Everything posted by trinacriabob
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A stupid milestone / coincidence
Thanks, sir! Actually I'm a B-O-P nut, though I do like all GM brands to some degree.
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FIRST LOOK: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
Well, now I feel better. My last rental (Chevy with 3500) exceeded the 31 mpg on two long jaunts (32.6 and 33.4). I am hoping the 4 banger in this thing can reach 34 or 35 at "60 mph w/o AC" cruise mode.
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Dealbreakers
Reg, my boy, what do they say about used cars? Something about "someone else's troubles." Get the idea? I am such an ass. But then, you can be too. It's too hard to "sugarcoat." We both know it's more accurate when it's "raw." Back to the thread, please ....
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...reliably an ass but somehow I tolerate you. my response to thread: runner-up
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New Year's resolutions - yours
...roughly 6 months from today, I will get my braces off (did it as an adult) and my friend from SD told me I will always have to wear it...he got braces some 5 years after he got married, so at about 8 years after college...it sounds like you have to sleep with the retainer on.
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A stupid milestone / coincidence
The 3800 used to be known as the 3.8 litre which used to be known as the 231 cubic inch engine....six, half-dozen or the other. Yesterday, on New Year's Day, driving home from the hot springs near Lake Tahoe, my '92 Regal 3800 coupe turned over 231,000 miles. Pretty stupid, huh?
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Dealbreakers
The body style/automotive package I want (mid-lux sport sedan or personal luxury coupe) is delivered exclusively in this manner. Believe me, if they had put the 90s Regal coupe, the Grand Prix sedan or the Intrigue on a RWD platform, I would have dug it. Just think how nice it would have been to lift the hood and see that 3800 sitting snug up against the firewall with all its under-hood components identifiable and easy to reach.
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New Year's resolutions - yours
Ok, me first: 1. I went to the gym last night - LOSE at least 10, even 15, pounds and firm up 2. Better management of generalized anxiety which at times rears its ugly head Others which will have to happen and are sort of inevitable: 3. Modified career change, and as a result of 3. 4. Relocation
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sad, isn't it?My response to thread: pretentious
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Dealbreakers
Deal breaker: The fact that a woman already has kids by someone else. That was the first thing that came to mind when I read the title. Oh, $h!, we're talking about cars: Overstyled or overly provocative exterior that will not age well as styles rapidly change.
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obsolete (records, that is)
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FIRST LOOK: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
What's with the mileage? It's not that good. The 4 banger should make more than 31 mpg. That's what an Impala with the base V6 gets. And the 6 banger is in the mid-20s. I'm not getting that part.
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Happy New Year!
I am doing my beginning of the year file and paper purge, then off to a matinee. Haven't gone to a flick in almost a year! Happy New Year! Stay off the roads...some of you.
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does the above end with "graphy" instead? didn't look it up... my response to thread: schizophrenia
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Movie Suggestions Needed - fairly quickly
A lot of votes for Casino Royale. So funny you would mention the above. I have seen so many of the mid-cycle Bond films over and over, with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "Diamonds Are Forever" being my favorites. "On Her Majesty's..." had the setting, that inimitable Irma Bundt (sp) as the villain (alongside Blofeld) and the best music of the whole series. (However, I do own a book that chronicles the James Bond films which says George Lazenby was a prima donna handful and as a result of this was not cast again). "Diamonds..." was my favorite of the Connery films, probably in great part to the Vegas locale and their casting of Jill St. John as Tiffany Case. I might head to the Casino Royale matinee. Thanks, guys.
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How much did you drink last night
None. Drinking is not a prerequisite for having a good time. In fact, it makes things less fun IMO and in college, I guess I stayed on the sidelines because so much of the social stuff revolved around alcohol. I am uninhibited and unfiltered as it is, so I have no need to drink. This probably comes from the fact that I was actually told as a teen that I should accompany dinner with a glass of red wine so, since I went against my parents in virtually everything, I didn't buy in to this.
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Transylvania
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