A Horse With No Name

...or perhaps the new Camaro will be Hot and Sour rather than Hot and Spicy... Chris

Exactly on the slow thing. My wife and I were friends first, we didn't even kiss for the first few months, and we are still together almost 24 years later. Good luck, BTW. And as Paulino said, glad you've met someone special. Chris

Agreed, Mr moltar...

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/breaking-...er/#more-156041 Read the link and comment, please. This is Dire! Chris

FWD cars really do kinda suck when they are driven hard. Come out and Autocross sometime...I've only been doing it for less than a year, but I've worked as a corner worker in the SCCA and been on an SCCA pit crew, as well as worked crew for a circle track team. Driven in anger, there is a real difference between FWD and RWD. I really would be happy if I never owned another FWD car. But I can really see CARBIZ's point about FWD and "growin up," and I'm enough of an automotive whore to really be lusting after the Cobalt SS. But when the ink dries on a purchase contract, I really want RWD. Chris

Keep us posted, dude. I got laid off back in February...it ain't any fun. I had another job lined up, not making quite as much $, and I am fine. Hopefully the economy turns around... And thanks for posting the links! Chris

Ouch!!! Sorry this happened to you. You seem like in real life your a really kind person, and sometimes people mistake kindness for weakness. Also, glad to see you were faithful to your BF. I've always been faithfull to my wife, but it hasn't always been easy. Chris

+1 Chris

Get ready...this is going to be the next ten years of what we get from Asia. Chris

Ditto. Not really in a position to buy and restore a project car right now but... I'd love to own another 50's car. This time something a little bit less mainstream than the 57 chevy and 55 Chevy I used to own. Chris

Try Autocrossing first, you'd learn some good car control skills. But yeah, one of your Camaro's would be a lot of fun to take out and "play with" FOG. Chris

Astra would be cheaper...but like I said...get one of each they are small. Chris

This one seemed to be pretty well preserved and had almost no rust. Like I said, it seemed to be part of a much larger collection of late 50's cars that were not for sale at the time. I almost wonder if they are part of an estate and going through probate or something. The whole bunch of cars is at U-Store and Sell on Fisher Road (at Fisher and Wilson) on the west side here in Columbus. Chris

We actually had a guy show up to one of our autocrosses in a Semi truck. He was quite angry when we turned him away. Chris

Exactly, Camino. We need to change our nation, because we've gone from a nation of creative, responsible individualists to a nation of sheep that shop from and work for the big major mega corporations. This is why I rarely eat at Appleby's or Burger King, and rarely if ever shop at Wal-Mart. Chris

Or a Suburban! Chris

I can't blame you. If they ever come off of that 59 I'll PM you. Chris

...and I can't speak for him, but I think he is thinking of perhaps Autocrossing the Bimmer. Not sure of what class in the SCCA the CTS or Saab run in, but that may very well be in the back of his mind. Chris

My son has several friends that are 6'1 to 6'3, and my 18 year old daughter has a few friends that are 6'0 to 6'1 of the female variety. Looked a a beautiful white CTS, but couldn't fit tall teenagers in the back and keep them comfy, so it was a no go. It was a clean used 1st gen CTS, which was quite affordable. BTW, have you ever seen a CTS in the flesh in white? It really is a beautiful car in that color. Chris

At Bob McDorman Chevrolet here in Columbus, there is a big Corvette show the first weekend in September every year. He has a 59 El-Camino with a 348 Tri-power that is just pristine, as well as one of the largest collections of old Neon and old vintage gas station signs this side of the Mississippi. I had a chance to buy a 59 El-Camino once, it was black with a blue interior and a really nice warmed over 350. An older preacher had it up in Medina, Ohio. He had taken really good care of it and was getting ready to retire, IIRC. That was back when I had both the 55 Chevy and the 71 Chevelle and I had no more room in the garage. Believe me, I see the attraction. Chris

He's already got one Camaro in the fleet. My only real gripe with the CTS is the current gen and prev. gen car have not much more room in the back seat than the RX-8 when you get the CTS with a sunroof. Chris

But getting back to buying American, it doesn't matter if axoid buys a bmw 1 series. I would encourage everyone here (even gm4life!) to try a few "foreign" cars. At the same time, I am really impressed with how far the American cars have really come. My younger son wanted to go look at cars after a Boy Scout activity (yes, I am raising my kids to be gearheads). We went and looked at a Ford Fusion. From a fit and finish standpoint, I would say that it was honestly better than the Accord one of my wife's friends just bought. I'm really thinking we need to get Americans into American cars, and fast. Our automakers have really done their homework. Chris

Curious about that B-59. thought about you guys, I went to look at an Iroc camaro yesterday at a storage building. They had two 59 caddy ragtops, two 60 caddy ragtops, a 59 El-camino, and a 59 Chevy Sedan Delivery. Needless to say, you guys were the first people I thought of when I saw those cars. Keep us posted, balthazar. Chris

Exactly. Chris

I actually like the idea of the 1 series that we were talking about earlier. My wife and I like to go places, and it would be small enough to park anywhere, it is a great looking car, and it is more user friendly on a day to day basis that the Porsche or Acura you brought up. Chris