bobo

A Chevrolet Astra with Mexican plates.

Haagan-Dazs

I've taken a small salary reduction over last year, but my spending has increased because I've taken advantage of the real estate collapse and bought myself a house to renovate. Home Depot and Lowes is getting lots of my money.

I've completely lost the desire to get a new vehicle. I used to have the new car itch all the time. Now I just see depreciation, insurance, and registration fees. My 2005 Silverado will be my last new vehicle for a long time. My IS300 will be nine years old next month, and it's just approaching 40,000 miles, so it'll last a long time yet. I imagine in a few years the need to get a minivan, though. GM doesn't have a class-leading minivan. Wait, GM doesn't even have a minivan. Guess it'll be a Toyota or Honda.

Roundup

adverb

A dark red Cadillac Allante. A white BMW M3 E92.

prozac

hello

Cherokee

hammer

fake

That's a great-looking ride, and I still stand by my statement that the 3-Series is pretty close to perfection. I've driven the new 335i and M3, and power from the prior 330i can't compare, but it's still more than adequate. I put clear bras on my Silverado and IS300. Putting them on is not the easiest thing to do, but I'm pretty pleased with the results. They were well worth the $200 or $300 per vehicle. Stongard has the best templates, but it costs about twice that of xpel, which is what I used.

2005 Silverado Crew Cab: 7,000 miles

the other white meat

There isn't much in Carson other than an IKEA. I would not recommend staying in a hotel in that immediate area, though. Torrance is a much better bet.

A DeLorean

TB

A white Merkur XR4ti and a '76 or '77 Monte Carlo with two big CB radio antennas and a bunch of red reflectors stuck to the trunklid.

insulation

ginormous

fight

bondo

I've read Morford for years because I get the Chronicle. He seems to have some issues, but he can be entertaining. He's not one to hold anything back, and he definitely is not out to make friends.

I've been waiting to hear of your saga. The Epsilons will drive repeat customers away from GM. Glad that you ended up with what you really wanted in the end.