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I guess it is all really a perspective thing. I look at the vehicles everyone here thinks are so great and I think "what a pile of shit". But I get to work on these cars. I see them with hundreds of thousands of miles on them, and I see the associated repair bills and maintenance costs. I see how they hold up, how well they are really engineered, and how those "cheap looking" plastic interiors hold up when compared to their wrapped brethren. I drive all Buick cars, and Nissan trucks. I don't want the high costs associated with bullshit cars that look pretty, but are substantive crap. I don't want to have to come home only to fix my cars, and if I have to, I want it to be easy. [/rant] The wrapped cars require some pre-thought before purchase. The cheapest 2 cars I've ever owned for maintenance were both M type BMW's. And of course right now I get to drive something work leases for me and picks up the service. I only pay for repairs & tires, but the certified bumper to bumper takes care of everything but the tires. As for the substantive crap, I'm curious what tops your list. The biggest BS on the road? VW/Audi. One of the biggest disappointments from my perspective is Infinity. I can see the Silverado being a burner. They suffer high cost failures, like fuel pumps and cats, older models had issues with water pumps and intake manifolds. I have seen some that eat distributors like they were candy. While I generally prefer GM, I wouldn't own a Chevy V8 truck, unless it was a big block. I am not really a truck fan myself though. I hate working on them, I hate driving them, and they are all pieces of shit. Fords have got to be the worst. Their 3 valve head issues, and coil failures are a nightmare. Camshafts locking up, timing chains falling apart, GEM module failures, rear ends coming apart. I would rather eat Pamela Anderson's blown out hepatitis loaded ass then own a Ford truck. Euros are general junk from a wrench's perspective. Failure rates today are through the roof. Stupid shit like MAF boots falling apart, and they cost a fortune. All their rubber is awful (now we know why Chrysler has so many issues with EVAP hoses falling apart!), and their diagnostic strategy is retarded. The information they offer us is a joke. Their guided fault finding is an insult to a real technician's intelligence, and it leads to the wrong conclusion 50% of the time. Note to German engineers, not everyone working on a car has an education level equivalent to your second grader! Their electronics are horrible, with constant MAF failures, and big ticket items like drive by wire throttle body failures all the time. As a general rule I find most vehicles to be disappointments. I love getting into G35s and seeing the entire interior falling apart around me. You paid what for this POS? But I am a cynic.

I guess it is all really a perspective thing. I look at the vehicles everyone here thinks are so great and I think "what a pile of shit". But I get to work on these cars. I see them with hundreds of thousands of miles on them, and I see the associated repair bills and maintenance costs. I see how they hold up, how well they are really engineered, and how those "cheap looking" plastic interiors hold up when compared to their wrapped brethren. I drive all Buick cars, and Nissan trucks. I don't want the high costs associated with bullshit cars that look pretty, but are substantive crap. I don't want to have to come home only to fix my cars, and if I have to, I want it to be easy. [/rant]

Wait, what? Why? Not enough umph? It doesn't make power until over 6000 or so. It's powerband is awful. It is beautiful to look at but not much else IMO. IMO the Elise I worked on was lacking off the line too, but it is so small and light, and the engine revved so fast it was still fun. I liked it better with the turbo on it when the thing wasn't falling on it's face. I wish that it was fixable as it was rather than having to go back to stock with it. The drawback was that the piggybacked brain took the VVT out of it. So while it was much more fun on the bottom end with the turbo, the VVT made it a badass up top without the turbo.

Damn I hate working a 10 1/2 hour shift, driving for 1/2 an hour to a 4 hour school, driving for an hour to get home, then waking up to do it all over again the next day. Waking up at 4:45 in the AM and getting to bed at midnight makes managing 5 guys in a hot humid shop while having to troubleshoot difficult cars all day a real motherfucker. Thankfully I have no school tonight. I suspect this long haired motherfucker is going to sleep at 6PM tonight.

There isn't? Soundwaves aren't square. Waves are formless Well they ain't round either. You need to learn to laugh a little.

Soundwaves aren't square.

Maybe he wants to sound like a hot porn star farting...

yeah, your smart More cone area. sound like ass too. you wanna sound nice or maximize area? You don't sound very smart either? He wanna sound like nice ass while maximizing cone area.

Give me time. We were drinkin last night and really didn't have a lot of time. Ironically it was her idea. I'll work on getting more... and bringing a real camera next time.

Drunk off my ass, cell phone camera... I'll get it worked out next time.

I need to get to where I can host it, but can't do it at work. Had a long night last night and had to work today. I hate getting behind... Well, I liked getting behind her for the pic, but I mean I hate getting behind at work.

Pic forthcoming. It is a cellphone pic so it isn't great, but it is a start. I'll get more. /teaser

that is called a yardstick.

That's not a good sign... Mittsubishis are absolute shit. I hate seeing one of those pigs pull up in front of the shop. You know you are dealing with antiquated technology, terrible mechanical engineering, and nonsensical diagnostic strategy. It is like they design the cars to last for 40K miles then completely fall apart.

Actually it breaks down fat to synthesize glucose. The body wants to create "sugar" as it is easier to metabolize. I used the Dukan Diet, which uses a pure protein diet (based on the same principle), eliminating all sources of sugars. I lost weight/fat fast. It got me back down to my desired lifting weight, and loaded me with protein, which was awesome for starting my lifting routine again.

Well hello there...

Got back on brown sugar's good side again. I'll see what I can do for you guys.

Workout done, supplements ingested, shower taken, bourbon and ice in glass, ass in seat, wife licking lips and putting in a juicy movie. Looking like a great evening. Have a good one fellas.

I'll see what I can do. She caught me in a shitty mood the other day and I let her have it. I haven't heard from her in a couple days. But I will make her feel bad and get a few NSFW if possible. It seriously was.

Hers looks even better...

Where did you get that pic of my wife?

This is all about me. Now the dark begins to rise Save your breath, it's far from over Leave the lost and dead behind Now's your chance to run for cover I don't want to change the world I just wanna leave it colder Light the fuse and burn it up Take the path that leads to nowhere All is lost again But I'm not giving in I will not bow I will not break I will shut the world away I will not fall I will not fade I will take your breath away Fall Watch the end through dying eyes Now the dark is taking over Show me where forever dies Take the fall and run to Heaven All is lost again But I'm not giving in I will not bow I will not break I will shut the world away I will not fall I will not fade I will take your breath away And I'll survive, paranoid I have lost the will to change And I am not proud, cold-blooded fake I will shut the world away Open your eyes! I will not bow I will not break I will shut the world away I will not fall I will not fade I will take your breath away And I'll survive; paranoid I have lost the will to change And I am not proud, cold-blooded fake I will shut the world away Fall!

Got some damn good white liquor from our headliner guy. feeling reaaaaalllllly nice right now.

There is spam and then there is shit to kill yourself to. Certain people should take note. J Indeed. If I see that one more time I will stop coming here again for another 6 months or so. WTF? Still waiting for everyone to repost those DMV manual pages.

There is spam and then there is shit to kill yourself to. Certain people should take note. J Indeed. If I see that one more time I will stop coming here again for another 6 months or so. WTF?