Thank you Chevrolet and Government Motors!
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2. Fill out info
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4. Go to local Chevy Dealer and redeem tickets.
Do this as soon as you can, tickets can go fast depending on how busy your local dealership is!
I’ll be driving this thing. Pics and vids will be posted after the event!
One of my best friends, Allen, got his DC2 Acura Integra stolen!
Car was last seen in the Pheasant Creek subdivision in Northbrook, IL the evening of October 6, 2009. It was parked outside an apartment complex, and when he walked out around 2am on the 7th, the car was gone.
Description of car:
- Silver 1996 Acura Integra LS (has GSR wheels)
- No badges front or back (residue will be there)
- Skunk2 Shift Knob
- Aftermarket CAI
- Gutted Rear
- Black Leather Interior
- Smells inside
The authorities have been contacted. If you see this car please contact Allen or the Northbrook PD.
NBPD: (847) 564-2060
Allen: (847) 322-0505
I’ve been reposting this on almost all the forums I’m on.
Please facebook, twitter, blog, repost on other forums, etc. about this.
party wagon says goodbye to party van.
Yeah, so I just get a call yesterday from the car dealership that the car I bought in late July finally got approved for the Cash 4 Clunkers rebate.
I guess that’s nice? The car’s only seen 1000 miles thus far. Been riding my motorcycle too much!
It’s been a good run. 3 billion dollars.
I got my piece of the pie (almost been a month now). Full post on my C4C story coming soon.
Too awesome for words.
CLICK HERE. Fill out info, follow instructions, get free magazines!
Save $10!!!
This might look like a scam, but it’s not. I’ve done this many times before with this and other magazines. I have so many issues at my house right now…
-Rich
I love rolling out every Saturday and driving with these guys. We have a blast! This past weekend I took some video, and I’ve just uploaded them!
Last week, we had a great turnout. Many Miata’s, Elise’s, Exige’s, Forester’s, WRX’s, RX-8′s, 350Z’s, 240SX’s… just to name a few.
Enjoy the video’s! (If you can, watch it in High Quality mode, looks way better!)
Enjoy!
- Richie L
I know, harsh words. But read on for my reasoning.
One day, I called to ask how much an extra set of keys for the “MR-2 Spyder” would cost. The lady on the other end asked “are you sure that’s a Toyota?” When I finally got some parts prices, it was absurd. About $100 for the key (it is a chipped key, mind you), and $40 for cut and program. In my experience, and those of others, good dealers do this as a courtesy. Strike 1.
Even though they were already on think ice in my book, I went in one day to have them check on the faulty hood latch TSB, and to check if my MR-S had the keyless entry. According to SpyderChat, I do. I have the flashing light on the dash, and a sticker in each window saying, “Toyota Security System”. I Thought this would take about 20 minutes, 45 max. I was there for almost 2 hours. This wasn’t some busy time either. It was an early Thursday afternoon, with 2 other people in the waiting room. Those two people were mom’s getting oil changes and got there after me. In fact, they left before I did.
When the service guy finally got back to me in the waiting room, he said the hood latch was $150+ and the install was $40. He forgot to check the keyless entry for me. He went to go check it, this took him all of 5 minutes. He said the car didn’t have it (I was skeptical), then he goes on to try to sell me on an aftermarket keyless entry for $300 or with the alarm option for $400. I was firmly raising the BS-Flag at this point. I wanted to get my ass out of there as soon as possible, but it took another 15 minutes for the cashier to ring me up. By now, I was surprised they didn’t give me some sort of $40 “estimate charge…” Strike 2.
I asked the guy afterwards, ”Since this is a TSB…” then he cut me off. ”3 years 36000 miles.” I would’ve gone on to say, “and a factory defect there’d at least be a discounted fee, if not free-of-charge?” but he didn’t let me finish.
Don’t ever give business to this hole of a service department. I think they’re trying to make money off of parts sales, as I’ve heard of others getting keys for $38 cut/programmed. And they have absurd pricing on simple service. $40 to cut and program a key!?
There was no rapport in this place. Not like a good shop, where you can talk to the guys in the Service Department and see what’s going on with your car. This place on the other hand, was cold and ignoring.
My sneaking suspicion is that because they are situated in an affluent community, they can nickel-and-dime you to death, and Mr. and Mrs. Northshore won’t notice a $450 charge when you just go in for an oil change… as long as you “explain” it to them. In fact, I witnessed this first hand.
The lady before me in the cashier line was appalled at her almost $500 bill. She had just come in for a scheduled service. She was contesting the charge, but then the tech guy came in and “explained” it to her saying that the car was just recently out of warranty. She sighed and signed at the X. Strike 3.
In my opinion, the Northbrook Toyota Service Department fails on all levels.
Not all Dealerships and Stealerships… but this one is.
-Richie
I’ve been an Initial D Fan for many, many years. I remember hearing about it first when i was a wee tyke in Junior High School. It was then, and is now, good stuff.
Recently, I decided to start re-watching all of it, from 1st Stage to 4th with everything in between. I have yet to finish 4th Stage completely, but damn, it’s still just as good as I remembered. This time around, I decided to “try-out” the English Dub by Funimation…
All I have to say is, “wow, that shit sucked.” I almost made it all the way through 1st Stage with the Dub, but by the last five or so episodes, I’d had enough. It’s like the show was completely different. I loathed it. The reason I decided to try the Dub was because I would watch the episodes before I went to sleep, so I really didn’t feel like reading text on the screen. I know most super-anime-otaku would say that watching it in Japanese is the only way to go, and for the most part, I’d have to agree. But then again, a properly done Sub has it’s place in my library.
The three places where the Initial D Dubs lacked was:
Anyway, on to the rest of the series. Going back to JDM-Mode was awesome. You could obviously see the advances in the animation from series-to-series. My favorite was when they started going cel-shaded (4th Stage). Not only did it look the best, but I felt it flowed more with the rest of the show.
It’d be really cool to see the entire series reanimated with 4th Stage animation style. It would look soooooooooooooo good!
I haven’t finished the entire series, so I’ll have to finish that up and post about it later.
Fan-Subs 4Ever!
-Richie
