Oh yeah...I forgot the New Beetle Convertible. My revised list is
#1 VW Cabrio
#2 VW New Beetle Convertible
#3 VW New Beetle
The Mazda 6 is a great option but its pretty pricey starting out. I have heard the handling is excellent and overall its a very good car (even in 4cyl form), but it is in its first year so there is a very good chance you will have reliability issues. The biggest downside is the options arrangements....
Jump to postThe only cars I think are screaming gay are
#1 Volkswagen Cabrio
#2 Volkswagen New Beetle
I am in shock that the Cabrio is not on the list. There is a number of straight guys that drive New Beetles though, and I heard they pick up women quite easily in them.
1. Schedule 2. <acronym title="Tower Air (USA)">FF</acronym> miles From the bay area, schedule wise <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> has the best connections for my most frequent destination (<acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acro...
Jump to postI am in total support of the Dixie Chicks. I am not saying what all her ex fans did was wrong, just seriously immature.
I will buy one of their albums in support of them (I like their music anyways).
Hyundai's reliability has gone through the roof since 2000 and is probably getting close to Honda/Toyota territory (now they just gotta earn the reputation). Plus you have one of the best warranties to back it up anyways and will not have to worry about repairs for a long time. All Hyundai's are a d...
Jump to postFirst off leasing does not sound like a good option for you because you do so much driving and will most likely go over on the mileage. But if you really want to lease you can buy miles up front. Also if you go over your mileage most carmakers will waive the mileage at lease turn in if you get anoth...
Jump to postThe 1.8T is kind of hard to drive smoothly at first. The Passat I have driven is a 03 1.8T with the Tiptronic. My impression of driving it basically mirrors what Captaingomes said. It has a soft takeoff and you tend to overcompensate on the throttle, then 2,000RPM comes up and the engine starts raci...
Jump to postWhy would you want to repaint that car anyways? When you change the whole color you are going to pay close to $2000 if you want the doorjambs and under the hood painted. Not to mention aftermarket paint jobs do not last nearly as long as factory paint jobs. I would recommend just trying to find the ...
Jump to postTurbo's have come along way since back in the day. For example the 1.8T offered in many different <acronym title="Aeromar (Mexico)">VW</acronym>/Audi vehicles ranging from 150hp to 225hp. I think the torque peaks on these engines between 1950-4500RPM, that is alot flatter then some V6's and V8s. Not...
Jump to postCaptaingomes: The Jetta TDI can be really hard to locate in the US due to emissions. I spoke with a <acronym title="Aeromar (Mexico)">VW</acronym> dealership about 2 months ago, they had 1 TDI on the lot. I asked about getting different trim, different color or different options...and he said "Forge...
Jump to postAmerican757: Don't forget that Chrysler Corp. screwed alot of families with $hitty reliabilty and have basically dug their own grave in the market they pioneered. Honda took a huge chunk out of the DC vans sales even so the Odyssey does not look as attractive as the DC vans, and I am willing to bet ...
Jump to postThe 2.slow really is not all that bad. In my opinion it performs much better then its numbers would suggest, to tell you the truth it is much easier and feels alot better driving around town then my 150hp Neon. What you mentioned is exactly what I found so attractive about <acronym title="Aeromar (M...
Jump to postI will so go for either of the VeeDubs or the Audi. If you do go for a <acronym title="Aeromar (Mexico)">VW</acronym> I will safely say the 1.8T rocks. My friend recently got a '03 Passat <acronym title="Galveston - Scholes Field International (GLS / KGLS), USA - Texas">GLS</acronym> 1.8T with Tiptr...
Jump to postI like all the Volkswagen and Mitsubishi commercials (its just the music that gets me). I especially like the one for the Jetta VR6 where the guy is going to the wedding (not to get married...but to break it up). The music is just one of those songs that I could listen to for hours on end. If you wa...
Jump to postCaptaingomes: Yeah I know what you mean....after I fill up on junk food I want a cigarette. It sucks really bad...but I am still happy I havent gained any weight. I did smoke in my car and it is evident. I amazingly have no burnholes in my drivers seat, but somehow I managed to get some on the passe...
Jump to postWell I began smoking when I was 12, I have now been smoke free for almost 2 weeks. I have quit a few times before (it usually lasted around a month). I know smoking is bad for me and have been wanting to quit since I became addicted. When quitting for me, the first day is the hardest. Then its easy ...
Jump to post1. Yes I have flown "TWA" operated <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> flights. (Jan 2003 and Mar. 2003) 2. The service sucked compared to <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> operated flights. The crew was especially rude compared to <acronym title="American Airli...
Jump to postYeah, manual is awesome. It took me a few minutes to learn it and only about 2 days to avoid stalling out. Unfortunately the harsh truth is that manual transmissions are extremely hard to find in the US. If you ask a car salesperson if they have any manual cars they look at you like you have a third...
Jump to postWell you will probably want to go to college anyways (its usually not required for car sales), but because most dealerships you have to be 21 to sell cars.
Good luck is all I have to say. You will be hopping into a large pool of SCUM when you start selling cars.
MD-90: The true imports (Japanese built) are of much better quality then the US/Mexico/Canada built counterparts. LOT: If Honda engines are so overrated...why have they been held in high regard for the past decade for refinement, efficiency, output and overall design. Not to mention they have earned...
Jump to postI think its common practice for CO to post standby lists. I saw this quite frequently in Houston during busy travel times.
Jump to postJune 4, 1984:
US #1
"Let's Hear it for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
UK #1
"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" by Wham!
DLH-<acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> on American Eagle (route lasted less then a year) <acronym title="Jacksonville - International (JAX / KJAX), USA - Florida">JAX</acronym><-><acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), U...
Jump to postDue to convenience of <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> (for when I go to <acronym title="Jacksonville - International (JAX / KJAX), USA - Florida">JAX</acronym>) and <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinoi...
Jump to postI havent flown a CRJ yet and really try to avoid most regional service since that flight.
Being 5'4" you shouldnt really have much problem at all. I am 5'9" and it was torture.
I flew a ERJ-145 from <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym>-<acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> a while back ('99 or '00) and they are capable of full meal ser...
Jump to postI was dropped off at <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> about 1-½ hours before my scheduled departure time. The queue was pretty long, but it wasn’t bad (so I thought). Well I had forgotten how bad <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</...
Jump to postPersonally I feel <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> is in a much better position then <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> as far as recovering from bankruptcy (if they do file ch. 11). They have been trying their hardest to cut costs everywhere across the board. D...
Jump to postI don't fly quite as frequently as some of the people above. But the routes I have flown quite a bit are. 10 times <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>-<acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> ...
Jump to postOk, yeah I am alittle tipsy right now...but what in the hell is going on. Why in the hell does this post so come off as being a matter of package size...rather then planet size? What the hell is going on...have we all gone mad??? Read the link.
Jump to postDon't use hibernate, go into standby or just shut the piece down. With your 1GB of RDRAM and P4 2.4 I couldnt imagine it takes that long to startup. I have never seen a computer where the hibernate actually works. Don't even bother with Dell tech support. When I had the unfortunate experience of hav...
Jump to postCaptaingomes: I am curious at what year Jetta you have too. If you say its a 2000 or newer I will say I am quite jealous....well extremely jealous. I am going to safely say Jettas are probably one of the most sought after vehicles in the under 30 crowd. I have not met one person who has not fallen i...
Jump to postLOT767-300ER: Dude you should have said it was a joke long ago. I wouldnt have gotten so harsh....Sorry. Superfly: My dad had a 94 Crown Victoria and currently has a 99 Crown Victoria. Yeah its a smooth ride and the car is huge, but its just not my cup of tea. I don't like the disconnected feeling. ...
Jump to postThey have to explain things like children because the sad fact is the majority of americans are too stupid to understand anything else. Umm yeah, I guess because he is a pilot he is incapable of causing any harm and is never going to commit a crime. He made a threat and was stopped for it. Big deal,...
Jump to post8 out of 10 consumers should never leave home. Come on now...some of these whiney consumers need to put a damn cork in it, its called cost of doing business. Yes...Visa/MC/AMEX/Discover do charge the merchant every time you swipe your plastic. If you are one of the people that oppose the charge, I h...
Jump to postActually this may sound strange, but take a couple prenatal vitamins and drink hella water, hell have some ready for when you wake up in the morning.
I will say the prenatal vitamins help alot, they have saved my ass from getting fired at least 10 times.
LOT767-300ER: Dude, so what were you implying with your Jap Crap statement? If you read my post completely you would see that I was stating that Japanese cars are quite obviously not crap as they do sell so well. I was stating you obviously do not know much about Japanese cars in general. Making the...
Jump to postLOT763-300ER: I will leave it up to you to bash something you know absolutely nothing about. Your knowledge of Japanese cars seems to consist of the fact that they have less power then some american cars. Dude stop comparing your Camaro (or whatever <acronym title="Air Slovakia">GM</acronym> you hav...
Jump to postYeah gas is expensive...not to mention my Neon only takes Premium (currently $2.39/gal) but I am actually enjoying the higher gas prices, the number of people I have noticed taking BART has jumped up, less people are driving their cars to work, not to mention its about time gas has gone up in price....
Jump to postAlso if your friend decides he wants to use...make sure to tell him about AA's new policy of having to rebook your new flights before your original flight date. No more year to think about it.
Jump to postCaptaingomes: The 1.8T is sweet already, I couldnt imagine a 2.0T. I test drove a '03 <acronym title="Galveston - Scholes Field International (GLS / KGLS), USA - Texas">GLS</acronym> 1.8T and a '03 <acronym title="Galveston - Scholes Field International (GLS / KGLS), USA - Texas">GLS</acronym> 2.slo...
Jump to postWell Im planning on starting school in April...so 9-10 months from then. I planning on purchasing a new Jetta at that time.
Jump to postI did buy it used (I am the second owner) with about 52k miles on it. I was kind of hesitant, but I had it checked out by a Chrysler dealership before I got it. They were the ones that told me it was in great condition except for alittle rust on the exhaust system, bad belts and bad brakes. So consi...
Jump to postMaybe I should not have generalized so much...I will digress and say just Chrysler Corporation (since the 1st gen Neon was a Chryco design). The thing that amazes me is the fact that most of the problems I have were evident in the first builds of the Neon (95 m/y), you would think they would have re...
Jump to postGas around here is $1.98/gal for reg. and $2.18/gal for premium (of course my car requires premium) and I dont mind paying it as my car does not use much gas. Now to the guy who said use the profits from gas for education and welfare. Education I understand...but welfare???? Yeah, I would like to su...
Jump to postI know you all are going to say 'We warned you' (especially superfly), but I would like to say that I have nothing but hate towards DaimlerChrysler and all their products. My main reason is my 99 Dodge Neon is the biggest piece of garbage I have ever experienced. I have had more problems with this c...
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Jump to postSuperfly:
I actually find Tracy pretty decent, just not much of anything out there.