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I'm an American, I like things, and have been accused from time to time of being a bit materialistic...yeah don't wanna give that up.

This is a really good idea--let the enthusiast public push their own machines to the limit at GM's proving grounds on certain days of the week.

No, not really. It came about because of the IRON production/manufacturing of the region.

Agreed...plus it's a Neon.

No, because auto manufacturing is not based in most of "the north"--only in the portion comprising the rustbelt.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA CONGRATS!!

Saosin - "I Can Tell" , "Seven Years" , "Sleepers"

I don't give a $h! if Buick rebadges Opels. Opels are not available for sale in the US, so why not get a series of cars whose pricepoints Buick can support and are better than what Buick currently sells? I don't see the issue, honestly. Same reason I don't mind--and actually welcome--Mercury selling the Euro Fords--Ford brand cannot support the imported pricepoints, yet Mercury could given its "premium Ford" marketing/brand positioning. They too will be better-differentiated (from Ford brand) and likely better products than what Mercury currently sells.

In California, the intersection must be posted as "Photo Enforced," the signal and the intersection must be owned by the same government entitiy (i.e. if a city has an intersection, but the signal is maintained by Caltrans because of a freeway ramp...can't photo enforce), the violations must be reviewed by a member of law enforcement for verification, the outside vendor cannot receive payment per ticket issued, and the state courts have ruled that these cannot be used for blatant revenue generation. There was a case in Ventura where one light had the MINIMUM yellow light phasing required by law and was photo enforced...yet even though "legal" that yellow phasing was the shortest in the area, on that stretch of road, etc., and the court ruled that it was clearly a revenue generating signal. I really appreciate that in CA the ticket is tied to the driver and not the car...most other states the vehicle owner gets the ticket regardless of who was driving it and the owner then must try to get the money back from whoever actually committed the violation. In CA, the onus is on the state to find the guilty driver. That's the way it should be, everywhere IMO.

That's illegal in California.

Well, was this in CA, or elsewhere? California is unique in red light running being against the driver, versus against the vehicle. As such, multiple photos are required to sufficiently prove that someone was actually running a light. Every red light violation photographed is reviewed by a law enforcement official to verify that a violation occurred before it is mailed out. If you weren't moving, you should be fine.

I LIKE THAT IDEA!! Send it to Maximum Bob...Photo enforcement Buick commercial LOL

Yes, if you are ahead of the sensor under the stop bar, it can be triggered. In CA, all of these photos are reviewed by a law enforcement agent before tickets are sent out. They also need a photo of your front license plate and your face. If you obstruct your face in the photo, you cannot be charged. If you do not have a front plate, you cannot be charged. Some intersections use photography, while others use video. Good luck.

Gotta disagree, Satty. Auroras will be highly sought-after classics. They also do not use the Northstar; the Aurora V8 was exclusive to Oldsmobile, though based on the Northstar.

Drew, I PM'd you a couple days ago.

Don't get Joshed!

Has it ever not?

And then clean up the cat urine and feces the next day. Seriously, the peppermint cottonballs sound the most promising.

Not all of it. I've definitely seen some "made in Mexico" Coca Cola that contained HFCS. Always check the label.

Well, they used the original (or one of the original) recipes for MD Throwback, from the early 80s before they added the orange juice concentrate. All I know is I cannot drink standard MD because after 2 sips it's far too sweet and syrupy. It tastes "heavy" and the Throwback tasted "clean" and "fresh." Fatburger is damn good. More places need to offer egg on burgers.

It's a Mountie as portrayed by South Park.

Oh, HFCS. Well, everyone knows how I feel about that from another thread. I actually have been drinking Pepsi Throwback since April, and even though it's out of production, one gas station still carries it. They also had Mountain Dew Throwback, which was the same deal, except they also used an older recipe...and man MD suddenly became drinkable again!

...and the main, main reason is because fringe groups like MADD and other neo-prohibitionists took advantage of the conservative, "family values" climate of the Reagan administration.

I can't think of very many places in fast food that even use corn. Most "Mexican" places use flour tortillas becaue they're cheaper than corn ones. Taco Bell uses corn for the fried taco shells, but that's it.

Roadkill? It's onion-steamed beef...hyperbole, much?