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[ssh 924]

Creamer? wtf, why not cream

Err, heavy whipping cream. not creamer

[dem beats 1,223]

Matt, you can't text me pics like that and not share where from!

Light snack with the wife. Mmmmmmmmm

[jonbearsmt 919]

that's flaking awesome!!!

[Tirefryr 1,742]

http://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/3235513199.html

Hoping I can score this for half price. I have all the parts for a Cobra brake swap. Hope the rust isn't too bad, but I really can't complain given the state of the Camry.

[jonbearsmt 919]

does anyone else ever notice that people with escalades or Cadillac or tahoes are not very good at picking screen names, and more then offten its LACON24s or ladeon28s or tahoe on 29s or shitforbrainson42s

[ssh 924]

does anyone else ever notice that people with escalades or Cadillac or tahoes are not very good at picking screen names, and more then offten its LACON24s or ladeon28s or tahoe on 29s or shitforbrainson42s

Is best.

[nem 2,019]

does anyone else ever notice that people with escalades or Cadillac or tahoes are not very good at picking screen names, and more then offten its LACON24s or ladeon28s or tahoe on 29s or shitforbrainson42s

Is best.

Makes me want to get a hoe!

[nem 2,019]

Not really, I get stuck fixing the one for the haunt when the damn thing breaks down.

[///M5 2,833]

does anyone else ever notice that people with escalades or Cadillac or tahoes are not very good at picking screen names, and mo

does anyone else ever notice that people with escalades or Cadillac or tahoes are not very good at picking screen names, and more then offten its LACON24s or ladeon28s or tahoe on 29s or shitforbrainson42s

Is best.

re then offten its LACON24s or ladeon28s or tahoe on 29s or shitforbrainson42s

Is best.

yes, I like accuracy

[dem beats 1,223]

That's gangam style.

[MKader17 332]

Applying for Jobs.....

My favorite thing!

[nem 2,019]

WOW did I have my head up my ass tonight. Guess it happens sometimes.

[Godsmack 361]

WOW did I have my head up my ass tonight. Guess it happens sometimes.

You have a donkey mask?

J

[nem 2,019]

WOW did I have my head up my ass tonight. Guess it happens sometimes.

You have a donkey mask?

J

No, but that is funny.

[ssh 924]

I am the plan, I am the man

who tells you what and when you can.

I'm the old one that torments you.

I am the voice that tells you to:

"Don't get caught with your fingers in my pie.

Mess with me and boy you're surely gonna' die.

If ever you're in doubt about who or where I am.

I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere.

I am your Uncle Sam."

Electric Uncle Sam

You beg me please on bended knees

not to sit among these enemies.

If you feel like you wanna dance

then step aside and take a chance.

"Don't get caught with your fingers in my pie.

Mess with me and boy you're surely gonna' die.

If ever you're in doubt about who or where I am.

I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere.

I am your Uncle Sam."

Electric Uncle Sam

[lithium 358]

That's gangam style.

why have i not seen this posted in the hop yet?

[lithium 358]

[lithium 358]

TOP!

[ssh 924]

Classy.

[Godsmack 361]

WOW did I have my head up my ass tonight. Guess it happens sometimes.

You have a donkey mask?

J

No, but that is funny.

J

[The enD 467]

YAY!!!! 4 day weekend. Lets see where this goes.........

J

Same here!

[///M5 2,833]

Interesting. The position I applied for I was told my resume was too light for and they weren't interested a week ago. Got a call back yesterday saying I am one of the top 6 finalists for the position....and I haven't even interviewed yet. That happens tomorrow.

[nem 2,019]

Interesting. The position I applied for I was told my resume was too light for and they weren't interested a week ago. Got a call back yesterday saying I am one of the top 6 finalists for the position....and I haven't even interviewed yet. That happens tomorrow.

Too light, what do they mean by that?

Good luck!

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Weekend? As in days without work?

What the heck is that?

It's called well earned and deserved time off.

J

Sickening that in this country, it is the first holiday in nearly 2 months, followed by another 2 month drought. Haha, not like I take days off anyway.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Not at all what I meant by issues. I was referring to things you think are not right or could be better. My list gets huge in a GM and not so much so in other cars.

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.

Totally understand how you feel coming from your POV. I have always loved VW's, would love a AWD Golf-R, but I cannot subject myself to the cheap materials, along with horrible reliability. So maybe VW is a good car to lease, as in unload it at 40k before everything falls to crap.