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So I think my winter wheels are getting a set of these. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_i=507846
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veedubfreak posted:So I think my winter wheels are getting a set of these.  There's nothing wrong with turning your car into a  futurecar
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Wasabi the J posted:
I'm so conflicted because it appears that this Cavalier is some how slightly less terrible. My world has been turned upside down.
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Nov 4, 2013 23:37
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I dont remember the latest Cavaliers having that pointy nose, its slightly less terrible than the older ones.
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Nov 4, 2013 23:42
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I'm pretty sure that front bumper isn't stock.
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Nov 4, 2013 23:45
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It is. The Cavalier got a facelift for the 03-05 years.
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Nov 4, 2013 23:46
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It's arickMaker Of Shoes posted:It is. The Cavalier got a facelift for the 03-05 years. All except for the interior, it was terrible. They would move decently in a straight line with the Ecotec too. I put 50,000 hard miles on an '05 and the only problem I had was a few squeaky interior bits. Not bad for a $12,000 new car.
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If it had gull wing doors it would be every 1980's TV show future car.... Funny thing is that it really is from the 80s.
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G-Mach posted:Finally got the video of Ken Block being dumb and almost hitting spectators/marshals/photographers at the rally this weekend. Sorry for bringing this up from way back, but seeing what he did, if on purpose is really poo poo but what baffles me as a Finn is that while you have set spectator areas, which we dont, that is really unsafe way of setting the area up with the safety zones, for me at least, having worked in Neste Oil Rally and multiple local rallies. In hairpins like that, spectators are usually not allowed into the inside tip or on the outside exit of the curve. And a picture for the thread 
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CommieGIR posted:That poor Audi
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924, I think. (fender doesn't look flared) Not as much of a loss.
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Wasabi the J posted:
Those are loving cool, I don't even care.
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Wasabi the J posted:
Those look like what people from the 1950s thought wheels of the future would look like
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My brother is looking for a sort-of beat-up, $2,000 or less truck for the upcoming winter so he can spare his other car the abuse. So he and I have been on the prowl for some trucks lately, and as we're passing by a nice little lot that's less than a mile away from my house, we spot a Toyota T100 in the back. poo poo, a T100 is a nice truck! There's no price mentioned on it, but hell, let's take a look. So as we approach the body has a few dings and nicks here and there, inspection due in January 2014, but no biggie for a cheap old truck, right? Then I stuck my head in the wheel well:  What the gently caress   Then we realized the truck didn't have a price written on it for obvious reasons.
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Ripoff posted:My brother is looking for a sort-of beat-up, $2,000 or less truck for the upcoming winter so he can spare his other car the abuse. So he and I have been on the prowl for some trucks lately, and as we're passing by a nice little lot that's less than a mile away from my house, we spot a Toyota T100 in the back. Free would be too expensive.
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Ripoff posted:My brother is looking for a sort-of beat-up, $2,000 or less truck for the upcoming winter so he can spare his other car the abuse. So he and I have been on the prowl for some trucks lately, and as we're passing by a nice little lot that's less than a mile away from my house, we spot a Toyota T100 in the back. Apt username for this truck at any price.
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Holy poo poo. You're lucky those spring perches didn't snap off while you had your head under there. You have to hope they took that in on trade to be nice (as well as make the owner feel less raped for taking out a 96 month note on a Sunbird) and it was headed to the yard Monday morning.
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Bugdrvr posted:Holy poo poo. You're lucky those spring perches didn't snap off while you had your head under there. Yeah, I had the same idea. I was taking the picture and laughing about the screws until I realized that the spring perch they were haphazardly thrown into wasn't actually connected to the spring itself, then I realized that being under/around this thing was a really lovely idea. All I can say is that I pray that they brought this thing to the lot on a flatbed as a trade-in, but I have a really, really bad feeling it drove there.  That said, I am now feeling smug as all hell about my nonexistent welding skills, because I was actually able to lap weld things together without it looking like that frame "fix". Dude hit the Trifecta of gently caress between the nasty booger welds that don't even connect the two pieces of metal, the burn-through on the frame, and the machine screws thrown in there for good measure. How this thing managed to pass inspection last year is a mystery.
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Toucan Sam posted:Now try managing a garage that's main job is oil changes. Let's see how many times you can explain their Gm vehicle requires Dexos approved oil, cheapest oil change available is $30 plus tax, and getting the you shot my dog look. Weird, I live in a small city and the oil changes here are all $30 plus for barebones mineral oil, and that's WITH a coupon.
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Ripoff posted:Yeah, I had the same idea. I was taking the picture and laughing about the screws until I realized that the spring perch they were haphazardly thrown into wasn't actually connected to the spring itself, then I realized that being under/around this thing was a really lovely idea. Well there's no way in hell they would ever sell that thing so you can at least be glad it will never be on the road again, until the owner does the same to his new vehicle.
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I don't know what thread this belongs in: 
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Wasabi the J posted:I don't know what thread this belongs in: It belongs in the thread of the things of the car type that are of the good classification.
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Wasabi the J posted:I don't know what thread this belongs in: Somebody has flown on Kalula airlines. 
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wallaka posted:
Back in 2002 I had an '01 Hyundai Elantra that I took in for a warranty repair (due to the door chime and dome light going off and on at random intervals like some weird disco party). I got a Cavalier as a rental and I couldn't believe how godawful it was inside compared to that Hyundai. The switchgear, the plastics, the seats, the overall design, all of it terrible. But at least it didn't give off random alarms and light shows.
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Delivery McGee posted:My dad's work truck at one point was an F-250 that had a 351 with a blown rear main seal. Apparently the exhaust crossover passed under the exact point where the oil dripped out. It looked a lot like this: Mine was also a 351, though it was a 351M instead of the more common Windsor. Still had the same crossover pipe though. Whatever oil didn't burn on the exhaust wound up on the back bumper and tailgate. And the windshield of anyone stupid enough to get behind me.
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 Bug moisturizers.
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 Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Kill-9 posted:Not that there's anything wrong with that. I seem to recall a lot of lawsuits against priests on that subject... 
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joat mon posted:924, I think. (fender doesn't look flared) Not as much of a loss. Probably a 924S? They had Teledials. They also had the 2.5 engine from the 944, and also upgraded suspension and brakes. They were actually good cars, but were tarred with the same brush as the regular 924s which were admittedly a bit poor. My dad owned a 924 then a 944, and it's amazing how much better the 944 looks with it's flared arches, bigger front splitter and the rear wing.
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I'll be going again this weekend, I can confirm if it's important?
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Cakefool posted:I'll be going again this weekend, I can confirm if it's important?
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Cakefool posted:I'll be going again this weekend, I can confirm if it's important? Find me an audi 20v head
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Cakefool posted:I'll be going again this weekend, I can confirm if it's important? Can you find me a giant wad of cash? I don't care what car it comes out of.
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When did the art of negotiating fall into the sewers and disappear? I've had no less than 4 people call, text or email me about a car I have for sale and all of them basically resulted in this: (Car is advertised for $3800) Them: The price firm? Me: Fairly. There's a little wiggle room with it. Them: What would it take to come tow it off cash? Me: What's your offer? Them: Ur car just let me know. Me: Well that's not how negotiations work. My asking price is listed at $3800. Your job is to counter offer. (That's the actual conversation I just had via text a few minutes ago) I learned how to negotiate a long time ago as a kid. I would be an idiot to throw out another number as it just gives them a lower number to counter against. Either they're smart enough to try and trip me up on that or they're dumb enough that they'd drop cash on whatever number I told them. Sigh. I miss serious negotiating. Now it's like negotiating with elementary school kids.
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Team140 posted:When did the art of negotiating fall into the sewers and disappear? I've had no less than 4 people call, text or email me about a car I have for sale and all of them basically resulted in this: Yep, just had one of those on a car listed for $5000 OBO. Them: Still available? Me: Yes. Them: How low would you go on price?
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It seems that a lot of younger people are not comfortable talking money. I see this when I'm selling anything on eBay/Craigslist. It definitely looks to be largely generational.
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Motronic posted:It seems that a lot of younger people are not comfortable talking money. I see this when I'm selling anything on eBay/Craigslist. It definitely looks to be largely generational. I am comfortable talking about money, I just know that I am bad with negotiations..
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 It's because you basically never have to haggle anymore. For anything. Cars and real-estate are the only two things I can really think of that anyone would be buying under normal circumstances which aren't just on a pricetag.
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I always say, show up with cash, we will talk.
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Michael Scott posted:I am comfortable talking about money, I just know that I am bad with negotiations.. Well, that's at least one up on many of the people I've dealt with. Because people who aren't comfortable talking about money who are obviously interested in what you are selling are really easy to make some cash on. Negotiating is all about posturing: figuring out who has the upper hand. And trying to make the other guy think you have it even if you don't. Which brings us to the big issue with the example that was brought up: if you've already set a price there is never any reason you should set another one during a negotiation until you've been countered with a lower price than the one you've originally set. Anyone who knows the first thing about negotiating knows that. Team140 and Brigdh both obviously understand this. Also, your counter should be educated. Don't offer me 50 cents on the dollar of my initial offer if my initial was anywhere close to being the ballpark. In either case (my offer being that far off or your counter being that far off) we're all just wasting time.
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