Well my 318 has had a bad cough and feeling rather congested, so I visited Doctor Schulte today, and guess what he has!

He sold his GT3 Porsche, and F150 Lightning, and now has a daily driver.....drum roll....M5!
Brand spanking new!
White with black and white interior. The car looks great in that color!

Funny, his practical and my practical are so different. I'm thinking, sell the M roady and get a Camry SE, he sells his Porsche and gets an M5...I'm in the wrong business! :(

It's funny that you keep mentioning the Camry, because we are so close to selling the Jetta and getting the Camry Hybrid.

Got any hookups Mr. Servco???????? ;)



SO what did the doc say was wrong with the baby? Mine's acting the same way.

It's funny that you keep mentioning the Camry, because we are so close to selling the Jetta and getting the Camry Hybrid.

Got any hookups Mr. Servco???????? ;)



SO what did the doc say was wrong with the baby? Mine's acting the same way.
He said to "Put the lime in the coconut and drink them both together!" :D
He changed out the iridium plugs with some platinums and said it ran smoother. He also said I need to change out my motor mounts which are causing a lot of NVH the I'm experiencing. Those mounts are expensive too!
I may go with urethane mounts instead.

As for the Camry Hybrid, Servco doens't have any yet, but they will be coming in June/July sometime. I'm on a waiting list for my mother-inlaw, and there are no employee discounts for Hybrids or Corvettes! :(
However, the price will be at MSRP as Servco does not participate in any type of ADM that you see at other dealers.
If you're interested I can refer a sales person, but that's about it. As that's all I'll be able to do for myself and I work for Servco!
Supply and Demand is what it's all about!

Camry :( :( :(

Camry :( :( :(The way I see it is that I can have a Hybrid Camry to be nice to environment

.......and then build a turbo e30 with an open exhaust on it to balance everything out :evil2

from everything I have read the math doesn't work out with hybrids, not to mention disposal of the batteries probably has a larger negative environmental impact than the saved fossil fuels. Camrys are already ULEV rated so pollutants are negligible.

IMO hybrids are for tree huggers to feel better about themselves and no other "real" reason. :D

I was at Porsche on Monday and the Service Manager told me Scot sold the GT3. The got the car and sold it in an instant.

I thought you went to your Docs and he said you'll live another 100 years!

It's funny that you keep mentioning the Camry, because we are so close to selling the Jetta and getting the Camry Hybrid.

Got any hookups Mr. Servco???????? ;)



SO what did the doc say was wrong with the baby? Mine's acting the same way.
Californian Tree Huggers!~

IMO hybrids are for tree huggers to feel better about themselves and no other "real" reason. :DBut at least I will feel better about myself ;)

Perfect then! Since you will be saving fuel as you drive, come out to Aiea every week and pick up all the cans I throw away and take them to the recycling station for me!!

:D

Funny that IslandS52 mentions that hybrids don't really offer any benefit it the long run. The administrator that is responsible for some of the State's cars also said exactly the same thing. When you factor in the cost of disposal and purchase of another battery I believe you actually end up spending a little MORE money!
Hmmmm...:eyecrazy

Funny that IslandS52 mentions that hybrids don't really offer any benefit it the long run. The administrator that is responsible for some of the State's cars also said exactly the same thing. When you factor in the cost of disposal and purchase of another battery I believe you actually end up spending a little MORE money!
Hmmmm...:eyecrazy
Then JP can be a state worker.

Only if he aspires to be the BEST!!! :lol

Trade in the M roadster for a camry?! What are you smoking :D

Battery disposal isn't much of a problem, usually you would dispose of cells and not the entire battery. The batteries and it's cells are 100% recycled like every car battery. The larger negative impact lies with the owners dumping the batteries in their backyard or someone elses backyard.
As with fossil fuel, you only burn it and not recycle it, nor does it regenerate any energy like the Hybrid does for it's battery.

However, if you are not doing any city driving, I doubt if you will save a whole lot of $$, but then again if you're stuck in traffic a lot you may. The electric motor will turn off once the vehicle reaches 35 mph, then it's all gas. Now how often does any of us drive at 35 mph or less?


Personally I don't care for the Hybrid....yet. But then again I'm not as old as Pat is, so who knows, maybe when I'm his age I may want a Hybrid. :D

Trade in the M roadster for a camry?! What are you smoking :D
I think tha's the problem....I'm not smoking anything!

In need of some Sweet Wehu Wehu!

:redspot :evil2

The way I see it is that I can have a Hybrid Camry to be nice to environment

.......and then build a turbo e30 with an open exhaust on it to balance everything out :evil2

The way I see it is that I can have a Hybrid Camry to be nice to environment

.......and then build a turbo e30 with an open exhaust on it to balance everything out :evil2

Im still thinking of making my 90 325is a s52 monster:devillook

I think tha's the problem....I'm not smoking anything!

In need of some Sweet Wehu Wehu!
I like these!

http://www.cigarsforless.com/images/dbthumbs/dbimages/macanudo_portofino.jpg

ill bring back cubans from next deployment for whoever wants them..

I was just going to post up about our Navy and how they can get cubans. :redspot

yep.. i missed the opportunity last time.. adn it wont happen again

They arent all that, and if customs catches you its like $10 grand a cigar.

they can try to find them on the ship... i have NUMBEROUS hiding spots... watertight and all

they can try to find them on the ship... i have NUMBEROUS hiding spots... watertight and all
Blame it on the Marines.

Oh dont get me wrong, Im not suggesting you dont do it, by all means. I brought back fake rolexs and you're not supposed to do that either :D

ill bring back cubans from next deployment for whoever wants them..
If you do bring some back, I'll take 1.:D

More on the Hybrid thing!
I went down to Toyota City yesterday to put a down on a Prius and a Camry...Camry is for the Mother in-law, Prius is for the kids.Looking at the savings you might get from a Hybrid Camry was not significant enough. Maybe $260 per year based on $3.50 per gal of gas, mpg at 35. The technology will cost you around $3,000 over the regular Camry and the mpg was not very high. Now with the Prius the savings was much higher as that car would average 50 mpg and would pay for the technology.
So, it all depends which Hybrid you're getting, and of course proper disposal of the battery....but then again I don't think there would be any DIYs to change out the battery.
I still don't like the looks of the Prius, but the kids don't mind...me no way would I get it for myself.
Oh, and I'm now on a waiting list too....yay!

Looked at the Camry SE and it is looking better each time!

they can try to find them on the ship... i have NUMBEROUS hiding spots... watertight and all

their cuban sniffing dogs will find them...:D

remember when the noobs would get all bent out of shape 'cause the thread would go off topic? :rofl

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Saveonacar/P113609.asp
http://www.omninerd.com/2005/11/11/articles/41

I thought you were allowed a few boxes.
Customs rarely hits you with fines. If anything they'll just confiscate.
There are so many people buying Cubans and having them shipped into the US without rings. The trick is trusting whoever is shipping the Cuban's! :D

Are we talking about cigars or people?!

Hmmm...never thought about that one!:evil2

I thought you were allowed a few boxes.
Customs rarely hits you with fines. If anything they'll just confiscate.
There are so many people buying Cubans and having them shipped into the US without rings. The trick is trusting whoever is shipping the Cuban's! :D
Yeah, I think they confiscate the goods.....right Gene?
I mean, how else would these Custom Agents get to smoke Cuban Cigars! :D

Yeah, I think they confiscate the goods.....right Gene?
I mean, how else would these Custom Agents get to smoke Cuban Cigars! :D

right!...and that's why the Agriculture Inspectors never have to buy fruits & veggies...:D

seriously, if it's prohibited foodstuffs and you get caught, they'll just take it and that's that...if it's cuban cigars, fake rolexes and the like, it will be seized and documented...then Uncle will be checking you out every time you return from a trip outside the U.S., not good...:(

I already get checked by Uncle everytime I try to fly.......damn having a common name that is shared by a know IRA member

we had almost 35 boxes of cubans come in on our ship last time we came back, plus blow dart guns, fake rolexes, fakes LV, Gucci, DG purses, Von Dutch, quicksilver and all sorts of FAKE name brand stuff come back also.. it was crazy how much stuff was bought last time we went over to Southeast Asia..........

we had almost 35 boxes of cubans come in on our ship last time we came back, plus blow dart guns, fake rolexes, fakes LV, Gucci, DG purses, Von Dutch, quicksilver and all sorts of FAKE name brand stuff come back also.. it was crazy how much stuff was bought last time we went over to Southeast Asia..........

a-ha...now we know how all that fake LV stuff gets here. Anna and were trying to figure out how the stuff we are seeing at a certain Ke'eamoku St. store was getting thru....

its insane the amount of stuff that was bought.. $10-$15 LV, Von Dutch, DG, purses, shirts, everything.... just CRAZY..

im actually wearing one of the Von Dutch shirts I bought right now

its insane the amount of stuff that was bought.. $10-$15 LV, Von Dutch, DG, purses, shirts, everything.... just CRAZY..

im actually wearing one of the Von Dutch shirts I bought right now
That must be the same way all the illegal immigrants working the bars and streets come here too!
No wonder we have so many Prostitutes and Substitutes on the streets now a days!

That must be the same way all the illegal immigrants working the bars and streets come here too!
No wonder we have so many Prostitutes and Substitutes on the streets now a days!


:lol :lol :lol