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Call a couple mattress stores and ask them, they have to do something with them after hauling them away for free.

So I don't want to clutter up Mojoe's thread on carry guns so I figured I'd start my own. So I took Mojoe's basic pistol class with my wife last month, had a good time, and learned a lot. I already have a S&W 22a which I like as a target pistol, it's cheap, doesn't jam, my wife likes it, and cheap to shoot make it a great gun to take to the range and put ammo through. I borrowed a Ruger SR22 neither my wife or I like it. It doesn't fit her hand, seems more sensitive to cheap ammo so it jammed a few times and was hard to clear. I'm ready to buy my own larger then 22 handgun. I have shot and liked my Dad's S&W M&P 40, but I didn't like his 9mm sheild. I have shot a Springfeild XD-S 40 (too big in a compact IMHO) it was fun but not well controlled. After my little bit of backround story, I'm leaning toward getting a 9mm. I'm not positive on what, and would love to hear some opinions. I'm considering something that isn't compact, like the regular M&P 9, or an XD. I want a CCW gun and don't think I can have both in the same gun, opinions? I am starting to feel like I don't like compact and subcompact handguns. Also how do I know that a gun's sights are lined up correctly? May sound like a dumb question, but I'm still pretty much a noob. It's just odd to me that I'm on target with my 22, but shoot my Dad's guns and I'm off to the left. I could see up or down but I corrected that after shooting it some.

I'm just going to say it, you get what you pay for. I have always had a great ride by putting Michelins on my wife's car, and the couple times I didn't have much money to spend and cheaped out I regreted it. The are lots of decent tires and lots of opinions on what those are, but you can do well by getting tires similar to original in design, size, and speed rating in a name brand and you surely get better results.

Thank you.

It was a good time, being a big Chevy guy its a really great show. Look forward to next year.

Rereading your first post and I realized the pedal stuck, if you can still drive it you should be fine if you don't beat on it. Save your money and buy all the hydraulic and clutch parts at once, buy nice stuff and don't worry about it for a long time. Chances are all the parts are original and could really use refreshed anyway.

I have the tick master in both my Camaro and my Corvette. It works fantastic. Much easier to bleed then factory and mine have worked flawlessly. The slave would be ideal but requires pulling the trans.

The S4 has a slush box apparently, so...whats your point. I could care less to have to work on dual clutch cars so I don't care if GM does it.

Vag problems. Still not a fan.

Hmmm...might just make this.

Gm just continues down the infotainment path. It's not going away anytime soon, that I can promise you.

Haven't had any real issues with the engines yet. I like the trucks, most of the issues I've delt with have to do with the infotainment not working right. They have some issues with the seat coushins moving, and a few trim parts, but overall nothing that has been much to fix.

Actually the factory return is 97-98 Corvette. Other then that only trucks got the return, but obviously different to fit around the intake. Wish I had some extra cash, I know Ben took care of his stuff.

Yeah, I saw a couple come in when I was at Gill, but Lash doesn't attract any, thank god. My luck I'll suddenly get one in.

Just what I want, an overpriced truck that will have stupid issues that you have to go to a specific dealer and deal with pain in the ass warranty claims. Might as well buy one and put your own parts on.

This doesn't surprise me at all. I think in the past 5 years I've only ever seen 1 or 2 of the XUVs in the shop. Last thing I'd want is that option on top of the regular junk.

This, if you can still get it to start it's worth more per ton. You said it needs an engine so maybe not. My Dad has been getting rid of stuff for people lately (he drives a rollback) so if you want his number maybe you guys can work out a cash deal to get rid of it if you go that route.

The engine is decent, however most of the crap bolted to it isn't. Exhaust manifolds crack a lot, air injection components fail, serp system noises, intake vacuum leaks, and I've seen a handfull of burnt valves. Not to mention the rest of the truck isn't any better, like I said nickel and dime. I work on them alot, I get parts as cheap as anyone and I wouldn't keep one I got for free.

Don't get me started on GM's junk midsize crap, just run away. At that mileage it'll nickel and dime you to death.

Seeing as how a G8 and GTO have independent rear suspension, a Trailblazer has a 4 link, and an S10 sits on leaf springs none of that would be a "budget" swap. Take measurements of the stock S10, cut axle tubes off. Pick up used 8.8 out of anything, cut off it's axle tubes and weld on the ones from an S10 and bolt it in. I know there are some fab skills involved, but this has been done before, and is very doable. Otherwise swap the engine and trans, if you don't use sticky tires the 10 bolt will last a while. I mean I have the same rear end in my Camaro right now and I have no issues driving the car.

Argueably the cheapest rear would be an 8.8 swap. Pretty sure you can bolt an Explorer rear (or something like that it's a very similar leaf spring set up). Or there have been many people to take an 8.8 and weld on the tubes from a stock GM 7.5 10 bolt. Something to consider.

You could probably find a cheap high mileage 1 ton van with some good parts if you want to freashen things up. Just seems like a pretty vague question, if all you want are parts I'd just look into what you need parts wise because there are lots out there ready to go. Trucks starting getting LS based engines in 99, the LS1 came in the 97 Vette and 98 Camaro/Firebird. Vans actually were the last thing to use the traditional small block with both engines available in 01 or so(not positive on year). After that GM used the LS series for just about everything with a V8 except certain heavy duty trucks that had an 8.1.

I consider myself very conservative, quite possibly on the far right. I beleive in smaller government, and for the government to just keep order not run my life. So as for guns, I want to take advantage of my second amendment rights and arm myself and my family. Taking guns away is only a way of making more like sheep, following the government blindly. Guns will always be out there, and even if they weren't people would find a way to kill each other, I refuse to be someone who would simply lay down and die because I couldn't fight for my own right to live or my family's. No matter how my feelings look to others, I'm happy to stand on my own two feet, proud to work for what I have, and willing to defend it. I do not need the government to pay my bills, feed my family, and I sure don't need them making failed attempts at controlling guns.

Figures, not 5 minutes before this crap. Guess I'll stay home.

I'd use it but I can't see many putting $1k up front for oil changes short of a shop. Maybe you should try to find out what jobber pricing is for it and sell it to a shop that would use it.