Blake Noble

I think the Auction House only requires a Silver account. I could be wrong, though. I haven't bothered with it yet. Same here. The PS3 finally is at the right price and can really give the 360 some serious competition. The built-in wireless features, Blu-Ray player, web browser, and free online services are nice pluses that the 360 doesn't have and really should have.

Such a warm and loving bunch you guys are. I'll start ranting about B-pillars next so that, you know, you can keep up dishing out the shit.

That best be sarcasm, boy.

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/1476436383.html Daddy-o, I think she quit making car payments for a reason ...

I would, but I don't think I'll be renewing my Gold account for a little while.

GT4 has been the benchmark for racing simulators since it debuted. Forza is now the benchmark. I obviously don't count GT5: Prologue because it isn't a complete game (but it is a complete joke).

Just keep listing it. Take down the old listing, put a new one up. Post it in other locations within PA (you have to differ the postings a bit in how they're worded, but it can pay off). It's already a great deal, just aggressively advertise the hell out of it.

A return to choice is what is needed, something for every budget and every buyer with every model. That's one way to keep convincing buyers to buy your product. It's cliche, but take Apple for example. iPods not only come in different models (shuffle, nano, Classic, and Touch) but those different models have submodels with different gigs (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 120, etc.) so that each model can appeal to a different buyer with a different budget and different demands. Telling the market what it should buy is, to put it simply, wrong.

That sums it up. I personally wouldn't buy a Spark, but it has its place. The personal rancor reflected in that remark I don't intend to dignify with comment. Aside from fit and finish, materials used, refinement, and so on, we do know what the design looks like. That's where initial judgment is coming from.

I bought this today with Forza 3, beat it in a night. Fun game. Still have to give the co-op missions a go. I wish mission select and arcade mode were still in MW2. That's how I beat MW1 on Veteran mode.

The center stack changes made to house the black-tie radio ruined the design, though.

I broke down and bought Forza 3 today. It far surpasses GT4 in quite a lot of ways. You also get a lot of bonus content when you buy the game that I wasn't expecting (a second disc with extra cars and tracks and a download card with more extra cars and tracks). The Marketplace is a cool feature.

Interesting coincidence; my Dad is originally from Jackson/Lost Creek and my Mom is from Hyden/Stinnett. Most of my extended family still lives in the Breathitt/Perry/Leslie County area, though, while the rest live in the Warren County area (Bowling Green).

The FrankenOldsmoBuick lives again! Next up ... well, you know what's next.

Ask him if he could use a good transmission.

That's it. It's simply a wallpaper uncluttered. All icons on an auto-hidden RocketDock, the taskbar is auto-hidden ... it doesn't get any cleaner and simpler than this. Enjoy your clutter.

Indeed it is. It's already black, it's cheap, and would serve as a nice base for a third-gen "SE." While I prefer a second-gen, I like the third-gen and fourth-gen models well enough to settle on one, if it's the right car. Second-gen: either a 301, 400, or 403. While I'd prefer a 400-powered T/A, I'm not terribly picky here as all three engines had their advantages and disadvantages. Pontiac 400-powered T/As are also more expensive as they are the more desirable engine, which is why I am willing to settle on the 403 or the 301. The later 301s weren't bad, though. It didn't make gobs of torque like the 403 did, but the 301 made almost as much as horsepower as the 403 in "H.O." trim. Third-gen: I'd prefer the 305TPI. However, I like the appearance of the thicker, earlier '82 T/A front fascias, so your run-of-the-mill 305 would be acceptable, so long as it isn't leaking oil. I don't want any Iron Duke or six-cylinder cars, obviously. If I went with an early '80s third-gen T/A with a basic 305 (this also holds slightly true of the 305TPI as well), I'd wind up yanking the engine in favor of a crate motor sometime in the distant future. Fourth-gen: both the LT1 and LS1 were great engines in their own right. I have no preference here. Black, of course. I'm expecting to have the car painted in the future, so it doesn't really matter. There aren't any. I can deal with crank windows. I can deal without A/C. Most factory T/As had both power windows and A/C though, so I'm getting them regardless. Just about everything if it means I can get the right car at the right price ... well, except the part about six-cylinder cars. My driveway. If it's a bit rusty, I'll keep it covered up to keep rain from doing more damage until I patch whatever needs patched (the Cutlass already hogs the family garage ... well that and a bunch of junk my parents have packed away). Depending on the condition of the car, I'll probably be driving it every other day or driving it during summer months. It will be full-coverage, but I have to determine how I'm going to drive the car first. If I know it's a project in need of a lot of TLC, I won't insure it for a while until I have it in order. That's the approach I used for the Cutlass when I decided I didn't want to drive it around with $h!ty paint and walnut shells in the glovebox. That was also one small factor that helped in paying for its restoration, because I wasn't paying insurance on a car that was going to be in a paint booth and who knows where else for who knows how long. I have classic car insurance on it right now because of how infrequently I drive it. I don't intend for this car to wind up the same way, though. (In fact, I've been thinking about working out a deal with my dad about the car, but I don't know.) If it's a second-gen, I'll keep it mostly stock with maybe a very mild mod here and there. Other generations ... it depends. Nothing to be honest. The Cutlass is just about all there, the Buick should have its 307 soon and it needs a few interior pieces but nothing big. I can pay to finish these cars up with what I don't save out of my paycheck, that's how little they really need now. I'm going to have the Cutlass repainted, but at the moment I'm expecting to do that years from now, not tomorrow.

Hmmmm ... this, I could get serious about if it's still around in a few weeks: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-Pontiac-Trans-Am-Firebird-Black-almost-done_W0QQitemZ120492511354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item1c0de9d07a

If I only had three-grand in my "T/A fund:" http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/1468441957.html

I'm with Chris on this one. It will be yours for two weeks more and then it will find a new home.

"Complete" list of cars for GT5: http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/automotive-news/181936-ps3s-gran-turismo-5-complete-list-of-cars.html You can drive an '83 Skyhawk T-Type in GT5. You can also "drive" the '90 Fiero prototype. Why they have every model of Trans Am except for a '77 SE is strange. So far, it looks like GT5 is going to have most every car made. That list dates back to September of 2007 so who knows what they've added since then. GT4 takes an eon to beat. I don't want to think how long it would take to beat GT5 and unlock and buy/win every car on that list. I don't care what anyone says, chances are you'll get sick of playing it before you have everything.

To be completely honest, late 90s Pontiacs all had great fluid and organic lines. The details and cheap feel to just about everything were what ruined those designs.

It's an extremely good deal but ... I still just can't see myself buying it. I still have to move the TH350R out of here before I start looking in that price range anyway.

It really is only $1500? There has to be a catch. The car has to need something.

Like the saying goes, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. (Buick ...) I'm just going to keep waiting for what I really want.