trinacriabob

OK, this thread is based on what repair bills for this stuff costs ...we've seen where ABS bills can go. With Series III 3800s came electronic throttle control; thus, there is NO accelerator cable. Now, VVT is on board...reading about it indicates it's somewhat complex and it runs on a powerful microprocessor. Even more interesting/foreboding is DOD/AFM which is available on the 3.9 V6s and on the 5.3 V8s. I'm sorry, but I'd rather do without most of this stuff, but I think I will have to get used to it. At least, I can buy-in after it's been around for about 3 years. What are your thoughts?

sway bar

samba

organ (the musical instrument, not the other kind)

Agreed ... and usually these people have no talent to boot.

chatterbox

What? An Angeleno that didn't mention 8 lanes of tarmac...meh...maybe 101 between Ventura and SB might count. LOL.

Dutch

forbidden

I'm sorry, but anybody that has this $h! in their background (Vanessa Williams included) ought to be thrown out for being stupid enough to try out for a state/national pageant. While playing with her jiggly titties might be fun, I wouldn't want her to represent any state, let alone the nation. She is right there in Paris Hilton's skanky league and you can't forget that Nevada, in general, is "skank central" which is corroborated by their placement on so many state rankings for social ills. Is my Catholic school upbringing showing?

I liked him. He was proof that the "knee jerk" anti-Republican reaction is not at all grounded, and this is coming from someone who is non-partisan...I vote for both Republicans and Democrats, based on the person and "context." We could use more Republicans like Gerald Ford.

No, ocnblu, I am Brooks Brothers business casual all the way. My response to thread: banger

That's right...you keep him in line! You mean the island of Lesvos in Greece, K.C.? My response to thread: Richter scale

$h!, why be so limited, I've been told I've "got a thing for the Maple Leaf country" by a friend from WA state, so Happy Boxing Day to you too!

Bad, bad, bad 70s architecture...nothing "contemporary" about it! LOL. P.S. How does that portion of the roof where the sled has capsized shed water/snow? No gutter and no apparent "1/4" per lineal foot" in the horizontal direction. :AH-HA_wink:

You are wretched. I like "the pick" in the black guy's hair.

I thought about this over the weekend, wondering how many times I've driven it, since it occurred to me I knew just about all the exit numbers and the names that go with them. It would be I-5 between Portland OR and Seattle WA (173 miles). My parents live in the former and I have lived in the latter for 3 - 1/2 years. That's worth about 70 trips right there. Then about 50 or so when I lived in Portland and went up to Seattle for the hell of it. Then another 30 when I have lived in other places, went to see my parents and roadtripped to "the Emerald City" (Seattle's nickname) or continued on to Vancouver BC Canada. That's about 52,000 miles driven on that route alone. Good stats, too: only 1 breakdown....never in the Regal, but once in the 84 Cutlass Supreme Brougham when I lost the timing chain coming into the Portland city limit as I got off a ramp. No bent valves since the 3.8 V6 is "non interference/free wheeling." Whew.

You guys are way more sophisticated than me in this regard, being that foreign cars are largely "invisible" to me. So, since it's so damn vapid, I'll say: Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry ...and...oh yeah... Camry

Damn it...you're a mind reader...that's what I thought should follow! My response: Redrum

We HAD Lauren...in mind, body, spirit, signature and avatar .

cabin fever

Thank you and likewise to you. I'll accept the CHRISTmas greetings just fine.

alibi

Happy birthday...enjoy! Snow in Mass.? BTW - your AV is right up there with Nick's "Silkey"

Merry Birthday! (That's what everyone writes in the card of a fellow employee with a 12/25 b-day!)