A Horse With No Name

I actually like Japan and have been there twice, once for two weeks and once for a month. They seem to have a low quality of life...they work VERY hard and VERY long hours, have commutes that would be well in excess of someone in Atlanta or L.A., etc. It would be nice to see them be less workaholic and more human. They would enjoy life more, I think. Chris

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081226/as_japan_economy.html Enjoy. I don't like seeing anyone suffer, but it seems the Japanese might be in for some real trouble. Chris

I would like a Suburban as a tow vehicle. I like a little weight in the back and a little longer vehicle to tow with. Sylvesters car is a good buy. Chris

I really like that Imperial... Chris

You just can't beat a desert car. If I ever get another older car, it is going to be from the southwest. Chris

I don't want to clutter up the Lounge or any other forum with discussion of individual classic cars...but this is so cool I just can't resist... http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/4...Dodge_c154.html Sixty-Eight, are you paying attention? Chris

That thing would bring at least two grand around here, I think...as a plow truck if nothing else. People buy these things, along with the ASTRO/SAFARI vans for running crews of hispanics to construction sites if nothing else. C'mon what did you pay? Chris

Too bad Chryco can't stay in doing just minvans and a couple of Jeep products. I mean, BMW, Lotus, MINI, Smart, etc. are niche brands that do fine...why can't Chrysler become a niche brand? Chris

My old gym teacher Alex Barron had one of these when I was in high school. It was a nice looking car, dark green, two door, black vynal top, hyde-away headlights, etc. I always enjoyed seeing that car come into the parking lot at school. Sixty-Six

Or this, set up for showroom stock SCCA racing... http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/330576.aspx Chris

A six speed GTO would be my choice. Followed by a slightly used Cobalt SS/TC...or a Solstice GXP. Chris

Oh, BTW...Nice looking truck. Should make quite the nice family vehicle. Chris

$2500? Chris

Bear looks a bit like my big Maine Coon Male cat, Fluffy. Chris

Moving forward...and out of control! Chris

Finding the time to relax is very important IMHO. Post pics of some of your stuff...I'd love to see it. Chris

I love cats. Chris

Sadly, I see a LOT of BOF RWD cars crushed flat and headed for the shredder. Chris

Back to the CB thing, I've seen a factory CB in several GM cars. Looked at buying a 78 Pace Car Corvette once and IIRC it had a factory CB. Chris

When I was student teaching, one of my students had a VERY clean 65 Sport Fury ragtop, white on blue just like the Indy pace cars that year. Was one of my favourite Mopars. Also had a friend who had a 64 Sport Fury...sweet car also. Chris

I would agree with this also. The Challenger is growing on me more and more all of the time. Chris

I would agree. This is another car that makes living on teh bus line look attractive. Chris/66

Like I said before, Benz is the longest lasting car on the road, 19.7 years average. I would give you a figure for Kia, but my stopwatch broke.... Chris

Given what I've heard of the place, I am trying really hard to keep it that way, DF. Chris

Actually Scion just won it's first ever national racing (class) championship at the NASA racing championships at Mid Ohio this year. It beat out a RWD car (RX- to do so...and it was a FWD TC. However, given that guys modding TC's pretty much start with a 20K car and dump 10K in (seemingly) it just doesn't seem like money well spent. For 30K, one could buy a G8 GT or a slightly used BMW 3 Series, either one of which will just own a TC. Or a used C6, a Used C5 Z06, A used CTS-V, a used Bird, Camaro, or Stang, or... Chris