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I've been watching off and on. Tech is way background on the show, and the manufactured drama is thin. Kind of like listening to a bunch of computer wannabees throwing around a bunch of big words. But they're actors I can't expect much.I've actually been watching more to catch all the AMC cars in the back ground. Check my avatar. So far there's been Hornets, Gremlins, Spirits, and the two tone blue 1966 AMC wagon seen in the parking lot in the first two episodes belongs to a local friend.Plaz
They're using an '87 944 in place of having an '82 or '83. I had an '88 944S for a while. Loved driving it. I made the mistake of getting the "S" model though as the engines were bunk from a maintenance standpoint with several fatal design flaws. I bought it for a tick under $5K and ended up putting over $9K into the engine, trying to keep it running, because parts and labor were just outrageous, and there was only one or two guys in all of Los Angeles qualified anymore to work on water-cooled Porsche.I don't get your comment regarding the iPod, Plaz. The episode was about Cameron wanting to give the machine a "soul". All I could think when she's coding in the conversational interface was she's putting an ELIZA wrapper on DOS (if it extends beyond the ZORK-like simple commands). Where do you get iPod?Anyway, yeah, the cooler AMC stuff doesn't really command much yet. I've seen a couple come across the block on the Mecum auctions on Velocity and they don't bring near the money as even hideous flavors of Chevelle or, worse, I'm seeing a trend of post '72 cars come through with absolute trash for engines and performance and they're getting some really money. I'm not a fan of the Javelin but the AMX and the Rebel are sweet and they go for a song compared to someone looking to get into a Mustang or Camaro, while being more rare than either.That wagon though, your friend's, is it the one with the Crager style mag wheels?
