Newark, NJ.

Please post your thoughts.

I Am Coming!


Dear Terrorists,
I am a Navy Aviator. I was born and raised in a small town in New England. I come from a family of five. I was raised in a middle class home and taught my values by my mother and father.
My dad worked a series of jobs in finance and my mom took care of us kids. We were not an overly religious family but attended church most Sundays. It was a nice small Episcopal Church. I have a brother and
sister and I am the youngest in my family. I was the first in many generations to attend college.
I have flown Naval aircraft for 16 years. For me the flying was never a lifelong dream or a "calling," it just happened. I needed a job and I liked the challenge. I continue to do it today because I feel it is important to give back to a nation which has given so much to me. I do it because, although I will never be rich, my family will be comfortable.
I do it because many of my friends have left for the airlines and someone has to do it.
My government has spent millions to train me to fly these
multi-million dollar aircraft. I make about 70,000 dollars a year and after 20 years will be offered a pension.
I like baseball but think the players make too much money. I am in awe of firemen and policemen and what they do each day for my community, and like teachers, they just don't get paid enough.
I respect my elders and always use sir or ma'am when addressing a stranger. I'm not sure about kids these days but I think that's normal for every generation.
I tell you all this because when I come for you, I want you to know me. I won't be hiding behind a woman or a child. I won't be disguised or pretending to be something I am not. I will be in a U.S. issue flight suit. I will be wearing standard US issue flight gear, and I will be flying a navy aircraft clearly marked as a US warplane. I wish we could
meet up close in a small room where I could wrap my hands around your throat and slowly squeeze the life out of you, but unfortunately, you're hiding in a hole in the ground, so we will have to do this a different way.
I want you to know also that I am very good at what I do. I can put a 2,000 lb weapon through a window from 10,000 feet up. I generally only fly at night, so you may want to start sleeping during the day. I am not eager to die for my country but I am willing to sacrifice my life to protect it from animals like you.
I will do everything in my power to ensure no civilians are hurt as I take aim at you.
My countrymen are a forgiving bunch. Many are already forgetting what you did on Sept 11th. But I will not forget!!
I am coming. I hope you know me a little bit better, see you soon...sleep tight.
Signed
A U.S. Navy Pilot
Our Soldiers are one
of our greatest assets!
God Bless

Alright, here's the deal. I am looking to hear from all of you who have automotive experience. There are; however, some stipulations:

It has to be dealer/independent shop/tuner/etc where you were a paid employee (hourly/salary, etc.)
Side work doesn't count.
Putting in your CAI in your brother's bunk-**** Camaro doesn't count.
List if you have any school experience

I will start it off:

Name: Joe
Age: 23
Graduated HS: 2001
College: Elgin Community College, grad. in 2003 with A.A.S.
Northern Illinois University, 1 year
Universal Technical Institute, grad. November 18th, 2005 with a degree in Automotive/Diesel diagnosis and repair
Work: Discount Tire November 2004 - May 2005
Patrick BMW/MINI May 2005 - Present.

This gives us a good idea of who people are and gets us knowing each other's knowledge base instead of bashing everyone.

I've heard a ton of flack from people who buy new STI's and SRT's telling me how much better their NEW car is than our older modded cars.

I want to show them something and let them know they don't know **** about building anything and they need to respect the things we can do. please, if you have spent more than 12 hours under your hood post something so I can combat with them.

does not matter what engine you have, post what you can do with it. If it is talon, eclipse, evo, gvr4, laser let us all know.

thanks

The rats have come out of their holes again and this time with fist full of Green!!!
Seem the CHP is either blind, stupid, desperatly trying to keep the budget axe from being pointed in their direction ( I prefer the 2nd and 3rd opinon) so they have ripped off the voters again with another cloak and dagger move much like they do the trucking industry and seel the people a lot of Bull about they are sooo evil they must be stopped at any cost!!!

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/05/576.asp

I have called e-mailed the ACLU and I will stay on top of this and keep you posted with any and all reply's as I try to find a lawyer to run the rats back into their holes.
I have in the past taken a few steps to move my car back to my home state of Texas so I can live free again and if I don't get a positive response from my contacts I''ll let you guys know about my drive to Texas if they don't jack me for my muffler before I can sneek across Border without getting caught!

I may rent a U-Haule to get across then drop the truck off in A.Z. then keep on driving.

The only thing this crack down will do is generate more money to the state and more unemployment for the voters as more and more companys move out of the state and or stop selling items in or to the people who live in the state.

(Which by the way is the 1 of the reasons people get shot in the head robbed rapped by Gang Members....No jobs = High Crime Rate It's a Fact!)

The judges are making law from the bench guys and telling some of the victems that all though you have a C.A.R.B. part for your car you cannot modify your car in anyway in the State of California that includes after market Stereos (And I'm not talking just Boom Boxes Guys just an in dash radio is a fix it ticket!).

So If anybody gets harrased please let me know as I put together a contact list to take to a lawyer.

May God guide me and keep me in these dark days as I must do battle with evil and corrupt leaders in this Great Counrtry we call America...

29-21 over the Bears. Man I was one the edge of my seat the whole game. I've never been so mad at watching the Panthers win before. I thought for sure the penalties they were racknig up towards the end of the game was going to cause them to lose...

http://www.blueys.com.au/poorbastardsgallery.htm

Good-
In Richardson, a Texas State Trooper was running radar. He had a perfect spot to watch for speeders, but wasn't getting any. Then he discovered the problem. A 12 year old boy was standing up the road with a hand painted sign that read "RADAR TRAP AHEAD!" The officer then found the young accomplice down the road with a sign reading 'TIPS' and a bucketful of money. (And we used to sell lemonade.)

Better-
A motorist was mailed a picture of his car speeding through an automated radar post in Plano Texas. A $40 speeding ticket was included. Being cute, he sent the police department a picture of $40. The police responded with another mailed photo - of handcuffs.

Best- A young woman was pulled over for speeding as the TX State Trooper walked to her car window, flipping open his ticket book, she said "I bet you are going to sell me a ticket to the Texas State Police Ball." He replied, "Texas State Troopers don't have balls." There was a moment of silence while she smiled and he realized what he'd just said. He then closed his book, got back in his patrol car and left. She was laughing too hard to start the car.

A REAL handyman already knows most of this stuff!!

DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it
smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted car
part you were drying.

WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also
removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar calluses in about the time it takes you to say, "Ouch...."

ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.

PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads.

HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked,
unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.

VISE-GRIPS: Used to round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding
heat to the palm of your hand.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy
for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub you want the bearing race out of.

HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new disk brake pads, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.

EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 2X4: Used for levering an automobile upward off a hydraulic jack handle.

TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters.

PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbor to see if he has another hydraulic floor jack.

SNAP-ON GASKET SCRAPER: Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog **** off your boot.

E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool ten times harder than any known drill bit that snaps off in bolt holes you
couldn't use anyway.

TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the tensile strength on everything you forgot to disconnect.

CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large prybar that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on
the end opposite the handle.

AVIATION METAL SNIPS: See hacksaw.

TROUBLE LIGHT: The home mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of
vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin," which is not otherwise found under cars at night. Health benefits aside, it's main
purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might be used during, say,
the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the lids of old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splash oil on your
shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.

AIR COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusty bolts, last over tightened, 58 years ago by someone at ERCO, and neatly rounds off their heads.

PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50¢ part.

HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses too short.

HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts not far from the object we are trying to hit.

MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door;
works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines,
refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts.

**** TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "****" at the top of your lungs.
It is also the next tool that you will need.

EXPLETIVE: A balm, usually applied verbally in hindsight, which somehow eases those pains and indignities following
our every deficiency in foresight.

CELL PHONE - good for light in hard to reach places

MECHANIC'S GLOVES - Good item to blame your dropped bolts on

WORKBENCH- the area in which you can never find what you are looking for, and usually cluttered with the last 20 or more projects you took on

5 1/4 INCH ANGLE GRINDER: used for grinding metal or forcing the friend that spilled your beer to get you another one by shooting sparks at him

5 INCH SANDING DISC: great for sanding Bondo, or fiberglass. also useful for covering your beer so dust does not collect inside

OIL DRAIN PAN: very efficient for catching drained oil, spilling that oil when moved, and designed to perfectly fit a foot inside when full, providing complete penetration of lubricants all the way through to the sock

So what are your guys(s) New Year Resolutions?

How as everyone's holiday?
How is everyone's car?
Well I hope everyone had a Christmas and New Year, and yeahhhhhhh it's over.

Check out my site at cardomain, it's not much but I'm working on it.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2209191 Let me know what you think of it, and sign my guest book.

http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/news/wwn...3414040002.html


This is soooo funny !!!

I found this website a while ago.

http://www.riceboypage.com/

Some guy who gets his jolly's off by making fun of people who do stupid crap to their cars.

Enjoy

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'Twas the night before Christmas
And in the garage.
There wasn't a trace of an Audi or Dodge.
The presents were wrapped and the lights were all lit,
So I figured I'd go mess with my Galant GTZ for a bit.

I popped the release and I lifted the hood,
When a deep voice behind me said "Looks pretty good."
Well as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick,
And there by my workbench, stood good Ol' Saint Nick!

He just stared at first, not sure what to say,
Then Santa piped in "Don't suppose you'd trade that for my sleigh?'
"Forget it, Mr. Claus" then I started to grin -
"If you've got time we could go for a spin!"

His round little mouth, all tied up like a bow,
Burst into a smile when he said "C'mon then, Let's GO!!"
So as not to disturb all my neighbours' retreat,
We pushed my Mitsubishi quietly onto the street.

Then, taking our places to drift down the hill,
I turned on the key, then let the clutch spill.
The sound erupted and took Santa by surprise,
But he liked it a lot, by the look in his eyes.

With cold tires spinning and header pipes aglow,
We headed on out to roads hot rodders go.
And Santa's grin widened, approaching his ears,
With every shift up as I went through the gears.

Then he yelled "Can't recall when I've felt so alive!"
So I backed off the gas and said "Do you wanna drive?"
Ol' Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys,
As he walked past the headlights he shook at the knees!

Then the V6 exploded with catback exhaust sound!
Santa let out the clutch as the tires tore up the ground.
Power shift into second, again into third!
I grabbed for the handle, at loss for a word.

With the tank reaching empty, Santa returned to his sleigh,
Never to forget that ride in my '99 Galant's way
Later, I heard him exclaim, as he blasted from sight,
"Merry Christmas, Jon,
it's been a heck of a night!!!"

Attention all DSM: guys/girls/girly guys/manly girls


what are the Future plans are on your car?



Or for fun; what your perfect car would be?

Happy christmas everybody!
Wont be online for the next few days but hope you all have a good one and keep safe everybody.....

I joined the army and I ship out for basic training tomorrow. It's been fun since I joined. When I get back from basic I think I get a month off before I have to go to AIT. I'll be sure to check in when I get back....

1. I CANT REACH MY LICENSE UNLESS YOU HOLD MY BEER.

2. SORRY OFFICER, I DIDN`T REALIZE MY RADAR DETECTOR WASN`T PLUGGED IN.

3. AREN`T YOU THE GUY FROM THE VILLAGE PEOPLE.

4. HEY, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DOING ABOUT 125 MPH TO KEEP UP WITH ME. GOOD JOB.

5. ARE YOU ANDY OR BARNEY.

6. I THOUGHT U HAD TO BE IN RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

7. YOU`RE NOT GONNA CHECK THE TRUNK ARE YOU.

8. I PAY YOUR SALARY

9. GEE, THATS TERRIFIC. THE LAST OFFICER ONLY GAVE ME A WARNING TOO.

10. I WAS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC. YES, I KNOW THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS AROUND... THATS HOW FAR AHEAD OF ME THEY ARE.

12. WHEN THE OFFICER SAYS "GEE. YOUR EYES LOOK RED, HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING??" YOU PROBALY SHOULDN`T REPLY WITH, "GEE OFFICER YOUR EYES LOOK GLAZED, HAVE YOU BEEN EATING DOUGHNUTS??"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10395692/

This link takes you to a story of a drunk driver...Will someone please tell me what difference does i make what kind of car he was driving???

I personaly don't care if he was driving a Caddy or a stink'n Ford the car has no value to the story and we need to keep an eye out for hits from the media to our hobby and or class/make of cars!!!

This is clearly an attack on us compact sports car owners and if you would please give them a piece of you mind as I did, Thank you

I got out of that one wicked little car (With the V6of course) and the 1st thing that that come to my mind (after I stop shake'n like a leaf and Grinn'n like a Chesa Cat) was Porsche???
That thing is really really fast but the price is high as a Skyscraper them guys told me because I am soo upside down in my car they wanted 10,000 down to keep my payments down to $357.00 whch is what I am paying now and still owe approx $11,000 on my 99 Eclipse even with only 62000 on the OD he still said no dice.
I thought Mitsubishi wanted us to come back on the showroom floor but with only $500.00 as a reward for being a loyal customer that's not much of an incentive
Oh well I'll have my little toy paid off in approx 1 year then I a free a from a life as a slave from one bank then I save up straight cash mabey by then they will wrap the tail light back around the back like they did in the Second Generation then I'll be more motivated to buy it, it still looks tooo Darn much like the 00-05 and that's not good.
And if they do install Sat Radio as they said they may do in the 07's they need to give us a choice instead of ramming what they think we should have down our throats, there are two companys ya know?
The stearing was tight and you step on the gas and your neck will snap and that's no joke!!!
Don' like those front little side windows remind me of an old 81 Chevy only upside down
Interior was ok pleasing to the eye took a while to get used to looking at it don't know why??
Overall aside from the tail light, little windows and XM radio they got it right this time.
Like Arnold said in that big block buster movie..."I'll be back"...

Well tonight is the first snowfall here in my town in PA of this year. First time also that ive had my endeavor during the snow. It wasnt anything big just about a inch or so but i had alot of fun out driving the endeavor in it. So far the stock bridgestones seem to do well in the snow and i plan on keeping them on the whole winter unless they lose grip in the deeper snow if we get anything bad. Just so excited cant wait for big snowfalls...........

I think that would be sick if Mitsubishi brought the gs-t and/or the gsx back in this gen.

so i'm driving down the highway and someone about five cars ahead of me decides to slam on the brakes, on the highway! So yeah, to make a long story short, slammed on the breaks and whipped it onto the shoulder so I wouldn't slam the car in front of me, instead, there's a toyota truck sitting there that had done the same thing i had just done. One difference thought, he was stopped, I was still sliding. To sum it all up, my car got all screwed up. So if anyone has the hook ups on a radiator, fenders, front bumper, and headlights, pleeeaaaassssee PM me! I have liability insurance so they aren't giving me crap. Any help at all would be much appreciated.

I hope everyone has a good thanksgiving!
Let me know what you're doing, and what you're going to do for your car this thanksgiving?

was running my eclipse in stop and go traffic on Madison ave with a evo next to me who ripping through the gears between lights , that car really burned oil between gears . So I caught the guy at one light and asked him how many miles on it ? 14,0000,I asked him does he change the oil? every 3000 at jiffy lube and he sped off I hope jiffy lube has mobil 1 or that would explain it ,and who the fuC* would let jiffy lube change your oil.

Just wanted to say hi to the room, and all the Mitsubishi owners, and would like to here how you're doing, how your car is doing, and what do you think about this room. I hope that all didn't sound too strange.

is there a specific time frame from going from a newbie to a full member? or is it like an invitation thing... just curious