Grand Prix Off-Topic Thread (Closed)

Parts interchangeability makes it easier and cheaper to stock their plants with parts, and gets a new model to production a lot quicker. My wife has a red 97 Trans-Sport, (my car is a Red 99 Grand Prix Gt) and our vehicles use a lot of the same parts. I think our neighbors call us the crazy Red Pontiac people in the middle of the block. :lol:

The fuel gauge on my GTP reads wth ignition off so that appears to be normal. On both of my Regals the fuel gauge drops to below E with ignition off. It goes to show that not all GM '"W" bodies are created equal. But it sure is nice having parts that are interchangeable for troubleshooting purposes. However, not all GM parts are interchangeable so you have to be very careful even though they may look the same. Verify the part number.

yeah i always check up on things through here when im in doubt, everyone is quite helpful and knows what they are talking about.

yeah i always check up on things through here when im in doubt, everyone is quite helpful and knows what they are talking about.

Good man! I believe the best one you had and we helped out on was the digital climate control reading in celsius instead of fahrenheit. Glad we can help out. Just don't give up.

If a married man speaks, but his wife isn't around to hear what he said, is he still wrong???

If a married man speaks, but his wife isn't around to hear what he said, is he still wrong???

Oh, Oh! Is this test or a trick question?

Just make sure that the wife isn't looking over your shoulder if you care to comment, sleeping with one eye open is no fun. :lol:

Just make sure that the wife isn't looking over your shoulder if you care to comment, sleeping with one eye open is no fun. :lol:

lol. It wouldn't make any difference for me Rich. My wife doesn't listen to what I have to say anyways. :rofl:

Probably because, in her eyes, you're always wrong anyway. :lol:

Probably because, in her eyes, you're always wrong anyway. :lol:

lol. You know as well as I do the old ladies get pissed off because we are normally right. Especially, when you mutter "I told you so"!

BTW - If she doesn't watch out new mamasitas are a dime a dozen nowadays. :lol:

Now that's a good way to get a frying pan to the melon, women HATE hearing "I told you so".

Now that's a good way to get a frying pan to the melon, women HATE hearing "I told you so".

Frying pan? I've heard of worse things Rich. Remember the Lorraina Bobbit story?? :lol2:

Isn't her last name bitterly ironic? Have you ever been hit with a Lodge cast iron pan? They are scary. New mamalita's may be a dime a dozen, but divorces are expensive!!!!

Isn't her last name bitterly ironic? Have you ever been hit with a Lodge cast iron pan? They are scary. New mamalita's may be a dime a dozen, but divorces are expensive!!!!

Yeah, poor guy got whacked pretty good. Nope..... Wife's a non hitter.

Divorces are expensive when there are children involved. All of mine are grown up now.

from a friend:

know why divorces are so expensive?....

cuz they're worth it!

from a friend:

know why divorces are so expensive?....

cuz they're worth it!

lol. :lol: I got off pretty cheap on my first and only divorce so far. Best $5K I ever spent. And that went to the German Scheister lawyer. No kids and no alimony. Nice when the other half is a Professional and has a decent income.

Jimmy, are you a UT Longhorn? Undergraduate or a graduate? My alma mater is Texas Tech.

My son will be flying to Austin this Friday from West Point and then head out to Spring Break with his girlfriend. She's a TAMU Aggie but will be picking up her friend who attends UTA. I guess it is that time of the year. I was too old to enjoy Spring break the way most college kids do.

dont go to school there...yet....


am still at the community college but i am a huge texas football fan.


will probably be a while before i can afford the big ut school fees- specially if i keep puttin all this money in my car lol!

dont go to school there...yet....


am still at the community college but i am a huge texas football fan.


will probably be a while before i can afford the big ut school fees- specially if i keep puttin all this money in my car lol!

Yeah, the whole State of Texas supports the Longhorns, especially after kicking USC's rear end. :ylsuper:

Yeah, tuition is quite high at UTA. I was fortunate, Uncle Sam paid for my education (GI bill) in exchange for serving the country. Good school but there are other good ones within the University of Texas system and elsewhere.

Getting a higher education will pay off in the long run. Good luck!

Hey Bob, is that headbanging smiley a self characture?

Hey Bob, is that headbanging smiley a self characture?

lol. Not much of a smiley variety on AF. I used it because the hand symbol looks looks the Texas Longhorn. You do a Mr. Spock by holding two of the middle fingers down. The index and pinky represent the cow's horns. Of course it is easy to switch to the finger (bird) if the other team wins. :lol:

:ylsuper: :flipa: :ylsuper: :flipa: You're right, it is easy to switch fingers!! :evillol: The thumb/pinky gesture is also a Hawaiian/surfer symbol for "hang loose". I can see where the Longhorns adapted it, it's fitting. I loved the fact that Texas whupped cocky USC. Vince Young ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he sure can run.

:ylsuper: :flipa: :ylsuper: :flipa: You're right, it is easy to switch fingers!! :evillol: The thumb/pinky gesture is also a Hawaiian/surfer symbol for "hang loose". I can see where the Longhorns adapted it, it's fitting. I loved the fact that Texas whupped cocky USC. Vince Young ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he sure can run.

Now that's not nice Rich. Shame on you...lol. :lol:

true rich, he may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but for an "ok" one, he did a pretty "ok" job of singlehandedly kicking the butt of the entire usc team. i mean, he outrushed the heisman trophy winner, a runningback.

its like having a gtp in the backfield playing against a sea of mustangs...

who woulda thunk?

I heard Vince Young was going Pro instead of finishing up his last year.

Where will that leave the Longhorns next year?

I heard Vince Young was going Pro instead of finishing up his last year.

Where will that leave the Longhorns next year?



up a creek w/o a paddle!?!

ticked me off to find out he was going, but i guess he's gotta do what's best for him.

will be interesting to see how he does in the pros- lot of negative on him from reporters. of course, they didnt give him a whole lotta credit before the rose bowl either.....

up a creek w/o a paddle!?!

ticked me off to find out he was going, but i guess he's gotta do what's best for him.

will be interesting to see how he does in the pros- lot of negative on him from reporters. of course, they didnt give him a whole lotta credit before the rose bowl either.....

We'll see how they do next season. Go Longhorns!

Hey Wylie, dont know about you but I haven't been doing the Arcade Games in a while. Where did your trophy go? :lol: I lost mine too. :dunno:

What! that sucks I'll have to get back at it.
I just got back from Calgary what a crazy week I had.
Fn electricians cut a Cat5 and took the whole network down.
Weed must be cheap out there I never seen guys move so slow.
Glad to be back and go see how my dog's doing hes been staying with the blonde across the road something tells me hes been having way to much fun.

What! that sucks I'll have to get back at it.
I just got back from Calgary what a crazy week I had.
Fn electricians cut a Cat5 and took the whole network down.
Weed must be cheap out there I never seen guys move so slow.
Glad to be back and go see how my dog's doing hes been staying with the blonde across the road something tells me hes been having way to much fun.

Nice to have you back Wylie. Cut a CAT5 cable...bummer! Don't know about Calgary but some guy in Vancouver may get extradited to the US for selling pot seeds to the US customers via mail. He made millions through the internet. The stuff is growing all over Vancouver.

My dog loves females too. He likes rolling over for them....lol. :lol:

Are you still heading to San Antonio?

Ya San Antiono March 20th it'll be nice to get some warm weather.
The seed guy Mark Emery I've been reading about that its crazy selling seeds here is a two hundred dollar fine in the U.S. he faces multiple life sentences.
It make no sense to me a little weed never hurt anyone plus its not additive but cigarettes are killing people by the thousands and its OK for the government to sell them to us.I'm glad their watching out for us.

Ya San Antiono March 20th it'll be nice to get some warm weather.

Have a great time in San Antonio. My son is there now for Spring break.

Thanx bnaylor3400: you know I will the hotel I'm staying at is right on the river walk http://www.lamansion.com/
I can taste the margarita's all ready I'm going to try to get some golf in as well.

I was watching Super Cross Lite last night on the speed channel and was surprised that they use helmet cams now it looked pretty cool on the big screen.

Thanx bnaylor3400: you know I will the hotel I'm staying at is right on the river walk http://www.lamansion.com/
I can taste the margarita's all ready I'm going to try to get some golf in as well.

I was watching Super Cross Lite last night on the speed channel and was surprised that they use helmet cams now it looked pretty cool on the big screen.

Lodging and accomodations looks good. :bigthumb:

Watch out for those sand traps. :lol:

Which race was that. I keep track of the national Supercross MX races. The ones with Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki) and James Stewart (Kawasaki). The helmet cams let you see that it is a pretty tough job MX racing.

Lodging and accomodations looks good. :bigthumb:

Watch out for those sand traps. :lol:

Which race was that.

I don't know Super Cross Lite is all I picked up I didn't watch long enough to figure out if it was live or what.
What ever stadium it was in was packed to the roof.

I don't know Super Cross Lite is all I picked up I didn't watch long enough to figure out if it was live or what.
What ever stadium it was in was packed to the roof.

Yeah the tickets are normally sold out. That is how popular MX racing is. The two biggest are the Supercross Nationals and the Outdoor Nationals. Of course, just about all riders are factory sponsored. It is a showdown of Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda and KTM.

I wonder how a Harley would take the whoops..lol. :lol:

I don't know I try to keep mine on the road.
The Buell's seem to do alright on the road circuits though.

:cwm27: Ask Evel Kenevel how Harley's land jumps!!!!

I understand that March in Michigan can bring some whacky weather, but get this swing in weather we just experienced here in Flint, MI:
March 13th, 3:00pm, sunshine and 69 degrees
5:30pm, thunderstorms and a tornado watch
8:00pm, high wind (gusts to 70mph) and 36 degrees with snow
March 14th, 6:30am, 24 degrees, wind chill factor of 15 degrees with snow
expected

All I can do is shake my head, overload on vitamin-c, and pray I don't get sick like everyone else is around here, sheesh.

We're getting the same here,warm with thunder and rain yesterday this morning its snowing and so windy I could hardly keep my GP on the road.
On the weekend it was sunny and warm and all the bikes where out I was almost ready to fire up the beer fridge.

OK your turn bnaynlor3400: let me guess sunny and warm?

We're getting the same here,warm with thunder and rain yesterday this morning its snowing and so windy I could hardly keep my GP on the road.
On the weekend it was sunny and warm and all the bikes where out I was almost ready to fire up the beer fridge.

OK your turn bnaynlor3400: let me guess sunny and warm?

Yup, as a matter of fact it is sunny but chilly. We dropped into the high 30s for a low. It is warming back up though. Last week we had a few dust storms and days of high winds because we had the Jetstream right over us. But that is typical for this time of year here.

The midwest got it pretty bad. Reports of around 125 tornadoes.

**** WEATHER REPORT****
We just has a snow storm blow by with thunder and lighting now the sun is shining?
Thats the first time I've seen that before.

I was just doing a little reading out on the main forum and notice the antifreeze thread started up again are these guys drinking the stuff or putting it in their cars?

**** WEATHER REPORT****
We just has a snow storm blow by with thunder and lighting now the sun is shining?
Thats the first time I've seen that before.

I was just doing a little reading out on the main forum and notice the antifreeze thread started up again are these guys drinking the stuff or putting it in their cars?

Sounds like mother nature is on the rag or in menopause. :lol:

Update: Sunny and 70 degrees.

Yeah Wylie drinking Dexcool must do weird things to people.

would that be Dex-Kool-aid?

I'd spike the stuff. How about Dexquila?

BTW - Wylie while in San Antonio don't forget to drink some Tecate beer with a Tequila chaser. You'll have real fun on the golf course the next day. :evillol:

Tecate is good stuff, but I'd pass on the Tequila chaser. Me and hard liquor don't get along.

Tecate is good stuff, but I'd pass on the Tequila chaser. Me and hard liquor don't get along.

Tequila is not too bad as long as you take a hint from Clint Eastwood. "A man has got to know his limitations". lol. :lol:

It's nicknamed "Wine of the Earth" and has a pretty interesting history. I succumb to peer pressure from the inlaws (outlaws). Always a bottle of Jose Cuervo worm included around at our family parties. It goes with the territory.

I visited the Tecate beer plant in Mexico (Baja) several years ago. Nice operation and at the end of the tour you get a free Tecate beer with a lime.

Thanx for the tips I'll definitely try the local beer and Tequila is one of my favorites from what I've heard I've had some really good times after consuming some Tequila.
bnaylor3400: you say your son is out there does he know CPR.

Thanx for the tips I'll definitely try the local beer and Tequila is one of my favorites from what I've heard I've had some really good times after consuming some Tequila.
bnaylor3400: you say your son is out there does he know CPR.

Just stick with the good stuff like Jose Cuervo and you'll be OK.

Interesting you bring that up Wylie. My son is CPR trained and a certified American Red Cross Lifeguard. He's Corps Squad (Varsity) Mens Swimming Team Manager at West Point but he is leaving San Antonio Saturday and heading back for classes and the cold weather. I guess the party is over for him. :lol:

Congrats to him your a proud Dad for sure,now that I think about it I don't know why stuff like that isn't mandatory in Hi school.
At my age the more qualified friends I have around me the better.
Not that I'm in bad shape or anything but I'm usually the first in line for a good time.

Congrats to him your a proud Dad for sure,now that I think about it I don't know why stuff like that isn't mandatory in Hi school.
At my age the more qualified friends I have around me the better.
Not that I'm in bad shape or anything but I'm usually the first in line for a good time.

Thanks Wylie. Yeah it is rough bringing up kids. Too many bad influences out there. When I got him his car I made him make the insurance payments so he had to get a job in high school. Since he was a swimmer lifeguarding was the best route. He has saved a lot of kids and adult lives at the pools.

Speaking of health I've got to act on my New Years resolution. Gonna start going for runs with the dog and do some moderate weight lifting. We both need it. I'm losing upper body strength to handle the MX bike this year. Picked up a couple of bottles of Bayer aspirin and popping one every day for the next month. I heard it was good for the heart. Getting old. :shakehead

I hear ya there buddy if I don't workout I can feel my self go down hill really fast, I do allot of reading on health stuff one thing that made me feel young again is just laying of the dairy and reading about the Zone,theres allot of good science out there that the drug companies would rather you not know about they make money when your sick.
www.notmilk.com
http://www.zoneperfect.com/site/content/index.asp

I hear ya there buddy if I don't workout I can feel my self go down hill really fast, I do allot of reading on health stuff one thing that made me feel young again is just laying of the dairy and reading about the Zone,theres allot of good science out there that the drug companies would rather you not know about they make money when your sick.
www.notmilk.com
http://www.zoneperfect.com/site/content/index.asp

Same here I limit milk products.

How do those nutrition bars taste?

Sounds like a good year for health. It is never too late. :bigthumb:

Well out of the health bars out there Zone's are the best for ya, taste OK
I just use them to keep from starving or else your metabolism slows.
And I'd rather do that than hit a fast food joint.
This is the guy that started the Zone http://www.drsears.com/welcome.page what I liked about these guys is their credentials.
Read up on Sears and try it you'll notice a huge difference in the way you feel.
I can party longer and harder now than I ever did :D

Well out of the health bars out there Zone's are the best for ya, taste OK
I just use them to keep from starving or else your metabolism slows.
And I'd rather do that than hit a fast food joint.
This is the guy that started the Zone http://www.drsears.com/welcome.page what I liked about these guys is their credentials.
Read up on Sears and try it you'll notice a huge difference in the way you feel.
I can party longer and harder now than I ever did :D

Thanks Wylie. I'll check into to it.

SInce my mountain biking accident(broke right arm, now have steel plate and 9 screws), I've found it hard to get back into exercising like i know I should. The funny thing is, I know I had more energy and felt better when I did, but it's so hard motivating myself to get started again. At 5'9", and pushing 200 lbs, it's time to get off my lazy butt. I'm broad shouldered and normally am about 190 in good shape, but everything has slid down and gotten soft.

It gets worse when you get over 40 and then compounds after 50.

I was thinking about enrolling in one of those high impact aerobics classes at one of the gyms....with members of the opposite sex. Might as well make it worth while.:evillol:

Motivation is the hardest part,funny thing its all in your head.
Unmotivated feel lousy,feel lousy become more unmotivated and so on.
I know when I started watching what I eat it became much easier to break that cycle.

Mountain bike? what'd you do hit a tree?

It gets worse when you get over 40 and then compounds after 50.

I was thinking about enrolling in one of those high impact aerobics classes at one of the gyms....with members of the opposite sex. Might as well make it worth while.:evillol:

Watch you don't strain your eyes.

Speaking of that and not that I don't like you guys but we could use some women in this thread.
What happen to GTPgirl? I think thats what she went by.

Hit a rut and was on the ground before I knew I was falling. I think about all the crazy stuff I've done and never broke a bone, and then this happened. It was just a fluke thing that proves gravity works. Curse you Sir Isaac Newton!!!!

There are a few women on here, but not enough I agree. There's a couple of cuties over in the Lumina forum, but one hates her Lumi, so when she gets a new car, she'll be gone too.

Watch you don't strain your eyes.

Speaking of that and not that I don't like you guys but we could use some women in this thread.
What happen to GTPgirl? I think thats what she went by.

I saw a GTP Gal one day. One of the gals was scared off by one of the Moderators. KustomKid54 (Jim) had a few words to say to him. His screen name begins with Fl.