― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 05:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Instead of the alarm, just get a Club (but remember to use it). Also, during cold months, you can still leave the moonroof open (even at night). Just put the heater on your feet. This is one of my favorite things.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 06:16 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm so excited. I can't believe I have a car sitting in my driveway.
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 06:32 (nineteen years ago) link
NEEEEEEAAAYAAYAHAAYAAYAYAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 06:57 (nineteen years ago) link
My mom used a charming & bewildering tactic as I was deept into negotiations last night. Out of the blue, she pulled this coupon out of her pocket, and said, this is for a car sale sponsored by the Apple Credit Union next weekend. Do you think we should go to this? As we were haggling over the price of the car that I pretty much intended to buy.
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 20:01 (nineteen years ago) link
The most common ones around here are the Bush/Cheney, and the Kerry/Edawards stickers. I made my mom take hers off (K/E) her car, bc I was like, that election is over. But every one keeps them on, so maybe I should have let her keep it. And of course the ubiquitous yellow ribbon stickers. Sometimes even two or three. Gareth and I found that the more Support our Troops stickers a person has on their SUV, the less likely they are to let you merge into their lane.
― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:23 (nineteen years ago) link
If you go with bumper stickers, go all the way and just put it on. People who scotch tape them to the rear window are lame. The bumper sticker isn't going to make your 1994 Chevy Lumina completely worthless, dude.
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:42 (nineteen years ago) link
I swear that read as "commuting with men in the nude"
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 23:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 30 June 2005 00:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Thursday, 30 June 2005 00:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 30 June 2005 00:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 30 June 2005 00:36 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/facelvega.jpg
More to the point, I'm in love with their logo
http://www.cars-a-z.net/f/facel-vega-logo.jpg
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 29 July 2005 18:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 30 July 2005 05:47 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.pcauto.com.cn/pingce/gwsj/bmw/0410/pic/041019_1series_02.jpghttp://www.screensavershot.com/automation/bmw1.jpg
― Super Cub (Debito), Saturday, 30 July 2005 13:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 30 July 2005 22:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 31 July 2005 00:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cathy (Cathy), Sunday, 31 July 2005 00:54 (nineteen years ago) link
I can relate to this. I would add Corvette owners to this lovely group of folks. Thankfully there aren't a lot of them.
― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 31 July 2005 01:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Super Cub (Debito), Sunday, 31 July 2005 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Sunday, 31 July 2005 06:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Sunday, 31 July 2005 06:10 (nineteen years ago) link
I can't decide if I like the look of this car. http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/gallery/photo_gallery/cls/coupe_ext_1_main.jpghttp://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/gallery/photo_gallery/cls/coupe_ext_5_main.jpghttp://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/CLS500C_main.jpg
I think I've come to the conclusion that this is the single most offensive automobile:http://content3.us.porsche.com/prod/cayenne/cayenne_common.nsf/Resources/cayenne_gallery_exterior05/$file/stg_5.jpg
― Super Cub (Debito), Sunday, 31 July 2005 06:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Sunday, 31 July 2005 06:31 (nineteen years ago) link
my roommate in college's sister was a professional trophy wife. she had a big ol V12 SEL, which is probably the best car I've ever ridden in. Going 130 for big stretches and the ride was so smooth that if you closed your eyes you wouldn't even know the engine was going. she also had a porsche 911, but only let us go around the block in it.
― oops (Oops), Sunday, 31 July 2005 06:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Super Cub (Debito), Sunday, 31 July 2005 06:42 (nineteen years ago) link
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― naus (Robert T), Sunday, 31 July 2005 11:19 (nineteen years ago) link
I read that MB has screwed themselves by differentiating their brand and their price points so readily. To the effect of I think ten years ago there were 3 lines and now there are god knows how many. And the dealerships are hurting bc they have such a wide range of people with different expectations coming through their doors and they don't know how to cater to them. Plus, the product has gone down-hill. However, the 70s Mercedes has the Euopean art film cachet. Think of all the MB sedans pulling up in the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
I've seen a lot of the new Jettas on the road. They are not that bad, but I wonder why they had to make the Jetta so much bigger. Maybe they will introduce a cute, pre-Jetta like car?
― Mary (Mary), Sunday, 31 July 2005 21:05 (nineteen years ago) link
Ideal car @ this moment = the same thing, but new, or maybe one of those benz vito vans.
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 1 August 2005 10:13 (nineteen years ago) link
http://imgs.idnes.cz/ak_aktual/A040108_SAM_1024PEUGEOT407ELIXIR01_N.JPG
too bad i dont have a drivers license, or money
― Hung Gam Bou: the chubby lightning (FE7), Saturday, 24 September 2005 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link
So I can't find anyplace else to put this -- over the weekend I went home to Carmel to visit my folks as well as my aunt and uncle, who had come out for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, aka old fancy cars galore that sell for millions. I didn't go on Sunday to the event itself but on Thursday I found myself at a couple of side events and while I'm obviously not a car freak per se, I figured folks would like to see some of what was on offer -- Duesenbergs, Bugattis, Aston-Martins, etc. etc.. Look through my Flickr set and go nuts.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link
So I can't find anyplace else to put this
I Love Cars?
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link
I've been to both the classic car races at Laguna Seca and the Pebble Beach Concours about a half dozen or so times over the years. (my mom hasn't missed it in 25 years) It's gotten much more expensive to go now, but I like dropping in now and then
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 19:05 (seventeen years ago) link
The other big event at Monterey is the Christie's auction on Thursday night. The big story out of that was Steve McQueen's Ferrari 250 GT Lusso selling for 2.3 million
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link
Higher than I'd heard estimated. Nice.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 August 2007 19:28 (seventeen years ago) link