A Horse With No Name

Happy birthday, guys! Chris

Thanks for the links, gm4life!

...translation...I just spent 30K I didn't have and lost my job, so I need someone to bail me out of a car I've ruined. Ughhh.

I would agree with you. The Corvette is a halo car, not an everyman type of car. It has never been an everyman type of car. People like to hump on the corvette, people like to hump on the MINI. Both will earn your respect real quick on track. The Corvette is a hell of a car. That being said...I'd rather have a GTI, MINI S, or Cobalt SS. I just prefer smaller cars. But I still love the vette.

CARBIZ_ Damn, just think...if that cannon went off...you would be emasculated enough to drive a Prius. Better keep the manly parts intact! Chris

Ted, your not going to believe this but...God is my witness...I was actually thinking of you tonight. The Columbus Blue Jackets were playing the Calgary Flames and I was wiating in line at the parking garage. Looked over and waiting in line to the left of me was a blue Z24 Cavi Sedan just like this one! Better yet...looked to my right and...a nice Z06 (C6) in the same color blue to the right of me! Chris

Glad to see it improving for you as well, Camino. Seriously, if I can't talk balthazar into a Challenger, maybe I can talk you into one. Someone here needs to buy a new Camaro/Challenger before we're all driving Prius wannabees. Chris

...and one last thought, sorry to post slut in your thread. I really, really , really would talk to owners about actual fuel economy before you pull the lever and write a check. ...perhaps it's just my experience, but I've known several people with these that get in the low teens from a fuel economy standpoint, and a few others that get 15-16, maybe 17. For those kind of figures, you may be happier with a slightly larger vehicle. Harder to drive, but you may not be done having kids... Chris

That being said, you have a small son and you will want to do things with him. A Liberty would do fairly well towing a small pop up camper or a light boat. Chris

If you can find one, you might also think about an older non Grand Cherokee Jeep. Those came with the inline six and were pretty reliable and make pretty good offroad/winter vehicles. Sadly, what CFC didn't kill of these vehicles age and milage ususally have. +1 on the rollover and narrowness issue. You all know my passion for salvage yards, I've seen wayyy to many of these (Liberty) rolled over. Personally, with peak oil and the weak dollar, I would hesitate to buy anything thats less than about 30+ MPG. But that's just ME...and I'm probably the only guy on C and G that feels that way. Chris

Sunfire FTW guy! I'll take three pedals to two any day. And as someone said, it's issues aren't that hard to fix. Brakes, Radio, etc...yhou should be able to do yourself. Chris

Not just yes but hell yes. I get so frustrated when people complain about this car. It isn't perfect...but it is amazing. Chris

So today I am surrounded by my Japanese/Euro car nut friends at our local Autocross. One of the MINI guys, Allen chimes in "That new Buick Lacrosse is a Hot car!" and he says it in the reverent tone we used to use when I was a teenager and we were talking about GTO's and SS 396 Chevelles. The Suburu guys chimed in and talked about how beautiful the car was, and how much better it was than a Lexus. The Miata guys all talked about how nice the interior was, and the Honda guys were talking about how nice the powertrain was and how well built they thought it was. Mind you, at 44 I was the oldest guy of about 12 of us in the group. NONE of these guys is a real huge domestic fan...and here they are noticing the new LaCrosse of all things. And by not a real huge domestic fan, they don't hate American cars but not many Amaerican cars are on their "radar" Interesting to see that the new Buick is making that kind of a splash. I was also standing behind some 40-50 year old females while I was waiting in line for a table at a resteraunt...and they were all gushing about the new LaCrosse. Again, not people who normally get excited about a new Buick. Just thought I would share this...kind of cool. Now if we could just get the RWD Caprice approved for civillian sale we would be cooking with gas... Chris

I'd prefer mine without the sunroof, actually. Too much chasis flex with really sticky tires during an autocross. Sadly, I think I'm no longer a Mustang guy. The new Camaro and Challenger just look SO much better to me than the new Mustang. Saw a Dark grey 010 Camaro SS with cranberry colored stripes. AMAZING car. Cars are like a drug to me, and the new Camaro is proving to be like Heroin, only more addictive. GM just nailed every design detail so well on that car, IMHO. Visually, the new Camaro and the CTS (esp V!) are the coolest things to come out of GM since the SD 455 TA in 74. I am just in so much utter utter utter lust over that car. Chris

My mother still talks about the GM cars her dad owned (57 Olds ragtop, 59 Buick Hardtop, Couple of buick 225 Ragtops). My younger teenaged daughter loves Corvettes. Older teenaged daughter wants a Colorado or a Canyon. NICE to see GM appealing to the fair sex...esp. when they live in my household and are of car buying/driving age. Chris

Actually I'd prefer mine in Navy blue with dark tint on the windows...and yes the steel wheels give it a very purposeful look. That car would look good in black, with a Buick Grand National on a trailer being towed to the drag strip. Or perhaps towing an open trailer with a formula/open wheel type race car, also in black. Chris

My boss at work was in an accident where he was hit in the face with an airbag. He always drives with the steering wheel really low now, so if it goes it will hit him in the chest. I often drink coffee while I drive, and I always used styrofoam cups when I am driving an airbag type car. Could just see a metal cup going into your face and killing you if you got hit with a bag while you were taking a sip. Chris

'blu...that new GTI has MY name on it...perhaps the one car on the planet that could talk me out of a Cobalt SS or a MINI Cooper S. Chris

OMIGOSH, he likes a white car. I also saw a new Camaro in the lighter blue color...LOVE that! Chris

Looks good, my friend... Chris

I love this time of year...FOOTBALL! Also, driving at night with the top down and the heater on. It really works, and chilly fall air is just great. Love the feeling of fall, September through November is about my fav. time of year. Chris

Awesome! Chris

Which is why a thorough test drive is important for a tech to solve all of a cars problems safely and correctly. When I work on anything mechanical, be it a refrigeration system, an electrical motor control center, or a car, finding one problem often doesn't solve things completely. Good luck Mustang, glad to hear she'll be back on the road and safe.

You will be impressed I think with how much better the car drives with "fresh" parts. Chris

Sweet car. Used to have a friend who had a car the color of the light blue 'camino is talking about, they are striking in that color. 80's Grand National/GNX is perhaps my fav. 80's car outside of the 80's 911's and 944's. Along with that, I like the first gen RX-7's. But anyhow, awesome car. GOOD trade. And like Camino said, your as nuts as I am. Chris