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Don't take offense at what Reg says. You should read what he says about California. :AH-HA_wink:

I spent a week outside of Houston (College Station) about that time period. Good people; Great food. That's what it's all about.

My #1 daughter had a Trooper; they nicknamed it the Pooper for good reason. My #4 daughter used to play with Joe Isuzu's daughter.

GME has that kind of authority???

full story here Frank Oresnik is on the verge of making history driving his old standby — the pickup truck he says is about to pass the 1 million mile mark. Oresnik took the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado to the Oil Ex-Change Quick Lube in Medford on Thursday for what he expects will be its last oil change and tuneup before hitting the magic number. He said the truck is 1,200 miles from a million, and once he hits the mark he will retire the vehicle. "I feel almost like the longtime NFL player as he goes into his last training camp knowing this is the end," Oresnik said. He credits proper maintenance and a good measure of luck for allowing the truck to rack up so many miles. He said he's had more than 300 oil changes and tuneups at the Medford business, going in every 3,000 miles. The truck has had four radiators, three gas tanks, five transmissions and six water pumps, but the engine has never been overhauled, Oresnik said. He bought the Silverado in June 1996 after the original owner put 41,000 miles on it. Oresnik uses the vehicle to deliver seafood in three states, putting on about 85,000 miles a year.

It's all good!

Actually there are more gal of diesel in a barrell of crude oil then if the crude oil were refined to gasoline. Historically diesel cost less than gasoline. I think in Mexico, etc. it still is less. Increase in cost of diesel may be to get the sulfur out. Another posted ridiculed the notion that diesel is carcinogenic. The evidance is overwhelming. However, it could well be that "clean diesel" is "healthier" diesel.

I have read that diesel engines are unusualy frugal at idle unlike their gas counterparts.

http://www.physorg.com/news120216714.html

The number of states adobting interest in CA like agenda is now 18 and probably represents a majority of the U.S. population.

R17 Renault, Peugeot 403, 404(x2), Fiat 600, Mazda RX2, Jeep Wrangler (driving without doors is much more fun than a convertible), 1954 Pontiac, 1963 Studebaker Lark, Air cooled VW bus (strangely fun), AMC Gremlin, '65 Corvair, 80's Dodge conversion Van, 1964 Dodge Dart, Mercury Montego (1970 something -fun ), Pontiac Grand Am, Chevy HHR( I bought it with a 84 month warranty and the question is can I outlive it?_, GMC Sonoma, 1973 Pontiac Catalina and a bunch more. I know you didn't ask me, but I am feeling nostalgic tonight.

I once drove one of those 3 cylinder Geo metro with over 100,000 miles on it. Seemed perfectly adequate. Likewise I had a 4 cylinder ca. 600 cc car and it too seemed smooth enough. Although this thread is interesting, I wonder if the choice of number of cylinders isn't secondary to vehicle weight. Since glass weighs more than sheet metal, the recent shift to super thick windshields may need reversing. Likewise a change to polycarbonate side curtains may be in the cards. I suspect that NVH will be sacrificed before vehicle size is.

When the new (35mpg CAFE) energy bill passed, there were some provisions for offsets allowed for ethanol vehicles. Do you know the details?

The advantage of the smaller cooling system will be swarmped by the weight disadvantage of a larger fuel system (tank + contents). Again these considerations aren't deal brakers, just needed to be considered.

Ethanol does "contain" less energy than does gasoline. It doesn't matter whether absolute, an azeotrope, or highly diluted (E85). This is a function of the chemistry (more highly oxized than is gasoline). This doesn't mean it doesn't have potential; just that it will deliver lower MPG and that must be considered in the "calculations".

The University of Texas at Austin has a hydrogen filling station that converts natural gas to hydrogen which is used to power a local bus.

Good point about the Chinese engines. I am nervous about the whole China thing whether GM or Chrysler. Didn't Chinese workers recently hold their Korean bosses hostage? there is so much than go wrong here at any moment.

Yes, but soon to be Chinese balls. click here Sorry couldn't resist.

--------- from post #1 of click here So tonight I pull into a gas station and this guy walks over to my HHR takes one look at the scripts and says, "That's sweet, did that come with the car? I've never seen that on a Chevy before." (He was about 30 years younger than me so that explains his last statement. ) I explain I had them added (NOT by the dealer) and he said he was going to get them for his....ready...BRAND NEW MALIBU. Mmmmmm...... I gave him the ordering information for the scripts. He then took me over to his Malibu and showed me where he is going to put them. Now don't get me wrong, I think the scripts look great on an HHR, but on a new 2008 Malibu? Mmmmmm.... Today's encounter once again confirms my philosophy on HHRs.... "HHRs....bringing people who love cars together while pissing off PT Cruser owners (because HHRs look sooooooo much better)."

I heard that there were another two years of adjustable rate mortgages to go through. Any one know about this?

Are you saying there are "regards" where you are not ethical? Say it ain't so. :AH-HA_wink:

I think it depends. Formerly, UAW employees were empowered to stop production if there was a quality problem. However at some Chrysler facilities lower-level management was more than complacent with foot-dragging so that unnecessary overtime would be available.

Have you considered that fewer Cobalt sales might have resulted without the HHR because it acts as a "halo" vehicle for delta sales? I fully admit to my pro HHR bias. Have you considered that you too might have a bias and not be as objective about this one model as you might otherwise?

Chemical analysis of ice core samples shows that the cause is fosil fuel burining. The natural occurance of the non-radioactive isotopes of carbon has changed over the milleniums allowing these careful determinations.