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Heh...it's supposed to be rather cold around these parts for Thanksgiving Day.... Ah, well.... We'll survive ;). 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 "Relight the flame when it's cold"...Godsmack...'Serenity'

The "narrow bead" of chrome that you write about ... are you thinking what is reminscent of the 4th gens where the back windows have chrome surrounded by the black rubber? I do like that lazer blue color ... but, I much prefer the orangish color that is featured on the Cobalt...he he he.

LA, Very sorry :(..... As for my experiences.... Will never forget when we were out east as a family ... walked back to our family car (what is now my '81 MC SC) ... only to discover deep scratch marks on the driver's side door right next to the keywhole. Realized then that we probably thwarted someone stealing it by coming back to the car when we did. As for my cars ... my former '88 MC LS was broken into while I was trying to sell it. And that came less than a week after it suffered a hit'n'run ... with damage to the front end. My former '97 malibu was broken into ... person was obviously trying to steal the radio as the dash board around the radio was "peeled back". My former '00 mc LS was hit'n'run in Nashville TN at the HardRock Cafe.... *sighs* 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 "How much can you take?" ... Oleander ... 'Hands Off The Wheel'

Try.... Anything4Auto.com 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 know I told you that I could survive" ... Deborah Allen ... 'Baby I Lied'

*shakes head slowly* Say it isn't so..... ;) 1 word for ya: tacky But, that's just my humble opinion...heh. As for vinyl roofs, I've never understood the public's fascination with these. I know that, in terms of factory production, vinyl tops were a way to "hide" the imperfections in the roof line of the cars. Still...they cause sssooo much more trouble. I know. 3 of my 5 MCs have vinyl roofs ... and I hate 'em. When I get enough money, those vinyl tops will be coming off....but, that probably won't be for another 100 years at this rate...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 "I should ask, but I won't" ... Rebecca Lynn Howard ... 'Forgive'

Amen! I think driving has become a chore to most because of the amount of traffic ... and the frustrations associated with "fighting" traffic. I know I avoid cities/major thoroughfares like the plague because I hate "fighting" traffic. Instead, whenever I get my older 4 MCs out, I head for the "backroads" and get some FUN driving in ... sure, the cars aren't seen by a lot of people this way, but at least I'm having some fun driving...and not sitting in traffic waiting for the traffic light to change or "cursing" at the driver that just about cut me off ... or worse yet, getting hit by one of those drivers....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 wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

*chuckles* Here, I thought I was the only one that was like this...he he he. I used to LOVE winter ... making snow slides, snowball "fights", hot chocolate after an evening of snow shoveling, doing my best to clear off my parents' car after a snowfall, etc. Now, I only like winter/snow when it snows on Christmas Eve...and stays white through New Years's Day. Other than that week, I'll take 60s and higher, thank you..... *sighs* 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 know this all too well.... But, it's only selective hearing, apparently.... 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'

Nice pics, Sixty8 :). Sounds like a great trip ... filled with meeting people.... Heh...and ya'll wonder why I love to road trip and meet people so much ;). Hmmm...and those of you in PA and NJ (especially in the Philadelphia area) that I missed in August...very sorry I missed ya...tho, it's not like I didn't give ya'll fair advanced notice ;). There is always next time, of course, if you want to meet up, that is.... 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 "The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'

Hmmm.... I've seen 2 reviews this week ... 1 for the '06 impala and this one for the '06 monte carlo ... and both reviewers seem to take pleasure in making jabs at the older Impalas and Monte Carlos ... not exactly a way to win over readers, imho. And the '06 mc reviewer ... is an equal-opportunity jabber, taking shots at both the older RWD Monte Carlos ... and even the recent FWD SS monte carlos: Hmph. Are the journalists starting to give GM a break now ... or? I mean...this makes 2 good review in a row this week ... first the '06 impala and now the '06 monte carlo. At any rate, this is definitely a good review ... no question. But, I'm still waiting for the return of the Monte Carlo (RWD, that is). 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'

Sure sounds like you did! Yeah, the mileage wasn't all that spectacular, but the # of people you met ... and all that you did ... was certainly impressive!

*nods* Agreed.

Sweet! BTW...1200 miles in 3 days? That's nothin' ;). He he he Seriously...good to see you posting again ... welcome home! 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 "Welcome me to stay overnight" ... Ingrim Hill ... 'Will I Ever Make It Home?'

I'm certainly not deifying them ... or anything, for that matter. That'd be my evil twin ... the same one that, for whatever reason, bought a FWD "monte carlo"..... Again, not saying that either ... just simply making the observation. I do agree that the format for both versions was "appropriate for the times" ... just too bad that they didn't leave it named the Lumina. Agreed ... to a point. Unimportant, that is, until someone pipes up with "the Charger won't handle well in snow because it is RWD" ... then the current impala gets the nod because it is FWD. Hmm..... Agreed yet again. If you read any of my recent posts, you'll know that I'm actually considering an '06 impala (no, my evil twin is not returning) ... and was rather impressed with the one I test drove a number of weeks ago now. Course, I'm also considering an '06 Charger......

*raises eyebrow in defiance* Wait just a pea-pickin' minute here. Edmunds has a history of writing bad reviews on GM vehicles and now, in the midst of an admittedly good review for the '06 impala, the writer turns the seemingly usual "dissing" onto Chevrolet enthusiasts, who prefer Impalas (as in RWD) instead...? Some nerve.... I agree what is important is how the new impala stacks up to the likes of the Accord and Camry ... but, how on earth can you compare a RWD Charger to a FWD impala? Yeah yeah yeah, I know it is done because of the size of the car. Still, with the "great debate" about RWD vs FWD I find it mildly ironic that people don't see an issue with comparing a RWD to a FWD vehicle..... Ah, well. What I think doesn't matter anyway. 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'

I'm in ... as long as we schedule a weekend day (preferably Saturday).... And, if we can schedule that, I could always ask others from my other message boards to join us, if you like.... 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 "Fire me up" ... Def Leopard ... 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'

Sadly, the stupidity goes both ways. While I was at a mall in Birmingham AL waiting for some friends to arrive and meet me for dinner, I had the misfortune of standing outside on the sidewalk next to the entrances of one of the stores ... only to watch as a man driving a relatively new Mercedez Benz hit the driver's side back quarter area of a white, 90s Geo SUV. The crash was unmistakable in sound. And, the fact that I saw it happen ... in slow motion, nonetheless, added to the surrealness. But, then, the guy backed out of the spot, went around to the other side and parked a few spaces down the lot. He and his wife then meandered back toward the mall ... stopping to look at the SUV. THEN...he came up to ME...knowing full well I had witnessed the accident ... and said something like, "I have more damage than he does". I literally rolled my eyes at him and said, "Shouldn't you be telling them this?". He shrugged his shoulders and said, "They'll never know". I told him that his between him and the owner of the SUV. Of course, he had no way of knowing I wasn't from the area...he he he. He and his wife then stood there for quite a while...and were still there when my friends finally arrived. As we left the parking lot, I saw the couple enter the mall. I can just about guarantee the owner of the SUV wasn't told..... *shakes head* 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 "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?'

*nods* As I've heard said about sporting events, "that's why we play the game" ... to show whether or not the "on paper" results actually indicate what the "real world" will be.... I agree...it IS possible, but I don't know ... seems a bit of a stretch to me.... *shrugs* But, then again, what the helk do I know? He he he

Didn't indicate anything IS wrong with it ... I just found it odd, is all. As big as the car is, I figured it wouldn't have a hood prop. *shrugs* I just associate hood props with small cars...not big cars....

Whereabouts in Iowa will you be at that point? Dubuque area or farther into Iowa?

Can't say I really have a favorite..... My grandparents had an early '70s Impala ('74, iirc) ... and I absolutely loved that car..... Other than that, I like the '58 Impala.... 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'

*raises eyebrow* That HAS to be a type, I would think.... Either the Civic's is actually 10 more than what is listed ... or they switched the MPGs in the notation in the article.... Course, stranger things have happened.... 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'

Hmmm... My guess is the '97 Chevrolet malibu. I guess this because it was the first car I noticed that had them ... thus, it is probably way incorrect...he he heh. I remember being "shocked" when I picked up my '97 malibu (late '97) nearly a year after my parents bought their '97 mc LS (purchased in late '96)...only to discover my malibu had DRLs, while my parents' '97 mc did not have 'em.... *shrugs* 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 "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?'

*chuckles* I was _shocked_ when I discovered, upon opening the hood of the '06 Dodge Charger I looked at last Saturday, that the Chargers have hood props ... couldn't quite believe my eyes...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 just turned around & there's nobody there" ... Heart ... 'Stranded'

Do you frequent many of the Detroit area cruises at all? Perhaps next time I'm in the Detroit area, we could meet up ... some friends of mine from the FGMC live up near you, I believe....