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    Image of Ninety-9 Ninety-9
    01:32 PM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    +1 for Chevy using the blackberry instead of trying to appeal to the iphone crowd.
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    11:27 AM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    That's pretty cool. I could see setting up the recharge reminder app on my Blackberry and assigning a ringtone. Say, "Feed Me, Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11:00 AM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    This being a GM vehicle and all. I'd like an emergency iPhone panic button that releases the trunk monkey.
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    Image of Mayor McRib Mayor McRib
    10:48 AM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    Garage door opener...
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    10:25 AM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    Stealing someone's phone just got so much more rewarding.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    10:16 AM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    I'd think that remote locking and starting from a smartphone would be a neat thing to have. Since we're seeing keyless fobs so much now, just build the tech into an app. When RFID-capable phones arrive, it'd be badass to be able to code your phone to your car and have keyless entry, trunk release, remote start, and alarm monitoring built in, plus the car could connect to your phone for communication and entertainment.
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    Image of Deamion Deamion
    01:08 PM

    @Jeb_Hoge: I don't mean to be rude, but, why would you need remote starting? The motor only kicks in if the battery is very low. (Although remote climate control would be nice. Heat or cool the cab before you get in)
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    01:42 PM

    @Deamion: Well, I'm thinking about more than just the Volt, really. But yes, it's really just about the climate control.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    07:23 PM

    [Reading comprehension fail removed.]
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    10:04 AM

    In reply to Chevy Volt: There's An App For That
    I thought 'Q' had died.
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    Speaking of huge ass museums, what's the status of the LeMay Museum? Does anyone have an inventory of its cars?
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    The garage is great. The collection is great. But it'd really turn my crank to have his engines. Big ol' oil field stationary engines, some that are replacements with no chassis around them, big steamers, all of them. Put those on stands in the yard and every once in a while, just fire 'em up.

    Some of the larger hit-and-miss engines blow a smoke ring when they fire.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    Having seen his standup before he was 'known', this is December 1981, in the Hollywood Improv, I can say, even at the age of 11, I appreciated his humor.

    It was blue, which didn't bother me, my younger sister, or my father, so it was all good. It caused him to miss a beat, though, which I'll remember forever.

    No comedian expects a 9 year old girl to say, after having asked, "is this your dad...I'd better watch my language"

    "Him? Fuck 'im."

    We had a rule growing up, you can't use a word if you can't spell it. You should have seen our '67 FC Dodge passenger van after my sister practiced how to spell 'fuck' in the dirt.

    She was maybe six.

    /had a unique childhood
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    At my most recent job, one of my co-workers arranged, through a friend of his, for us to go and see Jay's garage. There were maybe 15 of us total, and the fellow who oversee's the place treated us as if we were all close personal friends of Mr. Leno. Even those who work for Jay are class acts.
    That day will forever remain on my top 5 list of "best days ever". We didn't get to meet the man himself, but the fact that he had no problem with a bunch of strange motorheads touring his automotive nirvana was all the grace he needed to show.

    The only downer? Realizing that I picked the wrong profession with which to enjoy cars. And seeing that I am neither funny nor terribly smart, I will have to continue to live vicariously through good fellows like Jay Leno.
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    Image of MechaMunch MechaMunch
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    My God! It's full of cars! And an...Equinox? Anyways, thank you for this Tuesday morning pick-me-up, Jalopnik!

    Am I the only one who expected to see at least a half-dozen BendPak lifts? [Jay Leno Ad]
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    Image of Sam Smith Sam Smith
    12/08/09

    @MechaMunch: There's at least one in the service shop. Not saying there aren't more, but I only spotted one...
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    #17 Citroen DS in the background. He's got an SM as well.

    *Citroen fan-boi squealing in excitement.
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    Image of Sam Smith Sam Smith
    12/08/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: He said he drives it in the winter on a regular basis. Claims it has one of the better heaters in the collection.

    p.s. DS fanboy times two.
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    OK, since he is bombing at the 10pm slot he needs to get Jerry Seinfield and a third(?) for a Sunday evening American Top Gear. It could replace the lost joy of a family gathering together for the old Wonderful World of Disney show that I watched as a young man with my family. Run it as a short series after football till summer, make it special and rare.
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    12/08/09

    @Steve_in_NC: You need to go run NBC, like, right now.
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    Image of che-che che-che
    12/08/09

    @Steve_in_NC: jerry seinfeild really.

    i would rather have tim allen, atleast he portrays his love of cars in his work aswell.
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    Image of stevecmh stevecmh
    12/08/09

    @che-che: Yes.. and Tim can actually fix things himself and knows how cars work
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    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    12/08/09

    @che-che: Why not both? In reality, Tim Allen was a raging coke head and an alcoholic. In reality, Jerry Seinfeld is essentially a comedian with a serious addiction to Porsches. They'd make for some entertainment with Leno as the lead. Though, I'm not sure any of them compare with the rapier wit of Top Gear's leading man, Jeremy, I would tune in every week to watch.
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    12/08/09

    @stevecmh: Sienfield might only talk Porsche's, but he is passionate about them. Tim Allen would be a good Detroit iron promoter on the show.

    So you have the three, Leno is Clarkson, Seinfeld is Hammond and Allen... James May?..not sure on that one.
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    12/08/09

    @stevecmh: actually on Allen would be great featuring upgrades and customizations on otherwise vanilla cars.
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    Image of stevecmh stevecmh
    12/08/09

    @Steve_in_NC: not sure if Allen would be GQ enough to get the women.. lol
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    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    12/08/09

    @Sloop_John_B: If Allen or Seinfeld won't play ball, I nominate Christopher Titus for this. Smart, funny man and a very hands-on car guy.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/08/09

    @FlakJack: Yes!
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    Image of Brian Brian
    12/08/09

    In reply to Burbank Envy: A Glimpse Inside Jay Leno's Garage
    IIRC, he started his motorcycle collection by buying Steve McQueen's collection from his estate.

    Edit: BTW, what the HELL is that mill in #7???
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    Image of Sam Smith Sam Smith
    12/08/09

    @Brian: I asked the same question. It's a one-off, two-stroke, supercharged V-2 built by a now-dead engineer/tinkerer named (I think; my notes are a bit fuzzy) Coggins. It is a party of one. Cool, no?
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    Image of Brian Brian
    12/08/09

    @Sam Smith: Cool, YES! Jay's the man. I love the fact that a guy who by all accounts is not at all a douche is the steward of all this coolness. It gives me a bit of hope that there's some karmic grand design to "it all."
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