Grand Prix Off-Topic Thread (Closed)

I haven't found the study on-line Troy, I heard it on the news a little bit ago. Maybe check ABC news' website, as that's the national news I usually watch.

Gas just jumped to $3.25/gal here for regular. What happened, did a mosquito fart at a Sheik somewhere?

up here to,rode the bike to work the last couple of days looks like thats going to be happen more often.

Down here $2.93 - $2.97 for top tier Chevron regular unleaded. Supposedly the U.S. Department of Energy just released some bogus report. But I agree demand must be high. I've never seen so many big SUVs on the road compared to the past. I need to go jack slap some soccer mom driving one of those new ugly ass Tahoes. :banghead:



Geoff Sundstrom, a spokesman for motorist group AAA, said that "the information contained in [Wednesday's] DOE report, when taken together -- strong demand for gasoline, reduced domestic output due to a spate of refinery problems and lower imports -- mean the nationwide average price of self-serve regular will probably hit $3 per gallon in the next few days."

"They could possibly set a new all-time record high price before the end of the month," he said. AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge report pegged the latest average price for regular gasoline at $2.977.

You don't expect those big fat butts to fit in an economy car do ya?

The ones I want to pimp slap are the idiots commuting 50 miles one way in their Excursion/Tahoe/Hummer, and they're all alone. They don't own a boat/trailer and the closest to off-roading they've ever done is missing their driveway coming home from an all-nighter at the bar!!! The big-3 and oil execs are laughing all the way to the bank, pricks!!!!!

I don't know about the US but here gas tax is 75% so I don't see any incentive for the government to change.
I was looking at a BMW page where they converted a V8 to run on hydrogen saying it was a simple conversation that could be done to any combustion engine.
I don't know if you've ever heard of Stan Meyer he improved the method creating hydrogen 25yrs ago,refused to sell the technology to the Saudi's and was dead a month later.
Here he is just before he was killed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h75_TGiwg78

You don't expect those big fat butts to fit in an economy car do ya?

Good point Wylie. :lol:

Another thing I noticed is most of them are ugly as sin too. Driving a big SUV must be some insecurity related issue with them. There was a gal behind me at the motor bank this morning in an ugly ass Yukon but she was uglier than her SUV. :puke:

I would agree to an ad volarem tax on SUVs over a certain weight class either at time of sale or at the gas pump. Why should we pay for their decadence or ignorance.

O man I'm laughing so hard I can barely type.
Have a good weekend.

ahhh all the tornados :popcorn: there are been around 20 reported tornados tonight. Some areas have gotten 6+ inches of rain also, Global warming anyone? :wtf:

We had a few tornadoes and hail just a few days ago. No damage or injuries.

http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=6460068&nav=menu193_2

http://www.kdbc.com/news/local/7304301.html

I don't know about global warming but mother nature acts in strange ways.

Did you guys see the pictures/videos of the devastation in Kansas? It's amazing only 8 people died cosidering the entire town is flattened. My dad's ex-girlfriend was from Lawton, OK, and was chatting with him on the internet when that monster went through there in 1999. The first tornado from that outbreak was less than a mile from her house. These F-5 twisters are scary, that one in Kansas they say was a mile wide at the base with winds exceeding 250 mph.

That latest F5 in Kansas had a mind of it's own. It went right down Main Street and the width of it just happened to equal the width of the poor town. Big complaint from the liberal Governor is insufficient National Guard troops but FEMA did good. :screwy:

Having a basement or storm shelter is no doubt a way of life in Tornado Alley.

I talked to my dad's ex when she first moved up here, and it's surprizing how many houses DON'T have basements or storm shelters. She said only about 1 in 10 have a storm shelter, and very few have actual basements.

I live 10 minutes from tornado alley Ontario,we got hit once since since I lived there now theres only one tree left on my property.
I was sunny in the morning when I when to work and sunny all day but when I got home I didn't recognize the place.
A tree feel over the garage and cover up the dog pen on the other side.
Wylie the dog was extra happy to see me come home that day.

I talked to my dad's ex when she first moved up here, and it's surprizing how many houses DON'T have basements or storm shelters. She said only about 1 in 10 have a storm shelter, and very few have actual basements.

:screwy: Thats crazy but I guess true. Man, if I lived in a place where tornadoes are common I'd definitely have one and probably turn it into a dual mode bomb shelter. Last I heard we still have nukes and ballistic missiles based in certain areas of Kansas.

Our tank farms have dried up gas is $3.259 now. No Gas untill next week :eek: . But they say they are trucking it in at our expenese so lets see how high it goes untill next week.

Troy

This blows. :swear:

I saw $3.15 this evening. Bad part is the rest of Texas is around $2.80 per gal and we have a fully operational refinery here - Western Refinery. :chair: Every time I see their ads on TV how they are here to help the community I say yeah right. Talk about getting screwed. :boink:

Time for el presidente numb nuts to do something. They can start by lowering the frickin federal and state taxes on gasoline. :shakehead

Just wanted to see whats been going on in the grand prix world, ive been in the caprice section for a while now doing alot of work on that car now til i get it in good shape.

hey Mike, nice to see you. Maybe you can get your hands on one of those "top secret" carbs from the 70's and 80's that will get you 70+ mpg so you can afford to drive your Caprice, :lol:

Gas here has reached $3.49/gal and expected to hit $4.00 by summer. :banghead:

Happy Friday out there.
Gas went up .05 a liter here last night we're now lookin at 110.9 per liter.

TGIF!!!

$3.24 here. I was watching the evening news last night where they interviewed this stupid biatch who incidently drives a gas guzzling SUV admitting she only gets 12 mpg. She stated she is not changing her driving habits and will continue to drive her gas guzzling SUV no matter what the price is or will be. Stated she will not let the price of gas change her lifestyle. This is one prime example why we have gas prices going through the roof. There are at least a couple of million others just like her. These idiots need an attitude adjustment. :shakehead

There has not been any new refineries built in the U.S. for 30 years and the response from the oil companies was it is too expensive to build them and there are no plans to do so. :rolleyes:

stupid is right the price effects everything and her life style will change "Slap in face sound goes here"
Big Oil doesn't want the price to go down.

hehe yeah this thing can bequite a guzzler, im trying to get it as fuel efficient as possible. but yeah like everywhere gas is going up up and up here in fl too, lowest ive seen so far is about 3.03 for regular

whoa! 20¢ drop at the pump in two days! 3.199 now.

whoa! 20¢ drop at the pump in two days! 3.199 now.

Your post has been moved from GP Classifieds to the OT thread.

Your post has been moved from GP Classifieds to the OT thread.


What did you do that for?:biggrin: oh ya cuz I screwed up :owned:

What did you do that for?:biggrin: oh ya cuz I screwed up :owned:

:lol:

No big deal Troy and don't worry about it. What was the explanation for your price drop on gas prices. Prices haven't dropped one bit here. $3.29.

:lol:

What was the explanation for your price drop on gas prices.


The wind started blowing from the south in stead of north :lol:

Whatever the reasons are they sound like a bunch of B.S. as usual. So far this year the oil companies have pulled in an extra 20 billion dollars. Which equates to each U.S. household paying an extra $146.

Wow! :rolleyes: Gas dropped by 3 cents to $3.26 here. Probably getting ready to jack it back up for the Memorial Day weekend. :boink:

Here is a tragic story of a fellow Grand Prix owner. 1998 model. High speed crash into a pole. Airbags deployed and he was wearing a seat but evidently that didn't help. Speed kills. Rip! :shakehead

Full story click here (http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_5981674)

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site525/2007/0524/20070524__0525-a1-fatal~1.jpg

Ouch!

Dang, bad crash...

Gas is $3.44 here. And that's down from $3.59 the other day. This is freakin Northern Indiana, what the heck?

Wow, that is tragic. It's why I always say, racing (or high speed driving) is for the track, not the street. It reminds me of an accident up here at "the cruise" where a local legend died when his big-block t-bucket hit a curb and sheared a utility pole clean off 6 feet off the ground. He was street racing a motorcycle. I was about 50 yards away and the first to arrive at the smoldering wreckage to try to give assistance/first-aid. Both driver and passenger (the passenger was the owner of a local speed-shop) were killed instantly.

Heres a pic of the bosses new car.
Meanwhile I have to take my pay checks to the bank because their two small to go on their own.

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1081/p1010023yr4.jpg
I threw mine in here

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/8971/p1010024wb3.jpg

Black Grand prix looks sharp Wylie. Kind of like my Regal GS but I have the silver (two tone) plastic trim panels on the doors and front/rear end panels.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/regalgs.jpg

I'm doing some research on getting a circa '03 Mustang SVT Cobra. My poor son will get a loan at the end of this year for $30K with only 1% interest. All US Service Academy Cadets get this offer in their Junior year. He wants to get rid of his '02 Olds Alero GL2 in the process. SVTs hold excellent value so it may not be a bad decision versus investing the money. Plus it has the Eaton M112 supercharger. :grinyes:

Thanx B: I've got to get a better pic that one seem to put on an extra few hundred pounds.

Heres another article where some crazy kid driving 160km killed three http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070604/teenager_dies_070604/20070604?hub=TorontoHome

Here, just in cast you didn't get enough Paris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k66epna2Sss

IF you guys get a kick out of seeing the results of stupid people with too much money wadding up their big $$$$ cars, check out wreckedexotics.com.

Also, how do gas prices jump 33 cents in one day if it isn't price gouging? It just jumped from $2.87 to $3.20 here yesterday, Bastard oil companies!!!!!

:screwy:

Thats a bummer Rich. Last I heard fuel supplies are good and refineries are up to snuff on production. :rolleyes:

We never saw prices that low in my area but top tier regular unleaded is under $3.10/gal. It should be lower though. :shakehead

Dropped from $2.95 on Tuesday to $2.89 on Wednesday in Durham…which equates to about $2.76 in Raleigh

Yeah, here in Michigan, a lot of people travel to the northern part of the state during the July 4th holiday, and that's why the price increase. Also, we have to use that summer blend fuel, which they always claim costs more. Still not price gouging though, cough cough!!

I don't know unless I'm in for a rude awakening on gas prices going up instead of down on or by the 4th of July I saw top tier posted at $2.99 per gal today in my area. Drop of 10 cents per gallon in one day. :grinyes: There has got to be a catch. :rolleyes:

Gas here goes up on Friday and back down on Monday?
I was sitting at the light the other day beside a VW rabbit GTI.
The thing smoked the tires for about 100' and took of into the blue.
It looked brand new stock WTF?

I was sitting at the light the other day beside a VW rabbit GTI.
The thing smoked the tires for about 100' and took of into the blue.
It looked brand new stock WTF?

Darn Wylie, I'd leave the GTIs alone. :grinno: Fast car for stock. Car & Driver magazine calls it a "Power Toy". Mid 14 seconds in the quarter mile and 0-60 mph around 6 seconds. Faster than a stock GTP. :dunno:

O no I don't race my old beauty I've got to get another couple of years out of her.
Its just I was surprised how this thing took off and that it was a Rabbit? whats up with that doc.
He probably won't own it long because their really cracking down on street racers here.
They just past a law where they confiscate your car,thats it gone.
Read the bottom of this one their looking for a Grand Prix
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/07/03/4308564-sun.html

O no I don't race my old beauty I've got to get another couple of years out of her.
Its just I was surprised how this thing took off and that it was a Rabbit? whats up with that doc.
He probably won't own it long because their really cracking down on street racers here.
They just past a law where they confiscate your car,thats it gone.
Read the bottom of this one their looking for a Grand Prix
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/07/03/4308564-sun.html


Police arrested a 32-year-old man and charged him with dangerous driving and are searching for the driver of a dark Grand Prix. :eek:

Oh man, that suxs. Although we know it is not you, don't you own a dark Grand Prix. :rolleyes:

In California they are impounding and seizing them (forfeiture) and crushing the street racing car with the owner watching. In Texas you go to jail for street racing and they impound the car. Starts as a Class B Misdemeanor and works it's way up to a felony of different degrees if there is a certain amount of property damage or someone dies as a result.

People are getting fed up with these reckless idiots. Want to race take it to a race track and do it legally. :grinyes:

I am a firm believer that they need to crack down on reckless and unattentive driving. Right now, busting drivers that have had a drink or two is all the rage, but I'm sorry, someone blah-blah-blah'ing on there cell/reading the paper, steering with their knee while eating/drinking, etc... is WAY more dangerous than some poor dude that stopped and had a beer or two on the way home and blows a .08. The states that lowered their blood alcohol limits did it for revenue, not to make the roads safer.

If any of you are gamers out there, try playing a racing game while talking on the phone, then repeat the experiment after having a few drinks. I'll bet the farm that you'll do much better after drinking than while trying to carry a conversation on the phone.

I'm not condoning drinking and driving mind you, but the stats are skewed to make the goverments point. The penalties should be tiered to bust the people that are blotto and knew they were too drunk to get behind the wheel. And in case anyone is wondering, I don't drive drunk (although I have driven after having a couple, being honest here) and I've never been pulled over for DUI, just making an observation.

I am a firm believer that they need to crack down on reckless and unattentive driving. Right now, busting drivers that have had a drink or two is all the rage, but I'm sorry, someone blah-blah-blah'ing on there cell/reading the paper, steering with their knee while eating/drinking, etc... is WAY more dangerous than some poor dude that stopped and had a beer or two on the way home and blows a .08. The states that lowered their blood alcohol limits did it for revenue, not to make the roads safer.

If any of you are gamers out there, try playing a racing game while talking on the phone, then repeat the experiment after having a few drinks. I'll bet the farm that you'll do much better after drinking than while trying to carry a conversation on the phone.
I strongly agree on that one with you there rich, just yesterday i was behind some stupid B***H yelling into her cell phone, making frequent lane changes and cutting people off (me including), i leaned on my horn and my friend gave her the finger. she was stopped at a red light next to me i felt like getting out, pulling the phone from her hand and stomping on it :screwy: anyways just wanted to see whats been going on here, i wont be here in this section of the forums that much anymore, i have since handed my GP down to my sister now and i use my caprice, i still miss the GTP power tho, o well ill see what i can get outta this big 5.0 305 V8 now, surprisingly its about the same on gas as my GTP was, around 20 - 24 mpg

Talking on a cellphone while driving is bad enough but I recently noticed idiot drivers, especially female, text messaging while driving. :screwy:

thats even worse because the arent even LOOKING at the road now of course

Hey how you all doing out there?
Heres a vid you might like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFiItzGQbkk

DUDE, that is frickin' HILARIOUS!!! Very rarely do we men miss nice "scenery", and it usually causes us to do stupid things.

I do a little side work here and there, and had a funny one this weekend. A co=workers son has an 86 Cadillac Cimmeron (yes, you read that correctly) that was missing badly. He recently tuned it up himself, and then it started running badly a couple of months later. As I start working on it, 4 of the 6 plugs weren't even finger tight (removed them with just a socket and extension, two of the wires weren't seated all the way on the plugs, and 3 wires at the cap (yes, it still had a distributor in 86) including the coil wire weren't seated either. How did this car run for a couple of months before he brought it to me? sheesh!!! Some people should not be allowed to have tools. The tool police should confiscate all tools and slap a big "Parking Only" sign on the garage with a 1-800 number to call if you catch them with tools.

I do a little side work here and there, and had a funny one this weekend. A co=workers son has an 86 Cadillac Cimmeron (yes, you read that correctly) that was missing badly. He recently tuned it up himself, and then it started running badly a couple of months later. As I start working on it, 4 of the 6 plugs weren't even finger tight (removed them with just a socket and extension, two of the wires weren't seated all the way on the plugs, and 3 wires at the cap (yes, it still had a distributor in 86) including the coil wire weren't seated either. How did this car run for a couple of months before he brought it to me? sheesh!!! Some people should not be allowed to have tools. The tool police should confiscate all tools and slap a big "Parking Only" sign on the garage with a 1-800 number to call if you catch them with tools.

:lol:

I second that Rich.

Man, I can't believe it premium gas under $3 per gallon. I wonder how long this will last and whether prices will continue to drop. :dunno:

I put premium in my bike, and got it for $2.83, regular was down to $2.60 (filled the GP up too), but reports from my delivery drivers say prices have been creeping up again today (one Speedway was back up to $2.99 again).

Hey San Antonio isn't the only place in tx ya all. Why don't you try houston. We have San Jacinto state park, Galveston Island and beaches. And don't let me forget the Rodeo!!!:grinyes:

Welcome to AF ladystarlynn.

Hey San Antonio isn't the only place in tx ya all. Why don't you try houston. We have San Jacinto state park, Galveston Island and beaches. And don't let me forget the Rodeo!!!:grinyes:

Welcome to AF.

Who on this forum is from San Antonio? :confused: I'm in El Paso. Personally, I can't stand Houston's weather - too high humidity. Also, the black gooey tar/oil that sticks to you at the beaches in Galveston. But it is the largest city in Texas and should be given credit for that. Overall I would promote the sovereign state of Texas as a whole. :wink:

We have it all. :grinyes:

I didn't comment on the actual post because I didn't want to beat up a new member, but I was a little confused as to what they were referring to also.