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Absolutely not. I have not liked the build quality or reliabilty of the big 3 for years. If I am buying a new car I look for quality and reliability above everything else, and the big 3 don’t have have it. Nissan, Honda and Toyota vehicles outlast and get better gas milage…not to mention they do it at a better price. I love the look of the new Challenger but it is built on the same platform as the Charger and I have known two people that purchased Chargers only to trade them in two years later because of too many issues. I purchased a new Chrysler Sebring in 2002. I liked how the car looked and drove, but I was in the shop every other month. Yes it was all fixed under warranty, but that isn’t the point. I have owned 4 Nissans and not one of them ever had any problems… with over 200,000 miles on them.
Eclipse_Tuner wrote:
Quote:Even though this sounds harsh for the workers, big industry should be allowed to fail and go under just like any other business. Whether it be automotive or banking…if you cant produce a viable, competitive product and maintain profitability, you should go under just like anyone else.It is about time someone said this. It is called capitalism. It is a system where you can make as much money as you are able, and you can also fail. The problem here is that so many other industries and business are tied into banking and the auto builders. If they fail, most of society will feel it as well. But again that is the risk. I have a problem with bailing out any business when I know that if I failed, no government would bail me out. I would just be out of luck. But I understand why there is such concern about this.
And for the record, although the top brass in auto make huge salaries that we all can’t comprehend, it is the pensions that are dragging them down. The pension agreement was made when everything was going well and it cannot be supported now. With people living longer and retiring earlier, the money going to former employees is too much.
I don’t see a real solid solution to the problem. I doubt that a bailout will end up being much more than a band-aid on a gaping wound. We will give them money and they will still end up collapsing.
Late model year Road Runners aren’t easy to find. I may actually look into that one.
ebay or craigslist? For me it depends. If I just want to sell something quickly? craigslist. It is local and quick.
If I want higher money ? ebay. It is worldwide and allows for bidding to drive the price higherI am with the majority here.
Classes should be more defined.
Judging should be by qualified, unbiased persons…ONLY
music sucks. I hate hearing that same old rehashed 50’s stuff. Variety is the key, something for everyone.
One trophy per car works for me as well. Again something for everyone. Don’t send people home empty handed while one guy can’t find room for the trophies and his children too.What I hate most? year restrictions. Can we get past the “only up to (insert model year here) crap?” This is a hobby that we enjoy, and there is a new generation of hobbyists that need to be included. I know many don’t understand, but why disclude someone for your ignorance. Include everyone.
After the way Favre played in New York, can you still blame Ted Thompson? I don’t want to take anything away from Brett Favre. He was, and will always be, the best the Packers have ever seen, and maybe even the best the NFL has ever seen, but Ted Thompson said that his reasoning for offering Brett money to not play was in the best interest of not tarnishing Brett’s legacy. The year in New York did take a little shine off of Brett. Younger players actually criticized him and suggested that he should have been benched. Maybe Ted could foresee something like that happening and was trying to protect Favre?
It is never easy to face the fact that you can’t do what you want, when you could for so long. As we all get older, we have to face that more and more. As a person in my mid-forties I am facing that now. My mind tells me that I can still do everything I used to, my body tells me different. As a manager, I face telling people that they just aren’t right for what I need. I can see both Brett Favre’s and Ted Thompson’s positions. Brett wanted to show Ted up and prove that he was still the great talent that his mind was telling. Ted had the difficult task of telling a great talent, that has done so much for the team, that he was no longer able to do what he had done for so long. No one would have wanted anything more than to see Brett Favre in the number 4 Green and gold jersey forever, but that wasn’t realistic.
My problems with all of this are many.
Why dig up dirt?
How could any of this possibly help the game of baseball, the players, the fans, or the american public?
Why fault the players for trying to improve their ability to make a pant-load of money?
There is not one person that can tell me honestly that they wouldn’t do this. If someone told you that you could take something that could make you stronger, faster, and heal more quickly, plus take your income into the stratusphere, Wouldn’t you do it? If taking a suppliment (or even steroid) could offer the difference between a base salary or a multi-million dollar contract wouldn’t you do it? Can you honestly say that if you had a chance to make $250M you wouldn’t take anything? Please. Would you honestly care about the HOF, public opinion, the bad press, or anything else while your counting your millions? Let’s not forget that A-Rod was barely in his 20’s.
Also, who didn’t enjoy the Sosa/McGwire home run race a few years back? Who didn’t watch Bonds go for the record? Who didn’t enjoy the Rocket when he was pitching his best? Or the Cansenco/McGwire “Bash Brothers”? Every baseball fan loved it all. It was entertaining. And after all, isn’t that what sports are supposed be? Entertainment? Truth is the past decade plus has been the best ever for baseball.
If we don’t want this stuff to happen remove the names and numbers from jerseys and pay everybody equally. They would each be a part of a team not an individual star. But that wouldn’t work because we all want our stars. Bad always comes with the good. When will we understand and accept it?
Maybe Ted Thompson was right? Brett should stayed retired. Playing for the Jets only proved that he was done, not that he could still play. Kind of like Montana in KC
I second that, very nice job.
Also it must be cool being able to actually put PiMP on your business cards
ddhemi wrote:
Quote:1. I don’t eat in my car.2. I’m not sure I want a food tray clipped on my car door
3. It can’t be that healthy for you…unless they have a salad:unsure:
Lighten up Francis.
Seriously D I know you care about your car(s) and your health but Sonic does have the best slushies on the planet. Those are at least worth having when it gets warm again
When I lived in Minneapolis, I went to the Back To The 50’s show. It is an amazing show. I spent the whole day taking pictures and probably only covered a little over half the cars. It is freaking huge. I would list this as an event worth the drive.
every restaurant does a “soft opening”. They invite usually less than 100 people to use as a de-bugging of sorts, so the real opening goes without a hitch.
I am looking forward to the Power Tour this year. With all of the hours I work now that I am managing and not just bartending, I will probably have to be picky this year with what and where I attend. the Power Tour is one I feel is a must. Who knows when anything like this will be in our area again, and last year proved to be the most enjoyable car show experience I have ever had. This year I plan on doing probably the first 3 or 4 legs of the tour
I am for the non-humane ways. It seems that fines and jail time aren’t enough of a threat for pieces of crap like these guys. Maybe we could do what they do to street racers in California…destroy the snowmobile and make them watch.
GTO Man wrote:
Quote:Car prices are going up at the auction. I think many of the Corvettes have gone for a reasonable price. Those two SC Ramblers were cool. I think the first one went for $43000, of course they didn’t show the second one. Camaro’s are not nearly as strong as recent years. The ’67 GTO’s are bringin big money. And the Mustang’s seem to be strong also.Car prices always increase as the week progresses. They purposely schedule the more rare and desirable cars on Saturdays. Also there are more high dollar bidders there on those days. It has always been known that if you want a deal, go on Tuesday or Sunday.
While it seems like the prices are strong, remember as little as two years ago COPO Camaro’s and Boss 9 Mustangs were drawing over $500,000 and now are between $100K and $200K. Very few cars this year even approached the $300,000 mark, were in past years there were many cars well over $1M.
