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balthazar

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  1. I believe a lot of people judge their self-worth by how many FB 'friends' they have.
  2. Completely unrealistic. DuraMax is $7200 (then you get to add the Allison cost on). Even VW charges $4700 more for the TDI. V6 TD would be every bit of a $5000 option.
  3. ^ Or is that just like cigarettes; here in Jersey they ask for ID if you look 27 or younger.
  4. 6.2L is 403 HP - offering a 315 HP option for those that don't want/need the 6.2L's power allows the Silverado to appeal to more consumers.
  5. I get 'Stallone' all the time. Just posted a pic on another forum, very next post said 'Yo Rocky'. I don't see it myself, but whatever. He's looking pretty rough now, over 60 and 'roided out and all, but the association could be worse. I could make people think of Carrot Top {shudder}
  6. balthazar replied to Camino LS6's topic in The Lounge
    BLORF!
  7. >>"I disagree that statutes of limitations for high school stuff runs out. People who would throw me under the bus in high school who suddenly want to act like old friends because in the real world friends are hard to come by... no thanks."<< Interesting- if that's the motivation, I would agree. Last year I jettisoned a best friend of over 2 decades, as his mind warped & shriveled into a nucleus of intolerance of others, and regardless of the good times we had, I don't need that sh!t directed at me. F him. I would agree it's in the genes. A bunch of longevity on my father's side: Gramps is going to be 96 this month. Bill- did you go to earlier reunions? I went to my 20th- enjoyed it but that's going to be the only one.
  8. rock star then & nows : http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2010/07/rock-stars-then-and-now.html
  9. I prolly carry too much baggage from the high school years. For EX, I recently looked at the FB profile of a guy I had a cross-room brawl with in high school, and I still feel dislike toward him, even tho the 'statute of limitations' has long ago run out on that. OTOH, as I randomly look up people I used to know from HS, I feel better & better about my current state of self-preservation. Many of the 'beautiful people' have fallen so hard. Life can be a harsh mistress, so the saying goes. Is it wrong to take a teaspoon of glee from that??
  10. balthazar posted a topic in The Lounge
    http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000000895665&playerType=embed
  11. I'll request pics of the '59. I am really thinking about a vintage wagon to replace my truck. Get a mechanical restoration, and OD trans and all my work/band transport issues are answered for far cheaper than anything 0-3 years old.
  12. ^ The only thing I would asterisk that with is factory concept cars- but obviously those are very few & far between.
  13. I know- right?? Like howevermany years wasn't long enough on the other one. It's prolly temporary. Know who that guy is?
  14. 50,000 maserati's a year??? Not a chance in hell- even with 15 models.
  15. Camino is quite right on the price of Chevelle SS LS6 cars- I've seen them comfortably over $200K. I have learned not to doubt the values of classic Chevys- they're always higher than I think they should be, but people spend the money for them.
  16. I run on about 5-6 hrs a night. I can run on 3 one night out of 3- I occasionally do but try not to. Energy-wise feeling pretty good (a bit past turbojett in years).
  17. Is it really worth that much, C?
  18. There are no cars out there today that are 'for me', but there are trucks. Someone; leave me a few good trucks in the future, please!!
  19. Wife has a 4-banger Malibu ('09), and it's comparable to the 3.8 GP also in the drive. I don't know who would win in a race (the GP seems stout for what it should be), but that's hardly the point. If I want to, I can leave 3 lanes of traffic far behind at a highway light without going over 65 (in a 50) in the 2.4L. For the purpose & use of the 2 cars, it's a wash AFA performance goes. I have a 600+ TRQ V8 I drive around daily- and someday I will finish another 550+ TRQ gas engine to bookend it.
  20. rough cut of Here We Go Again from my son's band's 2nd upcoming EP...
  21. 'Late '80s' was a long long time ago - the industry has progressed massively since then.
  22. ^ For Chevy; yes. But you look at Buick & Olds & Pontiac- the senior cars were ALL V8s. and a bunch of their intermediates were V-8, also. <--- Lot of family cars in those millions & millions of units... Look, I agree with the sentiment that power trumps all; in that if the performance is adequate for the majority of consumers, it doesn't matter if it has 6 or 4 cylinders. Then again- few people have that sort of mechanical relationship with the spec sheet of their cars anymore... Personally, I have a brace of 389s and 455s, so I feel covered.
  23. Saw these guys Saturday nite- what a blast!
  24. Sure don't see these out & about. Very nice lines. Is that the OEM location for the antenna? Unorthodox.
  25. ooo- it's got a stripe!

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