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Well done, Kevin! Will bring the V by in the spring. :thumbup:

Be 28.5L engine, start with a quarter-turn of a hand crank. *Drops mic*

Welcome to the site! :pics: of the SRT-4? Durango?

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Definitely my favorite. :thumbup:

Wow...65 acres of land, lots of mud trails. Very cool! I'd be interested in going up in the spring and riding along with someone!

...then he won't learn nothing! http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Riddler-Batman-Forever-Jim-Carrey.jpg Kale, can you do #4 with a black-and-white background? That would be my choice.

Thanks, Mitch...she did tell me that she was talking to a guy in AZ who had Wrangler wheels he was selling on eBay...and they determined those wouldn't work on a Commander???

Is he trying out to become a fireman or a stripper? http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130710154045/cardfight/images/thumb/6/60/Facepalm.png/463px-Facepalm.png

Posting this for a non-car coworker in Cleveland... She bought her 2006 Jeep Commander V6 with aftermarket rims already installed, and she's getting flat tires from the cheap, corroded rims not seating the tire bead properly anymore. She'd really like to just get some factory wheels/tires...but in a pinch I sad she might as well just get whatever can be bolted to the Commander. Let me know what you have/recommend!

Gas is so crappy these days (high ethanol content, shelf life of a banana) that I'd worry about buildup of water/corrosion from the gas not being used. Any concerns around that?

FAT WALTER WHITE GETTIN' DOWNNNN...

Came here expecting to see unwise investment decisions in automobiles. Saw that TEH_BUSTER was mentioned... Left the thread satisfied.

I'll also say that I love my convertible...if you want to grab one now is the time of year to do it! Considering you'll MAYBE put 3k miles on it if the XJS is a 3rd or 4th car, 150k miles that are decently maintained and documented wouldn't scare me at all if the price is a deal. Buy it, drive it for a couple of seasons, get bored and want to upgrade? Don't see how 156k miles is going to hurt the value THAT much...

I've got a '99 XJ8 in FL...different mill but the same basic platform and mechanical bits. Only has 43k miles on it but has a hot start issue that has made it more unreliable than my 182k-mile '00 Passat (also in FL). I'm not down there enough to diagnose it, nor do I have the tools to repair it. Even if I did, I'm not going down to FL for a 3- or 4-day weekend to wrench on it. I am still a big fan of Jaguars because: - They are dirt cheap. In SW Florida XJ40 and X300 Jags are like Honda Civics in price. - The profile is still (and always will be, IMHO) one of the prettiest and distinguishable designs. - They cruise like none other. - Upscale image. Always nice for the "Fake-it-'til-ya-make-it" types. - After MY 1995, Ford definitely improved the electronics and made the price for used parts come way down. Great if you want a unique 3rd or 4th car. Downside: - Maintenance is still a pain. Not difficult to wrench on for preventative maintenance, but I'd hate to have specialty components go bad. - Interiors/paint (at least in FL) don't hold up as well as I hoped. - I've driven I6, V8, and 12-cyl Jags...the 4.0L V8 isn't worth any sort of price premium. I'd only buy another Jag if it was an inline-6 or a V12. Straight-line performance is weak.

That makes sense. I did have the e-brake engaged. Dunno why, as I usually just leave it in 1st or Reverse. So...any surface rust from the pads showing up on the rotors shouldn't have frozen the car?

Oh schnap...

Nice progress, Chad! Did you have pretty good TIG experience before this project, or is this your first foray? Welds look good...

I washed my CTS-V over a week ago and then parked it in the garage for the last several days. Yesterday, I went to move it to get Christmas decorations out of the garage and the brakes were frozen so badly it almost stalled the engine. I rocked it back once on the clutch and the snap of the pads braking loose was so loud wifey heard it inside our house. I bought the car with aftermarket brakes/rotors installed within the last couple of years. There is a slight brake vibration at highway speeds, but plenty of material on the pads and rotor thickness is great. However, I don't know what pads the PO used. Would pads OR rotors cause that much surface rust tension? When I walked around the car after breaking it free the outline of the pads was clearly visible in the rotor surface rust. If I turned the rotors and swapped in ceramic pads, would this eliminate the problem?

Tim, love the new house and that table is killer. Congrats on the move!

I've got a dinner, but should be available for the hangout after 10pm:thumbup:

Welcome to the site, Jon! Hope to meet you at CC&C sometime. :thumbup:

Nice DD, Joe! Many happy miles to you.:thumbup:

Right...the new Z06 is $78k base... I'll happily shake the hand of someone who goes "all in" on a Z06 @ $78k out the door. Sounds like a great deal on the GT350!