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@ocnbluWTF is so confusing about TRAVEL SIZES being exorbitantly priced? I was looking for the really small Listerine bottles to put in carry-on luggage while at Walmart. They were in different bins. I thought they were 97 cents. Some were in the $1.47 bin, too. I could have gone with that. A kid working there came by and I had him scan it. It was $1.97! No can do ... at Wally World? What's so confusing about that?!?

He had stopped the smoking since the early 10's... but between him and his wife (my MIL) they both smoked a lot, and the time they had the car from 2008 until she passed they managed to get it quite smelled up from the smokes. it is a 2008, but it still doesn't have ABS on this one. I don't like sending my kid out in a car without ABS but the car is in good shape and all, the new tires will help make it safer without the ABS.

LOL - you couldn't put $200K+ into that Gladiator if you restored it to perfection AND filled the bed with $1 coins. I'm neck-deep in a restoration; I know. From the article : I can say without question that Loren’s 1963 Jeep Gladiator was a good candidate for restoration, barring any unsolvable title issues. Located out West, its body appeared free of major rust or dents, the powertrain was complete, and the grille, lights and three-piece front bumper looked to be all there. It's weird; I thought jalopnick was an auto-centric site, yet they talk about the Gladiator like they've never seen a vehicle older than 5 years old... EVER. They had to rely on the testimony of the prior owner to set them straight. The article is actually cringe-worthy from an enthusiast-perspective. And in looking at the pics, there literally were no major rust issues- except for one small repair at a hood corner, it appeared to be all surface rust. Even the rockers & cab corners are all there & solid. Point is- this would've been an easy restoration of a Willys Gladiator; it was not an "unsavable" truck. I understand The Way Of Things, but it's always a shame to see vintage stuff intentionally destroyed. Crush the new Gladiator- they'll make more.

At the rear of the Notre Dame Basilica And the Aldred Building which adds to the charm of Montreal's skyline. Montreal will probably never have the tall skyscrapers other major cities of the world get to have, but we do have a charming skyline regardless. And part of the reason why skyscrapers will never be a thing in Montreal, (nothing to do with economy either...well a little bit...) but because there is a strict by-law that forbids ANY building being taller than Mont-Royal. The mountain that sits in the middle of the island that Montreal gets its name from. View FROM the mountain The two classical post-card views FROM the mountain And the majestic mountain FROM Saint Lawrence river. Mount Royal in English. Mont Royal in French. Mont/real This is how Jacques Cartier came to name the mountain. Hochelaga is the name of this area when it was a Native American settlement. It became Ville-Marie when the French settlers decided to settle here after 100 years after Jacques Cartier's arrival. Later becoming Mont/real. The name of the mountain. That little island is called Ile Sainte Helene. A small island on the river seaway.

Winipeg... Once again, not my pics, but want to do cross country in Canada.

Im so excited. And I just cant hide it. Oh boy...the Ecosport AWD SE...with NAV I might add...is ion sale for 21K! Oh boy! A lawnmower sized AND engined CUV. Im gonna run. Run all night and day. Im gonna run 'cause the feelins' right, Im gonna run all night (and day) JUST to be in that CUV. Where I could feel safest of all. I could lock all doors. Its the ONLY way to live. With a lawnmower sized AND engined CUV. And THIS is what you are comfortable with for a future? GTFO! You lose credibility every damned day...

Silly Man, I posted about this that GM was telling dealers they had to increase order percentage to 40% of the Elevation package near the top of this thread.

Another local GMC dealer had a boatload of them- plus what I believe were Elevation Acadias. Looked very nice.

Not sure where I read this, but I hear a lot of ppl are liking the GMC Terrain with the Elevation blackout package. Here's one in a cool gray colour:

Merci pour les belles photos de Montreal. I can't say enough about it. It's one of my 3 favorite cities in the world. It's ALL on islands! Montreal is on an island in the middle of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Adjacent Laval, with almost half a million people, is yet on another island in the middle of the same river. And, like you said, recreationally themed Ile-Sainte-Helene is on another island still, although off of Montreal's Centre-Ville (off the opposite shore than Laval) and in the middle of the same river. I have taken that photo (the postcard view) from the overlook (the belvedere) atop Mont-Royal during autumn color so many times over the last few decades.

So, I tend to stock up on sundries and toiletries right after the new year, including travel sizes for some items, so I don't have to think about this for several months. You know who's making money hand over fist? The damn consumer products companies with their product lines sold in TRAVEL SIZES.

And some Bon Scott

Laughing on reading this purchase of a 2007 BMW and the hell of 7 months of ownership before he took a major loss and dumped the supposedly luxury BMW Driving machine. I Bought a Twin-Turbo BMW and All I Got to Drive Was Dad's Pizza Van (thedrive.com) Very cool read on GM first attempt at a V8 Powered FWD Van. The 1955 GMC L'Universelle Was a Front-Wheel-Drive V8 Van Ahead of Its Time (thedrive.com) For those wanting to start a new old classic car parts business, one company All Classic Motors, Velva North Dakota has $2 million in new parts for Fords of the last 30 years for sale. You can buy the whole 40,000 lot of parts for $675,000 or buy pieces as they sell it on ebay. There's a Warehouse Full of $2M in New Old Stock Classic Ford Parts for Sale on eBay (thedrive.com)

I rarely wander over to the members' rides showcase. This definitely gets my thumbs up. Most of all, I loved this car's dashboard - far and away more interesting and fun to pilot it than that of its W-body siblings, including my own car. The price point difference going up a brand is in attention to trim and materials but, underneath it all, the W-bodies with the same powertrains should continue to provide similar longevity ... very good longevity. I continue to see so many of these on the road. Is this an '07? I believe they carried the last model over for a partial year but may be wrong. The MC also went out in '07. I'm trying to reconcile 93 years of age and cigarette smell. Was someone else younger smoking? Euell Gibbons, the proponent of eating hickory nuts in the Grape Nuts commercial, lived to be 64. All my relatives who smoke - all across the pond - surpassed Euell by a wide margin. The last GP will always be a neat car that people want to own.

Ahhhhhhhhh ? Unmistakably AC/DC. That bluesy rock that they familiarly do. Never gets old. Music to my ears!

@boboWe can count on both stellar wordsmithing and incisive observations with your annual Cheers and Jeers write-up. It's all there. Thank you! It's also proof that one's schooling can be in practical subjects, and that the general education core can be enough to produce critical thinkers and good writers. Happy New Year!

On the other side of the Notre-Dame Basilica. The square is called Place D'Armes And the statue Maisonneuve At the base there are other statues. And the Bank of Montreal

Exactly what I want to do.... Another travel pic, love the old Chevy.

Thinbking I want to visit Canada when Covid settles down....neat pic of Montreal. Rural Canada, beautiful country.

Tower bridge in London.... Cool lighthouse pic.... Canadian Wilderness.... More Canada....not my pics....

Why my friend is broke...

Ford is really giving great discounts on the Ecosport right now. 4WD SE with nav, MSRP $27k, on sale for like $21k!

If you don't know what's going on, kindly keep your trap shut.