A Horse With No Name

I had a job lined up in Savannah, but couldn't unload my house here in Ohio. Savannah is beautiful. Biggest problem is that there is almost no middle class there...everyone is either loaded or poor. Plus the hurricane thing doesn't do much for me. But Savannah is a great place to be. I lived for over a year in Atlanta and moved back to Ohio, Atlanta was a bigger city than I wanted to live in. But I liked the climate. Chris

I'm not so sure. The TC is better looking, but the Focus has better driving dynamics, Nsync, it's American made, parts are cheaper,etc. Also I like the interior layout better (much better actually) on the Focus. Also really feel like the Focus is a better built car than the TC. Were I buying a car today, I would buy the Focus if I were forced to choose only between the Focus and TC. Thankfully, in a couple of years...I am going to spell relief in the form of Solstice, GTI, or MINI Cooper S. But seriously, I'd rather drive a 5 year old Focus than a new TC, thank you. Chris

Oh, and Camino...don't get too down. You have a barn full of cool project vehicles. Chris

Damn, Camino, your not kidding. One of our Miata Club members, Darrel, went with his Wife to look at a new GMC truck at the Pontiac/GMC dealer next to the Mazda dealer where we hold our Miata Club meetings. The Pontiac/GMC dealer has sold 2 cars all month...they usually sell that many in a day. Darrel is afraid to buy a vehicle because of the economy. He's not the only one holding back. We are about to loose ANOTHER local Ford dealer, and we just lost yet another Chevy dealership. Several electrical contracting businesses here have gone under or are about to go under. We have work right now but it is slim pickins. One other company that almost always has work is looking at laying everyone off in about 4 weeks if things don't change. My wife works with college students to help them get financial aid. Financing for student loans is getting tough too. Kara, the girl at the coffeeshop (who has great legs!) is a college grad with a great personality and a great GPA...and the best job she can get is slinging java. The wife and kids are watching an American Girls movie about the great depression and how one girl and her family survived it. I'm not so sure we aren't headed back. Chris

I myself am a big fanboi also of everything VW seems to be doing lately. For me, the three car companies that seem to get it are GM, Mazda, and VW...Ford seems to be coming along also. Everyone else just seems kinda lost. Chris

A bread machine can be a little tricky, I prefer good bakery bread myself. Chris

Not to mention about everything else in it's price range. The only advan. it has...it is cheap. 17k vs about 22k for a civic. I would spend the extra 5k myself. Chris

The Avanti was always one of my favourites...glad to see it awaken. Chris

Really crappy now here in Columbus...I could use moving to Georgia right now, I think. Chris

It needs something. The current TC isn't that much of a car... Chris

Me too! We had one of the carpenters on one of our jobsites that was driving a red one. Sweet car...Chevy hit a home run with this one! Chris

Neither have I. Chris

+1 Chris

I thought Clinton was the one with the hummer... Chris

...and actually I'm not much of a Reagan Fanboi. To me, Ford was the last decent republican president we ever had. I like Teddy Roosevelt perhaps the most of US presidents. Chris

+1 Chris

There is a white Crossfire that lives in our neighborhood, not a bad looking car IMHO. Chris

One of the fav. Gm trucks I remember was a two tone green and white 70 Camper Special With a 396. It used to run around my old home town of Muncie, Indiana. Mate that to a vintage airstream and head out west for about 9 months...hmmm Chris

A frien of mine is doing a 66 Chevy (previous bodystyle to the 69) for a weekend cruiser. I love old GM trucks. Perhaps I need to live about 300 years so I can own one of everything I'd like to own. Chris

Actually starting to get crappy this evening, but today it was actualoly nice here in Columbus, Ohio. Drove around with the top down, and took my son to school yesterday AM with the top down. right now though, I am inside listening to the stereo and avoiding rain. Methinks November has come at last. Chris

My wife and I test drove that EXACT car at our local Mini dealer, three days before we bought our newer Miata back in the spring. I still want a cooper, and the Yellow color on the newer ones is great with the black top. Perhaps an S without the LSD or the sport suspension? It also looks good in red. Chris

I thought that this would be a great car for you... Chris

Bingo. If things stabilize, I still want...one of the following. GTI, Cooper S, Solstice... Chris

Bingo. If things stabilize, I still want...one of the following. GTI, Cooper S, Solstice... Chris

Nice looking 'bird. Chris