12-12-2009, 01:29 PM | #1807 |
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a little birdy told me. all I can say is CINC said so. I wish I really knew what was going on. Number 3 give me a heads up!!!! please!!!!!! I'm dying over here and I don't think I'll be able to see the Z ever bow.
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12-12-2009, 03:00 PM | #1808 |
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Ahhhhh, not much better than the "after the cookie exchange" cookie munching.
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12-12-2009, 03:09 PM | #1809 |
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huh?
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12-12-2009, 03:14 PM | #1810 |
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Ok, there is this thing around the holidays called a cookie exchange where everyone bakes something different. Then everyone comes over to your house bringing their cookies and everyone takes a bunch of the other cookies and goes home with a huge variety of cookies instead of just the one type they brought.
So Mrs. Number 3 has a bunch of friends over for one of these and I leave to hit golf balls and come home and there is now this huge variety of Christmas cookies to munch on. So............mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm And left over champagne (sparkling wine for you purists). So Number 3 is happy
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12-12-2009, 03:20 PM | #1811 | |
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aaahahhhhh. you know something I don't understand the game of golf. I mean you hit a ball down this thing called a fairway and then you go running after it. until you finally hit it on this thing called a green where you only have to deal with the lay of the land. what's the fun in that? I mean I want things to block my path, make loud noises and look funny on my green. lol cool we got a bunch of care packages in yesterday filled with home baked crums (use to be cookies) and apple pies etc etc. quite nice actually. too bad I'm on a diet. . .lol. |
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12-12-2009, 04:10 PM | #1812 | |
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Well hopefully the crumbs were big enough to eat................at least for those that were eating. I think it has to be tough to ship breakables even if they are baked.
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12-12-2009, 04:17 PM | #1813 | |
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yea well it's more the gesture that I appreciate. and I think a lot of the people here feel the same way. yea it sucks that most baked goods crumble but it's always good to know people think about the military over here. |
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12-12-2009, 11:10 PM | #1814 |
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12-12-2009, 11:11 PM | #1815 |
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12-12-2009, 11:34 PM | #1816 |
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I love late ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz's
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12-13-2009, 11:25 AM | #1817 |
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Since I wasn't able to get a spare few minutes this weekend, does anyone have any input on these points to offer?
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12-13-2009, 02:26 PM | #1818 | |
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It's not Corvette fast, which I think some are after. It's not as fast as it could be which some are after. And then there is the question of make your own vs. buy from GM. That is Shno's hope that a Z28 is someday offered and he can buy one. So do you need 500 plus or even 600 HP from your Camaro? I don't think it's a bad thing, but only you can answer if that is important. There are guys that want the biggest baddest a$$ car.......PERIOD. And for those guys an LS3 or L99 is just the blank canvas to start from. Now the question for the aftermarket or more specifically Tom Henry, I'd simply call them. My guess is that for some of the work they would simply just do the work at your local Chevy dealer and bill back to Tom Henry. But that is a question for them. But I can't imagine that's how it works. They would be limiting themselves significantly if the car had to be returned to only their dealership. Make a call. I think their are a few folks here that are working with TH on a car that don't live locally so they are dealng with the same issue. And as far as paint, I can't answer you there. I have no knowledge on the aftermarket, but I know you can blow big money on a really good paint job. I haven't heard that electrostatic paint adds any more durability. It still chips, that's for sure. It isn't a process to make the paint adhere better as far as I know, but a process that helps get a good even coat. I would hope someone could give you some solid information on aftermarket painting. And also, as far as I know, there isn't anything to prevent electrostatic painting by your local body shop either.
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12-13-2009, 11:43 PM | #1819 |
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The thing that I can't seem to find an answer to is the S/C. I want a car with lots of power that I can run with corvettes and such on the track, but I know that by no means will I have the biggest/baddest ass camaro around. I do know however, that I'll have a beast of a machine either way.
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i haven't heard about the lifespan of a paintjob, but i've heard it can hurt resale value if it's not a "perfect" paintjob. i.e. stripped down to the frame, repainted, and rebuilt. factory paintjobs are pretty darn good, and often the aftermarket jobs don't stack up (as in the aftermarket doesn't paint under the carpet, or inside the doors, or those other hidden away places, mismatched paint, lower quality paint....list goes on forever), as a result people don't want to buy a car that's been aftermarket painted quite often. Quote:
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but: if you decide that you've gotta have those upgrades that the out of state dealer will honor under warranty... you've gotta weigh the pro's and con's of sending the car out of state and having those upgrades or not having the upgrades, and being able to drive to your neighbourhood chevy dealer for that repairs. just my $.02
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