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Im having a rough time with this. 1. 1974 Pontiac Trans Am Why 1974. Because she was rated at 290 HP with the 455 SD as the 1973 is rated above the cut off point. The 1977-1979 Trans Ams barely made 200. Its kind of a blur but I still get to have a 455 big block V8 with 290 horsies...I get the pre-catalytic converter mess too and while the shaker hood was not functional, I could remove the back plate easily... 2. 1994-1996 Chevrolet Impala SS. 260 Horsepower. 3. E39 BMW 540i 4.4 V8 rated between 282 and 291 HP. Saw one the other day in mint condition and I wanted it so bad!!! (you did not read that last part) 4. 1st generation Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 V8 250 HP 5. 1987 Buick Grand National GNX Rated at 276 HP

Jeep SRT I said...as a joke.... You did say you missed the first 4Runner you had. I had that 4Runner in my mind when I mentioned the Jeep SRT.... Well good for you for going back to it!!!

I agree. There was a purpose for Acura in the 1990s. It destroyed single handedly (let us not talk about GM's blunders and just praise Acura's raison d'etre in the 1990s) Oldsmobile and Pontiac and even Mercury carving out its own identity and put its own stamp of what a sport luxury doctor's car should be. Oldsmobile was known for its technology in the past and Acura just ripped into Oldsmobile's reputation big time... Today though, Acura seems more lost and Honda spinning its wheels with Acura worse than Oldsmobile and GM were in the 1990s. At least Oldsmobile had some great trends going on to try to compete with Acura in the 1990s but the Acura juggernaut was too big for Oldsmobile to handle...GM had SAAB and FIAT and SATURN on their plate to really give Oldsmobile a boost with Aurora, Northstar and Shortstar but at least Oldsmobile was on the right track with the Aurora 1st gen, Intrigue, Alero, and OK with the last edition of Bravada and Aurora. Acura's raison d'etre is non-existent in 2016. Its an also ran brand. Its a me too car company lost in the shuffle. I dont like the TLX. Its bland, boring, stale. An Accord seems like a better buy. Other than the SH-AWD and PAWS techs, there is no other reason to consider an Acura product over a Honda product. Ditto with the ILX. The Civic is a more livelier product. Fun. Exciting to drive. Just as nice of an interior.... My Acura TL drives like a FWD car. Its heavy... I dont mind it. Its a fine cruiser. Acura's were never cruisers. They were light on their feet. Hey....the SH-AWD makes the car dance around corners, but the problem is, the drive itself does not make you want to make the car dance around a corner. The driving dynamics of it does not inspire continual dancing around corners... Like I said....I....me...myself....I am not a driving around a corner type guy, but that is what Acura's were known for....fun driving dynamics...Acura lost that. I havent driven the TLX, but I cant stand its looks. So I avoid it in the showroom. In fact. Im bored in the Acura showroom so I dont stay there anymore.

Yeah but.... We Greeks PHILOSOPHIZE EVERYTHING.... mostly the change... mostly the change... As soon as we seen fit that maybe we should change and adapt....we cease to be....um...conservative... We have delved into the world of...liberal... And...quite honestly...we HUMANS ALWAYS SEEM TO CHANGE AND ADAPT SOMEHOW...whether religiously or politically... Im keeping this discussion only between us...we are both Greek. We tend to jab each other's Greekness and I like for us to keep that going...Im having fun with you when we do it. Im not insulted by it and I hope you are not insulted by it either. I actually do like you Wings...you are Greek after all. We have to stay together.... From a Greek point of view... From this: We went to this: Like a total 180 degree turn. Gone were Gods of Lust and Orgies and Gods of War to peace and love and not covet thy neighbors wife.... And we changed overnight as it seems... The Romans had a harder time letting go of our 12 Gods than we did to become Christians. They even fed us to the lions several centuries after Jesus was Crucified... The Greek Orthodox Church has accepted divorce. King Henri VIII had to invent his own religion for that. Yet the Greek Orthodox Church is marching along quite nicely adapting...even after the Ottoman Empire nearly destroyed us.... In fact, 'twas the Greek Orthodox Church that saved us....minus a few Greek Orthodox religious traitors, they were educated enough to keep our language and culture alive...you could argue conservative for the last part.... But... When we have philosophized all the negatives and all the positives of EVERY single type of ruler-ship be it democracy or totalitarianism or royalty and we have concluded that each has its benefits and downfalls and depending on what situation we are in...that my friend is LIBERAL thinking.....to adapt to our environment.... Socrates, Plato and Aristotle...and others all have concluded this thousands of years ago.... So...I repeat...Greeks were never, are not, nor will they ever be conservative...it aint in our DNA.

Usually I get a good feel from you prior to your announcement. This time around, I have no clue how your thought process has been because we havent communicated enough. I have no idea where to begin. CUV? SUV? sports car? luxury car? FWD? RWD? Porsche Boxter? You mentioned in a Dream Garage thread that you wouldnt mind owning a base Porsche Boxter... Boxters are driver's cars and you are a "driver" kinda guy...you tend to look past dumb ass stereotypes and see a car for what it really is.... I go with Porsche Boxter. But winter time is almost upon us....is a Boxter really in your mindset right about now? For all I know, it could be a Jeep SRT of some sort... Ill keep the Boxter as my 1st guess and we will go from there.

We kept our family values, from the Ancient times. We've ALWAYS respected and trusted our divinities. Whether the 12 Gods of Olympus or The Holy Trinity. So that much is conservative... Its EVERYTHING else... We WERE NEVER AFRAID TO CHANGE AND INNOVATE. In fact, WE CHANGED AND INNOVATED THE WHOLE WESTERN SOCIETY AT ONE POINT IN TIME... AND WE DID THAT BY SHOWING AND SHARING OUR CULTURE TO OTHERS....MORE TO IT THAN THAT...WE EVEN TOOK OTHER CULTURES AND ADAPTED IT TO OUR OWN!!! We have VERY LIBERAL ideas of how to govern....We identified and philosophized many aspects of life including love and sex... Hell, we have written many many books on that several thousand years ago... And so much more philosophical stuff!!! Nah! We aint a conservative people! WE EMBRACE CHANGE... THAT IS WHY THERE ARE MORE GREEKS LIVING OUTSIDE OF GREECE IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WE HAVE ADAPTED QUITE NICELY!!!

He is too conservative to laugh. Hell, he is sooooooo conservative and tight assed about holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion that he is reluctant to even grin... Yes Wings....I know what it means.... As per YOUR definition: holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. See where it says RELIGION... I apologized for displaying such vulgar display of sexuality...you know....sex only for conservative procreation and not for fun.... And you know what is funny? GREEKS IN THEIR DNA WERE, ARE AND WILL NEVER BE CONSERVATIVE..unless of course these Greeks want to suppress and forget what we really are...and pretend to be something that we are not... The Greek Orthodox Church....may be the ONLY place that we are conservative in.... Yet....we know what the sins are, but we also know what our history was all about and we wink wink, nudge nudge our way to Paradise when we die because we also know deep down inside that we have a zest for life....KEFI...

A joke in clown shoes.... I HAPPEN TO LOOOOOOOVE CLOWN SHOES. Very stylish and versatile. I resent a comment like that! When I go out to eat a couple of burgers Chez Mickey Dee's when I go out dancin' with the wife When I play basketball with my homeys When Im chillin and relaxin' My combat boots back in 'Nam

My world's magnetic poles have been reversed. Back in the day, some of my friends were ricer guys and these guys loooooved a Honda Civic while I hated them and the car for it... I still talk to some of these guys from time to time and in 2016, they hate today's model while I LOOOOOVE it!!! They grew up and I did not? I wouldnt buy one, but I like it. Honda always marched to a beat of a different drum and it seems they have re-discovered that tune. Its refreshing. Now, if only Acura could do the same.

Yes leader.. Yes very selfless of him especially in today's era of athletes in any sport. I think this strengthens and bonds the team so much more going forward. I know in hockey, a similar situation would make the team rally itself to win it for their captain. I think this will have the same effect for the Dallas Cowboys. Im in tears practically.

@ccap41 Tony Romo... I had many up and down feelings about him over his tenure as QB of the Dallas Cowboys. I love the Cowboys as you know, and Im extremely thrilled with Prescott. And I was ready to joke to you about Romo in that I wanted to make it sound like I have no idea who this Romo dude is.. This press conference though gave me chills. Troy Aikman might be my all time fave QB, and then Joe Montana and Dan Marino...(Ie was lucky to see these men throw the football in their prime) This press conference has propelled Tony Romo to the #2 slot for me. I have a new found respect for him. It aint easy letting somebody else take over YOUR driver's seat in what is probably the most prestigious position in all of pro sports: THE Dallas Cowboys quarterback position. What are your thoughts?

Sorry Wings. That was not for your eyes. You being conservative and all...you almost saw a boobie and panties....I apologize. That was for us, the liberal folk.

C-HR Coupe – High Rider 2 things Id like to say about that: 1. Im fed up with alphanumerics. High Rider sounds a lot better and is more interesting to me than C-HR....and its too similar to Honda's alphanumeric CUV the CR-V....like WTF???!!! 2. Im fed up with motherphoquking fake high riding high riders....when do we start going back to low riders for Christ's sake???!!!

A pussy cat crawling up into your lap? You mean like this? I know right? Id be done too, in about a minute or two! (I forwent a raunchier pic just in case is it be a tad too hot for the website)

Points #2, #3, and #4. I agree 100% Point #1. The bolded point. That is assuming Tesla will fold. I really don't think Tesla will fold. There are several reasons why I don't think Tesla will fold. But then again, those reasons are just as much speculation as some think Tesla will fold... 1. Tesla is near completion of battery super factory. Battery cost will come down enabling Tesla not only to produce current models cheaper and actually yield better profit margins, but help with future engineering endeavors and platforms... 2. Batteries will be sold to other car makers making Tesla more money... 3. Some say Musk is already getting bored with car production, it don't matter, another CEO could take over...and a better one tjhan Musk himself at that... It really is a wait and see kinda scenario at this point...

Im a Metaxa 7 star Brandy kinda guy myself. There are 12 star Metaxas and special reserves too. But hey...who are we kidding? That kinda nomenclature is just noise to make someone feel special... But you are right about cruisin' in a real Cadillac though. And I hope to God that a CT6 is a real Cadillac.

You mentioned 0-60 times....but failed to mention 315 mile range... Dude...that kind of range, you will NEVER be stranded looking for a charge station... Living in Montreal, that range takes me to Boston...on the outskirts of...without stopping.. I went to Niagara Falls this summer with the family. With my TL. A heck of a shorter trip. I stopped 3 times going there and 3 times coming back...you know....for snacks and bathroom breaks...I surely found charging stations that I could have plugged my EV into...15 minutes there, half an hour here.... Next! About luxury... EXACTLY.... The Impala LTZ is good enough for me too! Honestly, I dont feel too good about dumping 100 thousand units of American or Canadian legal tenders on a depreciating asset...Id rather do so much more with said legal tenders... However, if getting off of oil COMPLETELY is my meal ticket, then I could forgo a little bit of the so called fine leathers of a Cadillac and drive something more modern in terms of powertrain. State of the Art stuff is also part of the luxury equation and a Tesla motor is as State of the Art as it gets... Besides, I got other material stuff in life that wraps me up in soft and cuddly expensive materials... Luxury is how you wanna perceive it and indulge in it...hence its a state of mind... Nice chatting with you none the less...

I love America. I love Cadillac. But in this territory of EV performance of speed and range solely on electric power at this price level, Id rather just skip the Standard of the Old World and go with the New Standard of this Modern World and go with the other American car maker named not by the founder of Detroit, but by the name of an inventor that discovered the rotating magnetic field which is the basis for the modern alternating current electricity supply system. TESLA is that car company name and the vehicle in question is the Model S. P60, P100. It dont matter....it trounces the CT6.... Not in luxury you say? I say luxury is a state of mind...in 2016, luxury is not what it used to be either....is what Id tell you...

Im doing this one in song. 1. 1973 or 1974 or 1977 or 1979 Trans Am 2. any 1950s finned Cadillac...preferably in baby blue or pink. 3.Any rocket V8 powered Oldsmobile. Preferably a 442 of some sorts. 4. '32 or '33 Ford coupe or roadster Hot Rod. 5. 1967 Pontiac GTO

Douglas...just Douglas...a second brain fart... As for the 747... And finally...what Canadair aircraft have you been on? Im curious to know.

@Frisky Dingo I have noticed that while in the automotive world we are worlds apart sometimes, in the military world, we have very similar likes. I mean very similar. PS im trying to upvote your post on top but it wont let me.

Yeah...McDonnel Douglas... I made an oopsie mistake. Happens on occasion. I have deep respect for Airbus and their aircraft. I would have mentioned the A380, but that 747...she is my mistress... And seein that my dad worked at Canadair for 40 years of his life, Canadair aircraft are the reason why I am an airplane buff....no room left for Airbus on any list.

On the flip side Mr. @dfelt , I dont watch ANY television programming other than sports. Correction, I watch kid TV shows that my children watch. Pre-teen stuff on YTV or Nickoledeon...or the odd Discovery channel or History channel documentary and Kount's Customs and stuff like that. THAT is the ONLY reason why I keep sat TV. Canada has high internet rates so I might as just as well keep my sat TV with my DVR.

@dfelt @ccap41 I have a DVR. Ive had one for the longest time now and MOST of the games I watch whether its NHL hockey or NFL football, I record them and watch them at my leisure. So what that means is that I have for the longest time just FF over the commercials. I havent realized that in today's NFL there are too many commercials. Yeah, too many commercials would sour me also that I would bypass watching a full game live. Come to think of it, one reason why I record the games and watch them at my leisure is to condense the viewing time of 21/2 - 3 hours to about half that time.... As I dont hang around sports bros anymore, I dont get surprise unwanted sports scores so when I do watch the games, its like Im watching them live... When I fear an employee or two of mine would know the scores or my partner, I warn them not to tell me.

I NEVER said ANYTHING about ANY ILLEGAL immigration...ILLEGAL immigration aint legal, so it aint immigration... 1. ILLEGAL immigration HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HAVING OPEN BORDERS!!! 2. EVEN WITH OPEN BORDERS, immigrants STILL HAVE to go through the legal red tape to become citizens.... 3. Open borders simply means: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" which pretty much includes everyone that wants a better life for himself/herself and wants to make America or Canada home... Please dont let your fears confuse the two scenarios.... I guess ANYBODY that confuses what open borders means, they fell for the fear mongering hook, line and sinker... All those Syrians that Canada took in with our open borders, well, they came to our country the LEGAL way.... Those Mexicans that sneak in....well, THAT is NOT what OPEN BORDERS means, open borders means those Mexicans need not sneak in ILLEGALLY IF the IMMIGRATION PROCESS WAS EASIER AND OPEN for them to do so LEGALLY...