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Wife & I test drove one of these back in '05- we liked it but ended up going used instead. I esp thought it was neat how the liftgate extended so far into the roof.

^ I would have to believe the sale price was close enough to 'book value' not to have been flagged, because NJ absolutely has pulled this sh!t, and years back, too.

>>"The amount of tax is on either the purchase price or the vehicle's wholesale value, whichever is more."<< This just renders me incredulous. Tax on goods by definition is supposed to be a percentage of the sale price. The Gov't, with absolutely no evidence, cannot charge a tax on some other value. There's just zero basis for it. It borders on being a scam, IMO. I've been thru this process more than once with friends, where they paid the sales tax on a used car, then later got a letter stating they owed 3 times more because a book on a shelf somewhere assumed the car the book never inspected was in Condition A. I wrote a letter on their behalf and the matter was closed. I've bought more than 1 used car for $5 and less, and paid the appropriate tax (on purchase price).

Has a lot of the same approach as the Riviera concept. Both need work, IMO... but there's something there.

pfft- the concept very well may be in response to the converj in light of what they OK'd above.

^ Yeah, but we all "know" Cadillac sucks. What's mercedees' excuse; they've already produced this :

^ THAT ain't coming to MB dealerships looking like that....

That is a slick, dynamic little car. Why can't mercedees design something remotely interesting in this segment ??

That site above (still looking thru it) has 1 that's close-ish: http://www.cmhpf.org/surveys&rMcCoyAlbertFarm.htm Going to have to see if there's a way to get a floor plan of it, since it's on the Historic registry and all.

Have been reading on this elsewhere- apparently hyundia is baffled, and cars that have been 'fixed' still aren't. Also heard it may be an issue on the new elantra, too. People are uploading already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPpBwbxhWw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UM2PEcieJU&feature=related

^ The Impy and the '70s-80s Eldos were overlays. Only one that maybe wasn't was the '57-58 Eldo Brougham- not sure there. The Impys had the same contour in the roof whether you had the 'stainless trim' level ("Crown"??) or not.

Toe was often done like you describe. Camber could easily have been done with something like this & a bubble level: Caster I believe used something akin to a giant 2-tong fork agains the BJs.

This is what mercedees was trying so hard to emulate; how to appeal to the American market.

^ It's quicker than both the leaf & the prius by almost a second. Immaterial- these are not drag raced, ever. Price is offset quite a bit by the potential gas savings (see post #6 above); that's the kind of thrill more people are willing to pay for in this segment than 0-60. IF the tax credit is still in place, the diff from the prius is only $2800; from what I've seen the Volt is every bit worth more than $2800 over the Prius... but I did the tax credit expire? IMO, what would deter me if I was in the market is the lack of charging stations... of course a deterrent then for any electric car for me.

Thanks FOG. Library will have to do; house was located many states away so research there is not a possibility. It's also likely that in the time period in question (late 1800s), there often wasn't much town involvement (if any) in the building of a house, esp in rural areas. I hope to find a local version I may be able to approach the owner and at least get a verbal description of the interior.... but this example is already extremely scarce. About the only thing I have going for me is the sheer volume of houses in Jersey. Will keep my eyes open. Tell the GF thanks.

Something right about like this could be my next truck (If my DuraMax ever wears out ).

FOG- that would be cool. I was thinking it was you, reg, didn't want to assume. Not positive of the era, looks like Greek Revival Lite, assuming late 1800s, maybe 1875-1985. It's a relatively simple design, sorta like Gable Front & Wing Family here. I really want a floor plan as it was built, not a random 'filling' of the exterior, if you get me. Somewhere, there must be either old typical house plans or a way to search out existing structures based on their architectural style.

Looking for some info/floorplans on L-shaped farmhouses, vintage Greeek-Revival-esque stuff, nothing to be found online that matches up with my target. Anyone know any resources or books to check?

Look at all the machinery! - I think often we assume 'way back' it was mostly done by hand. Almost like a ballet... http://www.dump.com/2011/07/15/fascinating-1936-footage-of-car-assembly-line-video/

Don't kno if it was every year, but the Olds diesel was a new, much stronger block. Guy I knew coveted them to build Olds performance 350s- said you couldn't break them.

^ Also I would think the very limited time they are on your card (24 hours maybe), and that also points to it not having a (lasting) effect. I have read more than one account where this deal is done between strangers: agree on a cash value, meet at dealership, add user, get cash/redeem points, cancel card outright.

Too new for my blood, but crisply styled for the era all the same.

I looked via Edmunds, and there are a few upgrades over the gas Golf, but it doesn't look like thousands to me. The way OEMs run the game today, you're prolly right tho- I'm not going to tally it up. And that's a degree of gouging; you want better mileage, you're ALSO going to have to pay for leather-wrapped wheel, floor mats and better infotainment... like those trifles are anyway connected to having a TD. They know you can afford the TD engine, so you can afford a few more things (without having the choice). Still, to get a stripped version of both --and I think the TD is #1 thru 10 of the purchase factors here-- the consumer is still forking out nearly $5K more to get said TD. Powertrain alone might not be that much, but you'll pay that much anyway. To the point at hand: if VW is charging $2100 for a 4-cyl TD specifically, GM is not going to be charging $1000 for a 6-cyl TD. Well; they can, but they'd be losing money hand over fist on it, and who knows how many years it's take to break even on volume.

Not that tough IMO- I don't see nearly as many 68-69s as 70-72s.

^ '69