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Harper hay chopper :

^ Last time I bought a headlight assembly from the dealer, it was for an '03 Grand Prix- this might have been around 10-11 years ago. I remember it being $109. Whole entire corolla isn't worth $1100. Busted headlight? Junk the car.

^ Bill, you seeing markedly less volume tho, or no?

:shrug: Just picked it up I guess. I worked with my brother for about 7 years, but we mostly did excavation. I just know how to build things structurally.

Same for the Germans. Especially in this market, and especially moving forward. Good thing for audi they’re not an independant.

Nnnnggghh- that Cadillac!!

Point was- CT6 -while going away- was a beautifully proportioned sedan. No worries- no one is going to buy the genesis anyway.

It’s fine- a truck with some cardboard boxes and other misc in the bed is not ‘not being cared for’. But more to the point, owner can’t drive and he can’t work on it or probably not even climb into it, so its at least covered & secured. Be happy ?

Recent access ramp I built for a customer. They didn't ask me to paint it, tho perhaps that's in the near future, as reportedly it's a permanent structure.

My friend / customer's '28 Chevy truck. Going to pull it out this year, clean it off, and see if there's any buyers out there. Only sheet metal is the fenders & hood- entire cab & bed are wood (last year). It's in nice solid shape, tho some of the paint has flaked off / surface rusted. He's had it I would guess 10 years, but doesn't drive anymore. It's been inside since he's owned it.

G80 is certainly no better than the CT6, which Cadillac DID build.

Also nailed it:

Bill stays pretty spry for a guy turning 62!

^ First rule of commercial making- show the product!

Heading out in the world to work today to finish up 2 small outside jobs. Also have to venture into the Depot for a few things.

Here comes trouble.

My lithium battery tools don't show any noticeable power drain, but they've never sat for a month without working, and they don't have any power draining subsystems operating. Also, capacitors 'bleed down' over time, too. Checked the 6V AGM battery in my COE a few weeks ago- it hasn't been run since last summer. Was down from 6.1 V to 5.3V, and I keep the battery shut-off switch on 'off' whenever I'm not running it. Not bad, but obviously there is some drain in any battery system.

ferrari = junk = OK.

Money can't buy taste.

Lincoln had handle-less doors with push-buttons in the '40s. Iconic, they are reproduced and are popular on customized vehicles today.

I disagree that the Aurora 'wasn't coupe-like'. It shed the traditional 3-box proportions of a sedan for a very fluid, flowing envelope, like many coupes did. [I eliminated the rear door handle / cut line on the Aurora and darkened the pic so we can focus on the profile/proportions]