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    02:34 AM

    In reply to New ‘Empire Gold’ New York License Plates A Car Owner Shakedown
    [s422.photobucket.com]
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    02:36 AM

    In AZ, if you can find a plate (on E-Bay, for example), from the original model year of your vehicle that isn't being used on some current plate, you can register that without even paying the extra $25 for a personalized/historic plate. $22.50 for a year with this one on my '69 Volvo 145.
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    Edited by coupeZ600 at 11/12/09 2:52 AM coupeZ600 was starred coupeZ600 was unstarred
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    01:57 AM

    In reply to Commenter Of The Day: Gabriele Falloppio Edition
    At 37, I became a somewhat reluctant father because of a failure to employ Sr. Falloppio's incredible invention one time. Until I held my own kid, I had held about four babies in my whole adult life, and each time it was like I was holding a live grenade, countless horrible scenarios break-necking through my mind until someone worriedly took the little beast away. So I became the hapless, helpless, harried brand-new father that was always carrying about eight things too many and felt like I was in a Jerry Lewis movie that would never end.

    So I'm at the Bank one day, and he's a toddler now, so while I'm at the teller window fumbling with the deposit slips, checks, and my eight too many things, he ambles off to the little waiting-area with the chairs where you sit if you want to get a car-loan or whatever, and I think, Cool, he'll just tear up a magazine or something, I'll finish this, and we'll get the hell out of here. Just as I'm done, I hear that awful grunt/groan and turn around to see he's holding on to the arm of one of the chairs and is bearing down on a big one. Everything stops in the Bank as all eyes are upon him, and he does not disappoint. He lets it fly as I walk towards him, my words, "No, NO, NOOOO!" in slow-motion like my head is in a fish-tank. The entire bank erupts into laughter when he's done, and he smiles like he just sank the winning basket at the buzzer. I cannot die soon enough.

    As I bolt for the door, dragging him and my eight too many things, one of the tellers comes out from behind the counter, and after pointing out a restaurant across the street that has the rest-rooms just inside the door, she smiles and says, "Hey, don't worry about it, we all have kids, too."

    Thanks, Elhigh! And Congrats on being a Papa (and a COTD, to boot!).
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    01:32 AM

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    Plus, the headlight mechanism is kewl. #bookreviews
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    Image of HurtsSoGood HurtsSoGood
    11/11/09

    In reply to New ‘Empire Gold’ New York License Plates A Car Owner Shakedown
    1. Conspicuously absent is the red white and blue Statue of Liberty plate of the 80s and 90s.

    2. $25? That's a shakedown? Are you fucking shitting me? In South Carolina, you pay property tax on cars, and it's a LOT more than New York motorists pay in registration fees and such. New Yorkers have no reason whatsoever to bitch. If anything, they should be glad to be getting rid of those godawful blue and white plates. #licenseplates
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    11/11/09

    In reply to Nerds Modify Oldsmobile For iPhone Control, Go Car Surfing
    ben... come on man... it's not an olds 'delta' it is a delta 88... the 88 being the more important part of the model name.... i know that most of us 'regulars' here know that already.. but for those who don't... (i see it is listed correctly in the article 'tags') come on... show some olds respekt, yo

    (jesus christ... did i just type that... yes, yes i did... and i'm not deleting it) #iphone
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    All right, Montreal experts, is this Nice Price or Crack Pipe?
    [karakullake.blogspot.com] #bookreviews
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    Image of Plasma X Plasma X
    11/11/09

    In reply to Buick Regal Is Back, Gets Turbocharged
    "though tuned to a less hairy 220 HP"

    Sigh. Okay, Buick is not about speed. Sport luxury is Caddy's court.

    "Both mills have a six speed automatic transmission"

    Sigh. This one makes sense. Not about sport. We're talking about a brand whose mantra is "library quiet."

    "a re-badged Opel Insignia"

    And yet no OPC makes it over here.

    SIGH.

    Buick, you're breakin' my heart.

    </3 #buickregal
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/11/09

    @Plasma X: That's "coffin quiet" and the first question I ask when I can rangle a powertrain guy on this program is "what's the difference between this engine and the one in the Cobalt SS" because I for one want to know how easy it would be to get a Regal with 280 HP and 320 lb·ft of torque (optional GM performance stage 1 upgrade on the Cobalt). #buickregal
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/11/09

    In reply to New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal
    I don't generally say this, but something on the lens is obscuring my view of perfection. #bookreviews
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Commenter Of The Day: Gabriele Falloppio Edition
    Wow, you really brought it today. About a truckload from the sounds of things. What's this, #2 for the year?

    Congrats Elhigh. And sorry about the rug. #cotd
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Commenter Of The Day: Gabriele Falloppio Edition
    "Superfund site in his britches,"

    That is definitely going in the memorable-line vault in my brain.

    Congrats, Elhigh!

    And Wes, there's nothing cooler than raising a little gear head of your own. I'm in the middle of it right now. The day he said "car", I about cried. #cotd
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    Image of mercury_marine mercury_marine
    11/11/09

    In reply to US Airways Flight 1549: Amazing Animated Look At Final Flight

    This post was in all ways excellent. #planelopnik
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    In reply to NYT: Christian License Plate Banned By District Court

    Desoto. Where religion meets cars. Properly. #licenseplates
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    In reply to NYT: Christian License Plate Banned By District Court

      #licenseplates
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    In reply to NYT: Christian License Plate Banned By District Court

    Here's where religion + cars go together. #licenseplates
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    In reply to NYT: Christian License Plate Banned By District Court

    Here's where car + religion makes sense. #licenseplates
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