I just got home from work 30 mins ago :)

*in just in time to see flash*

Or it's a simple case of

cookies > lighters

I definitely enjoy it. However, in the past, it only leads me to disappointment when it turns out the girl was just playing good ol' mind games.

Haha yeah, gotta watch out for those evil ones.

Sheesh, I'm just tryin to keep up with the furious pace at this forum. New posts are flying around every second! And it's 3:30am here ha.

Kinda hard not to since they're like...right there beside every one of your posts :P

Maybe he means that you drive a Gremlin?

Funny thing is, my 20 year old V8 barge gets 25mpg mixed city/hwy. Pure highway driving, I've gotten 33mpg. Nowadays, I see some 4cyl cars getting 19 city 24 hwy (new EVO comes to mind, along with a 2.0L Saab I saw with a window sticker). They're just making cars so freakin heavy now.

Gas prices are going to completely ruin the economy soon. At the rate prices are going up, it's inevitable.

Yep, sure did! As I said, though, we've never been brand biased. We're always willing to try out different cars. If they're good they're good, if they're not they're not. No matter if it's Chevy, Ford, Citroen, Porsche, etc.

So they're all GMs, not Chevies! Hahaha, I'm just givin ya a hard time.

I don't recall Chevy making the Firebird :P

Besides, my favorite muscle car of all time is a Ford. The 66/67 Fairlane to be exact. The best looking body style of all time.

Haha I wish I had that kinda money. There's not even $2500 invested in my Tbird (including purchase price) but it's pretty quick, rides smooth as silk, and it's SOOOO much fun to mess with ricers in my stock lookin "grandpa's car." I've been saving a lot of money for my new engine though; lookin to get a set of aluminum heads this weekend. I'm hopin to run mid 13s in the 1/4 once the engine is done (and the tranny will see some attention as well).

*gasp* I almost forgot engine pics!!!

My engine:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/?action=view&current=newtbirdpics007.jpg

Chevelle engine:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/?action=view&current=NewChevellePics007.jpg

I also have acceleration videos of each if anyone's interested :D

Hahaha hey now, it really is a great car. Very reliable (has NEVER left me stranded), rattle free, runs very very strong. We're not manufacturer oriented; we like all makes! We have a Chevy, Ford, Honda, Toyota, and Pontiac all sitting in the driveway (or garage).

I sure am! Started off with my dad racing at a local short track when I was 5 years old. I always hung around the shop and watched everyone work on the car (and helped if I could). Then dad sold the race car and got a 1966 Chevelle about 10 years ago (which we still have). It currently has a small block chevy bored and stroked to 383ci; it's pushin around 400hp. It's fast, to say the least!

Pics:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/?action=view&current=NewChevellePics004.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/?action=view&current=NewChevellePics008.jpg

Also, I'm following the family tradition with my 1988 Thunderbird. It's my first car; it was handed to me when I was 15 and I've had it for the 5 years since. It has a 5.0L V8, but Ford detuned it in the Tbird (155hp in the Tbird 5.0 compared to 225hp for the Mustang 5.0 of the same year). Of course it didn't stay that way for long; my dad and I brought it up to Mustang spec and put 3.27 ratio gears in the back. I like to take it to the dragstip sometimes for some fun. Her best run on a 1/4mi was 14.662 @ 94.87mph. I'm currently working on a new engine build; aiming for 300hp.

Pics:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/recent%20Tbird%20pics/?action=view&current=pic1small.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/?action=view&current=Tbird011.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v173/kingcars/?action=view&current=background2.jpg

So is anyone else here into the car hobby? If so, lets see some rides!

I couldn't agree more, nighthawk. I've been playing GTA games since GTA2 (2D, top down view ftw!). I never hurt people, I always get great grades in school (4.0GPA in HS, 3.6GPA so far in college), never caused trouble, etc. My friends are the same way.

The problem lies with the parents. They let the TV/game console raise their kids instead of doing it themselves. And there is this other thing called discipline, which seems to be a rather rare thing to see from parents these days.

Argh, I didn't even see the "Newbies Welcome Area" of the forum. Whoops! I hate posting in the wrong part of a forum.

Thanks for the warm (and VERY prompt haha) welcome!

Hey everyone! Just made my profile about an hour ago. I didn't expect there to be such an active community. I've had some back luck in the past [with the ladies] and just lookin to turn it around :) . Hope to make some new friends, if nothing else.