueLandscaper and showing off the SKY, they couldn't tell that my car had been damaged in an accident. I told them that quite a few of the Kappa cars have been involved in accidents over the last two years and many were able to be repaired, although others met their unfortunate fate too early. The link above is from the skyroadster.com fourm; while the first page goes back to January of this year, there are some collages of accident pictures. But a recent addition on page 2 shows what a Solstice looks like when it flips completely over. I figured I…
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FUN! (WRONG VIDEO)Here's some Porsche videos: ------ I meant to post THIS one -------> Po-po Charger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTXJIj4FhlM SLR: Ferrari driver trying to get arrested.
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hey all, A few weeks ago I talked asked advice wheather I should take a part time sales associate postition at a GM dealer or not. After being thoroghly discouraged from that path, and for good reason I have found emplyoment as a bartender at McFadden's bar in NYC. If anybody for Cheers and gears wnats to show up the nights that I am bartending I'll give lot's of buybacks and freebees. Right now I'm a 'reoccuring guest bartender' and am trying to become regular staff so it's really important that I bring bodies into the place. If anyone is interested I'll post w2hen I find out my schedule.
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As I've shared previously in different threads, I was startled awake on the morning of July 26. My alarm went off as usual at 6am, but 2 minutes later ... BOOOOOOMMMMMM ... SNAP/CRACKLE ... HISSSSSSS. Then, dead silence. I sat bolt upright in bed ... realizing everything electric (or so I thought) was off. I scampered out of my room headed up the steps, instinctively turning on the stairway light .... and, wowa, ... light. So, I turned back into my room ... and flipped some of the circuit breakers and the entire house had power again. Next door neighbor heard it, too. We believe it was a lightning strike. My VCR is no more [replaced with one an Uncle gave me], my …
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On a radio show last week, a discussion ensued about redundancies in the English language, particularly how they are used every day ... and can be, to some, annoying. A few that have never made sense to me why people use/say them include: "PIN Number" ... as in Personal Identification Number Number "ATM Machine" ... as in Automatic Teller Machine Machine "Hot water heater" ... so, you heat hot water? What are some you notice? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Only you can do what must be done" ... John Parr ... 'St Elmo's Fire'
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How many model/nameplates in each GM division appeal to you? I don't mean that you think a given model is a good choice in class, makes sense for you, is financially sensible. I mean which do you look at and say "I'd like to have one of those". How many from each GM division make the cut for you?
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WTF, right? Check it: >>"For luxury cars with very high sticker prices, depreciation claims more money than it does for mass-market models that cost a lot less to begin with. That's true even for luxury models that retain their value very well. Over five years, the Porsche 911 GT3 — the tenth most expensive car to own — depreciates just 41% from its starting MSRP. By contrast, the Lincoln MKZ, the 10th least expensive-to-own luxury model, sheds about 67% of its base price. But the MKZ sells for around $30,000, compared to $106,000 for the 911 GT3. 67% of $30,000 is a lot less than 41% of $106,000 — that works out to $20,100 versus $43,460, respectively."<< …
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I don't mean in the "is it good for GM" sense, I mean why should I care. What can Opel offer that would appeal to me? Not too much, I suspect.
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Automotive News July 30, 2007 - 12:01 am As legislators, regulators and automakers look for ways to improve fuel economy, they must remember that consumers will make the ultimate choices. And that's going to cause a few surprises. One example: Consumers are bidding up the prices of used cars and trucks equipped with fuel-saving diesel engines. That contradicts conventional wisdom, which holds that Americans gave up on diesels in the 1980s. Some environmentalists turn up their noses at diesel engines, but technological advances have made diesels more palatable to U.S. consumers. The Power Information Network estimates that U.S. consumers will buy more than 500,00…
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Well, it's getting to be that time of the year again! As many of you know, the Dream Cruise is scheduled for August 18th. Just wanted to see if anyone that isn't local is planning on attending. Or if you are local, when you will be down there, since chances are you wont just be there on one day. Some people have probably already seen this... http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...UTO05/708040377 Mightymouse and I will probably be spending time around 12 1/2 mile and maybe a little time up in Pontiac. So if you think you will be in the area, let us know! Its always nice to be able to put faces to names!
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At around 8:20 PM this evening, the Curse hunted down our Saturn Aura. We were in our local Dairy Queen parking lot when a white Dodge Neon backed out and sucker punched our one month-old car in the left-front quarter, leaving a nasty dent in the bumper cover, leaving the hood off level, and creasing the left front quarter panel. The damage doesn't seem to inhibit the car's ability to drive and function properly, but then again, we've all heard a certain tale of another car famous to our forums having similar damage and declared to be totaled by the insurance company. And all of this coming just two days after we also washed and detailed the car and just one day before…
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Another one of those articles that seems like its straight out of The Onion. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22183967-2,00.html Of course it did, that route sees more traffic than the Lincoln Tunnel.
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A few pics of where I've been sweating recently :AH-HA_wink: This one is just getting started.
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http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr080207.html video: low-speed crash test results, midsize luxury cars, August 2007 Bumpers on luxury cars aren't luxurious: worst is Infiniti G35; 4 of 11 cars sustain more than $10,000 damage in 4 minor bumps ARLINGTON, VA — Bumpers, even those on expensive cars, don't resist damage in low-speed impacts. The Infiniti G35, the worst performer, sustained almost $14,000 damage in a series of 4 tests conducted at 3 and 6 mph by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Saab 9-3 was the best, sustaining $5,243 damage. Only 3 cars sustained less than $6,000 damage, while 4 would cost more than $10,000 to fix. "The Infiniti was a disaster…
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I remember well what it felt like to walk across this monster, no matter who you were you got to know vertigo quite well. It was an amazing structure in an exceptionally beautiful setting, until a tornado destroyed it in 2003. Here's a link to some good pictures: http://www.worldisround.com/articles/15433/ Be sure to check out the view looking down!
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But what about planes? Any of youse guys aircraft fans. I know that I am, Fly is, and Bob is with his love of 747s. How about the rest of y'all. Anyone got a favorite bird, be it civilian, military, warbird, whatever. I've actually got several favorites, too bad I have to classify them down for people to understand. Favorite bomber: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Favorite fighter:Boeing F-15C Eagle Favorite attack aircraft:Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (or more affectionately known, the Warthog!) Favorite recon aircraft: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Favorite cargo aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules Favorite general aviation aircraft: Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 (or t…
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I wanted to respond to Avant's post about the G6, agreeing that even our G6 SE V6 wasn't too great of a car, either and make a point that our old G6 had been in the shop several times for the steering components alone. However, I can't make posts there. What did I miss?
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-Variance August 3, 2007 Due to there being nothing new to write about, this month there won't be a Registry Rundown. This tends to happen as we gathered from the last edition. Hopefully, there will be something for the September edition. Thanks for understanding.
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Phone companies. Going to the dogs. I swear. I just spent 52 minutes to an MCI call center in Argentina. I ingratiated myself somewhat by speaking entirely in Spanish, which they fully understood. This is my 6th call to MCI since May and a credit has been issued against the final bill, though 1 call back in May should have sufficed. In short: - called MCI to disconnect on May 17th - had to stay in my place 1 month longer, so I called on May 11th to cancel the disconnect...I thought that 6 days prior was enough time - was told that their "system" did not EASILY allow for order cancellations/adjustments once placed because of the fact that they don't own the lines, …
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