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It is a joke... hence the smiley. Sheesh.

"VIN: Diesel". Oh, wait... I think that was a movie or something. ;-) I agree that GM using 'Star' would be a nice tie-in... The only name coming to me is "GreenStar". EcoStar or GreenStar would have some competing trademarks/servicemarks. You also run the risk of thinking of Ford... AeroStar, WindStar... but that was a bigger risk for the NorthStar. However, I somewhat disagree with the stigma of putting "Diesel" on a car... the GM Diesel debacle is 30 years gone. Diesels will likely be the only thing with a shot in hell of hitting the 60 mpg 2025 rules put down by our oppressive overlords, and therefore we will rejoice at the Diesel name!

DF says he has no interest in such things (sex), so STDs aren't a problem for him.

Yeah, the FWD offset wheels just don't look that good here. The bodywork looks good in black... lots of work, I saw a lot of trouble in the before shots. My minor gripes... - I think the design loses something without the top... it becomes very slab sided. I really see nothing wrong with a hot rod having a tasteful vinyl top. Without the top, the side windows look a little out of place, not having any chrome trim. I think you need to add trim there or black out the other trim. - Cheesy, old weathered license plate cover needs to go. - Front bumper needs to get straightened. It looks good from the driver's side... but the passengers side is twisted... and it takes a lot away from the car's perceived quality. - I think the exhaust tips look a bit out of place. Smallish... or of low quality. I would have preferred larger chrome turn downs that would have made the exhaust sound an octave lower. Otherwise, it looks good and very sinister. Definitely great to see something different. I always liked the Cordobas... regardless of the idiots lampooning them for their "rich Corinthian leather".

Actually, most of the photos associated with the article are kinda scary. Years ago, one of the comedians had a bit of standup that talked about appearance-impaired hookers and how they would make more money, say, picking up cans on the side of the road... Seeing some of the people who claim to be making a living from this Sure, if you get an STD, your a victim. However, SoCalCTS said that it 'is a victimless crime', to which you replied 'Unless you get an STD'. I interpret that to mean that if you get an STD, its now the opposite of a victimless crime... a "victim crime" or "crime with a victim", because you can't have a "victimless uncrime". I don't think I misinterpreted, that's all I'll say.

In general, it is a victimless crime. However, there are people who are forced into prostitution against their will. The people pushing for keeping prostitution prohibition use this as an argument for keeping it illegal. But the problem is that wasting all your money chasing after people who are willing in keep plying their trade, and forcing EVERYTHING underground, you make finding the true victims a needle in a haystack. In a world where prostitution is properly regulated, it would be difficult, if not impossible to continue forcing people into prostitution against their will. Getting a STD from an person who is unaware they have one is a crime now?

LOL... Bot! That explains why he posted in the other thread as if 98 was writing himself, instead of the obvious quote from another article. I think by replying to his post here, you guys have a set of ball joints headed to your house...

Urkel Eyes? So reading through the rest of the thread today, I think its a shame that GM didn't put lights on the intake gasket... then you could fix that while changing the color of the lights. ;-)

Thats always nice... then you can just swap out the 2057A for 2057Rs...

I really never cared for either set of Camaro lights. I guess I prefer the newer ones... but I would need to 'red out' the ambers. I hate amber signals... I'd like to red out the Bonneville's ambers. _IF_ I had a 4th gen Camaro, I would look at an aftermarket LED set, darkish tint or some creative painting. Keep in mind, I usually prefer taillights as GM intended (I guess that's why I prefer Firebirds) . The early Camaro lights just have a reverse bulb in the white part, right? Or is there a amber turn signal bulb hiding in there?

Well, you're moving in the right direction... but I hope the intake gasket waits for you... because a few weeks is a long time when you are driving around with milkshake in the crankcase. Have you changed the oil lately? At least doing that will remove some of the possible contamination. I imagine changing the oil daily would delay your need to change the intake gasket indefinitely.

So, it may sound like something that you'd find at the auto repair place between the muffler bearings and turn signal fluid... but it seems there is some nasty fluid in some rear view mirrors. Apparently, GM auto-dimming mirrors (and some other makes that use the same supplier) have a caustic substance in the mirror... and after a number of years and/or sufficient heat... they can explode or leak. How did I find out? Well, the '99 Grand Prix after spending a lifetime in the northeast, has started to leak once it has been in the hot Cali sun. Just driving along, the car made some pops... and the mirror fogged up and started to leak. After some research, it turns out the liquid can stain the seats, carpet, strip finishes or melt interior parts. Some apparently can explode and the liquid can be inhaled causing health issues. Obviously, I guess I need to find a mirror... but I figured I should warn you guys, as I have NEVER heard of sure a crazy thing.

Well, then it sounds like you better run out and convert all your money to gold. Then you're no longer at the whim of the US currency policy anymore... you're just at the whim of the worldwide gold supply... if more is found, you lose value... in less is found, you're in luck! But one of the things you are overlooking here is that for EVERY transaction, you're going to need to assay that gold to determine its purity and quantity. People don't do that for free. No, it does NOT cost the same for the fed to print $1 and $100s. Thats why the $100 bill gets overhauled twice in 15 years... and the $1 has not been overhauled in 50 years. Sure, as technology gets cheaper, there is a trickle down effect... to prevent $1 bills from being bleached and made into poor quality $5, $10 or $20 bills. And sometimes, the counterfeiters will harness a technology that makes it worth printing a particular type of bill. Thats why it seems like 1 bill or another will suddenly become a target for counterfeiters... the cost of making counterfeits falls below face value and they make a ton of them. There were people trying to counterfeit gold... they were called alchemists. Counterfeiting is considered a form of treason by some, so during a time of war, I could see us still trying to invoke the death penalty... but it would have to have caused a major disaster. Don't worry... counterfeiting is still serious business. I have an acquaintance who is on something like 20 years probation with the Feds because he had a print out of a scan of a $10 bill he used to test a scanner/printer. He got pulled over for a traffic stop and had it in the car... and the police turned it over to the Secret Service. It wasn't cut out, two sided, or color. He spent months in jail and his defense cost a fortune.

LOL... honestly, I don't mind it too much of someone douche-parks out where spaces are wide open... as long as its not right in front of the store. What really irks me... and happens way too often... but this time there was the perfect storm... Back when I was finishing up my college degree, the school had major parking problems... and as I came out, some idiot had parked his P.O.S. about 1.5 inches off my driver's side door. Spots were tight enough... I was well in my spot... and the other driver had plenty of room on the other side... it was a striped area next to a wall. So I got my floor jack and wheel dollies out of the trunk and pushed his car up against the wall... see how he liked it. Seems like I've tripped across quite a few '71-'76 B-body convertibles lately... makes me think it might be a sign... Oh, Balthy, I would have LOVED to see that Oakland in person... that patina can't be beat.

I'm a bit behind putting my finds up. This '75 Chevy Caprice convertible is actually from last month... This was parked in the shopping center up the street. This is NOT the usual Lamborghini Gallardo that I see around. That one is yellow. I've never seen one in a spice red. I kind of think it looks very good in that color... too bad he parked like a douche bag. For some reason, I don't think he was shopping at Family Dollar.

Wait, you're trying to say that paper money is not official currency? Nobody here is arguing for or against a gold standard. The Gold standard in the US hasn't existed in nearly 80 years... it's impact could only be discussed in the theoretical. We have coins because they are durable. Anytime that the coin's value is anywhere near face value is due to its base metal rising in value AFTER its coined. Nobody could have predicted how important copper would become in the last 40 years... and thats why wheat pennies are worth more as scrap than they are as collectibles. We use paper bills because at some point, coins get heavy. Paper bills max out at $100 so that larger movements of money are electronic and leave an audit trail for the government to follow... also because counterfeiting measures need to keep the cost of making fakes above face value. That's why there are no more $50000 bills anymore. If we wanted to, we could use plastic bottle caps as currency... assuming it can be made to deter counterfeiting.

Then you are more than qualified to fix the Camaro. Don't get rid of the original covers. You may need to restore them later. A lot of chrome valve covers are Chinese garbage and will rust immediately or flex so much you won't get a good seal. Blasted and repainted originals look REALLY good after putting up with that. All the techie stuff just gets installed. There is no adjustment generally needed. Inspect it, install it, torque it, make sure it don't leak and forget it. I love the old stuff as much as the next guy... but having to constantly adjust the ignition, carb or valvetrain can be a major PITA. The only thing you have to worry about is the order you take stuff apart. Remember what screw, connector or whatever came off and when. With the internet and cheap cameras, you're living in the golden age. Then you haven't worked on a project that slowly killed itself, then. You CAN cause eventual engine damage simply tinkering. $65 is likely for a cheap, thin, possibly incomplete, Chinese knock off, that may require a lot of work to get right. I don't price Ford sheet metal, but I imagine for a quality piece, you're going to pay more... I would guessimate just under $200... and getting it welded in is a major expense unless you can do it yourself. Then there is the likely needed inner fenderwell... or any filler panels underneath that may need replacement or fabrication. Getting some of those rear quarter sandwiches of sheet metal apart without damaging it is a real PITA. Yeah, whats under the vinyl top is a concern. Of course, they are now converting coupes to more desirable fastbacks or convertibles, so that conversion would negate any roof sheetmetal issues. I'm not telling you not to go for it... its a great deal. But you are WAY too optimistic in this thread.

Nobody is arguing that the physical money is worth anything more that the promise of the US government to keep its worth. We're lampooning the idea that bills should be sized based on value... well, that negates the reason for making a monetary certificate in the first place. At that point, you might as well just use chunks of gold or silver as currency... since that has value based upon its weight. Of course, for roughly 40 years (1930-1970), you couldn't use gold as barter because it was illegal to own gold in quantity (besides a small amount of jewelry). During that time, the government forced people to sell there gold for a cut rate... and it disappeared into Ft. Knox and to this day, nobody outside the government knows if its even still there. There is no guarantee that our currency will hold up... during the Civil War, Confederate currency underwent massive devaluation... it was worthless afterward. Our currency works pretty good, though, assuming we don't drive our country into the gutter. Oh, the only reason that someone brought up different sized currency is because, in theory, different sized currency would be easier for blind people to determine denomination. Says you. Some would argue that. Price of TP in chickens depends on how long ago you had Mexican food.

Queue up the white Accord... or maybe a two white Accords... one a very early model. ;-)

Ooooo... I love news from the future!

You've already refused to do that. If you're really ready to sell the Camaro for $50, I'll be on the bus tonight to pick it up. ;-) ??? Did you rebuild your Cutlass engine or just power wash it? ;-) No offense meant, but I can't imagine you dug too far into the engine if your reluctant to change the intake gasket on the Camaro. There is no difference between old engines and new... except there is more to remember to put back together on the newer ones. If anything, the older engines are more finicky, as they have such loose tolerances. Even though that picture looks decent, I guarantee you that that car needs serious bodywork, or else it would not be for sale for $50, $500 or $5000. Bodywork is 90% of every restoration project.

This is getting to be the funniest thread on CnG I've ever read. So what we're getting at is that only weightlifters will be rich and the poor will need magnifying glasses. 454 $1 bills weigh one pound... so buying a car requires 66 pounds of money. You'll need a forklift to buy a house. On the other end of the spectrum, a penny will weigh one centigram... a large grain of sand. Good luck counting out exact change... at least you could weigh it. This thread needs a HHGTTG quote: Money Monetary units - none. In fact there are three freely convertible currencies in the Galaxy, but none of them count. The Altairian Dollar has recently collapsed, the Flanian Pobble bead is only exchangeable for other Flanian Pobble Beads, and the Triganic Pu has its own very special problems. Its exchange rate of eight Ningis to one Pu is simple enough, but since a Ningi is a rubber coin six thousand eight hundred miles along each side, no one has ever collected enough to own one Pu. Ningis are not negotiable currency, because the Galactibanks refuse to deal in fiddling small change. From this basic premise it is very simple to prove that the Galactibanks are also the product of a deranged imagination.

Bad angle, as someone said. Gauge squares look like crap... little cap on top looks like a cheap afterthought. Nav screen I hope has other features, otherwise its a huge waste of real estate... I don't like the angle of the screen... looks to me like something that would have glare issues. Sometimes I think people only like having Nav screens because its like having a futuristic TV in your car... or something like K.I.T.T. Favorite parts of photo... the giant red button. I think EVERY car should have a giant, shiny, ominous, unmarked red button. I also think its about time that GM put an equipment rack on the console so I can use my laptop as I drive. Email is MUCH safer than texting. (Yeah, I've emailed from my laptop while driving.) I have long envied being able to drive and port scan.

Well, only 14 more years before you can just import and register a 2000 Ute yourself.

I forget exactly what these are retailing for... but $35 million is 1750 $20K pickups. Or 3500 $10K pickups (wholesale?).