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Reply to this, please. For some reason your posts aren’t showing up, and I
didn’t plonk you…

My son is regretting letting our ’87 Corolla FX 16 be sold to my mom – why?

He saw it being used for "cool" driving online, and now desperately wants it
back.

I told him he could ask my mom to sell it to him, but not to hold his
breath.

So, Hachi, you’re not the only one who wants "Trish"

Natalie

Listen to the rhetoric coming from the Democrats. "We have to keep up the
fight!" That’s what Dillary said at a campaign rally earlier today.

A lot of people say I’m a RINO because I back McCain, but McCain has
learned how to work across the aisle in Washington, and fosters more of a
sense of cooperation rather than alienation.

And the Democrats call *US* ‘haters’. Have a good look at your own party
before calling someone else haters.

On the local town common.
It is really hilarious. The Dems are battling the same old issues and
railing against GWB (rather than against McCain, who may well be the next
Pres), "No blood for oil", "No war in Iraq", etc

The Reps had it right (as usual): Current signs:

"We don’t need an Obamanation"
"Since Dems took over Congress, gas prices have tripled"
"If there’s blood, where’s the oil?"

Democrats still campagning against Bush. We wonder why things have gotten
worse since Pelosi et al took over Congress?

Damn "return"!

Here’s the whole post:

"Bill Putney" …

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> Wickeddoll® wrote:

>> I don’t think it’s an issue of race, honestly.  I think it’s economics.
>> Lower-income people tend to be Democrats.  I’m Independent now, but
>> realized after a while that my allegiance to the Democrats from the first
>> vote (1976) was unwarranted.  As Charles says (yes, *that* Charles) the
>> Democrats tend to think the government should take care of everyone, even
>> those who do not *want* to help themselves.  I *did* work my way out of
>> poverty (before I met my Air Force Officer husband, by the way), and
>> realized that if I can do it, anyone can.

>> Having said that, though, I think the Republican party caters too much to
>> the wealthy.  They seem to focus on keeping the rich folks in clover,
>> while the rest of us get screwed…

> By many standards, you *are* rich.  Re-read the last sentence of your
> previous paragraph.

Oh, I know!

>> However, despite my reservations about him and his party, I think the
>> Shrub has had the most diverse senior cabinet of any I’ve seen in my
>> lifetime.  I gotta give him credit for that, because by appointing Condi
>> to that extremely high post, he gave hope to many people of color, as
>> well as women in general…

> Don’t forget also Colin Powell.  But of course, to certain people, you
> can’t count Rice and Powell because, by definition, any black person who
> works with conservatives, or, God forbid, *is* one is a traitor to their
> race or an Uncle Tom or whatever way they want to say it, so they get
> thrown under the bus (witness: Aunt Jemima caricatures of Condoleezza Rice
> by Republicans?  No – by Democrats – on their web site).  Some would say
> you sold out by marrying an Air Force officer.

Keep in mind, that I outranked him by two levels when we met, so I certainly
didn’t marry him for status.  But I’m sure some think I "betrayed" my people
by marrying a white man.  Are there black men who would have been perfect
for me?  I’m absolutely certain there are, but I met *this* guy first.  To
just disregard him, despite all his appealing qualities, would have been
racism, which is something I don’t tolerate from *any* race.

>> That’s how you progress – get educated, don’t give up, and avoid
>> handouts.  I’ve heard the shit about Condi dirty-dealing her way to the
>> top.  First of all, if true, how many politicians don’t do that?  But
>> even if it *is* true, she does more for our people by just *being* where
>> she is, than any of the others who claim to be trying to help us.  Like
>> it or not, the Republicans really have done more us than the Democrats
>> ever really did, IMO, starting with Lincoln.

>> I’ve shit-canned *both* parties until they show me they can fly right;
>> *if* that ever happens.

> I’m witcha.

> Bill Putney

Natalie

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That last one is the coolest of all!

Natalie

The two bottles of Techron I ran back-to-back that resolved the ‘vapor
lock’ issue…

Or adding 1/2 tank of "real" gas (no ethanol) in Vermont.

In Vermont, you have to pull up to a pump specifically marked "E-10" to
get Ethanol-enhanced gas. Otherwise, you get plain old, good gasoline.

I am a newbie at this, having bought my last car about 10 years ago, so
please bear with me.

We are in the market for a new Toyota. Still unsettled on the model.
However, the family definitely wants a 6 CD CHANGER and a SUNROOF!

Question: Is it best to order these as options when buying a new car,
or get them done in the aftermarket later?

Thanks.

We are in the market for a new Toyota. The last car I bought was about
10 years ago and I am still going about it in the old fashioned and
painful way: visiting dealerships in person. Besides time and trouble
of getting there, one has to deal with salesmen.

I am in Chicago area. One dealership (Grossinger) was a mad-house and
the sales guy made you feel like running away. Another one (Bredemann
in Park Ridge) was better. Encouraged by that we tried "nice suburbs".
At Schaumburg Toyota 5-6 salesmen hanging around at the door like touts
in 3rd world countries and all they wanted to know was "are you buying
today?"

So I was thinking, why not shop online? But I don’t know how. In
particular I don’t know how to zero in on the features we want:

Manual transmission
A specific color (magnetic grey with ash interior)
Power steering, locks etc.
ABS (Is extra option of "stability control" useful?)
Sunroof
6-CD changer

I don’t know how to look for this specific combination online!

Sites that ask you to "build your car" confuse me because they begin by
asking me to choose a "trim" and I don’t care about that and don’t know
which options are available with which trim.

Ideally I would like to zero in on cars with these precise features,
have dealers email me their quotes, and then deal with 1-2 that seem
best. But I don’t know how to do that. If you have experience, all
advice will be appreciated.