vonVeezelsnider

We rented a Pacifica once, it was superb.

My point is that this is a full size car with, now, a ten cubic foot trunk.

All well and good... BUT: 1. What is with this nonsense about taking out the coolant gauge. It's good especially in colder climates like mine to judge just how quickly the damn heater is going to kick in! It's also valuable information that is better displayed as a relative gauge than a number... and I didn't like having to click through the DIC to access it on my Cobalt either. The whole gimmick of an ECO gauge just smacks of petty greenwashing anyway. 2. Sure, lets drop a giant battery in the trunk and make it even smaller than it already is (which is inexcusably, smaller than a Cobalt small). The trunk as it presently stands is almost already a dealbreaker for practical minded people like myself.

I can almost see the maniacal twinkle in your eyes through the screen.

I found a more fanatical W-Body fan than me... In case it's not clear, the door side of the car says: For The W General Motors W-Body Restoration and Modification

Made a habit of traveling at Christmas time... don't think we've had a tree in at least three years.

I think that I have to replace the serp belt on my 07 Impala soon, it's slipping more and more on the power steering pulley.

a LaCrosse or Impala W-Bod are both good suggestions... Unless you get one with really low mileage and only six months old, like I did, you'd just as well look at a LaCrosse as their owners tend to have more money and take better care of their cars.

I always associate "Eldo" with the Eldroado.

Don't think I've ever seen one in this country.

Got it back on Friday PM, this time actually repaired properly. Of course the day after I got it home the battery was toast and I had to have a new one put in. Starting to think the car is cursed but as of today all is well.

Unless I'm otherwise mistaken it would be a reconditioned OEM part. My insurance company only puts new OEM parts on cars two years old and younger but always uses OEM parts- just not necessarily new out of the box ones. That being said they're supposed to be reconditioned to new condition (IE no dents). We had a big hailstorm in town this July and because of where my car was parked at work at the airport I miraculously didn't get any hail damage (2000$ in damage was done to the 09 Impala and 4000$ was done to the 06 Malibu; this damage was just recently finally fixed since so many cars got dinged at least a bit). Fender must be a Calgary part cause the dimples (I counted 4-5) almost look like little hail dents. Makes me a little cross because there was previously no damage.

I feel that I'm forced to ask. Why bother giving it back to me if you haven't done the job right? Back to the body shop it goes. 1) Fender not aligned properly with hood or rocker panel 2) They scuffed my hood, A-Pillar, and the new fender while installing it; also chipped paint off the lower leading edge of my driver side door 3) Their attempt to "detail" the interior of my car made it look worse rather than better; the protectant foam they sprayed on my dashboard during said "detailing" coated the automatic light sensor in grease and now my car thinks it's dark out all the time... meaning I can't read my radio when it's sunny out. Also the protectant only made it onto maybe 1/8 of the driver side door. Looks like they spent the sum total of 2mins on my car. 4) The fender they installed has dimples in it 5) The headlight is loose

Good luck with the new job, glad you were finally successful! Helps when you're doing something that's of interest to you.

Since my car has been sitting amongst banged up cars in the dealership's body shop, I've been driving the 2006 "Rubbermaid Rattletrap" Malibu Maxx which my mom generally drives. I've noticed over the last week that the engine is acting kind of odd. When the engine is in idle (warm or cold engine) in any gear it's been tending to idle funny. You can feel the whole engine pulsing through the seat, the floorpan etc. Definitely not a serious miss, but certainly abnormal enough that you notice it right away. The engine doesn't sound too much different so from the outside it's almost imperceptible. One thing of note is that when the pulsing is happening the tach needle isn't jumping around, it's staying relatively constant. The car has just over 38000mi/61000km on it and has the Hydramatic 4T45E Transmission. I ran some Techron through when I filled up earlier in the week and took it out on the two lanes out of town to get some of the carbon out but that doesn't seem to have done anything. Also of note that within the last 2000km it's had a fuel-air induction service at the dealer, but upon conferring the symptoms with my mom she said it has definitely been doing this on and off before that service was done, just more so recently Any idea what I'm looking at here? It's not a strong enough miss to be really worried about but certainly more than enough to be annoying.

Oh I don't think I have any intention of purchasing it... just browsing the classifieds and it caught my eye- thought it was worth sharing.

Happy birthday Fearless Leader!

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1958-Cadillac-Fleetwood-W0QQAdIdZ233948771# And it's black!

The estimates are starting to trickle in. Looks like give or take 2000$ for the cosmetic work (New Fender, New Bumper, Paint, Labor). The suspension inspection and any subsequent parts/work is extra and they haven't examined the front frame rail yet so no idea if it's damaged.

When they came to tow it to the dealership I found most of the wheel liner in five pieces on the ground under the car so that's a given. He did hit the tire sidewall but thankfully not the wheel, so I figured yeah the whole front end needs to be inspected and aligned. The bumper cover problem is that the holes that the wheel liner clip into are deformed and torn right off, and around the mounting points and the wheel well on that side, the bumper is bent out of shape at least noticeably.

Yeah I got their insurance so I'm not left twisting in the wind... as for the obligatory pics: I'm not expecting an estimate until Wednesday.

So for the second time in six months my Impala has been the victim of the CURSE. My car was parked in front of a friend's house last night when some dough head in a big GMC Sierra 2500 decided to do a 3-point turn and backed right into my car's left front fender. The upshot is that at the least, the fender is f@#ked in every way imaginable. Driving with a learners permit and didn't even feel the impact. Also the bumper probably needs to be replaced too since the little mounting holes for the wheel well liner are completely torn and deformed. I've no idea how fast the truck was backing up but I would hope that the unibody hasn't been somehow damaged. Regardless, I'm without my car for at least three weeks and I'm off in Malibu land until then. So in closing: F#&%!!

1997 Cavalier Sedan, 2.2L OHV I4 and 3-Speed Automatic, Dahlia Blue Metallic.

Front Fascia: Good Profile: Still awkward but they didn't have much to work with so I cut them some slack Rear Fascia: A little bulbous Interior: High quality I'm sure, but bland as all hell

I agree with this assessment... I saw lots of great Fleetwoods and Roadmasters this summer but at the end of the day I just wasn't in the position to buy. Next spring I will be in a position to get myself a project car, and at that time I'm going to find myself a nice Fleetwood. Part of my ultimate plan would be to redo the exterior (Vinyl top and chrome, paint if necessary) but focus on the interior. Maybe do something to the door and dash panels involving leather and more padding, new seatcovers, and since I know a couple of craftsmen, replace the woodgrain trim pieces with real dark walnut. The Fleetwood interior has potential as it is, just needs a more detailed touch.