Croc

SNES was the best console, and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was the Best. Game. Ever. The Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 ("Lost Levels" in the US) is my favorite platformer, though...love the NES.

Sega Genesis!!!!!!!!!

Then you have cars like the 1980 Sedan de Ville featuring the '71 vertical wings on the taillamps, the "'82" logo as the hood ornament, and then a hybrid of the '57 "V" under the wreathless crest on the C-pillars.

I like it...a lot. GM cleaned up the headlights, cleaned up the grille, and the fender vent adds some visual interest to the side. I want to see a rear and interior shot, though, before I give final judgement.

Exterior on the coupe is fine...always has been. Interior is where the money needs to go, though...

Happy birthday!

Since I would never go to the Indy 500 unless you put a gun to my head, I'm having a backyard BBQ gathering with pool and/or hot tub to celebrate summer and break in the new outdoor kitchen.

Yes--there is clearly an impact. But how much of an impact? The earth is still geologically coming out of an ice age...some warming is to be expected. One thing to consider is the amount of "pollution" generated by natural events like forest fires and volcanic eruptions. While there's nothing to be done about volcanos, forest fires are a lot less common or long-lasting as they used to be due to firefighting. Can you imagine if there were no firefighters to put out the forest fires? My point is that while many models show this significant global warming due to humans, it's a model--that's what models do. Models take results and try to create algorithms to explain those results. Even the most complex models leave out some variables that are either overlooked or their impacts of those variables on the process are not yet known. Considering how recently humans started recording the daily temperatures, and how recently those instruments became scientifically accurate, we don't have a lot of data. Now, I'm not arguing against being proactive and caring for the planet, but I'm not going to go all Chicken Little on everyone's ass.

Another fact you seem to be forgetting is that trees produce a very small amount of the earth's oxygen; most comes from algea. Really? That's nice. Most municipalities have collection centers for bottles and cans, too...but does anybody use it? Nope. Most people are totally ignorant of the mercury since traditional lightbulbs aren't toxic. Really, what's worse? Slightly increased emissions from incandescant bulbs? Or what about toxic landfill and groundwater contamination due to CFLs? I'll stick with the incandescants. Sweet, let's go marginalize everyone who isn't exactly like we are. Really, I try to be mindful of the environment when I can, but the global warming thing is not as cut-and-dry as many people want to think it is. I really bristle when the True Believers marginalize anyone who questions its existence--this is science, not Sunday School.

Yup...same here. I'm always doing ~80 on the 10, except when clogged. The 105 and I have a love/hate thing going on, though...I love how empty it is, but I hate how easy it is for me to be going 105 (mph) and not even realizing it!

The only insanity is that this is an AMP, and not the actual sticker.

+1

And everyone in California is a starstruck anorexic vegan faggot working as a barista at Starbucks before he hits it big as a slash professional (actor/singer/model), right? Or one of "Newport's Finest" driving around DUI in their brand new SLR daddy bought them on their 16th birthday? Because all the Californians you hear about on Perez Hilton and MTV are that way, no? Sorry, but I describe individual people as walking stereotypes, not whole swaths of a geographical area.

How's that? Did they change the dealer order guide?

Where's enzl when you need him to make the peanut gallery crack?

Good to see LA is the most fuel efficient of the major US cities! As for Houston and traffic jams, well...Houston doesn't have terrible traffic...but their freeways do have a tendancy to go from 80+ to 0 within a matter of seconds whenever there is an incident. You'll hear a lot of locals talk about how they "got caught in a parking lot" on their commute. I really don't think traffic in Houston is terrible. A little worse than average, but very doable. Hell, my aunt would commute from Houston to Tomball on a daily basis, and she never got too uptight about it. IMO, Atlanta definitely has worse traffic than Houston, but that's caused by the way people in Atlanta drive--very slowly and carelessly. They weave in and out of carpool lanes (shouldn't cross the double white lines) with abandon, poke along and then decide to cut over a couple lanes to get to their exit, and just drive like Sunday pleasure drivers at all times of the week. While LA gets a bad rep as the most congested city (I wholeheartedly disagree), that's due to the metrics of that study--since LA is a geographically humongous city, and the metro area spans more than just the incredibly huge LA County (Ventura, Orange, parts of San Bernardino, etc), the "time lost due to congestion" is artificially inflated when some people are commuting to Los Angeles from Palmdale, Lancaster, Moreno Valley, etc. They already have a 2-4 hour commute, so they disproportionately affect the "time lost to congestion" since in heavy traffic due to incidents on the freeway it would not be uncommon to incur another 60-90 minutes on that, per leg. People in LA don't f@#k around with their driving--they will go as fast as they possibly can in every circumstance.

See? Some people buy outright. What's the $30k+ limit, though? Doesn't the gas card apply to all Chryslers except the Charger, Crossfire, etc?

That's a stereotype I've never heard of before.

I don't agree. I think the problem is not a sense of entitlement, per se, but a total lack of awareness for people who might not have it as well off. You mention the phones and the cars, but there are very logical reasons for owning them, especially if one can afford it. iPods aren't expensive, especially the cheap ones, and they pretty much replace walkmans and discmans. Cell phones are pretty much a safety issue. I know I got one when I got my license so I could call in cases of emergency. As for the blackberry and iPhone, yea, not necessary, but again I don't think they're over-the-top either. Many of my friends pay for at least portions of their data plans. Drugs and alcohol are nothing new, my friend, and the computer pretty much replaces the hours of TV people used to watch. Really, though, the problem is not with "having," but with forgetting the entire world isn't as privileged.

Because it was Toyota reaction post that made you do it, not lack of self-restraint, right?

Don't give up! At least settle for an early Intrigue

GM gets repetitive pushing mediocrity on the marketplace.

Is it bad that when I saw the picture of the interior rear seat I thought I smelled the scent of a dining hall at a hospital or nursing home? Clean ride, glad to hear it runs well!

Dude, it's a '97. That's not heavy mileage at all.

No, Chevy is getting the Traverse, and it's a better vehicle for the wait. The Outlook as a Chevrolet would not have sold well as it is the most bland design out of GM in the last couple years. Traverse also gets more cargo room, a minor shortcoming of the current crop of lambdas.