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same as always- to get some work done on the fleet.

Specifically, I want to strip the 3 Pontiac triplets out back, get the COE finished up, then get back on the B-59.

What- too much to ask??

No, not too much...

I want Pontiac back!

I want to learn as much as I can about the new midsize GM pickup trucks. After seeing the fantastic new fullsizers, I have great expectations.

a truck

a truck

Tough to find a good one at a decent price.

I wish you luck in the search.

I've found a couple in acceptable shape, but I know I'll get what I pay for

Just sent you a PM, check it out.

That would be perfect. Inside of my planned budget and an acceptable amount of miles. Too bad the money isn't there yet.

The Jeep is doing OK for 140k miles, but I'm thinking of getting something newer w/ under 50k miles for my daily driver in the next few months...

i'd like a nova. like this...

or maybe a droptop caddy?

Edited December 25, 201212 yr by cletus8269

I wanna learn to drive a stick, once and for all.

My current car of the moment is the Dodge Dart Rallye in citrus peel metallic.

Strut mounts that don't suck.

clete... that... NOVA....

That Nova put a huge grin on my face!

Love the Nova...

But mostly want to enjoy myu fleet as is....

Oldsmobile and Pontiac to return once other GM brands have been fixed and other GM business has been taken care of as well.

I wanna learn to drive a stick, once and for all.

Same here..

I just want more time to drive more two lane blacktop.

more more

Edited December 27, 201212 yr by RjION

no car payments.

I wanna learn to drive a stick, once and for all.

Same here..

The hardest part of that is simply finding a car to learn it on. I could teach you in half an hour.

None.

I wanna learn to drive a stick, once and for all.

Same here..

The hardest part of that is simply finding a car to learn it on. I could teach you in half an hour.

The first thing I learned as a driver was how to drive a stick. Lately, I haven't been able to use this skill due to the above. There are alot of good cars that are impossible to find with sticks.

Sad state of affairs.

I think you need to find a Sonic or Cruze with a manual and turbo and learn on that. They are just about the easiest manuals to drive that I have ever driven.

Agreed. My Cruze manual was extremely easy to drive, the engine computer calibration helps a veteran user, I imagine a new manual driver would learn quickly.

I learned how to drive stick on a friend's 2002 Acura RSX Type-S, they should have called it an Integra IMO, but it was a fun quick little car. It was way too small for me and it was a pain to work the cluth cause of my bad knee and being cramped, but it was fairly easy to master.

A solid, clunk-free front suspension under my Malibu.

I dropped hints to the wife and kiddies prior to my birthday (Dec 23) and Christmas about this:

http://www.burlingtonchevy.com/2012-GMC-Sierra-2500HD-SLT-Burlington-NJ/vd/12275168

But alas, they did not take my hints - it never appeared in my driveway with a big, red bow on it.

I start the new year off wanting a 2014 GMC Sierra pickup instead

Very nice, I only wanted a Supercharger with Cold Air Chiller kit for my Trailblazer SS, but I was happy with the movies I got to add to my collection. Almost 1400 Movies now all DVD/BlueRay!

Well, we decided that this would be the first year that we did not shop for each other (we decided to be financially responsible and spend only on the kids <and even at that it was a set budget amount per each child>). Two years ago when cash was really tight we budgeted $100 per each of us and that really doesn't get you a lot (my wife, who did not grow up with lavish amounts of gifts on Christmas, was disappointed). So last year we upped it to $250 but again the money could have gone to other things. This year we got each other nothing but spent time as a family and it seemed to work (I surprised her with 6 bottles of a Pink Moscato wine that she likes though - it's tough not to want to buy gift(s) for someone you love at Christmas <she, however, had no issue refraining from buying me anything!>). We'll see what happens this year though.

Well, we decided that this would be the first year that we did not shop for each other (we decided to be financially responsible and spend only on the kids <and even at that it was a set budget amount per each child>). Two years ago when cash was really tight we budgeted $100 per each of us and that really doesn't get you a lot (my wife, who did not grow up with lavish amounts of gifts on Christmas, was disappointed). So last year we upped it to $250 but again the money could have gone to other things. This year we got each other nothing but spent time as a family and it seemed to work (I surprised her with 6 bottles of a Pink Moscato wine that she likes though - it's tough not to want to buy gift(s) for someone you love at Christmas <she, however, had no issue refraining from buying me anything!>). We'll see what happens this year though.

I agree, I grew up not bothering to celebrate holidays and even now, rarely do, the wife bought stuff for the kids this year as always and we did not even exchange anniversary cards as we hit 21yrs of marriage a rarity today. But figured spending time with family and going up to play on the mountain was more important than the gifts. Family Time before all else.