Cars: Search & Destroy

But it is hard to recognize the odd nugget of truth under the pile of BS. Good call on the alarm, btw.

Instead of the alarm, just get a Club (but remember to use it). Also, during cold months, you can still leave the moonroof open (even at night). Just put the heater on your feet. This is one of my favorite things.

I'm so excited. I can't believe I have a car sitting in my driveway.

NEEEEEEAAAYAAYAHAAYAAYAYAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mom used a charming & bewildering tactic as I was deept into negotiations last night. Out of the blue, she pulled this coupon out of her pocket, and said, this is for a car sale sponsored by the Apple Credit Union next weekend. Do you think we should go to this? As we were haggling over the price of the car that I pretty much intended to buy.

The most common ones around here are the Bush/Cheney, and the Kerry/Edawards stickers. I made my mom take hers off (K/E) her car, bc I was like, that election is over. But every one keeps them on, so maybe I should have let her keep it. And of course the ubiquitous yellow ribbon stickers. Sometimes even two or three. Gareth and I found that the more Support our Troops stickers a person has on their SUV, the less likely they are to let you merge into their lane.

If you go with bumper stickers, go all the way and just put it on. People who scotch tape them to the rear window are lame. The bumper sticker isn't going to make your 1994 Chevy Lumina completely worthless, dude.

I swear that read as "commuting with men in the nude"

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/facelvega.jpg

More to the point, I'm in love with their logo

http://www.cars-a-z.net/f/facel-vega-logo.jpg

http://www.pcauto.com.cn/pingce/gwsj/bmw/0410/pic/041019_1series_02.jpg
http://www.screensavershot.com/automation/bmw1.jpg

I can relate to this. I would add Corvette owners to this lovely group of folks. Thankfully there aren't a lot of them.

I can't decide if I like the look of this car.
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/gallery/photo_gallery/cls/coupe_ext_1_main.jpg
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/gallery/photo_gallery/cls/coupe_ext_5_main.jpg
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/CLS500C_main.jpg

I think I've come to the conclusion that this is the single most offensive automobile:
http://content3.us.porsche.com/prod/cayenne/cayenne_common.nsf/Resources/cayenne_gallery_exterior05/$file/stg_5.jpg

my roommate in college's sister was a professional trophy wife. she had a big ol V12 SEL, which is probably the best car I've ever ridden in. Going 130 for big stretches and the ride was so smooth that if you closed your eyes you wouldn't even know the engine was going. she also had a porsche 911, but only let us go around the block in it.

I read that MB has screwed themselves by differentiating their brand and their price points so readily. To the effect of I think ten years ago there were 3 lines and now there are god knows how many. And the dealerships are hurting bc they have such a wide range of people with different expectations coming through their doors and they don't know how to cater to them. Plus, the product has gone down-hill. However, the 70s Mercedes has the Euopean art film cachet. Think of all the MB sedans pulling up in the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

I've seen a lot of the new Jettas on the road. They are not that bad, but I wonder why they had to make the Jetta so much bigger. Maybe they will introduce a cute, pre-Jetta like car?

Ideal car @ this moment = the same thing, but new, or maybe one of those benz vito vans.

http://imgs.idnes.cz/ak_aktual/A040108_SAM_1024PEUGEOT407ELIXIR01_N.JPG

too bad i dont have a drivers license, or money

So I can't find anyplace else to put this -- over the weekend I went home to Carmel to visit my folks as well as my aunt and uncle, who had come out for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, aka old fancy cars galore that sell for millions. I didn't go on Sunday to the event itself but on Thursday I found myself at a couple of side events and while I'm obviously not a car freak per se, I figured folks would like to see some of what was on offer -- Duesenbergs, Bugattis, Aston-Martins, etc. etc.. Look through my Flickr set and go nuts.

So I can't find anyplace else to put this

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