Intrepidation

Si this a pre MCE or post MCE one? I like the new interior, it's quite pleasant and up to date looking. The old one not so much. My neighbor has one and he's never had an issue with it (unlike his Santa Fe).

Well as far as I know Chrysler's small diesel is still a go.

Bacon turns out awesome on these things. It's like they were designed for cooking bacon. Crispy yet juicy. Takes about 2 minutes to cook. I've never tried hot dogs.

Sometimes, you just have to stop, tip your cap, and accept what is awesome. This is one of those times. Better still, you can buy this example of awesomeness and put it in your garage. "It" is a 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. And it has power T-Tops. Let's repeat that, for those of you who weren't paying attention: POWER T-TOPS. And they work. Picked your jaw off the floor yet? Good. Apparently, only seven prototype cars were built with the ultra-rare, ASC-developed feature. Finished in Colonial Yellow with plush pillow-topped seating, this particular example has 66,775 miles on the clock and a top bid of $5,600 (reserve has not yet been met) as of this writing. Frankly, the only way this car could be any better is if it were brown, and the stereo exclusively played theme music by Lalo Schifrin. Short of that, it'll do just fine. Now please excuse us, as we've got to see if we can dig several thousand dollars in loose change out of the couch so that we might have a shot at experiencing this (not so) little piece of period awesome. Or maybe it's just awesome. Period. Autoblog

Olive oil...that might be an idea to try. Are the burgers juicy or dried out at all? It's an awesome appliance really. It takes so much hassle and time out of cooking. I will have to try different things. Luckily I like burgers very much, so I don't mind experimenting.

Good point. I've always wanted to figure out how to make the burgers come out right on this thing, which is why I wanted to know if anyone had luck with it.

Thing is, when you use a normal grill the grease falls away from the burger too, but they can come out fine. I was wondering if maybe the recommended 5-7 minutes is actually too long?

We've had one for several years. Went for a while unused but several months ago I dragged it out and started using it again. This thing makes awesome chicken, bacon and pork chops (never tried fish). However whenever I grill burgers it always drys them out. If anyone owns of of these things do you have this problem, and if so did you find a solution?

SAMSON, Ala. – Nine people were gunned down in a terrifying rampage across two Alabama counties by a lone shooter who authorities said burned down his mother's home with her inside, killed his own relatives on their porch and shot apparent strangers and police before killing himself. Tuesday's shootings in a mostly rural area near the Florida border were believed to be the work of Michael McLendon, who lived with his mother and had once worked at a local metal plant. The bloodshed began when McLendon burned down his mother's house in Kinston, according to Coffee County Coroner Robert Preachers. Authorities found Lisa McLendon's body inside, but they had not determined how she died or whether she was a 10th victim of her son's spree. McLendon then drove a dozen miles southeast to Samson, in Geneva County, where he took down nine victims, including four members of his family. The rampage ended another 12 miles farther east in Geneva at the metals plant where McLendon had once worked. After a shootout with police, McLendon killed himself. Investigators declined to comment on a motive for the shootings, in which at least four other people were injured, including a child. The victims' names have not been released. "He cleaned his family out," Preachers said. "We don't know what triggered it." After McLendon burned down his mother's home, he shot and killed five people on one porch and a 74-year-old woman next door in Samson, said Kirke Adams, district attorney for Geneva and Dale counties. Four of the six killed were members of McLendon's family. Preachers had said McLendon's victims included his grandparents. But Adams said the 74-year-old victim might have been McLendon's great aunt. The two unrelated victims were the wife and 18-month-old child of a Geneva County sheriff's deputy. They had stopped by the home to visit. McLendon then drove around Samson, shooting out his car window, killing three more people seemingly at random. "He sprayed bullets through the town," Adams said. One woman was struck down as she walked out of a gas station. Another man was driving. Another man was shot as he tried to run away. "In a cowardly act, he shot him in the back," Adams said. McLendon fired several shots at a Wal-Mart store in Geneva. No one was killed, but it was unclear if anyone was injured. "There's a lot of people who had close calls," Adams said. Samson contractor Greg McCullough said he was pumping fuel at the gas station when the gunman roared into the parking lot and slammed on his brakes. "I first thought it was somebody playing," McCullough said. Then he saw the rifle. McLendon opened fire, killing the woman who walked outside and wounding McCullough with bullet fragments that struck his truck and the pump. At one point the rifle appeared to jam, then McLendon fired more shots before driving off. "I'm just in awe that something like this could take place. That someone could do such a thing. It's just shocking," McCullough said. Police pursued McLendon to Geneva's Reliable Metal Products, where he got out of his car and fired at police with his automatic weapon, wounding Geneva Police Chief Frankie Lindsey. He then walked inside and killed himself. "He had plenty of ammo in his car and other weapons and he appeared to be going to do some damage there," Adams said. There had recently been layoffs at the plant, but it was not immediately known if McLendon was among those losing their jobs. A person who answered the phone at the plant said no one could talk about the shooting. Samson Mayor Clay King said he knew the gunman and the victims. "What I'm focusing on is people here in the town, making sure they feel comfortable," said King, who added the town of about opened a crisis center at the First Baptist Church with counselors available. "I've lived here 44 years and never, never dreamed of this happening." State Rep. Warren Beck, a Republican whose office is near the Wal-Mart, said his secretary heard gunfire everywhere. "This is one of the most tragic events ever in Geneva County," he said. Among others injured was a state trooper injured by broken glass after McLendon shot his cruiser seven times. A child of unknown age was taken to Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva before being flown to another hospital, hospital administrator John Rainey said. The hospital's staff was ready to treat more injured victims, but their hopes were dashed as death reports trickled in. "Unfortunately, we were getting the same bad reports as everyone else: Most people were untreatable," Rainey said. "It's something you'd expect in Atlanta or your bigger cities, but in a little town it puts a lot of people in stress. Our nursing staff broke down in tears hearing what was going on and realizing they weren't going to be able to help them." One of the spots sprayed with bullets was a hardware store in Samson. Yellow tape was strung across glass windows shattered by at least five bullets. A "closed" sign was on the ground outside atop glass shards. Tommy Boyles, a 76-year-old security guard who works at the same plant where McLendon killed himself, said he and his wife were on the street nearby. "We could have been caught up in it just as well as anyone else," he said. "That's what scares you: to be an innocent bystander and some nut walks up with a gun." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_...abama_shootings

I saw a white Ram SLT regular cab.

Good advice, thanks! Yeah, I've been to Atlantic once and they have the best selection of newer cars, many of which ended up their from wrecks. I went there a year or two ago and picked out Cobalts, Dakotas, Impalas and so on. I will have to give them a call.

lulz

So who's hungry?

Right, because an extra 8k is really more upscale. 2008 Porsche Cayenne starts at $43,400 Jag sales went up because they had no where to go but up, because they've been on the decline for decades.

How the hell is it a growing brand? It's still a 3 model lineup (4 if you count the Mondeo, which will die eventually, putting it back to three). Do you enjoy being a glutton for punishment?

As with BV, I completely disagree. It looked seen worse when you had a safer, better built, more refined, and overall superior, product that competes with it made by Toyota sitting the same showroom floor.

I know, I was just clarifying it.

Nice quick writeup. The Mazda6 is definitely up there in the segment, especially in the fun to drive category. You'll probably be disappointed with the steering of the Fusion, except the V6 Sport model, which uses hydraulic steering and not electric like the others do.

Winter weather + slippage + plow = ouch http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?sh...t=0&start=0

The file size shouldn't be an issue, since my camera takes photos several megs fine, and Vista doesn't have an issue. On my comp, which is XP, I use Adobe Photoshop Album. Maybe try the free starter addition?

Hey Carbiz, good to hear from yu. Wondered where you went. Sounds like you finally got a much needed break. Oh and.... :useless:

Yep, cuz the G3, G5, Torrent and G6 are farm more Pontiac EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!

Fixed. Don't let silly things like facts get in the way of your bias smk.