A Horse With No Name

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Blu... I think he got offended that we were no longer offended by him. Seriously, we seem to have lost another round of members, such as Black Viper, GM4life, et al. Wonder where everyone is going and why they are not hanging around? Chris

True, XLRV. However, I don't think that he's going to sink a ton of cash into this thing. Think he's going to drive it until he gets out of school, and then get a Camaro SS or something. Chris

67 is actually from Dayton also. What do you like to eat? I'll buy! Would LOVE to meet you. Chris

MaXX or Focus FTW! Although the Intrepid is a damn good car. I owned the sister car, a Chrysler Concorde. Averaged 28-29 MPG, was the cheapest to own of almost all of my cars and perhaps one of the most reliable. But the Focus has a great chasis. You won't go wrong with the Focus. Eleventy billion to one, that would be my vote. Or get an older VW TDI, they can be had for reasonable bucks and 45 MPG isn't going to be something to laugh at if gas goes to 5.50 a gallon. Chris

West Second Street. Tell Mike, Angie, Erica, and the gang I said hi if you go. Chris

That 69 reminds me of a very similar 67 at a car show here in Columbus. They guy who owned it had a 16 year old daughter. Her boyfriend always wanted to know why he couldn't everdrive that Camaro... Chris

Which is what is so cool about this type of event-getting to see good amatuers at work. He drove well indeed. I'd like to meet him. Chris

This is going to become such a mess. Our local Hyundai dealers are considering a class action lawsuit against the government. One dealership in particular, Dennis Hyundai, is owed 1.5 million dollars by the government. Herrenstein Hyundai has over 120 cars they haven't killed or been paid for, and it's going to become a catch 22-they aren't going to get paid until they kill the cars, and they aren't going to kill the cars until they get paid. At $4500 a car, how many new Hyundai trades is THAT? Chris

Ready to go find that vintage car yet Camino-cause that's the only place your gonna get what you want. Good thing you don't ahve children, or you would be depressed when they drove home to see you in their Volts, Priuses, Diesel VW's, et al. When gas hits $5.50 a gallon, that is all that will be left on the market. Trust me. Chris

Neat. Now if I could only get re-united with my 66 Mustang Fastback we would be all set. Chris

The list is probably copied from 2004 or something. Around here, it is pretty rarte to even see an Integra anymore. I can't even think of the last time I saw an Integra, outside of dedicated autocross or track cars with the SCCA. Chris

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Fast and cool, I'll check it out in Hot Rod. It takes real balls to drive a doorslammer of any kind that fast. Amazing watching any shorter wheelbase car that's any faster than about 8 seconds in the 1/4 IMHO. Those cars are a handful to drive. A few years ago we had a French foreign exchange student from Forbach,France. He wanted to know what was so special about driving a dragster or drag racing, he said that it must be easy. It's anything but easy. Moran is amazing. Chris

At lunch I often eat at an old fashioned diner called Carl's Town House, which was part of the 1939 world fair before it was moved to Ohio. It has been a resteraunt in Chillicothe ever since. Was sitting there at Lunch and a black Camaro SS with white stripes pulled up and parked. And then a Cadillac Fleetwood (I think like Roger/GMCTG74's car) in white with a black top pulled up right next to it. Kind of neat looking out at those two cars, sitting in the diner... And then once I was done with lunch I ran my first service call...saw a beautiful red and black Jag E type (early type) and a nice 68 Mustang ragtop, also red and black. Chris

Not worried about flipping it, but the upper weight can be a problem when trying to get a really good fast time. I don't even like how my buddy's Focus SVT is when you push it. But yeah, I think it is a little top heavy for competition. Would be a fun car to race though. And you would have plenty of room in the Back to haul a set of Hoosier A6's to the autocross... Seriously, it is cool to see one of them road raced. I've seen stranger things on track. Volvo's of all things used to be the fast cars in SCCA Improved Touring "B" Chris

CTS perhaps? But yeah, GM's future will be in cars like the Malibu and LaCrosse. Which is why I've given up hope of them ever perhaps building a small car I want to buy. Not all the way, I want to see if they come out with something cool through the Buick division in a few years. But for performance guys it's gonna be pretty much Camaro or bust. Isn't the Cobalt SS/TC (and the HHR/SS) going to go away? Chris

My wife drives a car (her choice in car) that is the opposite of your Cadillac, Roger-one of those boxy first gen Scion xB's. It took me all day on a Saturday to clean the car thouroughly inside and out and clay bar it. I think the clay bar kit was $18 at Autozone or something. But the clay bar worked great. Tree sap from my parents driveway that stained the car when it had 10,000 miles on it (103,000 miles and 4 years ago) came right out with the clay bar. With the Ohio winters, hauling around 5 kids, and everything else it's been though it was starting to look so bad that I was going to repaint it. It now looks great. Your Cadillac is a much better starting point paint wise than my wife's car was, so clay and a good couple coats of wax and she should look like a million bucks. With a couple of other detailing projects I've done on larger cars, sometimes I will do a panel at a time, sometimes over a few days. You can then wash the car, vacuum it, and give it one good final coat of wax. Not orthodox but I'm lazy so that's how I sometimes do it. Once you get done waxing the Caddy you'll know why I want a MINI so badly! Chris

Congrats, Dodgefan! Now you can buy that new Challenger SRT8. Chris

Drivetrain mule perhaps? Chris

GM put a lot of thought into this and it shows. Again, congrats. Now you just need a B5 blue Challenger R/T as a garage mate and your all set. Chris

That weight up high is exactly why I probably won't buy one. I would be afraid to push it in an autocross. Neat Vid. though... Chris

Someone has to make the gold line tires. I saw a set today on a 65 Riviera that were just about brand new. Again, nice purchase. And if you get cold feet, remember my garage in Ohio is large and lonely... Seriously...nice car, can't wait until you can get it home. Chris

$ for $ I feel thqt they are very good. The 5 is maligned but it actually is a pretty good motor. Wife and I test drove a Rabbit with the 5 before we bought our last Miata, I was VERY impressed with the 5. If I get a Vee-Dub though it will be TDI or GTI. And it will be stick, none of this damn DSG or trtiptronic nonsense. Chris

Bingo! Chris