Cory Wolfe

Agreed. I'm afraid that for my 150 year old house, it would cost about as much as it's worth to make it energy efficient.

I'll try to spray them while washing, but on our old vehicles its pretty much not worth it.

Hmm... doesn't seem like Pittsburgh was all that bad, I was just there yesterday after being in NYC. Seemed cleaner and clearer.

Haha.. That's my mom's name you stereotyping ass!

Someone recently told me he could tell I was into cars by the way I appeared to drive the Cutlass with care. Hmm...

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I was able to check out a Caravan as well as a Town & Country last week. For a more extensive review commenting on it's minivan values, see Empowah's thoughts on it, here. Starting off, I found the design to be decent; lacking, but not a complete turn off as certain other minivans are. The front ends are much more upright than the previous generation and is squared off. Proportionally, the Caravan's fascia is more even, and certainly better looking, than the T&C's with its large grill. The headlights of both are more horizontal and angular, as well as being the most unique from each other, than before. The midsection of the body and greenhouse is probably the classiest aspect of their designs. Aft of the sliding doors, it takes a turn for the worse and is quite frumpy. The rear end can be best described as looking similar to a dog dragging its ass on the ground. There's not much appeal in it. As well, the taillights are as uninteresting as they come. Unlike the previous gen, the taillights are very slightly differentiated between models. It has the overall feel that they didn't even put forth much effort into the design beyond modernizing it. Moving inside the Caravan (I wasn't able to check out the T&C's interior), the first thing you notice is the rather cheap aura it gives off. The plastics are all hard and roughly grained, but well assembled. The controls appeared to be of higher quality than in past Chryslers. The audio and climate controls were pleasing to the eye and operated with fluidity. Ergonomically, everything but the dash mounted shifter checked out. It's located beyond the steering wheel, about even with the gauge cluster hood. I found that I had to learn forward to reach it, unlike other vans' dash mounted shifters. It was very unnatural to use for me. Looks-wise, the dash lacked. The center stack, while functional, was an eye-sore harking back to the tall-boxy interiors of the '70s and '80s. To match, the door panels were very square in design, with few differing angles. The most attractive area was the gauge cluster. To say the least, it wasn't the most pleasant place to be, but I'm sure you could find worse. One thing that can be said of these vans is that they are highly innovative. While the swivel 'n' go seating offered limited foot room only children could use comfortably, it is a great idea that will most likely be popular with moms everywhere. The same could be said for the mirror that opens out of the ceiling console. It's a nifty feature that allows you to keep an eye on the rear passengers. Also in the ceiling console was LED reading lights and the cool blue accent lighting. The latter isn't noticeable in the day time, but I imagine at night it would quite a sight. In the rear, you can find a hook-ups for all your electronics to keep the passengers entertained. Returning to the outside, the mirrors had what appeared to be LED blinkers. Oddly, they weren't found on the T&C, just the Caravan. Overall, I would say these vans will continue to be quite popular. These vans are not very offensive and should appeal to any mom looking for a safe, kid friendly buy.

Waiting Hare - Buckethead feat. Serj Tankian and Shana Halligan.

Maybe my lack of interest in minivans is why I like it. It's the least "typical minivan styled" one there is. For what it is, I like it. It's an artsy design, and I appreciate that. The rest, including these Chrysler vans, are just forgettably bland and in most cases, quite frumpy. There's no attempt to actually style them. Update them with modern features and typical styling cues of the time for each generation. Coming up with a new and interesting design? Blasphemy!

Haha... I'm not the one that needs Lasik.Do you have any idea what you are talking about? Have you seen it in person? Did you take your blinders off? Seriously. You sound like Reg. I fail to see how the trunk lid is "Bangled".

Yes. It's very nicely styled. I hate boxes. It's not a box. The interior, however, is finely crafted, but I prefer the Acadia's design.

The Pretender - Foo Fighters.

Wal Mart.

For real. Outsiders think they're smart and will fit in if they pronounce it "Doobwah", but oh, how they are mistaken.

Yeah, I usually leave my cars unlocked at night, but I make sure to lock the Cutlass. I live in the middle of nowhere, but you never know. In town, I take the faceplate off.

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While enjoying the Cutlass, I got to check out a new Accord sedan, among a few other vehicles, last week. I'll start off by saying it exceeded my expectations. It looks great in person, all the body's lines and surfacing really set it off nicely. The proportions were nearly perfect and the detailing was nice. The only aspects of it I disliked were the bulging headlights and the rather plain trunk panel. Otherwise, the exterior had no faults in my eyes. As well, the interior looked quite elegant with its flowing dash and door panels. Packaging seemed to be top notch with it being very roomy inside. Interior quality was decidedly good except for the plastic south of the wood trim, which was hard, but pleasantly grained and finished. All the controls seemed well placed and easy to use, despite the amount of buttons it has. Everything was clearly marked, so you would have to have preconceived notions to not be able to learn the controls. Until I see the Malibu and new Mazda6 in person, I can't say for sure where it will rank, but it's certainly top among all others currently on sale from my experience.

The Quest kills the Chrysler vans in looks. They're downright frumpy in comparison. Don't be such a Chrysler humper.

That makes me glad you don't have the sort of information about me that Chris does. The above sounds rather innocent...

Well, it was just odd to me. I tried it and everything worked. So there. Now the $450 Cutlass has a $300 stereo.

To help you two out... here's some before shots. See the changes now?

Haha. I'd imagine. I'm probably just going to wait until then to do so, which, hopefully will be within the next few weeks. With the gas mileage this Cutlass is getting, I can't procrastinate on getting a job any more. Anyways, steering my thread back on track, here's an idea I had for a quick image improver. Subtle, but effective. Thoughts?

Thanks for the help. I found out on my own thanks to Google. The orange wire connected to the yellow wires as I was thinking while the brown wire wasn't used.

Basically, I'm attempting to install my Clarion CD player into the Cutlass. Needless to say, it's ancient wiring has confused me. The simple wiring diagram I have for it doesn't explain what two certain wires are. As well, I don't see where I'm supposed to connect two certain wires on the other end. In this picture, the two wires in question are the brown and orange wires in the connector to the right. In this picture, the GM wire diagram that doesn't explain what those two wires are. In this picture, the Clarion wire diagram that shows the "memory back-up lead" and the "bus power lead". Does anyone know what the brown and orange wires are? I'm thinking they might connect to the two yellow wires, but I'm not sure since I have no idea what they are. Can anyone please help me out here?