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So ... then ... why isn't the G8 a Pontiac? I seem to recall in another thread you didn't seem to accept the G8 as a Pontiac.... I thought so....in this thread: http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...18284&st=40 *shrugs* I see a few differences, but it seems basically the same feeling ... rubbing the purists the wrong way ... and, at least for the 1995-1999 2-door Lumina mc, not much completely unique sheetmetal from its Lumina counterpart ... *pauses* And, for that matter ... for those of you who don't see the new GTO as a GTO ... why not? And, same for the 2006-present Dodge Charger...? And, LA ... in that case, why didn't Chevrolet keep the Monte Carlo nameplate going straight through? As far as I know ... the Monte Carlo was the only one of the siblings (Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Buick Regal, Pontiac Grand Prix) to NOT carry IMMEDIATELY foward to the FWD platform in the 1988-1990 timeframe........... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Confusing what is real" ... Linkin Park ... 'Crawling'

Hmm...isn't the 2.7 in the SE version? Or, maybe I'm remembering wrong, but I thought that is what my rental SE for last October's road trip had.... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The more things change the more they stay the same" ... Kenny Chesney ... 'Summertime'

Ahhh....but I don't want an S-10 ... never have really liked the Crown Vic. As for the Dodge Diplomat ... holy canolies no. *sighs* Though, after some things that've happened in the last week and this weekend, I really think it is time to sell the MCs. If so, problem solved anyway. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Tell me tomorrow will be brighter" ... KT Oslin ... 'Hold Me'

shudder Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I hope I'm a little bit stronger" ... KT Oslin ... 'Come Next Monday'

*nods* Exactly. Some of the ones pictured ... I actually like the looks of. Others ... wowa ... just wowa. Course, it's a matter of personal taste, too. I've always liked the overhangs on the Monte Carlos..... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Wouldn't you like to get away?" ... Gary Portnoy ... 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name'

...and I wish one was closer to me..... *sighs* Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Wouldn't you like to get away?" ... Gary Portnoy ... 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name'

Yeah, definitely wait.... Kinda sounds like me. I had hoped to have a "winter beater" last year ... but that didn't happen. So, I'll keep driving the '87 MC LS this summer/fall ... and hope to find SOMETHING for a winter beater for next year. Still looking for.... 06 or 07 Dodge Charger '87 Olds Cutlass '86-'88 MC LS etc. I _may_ break down and get a FWD, if I have to ... but I doubt it. Unless I could find a Chevy Classic for a song..... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Traveled down the road and back again" ... Andrew Gold ... 'Thank You For Being A Friend'

*sighs* I'm still waiting to find this out............... Anyway ... glad to know something is going right for ya, Dodgefan . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "An open road and a road that's hidden" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Brand New Life'

Same here. Except ... I'd even take an SE or SXT ... I don't really need/want the V8 . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We can take anything that comes our way" ... BJ Thomas ... 'As Long As We Got Each Other'

Oh my goodness. Yeah ... why? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Tell me tomorrow will be brighter" ... KT Oslin ... 'Hold Me'

queen Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "And the simple truth so very much clearer" ... Everything ... 'Hooch'

positive Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "And suddenly we're all grown up" ... Alabama ... 'Cheap Seats'

*raises eyebrow* Rather ... um ... interesting. Indeedy. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The more things change the more they stay the same" ... Kenny Chesney ... 'Summertime'

SWEET Buick . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

*grins* Thanks, Delta . One more day before this hot weather is ushered out by more thunderstorms ... then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday are FORECASTED (key word, of course) to be nice ... he he ... so, they should be out more then . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm sick & tired of being politically correct" ... John Mellencamp ... 'Peaceful World'

spat Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nope, sorry, nothin'" ... Jo Dee Messina ... 'My Give A Damn's Busted'

Didn't get 'em out today (Sunday) ... it was just too hot. I met up with Krunch from 2000montecarlo.com (on his way east for his road trip) at I-90 and Randall Rd about 11:45a. By the time they headed for MI and I headed home about 1:15p, I realized that it was just too hot to get the older 4 MCs out. Ah, well ... the forecast is for storms Monday and Tuesday, with better weather for the end of the week. So ... probably will attempt to get 'em out again later this week . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The stars might lie, but the numbers never do" ... Mary Chapin-Carpenter ... 'I Feel Lucky'

Indeedy. I have no car payments right now and it is sweet. Course, I have other bills ... insurance, medical, etc. So, many of those go on credit card, which I ALWAYS pay off EVERY month. But, the card I have gives 1% back on purchases ... so, every few months I have a $20 credit ... which helps. *shrugs* Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We never stop to think what we consume" ... Bellamy Brothers ... 'Kids Of The Baby Boom'

Heh ... I'm like moltar ... never broken a bone. BUT, open heart surgery isn't much better ... he he. PC-S ... hope you feel better soon! Thoughts/prayers coming your way for a QUICK recovery . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Enough is enough, I can't take anymore" ... Alabama ... 'Can't Keep A Good Man Down'

food Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I never back down and I love a good challenge" ... Hank Williams Jr ... 'Born To Boogie'

Oh my goodness, Fly ... that is SWEET! I've always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon ... haven't yet. A company in the Galena IL area gives hot air balloon rides early in the morning and at night. One of these days, I will get out there to go. A former co-worker has gone several times and showed me pics ... absolutely gorgeous scenery from the balloon! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I've had enough" ... REO Speedwagon ... 'Time For Me To Fly'

LOL ... gotta love that nickname . Soccer stadiums seem to be sprouting up ... which is good. We have Toyota Park in the Chicagoland area. And, the Elgin Sports Complex added a few fields a few years ago ... and they now have lights. As for the 7 wonders ... interesting selections. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Look what you've done" ... Restless Heart ... 'Fast Movin' Train'

Supposedly, 07/07/07 is a lucky day. Not 100% "lucky" for me ... but, finally ... for the first time in 2007 ... my older 4 Monte Carlos saw road pavement! My sister, Joy, came over early Saturday morning so we could clean up her 2007 Dodge Dakota quad cab w/manual transmission. Once we got done, we ate lunch ... and then went to the garage where the older 4 are stored. We drove each car about 15 miles ... just enough to get gas in 'em. MPGs were anywhere from just over 12 to upwards of 17; I don't really count these, considering how long they've been sitting and the "false start" a few weeks ago. I drove the '72 and '79; sis drove the '81 and '76. I would've liked to have driven each of 'em a bit longer, but that's fine ... those 15 or so miles was on "back country roads" (well, more or less, these days) ... so the short distance was traveled at 45-60 mph, which gave 'em a good runnin'. *sigh of relief* ...And, it just feels good to have them out. I'll probably drive 'em more tomorrow, too, depending on how hot it really gets. Still not convinced, however, that I shouldn't sell them...we'll see. SWEET TEA * hardly nastily dirty ... thank goodness for light colors . * loved starting. The one MC of my 5 that probably shouldn't still be running ... and it starts perfectly every time. Perhaps I've taught it well? * ran well, but per sis, vibrations at higher speeds. Hmmm...may need new tires. SWEET PEA * not as nasily dirty ... light colors hide the dust, fairly well * didn't like starting at first ... needed a charge and then was perfectly content. * ran beautifully ELVIRA * very nastily dusty ... really need to wash it; I strongly dislike dirty black cars. * did not like starting ... charged it twice. Then, needed jumped (by the '72) at the gas station ... how embarrassing ... he he. But, it did re-start ... took its good old sweet time, of course, but it knows what happens to cars that cross me . Needs a new battery. * found some tranny fluid on the ground, this time....hmmm. * ran just fine, otherwise. May need some brake work and tires. BROWNY * nastily dusty ... need to wash it. * started OK, but needed some "starting fluid" assistance. * ran just fine, but may need some brake work and tires ... and tranny leak, none this time, but some there the day I had 'em out and had to put 'em right back in the garage again. After I got home, I got gas in the '87 MC LS, too.... BABY BLUE * still shiny, but noticeably a bit dirty. * running just fine ... soon will need regular servicing, tho. * gas mileage ... over 20 mpg this time ... go figure...hmmm.... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Every song, another scene" ... Dierks Bently ... 'Every Mile A Memory'

bread Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Money can't buy happiness" ... Don Williams ... 'One Good Well'

Auto Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A concrete fascination scraping the edge of nothing" ... White Zombie ... 'Black Sunshine'