Intrepidation

The Concorde commercial is great, so is the banned Durango commercial...these where whne Dodge/Chrsyler commercials were at their best IMO...witty and memorable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDq_GqiryN0

Here's a picture of the culprit...not the actual one though. But same size and cab and stuff. By the way, the only damage he had was a bent bumper. And here's a look of the Prizm last week, right after I waxed and buffed it... Lots of mixed emotions right now...sadness, frustration, anger...

Today I went to an auto auction in Salem (the one where the Intrepid came from) for fun...just to see what they had. On my way back I decided to take the highway home. I get off onto the exit ramp, which has a lot of cars on it...it is rush hour. I patiently wait for teh cars to go...they have to wait to go because it merges into a rotary. My turn comes up. I move forward no more than a couple of feet to see if there are any cars coming through the rotary. There are, so I stop and wait for them to go past. As I'm watching I see a big truck barreling towards me in my rear view mirror. I only had enough time to think, 'he's going too fast to stop." This happened at about 5:10pm Next thing I know, I've been rear-ended, which forces my foot into the clutch, breaks the driver's seat (it was upright, but after impact was fully reclined against the back seats and wouldn't come back up), and smashes the rear driver's quarter...it also pushes the car into the rotary. I'm in shock, and shaky/freaking out...I couldn't believe it. I get out and so does the other driver. He asks if I'm ok...I say physically, not mentally...but my foot hurts. He says, and I quote, "I thought you had already gone" I'm like...yeah, that's why I was still there with my brake lights on. Plus, he was going way too fast anyway...like 20-30mph. One of his buddies in another truck pulls off in front of us. I move the car off the road...it still runs...but it's hard to shift while teh seat is all the way back. We start exchanging info...but then it gets weird because one of these guys has a disposable camera and starts taking pictures...what moving agency just happpens to be carrying a camera with them? The guy in the other truck takes a couple photos of the reclined seat and mumbles something about it. I promptly tell him, with some anger in my voice, that my seat was all the way up and the force of the truck broke it. They seem fishy to me...I don't like either one of them. The police are here by now, as is a fire truck.They ask if we're okay, the guy who hit me says he's just shaken, I say I am too but my toe hurts some...but I say I don't need to go to the hospital. I tell the officer exactly what happened, and basically just stare at the car...in shock and awe that this happened...I was wishing I hadn't taken the highway home... To make things worse, Jessica has the cell phone, and she's at work...I had no way to contact anyone. The officer tells me I can't drive the Prizm home because the trunk won't stay closed,so it has to be towed. Of course, they won't let me use AAA, I have to use what they have. It has to be taken to their place because if they take it home (which is on the way might I add) it would cost me a hundred f@#king dollars. I had to let them take it there so the insurance company will handle it. I get a ride home from the tow truck. The officers and the fireman (who was very nice) told me not to worry, it could have been worse, and that I wasn't at fault...but somehow I don't feel better about it. I got home, called Jessica, she came home...I broke down a bit...it was just so much stress...after all of the $h! that has happened these past 2 weeks. After calming down, I promptly made the phone calls to my insurance and that guy's insurance, they dropped the report paperwork off at the police station...what happens from here I don't know. On our way back from the police station we stopped off at the towing place, and I grabbed some photos of the damage...

..on the toilet. Oh, play on words!

The current Malibu doesn't hold a candle to the current Accord. It's just that simple. The Accord destroys it in terms of interior design, quality and refinement, and even the exterior is a more refined design. Ride/handling/powertrain refinement are also hands down victories for it. The new Malibu is worlds better from what I can tell, and it's specs look promising...but I have to wonder how well it will do against the new Accord...

Oops, I didn't realize I was logged on as her

Crunchy Peanut Butter FTW!

I was wondering the very same...since when is their four American automakers... I loved the Charger concept's interior...but the exterior wasn't the best...it looked kinda droopy from some angles...I'm happy with the one we got.

The fact that he had to tell you is a bit sad though.

I liked the Maxx...not loved it, but the styling was far better than the ugly sedan...You can notice some design traits in the back end of the Caliber...although I think Dodge did a better job with the styling. Anyway, here's to looking forward to seeing the new one soon.

Show some more respect for fellow members, especially considering most have seniority over you...and some more maturity while you are at it. -- Anyway, I'm glad they did not make it. The styling was no where near good enough, and the car isn't what Chrysler needs right now. They need to focus on what they have and fixing those products, making them truly competitive and class leading in design again. Once their product is sorted out, then they can think about reintroducing the Imperial, but a much better looking one.

You want a nice interior? Sit in a Veracruz...those have amazingly nice interiors...blows the Edge right out of the water in terms of design, materials, and attention to detail (basically every aspect) but the exterior is a pile of crap.

:rotflmao:

I used them once to jump the Shadow, and once when I locked my keys in it...of course now I carry a spare for all 3 cars in my wallet...in theory it shouldn't happen again

I think the grill is perfect...

Why not? It's not like changing a tire is hard, but I have AAA, I should put it to use.

I've casually tried it at CompUSA...it's a little prettier than XP but the overall layout is still the same. Microsuck went anal on security programs rather than designing an OS that was secure (like MacOS even though I hate MacOS' overall design). Then there's the aforementioned compatibility issues. I'm sticking with XP for now, but eventually Vista will be needed to harness the power of newer games and hardware...for now though it's still too bugged to be worth it, IMO. I can't wait for AMD's new stuff...mmm...Quad Core... -- I originally thought you were gonna buy a G8 to replace that Grand Prix.

It looks fine in the first picture, but the photo of it's ass shows just how fat it looks.

Well actually, there's an `84 z28 for $700 bucks I really want

Plus, Associate.

Dodge Rampage...I kinda like it in a quirky sorta way.

Said it before, I'll say it again: Friends don't let friends drive Echoes.

Yeah well I don't have a derby car, and I haven't had a problem with AAA, so there

Pfft...armatures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_LOa242acU...ted&search=

It's tough to enjoy the sounds of nature when urban areas are creeping in on it. I love the sound of nature...the sound of water, birds and the wind is very soothing....the trick is finding a place that's not being uninterrupted by cars, people, and so on.