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A Horse With No Name

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  1. My parents live in the blue ridge mountains, they are wayy to overpopulated for my taste. IMHO I'd still prefer to be just up north. Living with -20 weather is preferable to living with most people. Although I can find myself "alone" in a crowd, which i sometiems enjoy. Chris
  2. I feel the same way, Camino. If there were jobs wayyy up north (UP Michigan, door county Wisconsin, Wyoming, SD, Etc.) I would love to live away from all of the ufking morons.... People make me sick...this woman makes me sicker... Chris
  3. Reminds me of a very pristine 65 Imperial a woman I know saved from becoming a demo derby car. That Impy looked about like a two year old car...glad to see that one saved. Sadly, a LOT of cars like this have ended up as derby cars here in Ohio. Brother in law of someone I know brings them up from the south by the car carrier load just for the purpose of using them as derby cars. We need lots O ammo... Chris
  4. +1 Bigtime... Chris
  5. Doesn't really matter so much about price...You've driven everything other than a Maybach and a Veyron Buggati (both of which are more than $1500-2500 out of your price range) and the Astra is the only thing on the market that seems to fit you. Buy the Astra. If you get laid off you'll get another job, if you move to Georgia and are no longer worried about snow you'll still like the FWD and the handling, and this is clearly the car that fits you. Just if your ever in Columbus bring it to one of our club Autocrosses and have some fun with us! I know I keep saying this but that thing is sooo sweet in the way it handles, it needs to be pushed...and the local HONDA guys need to see some GM tail light.... Chris
  6. I like watching 19 year old girls get out of the swimming pool in wet bikini's, but the women I really like and think that I could date if I weren't married are all 35-45 years old. Chris
  7. The CTS is about eleventy billion to the eleventy billionth power more desireable as a car also. Chris
  8. I AM a railfan, and this is exactly what I was thinking...I didn't want to write this idea up because I thought I might look stupid, but to me this is almost the best choice. Chris
  9. Subaru WRX Used prev. generation? I know, crappy gas milage, crappy ride, crappy interior, you don't like Subies...but it may be what you need to get through the weather where you live, and nice used ones are dropping in price. Seriously, though, I think the Astra may be the best car for you right now. I think MINI or TDI Jetta, along with a Cobalt, will be the next cars in my garage. Chris
  10. The real question is, how much of the Reagan era will be swept away by a hugely Democratic Congress, Senate, and president? Or, in the event that McCain wins, how will he deal with a Democratic house and Senate? Chris
  11. This refresh is indeed terrible, I would agree. Chris
  12. Actually I think you really do like less radical cars than I do. I could drive a focus that's about one step removed from Colin Mcrae's Rally car and I'd be happy. Agree that the Astra could use more power. Jetta is a decent and under-rated car. Let's take a different tack. For about 20K you can buy (at least around here) a pristine very low mile G6 convertible/retractable. Room for kiddo, top goes down, its fun, it does a lot well... Also, have you thought about a used CTS? A co worker was looking at a very nice low mile (sub 20K) that was a few years old and it was in the teens, price wise. I still think a MINI would be cool for you, but it really probably isn't your speed. I just happen to love them personally... Chris
  13. Ditto on the GM paint thing. My Safari van looked good until the day that I sold it, and it never spent a night indoors through 11 Ohio winters. Chris
  14. That would be my thought, along with India, Germany and Japan. Really the 20th Century should ahve been the German ?Century but they pissed it away with two world wars. Chris
  15. As for my choice, I am going to spell relief either VOLT or TDI. Chris
  16. Thankfully. They also have been droping amoung hispanics, which bodes well for Obama in florida. Chris
  17. Which when you have sons approaching draft age settles really good with me as a voter. This just shows how little he learns from his mistakes. Chris
  18. ...and then at some later time, he'll tell us how he's going to be responsible and reduce the budget shortfalls and reduce the size of government. Just like reagan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr..... Chris
  19. Democrats excell at providing candidates that understand the issues but don't have a clue how to get elected. Republicans excell at providing candidates that understand getting elected but don't have a clue how to run the country. Take your pick... Chris
  20. ...besides, I don't think you'd be test driving cars on a weekly, if not daily basis, and asking us for months for advice if your heart was in keeping the Aztec. Dump the thing, IMHO, and drive what you want. Life is too short to drive boring cars. Chris
  21. I have a fetish for smaller, lighter cars, and to me driving the Aztec would be hell on wheels, and not in a good way. I would either go ahead with the Astra thing, or do some (used) sport compact in really good shape. Get a 5/6 speed SVT Focus, Cobalt SS, older Civic SI, Used Astra, used MINI, etc. these cars can all be had with good miles for good money. And they will all be cars that people will want to play with, so you should have a good resale 75-150,000 miles later when you sell it. But that's jsut me. I couldn't handle driving an Aztec. I'm facing a similar decision myself as I will soon have two more drivers in the family. FWIW you could also buy a used plane jane Cobalt, they are inexpensive and run well. Plus a set of Salvage yard Alloyws and some nice detailing could make one really stand out. Chris
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