Finally Got My Car!!!

[omicron]

I thought the Toyota Camry was a Holden something.

Holden Apollo. Died in 1997, though.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That is complete horseshit.

[Raghavan]

That is complete horseshit.

Wiki says that Omi is true.

[omicron]

Wiki says that Omi is true.

That's where I copied and pasted from

[Raghavan]

No originality i see.

[omicron]

That is complete horseshit.

Worked, though. Holden managed to return to profitability by '89, and was this close to death a few years previously. The Commodore and Falcon spawned a host of models based off the one platform - sedan, wagon, coupe, ute, 4WD and long-wheelbase, designed to be compatible for exporting.

The one bad result was the loss of the Skyline. Nissan couldn't make any of its other locally-built cars profitably, so they pulled out of local manufacture entirely, taking the Skyline with it.

[pommes-t]

Shansareg?

One of my favourites...

"There's an old saying in Tennessee I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee--that says, fool me once, shame on--shame on you. Fool me-- you can't get fooled again."
President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., 17.9 2002



LOL @ Shansareg Shensareg

It means constant liars are ridiculous people and piss me off!

[nickdrinkwater]

Why the hell are you guys sticking up for this kid?

And for as much as you lie, you sure do suck at it.

Sympathy?   

[FIU Panther]

On the 2000 Dodge Intrepid

What Edmunds.com says
A spacious and handsome family car with the moves of a sport sedan




See you on the twisties...

[cawimmer430]

The G35, like the Camry 4-cylinder, is Japanese and doesn't have as much "soul" as my pure-bred German racing machine.

Correct. German cars have soul! 

[TheIntrepid]

On the 2000 Dodge Intrepid

What Edmunds.com says
A spacious and handsome family car with the moves of a sport sedan




See you on the twisties...

The 2000? Those don't have the 3.5 available or fog lamps. 2003-2004 FTW.

Hey Panther, do you have AutoStick?

[NomisR]

Correct. German cars have soul!?

Saying German cars have soul is like saying Toyota Camry is a sporty car... neither are true..

[BimmerM3]

Correct. German cars have soul! 

[TheIntrepid]

There may be an update on my car situation:

My uncle, who works for Toyota, and who's currently driving my new car, told us that the Ontario provincial government gives us a $2000 rebate on a Hybrid car, and the federal government an additional $1500. Plus, my university for next year has a yearly parking rate of $584 ($68 for every month of school), and a $350 annual flat rate for Hybrids.

My uncle also said that since it's within 10 days of purchase, we can get a full refund on the LE and, if we put a down payment down, get a new Camry Hybrid for $2200 more (after discounts and rebates) than we got hte LE for.

It more than pays for itself, since Ontario's government is going to grant free use of carpool lanes with one occupant in the car for Hybrid drivers.

My dad says he's seriously considering it.

[Raghavan]

OR you could get a 5sp. Camry and have a lot more fun.

[TheIntrepid]

I'd be just as bored, but my arm would get sore :P

[Raghavan]

I'd be just as bored, but my arm would get sore :P

LOL. How would your arm get sore?? And if you're mostly commuting on the highway, you're not going to touch the stick or clutch.

[Tave]

$584 for parking? WTF? You must be paying for a premium lot. If not that's fucking robbery. I paid 40 bucks for the entire year @ ASU. If I wanted to, I could have paid more for a structure, but the most I would've had to shell-out would've been 300-400 bucks. I guarantee ASU has a bigger parking mess than wherever you're going.

[heelntoe]

I'd be just as bored, but my arm would get sore :P

i haven't driven a camry so i can't say, but there is no way your arm would get sore unless you shifted every two seconds(or if you have particularly weak arms)

[FordSVT]

The G35, like the Camry 4-cylinder, is Japanese and doesn't have as much "soul" as my pure-bred German racing machine.

Yes, but your car's soul is composed of the ground up bonze of teh Jewz! 
-FordSVT-

[ro51092]

OR you could get a 5sp. Camry and have a lot more fun.

Camry and fun don't go together.

[the Teuton]

$584 for parking? WTF? You must be paying for a premium lot. If not that's fucking robbery. I paid 40 bucks for the entire year @ ASU. If I wanted to, I could have paid more for a structure, but the most I would've had to shell-out would've been 300-400 bucks. I guarantee ASU has a bigger parking mess than wherever you're going.

Big city = big prices.  Parking in Pittsburgh, if you do it legally, is about $700 for the whole year.  Consider yourself lucky.

[Raghavan]

Camry and fun don't go together.

Relatively fun.
How about life saving then? Or else you'd go to sleep.

[TheIntrepid]

OR you could get a 5sp. Camry and have a lot more fun.

I already have an I-4 LE. This is just an option my dad's looking into.

[Raghavan]

Trade in the auto for a manual.

[TheIntrepid]

Trade in the auto for a manual.

Why!? We just bought it, and we'd never dream of trading it, except I went to McMaster today to check out the campus and we learned this about the parking fee. We were talking to my uncle about it and he made the suggestion. Plus, sticks are hard to find.

[Tave]

Big city = big prices.? Parking in Pittsburgh, if you do it legally, is about $700 for the whole year.? Consider yourself lucky.

Pheonix is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Einstein. The metro area is over twice the size of Pittsburg. The city itself is over 5 times the size of Pittsburg. ASU's Tempe campus is the second largest school in the country. Trust me, parking is in demand there. Consider yourself ripped off.



In fact, the metro stat only includes 2 suburbs. If we consider the greater PHX area, we're probably talking about a city that is 10 times larger than Pittsburg.


Please man, Colorado Springs is larger than fucking Pittsburg, which is the 58th largest city in the States. Pheonix is number 6. Please don't "inform" me of what it's like to park in a big city. Trust me, I know.


And we're not talking about city permits, we're talking about college parking, correct? Unless I missed something...

[Raghavan]

Order one.
Do it now.

[heelntoe]

Why!? We just bought it, and we'd never dream of trading it, except I went to McMaster today to check out the campus and we learned this about the parking fee. We were talking to my uncle about it and he made the suggestion. Plus, sticks are hard to find.

look under a tree foo. there are plenty of sticks.

[TheIntrepid]

Order one.
Do it now.

My dad and I are deciding on a color, between Titanium Metallic



and Aloe Green

something like this