Posted on 12/02/2007 10:04:23 AM PST by Chi-townChief
The Chrysler Concorde commercial where the kid was asking how they got their names, and the mom said she gave them names based off where they were conceived.. and the baby was named Concorde.
That commercial was annoying.
I thought that Harley-Davidson had finally recovered from being owned by a pin-spotter company... I even hear that they finally figured out how to keep the oil inside the engine.... ;-)
I’m approaching 140k on my 1992 Suzuki Geo Tracker 2-door 5-speed. I agree about stickshifts — a lot more fun. And even if the car isn’t the “sportiest” looking, it’s fun to drive. With its short wheelbase it’s quite manueverable.
I still love my Chevy.
I know. The Cobra is a beast. But it's fun on the track... Limerock. Different ride.
Get a 15-20 year old 911 and restore it for less than the price of a new Honda.
I was talking about the erosion of the brand image.
HD Teddy Bears.
HD purses.
HD Pens.
HD Tampons.
HD ad nauseum.
They don’t make any of that shit, but the omnipresent logo on posers is undeniable.
A former BMW owner told me once that if the British ever made TV’s, they’d leak oil...
My dad had a Graham-Page when I was born (I don’t remember what it looked like). He said there was a problem with the steering; to turn left, you had to make three right turns.
I do remember the unique smell of our first new car, a ‘47 Chevy. I’ve never smelt a new car like that. Maybe it was the kind of paint they used back then.
Indian kid: “Mommy, how do us kids get our names?”
Indan mom: “Well, when the baby is born, the mom looks outside the tent and names him after the first thing she sees.”
“Why do you ask, Two Dogs F*****g?”
Now if only Pontiac can bring back the TransAm, with an engine circa 1973. Who cares if it would get 9 to the gallon!
Wife had a 4 dr VW Fox, good car. Still not sure why a longitudinal 4 cyl with front wheel drive. (instead of the more common transverse mounted config) But it was a good car until an expanding family made a minivan seem like a better choice... (sigh, "seem" being the operative word there. live and learn)
But now? I can't afford gas nor maintenance to keep buying Detroit. So wife drives a Hyundai Tucson and I have a Suzuki Reno. Both are about 2x the mpg of the vehicles they replaced. Both are completely reliable - zero, nada, zip, problems even though we put a lot of miles on them. 25K/year on the 05 Tucson, and I'm on pace to go 16K+ in the first year with the Reno...
We do Saabs for the past 20 years and haven’t any thought of switching to anything else. They are quick, reliable, convertible for multi use, and most economical.
+1!
Done that twice. First time, back in the '90s, got an '85 Carrera for less than just about any new car on the market...less than 20K, in fact. Willingness to buy a used car in great condition got me one of the very best cars ever made; people who only drive Hondas and such have absolutely NO idea what really good handling, braking, and acceleration is all about.
Followed the same path again just a couple of weeks ago - picked up a '93 RS America (granted, because the RSA is gaining "collector car" status, this time paid about about the price of a loaded Honda, not the bottom-of-the-line cheapos), and again have a car that's light-years beyond 99% of the junk on the road today...and at less cost than most of them.
Porsche...There IS no substitute! :-)
Same here DODGE (Dead on Delivery get Enterprise), they will pick you up.
Your tagline is a hoot. I was born in Toledo. We left in 75 because hubby got a job transfer...................to NYC. *sigh*
My 22 yr old daughter wants one of those. Desperately. She keeps telling her Dad, “I’d like to buy an insect”. She’ll settle for a new one as vintage is hard to find. I remember them as being rather a cold ride in the winter.
Two Dogs F*****g had a real hard time in school and at tribal gatherings, too.
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