Sixty8panther

That's harsh. I think the Malibu looks good. The front is not the problem it's the ass that looks too Camry-ish to me. Now as far as the Moonroof, for me it's the forbiden fruit element. In other words I always wanted one and as soon as I bought the STS in 2002 I was like... Eh, whatever. I hardly ever used it. Of course the STS's power-up-down-sliding mechanism was all controled by one retardedly un-ergonomic and impractical switch that made me want to NOT use it. The Infiniti, much like Gram's 1999 STS has a better setup for the Moonroof controls. That being said I want a STRIPPED Cobalt. Since the CD player is standard the only option I actually want is keyless... but I can even live without that. Allow me to exagerate liberally here for a sec., but this way I have the 2006 Equivelant of a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner. Cheap, Cheap, CHEAP!, but still fun to drive since it comes with a 5-speed. The original Road Runner came with steel wheels without hubcaps or even center caps... it was a stripped out Plymouth wiht a nice "big" V8 & 4-speed. Now I'm going to go kick my own ass for even suggesting that a FWD Cobalt has ANYTHING in common with a 60s Musclecar.

I would have prefered no wing but this one is not bad. It's not pretentious or obnoxious. Besides, I even like the SS wing as long as the color of the car is right.

Reg: You're a nutcase. Empowah: I could give a less about myself but if this car does $h!ty in side impacts then it's a resounding NO for Sofia's sake. Too bad... I love the SRT4. Thanks for doign my homework for me. Besides... I'm all hot & horny over the Cobalt. 5-speed Anyway. Moving right along here's a weird story for you. Last night when I went to go buckle in the Sofia's baby seat in the back of the Q45 I noticed someone had tucked in the center belt & buckle into the base of the seat. I was out there for like 7 minutes trying to find, grab hold of and pull out the belt. When I finally did a small wallet size leather puch popped out. I was bewildered... this thing was WAYYY back there and whoever lost it probably could not find it since the seat belt was in the way. Anyway it contained a badge, ID card, and several other personal cards in there. This person... We'll call her "Michelle" cause I don't want to reveal her real identity (that would be $hitty) is a pretty important person in the state of New York. SHe lives on Long Island and she owened the Infiniti from 2000 to just about 6-weeks ago when she traded it for a G35 sedan. She's pretty darn cute by my standards & it turn out her 17 year old daughter learned ot drive on the Q. Anyway, I tracked her down through the official channels, she was THRILLED to get her stuff back and I was happy to know that (get ready for this!!!) her Husband is a Cadillac man. Crazy? How about the fact that the Q shared a driveway with her Husband's STS. What a small world. I mailed all her stuff to her in a Priority Mail envelope and about 20 minutes later my mail came wiht the title to the Q. I had spent some time looking up "Michelle's" number and there it was on the title and transfer documents. D'oh! You live and learn.

Here's the Cobalt I'm thinking about getting. Crank Windows, Cloth, NO moonroof, no foglights, 5-speed, Steelies with $5 hubcaps, but hey... it's brandy-new & Yellow. The negatives have stacked up against the used SRT-4, so this is it. I think I might pick this little guy up as soon as things settle down.

99% of the time I do not watch a movie twice in one decade. BUT, there's a few 'sexceptions' like "Hot Blondes XXIII". All joking aside I can only think of a few I've seen more than twice in les than a year. "Anchorman" "Christine" "The Matrix" "Star Wars, Episode 1" "Goodfellas" "Casino" "The Ring" "Fast & Furious II" (well not watched as much as fast forwarded the DVD to the LeMans Blue Yenko Super Camaro) "Billy Madison" "Joe Dirt" "Dodgeball" "South Park Bigger, Longer, Uncut" To be honest these comedies I watched multiple times only in a "Party" setting. Few friends over, conversations aplenty and you just want something in the background.

Lamborghini

trinacriabob: It's sound advice but the car just does not appeal to me as muhc as a Cobalt. The styling I mean. FWD is to me, THE biggest compromise I can make in a car purchase, even more so than a Automatic because I can deal with a RWD automatic car. But I figure if I'm getting a FWD car might as well make it a great looking Coupe or something else as far away from convention as possible. The Malibu is a great family car and I've recomended it to a few people recently but for myself I'm just not feeling it. Too pedestrian. If the Cobalt does not price out the way I want I'll go check out a used SRT-4... if I can get one for the same payment as a new Cobalt then I'll buy the Turbo-Neon. I've wanted one of those ever since a mildly souped up one almost kept up with my Camaro at the track. Now I just have to make sure the Neon/SRT-4 crash tests are not horrible.

Buddy calls me up and askes me to tow it for him. His landlord was paving the driveway and the Corsica has not moved since the fuel pump went out... AGAIN. So I use my AAA to get it towed out of his driveway and I told him I'd sell it for him for parts. Long story short it's been there since October and I'm junking it shortly. A local yard is giving $100 per car if you drive/push/pull it there.

Still on the fence about selling out and getting a FWD car and payment to boot. But everytime I see this thing it grows on me a little more. What to do, what to do?

Now THIS is a burnout. :AH-HA_wink: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Six...8Panther007.jpg

I hate Saturn too for the most part but I love the Sky. Why the unlove for the Sky Balthy?

Potato Gun Video: Target: "Thanks for telling my @$$hole!" Shooter: "If I told you I thought you'd move..." Prediction between fliping ATVs and Land Surfing you guys are going to end up wiht a great video... on the 5-o'clock news after one of you ends up dead. But hey, youth is wasted on the young, right!? Most of the Burnouts are downright tame compared to the $h! I pull but extra credit for the fact that Dad not only was there but pulled one of himself. I wish my dad was into cars like I am.

Oh, well that makes sense. I thought you were saying present tense. Anyway here's more eyacandy.

1985? I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade but I daily drove my 1968 Camaro in August of 2002, Summer (actaully like April to Oct.) of 2003 & 2004. Even thought I have nine cars in my driveway now only three of them are registered & on the road. I atkem the Blazer out once in a blue moon under the seven day law on my old Fleetwood Broughma plates but now those are permanantly on the Q. The registered cars average out to exactly 1983. All combined the driveway/lawn averages out to 1985 exactly. Right now as we speak this is what is in my driveway: - 1968 Camaro (my Sixty8Panther) Still registered but the plate expired in Nov. - 1977 Olds Cutlass Sedan (XPs beater) - 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (XPs classic... for sale again) - 1983 Volvo 240 (demolition derby car 4.1) - 1984 Datsun Maxima (daily diver) - 1988 Chevrolet Blazer (full size) - 1992 Chevrolet Corsica (269,000 miles) - 1997 Cadillac STS (will get traded ASAP) - 1997 Infiniti Q45 (as of today)

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I've done my share of over-steering in the 1983 Volvo. Perhaps if I end up keeping the car until Oct. she will race again. http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...howtopic=2609&h

Actaully who makes the Trans. in the Infiniti... I need to find that out. I know RR BMW & a lot of other luxury manufacturers used to buy GM trans for their big cars. My Datsun's got the GM power steering pump right from the factory perhaps there's something GM in this Q that I could justify a GM emblem.

I wouldn't even wipe my @$$ with this filth. Disturbing, tragically flawed and quite out ofd touch wiht reality. I'm sure a couple of Japanese cars deserve to be on there but most of them are not even runners up in my book.

While I make fun of the Aspen/Volare's styling a lot and pretty often I will admit that compared to the K-cars and other FWD junk that Mopar made in the 1980s these 70s old-school relics were by far better.

Holy mother of Coincedance, Batman!

I love my new Q but 9 times out of 10 durable is the last thing I'd call a Japanese car. As far as Mitshubishi their cars are about as durable as a wet piece of

GTO [not retro at all] okay sales & a lot of bitching form the enthusiasts. Camaro Concept [retro-but-modern] = fantastic response from the media & enthusiasts What do YOU think will happen?

Don't forget Well, I retract my original statement where I double guessed myself and said perhaps I was wrong abotu the GTO being a permanent part of the Ponitac lineup. I say this pretty much guarantees a Camaro by CY 2008 as a MY2009.

Baker's Dozen

Thanks guys... GM1: Shhh... don't tell the RMV. I had to put blocks on the pedals so Sofia sould use the clutch. Ocnblu is right too... this thing is kind of Mafioso in a way. I told XP today that I can't imagine a Japanese guy driving it in Tokyo, the thing really is like the Roadmonster of the Nissan line. Perhaps the "Q" stands for Queen Mary. Empowah: I'm going to remove the dealer sticker once it warms up and I can make the glue tacky with a heat gun. Then I'll geet a mini one of these magnets to balance out the Q45 logo: I don't want to look like a total un-patriotic Snob. Esp. when young men & women are over seas fighting hard for us and thousansds have already died. PS: Tony is too fat go anywhere except the food dish these days.