Croc

My 01 Aurora (build date: Nov 99) was 7500, and it's a V6, no onstar, no traction control, no spoiler, no sunroof, but I do believe everything else. Since you're looking at the Pontiac, I'd try for 7k + tax. I mean, it doesn't even have a CD player. What you might want to do...go look at the Red Book--it's the guide dealerships use when they want to unload a car wholesale because it isn't selling on the lot.

Pre-Ordered.

Well, no matter what you're driving, if you hit a concrete wall at just less than 90mph you're pretty much f@#ked.

...who the f@#k is this "Borger" character?? I must've missed some drama during my sabbatical. Congrats Chris.

Reading the youtube comments, this is part of a video showing crash results at various speeds, and someone who's seen the video says this was the 140km/hr crash (~87mph).

Then get another one.

QFT Guys seriously--just give the man some space. If he wanted to post, he would. He clearly doesn't, and since myspace is the god of all knowledge, he's feeling pretty triumphant about it all.

That logo is going to have to change.

NOS, where do you find this $h!? And how much free time do you have?

Thing is, life happens. When you get a job and/or classes that are demanding you just don't have time to post; you're mind is just elsewhere. As a result, you don't think about it much if at all--hence no "Oops, I haven't posted at C&G for a while, I need to log on for five minutes and let them know I didn't fall into the toilet or anything." Posts like that just aren't that high of a priority. I guarantee you when I took some time off it wasn't like I was going through each day trying my hardest to enforce the self-imposed break on myself; I just got busy and didn't have the time. Plus, there's a little bit to be said for post quality instead of quantity--maybe Fly is preoccupied with life at the moment that he's out of the loop and just doesn't have anything insightful to say. Maybe when he has something insightful to say he will post. And to the guy who googled his name and got nothing: guess what? That means he's OK because if anything bad happened there'd be an obituary hit on his name. So you guys now know he's OK, just not posting, and can carry on.

Thank you.

With all due respect, I think what regal97 is saying is that sometimes things in life come up that take precedence over posting on C&G. He's not coming on here and posting that the site's worthless, but rather pointing out how ridiculous it is for people to mount a phone campaign to harass Flybrian and determine his exact whereabouts. Is the guy not allowed to take a vacation? Is he obligated to tell everyone here every time he won't be posting for a few weeks? Maybe his computer imploded--is he mandated to go to the nearest internet cafe to inform us of the situation ASAP? Gimme a break...people come and go from time to time, life happens, sometimes things happen that make a person feel the need to take a little personal time. But trying to track down his phone number and stalk his house is just ridiculous and frankly invasive. Just my $0.02

All at once, no question.

Why is everyone wanting his number to call him? It's pretty damn obvious to me that if he wanted to post on C&G he would. He hasn't, so maybe he has more important things going on in his life right now.

The hybrids are crazy quiet in parking lots, though. During idle/low speed conditions, there's no tire noise. I've almost walked out in front of one of my brothers' Prius before because I couldn't hear him coming out of the driveway (there's a tall hedge blocking the view from the sidewalk).

Because it was used/flown by members of the KKK and other people who fervently tried to halt the progress of civil rights?

Supermarket delis, though? I've yet to see it, and driving to Canter's just for some sliced corned beef is a little ridiculous.

The cupholders in my Aurora have proven to be a mild irritant on an almost daily basis...but that's like the one thing between it and perfection so I won't complain too much. I actually like the fold-out design, but not being completely enclosed allows drinks to "sweat" onto the wood console right where the heated seat switches are--not good.

Does corned beef exist in LA? I'm not having any of this pastrami bull$h!.

Hate to burst your bubble NOS, but rice in and of itself isn't really that healthy. In fact, I can think of a lot of really unhealthy rice (Chipotle's comes to mind). It all depends on the way it's prepared and what's in the dish. Brown rice is way healthier than white rice (it also has a taste--yum). In fact, anything that's "white" (or "refined") has usually been processed to death, draining it of any nutritional value. (Refined/bleached/enriched) White flour, (refined) white sugar, white rice, etc. Rice, unless you're talking brown, is all carb and very little fiber. Brown has more fiber, but it's still carb-y. As far as ethnic foods go, Japanese is usually the healthiest (again, avoid the fried stuff like tempura) because of its reliance on protein and seafood (miso soup, seaweed, fish, edamame, etc) Authentic Chinese can be healthy, but none of that actually exists anywhere in America outside the most cosmopolitan cities. Avoid Chinese--it's deep fried and greasy. Mexican is another cuisine that CAN be healthy...but in the US it generally isn't. Thai isn't too bad, but it depends on what you get and how it's prepared. I'd say it's a little healthier than Chinese, but nowhere near as healthy as Japanese. Basically, though, you can make whatever cuisine you want yourself and make it healthy. Buy a wok and make chinese stir fry with minimal oil, use a lot of fish and low-fat beef on the grill, use shrimp, crab, lobster and scallops and whole grain pasta for italian (stay away from creamy sauces), use whole grain tortillas and grill some fish tacos, etc. Dude, just get a cookbook and start playing around. You'll soon get a sense of what works with what and what tastes better/is healthier/unhealthier. Joy of Cooking is a good one. I also recommend doing some reading on the internet about appropriate portion sizes and how many calories per meal you should have.

Is that the name of it? Cool. All I know is it's the only Thai place I've been in LA, and it's the only one I need to bother myself with finding. Sometimes a restaurant is just that good where you know anything else will be a letdown. Highland Park? Dude, I'm in West Adams...short drive up the 110. BTW have you ever been to Lucy's? It's this greasy nasty taqueria on the corner of Hoover and Washington and it's fantastic. The nachos carnitas con guacamole is awesome. Another LA-eatery I enjoy is Roscoe's Chicken 'n Waffles. That counts as ethnic, right? BTW--where are you going to school? I remember a while back you mentioned shadowing at USC.

THE VERY FIRST TIME?????? Good lord man, how did it take so long? Sushi is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, and a sushi meal pretty much consists of all the food groups in appropriate portions--as long as you avoid the tempura rolls and other fried things. I highly recommend the "Dragon Rolls," "Rainbow Rolls" or "Caterpillar Rolls" as they are the healthiest. All of those are variations of the same basic roll and depending on the restaurant the names can be used somewhat interchangeably. They consist of a sliced maki roll with rice on the outside that then has slices of some/all of the following on top: avocado, tuna sashimi, salmon sashimi, whitefish sashimi, and/or BBQ'd eel.

I know the best Thai place in LA...it's in Thai Town, but I don't know the name of it. I just know how to drive there haha. Take the Hollywood Freeway and get off at the Thai Town exit (Hollywood Blvd) and proceed east for a few blocks. East of Serrano and west of Harvard is a strip mall on the north side at the T intersection with Hobart. This place is at the back right corner of the strip, and it's phenomenal. Ask for the spicy fish salad (not on the menu).

Blind spots shouldn't be too bad. I'm sure the rear camera will be available, too.