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Tiptoetherat
09/13/09

In reply to Day One In The Books: RX-7 Leads, Monte Carlo Catching Up!
I always thought a G-body would be a good Lemons car, now I have some proof, Not proof, some proof race aint over yet.
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
09/14/09

@Tiptoetherat: Not sure of the final standings, but it does seem that you should be able to pick up a rolling chassis of a dirt-track G-body car for well under the $500 mark, then you are just a junkyard drivetrain away.
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CptSevere
09/13/09

In reply to Day One In The Books: RX-7 Leads, Monte Carlo Catching Up!
I'm pulling for the Monte Carlo. At the very least it should win Index of Effluency. Any car my Mom had and I wrecked has my vote.
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coupeZ600
09/13/09

@CptSevere: A known and ironically well-respected drug-dealer down in those parts ran a sweet A-Body '73 Monte in the Late-70's-Early 80's that was absolutely the opposite of "Let's keep this on the down-low, and not try and attract too much attention to ourselves". It was bright Lime-Green with a white landau top, and he hooned that thing all over So. Az and No. Son. MX. We used to go down to Naco, Son. to drink when we were in high-school, and one night we watched as he totally blew through the Port Of Entry, and as the Customs guys jumped into their cars to give chase, we thought, "Wow, everybody in a hundred-mile radius knows whose car that is, why would you do that?" The next day, business as usual. He told us that he told the cops, "I had a tire that was going flat, and had to get to the gas station before my wheel got ruined". Hmmmm......
I put my money on the Monte as well, they're chosen
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PatFromGundo
09/13/09

@coupeZ600: I grew up in El Paso. This story made me homesick.
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CptSevere
09/14/09

@coupeZ600: Yeah, makes me feel like going down to Naco and having a beer at El Parallelo 38 dive bar. Or, of course the El Rey. Fine establishments, but you better watch your ass these days because Naco is crazy dangerous because of the drug activity. I need to go visit the dentist there, but he's only a block away from the border and is still safe. I just need to get the new card and I'll be OK to get back. It's not like it used to be.
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coupeZ600
09/14/09

@CptSevere: The Naco and Agua Prieta POE's are kind of like a DMZ between the Juarez and Sinaloan Cartels, like the Lukeville/Sonoita POE is between the Sinaloan and Tiajuana Cartels. They're not actively controlled by any Cartel, but there will be hell to pay for anybody who thinks they can carve a little niche market by controlling these seemingly "Open" crossings, hence all that bad shit (Sorry Al, two weeks with no cussing!) that went down in Cananea a year or so ago. Young upstart thought he could be a Player, Juarez came over and whacked his ass in Naco, and the Sinaloans took out the cops that were helping him in Cananea. They both said, "I don't want it, and he don't want it, but You sure as hell can't have it!".

This guy is really cool, and knows a whole lot more about it than I do anymore, but he covers that whole stretch from about Janos, Chih. to San Luis Colorado, B.C.S.

[borderreporter.com]

The thing I tell all my friends that have fears of traveling in MX, is that ALL the Cartels make a point of not killing civilians, least of all tourists, it's horrible P.R. So stay away from drugs no matter how tempting or innocent it might appear, and your chances of ending up in a cross-fire between whoever will be no greater than if you were in the U.S. (unless you're in Tombstone..... Man, they shoot guns right in the street all day long!)
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MushyHeirloom
09/13/09

In reply to Day One In The Books: RX-7 Leads, Monte Carlo Catching Up!
A former friend (now acquaintance, we've drifted apart) has restored a white '84 Monte... I'm rooting for it for his benefit.
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Novaload
09/12/09

In reply to Day One In The Books: RX-7 Leads, Monte Carlo Catching Up!
i heard an interview by TrackGeeks with the Monte guys, they are from Salem, VA I think they said--they have a lot of determination!
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theeastbaykid
08/20/09

In reply to VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
Ha! Karma is a bitch. [/cranky old man who loves manual transmission cars]. Seriously, though, when I drove the MK5 GTI for the first time, the DSG totally freaked out and went into some kind of limp mode. Whether that was a statement on VAG quality or DSG itself, I'm not sure, but it did result in a five-speed Mazda3 for my garage.
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Flathead Smith
08/20/09

In reply to VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
What do you expect, just look at the thing.
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jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
08/20/09

@Flathead Smith: Very true. Nice star, btw.
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Flathead Smith
08/20/09

@jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware: Thanks
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brandegee
08/20/09

In reply to VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
A faulty temperature sensor seems hardly newsworthy. I was ready to read about some major design flaw.

It's the driver's fault anyway for paying attention to meaningless idiot lights.
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MushyHeirloom
08/20/09

In reply to VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
Oh, dear. Chalk that up under "reasons to buy it with a manual".

It's one of the best "automatics", though, so that's something.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
08/20/09

@FP - Activity resumes!: Hey you can go wrong with manuals too you know? Ask GM.
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MushyHeirloom
08/20/09

@Couldn'tMakeItToTheLeatherWashNite: "Hey you can go wrong with ... GM."

Sometimes, aye!
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
08/20/09

In reply to VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
I wonder how they'll figure out a way to blame the drivers. That's what VW does. "You know, these transmissions are pretty robust, but if you leave them in auto mode like a sissy little girl, they wear out quicker. I hope you've learned your lesson. Here's your receipt. As you can see, shop incidentals came to over $30 because we had to eat so many Twix while fixing your car. How am I going to explain my fat ass to my wife? I'm going to blame you, that's how. Have a nice day."
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maximum-sienna
08/20/09

@Ash78: And you wonder why they never were able to sell many Phaetons. Many said if they would have just branded it the Phaeton and left off the VW badge, they would have sold like hot cakes. Alas, no rich guy wants to hear it from the service center.
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
08/20/09

@maximum-sienna: A great car, but very poorly executed. Allegedly the whole thing arose because Piech was jealous of M-B and BMW execs showing up for meetings in their Q-ships. Sure, he could have used an Audi A8, but he wanted something with the core brand's logo on it.
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Scandinavian Flick
08/20/09

...as a scapegoat
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
08/20/09

@Ash78: I still say VW
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B1663R
08/21/09

@Ash78: spoken like a true VW owner... i'm going to guess a Jetta, perhaps a MK IV
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
08/20/09

In reply to VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
These transmissions were mistakenly shipped without a clutch pedal. A pedal will be retrofitted in the affected vehicles free of charge.
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DoctorNine
07/14/09

In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
So, is there a Lotus Decepticon a block down, behind the apartment building, waiting to destroy innocent bystanders?
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
07/14/09

In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
This is cool, and now that we're on the topic of Tranformers, how come nobody ever touched the all-spark to an aircraft carrier? Wouldn't that be one of the ultimate Transformers? And nuclear-powered at that.
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shepherdfarmer
07/14/09

In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
Tada!!!!
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
07/14/09

In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
JOSH

I don't get it.

PAUL

What exactly don't you get?

JOSH

It turns from a Passat into a robot, right?

PAUL

Precisely.

JOSH

Well, what's fun about that?

PAUL

Well, if you had read your industry breakdown, you would see that our

success in the action figure area has climbed from 27 percent to 45 percent in the last two years. There, that might help.

JOSH

Oh.

PAUL

Yes?

JOSH

I still don't get it.

PAUL

What?!

MR. M

What don't you get Josh?

JOSH

Well, there's a million robots that turn into something. And this is a Passat that turns into a robot. So what's so fun about playing with a Passat? That's not any fun!

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pauljones
07/14/09

@Ash78: I have interesting conversations, don't I?
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PatFromGundo
07/14/09

@Ash78: This doesn't happen. You don't just walk into a meeting and say, "Bugs."
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B1663R
07/14/09

@PatFromGundo: yeah? jeeze a yellow beetle would have made more sense
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.357
07/14/09

In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
He's about to attack us... Oh, wait. Never mind. His electrical system just gave out.
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