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Great ad!!! My favourite line is "easy to park dimensions"

I used GM's VIS System. Okay, this car 2004 GTO Coupe, built July 2, 2004, original dealer Brookdale Buick Pontiac GMC, Brooklyn, MN No warranty blocks, car is not branded. 12/24/2004 - front license plate bracket mount replaced - that's it for warranty claims pwr driver and pass seat, cruis, 8cyl 5.7L, M12 manual transmission (6 spd), 17" alum wheels, GTO perf pkg, antilock brakes, steering wheel radio controls, lefthand drive, AM/FM multi CD, 80U Phantom black metallic ext, 811 anthracite leather trim combo.

Actually, the replacement of 2 car batteries in 3 years would make me suspicious. Anytime, when I'm not too busy at work, I don't mind running cars. I do it for the stuff I want at the GM auction anyway. :AH-HA_wink:

Okay, 2004 GTO Coupe, built on July 28, 2004 originally delivered to Steve Barnett, Inc., Fort Pierce, Florida. The car currently has no warranty blocks and isn't branded. Service: Had a battery replaced on 10/08/2004, and weirdly enough had another battery replacement on 12/15/2006. Also had rear tail and turn signal (right and left) lenses replaced on 01/25/2005. Has an automatic transmission, 8-way pwr driver and pass seats, cruise, 17" aluminum wheels, spoiler, AM/FM/CD, antilock brakes, vehicle drive lefthand, steering wheel stereo controls, power steering, auto headlamps, GTO performance pkg, 47U barbados blue exterior, 812 anthracite leather trim combo. Do you need equipment codes? Let me know. Stace

Sly, I am sincerely sorry for your loss. <hug>

Satty - may be related, I've had three customers (all driving different vehicles) come in within the past two months because they ran over a plastic bag, it got stuck somewhere under the engine and caused a god-awful amount of smoke (and the smell!) so do Aveo''s catch on fire or just ride lower and double as trash collectors? :AH-HA_wink:

LOL Camino, sorry just took that to literally!

I honestly don't understand your post about your oil changes resulting in cheaper insurance, Camino. please.... "Splain yourself, Luceeeeeeeeeeee I use the engine oil life monitor on every car I drive. I tell my customers to do that too. Some change it earlier, others get 12,000 k between oil changes. I'm usually not in cars long enough to worry.

one christmas season, my youngest daughter and I needed to go to the mall. It must have been within the week before, since I try like crazy to get everything done and avoid it the closer it gets to the big day. We couldn't find a parking spot to save our life, the lots were full, the overflow parking was full, we ended up seeing an older couple walking out to the back 40. We had to wait for them to exit a parking spot (on an angle because that's where they piled the mall's snow removal, at least 1/2 mile away from the mall, near some huge dumpsters). I was a combination of resigned, and dreading the crowds inside. The older couple pulled out their Toyota, waited for me to park, and exit my car, and they smiled and asked if we needed a ride to the mall!! My daughter Hannah was MORTIFIED, but i gratefully said yes and they dropped us off right at the mall door. Life's too short to stress about parking, and just when you're pretty sure it sucks - it doesn't!

also well known as a "bulemic diet aid" due to the relentless vomiting that takes place when you really think about what you're drinking :AH-HA_wink:

and more importantly, i had no idea that joe is a garrison stalker. I'm truly in awe of the depth of your knowledge (and a little nervous) :AH-HA_wink:

I applaud you KC. Whenever I get depressed, i just think of all the things i've accomplished with my girls by myself, and look around to see if my cape is still in place! (superhero! LOL)

Not to start an argument, but having both i can honestly say KIDS ARE LESS WORK THAN DOGS. 1. Kids get potty trained. You don't have to let them in and out, in and out 900 times a day. 2. With the right haircut, kids are unlikely to shed. 3. Kids are allowed on the furniture. 4. When taught properly, kids won't get the floor all wet while getting a drink. 5. Kids can play in the back yard, no fence required. 6. Speaking of back yards, do the words "slip and slide" mean anything? 7. Kids will eventually move out. I could go on, but i think you get my gist.

Got the word in my dealer group last wednesday, that they are NOT going to reduce the price of Canadian cars, as we'd all hoped. They are going to try to offset the cost with cheaper financing, and better incentives. So, what we won't save in cost, we'll save in programs, which we'll waste in paper administering said programs.

Well Von, its the type of cult you'd want to join, since they only ask for $1.39 a day (instead of your life savings) and you're not required to leave your friends and family, since they've a drive thru........

OMG! you guys are so funny! I think if you're trying for a successful pregnancy just try the method best known to work - alcohol and a back seat! LOLOL Blu, why the sudden interest in this subject, are you trying to tell us something? :AH-HA_wink:

i have three cups of coffee in the morning before I leave the house, but I have these HUGE ASS coffee cups, and 3 cups are the equivalent of a whole pot. As a rule, I don't drink any more coffee throughout the day, maybe the odd Tim Horton's coffee. I actually get a huge headache if I cut out caffeine cold turkey. Do you guys have Tim Horton's in the US? It serves the best coffee, is reasonably priced, and is totally addictive.

congratulations to you sly. You seem to have made a move that works for you. i know we all do what we've got to do for our families' survival, and i know the medical coverage will come in handy (especially with the pending arrival of your new baby). I hope everything works out for you and you spend many happy years slinging packages. Stace

I get solicited by a financial services group all the time. Too bad math isn't my first love! LOL Years ago, I remember the vacuum cleaner people would come around and give you a "free gift" (usually a box of kleenex, etc.) if they could do a demo. I fell for it once, they cleaned my carpet, and i was forever on their phone list to join their ranks, and have other salespeople working for me (totally recruiting and pyramiding) One time, I opened the door and this salesman hands me a box of kleenex and says he'll be right back. He then heads to the back of his van. The minute I realize what's coming I start telling him no, i don't have time, not today, thanks anyway. This arrogant dickhead unloads the whole vacuum and starts back towards the house with this smirk on his face! I was sooooo pissed, i couldn't think of what to do, so i whipped the box of kleenex at him, and the little corner of the box caught him in the forehead and made him bleed a little. I couldn't help it, i started laughing my head off and slammed the door. (to the salesman's credit, he started laughing too, i think at that point he didn't realize he was bleeding!) I must be on some solicitor's "crazy and dangerous" list, since i never saw another salesman, and they stopped phoning. Now I wouldn't recommend the "draw blood"approach for everyone, but it worked for me! LOL

Vipes, I have an idea. Don't judge until you get to the end. You're always talking about "being bored"and "stuck in your small town"and "no jobs", right? Is there any way you could move to NY with your buddy? I know your first objective just popped up, but think about it. you could find a job doing anything, you would already have a home base with your buddy, and you'd get to experience the world and some sights and lifestyles you probably don't see in your home town. You love photography, you love cars, I'm sure you could find SOMETHING that pays. You're at the age when you don't have any real responsibility, so now's the time. Don't get me wrong, you may HATE it, however you're sure to grow and gain perspective. You may be home within 6 months with a new appreciation for a small community. If I was in your shoes, I would pack up my laptop, throw some clothes in a duffel, leave everything else at home with the parents, and GO! (As a matter of fact, when I was your age I did, different locale, story for another day, but great story to share with the kids!)

I cannot believe some DORK at GM didn't know enough to punch your VIN number into GM's VIS system and pull up your original equipment and trim levels, etc. It takes about 30 seconds, and at my fingertips is all the info you'd ever need. On the brighter side, what the heck is a restoration kit?? Hell, what's a prizm??????????????????? LOL Or is the restoration kit their way of saying "sorry for building the prizm??" Just asking

Reg, you know i would gladly participate in any study you put together, however my viewing of the reciprocal "swaying beer gut" just isn't going over so well in my head...

Mr Trees, as a former smoker myself, I know what you're going through. It is tough, but you sound like you've mastered the hardest part - wanting to quit. I kept two 10 lb weights by my favourite chair in the living room and when I watched TV (instead of smoking) I would continuously curl these weights. At first I wouldn't smoke because I couldn't lift my arms! LOL Now however, not only am I a non-smoker, I have impressive pipes. Take that money you're saving, put it in a separate account, and watch it grown weekly. Keep a spending goal in mind and have a great time spending it in a year!

i DO sway my hips when I walk. I DO have extremely neat handwriting. I DO like me!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think this guy's on to something...... oh wait, I'm a chick.

straight comission + volume bonus is the norm Sly, that's why I got out of sales - single mom = steady paycheque. when i was a lease manager i made salary + comission, and now as a business manager i make the same but on a larger scale. I too, wouldn't be happy not selling a product I love.