Intrepidation

Is that the one you can fit a Mini in the ass of?

Running out of TP is a worst nightmare. I keep rolls stacked in the cabinet above the thrown. Everyone is in agreement about which way the TP goes (over).

It's funny because its true. Well from the GM stable there's the Malibu, which is a solid choice based on reviews. It's handsome vehicle with a fairly nice interior, and even in lower trim form doesn't look cheap. On the larger side is the Impala, but you want to upgrade from the GP. I'm sure there's heavy incentives on it though, and you said performance and tech aren't priorities. As far as CUVs go, the Equinox gets very impressive mpg numbers. There's also the G8 V6. From Ford, there's the Fusion which has been getting very good reviews, and I think you can still get the 4-banger with a stick, if she cares for such things. There's the Edge but as I recall MPGs aren't that great. You might be able to get a leftover Taurus for cheap, or go for the new one. From Chrysler there's the Avenger, which is in base form is certainly not very techy or performance oriented. It gets good fuel economy and I'm sure has hefty incentives, but it's not nearly as refined as the Malibu or Fusion I'd wager. However, the incentives may make up or that, because I'ms sure they're much higher than incentives on the Malibu and Fusion. There's also the Charger, which again has good incentives, is comfortable, and performance is respectable with the 3.5. Skip the 2.7 though, the extra fuel economy isn't worth the gutlessness. If you plan to keep the car for a while, Chrysler's lifetime powertrain warranty might also be a factor.

Sure he could go down there, but why waste gas going to 4 different dealerships and seeing what they've got? If you're interested in giving a dealer your business, and give them a call, t hey should damn well return it. It's not like they're too busy with traffic to get to your call. If a dealer didn't bother to return my call, that says a lot about how much they would value you as a customer, and I would never buy from them, let alone have my car serviced in the future by them.

Well after I paid off my college debts, bought a house, and gave some money to my family... I would have all of the engines and transmissions rebuilt from the ground up, have all of the cars repainted and whatever bodywork done, all of the electricals redone, add sound deadening material to the vehicles, dual exhuast for my car, upgraded brakes, Special suspension, Caliber SRT wheels, my own one-ff fascia made and plenty more. Then when I was satisfied with our cars, I would write m father a check and buy both `Cudas off him, restore both of them, and drive them in the summer. Then I would start buying some new cars, starting with a black G8 GXP, a Flex Limited, a hot Mageta Fiesta, a black Challenger SRT8, maybe a Dodge Ram, and a Camaro 2SS. However the Camaro would get a LY bumper and head to a body shop to be repaintd in that yellow/orange color Bumblebee was....because that color rocks. Then I would head over to the classic car junkyard and pull out that `57 Chrysler Saratoga four door hardtop and fully restore it, get a `72 Plymouth Satellite Sebring, and a Dodge Magnum SRT8,

Also, who the f@#k calls it keying?

I want guns mounted on the hood of my car. Go ahead...I dare you to cut me off!

Hey Hyper, it's Hyundai not Hyundia. As for the rust, that is certainly an issue, but I think Tacomas and Tundras still take the cake for breaking in half.

The fan increase/decrease doesn't really match the rpms of the car if I recall. I will have the alternator check out though.

It's not a cable, the gauge cluster is electronic and plugs into a couple of connectors. It doesn't have ABS. In other news, the Check Engine light came on today on the highway, but went off about 10 minutes after I got off of the highway and didn't come back on the rest of the day. I can't get a break.

Well I've got a car that needs some exhaust work..

How about a Mopar?

You know what I like about this thing? It doesn't really look like any other cars besides a Saab. How rare is that these days?

I always liked the Mark VII

Yeah I hope its done tonight! That would make this lousy day a lot better.

Replaced both nasty terminals this morning. Started right up. It's back at the shop to have the exhaust leak fixed.

I'm going to go from actual inside sources at allpar. If they were to share separate platforms, the Sebring would go RWD and move upmarket, and the Avenger would stay FWD and go to Fiat's platform.

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Because, which I would imagine you of all people know, it's all about the details. I really like the interior and the wheels. The exterior I'm not sure of, need to see better photos.

Yeah I'm more concerned with things I have some control over, such as self learning what Ineed to learn (that UMass Lowell didn't bother to teach) so I can apply for a higher paying design job. They are there, I just need to get a handle of a few programs that weren't taught and that are required for most of the jobs. As for everything else, I just try to take it one day at a time and look and the bright side of things, and not let the negativity control my life. There's plenty to be concerned/depressed about, but I refuse to let it get to me. Because if I do, I'm admitting defeat. So I spend time with my girlfriend, tinker with the cars, make new friends, get out and enjoy those rare days when its not raining, and stuff like that.

So the other day I noticed that the Prizm's blower motor kept changing it's speed despite being always set tof ull. It would slowly build up to normal speed, then go back down to a lower speed, then go back up. This would happen over a couple minutes, not like every few seconds. Because it works I'm not that worried...just curious if anyone might know why. Of greater concern is the speedometer, which stopped working a few days ago as well. Then it started working again....then didn't. Tonight on the highway It would work, then drop down to zero, then a few minutes later jump back up to the correct speed. If the unit itself going or could it be something else?

Now it's dead. Went to move it after I got done cleaning the tree sap off and it went dead. Looked at it this morning and the positive terminal (connector) was not only not secured, but it was cracked and covered in corrosion. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that's the problem. Got a new one today but it rained all day,s o I'm getting up early to replace it. Assuming (and hoping) that's the only problem, it's going to get the exhaust leak fixed. If all goes well it's heading over to a fellow LHforum member's house (guy who helped with the plenum) for a thorough detailing. Then there's another meet going on in August...supposed to be a weekend thing where we'll tinker with the cars. I'd like to do an ATC upgrade among other things.

I completelty disagree about the G8 needing an interior upgrade, as do the auto rags:

I love that interior so much. I will have to a make a tript o teh dealer to check one out. I don't like the chrome wheels, but IMO chrome wheels are tacky on most cars. Different strokes.