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WTF, it's 55* outside and only gonna get warmer tomorrow. This is weird. It's January and it shouldn't be this freakin warm.

Just a few days ago it was 4* in the morning and no higher than 12 during the day.

Seems that every new car I get (new to me in most cases) I seem to get a dent in it right away from somewhere. It's always not a door ding but something weird. This time it's the hood. My truck that I sold was dented two weeks after I bought her right over the rear tire. 6 inch long dent. Go figure...

A steady rev launch is excess slipping of the clutch compared to steady gas... Not necesseraly. It all depends on how you execute it. Torque is low since the RPMs are low and time slipped can be quite short as well. That's how I drive. I don't think I've ever launched with steady gas, I've always l...

my neighbor has three kids who won't listen. about a week ago, i found a DENT in my car...i'm guessing it came from the kids...b/c its right by the headlight (on the side of the car) so it wouldn't've come from a door at work/store...besides, they don't care about other ppls stuff...they'll break/t...

I dunno about the square ones, but you should try and use the midgit ones. A fiend of mine lived in Arizona a while back and was on a business appointment with a midgit famility. He had to drop a deuce and said he couldn't sit down and almost missed it entirely and crapped on the floor. I'll take a ...

There's no need to turn this into a flame fest. Yes, keying someone's car is not the right thing to do. However I'm sure we've all done stupid crap that we shouldn't have that was disrespectful to someone or someone's property or might have cost them a good amount. Let this be a lesson of sorts. Tha...

i only had 2 of my wisdom teeth pulled and it didn't hurt much at all. had them pulled at like 8am (this is like 7 years ago) and drove to work (as a cashier at mcdonald's) 2 hours later :) I just remembered a funny story. That one time when my second wisdom tooth was pulled (on that bled for a few...

Thanks man. I was looking at a new deck and wondering whether HD would be beneficial or not. Sounds like it might be.

six wrote:First big rains of the season, and I got distracted and stalled three times in a row trying to launch in third gear.

Yep, happens sometimes. lol

if i had money...i'd do a lot of things, including getting tires...but right now, what i have (who knows what that is...i just take it for granted that i HAVE tires...) will do...they HAVE to. and anybody hear of KELLY brand tires? good or bad? cuz yeah, i own tires (JK i don't own quit) I've had t...

microchip13, how many teeth is that bein pulled? i haven't had my wisdom teeth pulled, but so far, i've had 11 teeth pulled... 5 of them being all at the same time...yeah not fun. i'm NOT looking forward to having to remove my wisdom teeth! http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1770526 thats cool http:...

Corollas are in fact very reliable, but priced like gold sometimes along with the Civics. You can't really go wrong with it. Ford - bad experience with a few Fords and domestics in my past so I would stay away from it. Ford is less likely to be reliable. Look into an '01 Sentra or so with the newer ...

dklkse wrote:Hey, belated welcome! I'm up in the far northern burbs (15-20 minutes from WI state line).
Hope you enjoy your time here!

Sweet. If enough members are around, then we can have a local meet.


I probably work not too far from you. I work in Vernon Hills.

Lets say your stuck on a hill bumper to bumper traffic, while its raining PLUS all four of your wheels are on a metal sheet. How the hell you get out of that... Just like any other low traction situation. I'm not certain how much experience you have driving in situations like that but having driven...

I'm thinking of trying it out. I've always been the offroader but I'm willing to expand my horizons. When the spring comes I should have my stiffer rear sway bar installed, 1" drop and some good sticky tires. ETA: I understand that when it comes to anyything automotive, it's always a "pay ...