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Old 09-20-24, 12:35 PM
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Some GMC **** today. First, I hate this. I don’t care what engine it has, hopefully the 6.2. Very 1990s, fixed antenna doesn’t help. The best looking 1500 is the Capstone Tundra.


TONS of Yukons, most Denalis. When we got the ‘22 you couldn’t get them, now there are plenty.


This Bentley is sick:

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Old 09-20-24, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
My friend runs FULL E85 in his NA S2000
Tuned I assume, I'm not too shocked by that because the engine makes so little power injector headroom isn't an issue
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Old 09-20-24, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
It all begins and ends with energy. Gas goes up so does everything else. Truckers/companies that are paying $2 a mile to bring us our crap is what makes everything expensive, a big big part of it at least.

Thanks for calling me a liar again lol, I spent like $58 for three of us at KFC to go the other week.
Of course the first part is true. I'm just commenting on how gas prices of $7 would impact my driving behavior...like bit said...it wouldn't.

Not calling you a liar, I also have a family of 4 and buy food though. It depends on what you order, but an 8 piece chicken meal with sides at KFC is $33...I priced it out before I posted that. Of course you CAN spend $60...but you don't have to



Lets say you go nuts and get a 12 pc bucket, thats 4 peices of chicken each for 3 people, and one whole side each...$43...



Its like me saying "I can't go sit at the bar and have dinner by myself for less than $115" because I went and did that and spent $115. Well, I chose to eat a $60 steak and a $15 side and drink something that wasn't water. I COULD go do that and have a $19 burger and fries and drink water and been out the door for $30.

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Old 09-20-24, 02:06 PM
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Trying to figure out how to connect KFC to cars.

I figured it out..
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Old 09-20-24, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Love this. It really was a cool car and it’s not the nostalgia:


It’s getting overwhelmingly positive comments on the fb page.
I loved this car and its shifter. It was way better looking than its cousins. Especially in black.
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Old 09-20-24, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Of course nobody wants gas to go to $7, but $7 a gallon gas means a tank of gas would cost me $140 vs $80. $60 a week isn't going to make a difference in my life.
the issue is that oil prices affect EVERYTHING. food? yup, fertilizer comes mostly from oil. electric bill? yep, a load of electricity is produced from oil and gas. obviously oil heating. flights? yup. cruises? yes. just about everything else? yes because it has to be transported.

Originally Posted by LexBob2
Is there a freestanding Lincoln dealership in Ocala? Around here there are some but a lot of them share space in larger Ford dealerships.
had to look it up but yes (apparently lol) ...

https://www.garyyeomanslincolnocala.com

when i looked it up on lincoln.com it linked to the ".net" ending of the domain so i got this:


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Old 09-20-24, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
the issue is that oil prices affect EVERYTHING. food? yup, fertilizer comes mostly from oil. electric bill? yep, a load of electricity is produced from oil and gas. obviously oil heating. flights? yup. cruises? yes. just about everything else? yes because it has to be transported.
Pretty sure I agreed with that, and also pretty sure you were the one saying that gas prices aren’t going to really impact those of us here and I am agreeing with you
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and how is this possible (1408)?




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Old 09-20-24, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
and how is this possible (1408)?

not all new cars. Open up the any year tab. It’s a dealer group. Not a dealer of one brand
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Old 09-20-24, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
You left out a lot. You also need bolt-ons and flex fuel kit. Bolt on's include bigger turbo, bigger fuel pump, etc. Not that simple
I should have specified that I was referring to engines that are flex-fuel capable, such as the 5.0 coyote in my truck. Tuners get the best results on E85.
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Originally Posted by SC300Es
I loved this car and its shifter. It was way better looking than its cousins. Especially in black.
Shifter was solid, too. I remember the sound it made shifting. He parked it on a hill for however long he had it and never used the E-brake. Never a lick of transmission or mount trouble.

The red interior was so cool, and it looked good. Traditional leather 1988 style, with all the modern digital tech. The hidden headlamps were cool. The taillight was one continuous bar. The power antenna broke and my stepdad never fixed it, it drove me INSANE.

It had more than good pickup, for a 1988 year vehicle. Most other V6s weren't close to a 3800 then until you got considerably more expensive.









Check out the carpeting, GM carpeting was quite thick in expensive vehicles back then. That thing was commmmmfy.

He got it when I was 5, imagine how blown away I was. That car was very tech heavy for 1988, let alone a brand new Oldsmobile to a kid obsessed with nice cars.

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Old 09-20-24, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
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That looks awesome.

My late 80's Mustang had red interior too.
The seats weren't real leather though.
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Old 09-20-24, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
That looks awesome.

My late 80's Mustang had red interior too.
The seats weren't real leather though.
Was it a 5.0?
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Old 09-20-24, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Was it a 5.0?
Oh man, I wish...
Nope, a training wheels mustang with a manual and 2.8l V6.

Probably a good thing because I drove like mad man and put 2 junkyard engines in it in a year and a half plus the original engine I ruined. Lol

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Old 09-20-24, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
all this talk of gas types, turbos, injector headroom, bolt ons, tunes, etc. making my head spin.
t.
Naturally aspirated. Ancient that’s what I have.
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