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It is a requisite that he get some Pep Boys portholes and blingy, 20" rims if he buys the LeSabre. Kidding, please smack him if he even mentions it. The Custom is the base trim level, with Limited being the uplevel. The LeSabre is an excellent car, imo, an unsung American Hero.

Having trouble keeping "Pace" with the perps, cappy?

I'd be even more of a zombie than I am, I guess. Waking up every night at like 12:30 worrying about work and work stuff is draining.

rug burn

It's funny how some things stay the same. The "Grenade" (ha balthy!) and Versailles have pretty much the same relationship as the Fusion and MKZ have in 2008.

Every time I've had the opportunity to drive a VUE, it's been the same... one big, rolling, creaky plastic crapmobile. I haven't driven the new one yet, but the old ones were annoyingly rattly.

Mr. Nut, I am sorry I missed posting a thread for your birthday, sir. I certainly hope you had a good one. Let us know how you celebrated.

Thanks, folks. I do like the gym because the weather in there is always the same, ya know? Yesterday, I dropped some disability insurance I was carrying at work, only $4.15/wk, but every little adjustment helps I guess. Packing my lunch should save a good bit, and instead of expensive, sodium-packed lunch meat, I can make chicken salad, tuna salad, PBJ, or meatloaf sandwiches. Spending about $8/day at the local deli adds up (I started walking there when gas prices spiked). Yeah, a landline phone is getting to be old-fashioned, I guess. My basic Verizon cellphone plan costs $47/mo, with the landline at about $31/mo. The vehicle question is another story. I love my Sierra, but I must face facts. As a daily driver, it is somewhat wasteful, especially apparent now, suddenly. I've got to figure out what I should do with it. Sell it, trade it, or keep it. Trading it seems the worst option, keeping it next worst, with selling it coming out on top. My next issue is replacement transportation. I am scared of used vehicles. Maybe that is irrational to some of you, especially since I am in the car business, but that's just the way I am. I have seen some bad stuff come through. Anyway, I looked at a fairly basic '09 Cobalt coupe yesterday, MSRP $16,200. With discounts, I should be able to lessen my debt load (I owe about $15,500 on the truck yet), have a vehicle that saves a lot on gas, and has a warranty. I would expect a monthly payment about $100/mo less than the truck with minimal downpayment, while saving about $100/mo in gasoline and a bit on insurance. Ugh, seems like I'll be "laboring" all Labor Day Weekend, thinking of ways to get my finances in order. I hope you guys have a less worrisome weekend than I'll have.

OMG, Croc, what do you mean by that? :AH-HA_wink:

Cool as heck, man.

Mix politics with abortion, as the closed thread was evolving, and it was a time bomb. Politics, religion and abortion are all very sensitive subjects for just about everyone. I just think there is too much potential for bitterness, which could spread to other sections of the forum. I think the rule should hold, at least in The Lounge. It's a place for winding down and relaxing, hence the name, at least for me. If you guys all want to discuss politics, can we at least give the subject a separate section, to try to keep the inevitable vitriol contained? My .02c.

I hope your fart can's bleeting really loud today. Just don't point that thing in my direction. :AH-HA_wink:

Today it was announced by the owner of our dealership... a mandatory 10% pay cut for all employees, in a belt-tightening move. Morale has taken a nosedive. I figure I will lose income very near the amount of my truck payment per month. Our sales are down 30% from last year. It ain't looking good. I am considering dropping my gym membership (only $15/mo) and my land line telephone... along with selling my truck, for real, among other things, just to keep going. If this pay reduction doesn't save enough money for the company, what happens next scares me. I hope Wall Street speculators are happy, driving fuel prices through the roof this summer. The ripple effect of high fuel prices has chilled every aspect of our economy, and now it has hit home for me, hard.

Well, if I ever want to own an HHR, I'd better run out and buy one soon, if this thing is its replacement. What a generic box it is... and the Mazda5 is not selling well, afaik.

Saw my very first '09 GMT355 today, a black Canyon crewcab 4WD, with the new 16" rims and chrome trim. This one must have been a special edition of some kind, there was a small, green "E" sticker on the tailgate.

My '94 S-10 prolly had close to 100k on it at the time. It was traded in March, '98 with 125k miles for the first silver/manual Beetle to come in at the local VW dealer.

Just picked up the new Fleet Foxes CD.

Very, very good post, Argen.

Did you guys see that cloud that went over this afternoon at approximately 3:17 pm? It started out shaped as a toilet seat, and ended up as Daffy Duck. It was wild.

Glad you're alright. You could've vomited on the flames, that would have helped tremendously.

My only disappointment is the Camaro is the prototype with the homemade headlights. Did you guys hear the acceleration times for the V6 Camaro? They're talking 6.1 0-60 and 14.2 @ 98 mph FOR THE V6!

Whoa, Borger deleted his posts in this thread... what's wrong with him?

I got tired of smacking myself in the face, so I reluctantly gave it up.

Yes, it is a reverse from a proposed plan with a lot of potential... affordable RWD. But, I've been preparing myself for this news. I will not commit suicide over this, but will keep an open mind. I just hope that these small, FWD cars retain the Pontiac spirit and are not Canadian-style Chevrolet rebadges... and this article still leaves open the possibility of an Alpha-based G6 replacement. The turbo 1.4L in the Solstice... could be cool... proof that good fuel mileage and RWD can gleefully co-exist.

That's why later Pacers had the domed hood, to fit a larger piston engine. The Wankel would have fit under the lower profile, early Pacer hood.