TGO David

Under which of the dozen or so user names that you signed up with here?

Perhaps what we need is someone to co-admin the USGO site; someone who has the free time to try and grow it into something active.

Hornet Handler (member here) had a rental up in Colorado last winter. Said the AWD version of it got him anywhere and everywhere he needed to go in the snow.

Those are even tackier. As evidenced above. Seriously not the sort of positive message a gun owner should want to convey.

Agreed.

I'd kill myself on a motorcycle faster than you could get it from 0-60.

People. People irritate me.

You're worrying too much about what everyone else is going to think. Observe the four cardinal rules that Hexhead posted (see above) and whatever other rules are particular to the range you choose to shoot at. Most ranges have staff who will be happy to introduce you to shooting. You aren't the first new guy on the range and certainly won't be the last. Just go out there, be safe, and enjoy yourself.

If your car needs it.

Drive faster, gramps!

Mmmm... whiskey.

I wonder if it's swine flu. Actually it's my annual allergy flare up that happens the first time the weather turns cooler after the summer heat. I never had these problems until I moved to Tennessee. I think my body is trying to reject the State.

It depends on how negotiations go.

Sharing booth space with East Side Gun Shop, actually. (just kidding)

Can we go ahead and mention the Manufacturers? They fall into a different category I suppose.

Hat, the only thing I like in that picture is the wheels. I'm seriously not fond of the wheels that come on the 300C. I may swap them out for something else later. The Viper wheels look good on them from what I'm seeing on other sites.

I don't really consider anything that doesn't require a code flash or significant wrenching a "mod" ... so a CAI could sneak onto the car.

I'm not prepared to comment on that yet as we have not started taking money. A commitment from a vendor will constitute them paying to reserve their tables. For the same reason, I've been very reluctant to mention specific vendors yet. If I announce a list right now, that list could change and then those vendors will have received free advertising for nothing. As soon as our paperwork comes back from the State and the new business entity is official, we'll begin taking checks from vendors and start publishing the count and list.

Check and check. We're being offered a pretty smoking deal on this car by a guy that I've dealt with quite a bit over the past 10 years. I've got it for the next 24hrs or so to test and see what we think. A big advantage is that my wife will be able to drive it. She tried to get the hang of the manual trans in the Acura and it just wasn't a good fit for her. No fault of hers; I've been driving a manual for the past 21 years and the Acura's crappy transmission gives me trouble at times. No, not going to modify it. I've got a other cars for that. This needs to stay reliable, and once you start down that path you inevitably trade some reliability for performance no matter how well planned out the changes are. I love the CTS-V also, but have not found one in good shape, with low miles at the price point we're shopping within. Crappy Blackberry pic...

If I did that, I'd never find the car once I parked it.

I do like the G8 and honestly believe it's the best looking Pontiac that has ever been made with 4 doors, but they are outside my price range requirements. We've gotten to where we won't buy if we can't pay cash.

The one I'm looking at right now is Bright Silver Metallic. I dig silver cars. Easier to maintain.

The SRT8 300C is the only option on the table right now. Appearances are all about personal tastes and my wife and I actually like the car's appearance a lot. I'm not going to open track it or take it to the drag strip, so some of those things aren't very consequential. I do like the SRT8 Jeep but it's really gains nothing in terms of interior space (actually sacrifices some) and most of them are outside of my price range.

BMWs have no soul. --Clarkson That's good to hear. Thanks.

Technically I've been into cars longer than I've been into guns. I blame it on my parents buying me Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars from the time I was old enough to cram their lead-painted metal bodies into my mouth, because I still haven't stopped playing with things that have wheels. Guns came later but thankfully someone told me I shouldn't stick those in my mouth. My wife and I are thinking about replacing our 2005 Acura TL with a Chrysler 300C SRT8. I miss having rear wheel drive V8 torque, but I absolutely need a 4-door car for family and business. I only get to see my Diesel F250 when my wife wants it washed or fueled up. What I'm wondering is: Does anyone here own one of those cars and if so, what are your thoughts on them? Problems? Hidden surprises? Things a prospective buyer needs to know before deciding? I've got one for today and just need to put some miles on it and see if it agrees with my inner carbon-footprint.