In 2003, we traded our 99 Grand Prix for a off lease 2002 Trailblazer. We knew that we wanted an SUV at the time. We looked at the Chevrolet Tahoes, but my wife didn’t like driving my truck because of size, and felt the Tahoe would be harder to drive, and park than my truck. The Chevrolet …
Category Archive: Commentary
Thanksgiving
This time of year, we should be give thanks. Since this is a car blog, I will spare you with the sappy stuff and I tell what this Motor Gnome is thankful for. I am thankful that somebody decided that we needed to build a useless train to the top of the mountain to eat …
A Walk Across the Mississippi River
I have been wanting to walk acoss the Missisippi River since I learned about the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. We went on a beautiful Friday this summer. Here is some history of the Chain of Rocks Bridge. http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/article4.htm You have to enter the bridge from the Illinois side. The road is not marked well, …
Miata Car Clubs.
I took this picture last weekend at the pumkin patch. I don’t think you can carry very many pumpkins home in a Miata, but it was a beautiful day for riding with the top down. I have ran into a couple of diffrent Miata Clubs. They are a great fun loving bunch. If I owned one, …
Last Corvair Meeting.
You don’t normally see this many Corvairs in the same driveway running. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
Citroen Tubik reminds me of something.
The picture above is a Citroën Tubik Concept Van Thingy. You can read more about it here : Wired Every time I see this Concept, I keep thinking of the old GM Futurliner. Wikipedia Do you see what I am talking about? Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it …
How to add twenty horses to anything!
What have you added 20 more horses too? Most readers of this blog have ordered their share of parts off of the web. Jegs, and Summit loves to send stickers with each order. Unless you a drag racer or a 16 year old gear head, you normally don’t put them on your car. I am …
Vacation Nicknacks. What you do collect on the road?
I just finished my summer vacation, and I am recoving from the trip. We drove over 1200 miles, and soaked up some sun on a beach. Whenever we go places we look for nicknacks along the way. The road is full of all kinds of things to collect. Some of the older generation like …
Tupelo Automobile Museum
I just happen to stumble across the Tupelo Automobile Museum while traveling on vacation. I visited the museum on a Saturday, and there was two cars shows going on in the parking lot. I found four 57 Chevy Bel Airs in the parking lot along with about 20 Corvettes, and other classic cars. I talked …
Welcome the Terrain!
January 11, 2012
by darndot
My last post was about the Trailblazer leaving the family. The Trailblazer had almost been in our family for ten years. We both come from GM Families. My wife’s family is a Buick Family, and mine is a Chevrolet Family. It was natural to look for a GM product that fit our family needs. We have …
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