Cory Wolfe

Alfa is my automotive savior.

Well, that would first require getting another car for my mom to drive to work. On a side note, it books for $6400 with its current mileage according to Nada. Even more with KBB at $6800, yet the lowest trade in value is just a tad over $2000. Insane. Oh, I'd love to just push it over a cliff, let me tell you...

I would have to agree. Well, this was more hypothetical than anything. There are currently no plans to sell it. I got to thinking last night about how it seems to be a better car than what it really is and was just wondering what a reasonable price would be if it came to that. I don't enjoy being dishonest with people, but what choice do we realistically have? My parents have already been drained enough because of it. It's to the point where putting anymore money into it isn't financially feasible. Taking a huge loss on a vehicle they've put so much money into isn't something they can afford to do either. They are not exactly bathing in money and I'm not in any position to help with my own issues to take care of. I hate seeing my parents stuck with yet another piece of $h! that is the equivalent of flushing money down the toilet. They can't seem to get ahead financially and this doesn't help any. They don't deserve this. If there were a way to get out of this without having to resort to misrepresenting it and not having to take such a huge loss, it would be nice and certainly ideal.

As i've previously stated, I'm not mad and there's no chance of me going away. I'm 3.5 years above you, here. Haha. :wink: Yes, please ignore CMG's hypocrisy and immaturity and continue on with the thread. Another vehicle I could add to my runners up list would be the original 73-75 Grand Am.

Funny, I didn't know laughing at one's personal opinion was adding to the thread... *raises right eyebrow, scratches chin* Hypocrisy and immaturity. Oh! What a combination!

I'm not the Chrylser fan, I have no need to worry about my taste. :wink:

How much do you think we could get out of the Sunfire? To refresh your memories, it's a dark blue 2002 GT with the Twincam and a 5spd. It includes a sunroof, power locks, and the 400 watt Monsoon sound system. It has just over 100k miles at the moment, up from 84k when we bought it. As you may have heard me bitch about, it's reliability is a fluke, as with most J-bodies I've personally experienced. Between the ignition system, catalytic converter, backfiring, slight smoking, chugging oil, random noises, and it literally falling apart in places, it's a complete POS. Other than a few random blemishes, it looks excellent however, and most of the problems it has, can't be noticed with just a test drive. The most notable being a rattling noise that occurs are low speeds. I thought it was the catalytic converter, but it was just replaced. I'm wondering if we could possibly dump it off with some unsuspecting fool without being raped. We originally bought it for $5800 or so.

It's cute, I like it.

Congrats, Sly.

Laugh as you wish, but between looks, layout, handling, safety, modification attributes, innovations, and the fact that it was the first of many things for GM, it's my favorite. For someone who ranted about the youth, you sure are immature.

Well, my favorite car color seems to fit me; Deep purple. The actual color of my car, on the other hand...

Wheel skirts are ugly. I don't care who you are. Another thing I thought of that I didn't mention are trunk openings. There's no variation. Everything from a lowly Aveo to reserved for the rich Bentley has the same trunk opening. It's boring and taillight design suffers.

In that way, true, but I'm talking more or less about one of my own blood.

Interesting. If the final product looks that good...

The chances of myself having a kid is very slight, so this isn't really applicable to me. With that said, if it came to be, probably something safe above all else. Beyond that, whatever my supposed kid would want. If you teach them how to drive properly and to be responsible and such, you shouldn't have to worry too much. It's not the kids, it's the parents. Relying on the kid to figure things out on their own isn't the smartest thing to do.

An affordable mid-engine two-seater.

Fiero, hands down, with the runner ups being C2 Corvettes and certain F-bods.

Cutting one's own hair is fun.

*Celebrates*

Hmmph... That orange is one of my favorites.

Exterior: -Headlight bulges. -Separate side reflectors. -Amber lenses. -Single beam/unit head/taillights. -Huge grills. -Upright front fascias. -Non-integrated panel seams. -Bulky wheel flares -Blocky bodies. -Quarter windows on sedans. -Fake vents. -Plagiarized Retro. -Mismatched styling themes. -Lines without purpose. -Ribs/bulges without purpose. -Excessive wedge styling. -Excessive fastback styling. -Framed door glass. -Bodyside molding. -Oversized lights. -Extreme cab-forward-ness. -One-box styling. -Overly bulbous styling. -Fender skirts. -Uncolored ground effects/bumpers/etc. -Flat rear fascias. -Rear spoilers on certain vehicles. Interior: -Two spoke steering wheels. -Center mounted gauges. -Non-flowing design. -Excessive wood trim. -Lack of 3/more gauges. -Open storage areas. -Symmetrical dash design. -Random dash design. -Open cup holders. -Dash mounted shifters. -Unimaginative design. -Disintegrated center stack. -Mismatched backlighting. -Mismatched vents. -Mismatched details. -Unadorned door panels.

I'm home, I'm sunburnt, I'm tired, and I most definitely took over 200 pictures. Kill me now...

Came home for a few things and couldn't resist getting on C&G. The only downside to camping is the lack of internet.

Dumbass, all rotors, unless otherwise coated rust if the vehicle is left sitting. It's not an actual problem.