The Lounge

Hey, Vlad, this may be how your dad fixed his Volga, but it doesn't quite work here... Clicky

Woo hoo! I have another "medical procedure" in my future.... At the NMCOA Mini Meet in Stillman Valley IL, September 27, 2008, I didn't eat lunch and spent the entire late morning/early afternoon walking around and chatting. Late that afternoon, I suddenly had an excruciating pain right above my belly button; that area of my skin was tender and a "bump" of sorts was visible. I chalked it up to no lunch and too much walking around. So, I sat in my '87 MC LS/CL and grabbed a snack and a mint. The pain subsided within 15 minutes ... and I forgot about the incident. That is ... I forgot about it until Wednesday night, February 18. I had just finished watching "That …

Based on their "Fast & Frugal Index", which is weighted between track numbers and MPG 10. Audi TT 3.2 Quattro - F&FI - 101.71 9. Mazda MX-5 - 102.03 8. Pontiac Solstice GXP - 102.42 7. Nissan Nismo 350Z - 103.58 6. BMW 135i - 105.93 5. Mini Cooper S - 107.13 4. Chevrolet Corvette Z51 - 107.27 3. Lotus Elise SC - 108.92 2. Honda S2000CR - 110.11 And the #1, according to them: 1. Chevrolet Cobalt SS - 113.09 Nice to see three GM models on there... Edit: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?se...article_id=6871

I saw this on another site, and i think it would be great if chevy did produce the estate. What do you guys think. http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/18/looking...te-cww-designs/

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0...utos-302243.htm

with all that junk? All that junk inside that trunk?

Click This made me chuckle a bit, enjoy.

So I drop by my buddy's body shop today, and tghey are starting on two interesting projects...a 1968 firebird that is badly in need of a resto, but all original and untouched, a 350 4 speed numbers matching car. I can see that...I'll post pics if I get a chance... Second car is a HARD hit that the owner is sentimental about, and is making a large cash payment in addition to the insurance to repair. Car was hit so hard that it ripped the passenger door completely off the car, buckled the firewall, bent the A pillar, shoved the windshield out of the car, bent the dashboard, buckled the passenger floor boards (although not irrepairably) buckled the trunk floor and inner wh…

I can HARDLY wait......!!!!!!! And it opens on my birthday!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzvAJg7gThU

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/70-elcamino...1QQcmdZViewItem

I've been in California since Fri 12/18 to visit family for Christmas. When I went to rental car counter, the agent presented the Camaro upgrade option, so I took it out of curiosity. The choices with gray or red, so I took red (being Christmas and all). It's a V-6 car, pretty basic, but has still generated a fair amount of conversation wherever I've taken it. I've put about 600-700 miles on it so far and will write up driving impressions once I get some free time. Here's a few quick iPhone pics to get you started until I can take some with my real camera. Quick shot of car Backseat shot of my nephew's booster seat before picking him up at daycare in the Camaro …

http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1658178176.html Well ... right?

A couple of years ago, my mother was driving her '05 Cobalt base sedan and constantly complaining about how hard it was to get in and out of it. She became aware of the 3 boxy hatchbacks that were hitting the market... xB, Cube, and Soul. She was enamored, I was bemused. Until I realized that for a little lady of her age (4'11", age 65 at the time), the ease of entry and cabin volume with small footprint, affordability and good fuel mileage might be ideal for her. So after test driving the Cube and Soul (with her in the passenger seat, amusingly), she decided on the Cube for its laid back, rolling living room feel and "unique" looks. The flat seats and soft suspensio…

First off, apologies to caddycruiser and regfootball. Earning a living can be difficult at times, I know... I stopped @ the local Ford dealership this afternoon to check out a new Escape, it was an SE AWD 1.6, priced at $27k. Usually this dealership lets ppl browse, but today a salesguy came out and started pitching. He said "yeah, how do you like it?" I said, "Yup, the new Focus wagon," and so the tone was set. He said with the automatic liftgate, Ford is cautioning ppl against waving your leg back and forth to open it because you can fall down. Just one kick straight ahead is the preferred way to do it. I asked if there will be a warning label to avoid lawsuits.…

I laughed for quite a while. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/203fe74...92f8ae3bbb1.htm

Was just searching through for some Motorweek videos...and found this one of a 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Turbo. Guess I was out of the loop, unaware of the TURBO 3.1L V6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGcEqvOgEVw Otherwise, a really interesting review, and WOW, so evident of that awful 80's/90's "GM syndrome" with the visbily clunky and junky interior, KIT car dash lights and buttons, etc. And really love that, uh, "great" braking action of the 1990 ABS system and wonderfully non-sophisticated mushy all-strut W-body suspension. As much as I had to laugh, really brought back fond memories of crusing around in my grandmother's '92 Grand Prix LE sedan--that was still, by…

Racing cars in a briefcase. All for 598 Euros.

Are you breaking a law in your state? Check here to see. http://www.floydpinkerton.net/fun/laws.html

I just had my first ortho consultation. I decided that, with the flex spending plan at work, I would pop for braces this year. My uppers are right on. My lowers are crowded. I got this consult because only some dentists can do the Invisalign. He said it would take 12 months + up to 2 or 3 more months. The cost is $ 5600 for conventional ones (which he recommends for me) and $ 6300 for the Invisalign which will take 18 months. YIKES. I definitely need the remaining 2 consults. Two girls who work in my office went to the same, but different, ortho for quite a bit less money. Any of you gotten braces PAST your teenage years? Costly? Was it painful?…

Paris Hilton's boyfriend knows how to drive Idiots :lol:

The idea for this came to me over dinner. List 5 features of your current daily driver you prefer over your previous daily driver. Then list 5 features of your previous daily driver you prefer over your current daily driver. I'll go first. My current daily driver is a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 w/ V6 (WK2). I bought it 18 months ago with 25k miles, has almost 40k mile now. My previous daily driver was a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 w/ I6 (WJ). I bought it new in 2000, drove until last March. Put 170k miles on it over almost 17 years. Current vehicle preferences: (in no particular order) 1. Quadratrac II. My WJ had a big 4 …

What? I caught the birthday notice again. Today, we have three, listed in this order: !!!Ted!!! CadillacKing3 CaminoLS6 Have an excellent birthday, gents! Any plans?

Have a great birthday gentlemen. GM1 being that your from Filthadelphia, I leave you with these words of wisdom!

Simply amazing... http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1737248

Okay, so here's the deal. My father and I have been watching NHRA drag racing on television for about as long as I can remember. I was over his house tonight and we were watching a short half-hour show that featured a few old races from a national event in the early 80's. After the show was over, my father started saying how cool it would be if he were able to buy old races on DVD. So when I got home, I searched for such DVDs online and, just as I suspected, there was virtually nothing to be found. So now it's up to me to find them in whatever format they may be in and put them on DVD. So for any of you fans out there that remember the days of TNN, American Sports Cavalca…

In your opinion, what features/characteristics (measurable) should all vehicles from each brand have or at least always have as an option? Feel free to distinguish between trucks/cars, but otherwise it should be the same across the whole brand. A few of my opinions as Examples: Cadillac: HID projector headlights, LED signal lights all around, offer nav (maybe should be standard) Buick: LED tail lights, fog lights, offer nav Also feel free to do this in reverse, like: Nav: Cadillac (standard), Buick (always available option), GMC (always available option) So, what do you think? Let's stick to the remaining brands for simplicity.

The L WORD, a show on SHOWTIME about Lesbians. It's pretty much is a dumb show. The storylines and dialogue and dumb as heck (ok, not dumb, just overdone)and are merely needed as a part to set up the real story. Which is to have a show on TV with chicks kissing. So since I just got satellite and a big ass plasma TV, of course (and because its on like ALL THE TIME) I find myself watching it. I watch it to watch women make out, and that's about it. Just curious if there is any sort of outside opinions on whether you think the show sucks, is good, or otherwise. Most showtime orgiinal shows are pretty lame anyways. Or maybe, the story is fine, its just the acting…

A Huge Happy Brithday to GMTruckGuy74 and Fijian. I know, that other guy's birthday is kinda close, but today's your day. Enjoy it, guys!

Shakespeare in LOL:

The paper work will be filed early in the week. After that he has 7 days to change his mind if he does not change his mind he is locked in and can't go back. Then once that is done, anytime between the 7th day to the end of the year they can then let him go. Taking the $35k buy out, full pension, full health.

the ultimate grocery getter. once a familiar face at the floyd garrett muscle car museum it seems this beast needs a new home. holy woodgrain!

I find it relaxing, here's an example ...

Bettie Page So sad that she passed. A lot of people thought she was already dead, since she basically fell off the map in '58. She was a revolutionary, helped fire up the sexual revolution and gave women the courage to explore their sexuality. Amazing lady and we owe her a lot.

... that GM may have cut too much, too fast? 4 Brands More than a third of dealers 10s of thousands of employees I'm thinking that the overall impact will be much larger than anticipated by anyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1029Zm9j_hM

Don Knotts says...

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KCqrTaPfTDc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If you like the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or alternative in general), you're going to love this album. I've had it for all of two hours and it's already a candidate for album of the year (for me, at least)! I suggest purchasing form the iTunes Music Store, as you get a video on the making of the video for "Dani California," a 17-page digital booklet, and an hour-long audio commentary. (Ultimate-Guitar.com said you can get a special edition with these bonuses plus some other toys for US$130. Yeah, I'm gonna have to stick with just paying $19.90.) Recommended tracks: Dani California Snow (Hey Oh) (John's guitar work is amazing) Slow Cheetah Tell Me Baby Hard To Conce…

So wanted to try one of these for a while. Hope enough of you guys will participate. Choose up to four sports/pony/sporty/performance cars that you would buy with your OWN MONEY. Whatever you can realistically afford NEW or USED, one out of three - four choices you will present. Post picture of them in your favorite color.

Some rides didn't get the credit they deserve when new, or were once well known and have become forgotten in the interim. Like the Blown 312 Y block '57 Fairlanes, that had the kind of power FE V8 Mustangs only had a decade later. What other cars would you add? Ford Fairlane Gremlin 401-XR '67 Firebird 400

alright so guys i def had an amazing weekend...but today sucked cuz i had too much fun i think. so yah i def have a sore throat now and its either tonsilitis or strep one of the two and i managed somehow to hit myself in the side of the face while my lubber was tickling me and knock myself out and dislocate my jaw yesterday night before i went home so now im in a world of pain and im going in tomorrow to get tested and get my jaw looked at but there is good news......i just saved a bunch of money on gas by leaving my liscence and insurance in my gfs bed in VA hahahha

Whether the road is "less traveled" or "heavily traveled", looking ahead is fun ... most of the time. These are a few "road shots" I've taken; since I'm sharing different ones with different groups/boards, I may add more later.... Anyone else have shots of "the road ahead"? Cort | 36.m.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker MCs.Caprice | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RTs.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going" ... Carrie Underwood ... 'Temporary Home'

is outrageous. I will do my own oil changes thank you.

I loved this car and just the way the light hit it at the GM Heritage Center. Here it is. I can't get enough of Auroras. They are beautiful cars and well designed. My dad called this one an egg though but I disagree with him. (Pic resized thanks to BV. Thanks!)

Linkypoo '93 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible $200, needs a transmission and a top.

Ok, so I dont think I've mentioned this, but a couple of months ago, my mom decided to take a job in England. She left two weeks ago (my dad is going over after she gets settled and decides if she wants to stay) and was told she was going to need a car. They told her that her Saturn would "make her a target" (it would probably be the only L300 there) and besides that, its was too big. So in the time she isn't spending at work or trying to hook me up with waitresses (I'm never going to go visit if she does that the whole time I'm there) she's been looking for a car. I talked to my dad this morning, and apparently she bought a Corsa, which …

Steve Ballmer Ceo of Microsoft went nuts after finding an engineer was leaving Microsoft for Google. Read the Full Story here. Steve Ballmer: CEO of Microsoft Corp. See the Dance Monkey Video HERE!

You guys have all been unwilling witnesses to my fruitless search for a decent plow truck, and distractions with more interesting stuff as I look for ways to get things rolling on my personal automotive front. Sorry about that if it transferred my frustration into yours! When is he going to freakin' buy something?!! Well, maybe not until I sell my daily driver Tahoe. I'm unlikely to find what I'm looking for within budget, so that means I have to find a way to increase the budget, and selling the Tahoe is probably the most effective move I can make on that front. Of course that means I have to push the wagon back into service for a while which I hadn't planned on. G…

Even though this is a sad day of remembrance, let's not forget the many good things that still happen this day, like my girlfriend's 21st birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

i've been asking this in portuguese forums but anyone couldnt explain me, how parking light work, and what are their function.. do they turn on automaticaly? or do you need it to turn it on yourself? because I red somewhere that parking lights were to show to the other drivers that the car with the orange lights on was looking for a place to park...

As my mother ages, she's gotten pretty frightened of thunderstorms, especially if there is a tornado watch involved. She lives in a trailer park, and keeps her little place neat as a pin. I guess having seen some of the destruction on the news over the years from storms in the midwest, has hightened her awareness. I usually use humor to try to calm her, and try to cite probability to show her that she'll be OK. Friday night, a tornado that was embedded in a thunderstorm, along with some destructive straight-line winds, blasted through her area, to within a mile of her home. She lost power, and said she heard a thunderous, constant roar for a while, but that she didn'…

By CaminoLS6

Spring is ALMOST here ... as is the "out with friends" season (which should be all year round). So, where will you be in 2009? I plan on these: March 13-14 ... St Louis MO ... ValveReplacement Reunion April 4, start 1p ... Schaumburg IL ... MidWest Spring StartUp Event, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre and Big Bowl Restaurant June 26-28 ... Collinsville IL (near St Louis MO) ... NMCOA Monte Carlo Nationals July 25, start 11a ... Elgin IL ... MidSummer Chitown Gathering #2 September 5-16 ... Illinois to California ... ROAD TRIP along ROUTE 66!!!! October 3? ... St Louis MO ... MidWest Monte Carlo meet ... I got sick last year and couldn't attend as planned.... I …

its something some guy made off a video game. its 1000 replays at once. truely amazing. http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=12321

I just got back in from my morning walk and I'm sick to my stomach. Coming up to a "T" intersection, I waited for a '95-ish Monte Carlo (the new Christine) to come in from the right. Just as it passed about 20 feet in front of me, a squirrel darted out into the street, trying to make it across. I heard a tiny *snap* as the evil MC ran over the little guy's hindquarters and sped off. He dragged himself as quickly as he could to the near side of the street and collapsed in someone's front yard. I approached him, and stood watching as he convulsed and screamed a little squirrel scream. His eyes closed for about 10 seconds and he stopped moving, then started breathing a…

Hard day for me, today and yesterday. We laid my grandmother to rest this morning. I so treasure her spirit, her humor and her Old World work ethic, which I inherited and thank her for. Born in Jersey City NJ to recently-immigrated parents, she worked long days in the Black Dirt Region of Orange County NY as a young woman, out in the onion & celery fields, with my father by her side as a young child. Later, she was a long-time factory production worker for Avon. After retiring, she and my grandfather drove down to Florida every winter, fishing and meeting up with friends & relatives. She cooked & canned, she crafted, she golfed, she elevated cleaning to an Oly…

1234 pounds of pot seized in Az in an 8 hr period, incl. this LeSabre. I guess they wanted to keep their pot nice and warm.. AZ Republic article on pot busts

Well, yesterday I went up to the "worlds largest outdoor car museum" (From a thread a while back) with XP (Sixty8 was gonna join us but had to stay home and watch his kid just kiddin Sly, there will be pleanty of other times that we'll go up this summer). I took a crapload of pics, it was my first time there that I really got to see some of the stuff they had (The other time I went up we were in a real hurry cause they closed very soon) Just thought you guys might want to see some more pics from this place.... http://community.webshots.com/album/550670613hQXaqC The pics at the end are just weird stuff that we saw on our drive back through Manchester

Gatherings and events seem to be picking up steam in terms of more and more possibilities the last few years with, in most cases of which I'm aware, increasing attendance. Heck, this weekend (October 3-5) alone, I knew of 3 gatherings... ...southern Mini Reunion for ValveReplacement in TN ...gathering of the "Florida chapter" of the Southern Monte Carlo Club in Tallahassee ...and a MidWest MC meet in St Louis. I had planned to attend the St Louis gathering, but I wasn't feeling well Friday...and ended up being sick Friday night and didn't do much at all today (Saturday). Next weekend, I have a gathering in Sandwich IL to attend. Then, October 18, is the Fall …

http://www.gmcanada.com/english/vehicles/p.../gpg6/index.jsp Never said so, but with it zooming into an interior with nobody driving the vehicle, sounds like they are advertising that the remote start knows how to drive the car :P

Happy birthday, Captainbooyah. Enjoy the Vancouver summer before the skies turn gray in a month or two....

As a few people on this site can attest, I love car shows. But how many times can you look at Corvettes or Mustangs and not be bored? This past year, a new car show was launched and it was stunning! Please check out some of my pictures from the show and let me know what you think. Perhaps you can make plans on attending this year's event. http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/3722

Just came across this while browsing for fun: XLR-V on eBay For $80k, I don't know why anyone would buy a normal XLR at MSRP.

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

Mmm, rubber. Smokin'

Now that warmer weather is (mostly) here ... what seasonal activities are back on your schedule/priority lists? Mine: walking during my 2 15-minute breaks at work (when weather is nice) cars (driving and cleaning, when/IF I get the MCs out for the year) road trips softball (Elgin City League ... brother-in-law's team Tuesday nights; Dad's team Friday nights) Cort | 36.m.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker * 07/24/2010=ChitownMeet #3 * MCs.Caprice | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RTs.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Your heart is in serious danger" ... Tanya Tucker & T Graham Brown ... 'Don't Go Out'

Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement Chapter Eighteen - Labour

Love the video. quite hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI

Clicky Wow.

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

Piggybacking on ocnblu's sequential turn signal thread, while searching for some videos on that topic I came across the video link I posted above. It's a 1999 Pontiac Trans Am Coupe done up in "Knightrider KITT" style but plussed even further. I think the owner did an awesome job and I really like the end result. At the end of the video he shows the LED underbody lighting feature and call me crazy, but I think that's something that police cars could benefit from having. Enjoy!!

Why, you ask? Because one totally ran out in front of my Millenia tonight and totally devoured my right-side fog light, fog light bracket, and fog light surround. Totally not cool. The bastard.

This ElCamino speaks to me. I could definately imagine myself cruising in this purple beast. And perhaps B&BL can give us an update on how Camino is doing these days. I have not seen him around in a while either. :( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...mMakeTrack=true

I dunno if anyone watches Ulitmate Fighter, but the winner won a freakin 2005 Scion. hahaha dang. Get your face bashed in for a college car. dang that hurts. Also, if anyone was watching Barrett Jackon auctions today...did you catch the Paul McCartney car? It sold for over $100 grand and it was the only one made. (Cadillac CTS) they made it just for him (no animal products) never driven, and every penny went to charity for Adopt A Minefield. The sun visor was signed by him and Jay Leno. Just thought it was pretty sweet. Too many damn corvettes though.

Bitchin' article that tells whiny parents to STFU and actually parent. Video games aren't the devil. --- Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked Henry Jenkins MIT Professor A large gap exists between the public's perception of video games and what the research actually shows. The following is an attempt to separate fact from fiction. 1. The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence. According to federal crime statistics, the rate of juvenile violent crime in the United States is at a 30-year low. Researchers find that people serving time for violent crimes typically consume less media before commi…

OK, I may be biased, but here are the first 11 (yes, mine goes to 11 ) cars that come to mind when I think about designs that I don't think I'll ever get tired of. Not all GM obviously, and these are but the first 11, I'm sure I could come up with another 11 easily.

Did you know that originally rubber for tires was white? And that vulcanization of rubber (carbon added) created the black as we now know tires? They first used the new black rubber on the treads creating the whitewall. Here's a little history: http://carsatlarge.com/2007/01/tires-never...te-subject.html

Hope everyone has a good one.

Toyota was ahead of the times even back in 1983 with its DIESEL pick-up. They even have a macho cowboy in it doing a cheer leading jump. This thing reminds me of the Tundra only better looking. I can't imagine what a modern Chevy Silverado 3500HD could do to this thing? Maybe run over, eat it for a snack or maybe tow about 10 of these behind at 90 mph? Hmmmm... For those of you so interested in watching... TOYota DIESEL pick-UP