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Chevy made a bit of a statement today at a Dodge presser this AM: http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/whos-tweakin...odge-194361.php

Once in many years... I'm in Hong Kong right now... Gotta love seeing the European version of cars here. So I'll won't be around that much, at least not as much as when I was slacking from my exams.

I decided to see what the big deal was about, so I picked one up last week. I put images up in a slideshow: http://img101.imageshack.us/slideshow/play...560665486d.smil

Seems like this little guy made himself at home. I went there this weekend and there's an Armadillo. He's not scared of us at all. Much less the cat. He doesn't try to attack. Just minds his own business searching for stuff to eat. I thought it was awesome to get this close and take pics.

Happy Birthday to lakefire! Hope it's a good one, sir.

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I don't know how this happened, but I'm pissed as hell about it. That was taken after I had deleted half of the crap in quarantine. I just got the rest of it out of there. And now I just got a message saying I have Adware somewhere on my computer and I can't delete it. Hackers and people who feel the need to invade and ruin a costly piece of equipment should rot in jail for it.

Well, I got a new camera. My crappy Olympus stopped working and I couldn't get it to work. So... I now have a Nikon Coolpix L4 with 3x zoom, 4 mps, and 256 mb card (compared to 8 mb). It also has auto focusing, auto flash, video mode, and much more. Needless to say, it's much better. I haven't taken any meaningful pics with it yet, though... just test ones. So yeah... I have a new digicam. Yay!

I was giving this some thought as I periodically talk to or visit long time friends over the years...some of which I have seen this summer. Do you think most people change? I would say that, while they can, and some should, they don't. Essentially, all of my friends have the same personalities as when I first met them. Yeah, they've grown up, so they may look different over time. And, while they may have a different attitude or are more self-assured (that comes with time), they still have the same basic motivations and personal interaction style. My friend Bob in S.D. still acts much the same way as he did in college. It's just that, being in the business world a…

Crack open a cold brewsky and relax, Turbojett.

This name has got to be a psudeonym. G.M. Ford? C'mon. A blind man picking out his favorite porno could tell that's fake. Strangely, I feel inclined to pick up one of this guy's novels. NOTE: If you're Buickman, the title of this book and the author's name has a sick twist of irony.

After having it sit around for entirely too long, I've finally decided to put my Fiero up on ebay. It was a fun car while I had it(I loved the handling), but now with the baby and the wedding coming up, its time to go . http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Goodbye, my friend.

I could use me some this: then some this: then some this: then some this: Wouldn't you agree?

If this isn't bad, I don't know what is:

Two-door Charger. Now we're just a Daisy Duke away from a new CBS series. It looks...alright. But, God, I hate those rims. (What do you expect from that firm, huh?)

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Figured I'd go in a similar path as Fly did with his Jag thread. This was imported from Japan and now in Canada. This car is amazing. One of the cleanest examples I have seen (in fact one of the very few I've ever seen). http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...ADME:B:EF:US:11 Very cool.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8...341347407&hl=en Toyota Tundra chasing a BMW Z4. Your thoughts? This was on Google Video's Top 100, for some reason.

At this speed I don't really mind it that much. This is the average at 80mph for 120 miles. What do most 4 bangers get at 80 mph?? $3.19/gal is still crap though.. >

Is it wrong that I cant stop watching this? There is something about the combination of music videos, ugly people stripping and the chick from Full House that makes it impossible for me to turn this off.

Sounds a lot like those actors that leave one garage door open displaying their Prius while keeping the other three closed that are hiding their Maserati, Bentley, and Hummer. http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060810/...eworldtobelieve

Here's the deal... I name a car and you guys can only say positive things about it, no matter how lame of a car it may be. Posting a negative comment or restating a positive one will result in switching to another, most likely crappier, car. I'll start off with the good ol' Geo Metro...

Lately the Geo Prizm has been very slow to accelerate, and all mashing the gas does is cause the engine to make a lotta noise So here we were, last Monday, and my girlfriend and I were driving home from paying a bill. We're about a mile from home, and at a stop light. All of a sudden we both smell something burning, when the light turns green she tries to go but the car hardly moves. I tell her to pull into the nearest parking lot, and we do going like 5 mph. We pull in, I pop the hood, and there's some smoke coming from the tranny. I figure the clutch went. So in hundred+ heat we walk about halfway home until her aunt comes by and pics us up, and the car is towed to a …

Is just me or does the side-view of the Compass (especially the glasshouse design) sort of look like a jacked-up, four-door Gremlin with fender-flares?

Thought this would be a helpful and entertaining thread for everybody. Seems that some of us here have done this a time or two and it hasn't made any sense. So here is your chance to get it out of your system! :alcoholic: Oh yeah, like the California Highway Patrol says "Drinking and Driving Don't Mix"

whether it was 20 years ago or just announced, what games do/did you love or hope to get when they do come out? PC games mostly, but worthy console games can count. some i thought were great... for the pc simcity2k - hard, but not insane like the new ones x-com - das shizznit of dos gamesbefore win95 came out earthsiege series... just good stuff total annihilation.. still touted as a great RTS, even almost 10 years later. and next year supreme commander by some of the same team, gonna be huge!!!

After a particularly aggravating commute, I decided to post this list of the things that annoy me. These things may not seem like "bad driving", but they reduce the efficiency of our roads, and waste everyone's time. Feel free to post your own pet peeves as well. This list is expressway-specific. 1. People who don't get over to the right. You are supposed to drive in the right most lane unless passing. When the highway is packed, and you are constantly passing, go ahead and drive in the left lane. Expressways would flow so much better if everyone just moved over. Then I wouldn't have to guess what the guy in the middle lane is going to do when he encounters the slow…

Please, oh please, will someone tell me what exterior differences the new Challenger has from the '70? Please?! All I see is a softer design (uhh, kinda like an anime/Pokemon version of the original, IMO), new taillight panel, new headlights, very slightly mod'd front fascia.

Hey guys, whats a "nema"? someone aksed me what mine was and i dont know what they're talking about.

The most pointless thing in the world. Proof that when sometimes God doesn't watch someone, that someone does stupid $h!. WARNING! MAY CAUSE TRAUMA Click On This At Your Own Risk Bill Clinton: "Yeah. That's her alright. Cold and hard as a rock."

Hey! How about having a front page posting on board!? Usually when I repsond to posts 80% of the time its like the kiss of death to the thread. 17 Replies (Shocking) 487 Views (Awesome)

so today I picked up some kinda spyware when I was on a internet gaming site, and I have ran all kinds of spyware and virus programs without any luck. I have heard you can restore your computer back to what it was at a certain point in time. I guess my question for you tech guys is, is that complicated to do. I don't know what kind of imformation you need to tell me. I'm running windows XP...i don't know what else you need to know. I would apprieciate any help you can give me.

when a red minivan blows its doors off . . . should i let them all know my engines the same as theirs? naaaa i just got my van back today and it has a brand new engine . . . the old 3.3L died it was a blown cylinder . . . now its got a few more litres and a bit more power . . . the and a crown vic intercepter is now missing an engine EDit: i have trouble keeping traction . . . and my car rolls to 20 from an idle . . . i think i like this new engine

Its okay, because you're giving him more electricity. P.S. Will Prius drivers stop going 55mph on the interstate because they can't get more than 40mpg driving like a normal person?

I was walking down the street with a friend of mine in Toronto and this woman approached us and gave us some free passes for an advanced screening of "World Trade Center". I wasn't too keen on seeing this movie, as I was kind of worried that it would be more flag-waving sappy drivel like "Pearl Harbor" (the movie). Since my friend wanted to go, and we didn't have anything better to do, I let her convince me. I missed the very beginning (probably about 5 minutes), so I didn't get to see how they treated the actual event. However, this movie was not what I expected. This was much more a personal story about three people and how them and their families were affected that …

Ok so yesterday was like any other long day at work, except I was told I could go home early, which I was happy about, since I was tired, and that earlier in the day it felt like there was something stuck in my throat, just irritating it and making me cough. When I got to the parking lot to leave, I spit was felt like a bit of peanut or something out of my mouth. Didn't bother me, but when I got home and was laying down the inside of my cheek started getting caught on my tooth in back, you know like when you bite your tough or inside of your cheek by accident. It kept happening, and so when I felt around in my mouth, I discovered part of my wisdom tooth, which had only ec…

My cousin was driving us back from a movie in their Taurus when an old lady pulled up beside us in a 98 Camry on the highway. My cousin for fun decided to hit the gas to try to pass her a bit and see if she would race. Then she nails her gas and she flew by us like we were standing still and we were doing 80. In a couple minutes we couldn't even see her. Funny thing was both cars had handicapped license plates.

I was wondering, after I saw a white 06 Miata with a chocolate top, why the Sky and Solstice only have black cloth tops and no optional colors. Does the Corvette still offer multiple colors for its convertible top? I know you USE to be able to choose from white, brown, or black...not sure if you can anymore. Anyway, guess my point is basically GM should definitely offer more than black for the Kappa top color, because that chocolate on white Miata was a damn good looking car.

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Well, this is not going to help my asma (I know, spelled wrong-stress will do that//) much... Today, my wife's job was part of a surprise cuts at her job...she expected a cut in hours..but this... no job now! Normally, that itself wouln't be a huge issue. I find out next week if my job is gone, as my job has been cutting back people at other stores...and my store is next. I get the bad feeling I'm gone...new management isn't thrilled with most of the people I work with.. as some are already gone...... I have some rainy day money...be we haven't yet recovered from damage done not too long ago... I've been searching like crazy....but nothing yet... H…

Side (31 mph, SUV-like barrier) Toyota Camry - Good Toyota RAV4 (w/ SAB) - Good Lincoln Zephyr - Acceptable Hyundai Tucson - Acceptable Dodge Caliber - Marginal Frontal (40 mph, offset barrier) Toyota Camry - Good Toyota RAV4 - Good Kia Optima - Good Dodge Caliber - Good Lincoln Zephyr - Acceptable Hyundai Tucson - Acceptable Rear (seat/headrest design, dynamic rating) Kia Optima - Good Toyota Camry - Marginal Toyota RAV4 - Marginal Dodge Caliber - Marginal Lincoln Zephyr - Marginal Hyundai Tucson - Poor http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr080606.html The Caliber has a really beefy structure, so I suspect the upcoming torso airbag will raise its side ratin…

If you remember this thread and put your name in it, good. If you didn't then you don't belong here. **** Okay, if you want a signature featuring our orgaization's name, leave a photo here and specify if you want "Mobster" or "Godfather" text. If you don't want one, fine with me. Also, make sure to list any kind of modifications you want. Thank you.

Austin: Revered, Exalted Waisanen: The Road + the common finnish surname suffiix -nen.(Väisänen, is the correct finnish spelling) First Name meaning found at http://babynames.com/ in the left side corner theres a place to type in your first name. Last Name at http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage...&fn=John&ln=Doe under the map theres a place to type in your last name.

Saturday evening we bought a new Truck, 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab SLT equipped with a Cummins HO Turbo Diesel. I absoultely love this truck especially leg room compared to our old Quad Cab, I am 5'11' and my brother 6'4 so we had quit the legroom problem. We got the 5/6 thousand dollar employee pricing rebate plus another 2500 for financing with Chryler Financial. (Quit the discount-ing huh?, Not that im complaining ) We got 19500 trade in cash for our 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab CTD (92,000 miles). We got a light khaki color with a khaki interior. Heres some pics......(So the exterior really aint that great...Its the interior) That enough pics? I will r…

I dont know if theres anyone else in the whole world with as many cell phones as Sly, with none of them actually working. haha Silvester dude, give me a call some time! I've been trying to get ahold of you for the last few days but none of your cell phones are in service and I dont know your new house phone number!!!!!!!!!!!

If you are driving around, in need of gasoline, and all gas stations sell Premium for $3.39... yet one of them has it for $3.14... don't bother with it. You'll regret it. Dearly. That is all...

well today i was surfing C&G and some stuff pops up and it was trying to unpartition my 3 hard drives. why would anyone do that? I would have lost over 400 Gigs of stuff! Any one elese noticing un wanted activity or more viruses latly?

Anyone seen this? http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/whokill...riccar/trailer/

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What are some guilty pleasures you're not ashamed to admit? For me, I'm not ashamed to admit that, although I consider myself a "Rear-drive first, front-drive last" enthusiast, there are some front-drive cars that make me stop and pay attention. A brief list would look like... -1966 Olds Toronado and 1990 Olds Trofeo -1994 Olds Aurora -1998 Olds Intrigue -2005 Chevrolet Cobalt -2005 Mazda 3 -1998 Buick Regal GS -2006 Ford Fusion

Both cities have metro populations of 4.5 million, and both maps are at the same zoom level. How does this difference happen? Are there not apartment buildings in Detroit?? Detroit Toronto

CNN Online Cash bleeding Jaguar maybe in the sites of Ford Motor's Way Forward restructuring plan. While I was in Hillsdale getting my Plymouth serviced today, on a news channel that was discussing Ford's potential sale of the Jaguar unit. Among listed potential shoppers of the brand were Hyundai, the Chinese, a private investment group, and others. Hyundai?!

1959 LESABRE flat top, trans rebuilt last wk, runs great, 2-tone blue, 364 mtr, new mufflers, shocks, no post, $3700 Albany, NY (518) 331-5904

Who here, would tattoo their favorite General Motors brand on their bodies? Do some of you already have one? I want to do the Cadillac wreath and crest. You got to love this dedication to Cadillac:

^ haven't seen/touched that car in almost 4 years yes, that had a 3speed auto! between that and a 99 monte carlo LS that has been my ride for 3 1/2 years (about).

Today I went up to the Jefferey Buick dealership in hope of finding parts for my 85 Riviera sunroof and they were telling me that the parts are all discontinued but they might be in Wisconsin somewhere. I was wondering if anyone else ever heard of this because I would like to know where this place might be.

Heh I just noticed one of the VW engineers in the Tiguan had......are you sitting down? POPPED COLLAR!

http://seriouswheels.com/top-Foose-70-Challenger.htm Ummm.. now compare: http://seriouswheels.com/top-2006-Dodge-Ch...ger-Concept.htm You almost can't tell the difference!

Looks like the Dominator (Mr. Hasek) is back with the Wings for the '06-07 season.. Along with Williams who inked a new contract not too long ago. Question is, who will be wearing a C on their chest this year? Yzerman's gone, but that's okay because we still have some great leaders on the team, plus Stevie Y was missing a lot of games it seemed like. He'll be greatly missed from the game, though he'll probably be back in the office soon enough. I'm actually excited that Shanahan won't be around because he was only firepower and not much else. He was up there in age and not at the level where Detroit should be these days. Looks like we're trying to develop a younger te…

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Friday was the suckiest day of the summer. First off, my alarm clock didn't go off when it was supposed to, meaning that my mom came in very pissed off at me (I work at my parents' office, so that means she's my boss as well as my mom). Second, we ran out of my cereal, which meant that breakfast consisted of a very old, very dry Quaker oatmeal square. Third, it was hot-very hot and humid, and the air conditioner in the office decided to crap out on my side of the building-and only my side. But the worst part of the day was that my truck got sick-very, very sick. My dad usually drives it into work because he gets up before my mom and I do, so he gets his choice of vehicl…

Weird that I'd think of this, but there are two songs on my playlist that I think would make awesome Wedding Songs (like the song the bride/groom share the first dance with). One is "Into the Mystic" by the Wallflowers (yes, the one from American Wedding haha) and another is "Far Away" by Nickelback. What was/is/will be your wedding song? What do you think some good ones would be? Weird question, I know.

Customer upset over Taco Bell "sauce wisdoms" Tuesday, June 06, 2006 Posted: 08:18 PM Link' WESLACO – One Valley woman says the slogan on Taco Bell’s sauce packets is offensive. As part of Taco Bell’s “Think outside the bun” campaign, the company held a contest last year for slogans to be printed on their sauce packets. Customers submitted their ideas, like “When I grow up I want to be a waterbed” and “You had me at taco”. The one that bothers Jessica Luna says, “Not to be used as a flotation device”. She tells NEWSCHANNEL 5, “Somewhere along their roots here, somebody came across the border from Mexico. Risking their lives to provide a better a life for their…

I guess this is where I introduce myself? Hi, I'm Sam. :AH-HA_wink: I guess you wouldn't call me new, as I've been lurking for about a year. I like the atmosphere of this place. It is my 3rd most visited site too [after myspace , and carspyshots.net]. So yeah. I just wanted to make myself "official" in C&G Land. Edit: I forgot to mention my car. What a shwagon it is: Its a 1997 Mercury Sable Wagon. My first car. It feels good to have my own set of wheels. I am proud to say that I paid for it myself, which to me is a big acomplishment. Now I just need to figure out how to save enough money to pay for gas and insurance :AH-HA_wink:

Happy birthday, z! Let the people decide your fate!

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Essentially, Bill Heard Chevrolet in Antioch, TN steals a Silverado back from a customer's driveway late at night. Original post here: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2738687 NASIOC members retaliate: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1058177 Complete Story: Part 1 Part 2

Ok, so my new computer has a reccomended screen setting of 1680 x 1050 pixels, and most stuff look fine, except that some stuff (pics, smilies) appear slightly pixelated. I probably have to change the Internet settings somewhere, but if someone would tell me instead of me wasting my time looking, then I'd appreciate it.

Copy & paste, replacing the name with your own. A- You like to drink. B- You like people. C- You're wild and crazy. D- You have one of the best personalities ever. E- Damn good kisser. F- People adore you. G- You never let people tell you what to do. H- You have a good personality and looks. I- You have a fine a$$. J- Everyone loves you. K- You are really silly. L- You live to have fun. M- Success comes easily to you. N- You are absolutely beautiful. O- You are one of the best in bed. P- You are popular with all types of people. Q- You are a hypocrite. R- F'ing sexy. S- Easy to fall in love with. T- You're loyal to those you love. U- You really li…

We have been receiving news about the new Cadillac Tag Line, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit." However, I just noticed that the ad on the back cover of last month's C&D is for the Silverado, and it says, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Horsepower." If this tag line possibly for all of GM?

All right, ladies, gents, I don't know how many of you have been or are in the Bowling Green, KY area, but I took a little side trip up there today whilst the rest of the family was enjoying our annual Family Reunion in Portland, TN. I've got some pictures from the NCM, just thought I'd like to share. What you see from I65 Corvette Only Parking, Other Vehicles WILL Be Towed At Owner's Expense The Building Front Corvette of the Month (All the Cars in the Museum are either donated, or on loan) A Map of the building The Corvette Story Mr. Harley J. Earl The "Original Corvette" The 1953 (I believe) Motorama exhibit This is the Orignal Corvette B…

It's finally arrived. My vacation has started. Tomorrow, we head up to Puyallup for a Camaro and Corvette show and then on Sunday we start the drive down to Reno for Hot August Nights. The weather looks like it will cooperate so the Skylark will be topless most of the way down. Let's see, as far as I know we will have the following cars heading down in our group.. 1961 Corvette Convertible 1967 Camaro Convertible 1967 Camaro Convertible (not a reprint-we have two in the group) 1968 Camaro RS 1969 Camaro Coupe 1969 Camaro Z/28 (DZ302 car) 1971 Chevelle SS454 Convertible (brother's) 1972 Buick Skylark Convertible (ours) There should be more but I don't k…

One guy offered a 2005 GTO w/ 2,100 miles. and another guy is offering a 20th Anniversary Turbo T/A Indy pace car (actual festival car) with 2,800 miles. Interesting.

Hey guys, On thursday I'm leaving with the family and one of my friends to Maui. We are staying at Napili. My family has been there a couple times before, and I've been once before when I was a lot younger. I don't remember too much from it. My buddy is excited because he hasn't been there before, and he loves fish so he is planning on snorkeling and scuba/snuba diving and just hanging out in the water for the most part. Does anyone know of any activities to do around there? Like in the Ka'anapali area or Lahaina or wherever? There will always be the snorkeling/diving options, but I was also thinking maybe parasailing, or personal watercraft rentals or just something a …