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i truthfully dont think the Packers are going to make it far. For some reason i have a feeling they're gonna get beat tomorrow. Last sunday just seemed way too easy

Looks like both your Cowboys and my Packers made it this year Bob. :D I have no doubt both teams will have to play lights out in the playoffs.

Yeah Alex. Good season for a change and history for the Cowboys. Well it looks like the Boys are off to Minnesota. :grinyes:

BTW - I think McNabb needs to retire. :lol:

Yeah Alex. Good season for a change and history for the Cowboys. Well it looks like the Boys are off to Minnesota. :grinyes:

BTW - I think McNabb needs to retire. :lol:

Its going to be an interesting game Bob. We'll see if childress lets Favre pass or if he still wants to run the ball. I just hope AP doesn't fumble again (can we say Overrated?). :banghead:

Packers versus Cardinals. Man, what a game! Now that was worth watching. Sorry Alex the Cards got lucky in O/T.

Packers versus Cardinals. Man, what a game! Now that was worth watching. Sorry Alex the Cards got lucky in O/T.

Yeah, that was a painful way to end it. Either way, I'm still proud of them coming back when they were down 31-10 in the 3rd quarter. That was one of the most offensive games I have ever witnessed in NFL football though. :lol:

So, how has everyone been? I just got a new IPS exhaust for the VR-4. :D With my downpipe and this new exhaust I have just a hair over 100lbs shed on this overweight machine. Remarkable how heavy everything is one these cars. I swear you could make a boat anchor out of the stock exhaust system on these cars. I see Bob's boys and my pack are both out of the race. Who would have thought? :p

saw this on another forum and figured I'd share. a little old, but too bad it was never put into production...

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/05/sema-2008-pontiac-g8-gxp-street-concept-gets-rave-reviews-on-th/

638 horsepower and 600 lb-ft torque, oh man

Not bad. But I laughed when I read the following. :rolleyes:........ :lol:


Yeah, it's basically a four-door ZR1

The major issue I have with any G8 regardless of mods and where done is Made in Australia. :twak:

idk, ZR1 pushes out 620 HP and 595 lb-ft torque...thats with the LS9 supercharged 6.2L. curb weight is 3333 lb

the G8 has a massive 7.4L LSX and grunts out 638 horsepower and 600 lb-ft torque. curb weight is 3995 lb. throw a supercharger on there with some supporting mods :evillol:

handeling is probably a totally different story with the G8...though i have read that the handleing is pretty decent.

anyways...too bad it was never put into production. such a shame that Pontiac came out with such a solid car...that was only alive for 3 years

That is an insane G8!!! Would be quite scared to drive one.

On another note, what is everyone's spring/summer modifications plan this year? Post up!

On another note, what is everyone's spring/summer modifications plan this year? Post up!

Scrapping rust

Scrapping rust

:headshake Sorry to hear that friend. Anything else? :p

Scrapping rust

Rust? Whats rust? :uhoh:.....:lol:

Rust? Whats rust? :uhoh:.....:lol:

Its how we biodegrade our cars in the Great White North.

Rust? Whats rust? :uhoh:.....:lol:

Cancer every vehicle gets in MN! :crying:

Although my car for being 10yrs old, looks pretty darn good for being a MN car. Although it spent the first 5 years of its live in Kansas.

Happy Easter Everyone on AF!!!!

Look what I found for sale in MN!

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/cto/1660530123.html

I started to read, it has 140k, and when I read that 3rd gear is out and that they still want 3000.00 for it, I couldn't believe it. 3k is about what my car is worth in good shape. I sent him and email and asked what his bottom price is. I will be suprized if he replies back and gives me a reasonable price. But most people don't realize what their stuff isn't worth. That car will be for sale for a long time at that price. No one is going to buy a car worth 3500-4k topps for 3000 and then have to go and spend 1500 at least for a new trans to be installed.

The way the car sits it is not worth any more then $500.

The way the car sits it is not worth any more then $500.

I'd pay no more than $1000 for it. Def not worth $3000 thats for sure. Gulf blue, i always liked that color

500-1000 was my thought too. Heck, I'd rather cherry pick a motor out than drop a transmission.

I don't want to reply back and offer him 1000.00 and him to take it as an insult, but there is no way I could pay 3000 for a 10yr old car with a bad trans. It doesn't matter what condition it is in. If I am going to have to crawl around on the ground to install a trans, I am going to want to get a decent deal. Not come out at face value on it when I am done.

RE: GTP‏
Sent: Sun 4/04/10 1:29 PM

Well the car is in really good condition.The tires have about 2000 miles on one set and about 9000 on the other se.It has all the options,leather,heated seat headsup display.The transmission was repaired about a year ago fro shifting from first to second.My transmission guy thinks it's the clutch plate for thirs gear and would be about 600 to fix.Let me know if your still interested.

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Subject: RE: GTP
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:31:48 -0500

boy, I do not know really.

I would have to check what kbb value is.

And then check on the price of a new trans plus installation.

Is the car in decent condition otherwise? Has it ever been modded with a smaller supercharger pulley?

Thanks!


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Subject: RE: GTP
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:28:22 -0500

Make me a reasonable offer.

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Subject: GTP
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:43:06 -0500

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What is the bottom dollar for this car?

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yeah, the clutch plate or whatever would cost $600 or so to replace...but if your going to keep tearing the tranny out of the car might as well just fix it right, do a full rebuild, and be done with it lol.

I'm not sure how to tell the guy w/o offending him. I'm sure he will find out the hard way because no one in their right mind is going to pay $3000 for that car :grinno:

That is what I figured. And if he had it fixed a year ago by someone he knows, why doesn't he call that person up and say WTF! You fixed my trans and now I am having issues again.

But I think I will just keep an eye on craigslist, I am sure I will see it there for a long time and at many price drops. When he drops down to 1500, I will email an offer of 1000.

I've never used Craigslist, and from what I've seen, I won't. A friend's son was looking for a car for school, and found a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire for $1500/obo. The listing said nice clean car, runs good, drives great, looks great. I went with him to check it out. It had 179k hard miles, leaked, smoked, the motor had a miss and a tick, the tires were bald and the steering wheel was at a 45 degree angle when going straight and the car dove to the ditch if you let go of the wheel. Did I mention the paint was peeling off and it was dented all over and rusty? I wanted to punch the guy in the head for wasting my time, nuff said about buying a car off CL?

Look what I found for sale in MN!

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/cto/1660530123.html

I started to read, it has 140k, and when I read that 3rd gear is out and that they still want 3000.00 for it, I couldn't believe it. 3k is about what my car is worth in good shape. I sent him and email and asked what his bottom price is. I will be suprized if he replies back and gives me a reasonable price. But most people don't realize what their stuff isn't worth. That car will be for sale for a long time at that price. No one is going to buy a car worth 3500-4k topps for 3000 and then have to go and spend 1500 at least for a new trans to be installed.
you should of looked at the posting about 3 weeks ago.the guy wanted 3500 or b/o.called the guy three weeks ago and offer to go and see it and offered him 3200 and he said "yes",but he never mention nothing about not shifting right.the car was going to be for the wife,called the guy asked for direccions,the guy lives about 45 miles from us.to make the story short,she went for the 2009 challenger(imagine that):screwy:

to make the story short,she went for the 2009 challenger(imagine that):screwy:

lol, how do you go from looking at a 1998 GTP, to buying a 2009 Challenger? :confused: little difference in price, dont ya think?

I've never used Craigslist, and from what I've seen, I won't.


Me neither Rich. :grinno: True story. However, a friend of mine found a nice hot gal at the "Women Looking for Men" personals section and got laid at the Radisson that evening. He practices the four Fs. :uhoh:

well,we got ready to go see the car, but when we call the guy and he told us how many miles we had to drive. we just decided to go and drive around some car dealers(bad idea)first dealer we stopped at "dodge"she didnt want to go nowhere else.300 miles on the car,nice to drive.
she only lets me drive it on weekend:crying:

I've never used Craigslist, and from what I've seen, I won't. A friend's son was looking for a car for school, and found a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire for $1500/obo. The listing said nice clean car, runs good, drives great, looks great. I went with him to check it out. It had 179k hard miles, leaked, smoked, the motor had a miss and a tick, the tires were bald and the steering wheel was at a 45 degree angle when going straight and the car dove to the ditch if you let go of the wheel. Did I mention the paint was peeling off and it was dented all over and rusty? I wanted to punch the guy in the head for wasting my time, nuff said about buying a car off CL?

I bought my VR-4 off craigslist and it was literally mint when I went to go look at it...quite the opposite experience in my case.

I've never bought anything off craigslist. i have however sold a few things on there

As far as good deals on car parts and accessories hard to beat EBay. Plus it is easier and more reliable to screen the seller before bidding or buy it now.

No one wants to know what the 4 Fs are? :evillol:

you should of looked at the posting about 3 weeks ago.the guy wanted 3500 or b/o.called the guy three weeks ago and offer to go and see it and offered him 3200 and he said "yes",but he never mention nothing about not shifting right.the car was going to be for the wife,called the guy asked for direccions,the guy lives about 45 miles from us.to make the story short,she went for the 2009 challenger(imagine that):screwy:

He originally had it listed for 3500 and never mentioned it had a bad trans? What is he trying to sell here? Did you ever go to look at it? Good or bad condition? Yet if I could get it for 1000, I could part it out and make my money back. Just that transaxels are such a biatch to replace.

....No one wants to know what the 4 Fs are?

Yes actually......

the 4 f's, I thought that was a local saying back in the day, :lol:

[quote=tblake;6368101]He originally had it listed for 3500 and never mentioned it had a bad trans? What is he trying to sell here? Did you ever go to look at it?
no,we did not go to look at it.we drove around hwy 61 and she saw the dodge dealer:crying:

Women get what they want! (Even if it is a dodge).

Hey y'all and happy Friday out there.
I was just down at the tire shop and saw this Bonneville.
These wheels are just crazy huge I don't know what size but you can use the guy in the background as a reference.
click the pic for full view.
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4338/bigwheel.th.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/bigwheel.jpg/)

HAHA, That is funny! I see a lot of older cutlasses and montes with big wheels like that around minneapolis..... Not sure how they crank the suspension up that far to fit the wheels on, but the ride and steering has to suck. Watching them keep up with traffic on the freeway is good for a laugh. Seems like they hit a bump and the car dives one way. Totally unsafe.

I don't get it.
I think its dam ugly its like a piece farm equipment or something.

I call those "Spoda" customs.

as in, what's that car "spoda" be?

They are ugly as hell, ride like crap, and handle like snot on ice.:sly: I just don't get it!:eek7: I talked to a kid that had an 80's Monte all hiked up. Just in wheels, tires and suspension mod parts, he had $4k into it...and did all the labor himself. WHY!?!? With $4k in self mods, I could make it a 9 second car that could smoke a Porsche in the twisties. Oh well, to each their own.:headshake

I call those "Spoda" customs.

That's the first time I heard that one :D

feel free to use it free of charge Wylie, I haven't trademarked it yet!

Where are the spinners on the rims.

i actually like it! looks sick.































NOT!:rofl:

:rolleyes:...........:rofl:

Welcome to the Dub Club. A.K.A twankie dueces, dub dueces, or duece dueces.

Makes me wanna puke! :puke:

Hope everyone has a great/safe holiday weekend! Keep the greasy side down :iceslolan

Check it out gentlemen.

Had some pretty severe weather roll through here about a couple hours ago. A lot of rain, but thank god no hail although a nearby town reported grapefruit sized hail.....

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9718/0617101801a.jpg

This was taken by Natalie on her camera phone while she was at work.... (driving my car while hers was parked at home in the garage).

is that a funnel cloud Tim? Can't tell if there is any rotation in the pic, but it's still a spooky looking cloud!

Happy Father's Day to all the proud daddy's here on AF!!!!

Yep Rich, Funnel cloud.

Happy Fathers day to you too!

:bananasmiEvery have a safe and fun Fourth Of July. I am getting ready for the weekend. Been staying up for almost 18 Hrs getting ready, so I will probably not be on until maybe Monday? :lol2:

Is everybody ready for winter!? :biggrin:

it is already too dammm cold.!!!!!!!! If I was in Kentucky I would be warm, here is this weeks temperatures. And no comments from the peanut gallery about the weather in TX either Mr. BNaylor.



High: 58° Wednesday
Low: 37° http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/30s.png Partly Cloudy


High: 60° Thursday
Low: 33°http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/39s.png AM Showers


High: 64° Friday
Low: 35°http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/32s.png Sunny


High: 66° Saturday
Low: 37°http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/32s.png Sunny



High: 67° Sunday
Low: 44°http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/32s.png Sunny

Is everybody ready for winter!? :biggrin:

No not ready.
Still have to put on the winter tires, My defog isn't working I have yet to get the snow blower out of storage and its time to get some new boots.

The weather here has not been bad played golf last Friday and we were parking the cart in the shade to keep our beers out of the sun.

Getting a little bit of rain today.

I'm still in denial about putting the Harley away. I have no idea why I still live in Michigan, because I HATE winter with a passion.

I'm still in denial about putting the Harley away. I have no idea why I still live in Michigan, because I HATE winter with a passion.

Ya same here that's why I don't have my snow blower out yet.
Out the the bike in with the snow blower

you still have your bike Wylie? If so, we live close enough together we shoud meet somewhere and take a putt next summer.

For sure, I was going to cross the boarded this summer because I can get tires cheaper there.

Out the the bike in with the snow blower

out with the 4-wheeler, in with the snowmobile :grinyes:

oh, and who could forget...snowboarding!!

Is everybody ready for winter!? :biggrin:


It depends on what the meaning of winter is. :rofl:


:dogpile:

Happy Thanksgiving all and have a safe holiday weekend.