Intrepidation

You know, I didn't notice, but it may...what is a speed minder anyway? It's got a lot of lights on it...like one for the alternator. Everything vital woks, she's low on gas (I'll put a few gallons in), speedo works fine, lights all seem to work, blows air (and dust), the wipers work (they are hidden, which is cool) didn't try the radio, but I can do that next time I take photos. One thing that mystifies me is the highbeams...are they automatic or what? They turn on and off at whim, and I see no switch for them. I saw one was burned out too

So finally, my girlfriend and I had a chance to take the LeSabre out for a spin and snap some shots for Fly. I drove it there, she drove it back. Gotta say fly, it's one sweet, floaty ride. :AH-HA_wink: It takes a couple tries to first get it started from a cold start, and it did stall once, but once it warmed up it ran fine...although I think it runs a bit rich. The transmission shifts very smooth and she ride and steers well...although I only went up to about 40. We went to the baseball field parking lot, followed by the next door car wash parking lot, followed by a quick rinse (and major wash for the Intrepid, to get the 4,300 miles of dirt and splattered bugs off of it). With the cars all wet and even more shiny, we took them to the store parking lot and took some face-to-face photos. Modern meets old school, Mopar meets the General. It's an awesome car, in that floaty, giant sorta way, I love it and I want my own I also got a quick video of the car running and a walk-around to give you all (especially Fly) an idea on what she sounds like. I've got a bunch of photos, and there will be even more tomorrow when I take some daytime ones. Enjoy Fly! (note the KS plate )

I like both varieties but I like thick crust pizza better...the toppings tend to overpower the taste of the crust if there's not enough of it. I love stuffed crust pizza. What is really important is the ratio of sauce verses teh amount of crust and cheese...too much can ruin it (for me).

I'd easily take one over the current 3 series...it's just too unattractive.

|-|4RD(0R3 P\/\//\/4G3 Don't forget that the Chevy's frame probably won't bend in half.

I like it, but I like the looks of the G35 coupe more.

The overall body is alright, but the wacky shapes of the front and back aren't very pretty. They don't match well with the surrounding surfaces. The interior looks very nice. Is the wood fake you real?

The aren't fixing the bed design, which is what really makes it ugly. It's still 100x better than the Tundra, even if it's not a true truck.

While their at it they should make door handles that don't come off in your hand...oh wait...that's not something affecting new vehicles. Their "quality" has been slipping for years. People just fail to acknowledge it. A coworker of mine has a `99 Corolla. When I first told him about why I thought Toyota's super quality was BS he told me he's had no problems with his car. When my door handle came off the other day he admitted that he's had to replace parts on his car...the truth is out there.

So maybe now we'll be able to tell which end is actually the front?

True `dat

I still want a RAZR

Well, if that car is still there maybe I will swing by with one of the old Shadow wheels...the tires are junk but they still hold air at least.

With Tundras being 3,500 off, and going by this logic, it's fleet sales should be like 84.2%

The Charger somewhat surprises me, but the Avenger is shocking, especially for being brand new... Aura surprises me some too...so does the Edge.

Oops, brain fart...this is why these vehicles need NAMES!!!

...and prettier.

Ah, that generation of Camry suffers from teh same problem that plagues mid 90's Corollas and Prizms...cheap door handles. I've seen several with the driver's door handle broken off. I road in one of those once...the rear end made terrible noises over any sort of bump in the road, and the speed bump we creeped over was just awful. Granted, the car probably needed bushing or something...but the Shadow's never had it's bushings replaced and it doesn't make noise going over bumps. I remember the interior too..decent materials but it had creeks and squeaks...and the plastic surrounding the gauge cluster flexed a lot. Still the "best looking" of the Camries though.

Alternatively, the lazy bastard could pick a up a screwdriver and a wrench and fix it himself. There's some things I leave to the mechanics, but if I can do it, I sure as hell will. The dealer wanted to charge me $200+ to replace the 2 blown bulbs in the gauge cluster...all labor...2-3 hours assuming they "didn't break anything" while taking the dash apart". The rep himself admitted it was probably better if I just ignored it than waist the money. After the cruise control light stopped working, I decided I'd do it myself...so I do what I always do...go to the junkyard, find a junkyard car of the type I'm looking to fix, and learn/practice on it (and swipe all of of the bulbs). If something breaks I have nothing to worry about. The next day I did it in about an hour...piece of cake.

My family has pretty much bought strictly Chrysler products for years...so the only story I have is while I was looking for a new car I considered a last gen Grand Prix...I like the styling of that car a lot. When we went to the car auction where I bought the Intrepid, there was a black GP there. I did look at it and sit inside of it, but was turned off by the horribly cheap interior. I meant to test drive it anyway, but never got the chance to. I think I remember hearing someone run it though, and it didn't sound too good, so it would have been a no go anyway. I know, not a very interesting story.

I forgot about the MDX...I happen to really like it's styling inside and out...and it does have a good powertrain.

I've been at work all day...so why? (and sorry I don't know how...we open our garage the old fashioned way)