Fashion Board--Penske . . . forever! - Page 222

patentparanyc · 08-24-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by soup sandwich
I got the sense from some of his posts that he was losing confidence in the position he had taken. I was just trying to show him some support. A sort of virtual arm around his shoulders half-hug kind of thing. Was this wrong?

Him lose confidence? HA! I laff.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-24-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Which one does your wife like? Get that one. Slave.

The car board is not dead.

I get to pick the car. She gets to re-do the kitchen...and apparently pick the car.

08-24-2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Let's see: one who stays at home and has another go out and do the work and hand over all the money is a slave? I thought that the master did no work and the slave did it all. Silly me.

Betcha feel better about it all now, don't you? Go ahead, say it to yourself: "I am the master. The Master." I did it just now and it gave me the boost I needed to get right back to work on whatever piece of stupid fucking pointless shit I'm supposed to be pretending to care about to pay the rent.

SlaveNoMore · 08-24-2006, 03:30 PM

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Did you just call me Coltrane?
Is it gone or am I crazy?

Anyway, I'm buying a new car. Here's what I've (sort of) narrowed it down to:

Audi A3 (i love it - wife does not like)
Saab 9-3
Acura TL
Infiniti G35 (2007)
Adobe
Other

Pick my ride. Quickly. My Grand Cherokee is falling apart faster than I can say "shitcockballsmotherfucker!"

Don't you love the Environment? Take public transportation, dammit.

ThurgreedMarshall · 08-24-2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Is it gone or am I crazy?

Anyway, I'm buying a new car. Here's what I've (sort of) narrowed it down to:

Audi A3 (i love it - wife does not like)
Saab 9-3
Acura TL
Infiniti G35 (2007)
Adobe
Other

Pick my ride. Quickly. My Grand Cherokee is falling apart faster than I can say "shitcockballsmotherfucker!"

I used to have an Acura. Most dependable car ever. Never had a problem with it.

That said, while I don't like the A3, I love the A4.

TM

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 08-24-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
But I don't know how you got from a Grand Cherokee to the stuff on your list.

Well, his name doesn't happen to be Rockefeller. I suspect the custom contour seats and the beverage gripping dash make the Adobe an attractive choice.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-24-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I think we need a little more guidance here. What do you want, and not want?

When I bought my car, I was looking for a convertible with a real back seat (for the kid) that got solid reviews from Consumer Reports and similar sources. That narrowed me down really quickly (to the BMW 325 and a Mercedes that was too expensive). But I don't know how you got from a Grand Cherokee to the stuff on your list.

I want a nice, smaller sedan that's fairly quick and gets good mileage. I've driven SUVs all my life (except for my first car, a four-banger white 1987 Mustang - sounded like a freaking lawnmower), and am sick of their size, poor handling and crappy gas mileage.

Sidd Finch · 08-24-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
You need to upgrade.
A6
9-5
Pick a lower range mercedes
don't bother with a low end beamer.

Uh-oh. No buttonholes, and now I have the wrong car. PPNYC is NEVER going to fuck me.

Whether the BMW 3-series is worthwhile depends on the year. For a while they were trying to make that a lower-cost, starter-type car in the hopes of securing brand loyalty. Didn't work, kind of backfired, and they got over it.

The higher-end BMWs are just too damn big.

ThurgreedMarshall · 08-24-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by ironweed
Uhhh, I think you're ok here but did you check with Mr. Thurgreed (Sir) before you posted this? I hear he gets real mad if you don't clear your posts with him beforehand. Real mad.

Stop cowering in the corner. As a member of the bar, you are embarrassing yourself, sir.

TM

Sidd Finch · 08-24-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Hopefully you've found it somewhere other than here at Lawtalkers High!

TM

Of course. Why do you think I've stopped calling you when I'm in NY?

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-24-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Don't you love the Environment? Take public transportation, dammit.

I do. Every weekday. To and from work.

Seriously, if Chicago's climate were like San Diego's, I'd just by a scooter or something.

patentparanyc · 08-24-2006, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Uh-oh. No buttonholes, and now I have the wrong car. PPNYC is NEVER going to fuck me.

Whether the BMW 3-series is worthwhile depends on the year. For a while they were trying to make that a lower-cost, starter-type car in the hopes of securing brand loyalty. Didn't work, kind of backfired, and they got over it.

The higher-end BMWs are just too damn big.

I like the mercedes. I have an old one, for the station car and a new truck for the snow and the kids.

If I had the mashmola? an E class wagon 4 matic babybee

and yeah you kinda did yourself in with the buttonholes and now the car. drool or no drool

Penske_Account · 08-24-2006, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Is it gone or am I crazy?

Anyway, I'm buying a new car. Here's what I've (sort of) narrowed it down to:

Audi A3 (i love it - wife does not like)
Saab 9-3
Acura TL
Infiniti G35 (2007)
Adobe
Other

Pick my ride. Quickly. My Grand Cherokee is falling apart faster than I can say "shitcockballsmotherfucker!"

I have a 9-3 Aero convertible. My favorite car that I have actually owned to date. Of your other choices I am not sure I would do any of them, and my other choices are probably too old guy for you.

Maybe the Z4? If I had no kids that I acknowledged unproven paterntiy over, I would go with that.

nononono · 08-24-2006, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by patentparanyc
What is interesting is the animosity between women who work and are moms and women who stay at home. I think that whatever choice you make is cool. doesn't mean you are a good mom or bad mom either way.

It might be because of comments like,

"It doesn't matter *who* stays home as long as someone who loves that child does.

They do so well with a parent home. sigh"

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-24-2006, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Well, his name doesn't happen to be Rockefeller. I suspect the custom contour seats and the beverage gripping dash make the Adobe an attractive choice.

Spokesman: These days, everyone's talking about the Hyundai, and the Yugo. Both nice cars, if you've got $3,000 or $4,000 to throw around. But, for those of us whose name doesn't happen to be Rockefeller, finally there's some good news - a car with a sticker price of $179. That's right, $179. The name of the car?

Adobe. The sassy new Mexican import that's made out of clay. German engineering and Mexican know-how helped create the first car to break the $200 barrier. At this price, you might not expect more than reliable transportation - but, brother, you get it! Extra features: like the custom contour seats, or the beverage-gripping dash. And the money you save isn't exactly small change!

Jingle:
"Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
The little car that's made out of clay!
We're gonna save you some money
that you can spend in some other way!
Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
Adobe!"

[ show Adobe driver get into a fender-bender. She casually steps out of the vehicle and uses her hands to mold her bumper back into its proper shape, in under six minutes! ]

[b]Spokesman:/b] Adobe. You can buy a cheaper car. But I wouldn't recommend it!