my wifes passat i was driving when i jeep was in the shop. the tank was half full so i filled for her it cost 19.00 dollars it costs to fill my jeep last week from half a tank 33.00 dollars.

damn you richard, thats an awesome place.

lovely isn't it? I'm afraid all I've ever seen of Noo Joysey is Jersey City and the road to NY from Newark.

thanks alot i love it im on the border between pa and new jersey theres alot of farms corn fields its terreble in winder and my next door neighbor lives in a trailer and his favorite qoute get r done lol.

is that near where the *Jersey Devil* lives? forgive me I'm an ignorant peasant from Tawakalnistan and I get lost outside Manhattan (except for NE Houston)

Mr. S can correct me, of course. But the Joisey Devil, after whom the professional Ice Hockey team was named and against which several religious organizations of railed ever since, was a denizen of the lowland pine barrens and marshlands of NJ.

Mr. S. lives away from the coastlines of the State and is, therefore, safe from it. Unless, of course, he happens also to be a NJ Devils ice hockey fan.

As for favorite cars, I only owned one before giving it up for city life. But I have driven quite a few and the most enjoyable driving experience I have had is while driving this one:



The car was about 5 years old at the time but had been kept in wonder condition. I got to drive it almost every day until the owner wrapped it around a highway light pole. He survived the experience, just barely and I felt badly for him, of course, but (secretly) my heart was broken by the loss of the car itself.

*gasp* you drove Yooropeeun? I'm going to tell Michael Moore, he'll do a documentary on you.

I do like American *muscle* cars, but in this day and age they are just an indulgence. Italian cars remain my favourite though, but I haven't had one for a few years. I buy Italian tyres though (keeps my uncle Gianni in a job) There ain't really no British car industry left anymore, even the Minis are made by BayerischesMotorWerke GmBH.

grom you drive a car made by the same people who built Messerschmitt 109s, how do you feel about that, hmmmm?

For sheer neck-snapping pull your arms out of your shoulder sockets straightline
acceleration and thrill, I got to drive a 1972 Olds 442 that belonged to a friend whose Dad owned an Oldsmobile dealership. He'd gotten it from his Dad after it had been "broken in" for a few years at least.
Thing had one of those gas pedals that felt like it would collapse to the floor as soon as your toe touched it. It was normally aspirated with an old time Holley 4 barrel carburetor and the standard mufflers were replaced with dual glass packs, one for each bank of four.

Frankly, the thing scared me the few times I drove it. It was FAST but it stank on the corners. Stabilizers and anti-roll bars notwithstanding.

I also have had quite a lot of fun driving Miatas here and there, top down. But it is just too cramped a feeling for me now days.

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Yooorpeeeuhns make good cars. Well, Germans do anyway.

I've even driven a Yugo. But I drive quite a few American makes as well. I've driven a Chevy Surburban on more than one occasion, same with BOTH a Ford Excursion and the Expedition. I was very impressed with a Subaru Outback last winter (driving on slick slushy roads at speed). And I've driven both the X and S type Jagyoooowaahrrrs this year and both for more than a day, the S far surpassing the X, of course. But I haven't driven a Fiat in ages. The one I did drive was a 124 that was about to fall apart from rust. It was a sh*tty ride but then, it was in sh*tty condition. Wanted to but have not driven a SAAB. Drove Volvos, they feel kind of disconnected from the road.

Oh. And lately, I've been assigned Hyundais, the Sonata and the XG350.

The advantage to not owning a car but needing to travel on business is that I pile up a lot of "frequent traveler" miles and get to take free rentals of any car I choose (within reason and when available, of course). So I've been renting the spectrum on weekends and getting free upgrades while on the road for work.

Edited by - Indy11 on 11/21/2005 3:51:45 PM

yeah the jersey devil hails from south jersey by the shore. we got the black bears skunks ground hogs hedge hogs all kind of hogs and deer buzzards hawks road kill lots of that yummy get r done.

yousa bin driving the wrong Volveaus, Edward; I had a 480 Turbo for a while which most def did not feel disconnected from the road! very nice car apart from the foul veleur interior.

The Mullah drove a car with a velour interior? A turbo with velour interior?

Let me guess. It was turquoise with fat whitewall tires. You had a couple of bobbing head thingamabobs on the dashboard and chromed mudflaps. Oh, and let me guess, you had a pair of fuzzy dice, likely fluorescent lime green, dangling from your rear view mirror.

Edited by - Indy11 on 11/22/2005 7:25:44 PM

Closest thing i have to a car is a goat. But atleast they are really cute!

yo indy thats a pimps car i used to see those on 42 st when i used work in manhatten. and goats are really cute.back in 2004 my wife ans sister inlaw went to the warren county farmers fair and my sister inlaw petted this goat and he took a crap it was so funny.

Edited by - Richard W. Sabatino on 11/22/2005 8:15:52 PM

it was red with spoked alloys akshuly. it was a very nice car in may ways, but it did have a horrible interior.