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Post by baldgoat on Jun 17, 2009 21:56:15 GMT -6
Last summer I took the family to Peoria to see family. We debated on driving our 99 Tahoe but with gas at almost $4 a gallon then we chose the Aurora. We drove mainly at night and had no troubles. I drive for a living, cargo vans up to 26' box trucks and after the trip I wish I could just drive my Aurora at work! The ride was so smooth the kids, who were 3 and 4 at the time, slept the whole way. Even through stops for gas. I am so glad we took the Aurora. I think I'll take it up to the mountains later this month.
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Post by robaurora01 on Jun 17, 2009 22:26:00 GMT -6
ouch what happen to your aurora!
and yea she is such a great joy to drive on long drives
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Post by Randy T. on Jun 18, 2009 0:53:06 GMT -6
Hey! I grew up in Bartonville. It is a suburb of the Peoria/Pekin area. And I have also been to Colorado Springs. Did you see a '97 silver teal Aurora there a few years ago?  I was just passing by. |
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Post by sall on Jun 18, 2009 10:24:37 GMT -6
Ah, yeah, that looks like an expensive repair  I agree, love the Aurora on road trips. I have people pass out on me all the time when driving on road trips. I don't mind. I always told people if I fall asleep on a road trip(lol not driving of course), it's because I trust your driving skills. |
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Post by baldgoat on Jun 18, 2009 17:27:44 GMT -6
F250 with a mean grill guard. His ins. paid in full, all better now. Body shop said I got the last GM quarter panel.
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Post by tpunk on Jun 29, 2009 16:41:07 GMT -6
Ah, yeah, that looks like an expensive repair I agree, love the Aurora on road trips. I have people pass out on me all the time when driving on road trips. I don't mind. I always told people if I fall asleep on a road trip(lol not driving of course), it's because I trust your driving skills. Haha same thing with me. When we went to the meet in Aurora this last weekend my friend Rachel was with me. She slept all the way from Des Moines to Iowa City (~2 hours) |
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Post by roxie60 on Sept 11, 2009 23:31:36 GMT -6
Hey! I grew up in Bartonville. It is a suburb of the Peoria/Pekin area. And I have also been to Colorado Springs. Did you see a '97 silver teal Aurora there a few years ago? I was just passing by. Hey Randy, I use to spend time in Bartonville (the restaurant just as you come in had great food), it has one wicked hill. Lived in Peoria and Pekin as a kid. Pretty good place to grow up. Did you go to Limestone? |
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Post by Randy T. on Sept 12, 2009 8:50:03 GMT -6
That's cool! You can't forget that hill. The school was at the bottom and they have that giant wall in front of it. I didn't go to Limestone, but most of my friends did.We moved to Missouri when I was starting the 8th grade. I went to Hollis grade school in Tuscarora hills before that. That is also where I lived, Tuscarora was a small subdivision a couple miles from Bartonville. I did spend a lot of time in Pekin, my friends Grandpa lived there and we would go and mess around in Pekin. His Grandpa was editor of the Journal Star. And if you know any Thurmans around that area I am probably related to them. I still have a lot of family there.
What year did you graduate?
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Post by lanceslambos on Sept 12, 2009 9:14:37 GMT -6
my grandpa also lived in Peoria for some years. pretty clean city.
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Post by scottydl on Sept 12, 2009 9:46:53 GMT -6
my grandpa also lived in Peoria for some years. pretty clean city. Maybe then. There are definitely some areas you DON'T want to go now, but I guess every place is like that. Peoria does have a great "skyline" appeal from the interstate, and I've always like river cities (St. Louis is another fave) that have big bridges leading in and out. |
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Post by roxie60 on Sept 12, 2009 19:28:09 GMT -6
That's cool! You can't forget that hill. The school was at the bottom and they have that giant wall in front of it. I didn't go to Limestone, but most of my friends did.We moved to Missouri when I was starting the 8th grade. I went to Hollis grade school in Tuscarora hills before that. That is also where I lived, Tuscarora was a small subdivision a couple miles from Bartonville. I did spend a lot of time in Pekin, my friends Grandpa lived there and we would go and mess around in Pekin. His Grandpa was editor of the Journal Star. And if you know any Thurmans around that area I am probably related to them. I still have a lot of family there. What year did you graduate? oh man I'd be given my age away (well I guess I could always say I was on the fast track and graduated at the age of 6 ;D). I went to a lot of schools in Pekin and Peoria but I graduated from - drum roll please - Aurora, Illinois ;D in 1978 |
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Post by Randy T. on Sept 13, 2009 0:40:55 GMT -6
Scotty you are right about that, some places seemed pretty scary to me. oh man I'd be given my age away (well I guess I could always say I was on the fast track and graduated at the age of 6 ;D). I went to a lot of schools in Pekin and Peoria but I graduated from - drum roll please - Aurora, Illinois ;D in 1978 Alright! Graduated from Aurora! You can't beat that.  And you may have given your age away, but we still don't know what gender you are. |
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Post by lanceslambos on Sept 13, 2009 17:01:23 GMT -6
Roxie - female name, but i'm inclined to believe Roxie60 is a guy.
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Post by roxie60 on Sept 13, 2009 17:53:10 GMT -6
Roxie - female name, but i'm inclined to believe Roxie60 is a guy. why a guy lance?  |
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Post by XJSman89 on Sept 13, 2009 23:14:08 GMT -6
Kay and Rocket (not to mention our founder, Amanda) have proven that its possible for Ladies to like the Aurora as much as we do so that can't be the reason! ;D
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Post by robaurora01 on Sept 14, 2009 16:24:21 GMT -6
I have no idea why he says guy, I would of thought girl as to the questions asked (normally asked by women just trying to learn things about the car itself but aren't afraid to attack the jobs either) but who knows could be a guy too
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Post by roxie60 on Sept 14, 2009 17:23:50 GMT -6
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I was just passing by. 
And you may have given your age away, but we still don't know what gender you are. 
