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March Lineup for Tini Martini Thursdays
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| wolverine16 |
As usual no cover & $2 drink specials. Open from 9 - 2. Hope to see you there!
Confirmed after the flyer was made:
March 29th Special Guests:
Delobbo
Rocky Jones
Palmo |
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| wolverine16 |
| Since the weather may be bad, we're offering Scion wristbands or Scion cell phone socks (slightly used) to the first 5 attendees. |
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| 17thfloorplumbe |
| i will definitly be there tonight... hold my sock please |
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| jrock2468 |
| quote: | Originally posted by wolverine16
Confirmed after the flyer was made:
March 29th Special Guests:
Delobbo
Rocky Jones
Palmo |
No worries, I'll delegate the task of making a TA flyer for this to some friends that have awesome MSPaint skillz. ;)
Expect it early in the next week. Most likely during work hours. :D |
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| wolverine16 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rktyr
I'll be there +5 |
Hey, good to see you, Simon and your crew Thursday.
Rocky, excited to see what your crew can come up with with thier MS Paint skills |
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| rktyr |
| quote: | Originally posted by wolverine16
Hey, good to see you, Simon and your crew Thursday.
Rocky, excited to see what your crew can come up with with thier MS Paint skills |
Good seeing you too man, from what i remember you were surrounded by numerous Heineken bottles. Simon and I had quite a few Lemon Drop Martini's ourselves. Then i posted on here and other boards and didn't notice until the next day. :stongue: |
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| Daniel K |
| quote: | Originally posted by wolverine16
Since the weather may be bad, we're offering Scion wristbands or Scion cell phone socks (slightly used) to the first 5 attendees. |
will be making the drive down for this! |
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| wolverine16 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rktyr
Good seeing you too man, from what i remember you were surrounded by numerous Heineken bottles. Simon and I had quite a few Lemon Drop Martini's ourselves. Then i posted on here and other boards and didn't notice until the next day. :stongue: |
Heineken bottles, eh? That may explain why my tab ended up being so high, because I don't remember having those. :conf:
DanK, we saved some just for you, including a cell phone sock! |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Daniel K
will be making the drive down for this! |
Watch out for those sideview mirrors. :D |
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| wolverine16 |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Watch out for those sideview mirrors. :D |
:stongue: He drives much more carefully now that he has his new Scion. |
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| Daniel K |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Watch out for those sideview mirrors. :D |
thats good advice... but was only a 30 dollar repair.... for me anyways....
but yes, andy...i love my new scion
Europeans call them "superminis": tiny 5-door hatchbacks built for $4-per-gallon gas and 500-year-old city plans. In Europe, buying a small car is a matter of practicality, not prestige. Here in the US, bigger is better and small hatchbacks are THE college-kid cars. So it makes sense that when Toyota... er, Scion, built a proper supermini, they would market it to the youth crowd. The xA is about as good as they come. Scion market research showed that buyers wanted simplicity, so that's what you get. The xA's base price includes power-operated windows, locks and mirrors, A/C, antilock brakes, and a CD/MP3 player. The only functional options are an automatic transmission ($800), side airbags ($650), and keyless entry/alarm ($459). The rest of the options are what Scion calls "accessories": loud stereos and flashy gee-gaws that have little function aside from raising the Scion's price. Witness my test car, with a sticker north of $17,000.
It's in the city that the xA really shines. The energetic 1.5 liter engine (108 horsepower, impressive for such a small motor) feels sprightly and strong, even with the four-speed automatic (which, by the way, is the best auto 'box I've ever encountered in an economy car; the upshifts are so smooth, you'd think the tranny was borrowed from Lexus). With its sub-13-foot length (two feet shorter than a Corolla) and 35-foot turning circle, the xA squirts through tiny holes in traffic and squeezes into seemingly impossible parking spots with room to spare. There's one chink in the xA's urban armor: the huge rear-seat headrests block the view out the back window, making it hard to see cars just off the rear fenders. If you do a lot of highway driving, the xA probably isn't the best choice: acceleration to highway speeds is just adequate (and rather noisy), the ride gets choppy above 70 MPH, and there's no cruise control, not even as an option. Regardless of speed, the xA handles nimbly, although the steering is a bit vague just off center. If you want your xA to corner like a slot car and don't mind giving up some ride comfort, your Scion dealer can hook you up with sport springs, shocks and tires.
It's no wonder the Scion xA is a hit with me. This car is concentrated practicality: inexpensive to buy, easy to drive, and cheap to run. And if nothing else, its youth marketing has imbibed the xA with a refreshing dose of style and character. Would I spend my hard-earned money on one? You bet. The Xa is fun to drive, perfectly suited to my city-dweller lifestyle, and it even appeals to my environmentally-friendly liberal heart. Most importantly, I could actually afford one on a modest DJ's salary. |
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