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Diamond Studded Mercedes SL

This diamond studded Mercedes won't be going through any car washes.  I'm assuming these can't be real diamonds - WAY too many.  Where would you park the thing?  Can you imagine the cost of fixing a small dent?  $$$$$$

Link: Wacky Stuff: Diamond COvered Mercedes SL.

'65 Volvo 544

What a SWEET car!  Not a bad story to tell the grandkids either.

Link: TallSkinnyKiwi: Derek and his 65 Volvo 544.

government and police auctions

Has anyone actually ever been to a government or police auction? Or is this an urban myth? I must see this in the back of all magazines I buy... ads to get stuff at auctions for cheap.

Bid on seized and unclaimed cars and property auctioned off on behalf of government and police agencies.

Here's a government auction site I found.

saw an old bentley on the road

I saw an old white bentley on the road the other day.  It wasn't much to look at that's for sure.  The panels near the bumpers looked cheap.  It was an older couple driving the car.  I wouldn't want it.

Now the newer bentleys are something to behold.  Kind of expensive, but very nice to look at.

vehicles that meet ADA requirements

These people offer vehicles that meet ADA requirements.  Church buses, activity buses, luxury vehicles, etc.

most stolen cars list

The Cadillac Escalade EXT and Nissan Maxima are the hottest targets by auto thieves.

The Escalade has an anti-theft system, but thieves have found a way to defeat it.

The Escalade is a bad ass ride. No wonder the theives gank it the most. LOL If you can afford over $50,000 for that ride... then dude, go the extra mile and install LOJACK that biotch. For real.

Oprah and Pontiac gives away free cars to the entire audience

Oprah is the woman! The other day, every person in the audience received a new free car (Pontiac). Pontiac is also paying the taxes on each car, so that nobody has to come out of pocket for the gift they received. Isn't that awesome?

I love Oprah. That woman does so much good. She rocks.

fast sports car does not make the driver sexy

Pulled into the gas station to gas up my car, and this bad ass convertible red vette pulls up. The car is mint. Then some fat older lady in bad make up and bad clothes gets out of the car (she was driving). The car was hot, but the old lady was definitely not.

At that point, it hit me that a car's hotness (or sexy) factor or bad assness factor does not rub off on the driver.

8-)

I'll have to remember this when I'm a middle-aged out of shape man going through my mid-life crisis.

Note to self: middle-aged, out of shape man + hot new sports car = hot new sports car with a middle-aged, out of shape man behind the wheel. If with age I get stupider (instead of wiser) and believe that a hot new sports car will make my beer belly and balding head invisible to the masses, then just kick me in the nuts and steal my car. I'll deserve it. LOL

buying used cars makes more sense

I haven't bought a new car since 1996. I purchase used cars instead because it makes sense financially. By purchasing a late model used vehicle (2-3 years old), the first owner takes most of the depreciation and I save a lot of money.

By paying cash for the used vehicle, I'm not stuck with a high monthly payment either.

Many times a model that is a few years old looks exactly like the current year model. Land Rovers for example..... I bought a used 96 Land Rover for only $6000 cash last year, and it looked just like the newer model Land Rovers, however I didn't have to pay $35,000 for a new Land Rover.

I recently went to an auto auction and purchased a used 98 Ford Escort SE 4 door sedan for only $2,000 cash. The Escort only has 31,000 miles on it too and runs great. A/C works too.

See what I mean? Buying used cars makes a lot of fiscal sense. 8-)

spinners (spinning wheels) you either love em or hate em

Spinners are those spinning wheels you see on pimped out rides. Spinning wheels give the appearance of the wheels still spinning while the vehicle is actually stopped.

I like 'em. Then again, I'm a guy (as if that's supposed to explain why I like 'em). I've asked a few women for their opinion about spinning rims, and the feedback I got was negative.

Comments like:

It's stupid.

Must be a guy thing.

I don't like them.

Spinning wheels are expensive. I've priced them out, and they cost anywhere from $350-$800 per wheel. This includes the spinner and the wheel as a set.

Most spinning rims are attachments that attach to existing custom wheels, using special lug nuts. So if you already have custom wheels, you may be able to convert your existing wheels into spinners.

From what I've read, front wheel drive cars have the most problems with spinning rims.

As far as performance goes, I've not found any information about whether or not spinners would improve or hinder performance of the vehicle.

Now here's one for you. Spinners are expensive, and women are not particularly impressed by them. However, guys are impressed by spinners. So when you slap down a few thousands dollars for your new set of spinning wheels, keep in mind that you will be attracting the looks from guys not the gals.

Don't fool yourself into thinking that those new spinners are going to attract the honeys to you. If you believe that, then you may as well be that guy in the club with the bad hair piece who believes that no one can tell he's wearing a hair piece, and also thinks the women dig his head of hair and he's gonna get laid because he covers up his baldness..... when really, people are thinking, "Dude, what a bad hair piece. Does he really think he's fooling anyone?"

My point is, if you are going to spend that kind of cash.... do it because YOU like the look of spinning wheels on your ride, and not because you think it is going to impress women at the stop light, and improve your sex life.

Side note: Guys... you know how we think we know what women like? Or how we think we know how to impress women? (shaking head at the moment...... left to right in a disappointed fashion) The truth of the matter is, we really don't know shit. We just think we know. (sigh.......)