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Hmm...interesting situation, BV. Back when I only had the '79 MC Landau, I discovered that the rear frame was rusted out, causing the rear bumper to sag. Instead of really INVESTIGATING the cost of getting that frame fixed, I simply thought it would be too much ... and bought my former '88 MC LS "Silver Bullet" to use as a daily driver. Bad decision, as the '88 MC LS proved that it had NOT been taken care of well and nickled and dimed me. Meantime, 3 years later, I did some investigating ... and found that the rear frame could be re-welded for LESS THAN $200. I was shocked ... and disheartened about all the money I could've saved had I looked into it 3 years prior. Course, by now, the '79 could've been rusted out, since fixing the rear frame back then would've meant it kept its daily driver status.... Life sure is funny. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I didn't mean to take away your dreams" ... Hootie & The Blowfish ... 'Only Lonely'

Dave ... whatever it takes, bud . he he And, Chris ... that'd be awesome! It SHOULD be fun ... that's the whole point ... he he ... have fun and meet people and see some nice cars (not necessarily in that exact order, of course)!

Oh crud. I came online just here tonight to see what the news was.... *pauses* Wait ... or is this an April Fool's ... and he really DID buy it? My goodness, I hope so. *sighs* Bed time will come early ... still not feeling good....dangumit. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I don't have time" ... Dido ... 'Sand In My Shoes'

*nods* I _thought_ that was the case ... and, thus, my confusion about it looking like a Chevelle dash.... Oh good night shirt tail. D'oh. *slaps forehead* Believe it or not, I DID KNOW that....just had a hallucinating moment, I guess...sorry. *chuckles* You are welcome!!! *grins* AWESOME! Now ... as for the color ... you could always paint it black . he he Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's like trying to catch a falling star" ... The Heights ... 'How Do You Talk To An Angel?'

*nods* Sounds good, Northie!

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, Carbiz!!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Things get complicated when you get past 18" ... Statler Brothers ... 'Class of '57'

WELCOME!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wonder if it's too late" ... Nickelback ... 'Photograph'

Yikes, Dsuupr ... sorry about the rear-ending of your HHR. Glad nobody was seriously hurt. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm sick & tired of being politically correct" ... John Mellencamp ... 'Peaceful World'

Hot dang. This is what gets me into trouble ... looking through CL, B-J, AutoTrader, etc. ... and finding cars I'd love to have, but don't have the $..... Arg. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I ain’t fallin’ for you all over again" ... Lee Roy Parnell ... 'What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am?'

*nods* They did. It IS a factory dash AND a factory color. I've seen a couple of them that color..... A buddy of mine had a '73 MC 454 with the swivel bucket seats. I remember the first time I got in it, I was "stunned" to see the black section around the gauges ... only because I remembered my parents' '76 MC (tan with brown dash) had an all-brown dash ... no black section. That's when I learned about the change in the dashboard coloring. As for the dash being Chevelle-like, I thought the Chevelles (for the most part) of this generation had the rectangular gauges ... that the round gauges were for the Lagunas and an option on the others...no? Monte Carlos have always had circular gauges from the factory ... and, from pics I've seen from '73-'83 versions, have always had the same wood grain (or whatever they used ... it was black around the gauges in the '78s and '79s...no woodgrain then, from what I recall, anyway) treatment as the Malibus/Chevelles.... The first gen MCs, I don't think the dash was different at all from the Malibus/Chevelles...was it? Or, was the rectangular gauges only on '78-'83 Malibus? Though ... seems to me I've seen rectangular gauges in the '73-'77 Malibus/Chevelles, too, from the factory.... Anyway, I'll never forget the first time I sat in one of those '78-'83 Malibus as a kid ... and was astonished to see the rectangular gauges (versus the circular ones I was used to one Mom and Dad's, now mine, '81 MC). LOL! (Or maybe I'm just hallucinating ... hope I'm not getting sick ... lol!) But ... for reference... My '72 MC dash: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1972/72MC1007_11_JPG.html My '76 MC dash: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1976/76MC1007_14_JPG.html My '79 MC dash (notice the black around the gauge area)... http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1979/79MC1007_13_JPG.html ...from what I've seen ... the '78-'79 dashes in the Malibus and Monte Carlos are identical, except for rectangular gauges in the Malibus, round in the MCs.... My '81 MC dash: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1981/81MC1007_12_JPG.html I know these dashes are identical between the Malibu and Monte Carlo, except for the gauges (rectangle - Malibu; round - MC) because I almost bought an '82 Malibu with that EXACT dash (rectangular gauges) for my winter beater..... YJ ... tell your Dad to just buy it! Sorry you had to delay a day going to see it..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I saw an old Malibu" ... Doug Stone ... 'I Thought It Was You'

I expect it! Indeed. I only noticed it because Mom and Dad had a '76 and an '81 for a while; now, I have their '81 and my own '76 . *nods* Indeedy. THEN it would've been a Monte Carlo . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Confusing what is real" ... Linkin Park ... 'Crawling'

As of now, about 40 people plan to attend.... How about YOU? Will you JOIN us? If I need to find and reserve a bigger space/forest preserve shelter (due to more coming), I am happy to do that.... So, please advise even if you are just THINKING about joining us.... To those coming: Are you interested in going to a cruise night somewhere in the area that evening? If so, does distance from the afternoon location matter? And, anyone plan to stay overnight, either Friday or Saturday? CHEERS & GEARS (2) = daves87rs = gm4life ...OTHERS? ...Northstar? IL MONTE CARLO OWNERS GROUP (1) = Grant ...OTHERS? ...Bill? ...Roger? MONTE CARLO MAILING LIST (1) = Andy ...OTHERS? ...MarkT? EL CAMINO MAILING LIST (1) = John (evening) ...OTHERS? ...Jim? 73-77 2nd GEN YAHOO GROUP (1) = Steve ...OTHERS? ...Scott L?? ...Nick? ...Cliff? ...Darrell? FIRST GEN MC CLUB (2) = Phil = Andreas ...OTHERS? ...George? ...Alex? ...Larry? MONTE CARLO SS, 4th GEN (3) = Chevyman 3-8-29 = Glenn T = Aeroscream/Bernie ...OTHERS? ...JimL? ...pickupman? NATIONAL MC OWNERS ASSOCIATION (2) = jcaffeldt = montecl86 ...OTHERS? ...Scott W? MONTE MILLENNIUM GENERATIONS (1) = Andrea ...OTHERS? MONTE CARLO FORUM (4) = kweef = tommypro = AwsomeSS = vita ...OTHERS? MY MONTE, 5th GEN (4) = chevy81888 = mrclean = dante = Cully77 ...OTHERS? 2000MONTECARLO (5) = 2002 Monte SS = 7801MonteMan = Chitown Chevy = Paul1965 = silverbullet ...OTHERS? ...shaveradam? CHEVYTALK (5) = ChrisS = Anthony/Maligoon = BuffDaddy = 75 Chevelle = Eight90 ...OTHERS? ...JohnPSW? ...reborn55? ...MrRottnDog? ...nauta? ...DeLong? ...Joe/toomany? MIDWEST V6 (2) = Vegas = tease ...OTHERS? GM INSIDE NEWS (4) = The Cruck = darndot = New_Mexico_Sunset_on_RT66 = DuSpinnst ...OTHERS? ...Orbit Orange? Not sure if anyone from these groups will attend or not.... THIRD GEN MONTES ...nightmare388? ...OTHERS? RACINGONE RACE DAY NEWS ...lovin7? ...OTHERS? TRIPLEPLATE ...Ernie? ...Austin? ...OTHERS? CARNUTS.US ...appletonrc? ...the_koof? ...OTHERS? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nothing can take the place of being there" ... Marvin Gaye ... 'Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing'

Haven't seen the Caddy, but I did see the green/white MB pickup in the store on Saturday. Simply awesome! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nothin's ever gonna make perfect sense" ... JoDee Messina ... 'That's The Way'

ALL GM here, with the immediate family, Mom/Dad and me. Sis, on the other hand, has a Dodge Dakota ... only because Dodge offered the manual transmission in the quad cab. Brother-in-law has a Mazda. And, aunts/uncles have various makes.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's only going to make me strong" ... LeAnn Rimes ... 'Life Goes On'

*nods* You are welcome! If your Dad does purchase that '76 MC, I can give you a few links to groups, too . Yes, indeed. In fact ... the '81 and '76 MCs are "opposites", in a way. The '76 headlights are verticle; the '81 headlights are horizontal. The reflectors in the '76 taillights is horizontal; the reflectors in the '81 taillights are verticle. Interesting, eh? And, yes, I had noticed that about those headlights.... *sighs* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My arms are wide open & will always be" ... Emerson Drive ... 'Fall Into Me'

Dangumit. You owe me pics! Good ... glad you understand. I hate disappointing people! And, so far so good....was out a bit today and feel OK. But, with many people I know with the flu ... I'm guessing my day is coming . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "This is the story of us all" ... The Last Goodnight ... 'Pictures Of You'

*grumbles* Sometimes, I hate being single......lol. *nods* Thanks, Sixty8! Ya know ... I thought of you earlier today. Saw a couple different Caddys similar to your Banana Boat on craigslist.... he he. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "No good news in the news this morning" ... Lacy J Dalton ... 'Black Coffee'

Heh ... at least you got INSIDE the car............ *grumbles* Suppose I should have waited to go see it, but I didn't want to wait. So, this afternoon (Saturday, that is), I was out running errands and decided to stop at a different Pontiac dealer. Big mistake. Instead of giving the gory details, let me just note that, after my experience, I'm not as excited about the G8 anymore.... Pontiac dealers around here sure seem to be doing their darnest to drive away any type of interest in this car..... I don't get it.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "All your lies somehow left me blind" ... George Ducas ... 'Lipstick Promises'

IF...you are actually ALLOWED to. As I noted in the "G8s are finally arriving" thread, a friend of mine went to a dealership to check it out and hopefully test drive one to see if he wants to buy that over a BMW. Long story short (more in the G8s are finally arriving thread), he wasn't allowed to ... and thus, probably won't consider Pontiac again. *sighs* And, after MY experience today ... well, yeah, let's just say GM is doing their darnest to keep me away for good. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm ashamed of my life" ... Kelly Clarkson ... 'Because Of You'

*chuckles* And here, I thought that phenomenon was only reserved for me! heh! *rolls eyes* I spent some time late this afternoon going through a few different sites (i.e. autotrader, craigslist, ebay, etc.) hunting for some cars. Found some great ones ... in other states ... but nothing really close to home. Though, one of 'em that was close to home, a '90 Caprice wagon, would be OK ... except, I don't want a wagon, necessarily ... and the asking price (nearly $6K) was a bit too much, imho. I suppose I needn't keep looking since winter is about over, but I might as well keep looking ... so I can find something BEFORE NEXT WINTER! He he. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You can call it life and say that it's not right" ... Mel McDaniel ... 'I Call It Love'

Heh ... cool. I'm a huge Cubs fan ... and a college buddy of mine is a huge Indians fan. I'll have to tell him about these predictions . he he Satty ... the year might get off to a bumpy start ... rough weather is forecast for Monday, Opening Day @ Wrigley..... *sighs* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "He believes the world went straight to .... when Brooklyn lost the Dodgers" ... Mike Reid & Ronnie Milsap ... 'Old Folks'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY . Hope ya'll celebrated ... appropriately . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

T tops Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Stones thrown in anger hold twice the hurt" ... Richard Marx ... 'Chains Around My Heart'

From what he told me, my friend's reaction was. I just can't believe they didn't budge on this. I mean, it's one thing to not want a "tire kicker" to drive it ... THAT I understand. But, to deny a potential buyer? The last I checked, TEST driving a car was one way to sell it ... regardless of whether or not the person is buying THAT VERY DAY. Sad thing is, he never even got to the price discussion ... didn't feel the need to, obviously. So, I don't know if they were asking above sticker or not. I'd guess they are, given their attitude about driving it. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bones" ... John Denver ... 'Some Days Are Diamonds'

doornail Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Time will heal the pain" ... Exile ... 'Even Now'