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Hey riv, hover over his user name. He joined on January 1,2008.

Ah yes, the second-gen Corvair... absolutely love the design and think it is one of GM's best overall. Certainly THE best looking small GM car design ever. Early Vega is also a beauty, let down badly by half-baked engineering and rust protection. They only have themselves to blame.

My shortie antenna came in the mail today. Now I can drive in and out of my garage without taking off/putting on my antenna. LOL. I will say the antenna from CravenSpeed is a high quality piece and the reception is unchanged (so far) from factory. When I drive to work tomorrow I will be able to confirm that over my route.

Yes, I asked the dealership to remove the airdam as I did with my 2015 Colorado. I think it looks so much more "ready" without it, like a 4X4 should look. Yes, it has little deflectors at the front of each rear wheel. I read somewhere it is to direct air around the wheels for better aero. Kind of like the beef air curtains on the new Silverado (and Ford Ranger! Along with many others). A Chevy dealer and a Ford dealer, each about 25 miles from me (and on the same general route north of here), showed blue midsize 4X4 extended cabs. The Ranger is an STX FX4, but it was discounted to only $1k cheaper than the Chevy, and the Chevy has way more stuff on it. I went to the Chevy dealer first. Never went to the Ford dealer. I have a deeper affinity for Chevy anyway. Thanks all for the nice comments. The itch is scratched. My truck is a twin to a co-worker's, so I need to make it stand out from his. I am thinking of the black bowties and black Colorado nameplate kit that are available through GM Accessories. I also have Husky floor trays ordered, and an Aeroskin hood protector (I prefer them because they lay flat to the hood, no gap to catch dirt.)

Question is too broad.

Here's my traditional new vehicle intro photo, at Lancaster County Park's covered bridge. It's so good to be back in a vehicle that can get out of its own way (but I will defend my former Jeepiat always otherwise). At the walking trail parking lot this morning -

Everybody in here knows GM sucks at marketing, and has for a while. Plus it took a long while for this to make the rounds in the press, I saw this in the GM Order Guide weeks ago.

? Read Motor Trend's real world economy test. Read Car & Driver's test.

Number one: they never advertised it. This was an amazing combination of economy and power. 38-39 MPG in this class of vehicle is UNHEARD OF (in more ways than one, unfortunately). Pundits said ppl want economy, first and foremost. That was a lie.

Do you mean an ATV?

So yeah that thing woke me up at like 2 a.m. sounding like a redwood cracking in half. I shut it off. It was spitting condensation into the room.

We have a local truck accessory place, Car-Mic. "Everybody" who buys a new truck goes there immediately after leaving the dealership. I have ordered Husky floor liners from them. Next up is a tri-fold bed cover and Aeroskin hood protector. It does have the factory spray-in liner, which was a yuge consideration. With the Jeep in the garage and my downstairs living room renovation project finally done, seems like some space in the garage was stolen by "stuff". The truck fits, but I need to clean out the garage and haul some stuff to a final resting place, so it fits with more comfort. No Bedrugs or rubber bed mats this time, I got full factory bed protection. The 3.6L with 8 speed auto work together like peanut butter and jelly. Sooooo smooth. Above photo is not good quality. I will post a few more photos soon.

Yupper! Waiting for my shortie antenna as we schpeak! I posted a preview pic in Random Thoughts yesterday... good ol' U.S. flag on the back glass...

I spotted this 2019 Colorado Z71 this morning, in the parking lot at my favorite walking trail. Lo and behold, the keys just happened to be in my pocket. So... I brought it home.

Looks like they're just BOP BOP BOPPING along!

I'm currently looking @ trucks. This helps.

That is the arrangement in my town as well.

Further into oblivion. Write them off, it's the humane thing to do.

eh

At the rate they're selling, eclipsing the Chevrolet equivalent in the first half, I don't think they'll have too much trouble clearing them. '68 GTO convertible, red, I'd say #3 condition, driven by a guy who could have bought it new.

Kevin, I heard that about heat pumps as well. When it is super cold outside, there is no heat to pump in. I need it warm everywhere but the bedroom in winter.

It is not unusual for a dealership to have an auxiliary storage lot.

All this crap made in China. Home appliances were dear when they first came on the scene, and their construction, in turn, served the public well. Brand loyalty was instilled, which ensured a company's longevity. Now everything's a commodity and it is a sad state.

Can a home window unit a/c be charged and checked? Prolly cost more than a new one.