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prison

AMC Pacer

Croc, the AAA man who came out first had me push the gas pedal to the floor while it was cranking. I believe the engine is fuel injected. He said don't pump it, just keep it to the floor. He said he could smell gas, but it didn't help. Oldsmoboi, the $99.99 diagnostic service charge was the first thing on the estimate which I had to sign or they wouldn't proceed. Pontiac Custom-S, I just wanted the car back running, and I saw no alternatives. Oh, I guess the AAA could have towed it to a Buick dealer but it might have cost more there.

Thanks for the response, Oldsmoboi. I just picked up my car from Firestone. They basically said the problem was caused by a malfunctioning coolant level sensor. ( Huh? ) The bill: computerized engine diagnostic service $ 99.99 new air filter $ 17.99 remove & replace coolant level sensor $118.56 TOTAL $254.27 (which includes $57.35 parts, $179.19 labor, $10.75 shop supplies, $6.98 tax) They also recommended a standard tune-up including new spark plugs and ignition wires for $385.56, and a fuel system tune-up for an additional $125.68, both of which I declined from them. I will have my regular mechanic, whom I trust, do whatever is necessary at some point in the future.

Buick Wildcat

Ford Kuga

It just didn't work when I went to leave the grocery store. My usually-faithful 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, white with woodgrain and wire wheels. I bought my groceries and turned the key to start it and leave. It cranked (and cranked) but wouldn't actually start. The AAA sent a little pickup out but they're not allowed to touch anything on a customer's car - they could only jump-start it, which it didn't need. So then a AAA car hauler came, loaded it up, and dropped it off at a local Firestone store. They said it'll be a couple of hours before they can even get to it. It could be: the fuel pump? the pick-up core / modulator? the timing chain? Any guesses or similar experiences? Thanks. P.S. - I took one bag's worth of the most perishable meats, etc., left the rest of the groceries in the car, and rode the bus home.

International Harvester

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puppy

Probably because of the overall idea and size of the car, including the looks of the outside of the passenger compartment (the long door, the basic roof design) and the use of the name "Firebird," in my opinion it seems dated. To call something a "Firebird" (or any other strong GM heritage name) puts tremendous pressure on that vehicle; in this case, a "Firebird," in my eyes, had a very stylized image and emotional reach over a couple of generations. (Whereas an "Invicta," for example, didn't, perhaps because it didn't last too long, but long-time starved Buick fans will still applaud the use of something, anything, from Buick's past. Or maybe the new Camaro seems to work because Scott Settlemire and other devoted people have been allowed input.) Yes, I know the front end styling of what you've shown us is more modern and both updates and recalls past Firebird designs, but, to me, the name "Firebird" is so linked to a type of car and time period that, for better or worse, are gone. Start with a fresh sheet of paper, call the car something else, make it a hot Pontiac that'll outrun and outhandle anything you'd like, but don't handicap it with the name and history of "Firebird." I think "Solstice" is a good name for a Pontiac; maybe the Solstice could have been called "Firebird"; at least going to Kappa it wouldn't instantly cause a comparison to the Camaro. But this design... no, try something completely new and away from the size of a Camaro. If you have to use the name "Firebird," lock the designers and engineers in a room with the best examples of the car (a '67, a '74, whatever you choose), let them study it, and help them to find the essence, a modern interpretation rather than a continuation, of the car. It isn't easy, I'm sure.

Naw, I'm just an old dog. (No, not a b***h!) What I should have said earlier was I didn't mean fireworks during the day, but, rather, firecrackers and other noisemakers. It's all in full swing in my neighborhood as I write this.

< coquettish, Blanche DuBois voice > "Wha... I'm just trying to celebrate the 4th of July with a bang... " [ and wildcat yet again crosses the line of good taste ] meanwhile, to continue the Word Association from "Randy" Manny, Moe, and Jack

Good point, but, believe me, it was non-stop last year - day or night. I felt sorry for the dogs and old ladies, and wondered how they could stand it.

No problem, I'll lick it clean! (Now THAT was dirty ) Continuing from "dirty".... filthy

Chris_Doane: I just wanted to say that I respect you for expressing your feelings in that loving and creative way, and that I'm glad that C&G gives us all a forum to do so.

I didn't know his name, but it's beautiful work. Did he do images for other GM makes, or was he exclusively Pontiac?

I can't understand it. Last year in my neighborhood, the fireworks were non-stop for about three days. This year, hardly a peep (though we did have a thunderstorm the night before last, so I thought that held it off). Nothing so far today.

kumquat ( :AH-HA_wink: mmmmm... oh, never mind... )

This one's for you, whevere you are / I can't smile without you, I can't laugh and I can't sing, finding it hard to do anything / At the Copa, Copacabana / Even now I think about her / We dreamers have our ways of facing rainy days, but somehow we survive / When I wanted you I needed you / Oh Mandy, well you came and you saw / And when October goes / I been up, down, tryin' to get the feeling again all around / Looks like we made it / And I'm ready to take a chance again, ready to / I am music and I write the songs / When will our eyes meet? When will I see you again? / And maybe the old songs will bring back the old times / And like a good neighbor, State Farm is there

Daddy, Why is that Lumina wearing Tempest badging?

stuff it

Dear [ genderless pronoun ]: We are in receipt of your inquiry and will take it under advisement whereby we shall form a committee to study it and "run it up the ol' flagpole and see who salutes." On second thought, we must delete that last phrase for fear of offending someone by mentioning the flag. Respectfully yours, Ed McMahon and the Prize Patrol

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