This reminds me of Donald Sutherland not taking the gross on “Animal House” back in the ‘70s. For the two days of filming he did he just took $50K, rather than $35K + 15% gross because he figured the movie was going nowhere. He missed out on $20M from not taking the gross.

I have a really old (late 70s) asymmetric fingertip ball that I got from my college roommate when he upgraded (he was pro-bowler level but decided to go to college). If you got you technique down, you could throw strikes almost all the time; I was never that good, but it took me from a 170ish game to a 220ish game.

Dammit. I currently have an XC90 lease; it’s a good car but it feels big. Before this I’ve had V70/V70XC/V60 models (as well as a BMW 5 series wagon and a Sportwagen TDI) and was thinking of ordering a V90 for overseas delivery when the lease was up, as I like the wagon form more. I guess I’ll have to look at the…

I had a 1983 Toyota Celica GTS, which had the same seats as the Supra of that time. They also used a squeeze bulb to adjust the seat’s lumbar; I think only the driver’s seat had it but it’s been a --very-- long time since I owned it.

I remember getting these as rentals in Florida and that they were fun for ripping around in on vacation. I don’t think I’d want to relive the memories for that kind of money though.

Yeah Nissan has gone a long way down since I bought my one and only Nissan, a new 1992 Maxima SE — nothing they have now interests me, so I haven’t dealt with their reps. As for Mitsubishi, the only dealer in this area folded its tent about 18 months ago. As “fossil4you” says below, I only saw used cars on their lot…

I never feel bad about saying most dealers are scum-sucking bottom feeders. Kia dealers in particular seem to be (barely) one step above “buy-here, pay-here” lots.

I had one of the first-year Cavalier hatchbacks (1982 model), before the Z24 version. It was red with the dark grey interior and had the 1.8L with manual transmission. The reverse switch for the taillights broke at 1000 miles and it took the dealer four tries to repair. Then the rear oil seal went at 13,000 miles,…

Those are some new cars. :) One of the most popular cars the year I was born was the C1 Corvette with the first body refresh, while another was the Chrysler 300B Hemi Coupé. (Getting old dammit.)

I owned one of the original CX500Ts from new (one of the ones I wish I hadn’t sold). I also test-drove an identical CBX to the one shown; I don’t remember why I didn’t buy it because it would have made a lovely long-distance tourer.

Maybe not, but I loved my TDI Sportwagen and the 55-60 mpg I could get with it. I sold it to VW only because the price was more than what I paid for it new. My diesels are all off-road now: a tractor and a Kubota UTV with small enough engines that do not require urea, etc.

Obviously I want to see the remaining guest hosts (and see Joe Buck go for last place), but right now I’ve enjoyed Buzzy, Mike Richards, and Aaron Rodgers. Aaron was a particular surprise — I think he got better over the 2 weeks as he found his footing in the role. Mayim comes off very polished but those “brain pill”…

Christophers pizza and subs, which is still there. Blockbuster was in the next little strip mall IIRC.

I lived in that area for almost 20 years but then moved further north. I remember when they had gas pumps in the lot.

That looks like one in Nashua, NH.

“It’s always the Black girls who have to cut off parts of themselves to fit in.”

I’d love an MC22 just for ripping around on; I’ve seen one once and the sound is amazing. (If I owned one, I’d be the fat old man on a little moto.)

The one to have is a basic WJ, I-6 with the manual 4wd case. I had an 04 and the broken door wiring drove me crazy but I never had to replace a regulator. Other than that, a hood that rusted out (replaced with a different color one for that hooptie look), it ate front calipers (probably due to the cheap chinesium ones…

No, the most “modern” Citroën I’ve driven is a CX, which reminded me a lot of the SM. Next time we spend more than a week or two in France, I’ll rent a new Citroën to see.

Having owned a Citroën DS and an SM, I’d love to drive it to see if the suspension really feels like a hydropneumatic one. I’m doubting that, plus you wouldn’t have all the features like driver-adjustable height or the slick tire-change trick. The C5X would hopefully be cheaper to operate than the SM though!