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Have you seen a red Camaro? A white Mini Cooper Works? How about a blue '59 Star Chief? Tell us about it here!

Traveling to the mountains this weekend and riding in my dad and my brother's Silverados on the gravel roads and across streams has really driven home a realization for me: I really miss having a pickup truck. Car-like comfort, mixed with go-anywhere capability and extreme versatility really appeals to me, now as always. So I'm going to say here and now I am going to work toward factory-ordering a 2010 Colorado or Canyon as soon as I feel comfortable. Here's what I want: Z85 1LT extended cab 4X4 (GMC is SLE-1) 3.7L 5 cylinder/automatic/3.73 G80 locking rear end. (I checked EPA estimates for the 5.3L in this configuration, it gets horrible mileage, 14/19! 5 cyl is rated 16/21, I believe, a measurable difference) Power convenience package (PW/PDL/PM/keyless entry/cruise with auto-dim inside mirror with compass) 1LT/SLE-1 comes with body-color mirror caps & side moldings, chrome exterior handles and aluminum wheels. Chevy comes monotone, GMC has chrome grille and bumpers.

Maybe it's just butt crack sweat. Anyway, that's a nice back yard, Nicholas.

beer cans

Ted, I have to ask because this is just the first in a loooong line of Epsilon II-platform cars: how does it look proportionally? It appears to give a high and narrow vibe in the photos, as opposed to low and narrow in the case of the Epsilon Malibu. Does it have a nice stance?

Well ahem it looks like he was so happy he pooped himself a little. WTH?

You guys take care! No more C&G DLers!

Spent the weekend in beautiful Tioga County, PA with family. Watched a very nice fireworks display. Watched a tractor pull involving wonderful old 2-cylinder John Deeres. Had an enjoyable time of it.

Well I got back home a bit ago from the mountains. Porta potty is still there, but my yard is cleaned up, and the street is swept up (fireworks detritus). Hopefully, no party this evening.

Well hey, stace. How've you been?

Sadly, my body clock still works properly. I was stone cold awake at 5 am. I think the last time I looked at the clock it was like 3 because of the noise. The thing is, the parties are not confined to the house. They are open-door garage parties (every Friday night for the last 3 weeks, lasting at least until 3-4 am, one week until 6 am!), and my bedroom is 10 feet from their garage. After the screaming kids and the women go to bed, the men remain, drunk and loudly discussing, laughing, joking, arguing. There are only 2 irregular cars over there now, and I'll be leaving in a couple of hours at the latest, so relief is mine. The porta potty is a new escalation, that's why I posted the thread. Everyone in the cul-de-sac has to be kept awake like I am (party guests come from elsewhere, not neighbors), it's like a stadium effect with the noise. And then there were the fireworks set off from the sidewalk directly in front of my house (because he has a big tree in the little grass strip between his sidewalk and the curb.) No Amish in my development, sorry to not fit the stereotype. When I come home from work or running around the city a couple of miles away, I want quiet in my own home that I am paying for. I don't have central air conditioning, so open windows are required for sleeping in the warm weather. I had to keep the windows closed to at least try to escape the crowd , and it was too warm to sleep. I tried to use the stereo to drown it out, but since that is irregular for me to sleep, it was also a distraction. Is there such a thing as a noise ordinance? Man do I sound grumpy, and I am. I feel it is rude to have a God-damned street party in a residential neighborhood that lasts almost until f@#king DAWN. And to do it REPEATEDLY on a WEEKLY BASIS. And yes there is trash in my yard this morning. Happy 4th, indeed.

The autograph seekers.

terrier

My next-door neighbors have a porta potty in their driveway and the cul-de-sac is parked full. Crowds are milling about, in the street, on the sidewalk, they're everywhere. And I have to get up early to head to the mountains. This is not gonna be pretty.

borax

Well I think the 4th of July weekend is gonna be kicked off early this year. Happy Birthday, everybody!

Taco Bell

oxidation

Disintegration

A noble pursuit. And some very cool cars to save.

Friday

Nice beast. I hope it works out in your favor, BP.

The Commodores

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