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I was just making a CD with a bunch of weird songs. Since I'm under extreme stress right now Im about to go to Port Huron and drive to the park look at the Blue water bridge. I need to clear my mind and what a way to start the day? take 94 to 26 mile and take that and back roads to the water and drive it up. If I return is a different question. But for a CD I made, god what a mix, Free bird simple man Kashmir Riders on the storm Sultans of Swing panama Jump crazy purple haze voodoo child Roxxxanne Black betty Growing pains Faimly Traditions and holy diver to finish it i have like .00001 seconds left. Is that a odd mix or no? Tell us …

MMMMMMMM coconut chocolate and NUTS? or not?

I'm f@#king exhausted. Just got home from work.. I left for work at 7:25. Yes, AM. Time to go to bed. So I can wake up for work. Oh fun.

This was the interior of a car involved in a MVC in Yarmouth, Massachusaetts. The driver stated she was backing out of a parking space when "something" jammed the accelerator. She hit two parked cars, went across the road and into a planter...

1) Go to Miami. 2) Buy a car for a grand. 3) Raise hell 'round the South. A rollicking good time. You've got to watch it. Easily hyperlinked for your viewing pleasure... Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 4.5 (the guy screwed up a bit) Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7

I found the perfect car to replace your Olds. A 1007 Mitsubishi Galant, $99/month. Thats less than what you pay for repairs. I can look into it and get terms of the lease (I'm assuming its either a massive amount up front or insanely low mileage) if you're interested. You can be one of the few, the proud, the Galantists.

Keep your eyes open for a '73-'77 Chevelle, El Camino or Monte carlo with a decent sandalwood (light tan) interior that I can raid. Finder's fee: your choice of 6-pack

.......run for your life!

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So my family is going to go be doing a major overhall of our car fleet. in the next 6-18 months almost EVERTHING will be replaced. Current fleet. My car - loaded 2006 SS Malibu sedan My brothers car- well optioned 2006 Mustang v6 with pony package and leather. My sister in laws car- well optioned 2006 Saturn vue fwd v6 My parents car - Loaded (besides sunroof) 2000 Oldsmobile intrigue gls My dad doesnt drive anymore as he has MS so he sold his 02 alero 4 banger and isnt looking to replace it. We've all just moved to a really cool brand new house that customized and once the old one sells (please God let it sell sooner rather than later) We'll be in a gr…

Well, it might be changing big time within the next 6 months or so. First, I've got a guy that's pretty interested in the Camaro (finally threw it in AutoTrader last week), so that should hopefully be gone soon, leaving space for another Camaro. A new addition to the driveway would be the '87-92 Camaro IROC 5.7L my dad's looking to find and rebuild. He's taking most of his bonus and splurging on a car when he finds one. Second, the lease on my mom's '05 4.7L Durango is up in June or so, and my parents are seriously considering getting an Acadia in the driveway. As I mentioned in the GMC forum, I took my parents up to the GMC dealer the other day and they loved the way…

In an attempt to actually start saving my money, I have been looking at a few online saving banks since they have much higher interest rates than what the traditional "brick-and-mortar" banks offer even on CDs. I've been looking at ING, Emigrant Direct and HSBC (which is currently offering a 6% APY on new accounts). Needless to say, HSBC is looking the best to me right now. Is anyone else using these? Any others and/or pros and cons I should know about?

Mornin' fellas, and ladies. Alas, I will be going to the World of Wheels car show in Atlanta today. I'll be more than sure to take plenty of pictures and drool on at least a car or two. I dunno if any of you are going, probably not, but if you are, maybe I'll see ya there. For now, adios.

I think we had one of these before but I was just wondering if theres some druggies in here. Being a Former one I find it funny when people talk about the Sticky Icky and such. Personally I come to find out there are more drug takers than I thought. If you care to go into to detail or bitch me out I personally don't mind. I now know how dumb I was. But for a short list Who hasn't done it The Reefer. Heroin Crack/Cocaine (If you wanna get down, down on the ground, Cocaine) (The Cadillac of Drugs) LSD (Trippy) Acid The First Of the Designer Drugs Don't know what they were called. The Shrooms man the Shrooms And various other stuff. I never went to jai…

The 'Camino has a kink in the hood from someone forcing it closed instead of oiling the hinges. It kinked at the built-in factory "fault line" . How reliably can that be fixed? I think I'm going to use the hood from the parts car instead, but if that one is too rough I might want to fix the original. I'm just concerned that it will be too weak to stay straight after being fixed. Watcha think?

*shrugs* I found it hilariously stupid. Clicky

Daggone, this is getting to be an everyday thing. Birthdays all over the place. When's it going to stop? :AH-HA_wink: Nah but seriously, both of you are having milestone Birthdays today. So celebrate good times, yeah.

What do u guys think about the 2001-04 Tacomas? They look way better than the new ones.

Yep, I'm going up to Chicago tomorrow for the auto show (first public day so it might be busy). Any requests anyone has for pics? I'll be sure to get plenty of the new stuff, but if there's something specific you want post it here ASAP, as I'm leaving before noon CST tomorrow. I'll be there Saturday as well, but I probably won't have access to the internet, so I likely won't see any requests posted after I leave.

Why you sneaky little devil. You almost got away with it. But I got you. Hope your day's been a good one, sir!

It would be nice if Toyota would follow the ingenius marketing model of Ford. Ford 500=Ford Taurus Mercury Montego=Mercury Sable Toyota Camry=Toyota Blandry Honda Accord=Honda Imbored LOL!

Hot off the presses: http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-an...-business-print (Edit: fixed age. I previously wrote 37.)

I vowed to never get another Taurus, after having two of them. My dad had like 2 or 3 of them as work fleet cars. My brother in law had one. I vowed to not ever get another. I got a 500, so I wouldn't have a Taurus. WTF do I do now. I was thinking about an 08 500. Ford sucks. They did it to piss me off, I think.

I was watching Future weapons and found that they have a bullet that can be basically a point and shoot at 2500 yards on a cold bore shot. Thats very impressive I would bow down to that. But I remember reading about gravity, elevation, temperature, and all those other variables that effect a ballistic path. Its not like you can line up the cross hairs and go. you had to mentally do all the math from your GPS, offset your X hairs, and commit. I believe my longest one is 1,917 yards but about 5 minutes after that shot I don't remember anything but waking up that night in a Medic tent in unbearable pain. Sadly the Guy that saved me that day died on my birthday this year. …

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..So out of touch and ignorant to reality? Never have I come across someone so... ironically biased.

Camlee 6A Zero to 100 mph: 14.5 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.1 sec Braking, 70–0 mph: 170 ft 22/31 mpg G6 GT 6MT Zero to 100 mph: 16.2 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.5 sec Braking, 70–0 mph: 167 ft 18/27 mpg Aura XR 6A Zero to 100 mph: 16.6 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.3 sec Braking, 70–0 mph: 172 ft 20/28 mpg Cobalt SS Supercharged 5MT Zero to 100 mph: 15.3 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.5 sec Braking, 70–0 mph: 169 ft 22/30 mpg Ion Redline 5MT Zero to 100 mph: 15.6 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.3 sec Braking, 70–0 mph: 164 ft 22/30 mpg

I think of the 3000+ people on this forum, and the 100 or so who post here on a weekly basis I am one of the most out-spoken and transparent ones. 99% of the time I do NOT let my oppinion go unregistered if it is a topic I feel strongly about. But here's something I do not confess very often. It is a dark secret of sorts, a true paradox along the lines of the last temptation of Christ. I'm in love with a Japanese car and it's NOT a Datsun... hell it's not even the usual 1970s hardtop 2dr that looks like a Japanime version of a late 60s GM A-body or early 70s Mopar. This car is, for all intents & puropses the ONLY car that (mechanically) resembles my old 1…

And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy

How to destroy a 2003 Pontiac Vibe's Transmission in under 40,000 miles. Since its cold enough to freeze hell outside i decided to get the oil change at the dealer since i had a discount thing in the mail. Before i go I check every thing under the hood so i know if they are lying. I get to the Trans fluid pull the dip stick up its pure black and gritty with shinny metal flanks. "Oh $h!." Its still drivable some how. I ask them to check into it and 1,2 are toast and a couple of over gizmo's are toast. Also i have a Valve Ticking now from cylinder #4. I will get the estimate tomorrow. I guess driving it like you stole doesn't work in modern Econo car…

I have a newer Ford Ranger, with the stock steel wheels. A friend of mine just pulled off new five spoke aluminum wheels, off his new Jeep Wrangler. I can get the wheels/tires cheap. Thing is, do you think Jeep wheels would look stupid on my truck? Would you take them?

I was reading FOG's thread and, bein new here, I enjoy reading about people who posted from the time when this site was new. Are there any other really cool people who posted that no longer post for whatever reason?

awesome lsX T.T. in the ravaged body of a new style mustang.

... hang some new bedsides on my crew cab? Just picked-up some brand new GM bed sides for the Mothertruck.

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Hey everyone. At kinda the mid point of teh auto show season I was wondering if anyone made any revisions to their plans for near future (or more distant for that matter) car purchases. I had said I wanted to get the new CTS this coming fall. Well, scratch that. I love the new CTS. I think its great. But While I could easily afford a lightly optioned one with the base 3.6 at around 35k there is now way I can save up the money to buy a loaded 3.6 DI like I want without taking on payments which is a big no no for me as Ill be heading back to school full time next fall. The Pontiac G8 was made for me it seams. Loaded it will likley come in at less than 35k. IT…

Im in the market looking for a new truck and last night I test drove a '07 Canyon Crew Cab. Wow that thing was nice. Smooth ride, decent amount of power, and quiet engine. The interior looked pretty good to me. I heard so many complaints about it, but it was nice to me. I also test drove a '07 Frontier. That thing was a piece of garbage. The interior felt cheaper than the canyon with all that hard, cheap plastic. The ride was bumpy. I also noticed in the frontier that when i hit the gas kinda hard, the transmission was searching for gears. That seemed kinda odd to me. The Nissan salesman was in shock when I told him I didnt like it. And was tring to get me into a Titan, b…

...here I come? I've always wanted to visit Cali, for at least a few years now. I'm sitting there at work today though, and it hit me that I'd love to hit many of the places California has to offer: Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Redwood Forest, drive the PCH, etc. My mom keeps wanting to go to the Carolinas and/or Florida, but we've been to both. Why not Cali? Because I think my parents are afraid of flying although they won't admit to it. But, now I've got questions to ask of you guys.. I'm hoping to convince my parents to go sometime next year, in 2008. However, before I present the proposition to them, I want some core facts on dates, costs, and a good overall vacation…

Do Something about it? (link) I've been having recent fantacies of driving my new Camaro, but dread the idea of the possibility that I might have to install a front license plate on it. So... I came up with an idea of replacing the front plate with a decal that could go on the windshield, and thought I'd research CA law for $h!s-n-giggles to see exactly why a front plate is required and if such a decal idea would work. Well... I didn't find that information, because I ran into the above link (petition) instead. Who knows if the petition is worth it, or if it's even legit, but I wouldn't mind getting rid of the stupid law!

Happy Birthday Farkas! Hope it was a good one. It was a VERY COLD ONE here today!

*peers around* Can hardly believe this type of thread hasn't been started yet ... so here goes: CONGRATULATIONS INDIANPOLIS COLTS! It's a disappointing loss for the Chicago Bears, certainly, but it's also disappointing to see the "finger pointing" at Rex Grossman. He wasn't the only one on the field.... *shakes head* While I'm disappointed that the Bears lost, I am happy for my many friends who are staunch Colts supporters. Hmm...baseball season isn't that far away.... Until then, Chicago has the Bulls and Blackhawks to watch, though the Blackhawks aren't doing very well. Oh, and let's not forget Mike Ditka's Chicago Rush indoor football team ! Cort:33swm."Mr Mo…

Folks, riding on the recent Hummer’s success in the Dakar Rally, I want to take team GM a step further. I have always felt that our pickups are very capable off-roading machines. Just look at those Southern boys lift their pickups to form a formidable off-roader or how the Midwesterners haul the stuff with their four-wheel drives or how the hillbillies like to have mud on their tires of their trucks. As some of you know P-D Rally is where vehicles with steel balls survive, and I definitely think our pickups have more than steel balls. I want us Cheersandgears.com folks to enter two GMT 900 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Duramax Diesels for the Paris-Dakar Rally of 2008. I k…

Hopefully grad school is somewhere warmer:

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4. Ford Edge 3. Toyota Highlander 2. Hyundai Santa Fe 1. Nissan Murano I'll try to weigh in more on this tomorrow. The article was WEAK. It flat out said at the end of the article that none of the four stood out and won the competition. But in the interest of needing to print a finishing order, they then ordered them they way they did, in my opinion on bias. They cited the Ford as being heavy and not having as much cargo space due to the fastback roofline. Its like they found one thing to bitch about about the Ford (weight) and played it up WAYYYY TO MUCH. Because the Ford, despite being heavy had some of the best acceleration times and the best handling t…

This is actually FUTURE_OF_GM posting on my GFs screen name. Just wanted to let everyone know that I have decided to step down from the administration here at C&G, yet for some strange reason I am not allowed to post in the Lounge area of the site either (I'm not sure why) It's been a fun ride and I would like to pledge my respect and thanks to Walt for all he has done for us over the past 6 years Unfortunately the site just isn't going where I think it should be and I have a hard time supporting leadership with some of the unjust decisions certain administrators have made in the past year or so. Communication has been virtually nonexistent and I haven't felt "par…

We are all going to post our best photos in this thread from today's scavenger hunt. It took place from 9:00am - 2:00pm & we ended up partnering up. Marcia wanted nothing to do with it but me & S.P. used the Q45 and teamed up while XP & his G/F Amanda used her 2005 Impala & Dodgefan & his G/F Jessica (notice she joined the forum recently) used the Intrepid. Wait until the 3 teams have posted their best 40 photos and a list of other interesting finds, then choose who you think found the most interesting & bizzare photo ops. & items.

Oh, it sure is. Beautiful... I guess. *shrugs* My Grand Am is now a fastback... My house has kitty killers... Yeah, it's nice to look at, but I hate it. It's freezing cold for one. I stepped outside and instantly felt a slap of cold air. I walked to the top of the hill, too. It was windy and felt like it was negative 20. Brr. The dirtroad was mostly ice with gravel sprinkled over it. Slippery. Everything has about 6 to 10 inches of snow covering it. As you can see, drifting snow turned my Grand Am into a fastback. My Millenia's doors are frozen shut and were impossible to open. My house has huge kitty killers on it. Some are taller than me. Then there's th…

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Two decades old today. Happy Birthday, sir! NOS, you know what to do. A very happy one to Mikko_O, mot76, TMN, Waytoogood, and SODDOFBALDRICKZ28 as well

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

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…

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I'm a I stumbled across this while surfing Google. I just had to share this. A Chinese car enthusiast!. She must be enthused about knockoffs, poor designs, and quality so poor it makes a mid-90's Chrysler product looks bulletproof. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=80571225 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

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-Variance February 1, 2007 Welcome to C&G’s Registry Rundown, a new monthly Feature Article rife with information and speculation. Here, yours truly will be reporting on the goings on within the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, bringing you the newest trademark applications made by auto manufacturers. Newly filed applications, ones published for opposition, finalized/fully registered and killed trademarks will all be covered. Here’s a quick explanation of each level of trademark registry, from the least to most likely to be seen used on a production product or concept car: Dead: This is the official USPTO term for a trademark that will n…

I saw this on CNN this afternoon. Hoax Devices Part Of Cartoon Ad Campaign (WBZ) BOSTON The suspicious devices which forced bomb units to scramble across Boston today were actually magnetic lights that are part of a marketing campaign for a television cartoon. The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 out of the city, a key inbound roadway, a bridge between Boston and Cambridge, and a portion of the Charles River but were quickly determined not to be explosive. "It's a hoax -- and it's not funny," Gov. Deval Patrick said. All of the devices are magnetic lights which resemble a character on the show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", on Turner Broadcasting'…

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Congrats on your 100th birthday, Capriceman, what's behind the longevity?

Well... it is good, I suppose, to learn where one's breaking point is. After tomorrow, I will have worked 30 of 31 days in January, only taking my B-day off {panicing; ocnblu scans his master list}. Some days were as light as 5 hrs, some as heavy as 11. Apparently, 29 days is about it, as I saw a few instances of failed processing & motor skills today, which is not good when you're a neurologic surgeon. Just kidding: I'm a contractor and have been working on interior renovation of a residential home. It's actually been enjoyable (nothing like being your own boss), tho the creeping brain fog of the past couple of days is a bit offsetting. One big plus: no pesky che…

H3 'Monster HUMMER' Completes Landmark Run at Dakar For the unfamilar, the Dakar Rally is not so much a rally as it is an endurance race that traditionally originated in Paris and ended in Dakar, Senegal over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Recently, the starting locale has varied, but has mostly originated in continental Europe. There are three classes of competition - Motorbike, truck (large offroad vehicles), and car. Perennial leaders like the Mitsubishi Pajero, Land Rover, and Mercedes G-Wagen compete in the car class. Likewise, the HUMMER H3 competed alongside. The Dakar Rally is comprised of fifteen individual stages. Robby Gordon - with h…

Well, I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but I'm pledging for the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Anyway, the point of the thread is that a couple of us pledge brothers have spoken to current brothers of the house and we're going to try to get a project car.. an old school muscle car to fix up as a "just for fun" type of project. So, give me some crazy suggestions!

So I was driving home from work last week, when my Yukon started making a thumping noise. At first I thought it was just a bent rim or something, but I would have only been so lucky. After checking out all the wheels and taking it for another drive, I noticed that it only happened under power. After talking to a few people and having them take a look it, we thought it might be the U joint. It looked worn, but after replacing that the sound was still coming from somewhere else. It sounded like it was coming from the rear end. We took a look in the rear end, and this is what we found laying on the bottom.... We decided that this wasn't something that could be do…

Too funny! An '84 Chevette with a 4.1L Buick V6!

So Im bored today, and browsing Youtube.. Some dude in Europe chopped the back of a euro "Pontiac TransSport (aka Lumina APV)!

A-hi!

Have you guys heard about the mountain lion that attacked an elderly couple hiking in the Redwoods in northern California? This blew my mind since that area looks more like Oregon, damp, with tall trees and ferns. I always thought these animals hung out where it's more parched and scrubby...like the Gold Country parts of the lower Sierra. The man has gotten better but now his condition is worse. I feel really bad for him. I'm holding good thoughts for him. In fact, there was a fatal mountain lion attack in the mid-1990s on a jogger on the outskirts of Auburn, a mere 30 miles east of Sacramento where people swim and raft in the river there. You are supposed to face…

A thread about comedians. Who do you like? Who don't you like? Etc. Personally, I've been a fan of Stephen Lynch for a while and seeing him on Comedy Central for the first time in a while last night gave me the idea for this thread. He's a comedic song writer. One simply needs to listen to Hermaphrodite, Lullaby, Grandfather, Talk to Me, Kill a Kitten, or one of his many other songs. They're cleverly written and on top of that, he's a great vocalist and guitarist. Other than him, I'm also a big fan of Carlos Mencia and Lewis Black.

Well, since this thread has snuffed itself out (thanks again to me...) http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...6229&st=360 I thought we'd do a another CAR ASSOCIATION thread. But here's the thing. PHOTOS ONLY! I'll start us off... and you guys just post the next car that pops into your head. Deusenberg. I'm not even sure if this particular one ever existed outside of a drawing but damn it's cool.

http://www.mininova.org/tor/561772 Man after you see his crash, its just insane that he's even alive. Much less back to normal. Also, the Jaguar XKR and Aston Martin V8 Vantage are 2 of the hottest cars you could possibly buy. I'd still kill for a Vantage.

I could be getting a older Dell Laptop in the next few weeks..for cheap. Downside is, that it is a celeron(not that big of a deal) 256k of memory, and a 20gb hard drive. Would it be worth it to upgrade it? And not cost me an arm and a leg? I plan use it for school-related stuff, so it doesn't have to be powerful....

You bound up the steps into the gym two at a time, show the front desk chick your member number, and make your way down to the locker room to change. You're so ready to get on that stepper and show it who's boss. 20 minutes on the stepper, no problem. You stop at the water fountain for a sip, in your regular routine, then wash your hands and head back upstairs, two at a time, full of energy. You're no newbie. You mix it up a bit on the apparatus, suavely making your way around the room with a professional, seasoned face. You can't help but glance around at a few attractive people, but your brow remains furrowed, intent on working your muscles, building a better body…

I just got back from Speedorama in Toronto. It was alright but I met someone interesting. Here is the picture of himself and I.

Well fly, I'm right on your heals. Woke up Saturday to my car alarm remote beaping at me. It was really windy when I woke up so I figured that the wind had just rocked the car enough to set the preshock on the alarm off, so I just got into the shower to get ready for work and ignored it. I got out of my apartment a little after 9 and when I got down to my car I did a quick walk around just to make sure. Sure enough, someone had backed into my Impala. Right on the corner of the back bumper on the drivers side. No note either. Not a huge smack I guess, but I'm going to need a new lower bumper cover and paint. It is getting a little wierd though. Since I got that ca…

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Although he may be "incapacitated" this morning from celebrating the big TWO ONE last night, I wanted to get this up here bright and early. Have a good one, Variance.

No, I'm not talking about your favorite lyrics or quotes ... I'm talking about your mantra ... your "instrument of thought". That is, do you have a saying that you use to inspire you? Or, maybe you have a phrase that you use to explain things ... or, perhaps, just to entertain yourself and others ... or, perhaps, to use as an ice breaker or comedic relief? I ask because, I've seen and heard more and more mantras from various people ... and I'm curious if this is something that we all do, even subconsciously.... My mantra, given to me a few years ago by a good friend, is: "Irony rocks". So, if you have a mantra, what is yours? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip…

I would've given this kid an A for creativity.

My neighbor has a big ol' '66 (?) Chrysler in his driveway. Cool alright... but, it has an alarm. It's been going off... constantly, for the last like 3 days. The battery must be going dead, because the whole time it's been sounding like water dripping into a galvanized bucket, and it just won't stop, it goes on, and on... and on...