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Hmmm.... Happened to see a commercial for the Honda Pilot (I believe) tonight that was boasting it as the most-fuel-efficient SUV at 17mpg city/22mpg highway. If that's true, then my V8 '87 MC LS is more fuel efficient than Honda's SUV.... The last few times, city driving has garnered 18mpg at least ... and, on my recent trip to TN ... I was managing 24-25mpg.... Interesting indeedy. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I can’t take anymore" ... 3rd Eye Blind ... 'How's It Going To Be'

Hmmm.... Let's see... Dierks Bently ... "Slow Down" Rascall Flats ... "What Hurts The Most" and also.... "I can’t take anymore" ... 3rd Eye Blind ... 'How's It Going To Be' "There's no better time than today" ... 9 Days ... 'Good Friend' "Who's gonna hold me tonight?" ... Trace Adkins ... 'Help Me Understand' "I know I told you that I could survive" ... Deborah Allen ... 'Baby I Lied' "You probably won’t remember me" ... Jan Arden ... 'Insensitive' "I'm feeling more alone than I ever have before" ... Ben Folds 5 ... 'Brick' "We've misplaced feelings that we used to know" ... John Berry ... 'Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye' "Heaven knows how long it's been since I felt so out of place" ... Garth Brooks ... 'Learning To Live Again' "What kind of love keeps breaking a heart?" ... Brooks & Dunn ... 'Long Goodbye' "Death tore the pages all away" ... Kenney Chesney ... 'Who You'd Be Today' "Time is a natural healer" ... John Conlee ... 'Years After You' "There's just too much that time cannot erase " ... Evanescence ... 'My Immortal' "Time will heal the pain" ... Exile ... 'Even Now' "Wouldn't that be something?" ... Finger 11 ... '1 Thing' "It was worth all the while" ... Green Day ... 'Time Of Your Life' "I walk alone" ... GreenDay ... 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' "Nothing lasts forever" ... Guns N Roses ... 'November Rain' "There must be a reason for this pain I’m going through" ... Merle Haggard ... 'A Better Love Next Time' "I'm out of my pain" ... Beth Hart ... 'LA Song' "I just turned around & there's nobody there" ... Heart ... 'Stranded' "I didn't mean to take away your dreams" ... Hootie & The Blowfish ... 'Only Lonely' "I should ask, but I won't" ... Rebecca Lynn Howard ... 'Forgive' "We all do the best we can" ... Blain Larson ... 'How Do You Get That Lonely?' "If you fall, I will catch you" ... Cindy Lauper ... 'Time After Time' "Chances that a fool takes, never knowing when to stop" ... Johnny Lee ... 'You Could've Heard A Heart Break' "So much more aware" ... Linkin Park ... 'Numb' "I'm not the only person with these things in mind" ... Linkin Park ... 'Somewhere I Belong' "Those might be the best days we will ever know" ... Little Texas ... 'What Might've Been' "My time here is over" ... Patty Loveless ... 'How Can I Help You Say Goodbye?' "How do we explain something that took us by surprise?" ... Richard Marx ... 'Hold Onto The Nights' "I must be lonely" ... Matchbox 20 ... '3 am' "I know you can hear me, but I'm not sure you're listening" ... Martina McBride ... 'Whatever You Say' "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?' "Lately I've been thinking I should move away" ... Eddy Money ... 'I'll Get By' "What I really need is an open road" ... Montgomery Gentry ... 'Speed' "I never meant to leave you alone" ... Michael Martin Murphy ... 'Don't Count The Rainy Days' "But those days are gone" ... Anne Murray ... 'Time Don't Run Out On Me' "That's the price that we all pay" ... New Order ... 'True Faith' "I can’t stop driving" ... New Radicals ... 'Someday We'll Know' "Never thought you'd be the one in the darkness now" ... Juice Newton ... 'Old Flame' "I wonder if it's too late" ... Nickelback ... 'Photograph' "Wondering...why I even care" ... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ... 'Modern Day Romance' "Someday tomorrow will smile" ... Oak Ridge Boys ... 'Dream On' "I hope you remember me" ... Our Lady Peace ... 'Somewhere Out There' "Where do you begin?" ... Dolly Parton ... 'Starting Over Again' "I argue with my conscience" ... Charlie Pride ... 'Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This?' "Everything is so messed up" ... Puddle of Mud ... 'Blurry' "I'm testing my resistance & it's wearing mighty thin" ... Eddie Rabbitt ... 'Every Which Way But Loose' "Life has been patiently waiting for me" ... Rascal Flatts ... 'I'm Moving On' "Without you, I'm not me" ... Colin Raye ... 'Little Rock' "This is not where you belong" ... Restless Heart ... 'Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)?" "Something's haunting you" ... Marty Robbins ... 'Some Memories Just Won't Die' "I close my eyes & dream away" ... Roxette ... 'It Must've Been Love' "I just can't anymore this life of solitude" ... Saliva ... 'Always' "My depth perception must be off again" ... Saliva ... 'Rest In Pieces' "Can you believe what a year it's been?" ... Savage Garden ... 'I Don't Know You Anymore' "This heart is gonna mend just fine" ... Sawyer Brown ... 'This Night Won't Last Forever' "It hurts to feel like such a fool" ... Dan Seals ... 'Addicted' "I'm not scared now" ... Seether ... 'Fine Again' "I'm thinking it over anyway" ... Duncan Sheik ... 'Barely Breathing' "I'm fading away" ... Simple Plan ... 'Untitled' "Nothing lasts forever" ... Simple Plan ... 'Perfect' "We'll keep you close as always" ... Michael W Smith ... 'Friends' "I should've done what I'm going to do a long time ago" ... Joel Sonnier ... 'No More 1 More Time' "So tired that I couldn't even sleep" ... Soul Asylum ... 'Runaway Train' "I don't need to be" ... Stone Sour ... 'Bother' "I'm dying inside" ... The Tony Rich Project ... 'Nobody Knows' "I'm in a state of confusion, I hope things aren't what they seem" ... Travis Tritt ... 'Tell Me I Was Dreaming' "I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by" ... Bonnie Tyler ... 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' "Something is wrong here, I don't belong here" ... Uncle Cracker ... 'In A Little While' "I guess I'm feeling just a little tired of this" ... Keith Urban ... 'You'll Think Of Me' "Nothing's quite the same now" ... Vertical Horizon ... 'Best I Ever Had' "Just for a moment I held you too close, now I’m all out of time & I don’t want to let go" ... Steve Wariner ... 'The Weekend' "I'm walking down the lonely street of dreams, going down the only road I've ever known" ... Whitesnake ... 'Here I Go Again On My Own' "How much longer will they be around?" ... Don Williams ... 'Old Coyote Town' "I thought that time would cure" ... Tom Wopat ... 'A Little Bit Closer' "Watch over them for me" ... Daryl Worley ... 'If Something Should Happen' "I ain't up to being strong now" ... Wynonna ... 'Is It Over Yet' Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "We all have a song that somehow touched our lives" ... Kenney Chesney ... 'I Go Back'

Hmmm...yes, still want it. This weekend, however, may not be the best. Some of my IL friends are working a car show in east-central IL ... and have invited me down there for the weekend. OR...I may be *ahem* elsewhere. But ... see what XP says and we'll see, OK?

*raises eyebrow* COOL! Did you, by chance, catch the names of the owners of these cars? Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Why can't that be me?" ... 3 Doors Down ... 'If I Could Be Like That'

I admit I don't participate much in the type of posts/threads that you write about in this thread, wildcat, but I have noticed a level of maturity that is a bit, well, off. Hopefully this is a good start at correcting that. *sighs* Now, if only Chevrolet/GM would follow suit..... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ What's it like to buy your favorite car brand new? Wish I knew... "You've made a fool of everyone" ... Jet ... 'Look What You've Done'

Hey BV, I saw that '80 MC this weekend at the MC Nationals! They had some issues tho .... with an alternator going out en route ... and then heater core hoses at the show....

Wow, Capriceman ... SWEET pictures! Sure wish I coulda been with you for that trip...he heh. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I wonder if it's too late" ... Nickelback ... 'Photograph'

Hmm...well....among ones already noted ... and others.... "Something's wrong in the world today" ... Aerosmith ... 'Living On The Edge' "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome' "Enough is enough, I can't take anymore" ... Alabama ... 'Can't Keep A Good Man Down' "We're outta here" ... Steve Azar ... 'I Don't Have To Be Me 'Til Monday' "It's hard to tell if I exist" ... Barenaked Ladies ... 'Pinch Me' "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?' "I'm going to make it to heaven" ... Irene Cara ... 'Fame' "The stars might lie, but the numbers never do" ... Mary Chapin-Carpenter ... 'I Feel Lucky' "Get the word out" ... Collective Soul ... 'Feeling Better Now' "How can anybody be so lucky?" ... John Conlee ... 'Domestic Life' "It's time to take a leap of faith" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Dive' "There's things goin' on make me mad down to the core" ... Charlie Daniels ... 'Simple Man' "Fire me up" ... Def Leopard ... 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' "My arms are wide open & will always be" ... Emerson Drive ... 'Fall Into Me' "Everybody's looking for something" ... Eurythmics ... 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' "Wake me up inside" ... Evanescence ... 'Bring Me To Life' "It's coming down to nothing more than apathy" ... The Fray ... 'Over My Head' "Welcome me to stay overnight" ... Ingrim Hill ... 'Will I Ever Make It Home?' "I'd try to run, but I don't think I can" ... Waylon Jennings ... 'Ain't Living Long Like This' "It's not the car I want" ... George Jones ... 'The Corvette Song' "I ain't ready for the junkyard yet" ... George Jones ... 'I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair' "I don't know where we'll go, but it beats where we're at" ... Lonestar ... 'What About Now' "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot where I was" ... Patty Loveless ... 'I Try To Think About Elvis' "All the places I have yet to go; I'm looking forward to tomorrow" ... Luce ... 'Good Day' "Let freedom ring" ... Martina McBride ... 'Independence Day' "A little vacation, ain't asking very much" ... Tim McGraw ... 'All I Want Is A Life' "Got a lead foot down on my accelerator" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Bye Bye Bye' "What I really need is an open road" ... Montgomery Gentry ... 'Speed' "I've always seen myself as a hopeless romantic" ... Gary Morris & Crystal Gayle ... 'Another World' "It's kinda like Nashville, with a tan" ... Shawn Mullins ... 'Rockabye' "But those days are gone" ... Anne Murray ... 'Time Don't Run Out On Me' "The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again' "That's the price that we all pay" ... New Order ... 'True Faith' "I wonder if it's too late" ... Nickelback ... 'Photograph' "You better not try to stand in my way" ... J Paycheck ... 'Take This Job & Shove It' "I can't stay on your morfeine, cause it's making me itch" ... Pink ... 'Just Like A Pill' "This is not where you belong" ... Restless Heart ... 'Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)?" "Every hands a winner & every hands a loser" ... Kenny Rogers ... 'The Gambler' "I may lose the battle, but I love the fight" ... John Schneider ... 'Love, You Ain't Seen The Last Of Me' "It hurts to feel like such a fool" ... Dan Seals ... 'Addicted' "What happened next is hard to tell" ... Ray Stevens ... 'Mississippi Squirrel Revival' "I got 1 shot left" ... Sylvia ... 'Nobody' "I want a 2-tone Chevrolet" ... BJ Thomas ... '2-Car Garage' "Things have changed since you've been gone" ... Pam Tillis ... 'Land Of The Living' "I’m not afraid things won’t get better, but it feels like this has gone on forever" ... Toad The Wet Sprocket ... 'Good Intentions' "Don’t you knock on my door, I won’t be home anymore" ... Jennifer Warnes ... 'I Know A Heartache When I See 1' "The only thing changing is my way of thinking" ... Dottie West ... 'A Lesson in Leaving' "I kept my heart hidden" ... Bryan White ... 'So Much For Pretending' "I'm walking down the lonely street of dreams, going down the only road I've ever known" ... Whitesnake ... 'Here I Go Again On My Own' "I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'" ... Mark Wills ... '19 something' "I'm a little nervous, not sure if I shoulda put it in writing" ... Chely Wright ... 'Single White Female' Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "We all have a song that somehow touched our lives" ... Kenney Chesney ... 'I Go Back'

Heh....I _hate_ when the "Severe Thunderstorm Watches or Warnings" go up ... and then nothing happens. Very frustrating for me...heh. As for hydroplaning ... I used to be OK driving in rain, but now, no. A few years ago (March 2001), a friend of mine from my MC groups was killed when his MCSS hydroplaned and crossed the grassy median of I-40 near Little Rock AR ... he was killed on impact when a Jeep slammed into his MCSS ... at the driver's side door.

NOS, That'd be great! I suspect a bunch of us will be meeting for dinner on Sunday (no concrete plans yet) ... you are more than welcome to join us . YJ, Whereabouts in KY? Depending on where, I may be passing by your area en route to TN this Friday.... BV, Ah, yes ... forgot about your new car ... sorry ... he heh. Well, then, that'd be cool to meet up with you somewhere along the way ... plenty of time to figure out where!

*raises eyebrow very cautiously* Gee, ya think a 4-door car has better access to the rear seats than a 2-door car does? Yes, d'oh. But, I wasn't comparing coupes to sedans..... *sighs* And yes, YellowJacket, a '76/'77 MC _is_ one of the announcers (Daryl Cartrip, I believe is the name) in "Cars". Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "You've made a fool of everyone" ... Jet ... 'Look What You've Done'

BV, That'd be cool. Not sure how far north I'll be driving, tho ... we'll see. Mach, I agree ... you're not that far away. Course, I haven't been to a cruise night yet this year ... go figure...he he he. BUT...one of these nights we'll figure out a place to meet up! As for the road trips ... I know I couldn't live without 'em..... YJ, You in IL, too...or?

Congrats all around, ocnblu!!! Hmm...now, if we could get that luck to spread across to others just a tad....heh. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Enough is enough, I can't take anymore" ... Alabama ... 'Can't Keep A Good Man Down'

He he he...yeah, somehow, people associated me with MCs ... he he he. BTW, did you get a chance to talk to them?

I'm preparing for this year's road trips, despite some new health issues ("mass" on liver, left arm/elbow pain, jaw pain, reoccurrence of irregular/too fast heart beat) and looking for a new job (etc).... Ironically, I haven't been to a cruise night in this area (Elgin, etc., IL) yet or gone to any dirt track races ... nor am I very organized at getting plans together for 2006 ... including a list of IL-IN-WI-IA-MI car shows/events, etc..... Hmmm...would also love to organize a gathering to see the movie "Cars" ... I've seen it, but would love to see it again, considering it features a '76/'77 MC as one of the announcers, has a great commentary on RT 66's "demise" after interstates (particularly I-40) were built, and features some great scenery! Anyway, my 2006 road trips are not as long as either of my major road trips the last 2 years (October 2004, west via MO-KS-CO-WY-UT-NM-OK-TX-AR; August 2005, east via TN-AL-GA-SC-NC-VA-PA-NJ-MD-WV-OH-MI-IN) ... but, they're road trips (thankfully) nonetheless.... And, I may be able to add more in the future...we'll see. Heh...sure wish I had time to include a trip along Rt 66, which I really want to drive after watching the movie "Cars". JUNE 22-26 ... IL-IN-KY-TN ... routes TBD Thursday/Friday ... leaving late Thursday/early Friday, bound for just north of Nashville TN. Friday night - Sunday lunch ... just north of Nashville TN for the MC Nationals Sunday afternoon ... heading to Big Sandy TN Sunday evening ... in Jackson TN Monday ... driving home via TN and IL JULY 8-9 ... WI ... route TBD Saturday/Sunday ... may be at show in Iola JULY 14-16 ... IN-OH-MD-NJ-DE ... route TBD Thursday ... leaving mid-evening to get a "jump start" to DE for Monte MadneSS ... still haven't decide which route I'll take (northern via turnpike or southern via I-70) but might stop near Baltimore MD going or coming. Friday evening - Saturday night ... in DE for Monte MadneSS Saturday night ... head for home Sunday ... drive home due to Monday appointment for heart issues AUGUST 11-14 ... IN-OH-PA-MI ... route TBD Thursday ... drive to IN (near Ft Wayne). Friday ... drive to OH (near Akron), possibly taking Route 30. Saturday ... drive to PA for the family reunion near Johnstown/Holsopple that afternoon. Sunday ... drive to MI for a late dinner. Monday ... drive home. SEPTEMBER 16 ... IL Saturday ... CHD golf outing in Sandwich IL SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1 ... IL-IN Friday-Sunday ... to Manchester College (N Manchester IN, west of Ft Wayne) for Homecoming, 10-year college reunion OCTOBER 11-17 ... TX-OK-KS/MO-IA-WI ... route TBD This is the "road trip" (mini, as it is) for 2006... Tuesday evening ... drive as far south as possible (either via I-57, I-55 or I-39 to I-55). Wednesday ... drive to Dallas TX, via Little Rock AR. Thursday ... stay in Dallas area Friday ... drive up to the Oklahoma City area. Saturday ... drive to Wichita KS. Sunday ... via Kansas City, drive to IA (Des Moines area, perhaps). Monday ... drive to southern WI. Tuesday ... drive home. Ssssooo...if you are interested in meeting during my road trips, stopping to see me in IL on your road trips ... or interested in meeting up at IL-IN-WI-MI-IA events and/or gather to see the movie "Cars", let me know...! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'

No worries . Sounds cool!!!

Nice!!!! It's always cool to meet up with fellow board members, imho . Good to know you had a good time! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Come pick me up" ... Ben Folds ... 'Landed'

*grins* Eddie Rabbitt!!!! As for me ... love Thunderstorms.... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It's hard to tell if I exist" ... Barenaked Ladies ... 'Pinch Me'

*raises eyebrow* Isn't it interesting how the Regal and Century were similar for a while (1970s), then "drifted a part" (80s RWD Regal, 80s FWD Century) ... and them came back together (more or less in the late 90s/early 00s, with FWD Regal and FWD Century) ... ? I agree with the RWD ... perhaps a minimization of the fender bodylines (not complete deletion ... we'd be back to Lumina status) ... bring back the emblems (imho) ... and definitely some wood grain . Oh ... and, my answer ... MONTE CARLO! (Was there any doubt to my reply?) BTW, Riviera and Toronado ... should stay FWD..... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Something's wrong in the world today" ... Aerosmith ... 'Living On The Edge'

Sounds like a cool job, Northstar ... CONGRATULATIONS! *sighs* Now, if only I could find a job I liked...he he he. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "You better not try to stand in my way" ... J Paycheck ... 'Take This Job & Shove It'

You're welcome ... I think......

BV, I _KNOW_ that 1980 Monte Carlo!!!! He is a member of the NMCOA ... and brings that one just about every year! He, along with his wife, have become great friends over the many years that we've seen each other at each MC National gathering!!! He he he ... it IS a small world . And, of course, great pics and cars ... hope you had a good time!!! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I'm going to make it to heaven" ... Irene Cara ... 'Fame'

Hmm...nope, that wasn't me. My Dad would love to have another '55 Chevy convertible with the continental kit.... But, not in the finances at this point, I'm afraid . *sighs* Sure wish I had the finances to help him get another '55 ... as well as a Monte Carlo to drive around in, tho he and Mom think they have one now....best not get me started Heh...then again, sure wish I had the finances for a few other things as well.... Sorry, wasn't me, Camino. But, am curious as to what you found . Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "There's no better time than today" ... 9 Days ... 'Good Friend'

dammit, bv, why'd you go and have to post those pics? *sighs* I love going to the Saturday night races in Freeport IL ... partially because a friend's cousin races there. Sadly, I have yet to go this year . Course, I haven't been to a cruise night yet this year either.... Somethin' must be wrong . Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I can’t take anymore" ... 3rd Eye Blind ... 'How's It Going To Be'

Ohhhhhhh NICE!!! Congrats, XP! *sighs* I think I was born in the wrong decade. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Why can't that be me?" ... 3 Doors Down ... 'If I Could Be Like That'