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I like this one better: Corvette = Beethoven's Fifth Viper = Mary Had a Little Lamb

Don't use no reserve for the Hawks if you can help it. Judging by the comments from your last auction, the average Ebayer won't know a collector vehicle if he got run over by one. Did you ever try the DuPont Registry. I really think something like that would be your best bet.

How about a CPO Rendezvous with the 3.6L?

I think we're at the point where GM knows it better not release any new technology unless it's absolutely perfect. Note the delay in putting AFM on the 3900. The last thing they want is to have another 8-6-4 or Crossfire Injection situation on their hands.

They made an ugly car even worse. No thanks.

I think the bigger complaint is that the entertainment industry and the media turn people like this into celebrities and shove them down our throats. Eventually, they get handed TV and movie deals and recording contracts or no other reason than the fact that the expect us to want to see more of them. This is one situation where just ignoring the problem will make it go away.

Here's my list, meticulously carved out during my lunch break. In no particular order (after #1) 1. CAMRY: For reasons already stated, plus the fact that it hasn't been the best midsized car for a couple of generations now. I WOULD buy a Sonata over this car. 2. ALTIMA/MAXIMA: Pontiac's been making high horsepower cars with cheap interiors since the early 90s. Where's the love? And the rear taillights on the new Alt are atrocious. 3. G35: Can't speak for the new G, but the current G sedan left me wondering "That's it?" after a ride in one. 4. MUSTANG: Worse seating position than a 99-04 Mustang. Not-all-that-great interior. Even its claim to fame - "Hey, it looks just like the '68 Mustang" - is a little overstated. According to this section of the peanut gallery, the '68 Mustang doesn't look bloated, fat, or sad. 5. CHRYSLER LX CARS: All of these look like DCX spent most of the design budget on the front fascia. The rear and sides of these cars are anything but pretty. And the first 75hp included with the 345hp HEMIs are there just to move these lead bricks from a standstill. 6. CSVs: Yeah, I know that these aren't rated all that well to begin with, but after a ride in one I've come to the conclusion that they're absolute crap. They look like crap, sound like crap, ride like crap, and feel like crap. Unless you're sitting on a s-load of GM points, there's no sane reason to buy one. 7. AURA: Don't get me wrong, I love this car in person (without the saddle interior). It's just that there's still some lingering disappointment over the fact that the sporty flair from the concept Aura didn't carry over. Maybe for the Redline version (if there is one) 8. MAZDA 3: Another one of those "I don't get it" situations. It's not that great looking to me. 9. BMW 3: See 3 and 8. 10. The VW brand: They're riding the "German Engineered" bandwagon a little too much. And if you look at how the cars age, they really aren't much of an advertisement for German engineering.

Toni (and everyone else who wants to know): I disabled the buttons for the sidebars for the time being to try to assess how much of an effect loading those sidebars had on the server. Things have been pretty stable since the upgrade (for me anyway), so I'll probably end up putting them back and take it from there.

It's an issue with the style-sheets that came with the new front page software. I'm working on a solution that makes the forum text normal size while not distorting the rest of the text on the site. Just bear with me a bit. Thanks.

Usually the last weekend in June - this past year it was 6/23-6/25. If I wasn't in Cortland trying to land a '69 Corvette I'd have been there. I'm seriously going to try to make it to the All GM Nationals this year, and Corvettes at Carlisle in August, since this year I'm going to do little weekend getaways here and there as opposed to a week-long vacation.

Oh, that was the new "Anti-Millennia" feature that came with the latest version of the front page. Why they would want to put something like that in there I'll never know. IN any case, I took that feature out and it works now.

Awww...is that a little mullet I see?

Hmm....weird. I know if you use the skin selector box on the combo page, it brings you to the forum main page with the new skin. I'll have to look at the portal source code and see if I can do something about it. I don't like that behavior. Anyway, on the bottom of every forum page there's a skin selector drop-down. Try using that one and see what happens.

Got two words for you...dollar store. Seriously though - there's a certain satisfaction in getting it out of the way as early as possible. Last year I was done late Sept/early Oct., and I didn't have to deal with crowds/parking/back-orders/etc, which left me time to enjoy the season for what it really is.

Because voiceover ads with the same car carrier theme they've been using since 2004 are so much cooler

Let's see: - 20,451,944,693 threads from BV about potential replacements for his GA - Lauren, who takes her top off (of her car) - G'bye Buickman, we hardly knew ye, and are better of that way - The Camaro, shortly after the unveiling of which, thousands of '05-06 Mustang owners let out a collective "Sh*t!!" - 68 and XP bought and sold more cars this year than I will in a lifetime - RDM vs. FDM

I'm pretty sure it's a sedan. :wink: 231196[/snapback] If not now, it will be by the time it's productionized. And it'll be FWD...on a Mazda platform....with only an available V6. The sides/rear look like a rather bad chop, as it has a pretty misshapen rup, and there are no lines for the door. I actually do like the front. It's more bold and atention grabbing than any Lincoln since...long before I was born.

Look on the bright side. If you get stuck on the ide of the road with one, no need to call AAA. Just call your neighbor with a Silverado long-bed.

Seriously, give the Astro a look. This one is pretty sweet looking. This pic should answer any questions you have about the rear cargo space: The two rear seats do come out when you need more cargo space. I've alsways liked the Astro. These things ride and haul like a truck more than a van. No reason to think you can't have 90% of the utility of the Suburban with one of these, while getting better mileage and lower insurance payments. And if it really is too small, there's always the Express/Savanna.

Number of engines killed by NOS: 0 Number of engines killed by BV: 1

Affordable: probably a mint-body 94-04 S10 with a 4cyl/5spd where the engine's about ready to croak, with a new crate LS2 sitting in the bed. Money no object: An Enzo, so I can sell it and buy a C1, C2, C4, C5, and C6 to go with my C3.

How 'bout an Astro/Safari?

Huh?

We have a '97 (post nose job) with the 2.4L twin cam that my dad inherited from m greandfather when he passed away. The car is quite a little trooper. The most serious thing that's happened to it has been a burnt valve no more than two months ago. It's had two water pump changes (the second one was a 3rd party POS, so my dad put in a GM one this time). Other than that, the car has over 160K and still runs like new, and doesn't leak or burn anything.

This is nice, and the color looks great on it. The wart-nosed Camry has nothing on this. If anything, I think the lower fascia needs some more "flash", but I'd like to see the rest of the car before I make that an official complaint of mine.