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shrub Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's hard to tell if I exist" ... Barenaked Ladies ... 'Pinch Me'

*raises eyebrow* Holy cow ... it 'tis a small world. My best friend's family used to live there MANY years ago (early to mid 1070s or so, iirc). As for the choice of car ... believe you already know my suggestion ... and it is in your list ... and you included an eBay ad for one. Do I really need to spell it out for ya? he he Seriously, though ... whatever you decide ... GOOD LUCK! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Loose your blues" ... Kenny Loggins ... 'Footloose'

*nods* Indeed, Camino. I've watched your threads about selling your cars, etc. Sometimes, the tough decisions are the most agonizing ... in many ways.... Heh ... the ironic part of this is that, once I get the older 4 MCs out ... and the '87 MC LS cleaned, my attitude/thoughts will probably change...hmmm.... Course, at least all of this "overwhelmingness" (mixing in writing and a few other things I want to do to everything else) is keeping me out of trouble ... he he. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "So much is left undone" ... Deep Blue Something ... 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'

OK ... so, maybe I didn't explain it very well ... kinda hard to explain, really. Could be a word or a phrase that, every time you hear it, makes you think of something else.... Or, perhaps, it's a word or phrase you savor ... that you love hearing. And, yes, it could be sights or sounds that trigger thoughts of something else, too . *shrugs* Let's try these examples: I'm not a Detroit Pistons fan, but "The Palace of Auburn Hills" just has a certain ring to it ... to me, anyway. Or ... "Briley Parkway", a stretch of roadway in Nashville TN, has a certain ring to it for me.... *sighs* Yeah, I know ... sense is not being made. Oh, well ... basically, just words or phrases or associations that stick with you whenever you hear 'em ... he he. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We missed a page or 2 somehow" ... Suzy Boggus ... 'Cinderella'

Sounds like a plan, bud. And, very cool, indeed. Glad you'll still be around this August ... if I go to the family reunion in PA, hopefully we can meet up like we did last year. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm looking forward to tomorrow" ... Luce ... 'Good Day'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY! Sounds like you had a WONDERFUL day . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

Ahhh ... I thought it was Sixty8's car ... course, I didn't specify it, but I was eluding to it: CONGRATULATIONS, Fly and Sixty8 ... VERY cool .

*raises eyebrow* REMOVABLE t-tops on the MC ... oh my goodness ... I want that one !!!!!!! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The tide's gonna turn & it's all gonna roll your way" ... Dolly Parton ... '9 to 5'

Yeah, I need to get to some stores that actually HAVE all of these cool cars that my buddy, OG posts for us . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A heart that's hopeful" ... Michael W Smith ... 'Place In This World'

I usually average 16-18 mpg with the '87 MC LS on a weekly basis. Which, according to Honda's commercial for their minivan, is just about similar to that van.... Heh ... always amazes me how car and truck commercials tout a vehicle's 0-60 performance ... when speeding off from a stop can "waste" so much gas..... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Push the pedal down watch the world around fly by us" ... Mat Kearney ... 'Nothing Left To Lose'

Ditto from me! Looks like the '79 Buick I spotted in Utah in October 2004 with my buddy Ray B. The one we saw still had the factory honey maple wood treatment on the dash & door panels . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Take my way, it's the highway, that's the best" ... John Mayer ... 'Route 66'

Ford Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You were only kidding yourself" ... Barbara Mandrell ... "Angel In Your Arms'

Anyone else with me on this? You hear or say or read a word ... and it reminds you of something unrelated? Example: The word "argue" makes me hungry. Why? Because it reminds me of "barbecue". Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes it feels like its all moving way too fast" ... Pat Benatar ... 'Shadows Of The Night'

It's already early June; yet, my older 4 MCs have not made their 2007 debut ... and I have not cleaned up the '87 MC LS by hand. Last year, the older 4 MCs didn't make their debut until mid-May ... which led to not attending any area cruise nights...hmm.... I'm not stalling because of rising gas prices. I believe the "delay" is partly (if not mostly) because of my daily drive to/from work. Since October, I've been driving 30-45 minutes each way to/from work in Schaumburg IL; this finds me "fighting" traffic ... something I absolutely strongly dislike doing ... even hate going for my checkups at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which I did last Thursday, May 31 (luckily, my parents went with me; we took their new-to-them orange 2006 Cobalt). I've never had a job where I spend so much time on the road to/from work or with sssoo much traffic. Luckily, I enjoy what I do; otherwise, I'd be in trouble ... he heh. Still, I'm frustrated that I have not cleaned the '87 MC LS ... really need to hand wash and wax it to get the "winter crap" off completely. As for the older 4 MCs ... my goodness, I normally get them out in mid-April. I cannot wait to get 'em out and drive them, but by the time the weekend comes, with all of the crazy drivers and "almost mishaps", driving is not something I want to tackle. Which, of course, is odd for me ... because I LOVE driving ... my passion is definitely still there for driving, road trips, and my MCs. *shrugs* However, I'm thinking that perhaps not having the older MCs out and not cleaning the '87 MC LS yet is trying to tell me something ... in terms of selling them. No, I don't really want to, but well, the thought has crossed my mind once again, even as I look at a reddish '87 Olds Cutlass Supreme in the Granite City IL area and a gray '87 Caprice in the Cleveland OH area (along with a few other possibilities) to purchase as a "winter beater" of sorts ... heck, I'd still like to get a new Dodge Charger, an '87 MC SS Aerocoupe, a 1975 Caprice Classic convertible, as well as a house. And, of course, financing another round of radio shows (unless I can get a sponsor or 2) is a priority as well. Guess we'll see what happens. Anyone else experience something like this ... where daily driving has slowed your fire for "cruising"? Or, maybe it is something else ... some experience that has slowed your fire for a passion of yours? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What kind of love keeps breaking a heart?" ... Brooks & Dunn ... 'Long Goodbye'

truck Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I can’t stop driving" ... New Radicals ... 'Someday We'll Know'

I'd go with the Seville . As for your move ... good luck with whatever you decide to do. How soon would you be moving, if you do? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's kinda like Nashville, with a tan" ... Shawn Mullins ... 'Rockabye'

*nods* Indeed I have! Bought my '87 MC LS in mid-2003 (June/July timeframe). At the time, it had about 105K miles on it. A month or so later (mid-August of that same year), I took it on a road trip through Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Tennessee. Had no problems whatsoever. Ran like a champ ... and still does . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'

Hmmm.....my guess ... a certain 4-door Buick. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

heavy Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Something's wrong in the world today" ... Aerosmith ... 'Living On The Edge'

dressing Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I hope you remember me" ... Our Lady Peace ... 'Somewhere Out There'

Hmm...didn't even think about past cars.... Current total (see above) = 38 Adding past cars... '88 MC LS ... 8 '97 Corsica ... 6 '00 2-door Lumina LS ... 6 Lifetime total ... 58 Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It almost seems like yesterday" ... Kenny Rogers ... '20 Years Ago'

Gen X, 1973 ... same year the MC won "Car Of The Year" . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by" ... Bonnie Tyler ... 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

*nods* Indeed. I've had to say "no" a few too many times more than I'd like to admit ... but, such is life. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Finding out the hard way what freedom means" ... Baillie and the Boys ... 'Wilder Days'

Me? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You might miss what you left behind" ... Dierks Bentley ... 'Slow Down'

Nice Oldsmobiles, Ninety Eight . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I knew she was a jewel in disguise" ... Kathy Mattea ... '455 Rocket'