Cory Wolfe

Ugly? You could use a shave... but... I see no ugly.

Here's a lesson for you... World wide, Mazda Millenias have more of a following with Mazda enthusiasts than that other Mazda... You know... The best selling roadster in the world? You may have heard of it. Millenias are great cars for any price. This won't be my last one. So please... spare me your BS and go back to your little corner to find someone more worthy of it.

You mean.. Hearing about my Millenia more often isn't more annoying?

Any other compact is far better than the J-bodies... Although, I did like some of the concepts, like the one posted as well as these, atleast styling wise:

Looks good. I'm surprised.

Cool. Although, I still am not a fan of the Vue's exterior styling.

Cool feature. Although, it looks like it takes up quite a bit of space at the top of the windshield.

We can just call it dramatic lighting.

No idea. I think there are only two gas stations I've seen her at in Brookville, though, Sheetz and 7-11 (BP). Myself, I've had problems with bad gas and I've never had problems like this. Nowadays, I only get gas at that 7-11. Well, we overlooked the Sunfire pretty well. It was a very clean car that seemed to have been taken care of. So who knows. Besides, from all the J-bodies that has been in my family (4 or 5 for my uncle, 2 for us, 2 for other relatives, and I have a few friends with them... I think it's more than a coincidence that they're all crap. You know?

When I was in Dubois, I came across a few interesting cars for sale. A riced Aveo... A Stealth... A C4 Vette... Last and certainly not least, a GTV6. Yeah, its the same one as before. They haven't sold it yet. At $6k, I can see why. I still want it.

...I wouldn't really call any of these clones or even knock offs. With the Torrent/RX thing, it was a direct copy of those two. All of those may not be original, but they're not copies, clones, or knock offs. I actually sort of like this one:

I have a strange feeling that first is about as real as Michael Jackson's nose.

I'll ride mine... err.. my dad's every once in a while (mine's been out of service for three years). They're both Mongooses and just for casual riding. The furthest ride I've done was only about 15-20 miles and was mostly hard roads... Flat, it was not, though. 1-2 mile long hills are a bitch, especially for my lazy ass.

Been good so far. A catalytic converter doesn't just clog, true, but it can be numerous things, engine related and owner related. After reading up on it, problems with the ignition system can lead to a cat becoming clogged. If you remember, our Sunfire has had problems with that. That is the most likely situation as nothing we've done would have caused this.

That new snout looks odd. Should be a pretty cool vehicle, though.

Hmm... Hummer needs to make it like the concept, not a useless SUT.

If this were the first time it experiencing a problem, perhaps you could say that, but it's not. We've had problems with it ever since we bought it. Remember how I talked it having to be taken back to the dealer the first week we bought it? Tell all the "happy, high mileage" stories you want, but the J-bodies don't exactly have a reputation for quality for obvious reasons. No matter the car, there will always be success stories. That doesn't make it a good car. Either way, my dad is the one that isn't happy with with the car or GM, for that matter. You know how it is... If my parents could afford to buy new, alot of problems would be solved, but buying used means we're buying "old GM" vehicles, alot of which weren't that reliable, especially the ones that appeal to my mom (like me, you won't see her in a Buick Century ). I know we're all GM fans and would like to think all older GM cars are better than their reputation, but let's not fool ourselves now.Finally, obviously it's going to be diagnosed. We can't afford to not fix it, especially since its not paid off yet. My mom needs a car and can't exactly drive mine to work to everyday (her reason being it's own problems and not liking paying for premium... my reason being, she usually forgets to pay for premuim which just makes things worse). As far as having bad gas, considering 100 miles or so were put on it's current tank of fuel before ever experiencing a problem, I would have to say it's not very likely. As I mentioned, the catalytic converter is being replaced. Even though I don't see how it cause it to run like that, I hope its the problem, as its all we've got to work with right now.

Really old. Conversing with PCS is like conversing with someone my age... They think they're right, no matter what. Anyways, yeah. This is getting old. Obviously we're never going to agree of this subject. We should just leave it at that. Was fun at first, but I feel we're going over the same points again and again.

Struh daeh ym. Segaugnal ngierof ni gniklat pots, esaelp.

Oh... Where to start? I suppose I'll be blunt. It broke down yet again. This time, with me. As you know, I haven't gotten the miss fixed with my Millenia, so when I want to go out of town, I'll take the Sunfire. That's what I did last night. I basically needed something to do since I wasn't able to take it down to Carlisle. I took it to Dubois to look at cars and hang out with a friend instead. Things were going good for most of the night. Found a few cars to drool over, found some to laugh at, and I found some that I don't see often. Went to Burger King where a friend of mine works and got free food and a free milkshake. Had fun... After that, I head home. I decided to take the interstate since I had no reason not to. This is where the fun started. As soon as I got on it, I went to accelerate up to speed. I got up to about 50 mph when I realised I wasn't gaining any more speed. Didn't think much of it, so I gave it more gas and then it died on me. Slowly down shifted while pulling over onto the side. I noticed that it was running a bit hot (nowhere near the max, but more than usual), so I shut it off. Needless to say, I was in "WTF" mode. After calming a bit, I tried starting it again. Wouldn't start. Called home. My mom wasn't too happy after I told her how it broke down on me. Not to mention that this was late at night, my dad was sick, and my mom had to go to work tomorrow. I couldn't do anything... I was pretty much stuck on the interstate. After talking a while, I tried starting it again, and it started surprisingly. It wasn't running great, but it was running, I started inching my way forward. I couldn't give it much gas. I was crawling along at a speedy 15 mph most of time time. I had to make it 10 miles at that pace until I was able to get off the interstate. Eventually, I was able to speed up a bit and give it more gas, though it was still notably under powered. I made it home, though. She asked for my keys in case she needed my Millenia. I warned her about how it misses. Today, she took it to work since the Sunfire wouldn't start this morning. My Millenia may not run great either, but atleast it always starts and never dies on you while driving. Once home, she told me about how I should have warned her in more detail since she wasn't accustomed on how to drive it with the miss. T'was sort of funny. Anyways, my dad (who's still sick) didn't know what it could be so he called my uncle and he suggested it was the same problem as before. Since the Quad4 and TwinCam are similar, the ignition modules can be switched out for a quick fix. That's what he did last time until he could get a new one. Well, it wasn't that. I took it up the hill to see if it was fixed. At first it seemed to be, but once I went to turn around, it died on me. Not only that, it wouldn't start. I kept trying, hoping that no cars would come by as I was stuck in the middle of the road. Eventually got it started and got it back home... Where it died one me as soon as I got on the clutch. So yeah. Since the check engine light has been on for the catalytic converter for months now, that's what we'll try next. I'm not sure how it would make it run like that, but it's the only thing we know of to fix. Checked the diagnostics again and no new codes showed up. Right now, I'm not too happy with the Sunfire. I didn't exactly want my parents to get it in the first place, but I didn't think it would be this bad. We've had nothing but problems with it, which is no different than how it was with the Blazer (albeit, it's not nearly as bad as the Blazer was). Once my mom gets it paid off, which luckily will be sometime soon, I think there will be a replacement in our future... and I doubt it'll be GM. My dad's not too happy about it. After all, he hears praises from his brother with the Titan and not to mention that my $1600, 172k mi. Millenia, even with its current engine miss, has been one of the more reliable cars that has graced our driveway. We'll see, though. I would like to see my mom have a reliable vehicle for once regardless of brand. I think I need to start a Reliable Car Fund for my mom...

They are a mix. The lens are clear around the projector. As for the plastic, yes, it's peeling back. I'm unsure of why but I think someone may have removed the center console at one time. Haha... Nah, the car is far from perfect. It was only a $1600 car afterall that has been through 172k miles. The first owner was lawyer and the second owners were an elderly couple. Not exactly two type of people known for taking care of their vehicles. It's already dirty, sadly. More or less because it's been driven the past two days. Why? Well, I went to my grandparent's right after I took those pics of it and earlier today, my mom had to drive it, if you catch the drift. More on that in the Lounge sometime tonight/this morning.

Any Holden > Any W-body. And again, regardless of what vehicle was it's benchmark, there have been comparisons where the new Commodore has beaten a current generation BMW 5 series.

Hmm... Google, eh?

I'm lazy, so I shave weekly. T'is fun.

I was a happy guy the other night. W00t for Jeff.