Twenty Ten
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Joined: 12-30-2006
Posts: 1,141
From: Lake Conroe, Texas
Shouldn't we be saying twenty ten and not two thousand ten? I mean this year is really twenty o nine, not two thousand nine. Think back to our past. 1996 was nineteen ninety six not nineteen hundred ninety six.
I think the movie 2001 A Space Odyessy messed us up on how to state a particular year. It should have been Twenty O One A Space Odyessy.
I think the movie 2001 A Space Odyessy messed us up on how to state a particular year. It should have been Twenty O One A Space Odyessy.
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Joined: 01-09-2007
Posts: 16,081
From: SE USA
For the NON-Premium members here is how I came to owning a twenty ten malibu. (Not being a premium member makes it so you can't see the dungeon threads, where this was all explained).
It's a set of circumstances that still bewilders me.
June 2009 - My mother-in-law moves in with us.
June 2009 - She decides she is no longer able to drive her 2005 Impala with 3000 miles on it. I park it on my side driveway.
July 2009 - Cretants break out my liftgate window on my 2009 Tahoe demo and steal my third row seats only.
July 2009 - My company decides that due to the number of demos wrecked/vandalized that were assigned to sales managers, they will now be charging the full amount of any repairs of demos to the employee driving them.
July 2009 - The estimate on my demo is $3800. I opt out of having a demo and take the offered car allowance increase in pay. I use the 2005 Impala as my daily driver.
9/11/09 - My son is coming home from taking his girlfriend out and decides that the flashing 25 MPH sign on a sharp curve does not pertain to 18 year olds driving in a rain storm. He spins out and blows over a curb and 2 parking blocks, blowing out all four wheels, all four hub bearings, aframes, the engine cradle, rear axle bent, bumper tore up and left running board push through the body pan. Estimate to fix $9300.
9/18/09 - Insurance totals the vehicle.
9/24/09 - My mother-in-law gives my son her Impala and I buy the Malibu.
And that's how I became an ex-HHR owner.
It's a set of circumstances that still bewilders me.
June 2009 - My mother-in-law moves in with us.
June 2009 - She decides she is no longer able to drive her 2005 Impala with 3000 miles on it. I park it on my side driveway.
July 2009 - Cretants break out my liftgate window on my 2009 Tahoe demo and steal my third row seats only.
July 2009 - My company decides that due to the number of demos wrecked/vandalized that were assigned to sales managers, they will now be charging the full amount of any repairs of demos to the employee driving them.
July 2009 - The estimate on my demo is $3800. I opt out of having a demo and take the offered car allowance increase in pay. I use the 2005 Impala as my daily driver.
9/11/09 - My son is coming home from taking his girlfriend out and decides that the flashing 25 MPH sign on a sharp curve does not pertain to 18 year olds driving in a rain storm. He spins out and blows over a curb and 2 parking blocks, blowing out all four wheels, all four hub bearings, aframes, the engine cradle, rear axle bent, bumper tore up and left running board push through the body pan. Estimate to fix $9300.
9/18/09 - Insurance totals the vehicle.
9/24/09 - My mother-in-law gives my son her Impala and I buy the Malibu.
And that's how I became an ex-HHR owner.
Yeoww!!!! That's certainly a lot in a row
Hope your son was ok....
& Very Sharp looking Malibu (I must say).. Best wishes for the new ride..
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Joined: 08-11-2009
Posts: 162
From: Roseville, CA
9/11/09 - My son is coming home from taking his girlfriend out and decides that the flashing 25 MPH sign on a sharp curve does not pertain to 18 year olds driving in a rain storm. He spins out and blows over a curb and 2 parking blocks, blowing out all four wheels, all four hub bearings, aframes, the engine cradle, rear axle bent, bumper tore up and left running board push through the body pan. Estimate to fix $9300.
9/18/09 - Insurance totals the vehicle.
9/24/09 - My mother-in-law gives my son her Impala and I buy the Malibu.
9/18/09 - Insurance totals the vehicle.
9/24/09 - My mother-in-law gives my son her Impala and I buy the Malibu.
My point being that it sounds like he's being rewarded for his poor judgment...
When my Dad passed away he had a Chevy Blazer close to 10 years old with about 7k in mileage. Me and my brother did not want it (would have had to ship it cross country if we did) so my sister got it and gave it to her son. Within six months the car was dead, all banged up and tranny blown....
When I was 20 I did not learn my lesson when I wrecked my 66 Caddy speeding around a corner, it took me losing my license for 2 months after crashing my 71 Firebird while drag racing and almost getting killed for it to sink in.
If you were against him getting the car and the MIL decided to give it to him anyway you could have used the "not while you live under my roof" clause..
I now get ill if I am driving with somebody that is speeding and I can't drive fast at all without panicing....
I was lucky, I walked out of the second crash with only my confidence damaged. I've had a few friends that weren't so lucky...
Fred
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Joined: 11-23-2007
Posts: 8,210
From: Texas
Yeah I know the spoiling the kid with a new car story, but if I worked in a music shop he would have gotten a new guitar. He makes straight A's, doesn't drink and is usually a good kid.
It was her decision not mine and I gave no input. But he is driving grammies base model car with the crappy radio and no frills.
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Joined: 08-11-2009
Posts: 162
From: Roseville, CA
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Joined: 11-23-2007
Posts: 8,210
From: Texas
Here's the first one:
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/show...9552&page=5#44
