aussiek2000

The SS runs low 13's.. 12.9 with the moon and stars aligned.

+1.

My G8 runs low 12's with 150 more HP than a SS and a stall and radials

saw this at lunch time. Doesn't look like any studebaker I've ever seen. EDIT: appears its a studebaker avanti.

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Replacing upper and lower control arms, front shocks, and all the bits on a customer's newish CTS currently. He's a road warrior so miles wrack up fast. The cost of parts and the amount of work involved is absolutely STAGGERING. Completely agree!

I just had to replace a rear cradle in a 2015 V6 CTS awd. To remove the exhaust, you have to take off the rear bumper cover.

Forget trying to do interior work, about 9 million pieces that all overlap and snap when you touch them.

^^^^I agree with all of the above.

If a driver decides to run a car that is unsafe, that's on them if they crash and die/get hurt. But to put passengers' lives in danger is just stupid. The passenger should have never been in the car regardless of safety equipment.

7225 miles / 26.1 avg MPG = 276.82 Gallons at $2.75 = $761

 

I had budgeted $1000 so I was happy to see gas prices stay low.

Damn, that's a lot of miles. Were you the only driver?

Does it strike anyone else as odd that the alleged shooter was killed by police, using an unprecedented technique? And that there has been no outcry for him not receiving justice?

Oswald was killed before he could talk too. Just saying

I find it interesting that there has been 0 outcry for the 3 officers targeted in 3 states today.

But had these 3 officers shot and killed their attackers, it would be all over the news.

Because the all lives matters crew doesn't really care about all lives. People only preach "all lives matter" when black people start caring about their own lives.

 

Also.. if white people are killed more by cops then blacks then why are they not marching and protesting side by side against police brutality? Why is it that only black people care about it?

Every cares about police violence, gang violence, rapes, shootings, etc. Its just the fact that there is a sub-section of the black community that have this "you owe me" mentality. Their families have been on welfare for decades. They don't know anything other than killing and looting.

Guy on another forum took these videos last night. Figured I would share.

This article did get me thinking...while the AVERAGE price has gotten ridiculously high, there are some great cars (by 10-20 year historical averages of quality/content) under $20k. I've rented some surprisingly good cheap cars in recent years: Kia Soul, Nissan Versa, Ford Fiesta, Nissan Versa Note, Mazda2...even some crappier cars still have good content for cheap: Dodge Avenger, Chevy Sonic, Hyundai Elantra, Ford Focus sedan.

 

Advertising shows us all driving nicely equipped family sedans (that sticker in the $30k+++ range) but the cars that don't get mainstream press still provide relatively affordable platforms with A/C, stick-shift, 100k+ mile reliability, 30+ MPGs...

 

I still stand by prices being too damn high, but there are options for the modern new-car buyer in the US.

I'll agree with that. There is no real "shit box" car any more. The cheap hyundais, kias, corollas, caviliers, sunfires, contour, escort, etc of years past no longer exist on todays market.

Yes trucks that are a couple years old and about out of warranty are not much cheaper expecially because you can get new American trucks 15-20% under msrp. The tundra seems to just never drop in value.

Exact reason I bought a new 2016 Tacoma and not used. I was seeing used ones listed for MORE than I paid for a fully loaded new truck.

So, with the CTS you fixed the harness rather than replace it?

yes. I knew where the issue was so no need to replace the full harness and cause other issues.