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They totaled it out after some guy with some sense looked at it i mean it would never drive straight again. They did give me $4528 for it.

At&T has been good to me $20 a month it started at 14.99 about 2 years ago and has only gone up $5 since so not bad. i think its 768K which is better than dial up and a measly 56K

Thanks everyone! I think she is hoping for good gas millage cause my GMC with the 5.3 only gets around 14ish. Also she doesn't have the need for speed as i do. Dave i don't know how long you plan to have your truck but the middle seat is quite spacious and has car seat anchors on it.

As some of you know my Girl Friend (maybe wife soon i mean after 25 years of knowing each other pretty close,maybe its time) was in a car accident a little while ago. Good news she is almost back to normal the only thing is they need to watch for blood clots that could lead to a stroke. She still isn't aloud to go back to work until august 4th. She is bored out of her mind sitting at home and apparently when the caprice got stolen and we were looking at cars she really liked the Silverado. Today im at work and i get a call from my dad asking why Kim needed his GM discount number, i had no idea. well i get home and see a shinny new 2008 Silverado regular Cab long box chilling out front. 4.3 v6 2wd basically a loaded work truck power windows, pocks, cruise, locking diff, and AC. not bad though 19,800 out the door. As for why? i don't know I mean its nice and all but we already have a 02 sierra z71. She just finished paying off the vibe in February. guess she wanted another payment? I can't say anything since i bought the Vette and she rubs it in my face everyday. We each have our own fun accounts to buy the stuff that we want and have a main joint account for retirement and bills and whatever. So that means she is going to be working for 5 more years. Im starting to like the vibe though since i have been driving that a lot and its fun to drive and i still get 30.28 MPG and i beat on it. GMT800 vs GMT900 The 900's have better handling and braking by far but the rest is all personal opinion but it is so slowwwww.... the 4.3 is under powered. So the GMC is going to stay up north for now and become the beater up there which i dont mind but i miss it now since i left it up there hope its okay. The fleet is too massive now for 2 people, Oh well Insurance loves me $7200 a year in just auto insurance... 90 Caprice 98 LeSabre 02 Sierra 03 Vibe 03 Vette 08 Silverado As Always if shes happy, I'm happy. Finally for once in my life everything seems to be going good!

Have you ever used public restroom toilet paper? I mean i shed a tear when i wipe with that sand paper on a roll.

GM Has been down this road before. Don't think for a second they didn't bring out the EV1 Manuals and instruction booklets. They started the EV1 project in 1997 and they achieved 50-90 miles on lead-acid based battery's. http://ev1-club.power.net/ev1faq/faq1.htm I think GM can do it again.

QUOTE(XP715 @ Jul 13 2008, 11:57 PM) [snapback]411590[/snapback]Guy my father worked with has a 40 foot sport fisherman with twin 350 MerCruisers; it spends 99% of its life at the marina and he goes out fishing in a 10-foot Zodiac rubber raft! And you're absolutely right, boats do rule. But I'd gladly take a little Detroit or Caterpillar diesel over twin big blocks if I'd be spending any time at all on it, regardless of the price tag (I realize this isn't an option on the kind of boat you have but it would be on the stuff I'm into!). Yeah Boats have become clubhouses every time i go to the marina the noraml people are on there boats for the week end, never see it leave the dock. There's nothing like hitting 65 knots on open water, Yeah i understand the Diesel thing though. they are becoming popular for smaller boats. Low maintenance rules! Plus they make headway in a storm. I mean i got caught in some 6-7 foot rollers and at half throttle i was only doing 15 knots. If i could sell this boat or trade it i would like a 35 foot house boat/cruiser with a Diesel in it.

QUOTE(Satty @ Jul 13 2008, 10:53 PM) [snapback]411574[/snapback]God, I can only imagine what it is on the lake here. Last year it was running over $5. This is why I dont own a boat and dont feel sorry for people who do. Seriously? I mean if you dish out 40k for a boat and think to your self wow $5 a gallon, guess im not taking the boat out. Boats are a lot of fun. And Most of it is a Domestic Industry still which you should support. I mean On the 32 foot Formula with 2 120 gallon tanks average fill up is about $900 compared to the 100k price tag its nothing. I mean last year i think i spent only 2300 on gas but memories and fun that will last forever. Like taking twin Chevy 454 and sending a mean wake towards those damned kayakers

yeah it has a 200 4r. they put them in in 1987 along with Throttle body Injection. Proof from the trans stick. but right now the caprice is getting 0 MPG Spot anything wrong? Needs one of these all Im waiting on is a sending unit comes in on friday but to solve your radio problem, heres what i did since the harness will stretch

QUOTE(Nick @ Jul 10 2008, 01:39 AM) [snapback]410796[/snapback] I like playing the game "Drink the beer." Here is how you play: Step 1: acquire beer Step 2: open beer Step 3: drink beer Step 4: ????? Step 5: profit. that just made my day. But I think golfing is a drinking game. I don't think i ever finished a game of golf sober. My golf bag is loaded with pints of Absolute and Smirnoff. Every stroke after par you take a shot. Also Boating is a good drinking sport? I mean go out in the middle of the lake drop anchor get drunk and get frisky in the sleeping quarters. sleep. then As the sun rises slowly cruise back to the channel.

I used to follow this until i owned my house in St. Clair Shores. There's Paranormal, Not the normal, i don't believe in demons or angels just things that shouldn't happened that did, for sure, but psyco'hics, No way.

Well My caprice averages 17 with a heavy, heavy, heavy right foot. but if i head up north normally i set cruise at about 68 and average 25-26. Throttle body helps and the 200 4r trans is way more efficient than the 700r or TH350. I think the 76 needs a tuning. Or the driver needs to stop listening for the exhaust. Trust me balty the 305 doesn't need to stress much more than a 350 to pull around a car. it holds it own. 170 hp 260 ft lbs of torque.

Seriously? I'm at a loss for words...

QUOTE(Oldsmoboi @ Jul 11 2008, 11:57 AM) [snapback]411137[/snapback] but that's what compression fittings are for... right?

1960's NASA...

Your right. However I view isolationism as we mind our own business until it affects us or potentially harms us. Kind of like Before WWII.

I hate BMW's with a passion they make me ill when i look at them. I don't know why. Today I went and test drove it while I went to go get the title transferred and stuff., Since its down in South Lyon right now. Man Insurance is going to kill me! but i think i made a mistake I took it on the I 96 and I was in 6 th and I felt like i was going pretty fast and i looked down at the HUD and I was doing 142. This Car is going to get me in trouble. But its fun when you turn the suspension to sport and T/C off. Oh Boy... Glad I didn't get an R8 cause i would have killed myself in it.

I really don't want to go to deep into this subject cause I will get in trouble, I believe we should resort back to isolationism and get our nose out of it. lets still trade with the both of them but let them work it out if Israel wants to kick there ass a little let them. Now if they want to take them over well lets get the UN to back the US to calm Israel down. As for Nuke's I think there is no reason to have them. Its really ours and USSR's fault but you cant go back. They want them to use as an negotiation piece, that's all. I think they are smart enough to realize M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) Trust me Theses guys are smart and dedicated. I fought with a couple and been beat up by a couple and used as a hostage. They Know everything we know they just don't have the Capital or resources. Missile Defense Systems=Smoke and Mirrors. I think they are there for Moral and to brag about. I mean something that is going mach 2 is hard to stop. The Patriot Missile system was an Utter Failure at first with like a 15% success rate? Besides I guarantee what we got now is too sophisticated to stop a low technology rocket. Like How a Biplane sunk the Bismark The Nazi's Best Ship. It was to technologically advanced to shoot down a bi plane but it swatted down top of the line ally planes in seconds. Maybe I'm Old school but I say we should avoid this.

Well I think i made the decision I will be buying a 50th anniversary Corvette with 16k. Hopefully by the end of the Summer I can pick it up. I couldn't beat the deal for 15k. I was looking at 08's on the lot and I called a relative that has one and she said don't buy it i will sell you mine. I drove the car before and I know its been taken care of very well. I wrote the check on the 4th and drove the car around. I just need to do the paper work and get a car hauler and bring her home. I think this will fill the gap and replace the camaro. Plus Kim loves the red and that the roof glass is removable. So I feel pretty good about it.

Well i hope you fully heal! But It was a good deed and Karma has its way of coming around you know.

Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things to face in your life. Its like an emotional road block. Remember memories can be forgotten, so don't lose them. We are here for you. I wonder why (if there is a god) why is he/she so merciless.

I will have to think about these, This makes a lot of sense I will try to answer some of these my self. My life would make an excellent movie but they always say to book version is always better. I will work on a quick story line for you blu. maybe make an intro.

There's so many things that could be wrong about that. If it smells that bad you might want to apply some vagisil...

Well I have always wanted to write a book and I think know would be the time. The biggest challenge for me is what to write about and who's my audience and would people care. Also its a promise I need to carry out. Before my friend Jay was KIA He always joked about writing a story of our lives in the military and Call it "The life story of an nonexistent person." one thing I'm not short of, is story's, or plot lines, but If i told my story it would have no direction and kind of whiny. So some questions would you be interested in reading about my life? Is it worth it? What should i call it? What message should i try to put across? Do i target it to the youngsters in high school and to not do what i did? Or to the Should of, Would Of, Depressed middle aged people? Have any of you wrote a book or decided to? IF you want i Can post the readers digest version to give you guys an idea about what it would be about.

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