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So what do you have to say about night-time hits? Pitch black cloudy night traveling on dark grey pavement at 65mph, an I'm supposed to see a dark hole while also keeping an eye on traffic? BTW, 270 eastbound over Alkire Rd, middle lane. Outer lips of the rim is bent back til it cracked just outside of the tire bead. Wheel Medic already said they weren't comfortable repairing a wheel with a crack that long or that lose the spoke. Compression, microfractures, etc.... The worst f it is that the wheel is a Konig, but was exclusive to Discount Tire, and I got it on clearance because they discontinued it due to lack of sales. Sooo, not only is that wheel smashed, but there are NO replacements available, not on eBay, Craigslist, or anywhere else, because I'm one of only a few that bought the damn things. Which means I'm stuck buying a whole new set of rims. ODOT also sent me to http://www.cco.state.oh.us/CCO2007/Court%20Forms/AD_Complaint_form.pdf Anybody want to go in together to start a class action to force the state and feds to improve the standards for the pavement and concrete they allow to be used on roads? Because it's not just the Lowest-bidder thing, the state has minimum standards for pavement that are FAR too lax.

Nope. Hot pursuit collateral. You wouldn't be able to touch the cop or his department, probably. More than likely all you could do is TRY to sue the state for authorizing the use of the device. Good luck there, and welcome to the fucking Nanny State.

+.50 That is about the fourth stupidest thing I've seen made for a shotgun.

7 or 8, and they all beat you over the head with the 3D. Spaceships flying out of the screen, crap jumping at you, people thrusting stuff towards the audience, etc. Cameron skipped almost all of that, with the exception of one or two small touches. Through 99.999999999999% of the movie, it was more like watching the characters in person than seeing a movie. He didn't try to make the movie interactive, he just turned the screen into something closer to a really big stage.

I know a couple guys that actually work in claims departments, and there's a reason insurance companies hate 3C, and it ain't because they do good work. It's because they CHARGE for good work, but give you the cheapest thing they can get away with.

Wow, I like this! Spyker is weird enough on their own that they probably won't sacrifice SAAB's trademark design quirks, and they've certainly shown they can build extraordinary cars. I would have preferred that Koenigsegg bought them, though. Christian Koenigsegg built himself an insanely successful company in a very short time, and Bard Eker(majority owner) is one shrewd motherfucker.

Pretty much can't be done, you just jackknife, unless you have all the powers of a Hollywood effects dept. behind you. As it is, doing it bobtail with a cab-over is pretty easy. Think about it, all the weight is up front. The cab hangs over the front bumper, and the engine is just behind the front axle. Cabovers are downright dangerous because of that. The least little bit too much pedal in a curve while bobtail, and they just spin right out. With a single axle like that, you can even flip them forward with too much brake.

Forget cable. If they have five minutes, a bolt cutter can be used by just nibbling through a few strand at a time. I've seen a cheap design for an effective gun safe that doesn't require 200lbs of armor steel. All you need is a three lengths of 1/2" steel rod and two 1/4" steel plates. One of the steel bars goes through the trigger guards, the other two rods bracket the barrels for shotguns and rifles/carbines. Fasten the ends of the upper bars through the plates with nuts, and the trigger bar with a welded flange on one end, and a good lock that doesn't leave an exposed shackle on the other. Build the whole thing into a cheap plywood box. Run a HEAVY eyebolt into a stud in the wall and use another lock to secure it in such a location that a thief couldn't even turn the whole box to back the eyebolt out of the wall.

Go Mom! Every time I see one of these stories, I hope to read that the perp took a hit straight to the upper spine. Dead or quadriplegic, either way, I'm happy.

Hmm, similar premise:

Info on that thing: The guy made the fenders, including the outer flare with high-gauge mild steel, so they're ungodly heavy, but would crumple like tin foil the instant they touch a rock, and the grille is made entirely from 1/4 mild steel and probably weighs 80lbs on it's own. He got the wide stance by welding steel pipe to the hubs as an axle extension. If he hit a pothole with it, the entire truck would fold up like the house in Poltergeist, then catch on fire.

Um, no. They used another set of tires off a different truck or something. They damn sure didn't "beat the shit out of" THAT thing. Look at the center subframe, they didn't even add gussets, just did a one-bead weld around the new beams. That thing isn't even close to being tough enough to "beat the shit out of". I'd say mall-crawling is probably even a bit above that things everyday capability. They would have had a MUCH stronger truck just using a SkyJacker kit on the stock axles.

Wow, they made it uglier. Didn't think it was possible.

Check your facts. Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit are the only counties in Ohio that require E-Checks.

Ronald Jenkees pulz mad bichz, troof! Seriously, if he can keep it together in front of a crowd, he could do something on the club scene.

Meh, Skittles>the Great Satan. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=614674354

I disagree. He needs to lose one.

Looks like they sell/operate internet-based building security systems. i.e., internet-accessible security camera nets and alarms.

The point of saving the Regal name would be so that if they decide to try for a Grand National, it wouldn't be a stand-alone low-profit car. You'd intro the RWD Regal with an NA V6 and an option for AWD, then offer the Grand National as a RWD turbo-6 with an option for AWD, then bring out the GNX as an even higherr power turbo-6 with AWD standard. So instead of having it as a niche stand-alone that makes very few sales, you have a large market in the base and mid-level models to support the halo-car top option. The GS nameplate really doesn't mean anything. It was a truly insane package back when they offered it on most of the lineup in the 60s and early 70s, but almost no-one ever knew about it.

Can you read? Can you follow a written conversation? Did I bring up the 3800 Regal as some exemplar of power, performance, and grace? No. The only way to excuse the 1st gen FWD Regal from being a pig and a rustbucket was to compare it to the rest of the market from when it came out. My only reference to it was to correct some dumbass who has no clue how shitty the rest of the class was back then. What was my suggestion for the new Regal? A rebadged version of a brand new car, paired with an engine that is still in the end stage of testing. Does that sound to you like I'm salty about losing a good, reliable, but extremely outdated motor? This car has NOTHING to do with any of the previous Regals. It's NOT replacing the Regal in the lineup. That spot is already filled. Why not use a new name and save the Regal name for a RWD model to bring back the GN as a Buick halo project to generate some real interest in the brand?

I assume they have a ramp for the Deereboni? That is pretty cool. My buddy has been dousing his pond with his fountain once a day for a couple weeks to get a good thick surface so we can do RC racing on it. This would be a much better solution than having to walk out on a pond in case a truck flips.

Damn, they got rid of the Lemon Coolers? Those were right behind the Samoas as my favorite. Anyway, 1 mix/match case for me: 5 Tagalongs 5 Samoas 2 Thin Mints

Oh, please. If the rumor had even the tiniest scrap of credibility, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and the rest of the news orgs would have exploded instantly trying to be the first one to run the story. Be real.

What are you gonna compare that car against from the same year? There wasn't SHIT sold in America for midsize performance back then except the SHO and the Grand Prix STE. For damned sure, the Japs didn't have anything midsize back then that was worth the recycled tin cans they were made from. Say what you want, that actually was one of the better cars on the market then.

If they bring out a Grand National based on this thing, I'll burn down a Buick dealer. You wanna talk about pissing on heritage, that would be the STUPIDEST thing they could do short of making a FWD Corvette. You people don't get what I'm talking about when I complain about this car. It's DOWNMARKET. It's a compact with a four cylinder. When was the last time Buick made a four cylinder compact? The Skylark. Yeah, raging success, that. Look, go ahead and put the Buick badge on it, fine. Just don't use the Regal name. It doesn't fit, and it precludes using the Regal, GN, GNX, or even T-Type names for a car that's really worthy of them. You want a natural for the GN or GNX name? How about the Holden Coupe60? Some cosmetic tweaking, a waterfall grille, drop the TT 3.6 in it, 400hp, there you go, GN. But no, they're going to use the Regal name on an economy 4cyl compact. Yeah, calm down the sideskirts, put the exhaust where it belongs, and put a TT V6 in it and tell me this wouldn't be worthy of a revival of the GNX name. http://www.extremedimensions-osnabrueck.de/bilderfuerhomepage/holden-coupe-60-concept-2008-732889.jpg It's basically a two door version of the Chinese Park Avenue, which is an upscale brother of the new Chevy Caprice. World cars, already produced, just need cosmetic tweaking to work here.