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sb55

oldfarmer50 said:

bwia said:

ab348 said:

@bwia - That's a screaming deal on that laptop. I haven't seen anything close to that up here in the Great White North. My first two laptops were Toshibas and I really liked them. Then I had an Asus (garbage) and am currently using a Dell (OK after the screen was replaced under warranty). I have the old 10 year old Toshiba still here in a box. Maybe I'll check out Staples after Christmas and see if they offer any deals.

Don't know why, but the Staples in-store price is better than online. And there are conflicting interpretations of trade-in values on your old computer. One sales associate says the rebate is $150 so long as it has an intact monitor (no broken glass) and a power cord.

The electronics department manager says the rebate is up to $150. And to receive the maximum $150 rebate you must buy a new laptop with an original list price of (?). Not sure what that amount is as pricing is so fluid on these things.

Nonetheless, I am happy with my purchase decision especially with the blazing speed from my 50/50 Mbps FIOS internet connection, which is delivering closer to 60/60 Mbps. Life is good.

Buying electronics for a technophobe like me was always a chore but today was especially bad. Went to get a replacement for wife's Kindle. Which kind? She doesn't know. Just the kind "that I can use anywhere". Huh?

So off we go to Staples. Store is empty of customers but even more empty of anyone to help us. Wait 20 minutes for sales guy who says "I don't know anything about Kindles and I don't think they make one you can use outside of a wifi hot spot" Huh again? Wife pulls out her broken one and the guy looks at it. "Oh this is 3G". ??? "Yeah, we don't sell those". We leave, mouths hanging open.

I'm looking on line at Best Buy. There it is right on their web site so in order to get it to my bride right away I fight the traffic to the local mega mall where it takes me a half hour to find parking and fight my way through the crowd. It's a mad house at Best Buy. Finally I hear "can I help you?" I ask where I can find Kindles. "Right behind you" he says. Yeah! Success! I ask to see one with 3G. "Oh we don't have them in the store, try online" :@ :@ :@

I feel like getting in the Mustang and putting my foot to the floor until the handcuffs click.

I'll give my Staples story.
2 weeks ago I got an online coupon for $80.00 off of an Ipad, but only if bought online. Since I wanted to get one for my wife for Christmas, it was perfect timing. So I ordered it and it came in fine. Then, in last weeks newspaper circular it was $100.00 off, in store only. Since Staples is supposed to have price match guarantee, this should be easy to get credit, right? NO. Staples online and Staples stores don't talk to each other. Their new online price was full price. What?
So, I had to go the empty Staples store in Burlington, VT, return the Ipad and then buy it again. It took 2 gallons of gas round trip to drive to the store and 20 minutes for the manager to figure out how to do the return, but I persevered and got it done. In the end, it was the principle of doing it rather than the $20.00 difference.
It think that my days of going to Staples may be over. It's always empty in the store and Amazon prime has better prices, anyway.

abacomike

stever said:

Ah, I was told the "piano pool" house was down near the movie colony area near Alejo. Not that it would matter, all the cool houses and atomic ranches are hidden behind walls and bougainvillea hedges. Nice mountains, bit cooler than I was expecting for the town being sunny and near sea level. Glad I had my puffy jacket.

My son said it's been very cold at night.  From now through March, days are usually in the mid 60's to low 70's and nights in the 40's, but very dry.  I used to have a humidifier in my bedroom and would turn it on every night.  Indoor relative humidities were 3% to 5% - without a humidifier I used to get nose bleeds every morning.

This is not the best time for visiting the Palm Springs area - rainy season and colder temps.

Those mountains are 10,000 foot peaks.  The peak north of Palm Springs is called Mt. San Gorgonio.  The peak overlooking Palm Springs is called Mt. San Jacinto.  I-10 runs right through the gap between both peak into Banning and San Bernadino.

They have a number of nice casinos there.  At I-10 and Bob Hope Drive the Agua Caliente Tribe has a beautiful Casino on the SW corner.

I lived there for 8 years.  Enjoy your stay.

tjc78

@abacomike, Thanks for the review.  The single barrel Jack I have gets drunk with one ice cube only, mixing it with anything would be a waste.  

abacomike

tjc78 said:

@abacomike, Thanks for the review.  The single barrel Jack I have drink with one ice cube only, mixing it with anything would be a waste.  

Doctor said that I can have small amounts of alcohol because it is supposed to help with blood and heart - but very small amounts.

bwia

I am off on my Christmas sojourn, and God willing, I will be back at the end of January. Can't beat the airfare though, $59 from Boston to Guadeloupe on Norwegian Airlines. That same fare is available from NYC and Baltimore to both Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Bon Noël

abacomike

bwia said:

I am off on my Christmas sojourn, and God willing, I will be back at the end of January. Can't beat the airfare though, $59 from Boston to Guadeloupe on Norwegian Airlines. That same fare is available from NYC and Baltimore to both Guadeloupe and Martinique. Bon Noël

Have a wonderful Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year - to you and your family!

cdnpinhead

iluvmysephia1 said:

My favorites drop-down menu disappeared, too, after downloading Windows 10 onto my desktop. I tried several things that didn't work, then did the old shut-down-turn-it-back-on trick and, lo and behold, Windows gave me some message like "we thought you might like this again - click here if you do - we did xxx-blah-blah-blah."

Well, I clicked there and "Viola!" - my favorites pull-down with all of them in there was restored. And I was able to set it up with msn.com as my home page, and my PC world was right again.

Thanks for giving me some hope, and thanks to Stever as well. This Edge thing sounds likely; if it doesn't fix itself as it did for you, then at least I have a direction to go. I only use that computer a few times a month, so it's not debilitating.

roadburner

abacomike said:

bwia said:

I am off on my Christmas sojourn, and God willing, I will be back at the end of January. Can't beat the airfare though, $59 from Boston to Guadeloupe on Norwegian Airlines. That same fare is available from NYC and Baltimore to both Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Bon Noël

Have a great Christmas and be safe!

oldfarmer50

Somebody's looking for Santa Claus:

This gem is for sale locally for $1300 with 143k miles. Sure it will buff right out.

stever

abacomike said:

This is not the best time for visiting the Palm Springs area - rainy season and colder temps.

The weather reminds a bit of home although I was hoping for it to be warmer. Other than Cheeky's, the food has been a bit of a disappointment. Picked some grapefruit out of the yard for breakfast; we're too high at home for those and the lemon and orange trees, unless you wheel them in for the winter.

Sounds like Frank had several homes around here. The architectural museum has a model of the first (?) one supposedly up the street. Here's a pic, note the carport with a T-Bird in it. Hard to photograph through the glass. I dislike stairs so have always liked sprawling ranch houses.



Off to Phoenix in a bit but it's not much warmer there either. And the auto temp in the rental Prius doesn't have a "pump the heat out" knob.

abacomike

stever said:

This is not the best time for visiting the Palm Springs area - rainy season and colder temps.

The weather reminds a bit of home although I was hoping for it to be warmer. Other than Cheeky's, the food has been a bit of a disappointment. Picked some grapefruit out of the yard for breakfast; we're too high at home for those and the lemon and orange trees, unless you wheel them in for the winter. Sounds like Frank had several homes around here. The architectural museum has a model of the first (?) one supposedly up the street. Here's a pic, mostly of the carport with a T-Bird in it. Hard to photograph through the glass. I dislike stairs so have always liked sprawling ranchers. Off to Phoenix in a bit but it's not much warmer there either. And the auto temp in the rental Prius doesn't have a "pump the heat out" knob.

Frequently, Sinatra had tremendous numbers of guests, much like Bob Hope.  So the two of them owned "guest houses" in the Palm Springs area which were closer to Palm Spring Int'l Airport.  But Sinatra's main, private residence was in Rancho Mirage on an estate.  Bob Hope's main residence was on a hill top overlooking highway 111 (Palm Canyon Drive) and Southwest Rancho Mirage.

Bob Hope's home is gorgeous.  I was invited there for a cocktail party back in 1991.  It's a domed house - you can't miss it, about 800-1000 feet above Palm Canyon Drive as it runs east on the southern end of Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage.

I was at Eisenhower Medical Center for some periodic blood tests and as I was walking and made a left turn toward the lab, I literally bumped right into Bob Hope who lost his balance and his valet and I grabbed him to prevent him from falling.  He said, "...Mike, slow down - life is short!"

So when people ask me if I met any stars while living out there, I tell them "I ran into Bob Hope at Eisenhower Medical Center one day!  

stever

That must be the one he built in '66. I can't tell if this one is the one down the street. I suppose the man could have had piano shaped pools at all of them. It's "for rent".

>> It's a domed house

Ah yes, the sunroof of the housing world. Bet it leaked, lol.

driver100

bwia said:

I am off on my Christmas sojourn, and God willing, I will be back at the end of January. Can't beat the airfare though, $59 from Boston to Guadeloupe on Norwegian Airlines. That same fare is available from NYC and Baltimore to both Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Bon Noël

Unbelievable airfare....hope that price includes a seat and washroom facilities.
What are the main things you expect to do in Guadeloupe?
Will you be checking in while away......or too much else to do?
Have a great time!

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

Somebody's looking for Santa Claus:

This gem is for sale locally for $1300 with 143k miles. Sure it will buff right out.

Some people have a lot of nerve!
That picture reminded me I saw a Lexus 4 door today....with a fake convertible top. This makes no sense, if it is trying to look like a convertible it wouldn't be one since it has 4 doors for one thing. Does the owner think we are impressed that he owns a convertible?

It was similar to this:

stickguy

I don't think those 4 doors are to look like a convertible. Just an owner that happens to like the style.

imidazol97

driver100 said:

Some people have a lot of nerve!
That picture reminded me I saw a Lexus 4 door today....with a fake convertible top. This makes no sense, if it is trying to look like a convertible it wouldn't be one since it has 4 doors for one thing. Does the owner think we are impressed that he owns a convertible?

All it's missing is the gold trim pieces and gold rings on the run flat tyres.

I don't want to hear anybody comment about blinged up Cadillacs again. This outdoes
any I've seen.

dino001

imidazol97 said:

All it's missing is the gold trim pieces and gold rings on the run flat tyres.
I don't want to hear anybody comment about blinged up Cadillacs again. This outdoes
any I've seen.

C'mon man, was it necessary? Blinged out Cadillacs were done so, because then their owners thought that was a sign of success (of course it was also sign of their poor taste, too. The fact that now it's a Lexus is a sign of a generation change). Now people with poor taste think it's Lexus will project their success - and poor taste to boot.

iluvmysephia1

Are you sure you're not working building tiny models of...tiny models, stever? That pic looks like a pic of a tiny model, to me, anyhow.

iluvmysephia1

Thanks for giving me some hope, and thanks to Stever as well. This Edge thing sounds likely; if it doesn't fix itself as it did for you, then at least I have a direction to go. I only use that computer a few times a month, so it's not debilitating.


No problem, cdnpinhead. I was putting it off (the Windows 10 download) for weeks - they kept showing me a blue box that offered Windows 10 for free. One day I asked a IS guy at work that I call for help now and then with computer issues about his opinion of Windows 10. I wanted to know if he had downloaded it yet on his PC or laptop at home. He said that he did, he liked it better than the last iteration of Windows he was using, and that is was fairly quick and easy.

Right. I put it off another week or so and then went for it. Glad I did! Hope your computer issues do get resolved in a timely manner, cdnpinhead.

stever

iluvmysephia1 said:

Are you sure you're not working building tiny models of...tiny models, stever? That pic looks like a pic of a tiny model, to me, anyhow.

There's a bigger pic of the carport over in Toys and Collectible Cars - here's the link.

imidazol97

Sat in a new Malibu 1LT 2016 today. It is a little lower much like the ATS that I tried on a few months back.
There is a difference in the height of the dashboard and hood: the cowl is slightly lower. Materials were
very nice. Black interior. Regrettably the store didn't leave the keys in the car so I couldn't take it for a test drive. They just left it unlocked. folks won't be able to use the rear seat legroom as a whipping point--it's longer. Even though the 2014/15 were longer in legroom than the HyunKia models GM lengthened rear legroomin the new model on a new platform.

I was just in that store on Friday and no new Malibus were in, so this car got delivered after that. They have 4 more on the trucks according to Chevrolet's website.

ab348

A month or so ago I watched this video of the later Sinatra house:

https://youtu.be/S4tGQzo7r6A

I didn't know he was a model railway buff.

The Twin Palms house is gorgeous. I like the design better than the one in the video above.

ab348

Irritated. I managed to curb one of the ATS wheels in a parking lot today. Right on the edge, a strip about 2" long damaged. This bothers me far more than it should. I doubt it is cost-effective to repair it though I guess I should ask around locally. Probably will wait until springtime.

abacomike

ab348 said:

Irritated. I managed to curb one of the ATS wheels in a parking lot today. Right on the edge, a strip about 2" long damaged. This bothers me far more than it should. I doubt it is cost-effective to repair it though I guess I should ask around locally. Probably will wait until springtime.

Actually, if you take it to your dealer, they usually have specialists they subcontract to repair wheels.  Mercedes repaired deep scratches in one of my wheels for $60 - looked brand new.  I'm sure if you have any relationship with your dealer, they will do it at dealer cost.

driver100

We went to a little strip plaza today to get a tacky gift for our Christmas Day get together at the Club House in our community.

They had a mini car show, nice 59 Galaxy Convertible, 56 Chev, various Mustangs and one of these I haven't seen for a long time:

Nash Metropolitan (57)

driver100

abacomike"
Actually, if you take it to your dealer, they usually have specialists they subcontract to repair wheels.  Mercedes repaired deep scratches in one of my wheels for $60 - looked brand new.  I'm sure if you have any relationship with your dealer, they will do it at dealer cost.

If it can be taken out call one of those scratch and dent guys directly. My wife got a minor dent and we took it to a body shop. I heard him call the scratch and dent guy while I was there. I paid $130 because the stratch and dent guy got $80, and the garage got $50 for calling him - which I could have done myself.

driver100

stickguy said:

I don't think those 4 doors are to look like a convertible. Just an owner that happens to like the style.

At one time owning a convertible was a real status symbol. Today, it is just a preference thing.....you get a convertible if you like driving with the top down.

I get the feeling that someone who puts a fake convertible roof on their car is from the old school who think there is something stylish about having a convertible - even if it is a fake.

imidazol97

ab348 said:

Irritated. I managed to curb one of the ATS wheels in a parking lot today. Right on the edge, a strip about 2" long damaged. This bothers me far more than it should. I doubt it is cost-effective to repair it though I guess I should ask around locally. Probably will wait until springtime.

That's too bad. Bad luck.

suydam

Nash Metropolitan. God. I was a kid and it was just that color. Could easily vie for Worst. Vehicle. Ever. Getting it to go more than 50 mph was almost impossible. Driving in the desert where everyone drove 80 or more as a matter of course, we drove it on the shoulder of the road so everyone could pass us. And it would get stuck in second gear routinely. My mother had tools in the car and would pull over whenever it happened and fiddle under the hood to fix it. No wonder she got a Toyota the minute she scraped together some extra $$. Ours was not a convertible.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

I don't think those 4 doors are to look like a convertible. Just an owner that happens to like the style.

Sometimes dealers will slap all kinds of God-awful stuff on a car to boost profit. My BIL's previous Altima had an unwanted black vinyl roof and I remember seeing a Chrysler 300 in the showroom with one carrying a $3,000 price tag. Why a dealer would think forcing you to pay more for an item that uglies up your ride is a good idea is beyond me.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

Irritated. I managed to curb one of the ATS wheels in a parking lot today. Right on the edge, a strip about 2" long damaged. This bothers me far more than it should. I doubt it is cost-effective to repair it though I guess I should ask around locally. Probably will wait until springtime.

The feeling is akin to dropping your infant. There's nobody else to blame so it makes you even angrier.

Mr_Shiftright

suydam said:

Nash Metropolitan. God. I was a kid and it was just that color. Could easily vie for Worst. Vehicle. Ever. Getting it to go more than 50 mph was almost impossible. Driving in the desert where everyone drove 80 or more as a matter of course, we drove it on the shoulder of the road so everyone could pass us. And it would get stuck in second gear routinely. My mother had tools in the car and would pull over whenever it happened and fiddle under the hood to fix it. No wonder she got a Toyota the minute she scraped together some extra $$. Ours was not a convertible.

Just a little BMC B series engine in there, so you have all the power and reliability of an MGA which...ain't much. But you could put the twin SUs from the MGA on there; however you'd still have to do something about the awful handling and brakes.

Cute, though. I wouldn't mine having one to tinker with. I could deal with the reliability issues.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

I don't think those 4 doors are to look like a convertible. Just an owner that happens to like the style.

At one time owning a convertible was a real status symbol. Today, it is just a preference thing.....you get a convertible if you like driving with the top down.

I get the feeling that someone who puts a fake convertible roof on their car is from the old school who think there is something stylish about having a convertible - even if it is a fake.

Here's a car I think doesn't look bad with a vinyl roof. 67k miles for $1800. If it didn't have a Northstar I'd like to drive it. My 95 Lincoln on the other hand is not enhanced by vinyl at all and it's the same year.

ab348

oldfarmer50 said:

The feeling is akin to dropping your infant. There's nobody else to blame so it makes you even angrier.

That's a good analogy.

I have had problems with parking lot curbs before. I didn't even know that one was there today when the tire went onto it and in looking at the sidewall I wonder how the rim ever made contact, since the run-flats have a thick ridge that extends beyond the rim. A few years ago I scratched one rim on the Regal on a parking lot curb, then about a year later drove over one turning down a parking lane with the Regal and dented the rocker panel. Maybe I should just stay away from these places.

I'll take Mike's advice and visit my dealer.

Mr_Shiftright

The wheel can be repaired and polished up, in most cases. Cost? Can't say without looking at it, but hopefully around $300 bucks.

roadburner

abacomike said:

ab348 said:

Irritated. I managed to curb one of the ATS wheels in a parking lot today. Right on the edge, a strip about 2" long damaged. This bothers me far more than it should. I doubt it is cost-effective to repair it though I guess I should ask around locally. Probably will wait until springtime.

Actually, if you take it to your dealer, they usually have specialists they subcontract to repair wheels.  Mercedes repaired deep scratches in one of my wheels for $60 - looked brand new.  I'm sure if you have any relationship with your dealer, they will do it at dealer cost.

Yeah, my BMW dealer charges $75-$100 depending on the damage to the wheel.

abacomike

Mr_Shiftright said:

The wheel can be repaired and polished up, in most cases. Cost? Can't say without looking at it, but hopefully around $300 bucks.

My dealer paid $60 per alloy wheel to the company they always use.  And they had deep gouges on them.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

The feeling is akin to dropping your infant. There's nobody else to blame so it makes you even angrier.

That's a good analogy.

I have had problems with parking lot curbs before. I didn't even know that one was there today when the tire went onto it and in looking at the sidewall I wonder how the rim ever made contact, since the run-flats have a thick ridge that extends beyond the rim. A few years ago I scratched one rim on the Regal on a parking lot curb, then about a year later drove over one turning down a parking lane with the Regal and dented the rocker panel. Maybe I should just stay away from these places.

I'll take Mike's advice and visit my dealer.

I scratched a wheel on my Eclipse reaching for my wallet at the Micky D's drive thru so I know the feeling.

I almost went out and got these:

abacomike

One of the nice things about the new CLS400 is that the dealership's valet service can put the car through their automatic car wash without worrying about damaging the rims.  The rims are 19" AMG multi-spoked wheels that are recessed sufficiently so as not to be damaged in a car wash rack.  My last car had to be hand washed because the car wash rack always scraped up the rims.

These tires are even wider than the ones that were on the E400.

Since we do not have parallel parking in 95% of South Florida, I don't have to worry about scraping the wheels on curbs.  The only places where I have seen parallel parking is in downtown areas where there is metered parking.  Since I avoid all downtown areas in Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach County, I have less worries.

But I know the feeling of driving your precious "baby" with "battle wounds"!  

stickguy

my parents had a Metropolitan before I was born (I think they had it still when my 2nd sister was born. I'm 3rd) So I never got to experience the joy of riding in it.

I did learn recently that there was an advantage to it for them. Our house was a 1960 ranch, so the garage ran front to back. When we were cleaning it out to sell recently, my Dad mentioned that it was just big enough (before all the junk I had to get rid of accumulated!) to park the Metro and whatever the main car was at the time (some late 50s domestic I assume) front to back, and get them both in the garage together!

I know they had a Chevy wagon when I was little (not sure what year, maybe a 64?), though the only real memory was of laying in the back with my sisters, watching the road go by underneath through the rust hole. Yeah, the safety nannies had not taken over yet!

My real best memory was the '69 Volvo. That I can remember taking home new from the dealer. I was so excited! Ah, to be 7 again.

abacomike

@stickguy said:

My real best memory was the '69 Volvo. That I can remember taking home new from the dealer. I was so excited! Ah, to be 7 again.

AAH, TO BE 25 AGAIN!  I sure wouldn't want to go through puberty again!!!  

stickguy

I wouldn't mind trying again. Might get it right this time!

abacomike

We are destined to repeat our mistakes because we don't know any better!  

PF_Flyer

I don't plan on having a "mid-life crisis", primarily because this CAN'T only be halfway!!

Mr_Shiftright

Never heard of a serious repair done that cheap--maybe because I'm thinking of wheels that need refinishing after repair. I guess it depends on type of wheel and seriousness of the damage. Some wheels need welding, or straightening, or powder coating, or re-chroming, etc. You know, like when you hit a pothole at high speed. That's not a $50 repair. But a quick polish and touch-up, maybe so. Hope so for his sake.

abacomike said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

The wheel can be repaired and polished up, in most cases. Cost? Can't say without looking at it, but hopefully around $300 bucks.

My dealer paid $60 per alloy wheel to the company they always use.  And they had deep gouges on them.

sda

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

I don't think those 4 doors are to look like a convertible. Just an owner that happens to like the style.

At one time owning a convertible was a real status symbol. Today, it is just a preference thing.....you get a convertible if you like driving with the top down.

I get the feeling that someone who puts a fake convertible roof on their car is from the old school who think there is something stylish about having a convertible - even if it is a fake.

Here's a car I think doesn't look bad with a vinyl roof. 67k miles for $1800. If it didn't have a Northstar I'd like to drive it. My 95 Lincoln on the other hand is not enhanced by vinyl at all and it's the same year.

Its a shame that the Northstar developed a bad reputation for oil leaks and head gasket issues due to stretched head bolts. It was a smooth and nice sounding engine. My parent's 98 Aurora developed the famous oil leak that would have required the engine to be removed and resealed. Dad just put a drip pan under the car and called it a day. At 103000 miles, the ugly head gasket issue reared its ugly head. Too bad, because the car was still too nice to be junked. Thankfully they gave it to my sister and they had another engine put in and her boys have used it as their daily driver to high school.

Michaell

My MIL drives an Eldorado (ETC?) with the Northstar. Bought new in the late 90's, not sure how many miles it has on it. Not many, since she lives in a small town, doesn't drive much and has a second car (JGC Limited of the same vintage) that she uses in the winter.

However, it's beat to death - she parks on the street outside her house and it's taken quite a bit of hail damage over the years. No idea if she's had any mechanical issues with it.

isellhondas

I noticed that Metropolitan was missing it's wheel covers.

I knew a guy who had one and I remember him saying that one of his fears was losing a wheel cover because
they were nearly impossible to find.

And, that was probably 20 years ago.

houdini1

stickguy said:

my parents had a Metropolitan before I was born (I think they had it still when my 2nd sister was born. I'm 3rd) So I never got to experience the joy of riding in it.

I did learn recently that there was an advantage to it for them. Our house was a 1960 ranch, so the garage ran front to back. When we were cleaning it out to sell recently, my Dad mentioned that it was just big enough (before all the junk I had to get rid of accumulated!) to park the Metro and whatever the main car was at the time (some late 50s domestic I assume) front to back, and get them both in the garage together!

I know they had a Chevy wagon when I was little (not sure what year, maybe a 64?), though the only real memory was of laying in the back with my sisters, watching the road go by underneath through the rust hole. Yeah, the safety nannies had not taken over yet!

My real best memory was the '69 Volvo. That I can remember taking home new from the dealer. I was so excited! Ah, to be 7 again.

Ah, Metropolitans. My brother-in-law had one when I was a teenager. He would let me borrow it from time to time. I remember driving home from visiting a girl friend one night, doing about 70 mph and sandwiched in between two huge 18 wheelers. Kind of scary. His was while and gold or pale yellow and it had a penchant for the manual transmission getting hung up. You had to stop, raise the hood, and push/pull on the gear linkage to get it unhung. This would have been about 1960. I really liked that little car.

imidazol97

abacomike said:

@stickguy said:

My real best memory was the '69 Volvo. That I can remember taking home new from the dealer. I was so excited! Ah, to be 7 again.

AAH, TO BE 25 AGAIN!  I sure wouldn't want to go through puberty again!!!  

To heck with 25. I'd settle for 39 again.