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Love that last pic you took, Northie, and I love the conceptual arrowhead.

I can't find any Pumas that feel comfortable on me. Hmm. Maybe I'll have to try them again...

Well he likes the '87-92s more because of the third tail lamp placement. He's looking for one with T-tops though, not a 'vert, though I agree the convertibles look really nice.

My parents don't care about the materials. They're going with what they like the most. Plus, they've got a really good dealer at the Pontiac/GMC dealership that they're going through. My dad's wanted a late third gen Camaro ever since my mom wrecked his in '88. Now he's got an opportunity and willingness to buy one and work on it; it's his dream car.

Well, it might be changing big time within the next 6 months or so. First, I've got a guy that's pretty interested in the Camaro (finally threw it in AutoTrader last week), so that should hopefully be gone soon, leaving space for another Camaro. A new addition to the driveway would be the '87-92 Camaro IROC 5.7L my dad's looking to find and rebuild. He's taking most of his bonus and splurging on a car when he finds one. Second, the lease on my mom's '05 4.7L Durango is up in June or so, and my parents are seriously considering getting an Acadia in the driveway. As I mentioned in the GMC forum, I took my parents up to the GMC dealer the other day and they loved the way the Acadia looked, inside and out. My mom is planning on taking one for a test drive sometime this week, which should seal the deal I'm hoping. Third, and most surprising to me, is that my dad is looking to get rid of the '05 Grand Prix. You see, he leased it about a year or two ago so that my sister could jump in it when she starts driving, with the intention of buying it after the lease was up. Well, he came home yesterday and asked her what she'd think of him trading the GP in for a brand new G5. She liked the idea, but she prefers how the Cobalt Coupe looks. So, I'm thinking she might be getting a blue Cobalt Coupe LS with a few options on it. Pleasant surprise, I might add. They really like the GP, but I think he's looking for the cheaper payment so they can afford the Acadia and project Camaro. So, in total, that would mean we'd have a 1990 Cavalier Coupe (for insurance purposes), 1987-1992 Camaro IROC, 2006 Cobalt SS/SC, 2007 Cobalt Coupe LS (or 2007 G5), and a 2007 Acadia SLE: five GM vehicles, three of which being pretty damn new. I've done my part in getting my family to change completely over to GM! (Oh, I might add that when I started this site, we had the '90 Cavalier, '98 Camaro, 2003 Durango; the only new vehicles my parents were buying where DCX vehicles.)

haha Was it the GM Source that told you this..? I might try hooka sometime at school because everybody says it's virtually harmless. Worst thing I've done is gotten drunk a few times...

So, in MI, when you decide to get rid of this new Corona.. will you still be able to get the 10 cents for recycling it?

No drugs, no cigarrettes. Never tried any of them. Haven't even smoked a cigar.

I've got a nice pair of Doc Martens for work. I love those things.

Is Kelly is more masculine than BV?

Well, we went and looked at a model today. No test drive because we had plans. However, my parents both raved about how good it looks. Even my dad was saying how nice it is inside and out, which is a rarity from him. My mom is going to take one for a test drive this week when she takes my dad's GP in for an oil change..

My mom and dad both like the styling of the Acadia.. and that it's world's above and beyond the damn Durango my mom drives. If luck has it, I'll have them set-up with a test drive this weekend..

How do you paint the models? I know there's the brush paint, but can you just spray paint it with regular spray paint?

The ION has all plastic bodypanels. The Cobalt does not..

Congratulations, Ca-mean-oh.

You don't shift until about 100-105... so IDK lol

I didn't see a new one for February, maybe I'm blind... Yesterday going to work: 2008 Magnum R/T (engineer testing it) Going to work: Maserati Quattroporte (black) Going to Milford to pick up some parts: Saturn Aura 3 door (black) Coming from Milford: GMT900 fully covered in camo (you could tell it had HIDs in the headlights) Also coming from Milford: Silverado HD (engineer testing it) (I've got a couple pics on my phone) Not bad!

This is why I love reading leftlanenews. So many people have anti-GM biases. However, I caught a really good quote earlier from their site that kind of shocked me in a Saturn Astra story by a LLN poster:

Okay, well how do they get to 99 in 14.6 and to 100 in 15.3? Does that 1 MPH take .7 seconds?

Well that's funny. Here's a quote from their test on a 2005 SS/SC (and nothing's changed on the car aside from the steering wheel and radio to the best of my knowledge):

He was a great man indeed. He's my most missed poster of all the ones that have left..

Please wait 'til '08 on the 'Vette. Oh, and get an Acadia for sure. Avalanche sounds great though.

I bet traction will suck in the snow.

Hmmm.. Maybe I'll stop by there one day after work.

Very cool! Where at, how much?