My runs on alcohol, like me...

[Turf1600]

lies. where did i ever say that

When you called me the other night. Don't play dumb.

[Sean]

This thread is hilarious.

[rwh11385]

I'm thinking that his parents (who seem to have financed the car for him) probably had a good say in this and he's doing the best with what he's got. It doesn't really add up - he was talking about buying an audi 1.8t (which he made fun of me for owning - even in this thread) or some other turbo import but then winds up with a used impala. Sounds like a parent decision to me.

lies. where did i ever say that

[Turf1600]

I'm thinking that his parents (who seem to have financed the car for him) probably had a good say in this and he's doing the best with what he's got. It doesn't really add up - he was talking about buying an audi 1.8t (which he made fun of me for owning - even in this thread) or some other turbo import but then winds up with a used impala. Sounds like a parent decision to me.

[nineohfour]

why not finance a used 2000-2004 330i 4 door it doesnt run on corn but it does get descent gas millage. and like it or not that chevy WILL fall apart after 10 to 12 years. its a fact.

[rwh11385]

ethanol won't do that....well may be it will, but it will be because it will cause shortages, increased prices across the entire food/goods market, possibly famine and death which will reduce 'global warming'.

meh. prices have changed in the short run, give time for people to shift jobs and resources and then see what happens. there's unemployed people and unutilized space in the US and in the world.

corn is not the most useful for fuel, so a plant with less maintenance needed and a wider temperature range would increase acceptable land.

Congress created the extension system nearly a century ago to address exclusively rural, agricultural issues. At that time, more than 50 percent of the U.S. population lived in rural areas, and 30 percent of the workforce was engaged in farming. Extension's engagement with rural America helped make possible the American agricultural revolution, which dramatically increased farm productivity:

* In 1945, it took up to 14 labor-hours to produce 100 bushels of corn on 2 acres of land.

* By 1987, it took just under 3 labor-hours to produce that same 100 bushels of corn on just over 1 acre.

* In 2002, that same 100 bushels of corn were produced on less than 1 acre.

That increase in productivity has allowed fewer farmers to produce more food.

Fewer than 2 percent of Americans farm for a living today, and only 10 percent of Americans now live in rural areas.

[Apex381]

I never looked at new cars that much, but i can say that i would like to see the bench seat make a comeback. And not no split one either.

+1 my dad's old impala had one and it was really cool. You can seat three in the front just like the back! Makes people say wtf.

[JasonC]

So the Chevy Impala just so happens to be my rental for the month or so I'm stuck out here in L.A.

Here are my "favorite" things about this car so far:
- Bright ass, plain, basic, red paint job.
- Bench seating up front
- Steering wheel feels like it came off a Power Wheels
- Remote start functionality is hit or miss, more miss than hit.
- Handles like shit

And my favorite so far....
- In panic stops, nose dives like a whale and the mutherfuckin the rear end kicks out

I never looked at new cars that much, but i can say that i would like to see the bench seat make a comeback. And not no split one either.

[silversleeper]

So the Chevy Impala just so happens to be my rental for the month or so I'm stuck out here in L.A.

Here are my "favorite" things about this car so far:
- Bright ass, plain, basic, red paint job.
- Bench seating up front
- Steering wheel feels like it came off a Power Wheels
- Remote start functionality is hit or miss, more miss than hit.
- Handles like shit

And my favorite so far....
- In panic stops, nose dives like a whale and the mutherfuckin the rear end kicks out

[AlarmedBread]

That was uncalled for! :o

Is it bad for me to agree with heeter for wanting to save the environment and keeping our Earth from exploding because of global warming?!!????? GOD DAMN I HOPE NOT!

ethanol won't do that....well may be it will, but it will be because it will cause shortages, increased prices across the entire food/goods market, possibly famine and death which will reduce 'global warming'.

I use it because it's similar to 115 octane and you can boost the shit out of the stuff, plus BLUE flames out of the exhaust, I just need a blue car and it will be 2fast2furioz! :D

[gearheadE30]

good lord you guys are just attacking this guy. Okay, the new impalas really aren't that bad on the inside. For performance, they suck. Most stockish cars do. So what? If it is just a DD, soft suspension, less power, and a quieter ride make sense. Pickup is reasonable, and they are a heck of a lot quieter on the highway.

Of course, the only impala I would ever buy is the 1996 SS and do a 6-speed swap. And I would never buy a car on debt when I could get something similar used and be in the free and clear.

[rwh11385]

Hm. Whatever. To each his own I guess. I would have bought something that is simply fuel efficient. Non fossil fuel dependent cars will come in time. Buying something like that right now is premature IMO.

20 mpg on E85 uses much less gas than 40 mpg hybrid on gas.

1/(20*.15) << 1/(40*1)

something like now is progressing towards an improvement

[Charlie]

Just think, now when you go off at Putnam, you can collect up some of the corn and drive home for free.

-Charlie

[uofom3]

+ 2 forms of govt ID and a video of R kelly peeing in your hair.

R kelly will suffice.

[Turf1600]

pics of you behind the wheel, driving, bill of sale (with necessary information removed), etc. before I believe this is true.

I don't care if you sold the e30, or love driving on corn, etc. Thanks for doing your part, I guess.. but I just don't believe it.

+ 2 forms of govt ID and a video of R kelly peeing in your hair.